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2005 Ford Escape wipers, windshield & visibility problems

40 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2005 Ford Escape, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
40 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. The contact heard an unfamiliar noise when she activated the defroster. The noise stopped and she parked and exited the vehicle. The contact was informed that her vehicle exploded outwards. The windows appeared to have burst from within the passenger compartment. The contact believed that the defroster caused the failure. A police report was filed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 64,000.

Reported at 64,000 miles, February 2008 Fire

I have a 2005 ford escape. I started my car about 10 minutes before I had to leave for class, and put on the front and rear defrost. When I got in my car and started driving, the rear window imploded into thousands of pieces.

Reported at 100,500 miles, December 2010

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