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2010 Ford Escape wipers, windshield & visibility problems

94 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2010 Ford Escape, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
94 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 85 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 27 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 85 complaints that include mileage. 67% 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 miles27
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 85 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

I sent this email to ford in september 2014 I was in an auto accident where by another vehicle hit a deer which landed on the driver side window which shattered into thousands of tiny shards of glass. For over 2 years, I have being dealing with thousands of tiny shards embedded through out my body (face, lips, hands, arms, legs, neck, chest) which over time are working their way out. It is very painful and leaving scars and disrupting my sleep on a regular basis.

Reported at 65,000 miles, September 2014 CrashInjury

The glass on the driver's side door of my vehicle has many vertical scratches - more as I use the window. I am fearful that as time passes these scratches will impair my view. I have read of many owners having the same problem and at least one in which the glass spontaneously 'spider webbed'. I have contacted the local ford dealer as well as ford customer care regarding this issue and because the vehicle is out of warranty for that component they will not repair.

Reported at 40,500 miles, December 2011

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