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2012 Ford Escape wipers, windshield & visibility problems

20 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Ford Escape, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
20 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 71% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Vehicle was purchased on 2/29/2012. I parked in the driveway after returning from work the following day (3/1/2012). I was sitting in the vehicle with the ignition off, while talking on the phone. The car sat in the driveway for about 5 minutes while off and stationary. The temperature outside was around 35-40 degrees fahrenheit. Suddenly, the rear window spontaneously shattered, and glass was distributed both inside and outside the vehicle.

Reported at 80 miles, March 2012

Vehicle was traveling at highway speed (70MPH) when primary and secondary hood latches failed and hood was blown open into the windshield. This was after 5+ hours of highway travel without any recent operation of the interior hood latch release. Emergency stop was made to secure hood. Hood is damaged and unable to close. Body above the windshield is also damaged from the hood impact.

Reported at 57,000 miles, November 2018

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