Vehicle Data Hub

2004 Ford Expedition wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 15 complaints for the 2004 Ford Expedition, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
88,000 miles 12 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, 2004 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 88,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 88,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

While driving at any speed steering vibrates violently. Dealer states the steering rod malfunctioned. All 4 wheels were balanced, however steering wheel is still vibrating and noisy. Blue smoke from exhaust. No problem found. All windows slow to go down and squeaks. No problem found. Abnormal starting. Engine fan noisy. Dealer found normal operation. Clanking noise in steering column. Lower steering shaft was replaced.

Reported at 65,000 miles, January 2005

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the windshield wipers intermittently activated by themselves. The vehicle was seen by a dealer for inspection, but was unable to duplicate the problem.

Reported at 40,382 miles, April 2006

Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Expedition

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Ford models