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1999 Ford Explorer wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 225 complaints for the 1999 Ford Explorer, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
225 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 20% 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 miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 20 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Pe00020, original equipment; while driving on interstate at 60 MPH suddenly it felt like car lifted, and then heard a pop. When car landed, consumer lost control, car swerved, and used a cement divider to help slow the vehicle down and to keep it from rolling over. The consumer feels the accident was due to faulty firestone wilderness xt tires and 2 people were injured. The wiper switch was replaced. *slc

August 1999 Injury

Blend door on the heat and AC broken, cannot warm up interior of vehicle to defrost windows, it just blows cold air(maybe outside air). Has not been fixed yet.

Reported at 88,800 miles, April 2005

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