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2013 Ford Explorer wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 63 complaints for the 2013 Ford Explorer, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
63 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 24% 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 miles0
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Conditions: the vehicle was in motion. I was driving on a highway. There was heavy rain. There is trim molding on the driver's and passenger's side of the windshield of the 2013 ford explorer. While driving a few weeks ago, the driver's side molding flew off, leaving exposed a strip of weather stripping, which was covered with a blackish glue.

Reported at 43,000 miles, October 2017 Injury

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there was water on the rear carpet and the floor was wet. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to the sunroof. The sunroof of the motor was disconnected, and valves and drainage pipes were cleaned. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the rear seats were wet, and the seat belt was wet.

Reported at 80,000 miles, May 2022

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