2004 Ford F-150 wipers, windshield & visibility problems
872 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2004 Ford F-150, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 872 36% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 802 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 106 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 212 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 216 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 138 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 48 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 802 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving down the road when my window on my ford f150 lariat came crashing down two weeks ago( my child was sitting next to the window she is 6 mths old) & it distracted me long enough to look back @ the road & there was a car stopped to make a sudden turn & I couldn't slow down fast enough & I hit them in the rear. All 4 of us went to hospital with minor injuries. It was my fault the cop said but I told him about the window & he didn't give me a ticket thankfully.
I was driving and went to roll down my driver side window on the way home from work and the whole window just dropped into my door never to be seen again. To my luck, it began to rain.....badly. As if getting wet wasn't enough, every time a vehicle would pass me going the other direction at an intersection I would get splashed with nasty road water in my face!!! It sprayed me so bad once when a vehicle passed me that I hit the curb and could have easily had a horrible accident or worse, killed someone on a curb!!!
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford F-150
- Engine 261 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 167 complaints
- Brakes 156 complaints
- Suspension 121 complaints
- Body & structure 104 complaints
- Electrical system 100 complaints
- Air bags 85 complaints
- Transmission 80 complaints
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