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2016 Ford F-150 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

151 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2016 Ford F-150, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
151 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 6
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 28 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 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: 48,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 68% 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 miles17
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles28
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 92 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Rear window spontaneously exploded on July 8th around 11:00am. My truck was parked and not driven for two days. The rear window exploded and shattered. The glass was everywhere, In the truck bed and all over the cab. The seats and carpet have shards of glass embedded in them. I called Tom Masano Ford in Shillington PA. Spoke to Lydia a service advisor. She told me that Ford would not cover the repair/replacement of the rear window. She stated that Ford would not take any responsibility for this safety issue.

July 2022 Injury

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the sunroof failed to close properly causing rainwater to enter the vehicle while driving. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who determined that the sunroof needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Reported at 90,000 miles, January 2024

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