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2017 Ford F-150 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

57 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2017 Ford F-150, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
57 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 69% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was started remotely and the contact smelt burning plastic. When the contact entered the vehicle, the rear window exploded both outward and inward with some glass on the backseat. The contact exited and examined the vehicle and he disconnected the battery as a precaution. The contact lives in the us and was visiting relatives in canada.

Reported at 54,000 miles, October 2020 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-150. The contact stated that the windshield washer fluid became frozen and would not spray to clean the front windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Taylor ford (13500 telegraph rd, taylor, mi) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Reported at 45,000 miles, March 2019

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