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2013 Ford Fusion wipers, windshield & visibility problems

29 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2013 Ford Fusion, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 63% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 24 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2013 ford fusion. While traveling highway speeds, the passenger noticed an abnormal burning odor. The contact turned on the air conditioner and smoke emitted into the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle lost power and the contact was able to see flames from the side mirror. The passenger was able to exit the vehicle. When the contact attempted to exit the vehicle, the door jammed. The contact had to apply excessive force in order to exit the vehicle.

Reported at 68,000 miles, November 2017 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. The contact stated that the low beam headlamps were extremely dim which caused a driving hazzard at night. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated during the failure. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 12v553000 (exterior lighting). Additionally, upon start up on several occasions, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond.

Reported at 100,000 miles, February 2018

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