This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While sitting stationary with the vehicle running and talking on the phone the windows began fogging up and I turned on the front and rear defrosters. I then drove about 5 minutes and then stopped to make a turn and the rear driver side window shattered and glass fell onto the back seat passenger.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated while vehicle was parked, a rock was thrown through his wind shield however the glass did not fracture properly and there were shards everywhere in the interior. The contact was concerned that in the event of an accident it could have resulted in major injuries to his eyes. The vehicle was not occupied at the time of the incident. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who referred contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 80,000. Invvalid VIN.
The rear power sliding defrosting window was replaced under warranty about 2 years ago when the rear defroster and heated mirrors stopped working and it now stopped working again and is clearly a defective design as there are numerous complaints for the same condition and even some where the window shatters from overheating. It first happened around 23,000 miles and now again at 54,000 miles.
It was a cold winter morning. I remote started my truck and had the rear defroster on to clear ice and snow from my rear window and mirrors. I was stationary, I put my truck into drive to pull out and without any type of impact, the driver side glass pane in my rear window shattered.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the windshield wiper failed to operate while driving in inclement weather. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure was 96,450. The VIN was not available.
Section of rear windshield shattered while driving. The rear windshield has a sliding middle section and heated defrost in the glass. The defrost for this windshield is on the same switch and circuit as the driver side mirror defrost. I was driving to work on the morning of January 7th 2020 at approx. 0630. The temperature was cool out and my driver's mirror was fogged up. I turned on my mirror defrost and approx. 5 minutes later heard a loud bang. I stopped the truck to SE if something had hit my truck and found the driver's side portion of my rear windshield was shattered. I was driving down a rural isolated road with no other vehicles around at the time and no homes in the area. The window tine kept the glass in place and there were no holes in the tint where something pierced the glass. When the sun came I up checked more closely and it appears as if the glass shattered from inside the frame where the defrost wire was. I called the local Ford dealership and they stated no recalls. When I searched online I found several complaints of similar issues with the rear defroster on Ford F150 pick-ups. I paid my $500 deductible to have the glass replaced.
I was driving on the atlantic city expressway on January 20th and at approximately 3:30 pm, I heard a very loud pop, as if a rock had hit my windshield. I checked and saw nothing, then looked in my rear view mirror and saw that the rear view window on the driver's side had just shattered. It was a clear day with light traffic and I have no idea how this could have happened. I had my soft cover on and it was still on when I arrived at the auto repair shop that wound up replacing the window. The owner of the shop said he hadn't seen anything like it. He called Ford to see if they had any information and he was told that my vehicle was out of warranty and they had no recalls. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it. However, I did search online and saw that other people have reported similar occurrences. I also saw that your organization is interested in receiving reports such as this, so that is why I am submitting it. It definitely surprised me when it happened and I am thankful no other vehicle was nearby as I did swerve initially. I am enclosing the invoice I received from the repair shop. They didn't charge me for anything but the parts. Thank you for taking the time to read this!
I was backing up in my driveway, when all of a sudden I heard a big bang, I put my pickup in park and got out to see what it was, when I seen mine back driver side window shattered, I have no ideal what happened, and I did not have on the defroster, I am still puzzled what happened.
The rear driver side window shattered this morning from having my rear defroster on. I turned my defrosters on before work this morning and then drove approx 3 miles before hearing a loud sound from the top rear of my vehicle. It was a clear 1 lane road so it wasn't possible for anything to have hit me. Eventually I saw that the entire rear window was shattered. The only thing unique was that I had my defrosters on. I looked on the internet to see if this could have been the cause and quickly realized that this is a known issue reported my many people. However, it doesn't seem like Ford will accept it as their fault.
Rear window (power/sliding/defogging) shattered without impact. This is a known and heavily documented issue in the F150 community, where the rear power sliding window will shatter without any external factors or forces in play. In this case, it happened while vehicle was stationary in driveway, remote start on, and temp outside approx 30 degrees F. no ice, snow, or rain on vehicle.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the rear driver's side window exploded and shattered without warning or an impact occurring. The vehicle was taken to gary yeomans Honda (386-492-1703, located at 752 N tomoka farms road, daytona beach, fl 32124) where it was determined that the warranty was expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While reversing out of the driveway with the rear defroster activated, the rear glass on the driver's side suddenly shattered. The cause of the failure was not determined. Empire Ford (106 jonesboro rd, abbington, va) and the manufacturer were notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 73,000.
The rear window in my 2014 F150 randomly exploded. This is the second time in a year and a half. The first time is was cold and I activated my rear defrosters. Shortly after, I heard a loud bang and looked back to see my window completely shattered. The second time, it was 83 out and I was driving on local roads. Both ovations the vehicle was traveling under 40 miles per hour
2013-2014 brake master cylinder leaking into the brake booster....my 2014 F150 has this same failure with 58K miles on the vehicle. It should be investigated and include this vehicle in the recall. My daughter was driving the vehicle this morning and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor when slowing to merge onto a us highway here in dagsboro, Delaware 19939. Windshield wiper/turn signal switch recall....this 2014 Ford F150 has the same symptoms as those that fall under the recall notice whereas the windshield wipers will all of a sudden come on and you cannot get it to turn off. No matter if you are moving or not this can occur sporadically without warning.
On Tuesday, 7/23/2019 with temperatures in the low 80's in the afternoon and high 50's in the morning by 3:30 P.M in my 2014 Ford F-150, purchased from Texas, currently in Kansas, my rear, left, tri-window shattered while parked at my job location. My truck was parked in a stationary position for 8 hours. There is no evidence of anything impacting my window and according to the government mechanics that looked at my window, "heat got to it", my window was broken by the elements.
The recirculation/fresh air flap door connection to the actuator broke off and fell into the ac heater blower motor fan. Current results are; 1) no control over air flow whether within the cabin (recirculation versus "fresh" air) and 2) that it makes a terrible noise and vibration as the broken part is within the circular fan. Eventual result could be 1) burn-out of the fan motor with possible overheating of the fan motor (electrical fire?), 2) heat problems for passengers 3) failure to defrost windshield under cold conditions. In reading internet postings (forums), this is apparently a common problem with a high cost to have repaired, for a simple broken piece of plastic.
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- Greeneville, TN, USA