Ford F-150 Complaints (2016)

2,093 consumer complaints on file.

#11142953October 26, 2018
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. AFTER ACTIVATING THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, THE REAR DEFROSTER WIRING BEGAN TO SMOKE. MOMENTS LATER, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD (6618 NE LOOP 820, NORTH RICHLAND, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEFROSTER WIRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143060October 26, 2018
ENGINE
COOLANT TEMPERATURE TO HIGH WARNING. THIS WARNING CAME UP AFTER MY TRUCK SAT WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN FOR 12 PLUS HOURS. I PUT THE KEY IN IT AND STARTED THE TRUCK TRIED TO DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO OVER 15 MILES. THE ACTUAL COOLANT GAUGE IS ON BLUE, THE COOL SIDE, BUT THIS WARNING IS STILL GOING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141983October 23, 2018
ENGINE
2.7 L ECOBOOST COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. AT 56000 MILES. FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PROVIDE EXACT DETAILS OR SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS ON COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. FORD DEALERSHIP GAVE ME THE ONLY OPTION TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141293October 18, 2018
STEERING
I HAVE A 2016 FORD F-150 WITH ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE SEPTEMBER 16TH, WITH A STEERING ISSUE. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) WENT OUT ON THE TRUCK DRIVING HOME FROM COSTCO THAT EVENING WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD SON AND GIRLFRIEND IN THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME, NEARLY CAUSING US TO CRASH. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO BILL BRANDT FORD IN BRENTWOOD CA, BUT THEY WANTED $170.00 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT, SO I DECLINED THE SERVICE BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS A MECHANIC FOR TRI DELTA TRANSIT AND HE WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT FOR FREE. HE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE EPAS, AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION, WHICH IS ABOUT A $1,300.00 PART. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE, BUT SINCE I AM 4,000 MILES OVER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART FOR MY TRUCK. THE ISSUE WITH FORD IS, SINCE THE TRUCK IS SO NEW THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPANIES CARRYING THAT PART BESIDES FORD AT THE MOMENT. I CALLED THEIR PARTS SERVICE AROUND SEPTEMBER 20TH TO ORDER THE PART BUT THEY STATED IT WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL OCTOBER 9TH AND WERE NOT TAKING ANY ORDERS. I PATIENTLY WAITED UNTIL OCTOBER 9TH AND CALLED BACK TO ORDER IT AND THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO LATE OCTOBER AND TO CALL BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THIS IS A REAL BIG INCONVIENCE FOR ME ESPECIALLY BEING EMPLOYED AND HAVING A YOUNG CHILD, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A FULL MONTH NOW. I'VE REACHED OUT TO FORD AND TALKED TO THEIR REGIONAL MANAGER TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, LIKE A RENTAL CAR OR GET THE PART ASAP FOR ME, BUT SHE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS STEERING DEFECT IS A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE FORD F-150 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141313October 18, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED USED 2016 F-150 IN OCT 2017. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TAILGATE WOULD RANDOMLY OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. POWER TAILGATE WOULD ALSO OPEN WHEN KEY FOB WAS USED TO LOCK VEHICLE. TAIL LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY AS IF BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN THEY WERE NOT WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. OTHER TIMES TAIL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHEN COMPUTER WAS SCANNED NO TROUBLE CODES WERE FOUND. EVENTUALLY AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO BMW DEALERSHIP IN SPOKANE WA WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WENDLE FORD IN SPOKANE WA. AT WENDLE FORD TECHNICIANS FOUND EXTREMELY FRAYED WIRING HARNESS IN AREA AT REAR OF TRUCK WHERE BED AND FRAME MEET. WENDLE TECH'S SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE / DEFECT BEFORE, AND WHEN CHECKING WITH FORD CORPORATE THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS REFERENCE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS WAS PROMPTED AFTER READING A NEWS REPORT OF FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS EXHIBITING TAIL GATE OPENINGS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. ALL SERVICE NOTES AND DOCUMENTATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH WENDLE FORD, SPOKANE WA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141003October 17, 2018
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAD NO THROTTLE. PULLED OFF ROAD VEHICLE WAS IDLING ERRATICALLY STILL NO THROTTLE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED, ALL TROUBLE LIGHTS WERE OFF EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE RAN OK FOR A WHILE. THIS HAPPENED 7 MORE TIMES WITHIN 150 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC I WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. GOT THE VEHICLE TO FORD. THEY CLEARED ALL THE CODES AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY WANTED ME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I REFUSED. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIX WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I PASSED THIS INFO ON TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY, PROBLEM FIXED. I WAS LUCKY, I HAD 150 MILES LEFT ON MY WARRANTY, MOST OTHERS DIDN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140991October 17, 2018
ENGINE
THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON ENGINE AT 48,526 MILES. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON CITY SURFACE STREETS, DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR, TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULD IDLE FORWARD ONLY. RETURNED FAULT CODE OF P2112, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH NEW FORD PART AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. UNSAFE VEHICLE CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. SUDDEN FAILURE OCCURRED, NO OTHER SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140607October 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MOMENTS AFTER TURNING ON MY CAR AND THE HEATER, MY KIDS STARTED COMPLAINING OF A STRONG BURNING SMELL. WE DROVE THE 5 MINUTES TO SCHOOL, THEN I DROVE 5 MINUTES HOME. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME, MY BACK WINDOW WAS CRACKED AND STARTING TO BREAK AND THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL. YOU COULD ALSO HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND NEAR THE BACK WINDOW. THIS WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140614October 16, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS MORNING STARTED CAR AND TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFROST. LEFT CAR FOR 5 MINUTES TO WARM UP. WHEN I CAME BACK CAB WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I CUT ENGION. WHEN SMOKE CLEARED I SAW THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW PANELS WERE SMASHED. AFTER GOOGLING THIS IT TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST MECHANISM OVERHEATS AND SHATTERS WINDOWS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139540October 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-96 HIGHWAY IN MICHIGAN, AND JUST GOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS CRUISING ALONG AT ABOUT 70 MPH (TEMP OUTSIDE 75). AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT EXPLOSION. I LOOKED BACK AT THE REAR GLASS, AND IT HAD SHATTERED. THE TEMPERED GLASS WAS STILL INTACT HOWEVER IT WAS MAKING A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE GLASS AND NOTICED IT WAS BILLOWING OUTWARD FROM THE TRUCK, AND THE OUTER EDGES WERE JAGGED AND BROKEN. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF IMPACT BY A ROCK OR ANY OTHER OBJECT THAT COULD HAVE HIT THE GLASS. I DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD TO HAVE THE INCIDENT DOCUMENTED. UPON CLOSING MY DOOR TO GET BACK INTO THE TRUCK, 2/3 OF THE SHATTERED GLASS FELL AND SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE BACK TONNEAU COVER OF THE TRUCK. CLEARLY INDICATING THE PRESSURE OF THE BREAK WENT "OUTWARD" FROM THE TRUCK CABIN. THE FORD DEALER BODY SHOP MANAGER TOOK PICTURES AND TOLD ME HE WOULD FILE A CLAIM ON MY BEHALF WITH FORD. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN WITH LEARNING THAT FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR TRUCKS AND SUVS, AND I WANTED THIS INFORMATION PASSED ON TO THE CORPORATE LEVEL. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK SAFELY TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP LOCALLY, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY REAR GLASS SECTIONS IN FORD TRUCKS THAT BROKE WITHOUT AN OBJECT IMPACTING IT. I THINK THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CASE HERE TO BE BUILT AGAINST FORD. YES, THE GLASS WAS NOT DANGEROUS, AND THANK GOODNESS MY SON WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME. HOWEVER IF THIS REALLY IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH FORD, IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL OR A LIFETIME WARRANTY BY THE COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139150October 9, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING DOWN ROAD. STARTED SMELLING FUNNY SMELL AND SMOKE IN CAB. TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. REAR DEFROST WAS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139269October 9, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V652000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 18V568000 (SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL KNIGHT FORD AT (918) 526-2400 (LOCATED AT 9607 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139022October 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. IT DID IT AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. I MADE IT TO WORK HOPING THAT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH. IT DID IT AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRUCK STATED UP AGAIN. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE MY FAMILY IN MY VEHICLE MOST OF THE TIME. I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS WHY FORD HAS NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IS EVERYONE WAITING FOR IT TO BE A FATALITY OR SOMEONE END UP SERIOUSLY INJURED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF DRIVES SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132384September 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON A BYPASS HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE. LIGHT CAME ON, ADDED FLUID, THEN AGAIN THEY FAILED. I HAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP NOW. I HAVE JUST OVER 40K MILES ON THE TRUCK, THIS REPAIR BETTER BE COVERED BY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132090September 28, 2018
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT SEIZED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE SEVERITY OF TIGHTNESS AROUND THE BODY, SPECIFICALLY THE NECKS OF THE PASSENGERS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEGREE OF SEVERITY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. FURTHERMORE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND CAUSED MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT TO EXPERIENCE THE FEELING OF BEING CHOKED BY THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTING MECHANISM. VAUGHN FORD LINCOLN OAKDALE (835 US-165, OAKDALE, LOUISIANA 71463, (318) 335-0710) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131573September 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE POWER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (GREENWAY FORD, 9001 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817, (407) 544-5252) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ16001 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129689September 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, A WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE CLUSTER "BRAKE FLUID LOW". CONCERNED, I CHECKED THE BRAKING FUNCTION A FEW TIMES SLOWING FROM MY CRUISING SPEED OF 78 MPH TO AROUND 55 MPH TO TEST THE BRAKING FUNCTION, AND ALL SEEMED WELL. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE REMAINING 15 MINUTES OF MY TRIP SINCE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, AS IT WAS 4:30AM ON A SUNDAY MORNING, BUT I PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY, I DECIDED TO BRAKE EARLY IN THE EVENT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT AGAIN THE BRAKING FELT ABSOLUTELY NORMAL, NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF ANY BRAKE LOSS. I THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 11 MILES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH, THERE WAS NO NEED FOR STOPPING OR SLOWING AT ANY POINT DURING THIS STRETCH. NEARING MY TURN, I AGAIN DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND BRAKE EARLY. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, ONLY SLOWING FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 25 MPH OVER A DISTANCE APPROACHING A QUARTER MILE. AFTER THIS, THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY OUT AT THIS POINT. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH MOVING TRUCKS WITH NO BRAKES, USING ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, SO I FELT CONFIDENT CONTINUING THE SHORT DISTANCE TO MY HOME USING SLOW SPEEDS (>15 MPH), MANUALLY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FOR ENGINE BRAKING AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO INCIDENT. INSPECTED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, FOUND IT WAS EMPTY BUT FOUND NO SIGN OF A LEAK. I FIGURED THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED INTERNALLY, WHICH THE DEALER CONFIRMED. BOTH PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK-ORDER, UNAVAILABLE FROM FORD. A LITTLE SEARCH ON GOOGLE REVEALS THIS FAILURE IS COMMON ON 2013-16 F-150. DEALER LOCATED PARTS FROM OTHER DEALERS STOCK, BUT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE 10 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129205September 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I'VE HAD THE TRUCK UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION TWICE WITH ADVANCETRAC WARNINGS AND HILL DESCENT WARNINGS. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET THE GOING AGAIN BY STOPPING THE TRUCK, PUTTING IN PARK, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN RESTARTING. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE A TWO YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, ONCE ON A STREET AND ONCE IN A PARKING LOT, AND BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128615September 11, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AFTER USING MY WINSHIELD WIPER ON 09/04/2018 THEY DO NOT TURN OFF. ANY TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, THEY FAIL TO PROPERLY TURN OFF AFTER USE AND CONTINUE TO STAY ON FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME OR UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, WHERE THEY CONTINUE ONCE THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS HAS BECOME A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY DURING CONDITIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF WIPERS OR WHEN THE USE OF WIPERS CAUSES A LARGER ISSUE BY FURTHER SMEARING SUBSTANCES THAT CANNOT BE SAFELY REMOVED BY THEM SUCH AS OILY LIQUIDS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT REQUIRE A DIFFERENT WAY OF REMOVAL. THERE IS ALSO THE RISK OF WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF DURING CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS DURING A CARWASH WHERE THEY CAN BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND RENDERED INOPERABLE WHEN ACTUALLY NEEDED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128616September 11, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AFTER USING MY WINSHIELD WIPER ON 09/05/2018 IN THE MORNING, THEY DO NOT TURN OFF. ANY TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, THEY FAIL TO PROPERLY TURN OFF AFTER USE AND CONTINUE TO STAY ON FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME OR UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, WHERE THEY CONTINUE ONCE THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THIS HAS BECOME A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY DURING CONDITIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF WIPERS OR WHEN THE USE OF WIPERS CAUSES A LARGER ISSUE BY FURTHER SMEARING SUBSTANCES THAT CANNOT BE SAFELY REMOVED BY THEM SUCH AS OILY LIQUIDS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT REQUIRE A DIFFERENT WAY OF REMOVAL. THERE IS ALSO THE RISK OF WIPERS NOT SHUTTING OFF DURING CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS DURING A CARWASH WHERE THEY CAN BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND RENDERED INOPERABLE WHEN ACTUALLY NEEDED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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