2011 Ford Escape Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 22
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 22 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 8 records
- failure approximate · 4 records
- approximate failure · 4 records
- passenger side · 4 records
- repaired notified · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
This will be the second time i am replacing wheel bearing in the front driver side wheel. This causes the wheel to shake. I cant afford to continue to put money into a vehicle with such low miles and every 6 months. Also rear wiper motor burnt out due to a leaky seal or poor seal from ford.
ODI 11180058
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Back door wont open, rear wiper doesn't work, rain comes in through back door.
ODI 11233650
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. While driving 60 mph, the sun roof exploded. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
ODI 11062134
Visibility/Wiper
The rear glass shattered while sitting in the driveway. There was no evidence of something hitting the windshield. It appears to have spontaneously shattered. Glass was strewn toward the outside the vehicle to it's drivers side. This was probably due to the right rear hinge that was extended and protruding outside of the window area. This motion probably caused the glass to be hurled out and to the left of the…
ODI 11039605
Visibility/Wiper
Our car was parked in our driveway, temperature around 30. I grabbed something out of the back of the car and when i shut the liftgate, the glass instantly shattered, throwing glass several feet in each direction. The glass had not been previously scratched, cracked, or damaged in any way.
ODI 10945057
Hinge And Attachments · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact noticed streaks running down the vehicle's glass. Also, the hinges for the glass on the liftgate experienced premature corrosion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.
ODI 10970344
Visibility/Wiper
The back glass exploded spontaneously. Luckily no one was with in a few feet. We found glass fragments in the back seat, cargo area, all over the drive way, and in a semi-circle several feet around the rear of the vehicle. It was just parked in my driveway and had not been driven or entered since the night before.
ODI 10836326
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Sun roof shattered while in hot sun,later blew out onto the highway
ODI 10745873
Ignition · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after the key was inserted into the ignition switch. In addition, the contact mentioned that the passenger side wiper became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10702803
Structure · Visibility · Visibility/Wiper
The rear tailgate window exploded while car was parked in the garage with the garage door closed. Happened sunday at 6:45 pm with an outdoor temperature of 45 degrees fahrenheit. Car had been in the garage all weekend, since friday early afternoon. No outside influence caused the breakage to happen. Glass filled the back of the car and the entire back of the garage. Falls right in line with nhtsa action number :…
ODI 10694519
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Rear window shattered while parked and rear window defroster working. *tr
ODI 10681421
Visibility/Wiper
I have a 2011 ford escape with around 18000 miles. The lift gate glass exploded when i shut the door. The vehicle was not moving. Glass for spread inside and outside of the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10653928
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
A/c pump cycles on and off but no a/c in summer. In winter -the defroster cuts out which i believe is a overheating resister thus not cycling the a/c. Also switch is inop for fan on positions 1 and 2. I believe the system " malfunction" is a fire/ safety issue and needs a safety campaign because of all weather hazards such as fog, excessive summer temps, and freezing temps with condensation. Thanks
ODI 10764961
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated while at a red light the tailgate window exploded. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing nor was it repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
ODI 10561631
Visibility/Wiper
Drove car to work, parked in the outside lot at approximately 6:30 a.m. Received a call about 2 hours later by security that my "window shattered". Thinking something hit the window, i went down to see the damage. The security officer who was in a booth several cars away from mine said he heard a very loud pop, when he went to investigate he noticed my back hatch window just shattered. It was suggested that maybe if…
ODI 10560180
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that the rear window suddenly became shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.
ODI 10556339
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that the liftgate window was found to be shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that they could not diagnose the cause of failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,000. The vin was unavailable. *tr
ODI 10555514
Visibility/Wiper
Time of incident: 7:45am, driving 40mph, approx. Outside temp: 70 degrees, conditions: dry [redacted] time on smooth pavement, heard loud explosion outside of vehicle on passenger side front door. The passenger side mirror glass literally exploded off the mirror motor and impacted the passenger side window with such force that it left an outline of the mirror along with putting gashes in the window, a gash in the…
ODI 10508562
Hatchback/Liftgate · Visibility/Wiper
Closing rear lift gate after the car remained stationary overnight, the window shattered onto the ground and into the trunk. Low temperature from the night before was 19 deg f. Subsequent clean-up efforts revealed scratches to car body and resulted in personal injury (lacerations). Ford would not cover the repair cost based on vehicle mileage, despite explicit reference to pe 11-016 and to ford technical services…
1 injury
ODI 10497896
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving in sleet and snow at 40 mph, the contact attempted to use the windshield wiper fluid and nothing would come out. The contact could not see through the windshield which almost resulted in a crash. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the driver's side spray nozzle was clogged with debris. The vehicle was…
ODI 10637045
Body · Visibility/Wiper
After unloading items from rear cargo area, tailgate was closed, and the rear tailgate window exploded in my face spontaneously. It seemed as if the reciprocating arms perhaps did not collapse completely and went through the window. An individual who assisted in cleaning up the debris was cut by the glass. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10491692
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. The contact attempted to close the tailgate and the entire back windshield shattered. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the temperatures were lower than normal causing the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The vin was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 699.
ODI 10637025
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2011 Ford Escape.
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