Windshield Problems of Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact's son owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 60 - 65 mph with the defroster activated, the rear windshield started to crack. The driver drove the vehicle to the contact's residence and parked the vehicle. The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was prompted to leave a voicemail. The contact had not heard back from the dealer. The contact had made an appointment with a local glass replacement company. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer to determine if the failure was caused by an impact before receiving assistance with the replacement. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 85,986.

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The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while entering the vehicle and closing the front driver's door, the rear windshield shattered without impact. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was a loud pop coming from the vehicle while driving approximately 60 mph, and the contact became aware that rear windshield had exploded. There was no impact to cause the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer confirmed there were no recalls on the VIN for the failure. The failure mileage was 27,811.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving in the snow at 30-35 mph, he crashed into an unknown vehicle. The driver of the unknown vehicle fled the scene. The front windshield seal detached. There were no reported injuries, fire or air bag deployment.   a police  report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that they do not service windshields. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after remotely starting the vehicle and waiting approximately 2-5 minutes, there was an abnormal chemical odor coming into the cabin of the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, the rear window fractured into several pieces onto the rear seats. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure and confirmed there was no recall on the VIN. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the windshield seal detached from the vehicle, causing water to leak into the vehicle. The failure caused the instrument panel to become inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to water damage from the detached windshield seal. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

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The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that he noticed a bad odor in the interior of the vehicle. It was discovered that the front windshield had a leak on the passenger side. The contact stated that the leak had caused moisture to the enter floorboard. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the rear windshield shattered without warning or impact. The glass fell on the rear seat occupants. There were no reported injuries. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure but provided no additional assistance. The manufacturer referred him to the NHTSA hotline. The mileage at the time of the failure was approximately 100, 000.

2021 Ford f150 pickup- consumer states "I purchased a new 2021 Ford f150 pickup from capitol Ford in carson city nevada. I have 5-6 outstanding safety recalls. I having been trying to get the dealership to give me an appointment date for these for over a year and a half. I have also contacted Ford motor company who contacted the dealer last tall to try to get me an appointment. At the time the dealer told them I was scheduled to be called March of 2023 to schedule an appointment. Its now almost June and I still have not received an appointment. The next closest Ford dealer to me is over sixty miles away so it is not easy for me to go there nor do they give me a loaner or transportation to and from that dealership. I have asked Ford to buy back the pickup since, with this many outstanding safety issues I feel I paid them a lot of money for an unsafe vehicle that they and the dealer have not resolved. I'm asking you to contact Ford and get them to buy back this unsafe vehicle. " looked up NHTSA safety recalls from VIN: 21v090, 22v142, 22v193, & 23v163.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was a crack on the passenger's side rear windshield. There was no impact to the rear windshield that could have caused the crack. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was 89,000.

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2022 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regard to two NHTSA safety recall. S.

Windshield very easily cracked and not even where it was struck.

2021 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA safety recall 22v-842.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford f150. The contact stated while driving 5 mph the rear windshield shattered without any warning. The dealer was contacted, and they stated that there wasn’t any recall for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted, and they also stated that there wasn't no recall for that failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

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The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed, a rock struck the front windshield and it cracked. The vehicle was taken to an independent auto glass shop where the windshield was replaced and additional glue /adhesive was needed to secure the windshield. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 20,000. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 21v090000 (visibility).

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while parked, the rear windshield inadvertently shattered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact stated that the dealer referenced that an object possibly had struck the windshield and caused the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford f150. The contact stated while driving at 55 mph and it was rain, the contact stated that the windshield wipers stopped operating and it would not turn on. The contact stated he check all the connection and the fuse, but everything looked fine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and they stated the vehicle was experiencing similar failure NHTSA campaign number: 22v451000 (visibility), but his VIN was not included under that recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and they advised to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear windshield shattered and detached after her husband closed the driver's side front door. There was no impact on the rear windshield that could have caused it to shatter. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was waiting for the rear windshield replacement part to be installed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after her husband activated the defroster, it caused the rear windshield to shatter. The local dealer and several other dealers were made aware of the failure. All the dealers informed the contact to take the vehicle to an auto-glass dealer to replace the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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Front windshield cracked down the middle for no apparent reason. No rocks or anything hit it. Cracked while parked.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while attempting to enter the vehicle using the key fob, the key fob failed to unlock the door. The contact used the key to manually unlock the door. The contact noticed that the windshield was cracked and was burned. In addition, the dashboard on the passenger’s side was melted, the sun visor was melted and burned, the air bags were also melted. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop, the contact was informed that the cause of the fire was undetermined however, the fire might have started from the air bags. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 80,100.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving in inclement weather, he became aware that the windshield was leaking and causing the carpet to constantly be wet. The contact stated that the carpet became moldy due to the leak. The vehicle was taken to reineke Ford Lincoln, inc. (12000 county rd 99, findlay, OH 45840) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the welds behind the windshield needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the sliding rear window panel located on the driver side suddenly shattered. During the failure, the rear window defroster had been activated and the temperature outside was below 30 degrees. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 68,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and closing the door, the rear windshield shattered without impact. The contact called gerber auto mall located at p. O. Box 1600 hwy 17, green cove springs, FL 32043, (904)-264-2442, and was provided the phone number to a facility where the windshield could be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

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The truck has 9000 actual miles on it now, but I fail to understand (1) why the windshield leaks and the vehicle has always been stored under a carport? (2) fuel gauge on front tank always shows empty when its full? (3) driver side exhaust manifold is cracked? is there any recalls for this vehicle related to the above issues?.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the defroster for the rear windshield was activated, the rear windshield shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,900.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not attach into its buckle. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that the rear windshield was leaking. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failures. The failure mileage was 115,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-150. The contact stated that water was leaking into the vehicle from the windshield, causing damage to the gem modular. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised that the gem modular and the windshield had to be replaced. The windshield primer had become loose allowing water to leak into the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.

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Rear passenger side window regulator broke. I rarely if ever have passengers ride in my truck and even less so in the rear, so the window rarely ever gets used. My truck is not driven and has been sitting for 4 months in my driveway. I came home one day to my rear passenger window down inside the door. The window regulator broke while just sitting in my driveway not being used or tampered with. I also keep a windshield sunscreen inside the windshield to keep heat down.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford f150 which was purchased brand new in 2002. While driving 35 mph he heard a dinging noise in the vehicle. He assumed that it was his seat belt warning alarm; however, he was utilizing the seat belt. Later that evening, he shut the vehicle off and the heating element continued to operate. The dealer was contacted and advised the contact to replace the fuse and the relay. The failure persisted and upon further investigation, he found that the front windshield was leaking on the driver's side onto the fuse panel. The local Ford dealer advised him to have a diagnostic test performed on the vehicle. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were under 85,000.

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Right front window on my 2004 supercab F-150 Ford truck fell down and would not go up again (power windows) while driving. This is the second time a power window on this truck has failed. Ford wants $450 to fix and this could have caused a crash as it just fell down as I drove down the road. This is a common problem that Ford knows about but will not fix. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford f150 purchased brand new in 2005. The front windshield completely lost its seal. While driving at speeds of less than 30 mph, he heard five loud banging noises in front of the windshield. The dealer stated that the installation of the windshield was not Ford manufactured and would not assist with the repair costs. The vehicle was purchased brand new from a Ford dealer and has not had any repairs to the windshield. The failure and current mileages were less than 47,197.

3rd power window failure on Ford F-150 supercrew pickup truck since purchased new in 2004. . Read more...

2009 f150 supercrew XLT. The dash reflects onto the windshield causing visibility problems. It is like a headsup in a fighter aircraft. Laying a black piece of felt cloth stops the problem, but the the cloth causes a problem sliding off. The dash material is too reflective.

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The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-150. The contact stated that there was a water leak in the front windshield or a firewall that caused electrical damage to the fuse box or the gem module. The failure occurs during the rain. While driving at any rpm, the fuse box would short out. The warning lights on the instrument panel would flash intermittently and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure still persists. The failure mileage was 121,000. Updated 3/5/09 the windshield was replaced and no longer leaks. An improper seal was the cause of the leakage. Updated 03/10/09.

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