2019 Ford Escape Visibility & Wipers Problems

The cowl part broken in JAN24, dealership replaced. I was told this part hold windshield and protects electrical in vehicle. March 2024, I noticed the seal on bottom of windshield wasn’t against the windshield, buckling in several spots, I contacted Ford customer service, Told to take it back to the dealership. The dealership had to order the part and didn’t have a detailed reason why the part was broken / defective, the dealership could order a new cowl part and install when part comes in.

We bought this new Ford Escape at Malloy Ford in December 2019. It now has just under 21,000 miles. We have never had any prior wiper problem. Our Escape is a Titanium model with intermittent wipers that adjust automatically to whatever speed is needed to clear whatever amount of rain is hitting the windshield. On January 31, 2023, we made a trip from Falls Church, VA to our home in Slanesville, WV. The trip started out with intermittent rain, so our wipers were on – sometimes in the intermittent position and sometimes on full time at regular speed. As we passed through Winchester, VA, the rain had stopped but the wiper control was still in the intermittent position. We proceeded north on 522 and headed west on 127 toward Slanesville for several miles. At that point the wipers had not moved for a number of miles, with the control lever still in the intermittent position. Suddenly, without me touching the wiper control at all, the wipers jumped up especially quickly and especially far and stayed in the up position. The driver’s side wiper actually moved past the windshield post so the tip of the wiper was off the windshield and flapping in the wind. After remaining in this extreme up position for several seconds the wipers moved back down to the cowl and then back up to the same extreme up position where they held in place. At this point I moved the wiper control from the intermittent position to the “off” position, at which time the driver’s side wiper moved back down to the cowl and the passenger side wiper remained up in the extreme upright position. The wipers remained in these different positions for several more miles until we arrived home, and they stayed in these positions when I shut off the car. I called my mechanic who told me I could move the passenger side wiper by hand to its down position and restart the car to see what happened. When I did this the wipers stayed down at the cowl because the control was still “off.” When I moved the contr

The front section of the panoramic sun roof exploded, for no apparent reason. There was a loud booming sound and glass came raining down everywhere. I was startled and swerved but stayed on the road and did not crash. Broken glass covered me, the front and rear seats, floor, center console etc. Most glass was crumble size but there were fine smaller pieces too. I tried to close the cloth roof but it wouldn't close all the way and glass continued to fall and blow around. There were no trucks around me, few cars, no flying objects, no hot/cold issues, no big bumps in the road; no reason that I saw for this to happen and no warning. The dealership was not interested and Ford company said I was out of warranty so they would not do anything for me. No one has inspected the car yet, but it is currently sitting in my garage if anyone wants to.