2000 Ford F-150 Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AND DEACTIVATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE, BUT NO FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY;WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F150. ON MARCH 8, 2008, AFTER ACTIVATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SNOW ON THE WIPERS, BUT AFTER THEY WERE CLEANED, THE WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

MY WINDOW ON MY FORD F150 WAS LEAKING. WATER LEAKED INTO THE CAB AND INTO THE GEM AND FUSEBOX. FIRST, MY FAN STAYED ON AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THEN A BUZZING SOUND CAME FROM AROUND THE FUSEBOX. THEN A BEEPING SOUND STARTED COMING FROM AROUND THE FUSEBOX. LASTLY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING. IT WAS HARD TO DISTINGUISH WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, FLAT TIRE, BROKEN AXLE? I PARKED THE TRUCK, AND WENT TO START IT AGAIN, AND THE SAME SHUDDERING CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH F150'S, EXPEDITIONS, NAVIGATORS, ETC WERE ALL HAVING THIS PROBLEM FROM YEARS 97-03. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL - THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS! *TR

WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS, WATER LEAKS FROM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD ONTO FUSE BOX CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF WIPERS, DAMAGE TO RELAYS, BATTERY DRAINING TO DEAD, AND FAILURE OF OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NO CHIPS OR CRACKS ! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

I OWN A 2000 FORD F-150 AND YESTERDAY THE HEATER CORE STARTING LEAKING. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I ONLY HAVE 64000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CORE FAILING AND THAT THEY HAD A RECALL ON IT. I CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ESTIMATES OF FROM $600.00 TO $800.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO GET IT FIXED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ?????? THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON. *NM

DT: 2000 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT QUIT. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT MAY BE UNDER RECALL SO HE ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL FORD AND INQUIRE. FORD STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL BASED ON THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE CONTACT THEN FOUND RECALL, 01V258000. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK HE HAD DONE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION. OUR BROTHER INLAWS 1999 EXCURSION AND AN 2004 F350 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE SOLID REAR WINDOW HAS A SEAL PROBLEM THAT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER COMPARTMENT. IT IS UNDETERMINED WHY THE SEAL HAS WEAKENED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVEING.

WINDSHIELD WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. ALSO AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. I'VE HAD IT TAKE VEHICLE TO FORD 3 TIMES, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. REPLACED MARGALIN AND OTHER PARTS. ACCIDENT HAS NOT ACCURRED, BUT I'M TRYING TO PREVENNT ACCIDENT. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND MARRIED. IT'S SCARY FOR WIPERS TO STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WATER LEAKING IN TOP RIGHT OF WINDSHIELD, DOWN TO THE DASH. EVIDENTLY IT LEAKED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. *NM

I BOUGHT MY SUPER DUTY F-250 IN EARLY MARCH OF 2000 AND MY GEM MODULE IS FAILING . I CANNOT USE MY DOOR UNLOCK BUTTONS. MY DRIVER WINDOW FAILS TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY, AND MY KEY FOB DOESN'T WORK THE LOCKS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME MODULE UP TO THE YEAR 1999 MY TRUCK WAS ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY IN LATE DECEMBER 1999 OR EARLY 2000 AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE TRUCKS UP TO 1999 ARE HAVING, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A 2000 FORD WILL NOT COVER IT.*AK

BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND THE IGNITION CHIMED WITH KEY REMOVED. HEATER BLOWER RAN AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND TOUCH KEY PADS STUCK CAUSING LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A WATER LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKED INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE ELECTRICAL BLOCK MELTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BLOCK AND WIRING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED AND RESEALED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF LEAK. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS AND AIR CONDITIONING STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. EVEN AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM GOODSON ACURA OF IRVING, TX AND HAD IT TOWED TO PAYTON WRIGHT FORD IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS DUE TO WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED US THAT GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO WINDSHIELD LEAK. A CARFAX REPORT INDICATED THAT TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURED WINDSHIELD WAS NOT COVERED IN OUR WARRANTY AND IT SEEMS WE HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO PAY OVER $1200.00 TO FORD TO FIX THIS SINCE THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A MARKET FOR GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME, SO WE ARE LEFT WITH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE INJURED US OR OTHERS HAD WE NOT BEEN NEAR OUR HOME AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES MADE IN 1996-2001. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF WINDSHIELD DEFECT LEADING TO CORROSION OF FUSE SYSTEM AND MODULES. I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE FORD OFFERS NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. *ANOTHER THING WE NOTICED WAS THAT THE CARFAX REPORT INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAD 31,000 MILES ON IT IN JULY OF 2003; HOWEVER, WHEN WE PURCHASED VEHICLE THE MILEAGE WAS DIFFERENT LISTED AT 30,933. THE CARFAX REPORT WAS GIVEN TO US BY DEALERSHIP AND I AM LOOKING INTO THIS DISCREPANCY CURRENTLY. *JB

APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD F150 PICKUP ON I96 DURING RUSH HOUR IN LANSING, MI. THERE WAS A SUDDEN THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL. I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE FASTEST SPEED AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2- 3 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER GOT OUT OF SYNC AND JAMMED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER CAUSING BOTH OF THEM TO STOP WORKING. TRAFFIC WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST AND I LOST WHAT VISIBILITY I DID HAVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING BY AN EXIT AND COULD QUICKLY GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO WAIT OUT THE STORM. WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK I TOOK THE COVER OFF THE PASSENGER WIPER AND HAD TO TIGHTEN THE NUT THAT HOLDS IT ON. THEY HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE THEN BUT I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE IF THEY ARE ON AN EXPRESSWAY DURING A THUNDERSTORM. (PS: THE INCIDENT DATE I BUT ON THE FORM IS APPROXIMATE. I DIDN'T THINK OF REPORTING THIS UNTIL I HEARD AN NHTSA COMMERCIAL TODAY SAYING TO REPORT SAFETY INCIDENTS.). *NLM

CRACK BY DRIVERS WINDOW AND RUST ON INTERIOR INSIDE OF DOOR. *AK

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT FORD DESCRIBES AS CRACKS IN THE DOOR SHEET METAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE REPEATED USE OF POWER WINDOWS LEADING TO METAL FATIGUE. THE TRUCK ISN'T BUT 2 YEARS OLD; THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

CRACK IS THROUGH PAINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. I CONTACTED FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T COVER GLASS. REPAIR PERSON BELIEVES IT WAS A STRESS CRACK.*AK