There are 23 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 1999 Ford F-250 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 1999 F250 SUPERDUTY LEAKS WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED TO A MINOR EXTENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HOWEVER, UNTIL RECENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH THAT I FELT IT NEEDED REPAIR. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK EXPIRED. LAST WEEK DURING A RAIN STORM IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GLASS REPAIR SHOP, BINSWANGER, IN FORT WORTH. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD F250'S THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY TIMES AND THAT IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A LEAK. HE SAID THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER SECURED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY AND MAY COME OFF THE TRUCK. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE ADHESIVE WAS BONDED TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PAINT BUT THAT THE PAINT CAME LOOSE FROM THE METAL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. SO, IT APPEARS THAT I AM SIMPLY FORTUNATE THAT NOTHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES FROM TIME TO TIME. 8JB
SIDE MIRRORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE POSITION THE CONSUMER SETS IT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT EXTERIOR MIRRORS THAT ARE USED FOR TOWING OF VEHICLE ARE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSE TO SHOW REAR TIRES TO CURVE, NOT JUST REAR OF TIRES. IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK FORD STATES IF CONSUMER WANTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MIRRORS, HE HAS TO PAY FOR THEM. *SLC
WHEN DRIVER WAS REVERSING HE COULD NOT SEE CLEARLY THE BACK OR TRAIL OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR IT WAS HARD TO FOCUS. *AK
WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON TRAILER TOE DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VIEW FROM REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT. *AK
SIDE MIRRORS USED FOR TOWING, EXTEND TOO FAR OUT WHEN VEHICLE NOT TOWING. CAN NOT PULL MIRRORS IN OR SHIFT TO DIFFERENT POSITION IN ORDER FOR MIRRORS NOT BE HIT. ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD HIT SIDE MIRRORS. THEY HAD SHATTERED GLASS ONTO DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE PROCESS. *AK
NO MATTER HOW CONSUMER ADJUSTS THE MIRRORS THERE IS STILL A BLIND SPOT. *AK
WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER, THE UNIT ISN'T WORKING, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BE COVERED WITH 2/3 FROST. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
DEFECTIVE BLIND SPOT MIRROR, ON THE LARGER EXTENDED TRUCK MIRROR
MY FORD F250 IS EQUIPPED WITH A TOWING PACKAGE TO TOW A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE TOWING MIRROR IS MY COMPLAINT. THERE IS A LARGE MIRROR ON TOP AND A SMALLER PARABOLIC MIRROR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR FRAME. THE UPPER MIRROR IS ADJUSTABLE, BUT THE PARABOLIC MIRROR IS NOT ADJUSTABLE AND YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF IT EXCEPT FOR THE REAR TIRES OF THE PICKUP AND THE GROUND. IF I WERE ABOUT 5 FEET TALL IT WOULD WORK GREAT, BUT I AM 6'1'' AND CANNOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF IT THAT WILL HELP ME SEE THE TRAILER OR THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER, THE FORD DEALERS IN TUCSON, AZ AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER. THE MIRROR NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTABLE FOR PERSONS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO AT THIS TIME TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION.
THE TOWING MIRROR POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. CANNOT SEE BACK OF TRAILER. MIRRORS ARE IN FIXED (STATIONARY) POSITION. *AK
REFLECTIVE COATING IS COMING OFF THE OUTSID MIRROR, CAN NOT SEE OUT THEM.
RIGHT SIDE MIRROR IS MADE OF FLAT GLASS INSTEAD OF CURVED GLASS. THE FIELD OF VIEW ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS SO LIMITED THAT I BELIEVE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH WHEN MERGING OR CHANGING LANES. EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN IN RECENT YEARS HAD A CURVED GLASS, WIDE ANGLE MIRROR ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE FOR INTENDED PURPOSE OF PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER. DON'T FEEL SAFE PULLING A TRAILER WHEN WIDE ANGLE MIRRORS ARE "NON-ADJUSTABLE". IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE NON-ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS ON A VEHICLE! DEALER INFORMS IT'S A DESIGN ITEM; NOT WARRANTY.
MFG. KNOWS THE MIRRORS ARE UNSAFE, MAKES SAFE PASSING OR LANE IMPOSSIBLE. *AK
THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONVEX MIRRORS THAT ARE STANDARD ON THIS TRUCK ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE LEFT MIRROR LOOKS AT THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE RIGHT MIRROR IS A BIT BETTER. IT IS DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THESE MIRRORS SAFELY WHEN PASSING, OR BEING PASSED WHEN I AM TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER.
REAR VIEW MIRROR DESIGN EXTENDS TOO LONG, RESULTING IN ONCOMING TRUCK TO HIT THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHATTERING THE MIRROR AND CRACKING THE HOUSING.
MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED IN A FIXED POSITION, CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. QCAW
REARVIEW EXTERIOR MIRRORS EXTEND OUT TOO FAR, ALLOWING OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS TO COME IN CONTACT WHEN VEHICLE IS PASSING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CAN REPLACE THE MIRRORS. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.