2000 Ford F-250 Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE THAT TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE PURCHASE DATE AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

DT: THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BEARING ON THE MOTOR. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OR JULY 2003. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD OCCURRED WAS IN AUGUST 2004, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL OCTOBER 2004. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 8-14-05. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED UNDER NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. AS SOON AS THE WIPERS WERETURNED ON THERE WAS A WINDING NOISE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 F-250 7.8 DIESE AT APPROX. 5 MPH. IT WAS SNOWING OUTSIDE. I HAD MY WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS BECAME STUCK AND THEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFFS. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TURNED THE TRUCK AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE WIPERS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE THEN CONTINUED TO FASTER. I ALSO SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. MY WIPERS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND I THERE IS STRONG ODOR OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE TRUCK. I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL INTO THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT AFTER ABOUT TEN MILES OF OPERATION, THEN WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. A LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 2000 FORD F250 TRUCK WAS REPLACED (SUPPOSEDLY)BY FORD IN 2002 DUE TO A RECALL. HERE IS THE NHTSA REFERENCE:"NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 01V258000" ON 12/27/04, MY VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE/BURN/MELTDOWN CAUSED BY THE WIPERS NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO THE," PARK" POSITION BY SNOW AND ICE. THE WIPERS WERE IN THE,"OFF" POSITION HOWEVER. DAMAGE TO THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SUPPLYING WIRING HARNESS WERE EVIDENT, ALONG WITH THE DISTINCT ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE( WHICH IS STILL PRESENT SEVERAL DAYS AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT). THE WIPERS ARE NOW INOPERABLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FROM LACK OF VISIBILITY (MELTING SNOW/ROAD GRIME QUICKLY MAKE THE WINDSHEILD VERY DIRTY). *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND NHTSA RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF SAFETY RECALL 01S24 WHICH WAS FOR 2000 FORD F250 WITH DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. *NM

AT A COLD START, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY. *JB

WHEN VEHICLE GOES THROUGH LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER IT SPLASHS ONTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING IT TO BE VERY BLURRED. IT TAKES SEVERAL WIPES BEFORE WINDSHIELD IS CLEARED ENOUGH TO SEE. WINDSHIELD IS SO COVERED THAT DRIVER CAN'T TELL WHAT IS IN FRONT OR WHERE HE IS GOING. MANUFACTURER WILL LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S REARVIEW MIRROR IS OF SUCH DESIGN THAT IT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. DRIVER CAN NOT SEE ANOTHER VEHICLE IN LANE NEXT TO HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER CAN SEE VEHICLE IF BEHIND HIM, BUT NOT ON SIDE OF HIM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE RAIN PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

ON NEARLY EVERY F250/350 SUPER DUTY I HAVE SEEN IN WY, THERE DEVELOPES A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 5 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM, WHERE THE DEFROSTER HITS. AS MANY AS I HAVE SEEN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ENGINEERING OR WINDSHIELD DEFECT. ARE THERE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS?