There are 6 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2016 Ford Focus 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)WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE IT WAS RAINING CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. COULDN'T CONTINUE TO DRIVE SO WAS PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL RAIN STOPPED. LATER WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE SWITCH WAS TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL FUSE WAS PULLED. HAVE REPLACED MOTORS AND SWITCH AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIRED. NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE SWITCH AT ALL.
THE WIPERS STOP WORKING IN MID SWEEP, SOMETIMES IT'S THE RIGHT SIDE, SOMETIMES THE LEFT. HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINING AND ALSO WHEN THE WINDSCREEN IS DRY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU CAN'T SE THROUGH THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE RAIN. CAR WAS IN MOTION DURING THE RAIN AND IN MOTION OR STATIONARY WHEN USED ON A DRY/DAMP WINDSCREEN.
WITH JUST OVER 5K MILES, OUR 2016 FOCUS HAS DEVELOPED A WIPER PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE, TO BE EXACT. THE WIPER ARM WILL GO PAST IT'S NORMAL STOPPING POINT, & THEN LOCK UP. BUT SOMETIMES, IT WILL STOP MID WAY, WHILE THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER CONTINUES TO WORK. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES ALREADY. THEY'VE MADE ADJUSTMENT, & REPAIRS, BUT IT CONTINUES TO MESS UP. EACH WIPER HAS AN INDEPENDENT MOTOR. BEGINNING TO THINK WE'VE BOUGHT A LEMON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT ANY SPEED, THE WIPER BLADES STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT MAKING A FULL CYCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REGIONAL MANAGER WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WOULD STOP IN MID-USE. IN ORDER FOR THE BLADES TO CONTINUE OPERATING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO OPERATE ON A DRY SURFACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,900.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR DURING A RAINSTORM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (STUCKEY FORD AND SUBARU, LOCATED AT 500 BROAD ST, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA 16648; (814) 695-9862) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ..UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF *JS
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