2010 Ford F-150 Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 98
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 98 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 91 records
- passenger side · 50 records
- window shattered · 35 records
- rear defroster · 30 records
- heard loud · 25 records
- turned rear · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 41 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Weather was 28 degrees fahrenheit. Leaving work i turned on my rear glass defrost and on my 20 commute to my home about 1 mile from my house at around 4:20 am central standard time my rear passenger side back glass shattered. All i heard was a loud impact sound like something hitting my roof and when i pulled up to my house and further inspected my vehicle that is when i noticed my rear glass had shattered and was…
ODI 11299659
Visibility/Wiper
Rear glass shattered while driving, there was no object that impacted the glass. Rear window defroster was on while it shattered. Outside temperature was 45f.
ODI 11289001
Visibility/Wiper
2010 f-150 was parked overnight in a residential driveway in freezing temperatures. When the truck was started at about 7 am the temperature was around 15 f. The truck was started and allowed to idle for about 10 minutes. When the driver entered the truck the rear defrost was started. While the truck was still parked and about 1 minute after the defrost button was hit there was a large pop. Upon investigation, the…
ODI 11288780
Visibility/Wiper
Sitting in my driveway on nov 8th, 2019 i started up my 2010 ford f150 pickup. I sat in the truck while it was warming. We had frost the night prior so i turned on the rear window defroster. Not long after the passenger side of the back window shattered. It sounded like an explosion. Very scary. The glass stayed intact pretty much but it was all cracked. After i pulled myself together, as i was totally unprepared…
ODI 11281603
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving the vehicle with the rear windshield defroster activated, the contact suddenly heard a loud pop sound. The contact noticed that the rear window panel behind the passenger seat had fractured throughout the entire panel, but remained intact. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the trim that surrounded the window had melted slightly from excessive…
ODI 11278836
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
As i was driving to work this morning with my rear defrost on - monday 10-21-2019 around 7:30 am on the same hwy i take everyday, i notice smoke coming from the passenger side back windshield, as think in my mind what the hell i need to pull over to check it out, all of a sudden a loud boom goes off and my back passenger side windshield explodes..after collecting myself i stop to check it out and notice where the…
ODI 11269982
Visibility/Wiper
2010 f-150 rear driver side window shattered for no apparent reason while back into my nephews driveway
ODI 11257957
Visibility/Wiper
At 6:00am on 5-26-2019 i started vehicle with both defrosters on. It was parked in driveway. I let vehicle run about 15 minutes to remove fog from windows. Upon re-entry i noticed a burning smell like when you start your furnace for the first time in the winter. I tried to locate the odor, i noticed the odor was strongest in rear seat on passenger side of vehicle. I noticed that the back glass was now shattered but…
ODI 11210105
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving to work on 2/5/19, around 6:45am, and had the rear window defrost on. While in motion on a city street, i heard a loud pop coming from the vehicle.the sound was loud enough to be mistaken for a gun shot. After trying to figure out what the noise was, i noticed in my rear view mirror that the passenger side rear window was completely cracked. I was amazed the entire window didn't collapse inward. After…
ODI 11174575
Engine · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
Takata recall. When pulling out into traffic on a very busy highway as the on coming traffic speed limit is 50mph, i'm pulling out on the highway with a safe distance between cars on this busy road as i accelerated my 2010 f150 fx4 super crew cab "with my family in the truck i might add" the truck just down shifts and it slams me and my family forward "like i hit a tree going 30mph" the truck shuts off completely…
ODI 11180475
Visibility/Wiper
The passenger section of the rear window shattered while the rear defroster was activated. The vehicle was parked in a parking lot of a restaurant and without anything impacting the window it just shattered. For about a week leading up to the incident there was a funny smell whenever i used the rear defroster, melting plastic, that i couldn't pinpoint. Initially, i though it might have been the seat heaters
ODI 11192314
Visibility/Wiper
Rear window glass exploded with rear defroster on, during snow storm
ODI 11155836
Visibility/Wiper
After turning on the rear defroster, the drivers side rear glass panel shattered.
ODI 11084821
Visibility/Wiper
The passenger rear window lite (glass) on my 2010 f-150 svt raptor shattered when the vehicle was parked running and the rear defroster was on. The shattered glass stayed in place, but requires the complete rear window to be replaced. This is a common reported issue online with ford trucks of this age, where ford will not issue a defect replacement.
ODI 11065397
Visibility/Wiper
The rear window shattered after turning on the rear defroster. The passenger portion of the rear window shattered. This happened approximately 2-3 minutes after turning on the defroster. The vehicle was in motion on a city street. The outside temperature was in the low 20s. There was an extremely loud bang and then we noticed the glass was shattered.
ODI 11060942
Visibility/Wiper
While driving down the road with the rear defrost on the passenger side rear window (there are three with center one powered) shattered. There was a loud pop and the window was cracked into hundreds of pieces. Window was still in place. There were no signs of impact on the window. The vehicle was going about 50 mph on pa 75 (2 lane highway) near clay lick, pa in a fairly straight stretch of roadway.
ODI 11016199
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear driver side window suddenly fractured. The contact reached out to several different window repair companies who stated that the entire window needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
ODI 11011121
Visibility/Wiper
Was driving down the road and noticed the right side of the rear window smoking. Before i could pull over, the window exploded and the entire right side was shattered. My son was sitting in the seat directly in front of it. Upon further inspection, i noticed where the rubber seal around the window was melted from burning, and there was liquid draining from the area. I was traveling to take my kids to school and had…
Fire reported
ODI 10948848
Visibility/Wiper
Back window passenger ( sliding back glass unit) shattered after approximately 12 minutes after turning on rear defroster. The temperature was 34f with no frost on back window. It sounded like a small gunshot when it happened. After speaking with the dealer i found out that this is a common problem. Ford refuses to fix the problem. Estimated cost from the dealer are $700+.
ODI 10947714
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
While using the rear window defroster, i heard a loud thud. I looked back and saw a shattered rear passenger window. Also noticed smoke from lower corner. I was reversing out of driveway at a slow rate of speed. Outside temp was 20f.
ODI 10935994
Visibility/Wiper
I was parked in my truck, warming it up on a ~10 degree morning. The back glass had a layer of ice and i turned on the rear defrost. A few minutes later, while still parked in my driveway, i heard a loud pop. The passenger side back glass was shattered. It is a power sliding, tinted back glass in three sections.
ODI 10937057
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a loud pop and the rear passenger side windshield shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
ODI 10935881
Visibility/Wiper
I left home for work on 12/8/2016. The temp was 7 degrees out and my back window was slightly iced over. I turned the rear defrost on to clear up the window. Within ten minutes i heard what sounded like a gun going off. Upon inspection i realized that my rear 3 peace window had spider cracked into thousands of peaces. The sound it made sent me off the road to a frantic stop. This was in town going 30mph. I'm so glad…
ODI 10934177
Glass, Side/Rear · Visibility/Wiper
On a 20 degree morning i turned on the rear defrost and in about five minutes time i hear a loud noise. Upon looking around i found the back window had shattered on the passenger side. I was stationary at the time, thankfully, because the sound was a lot like a gun blast and if driving i could have swerved, it startled me so much. The window is shattered into thousands of pieces and visibility out of that window is…
ODI 10933809
Visibility/Wiper
Got into vehicle for 1 mile trip to train station, outside weather conditions were 46 deg. F and overcast. Turned on windshield defrost - both front and rear. After about 10 minutes of sitting in the parked vehicle off of the street, at 5:23am, the passenger side rear window popped very loudly. When investigated, the rear window was shattered.
ODI 10915015
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2010 Ford F-150.
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