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
Cranked truck up to warm up 45 degrees outside. Got in truck after ten minutes of warm up time. Went to shift to reverse and heard a loud pop noticed the passenger side of the rear glass had spiderwebed. This seems to be a real problem with these trucks. *tr
ODI 10693764
Visibility/Wiper
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the rear defroster was turned on and immediately after a loud abnormal noise emitted from the rear passenger side. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear passengers side window had fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the failure was caused by the rear…
ODI 10690016
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
After turning on rear defroster on a 15 degree day i heard some electrical snapping and popping sounds. I turned off the rear defroster for a few minutes then back on again. Not long after that i heard a very loud bang which was my right side rear window shattering. It stayed in place but was completely spider webbed with a few small missing pieces. *tr
ODI 10679058
Visibility/Wiper
The passenger side of the sliding rear window shattered approximately 2 minutes after turning on the rear defroster. *tr
ODI 10678881
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
The ambient temperature was approximately -10 degrees fahrenheit. I went to warm up my truck and turned on the rear window defroster. When i returned to my vehicle to drive to work i found that my rear window on the passenger side had shattered. I inspected the window for signs of vandalism but besides the spidering of the tempered glass there was no sign of any impact. After an extremely short google search i found…
ODI 10672231
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Driving my son to school on a cold morning with the rear defroster on. About 10 minutes into our drive we heard a very loud pop and my son noticed that the window behind his head had shattered. After researching this issue it seems to be fairly common among this year model with people describing the exact situations. Called ford and they refused to do anything about it. Absurd that this defect and the related costs…
ODI 10670476
Body · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
On the morning of 12/29/14, he had a heavy frost so i used my rear window defrost on my drive to work. Drive was approx. 10 minutes. When i got out of the truck at work, all glass was ok. When i got back in truck to leave work, i looked in rear view mirror, i saw that the passenger side of the three piece rear window was shattered. The glass stayed in the frame and did not fall out. I had to spend over an hour on…
ODI 10670359
Visibility/Wiper
Rear passenger window (lite) shattered approx. Three minutes after rear defroster switched on. Vehicle has power sliding rear window. Outside temp. Around 20f. Started truck cold (ambient temp). Glass remains intact as of this writing. *tr
ODI 10667495
Visibility/Wiper
Started crew cab f150 fx4 and turned on interior defroster. Approx. 5 mins later, while still in park in the driveway, turned on rear defroster. 3-4 minutes later, while backing out the driveway, i heard a loud bang! I stopped immediately and exited the truck to see if i had hit anything. Because the car was not near anything other than the driveway, i proceeded out the driveway only to notice the rear, passenger…
ODI 10663324
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Approximately 2-3 minutes after turning on my rear defroster, the passenger side panel of the three panel rear glass shattered. Nothing struck the glass to cause this. Temperature outside was around 36* f, windows were slightly foggy, not covered in frost. *tr
ODI 10660674
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
While driving into work, had the rear defrost active for roughly 10 minutes. At a stoplight, noticed smoke rising from outside of the rear window. As i proceeded to pull off the road, heard a loud bang and the passenger side rear window proceeded to spiderweb. The gasket for the rear window has been burned on the lower left hand corner (when observed from outside of the vehicle). It is apparent there is an issue…
Fire reported
ODI 10658570
Visibility/Wiper
Passenger side rear window panel shattered with a loud bang when the rear defroster was turned on. There was a large 6 x 4" hole in the window and the balance was spider webbed. There was glass in the back seat and on the tonneau cover. *tr
ODI 10654308
Visibility/Wiper
While stopped, heard a loud pop followed by the right rear window shattering. No evidence of impact to the outside of the window. Took the car to the ford dealer, they said they have no idea why it broke, it is not under warranty and will cost over $900 to replace the rear power slider assembly. I contacted ford: thank you for your response, sarah. I am not sure how your response relates to my email. The rear window…
ODI 10649637
Visibility/Wiper
I was pumping gas 50 degrees out and drivers side back window blew. *tr
ODI 10586339
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Turned defrost on rear power slider window and heard a loud explosion like a gunshot and the rear window on passenger side shattered. There are small pieces of glass in the bed of the truck and on the back seat. Temperatures were in the mild 30s at the time. This was a problem with the defrost causing the glass to shatter. Ford will not cover repairs or replacement of the glass. Mileage less than 30,000 miles. Truck…
ODI 10586606
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side pane of 3-paned rear window spider web cracked throughout the entire thing, from rear defrost overheating. While taping window up, i could feel tiny shards of glass falling off and sometimes cutting me. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10584806
Visibility/Wiper
Driving my 2010 ford fx4 when i heard a pop from the rear. The back right rear window glass had "spider-webbed" and slightly shatter with glass falling from it. *tr
ODI 10577585
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window defroster on my power sliding rear window caused the driver side rear window glass to shatter while the vehicle was warming up in my driveway. The defroster had been in operation only 2-3 minutes when a loud bang was heard while i was re-entering the vehicle. I looked for impact damage to the roof, tailgate, etc but nothing seemed unusual, and there were no other people in the vicinity. The damage…
ODI 10573342
Glass, Side/Rear · Visibility/Wiper
For no apparent reason, the rear window has shattered. *tr
ODI 10568988
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that the rear window suddenly shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and vin was not available.
ODI 10564848
Electrical System · Rear Window · Visibility/Wiper
I allowed my car to warm up. It was approximately 28 degrees outside. I began to drive my car. I engaged the rear defroster. Within 60 seconds i heard a loud bang, similar to a gun shot. Along with a smell of smoke. Then glass went flying towards the front of vehicle. After looking around i noticed the rear window was shattered. The rear window consists of three pieces of glass. Only the passenger (far right side)…
ODI 10564762
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
While driving to work last friday morning, my rear glass exploded from what looks like a faulty defroster. The electrical wiring was charred and looked melted. I thought that my vehicle had been struck by something. Ford refuses to acknowledge that there seems to be a problem with this part. I'm just glad that my children were not in the backseat area when this occurred. *tr
ODI 10563661
Visibility/Wiper
Driving home from work the other day, about 5 minutes after i left the parking lot i was driving on a side road and heard a loud thump or bang like something fell on the roof. However i was on an open road with nothing overhead or nearby. In the summer of 2012 my wife reported similar circumstances one night while she was on a trip, and she later discovered the right rear window had shattered (we had it replaced at…
ODI 10563378
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
I was driving on a major state route on my way to work and turned on the rear defroster. I smelled something hot and then a loud popping noise. When i looked in my rear view mirror the rear window had shattered. Contacted ford dealer and they said the vehicle was out of warranty 3 months and there was nothing they could do. I asked the dealership to contact ford to see if there were similar instances of this…
ODI 10563147
Glass, Side/Rear · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, he heard a loud sound coming from the rear seat. The contact soon realized that the rear window had exploded without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine what caused the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage…
ODI 10563352
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Catalog year/make/model rows for 2010 Ford F-150.
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