2011 Ford F-150 Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 82
- 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 82 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 66 records
- window shattered · 36 records
- rear defrost · 27 records
- passenger side · 26 records
- rear defroster · 16 records
- side rear · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window shattered on the passenger side of our vehicle. I cannot see out of it. The vehicle was stationary. We did not see anything happen to it (person) via our security cameras. I am worried it will shatter. This seems to be a common problem as i have conducted research on the internet.
ODI 11300399
Visibility/Wiper
Turned on rear power slider window defrost but defrost light would not come on. However, shortly after a loud sound like a gunshot was heard and the rear window on the passenger side was found to be shattered. Temperatures were in the 30s fahrenheit at the time. Called local dealer and they responded they do not replace rear windshields so it was replaced by local auto glass vendor.
ODI 11301773
Visibility/Wiper
Rear window shattered while using defroster . Defroster turned on with remote start and rear window shattered with no contact. Vehicle was in park when this happened.
ODI 11291445
Visibility/Wiper
While driving rear window defogger was on and the rear passenger side glass just shattered.
ODI 11280179
Visibility/Wiper
Rear back sliding glass 'exploded/shattered' while rear defroster was on. The external temperature was near 30f
ODI 11279832
Visibility/Wiper
Turned on rear defrost which i rarely ever do. Driving down road a minute later and back glass shattered on passenger side. Right behind where my daughters head would be if i had been taking her to school that morning. 78,000 miles on vehicle
ODI 11277642
Visibility/Wiper
2011 ford f-150. Turned on rear window defrost couple minutes later window shattered.
ODI 11277345
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving home on may 17, 2019 from work. I was stopped at a stop light and heard a loud pop. The back window shattered on the passenger side of the vehicle.i had the defroster on clearing the dew and nothing else hit or struck the glass it just burst out of no where.
ODI 11208201
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Rear window passenger side shattered. Rear defrost would sometimes come on and sometime not. Suspect the window overheated and shatteres. Many of these incidents reported in us and canada.
ODI 11181787
Visibility/Wiper
After parking the truck for several hours at a secure police department parking lot, on my approach to the car i used the remote start and when i entered the vehicle i immediately noticed that the rear window, behind the passenger seat was shattered. Inspection of the window i clear observed the bottom left of the window was a burnt mark on the outside. It's clear that the rear defrost when in remote start status…
ODI 11180166
Visibility/Wiper
I started my truck and turned in the rear defrost. Approximately 2-3 minutes after starting the vehicle and activating the rear defrost i was on the roadway when i heard a loud sound and noticed my rear passenger side window was shattered but otherwise in tact. The window fractures covered the entire window. I inspected the damage and smelled what i believe was wires overheated/burning. The temperature outside was 9…
ODI 11171104
Visibility/Wiper
Heater blend door actuator commonly fails preventing defroster to operate, very common well known problem.
ODI 11157081
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
At approximately 8 in the morning on 12/2/2018 i was at a stop getting ready to make a left turn, i had the window defroster/heat on, as well as the rear window defroster. Over the last year the rear window defroster light has illuminated intermittently but the defroster has always worked. As i started to move the vehicle, i heard a loud pop and thought someone had thrown something at my truck, but didn't see…
ODI 11160861
Visibility/Wiper
Early one morning when it was around 27 degrees out i started my 2011 f-150 and let it run about 10 minutes to warm up. I used my remote start, which turns on the window defrosters. Within 3 min of leaving for work i heard a sound similar to a breaking light bulb. Once i got to work i happened to move my rear view mirror and noticed my driver side rear window ( 3 part, double pane motorized rear window with defrost)…
ODI 11162226
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. While driving various speeds, a loud thumping noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle and the rear sliding windshield fractured. Jacky jones ford lincoln, inc. (714 new highway 68, sweetwater, tennessee, [redacted]) was made aware of the failure, but an independent mechanic repaired the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not disclosed. The manufacturer was not made…
ODI 11151749
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
I have 3 issues to report: 1. The oss output speed sensor manufacturer recall number 19s07 in november 2018 i was sitting at a red light i went to go when the light changed and the truck felt like it was going to stall i tried to get to the side of the road and then the truck seemed to go into gear and seemed fine no warning lights or anything 8 hours later on my way home from work the powertrain malfunction light…
ODI 11181531
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving when i looked in the rearview mirror and saw smoke coming from the back window. Before i could pull off the side of the road the rear window shattered. The casing around the window had began melting and was dripping down the outside of the cab. Rear defroster was on and nothing impacted the window
ODI 11139322
Visibility/Wiper
BACK LIGHT (WINDOW) SHATERED. JUST SITTING THERE.
ODI 11080354
Visibility/Wiper
While driving at about 35mph on my road i heard what sounded like a gunshot inside the cab and then discovered that my passenger side window literally exploded. This is a known issue and seems to be related to the rear window defrost. I called my local ford dealer and they said this is not something they will replace. I'm not alone with this issue, this is happening to many f150 owners and no one is doing anything…
ODI 11076741
Visibility/Wiper
Issue: rear power slide window heated on the way to taking my son to school this morning i had my rear glass defrost on to help reduce the fog on the glass. About 5 minutes into our drive the panel of glass right behind his head shattered (rear window, passenger panel) with a very loud and scary boom. Upon pulling over and inspecting the glass both inside and out there was zero signs that anything had actually hit…
ODI 11074472
Visibility/Wiper
Rear right 3 piece window shattered by having the defrost on.
ODI 11074288
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Rear windows equipped with defroster and rear passenger side windows with slider windows shatter when the rear defrost button is used. My vehicle has the slider window and upon replacing at safelite glass they said they see this frequent on ford trucks and that to prevent is to either not hookup defrost when window is replaced or not use the rear defrost.
ODI 11074190
Visibility/Wiper
About 5 minutes after turning on the rear window heater, a large bang sound was heard and the passenger side rear window panel was shattered. Outside temperature was about 34f.
ODI 11064134
Visibility/Wiper
It was a cold morning and i switched on the rear window heat to clear the window. About 15 minutes later, as i was driving on the highway, there was a loud bang. It sounded like a gun had been discharged inside the vehicle. All dashboard indicators were in the normal range. As i left work later that day, i noticed that the passenger side of the rear window was completely shattered. All of the glass fragments had…
ODI 11062804
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side rear view mirror spontaneously cracked. Rear defrost does not operate. Repair is replacement of entire rear window "windshield" over $1000.00. Side mirror heater does not operate.
ODI 11184362
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2011 Ford F-150.
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