2013 Ford F-150 Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 126
- 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 126 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 86 records
- window shattered · 51 records
- heard loud · 28 records
- rear defroster · 23 records
- rear defrost · 19 records
- drivers side · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 52 |
| 60–100k mi | 34 |
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
After remotely starting my truck, i was sitting in the driver's seat putting on my seat belt and preparing to start driving home when i heard a loud "bang". I got out thinking that something hit the truck, but saw no sign of anything like that had occur. After arriving at home, i opened the back door on the driver's side to retrieve my work belongings, that is when i noticed that the driver's side panel of the rear…
ODI 10823297
Visibility/Wiper
Put on rear defrost while driving in 28 degree temp on city street 25mph and seconds later heard what sounded like a gunshot only to find the back window shattered. Dealer said they here of this on occasion because the defrost heats up so quickly and hot that it can shatter a cold window. This could be very dangerous to human life
ODI 10823065
Visibility/Wiper
Pickup truck has sliding rear window with rear defrost. After using defrost for approximately 10 minutes the rear window shattered with a loud pop. The vehicle was stopped at the time.
ODI 10824324
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Back window shattered when remote start was turned on.
ODI 10851223
Visibility/Wiper
Remote started my vehicle. Got in vehicle and heard a loud bang. Upon inspection i discovered my left rear window panel was completely shattered. Vehicle was stationary at the time and still in park. Not sure of root cause. Did research problem and found several similar issues. Most were determined to be related the the defrost system. Apparently ford is aware of the issue but to date has not issued a recall nor…
ODI 10821143
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
2013 f150 ford parked outside on driveway. Sunny with temperature roughly 32 degrees fahrenheit. Remote start used to warm up truck. Walking out to truck when a loud bang/gunshot type of sound happened without warning. Walked around truck and saw that driver's side of the power sliding rear window (3 sections) had started to spider crack. This part of the window then continued to crack until the whole section was…
ODI 10820260
Visibility/Wiper
Window shattered driving straight ahead on roadway for approximately 10mins when suddenly the rear window shattered. The rear window on my f150 is a 3 piece window with the center piece being a slider. The left rear window shattered. Temperature was upper 20's and rear defroster was on. There was no intentional act and, this was obvious a defect of some kind occurred. Photos were taken and a police report was filed…
ODI 10821379
Visibility/Wiper
Back window shattered, power sliding back window (drivers side, 3 part back window). Used rear defrost for a few minutes and it blew up at a stoplight, sounded like a gunshot.
ODI 10809155
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Power rear middle window shattered when truck was sitting still in parking lot. Rear window defroster was on while driving truck. Windshield wiper come on every twenty seconds with switch in off position
ODI 10779945
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and remotely started, the rear drivers side glass shattered without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,450.
ODI 10732064
Visibility/Wiper
Mar 15, 2015 at approx. 1030am,started vehicle with remote start fob, after warming for approx. 10 mins left traveling at roughly 15 mph, heard loud bang/pop, noticed that rear drivers partial window was shattered. Traveled approx 1/8 mile and returned home to investigate and found no visible damage on window or area around window. Researched online with other ford owners and found multiple other occurrences as…
ODI 10694346
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side rear slider glass exploded when putting on the defrost, traveling 55 mph at zero degrees outside, called ford and they said not there problem, had to fix myself. *tr
ODI 10671310
Visibility/Wiper
I was warming up my 2013 f150 lariat supercrew before leaving my home to head to work. I always use the remote start feature. It turns on the heated seats, climate control and the mirror/rear window defroster. After a few minutes, i opened the drivers side door, got in and before shutting the door i heard a loud pop. Turns out that it was the drivers side section of my 3 panel sliding rear window shattering. *tr
ODI 10669794
Body · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Using the factory remote, i started the 2013 ford f150 for first time of the day 12/18/14 and entered vehicle 5 minutes later. Put key in column ignition. Did not touch any controls. With the transmission still in park, a very loud noise occurred. One section of the rear window / backlite had shattered top to bottom, edge to edge. The outdoor temperature was 24f, the heat setting was 67f. Vehicle was backed into…
ODI 10667155
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Rear defogger overheated and shattered rear glass window. Rear window eventually started to fall out. This is a real safety issue in bad weather. Ford has no recall as of today and a lot of these rear windows are being shattered. *tr
ODI 10664823
Body · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window shattered! After haven driven for an hour and a half in sub freezing temperatures, with the mirror defroster on, when i arrived at my destination i got out and closed the door and i heard a loud pop and the tinkling sound that shattered glass makes as it falls to the ground. It seems to me that the rear window and in combination with the mirror defrost system is a crude "open loop" heating system…
ODI 10667065
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the multi function switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.
ODI 10669639
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility/Wiper
While driving to work on this morning at about 60mph i heard a loud "boom" sound and moments later pulled back the sunroof cover to discover my sunroof had shattered. The glass panel had a hole in the center and all remaining glass was cracked. Fortunately, the visor was closed or i would have been showered with glass shards. The remaining glass was protruding upward as if it exploded outwardly. There were no…
ODI 10648355
Visibility/Wiper
Wipers stuck in delay mode even with wipers off. Every 10 seconds wipers would come on. Took to dealer and they replaced the entire switch module. Was under warranty. *tr
ODI 10659234
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility/Wiper
Sunroof shattered, after exiting my work place parking garage, at 12:45pm, i soon entered the on ramp to the local loop freeway and accelerated to enter the freeway at approx. 25 mph my sunroof shattered and glass particles came inside the vehicle compartment. Loud explosion sound and small glass shards got in my eyes, on my skin and everywhere in the automobile. The sunroof is still basically intact and budged…
1 injury
ODI 10573590
Visibility/Wiper
I was traveling on the highway in february 10th, 2014 when i heard a loud noise like something had struck the rear part of my roof. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that my rear left side window panel had completely crack (spider-ed). I though it may have been an object that caused this to happen until the same incident took place 3 years later and this time my vehicle was parked. I have now researched and…
ODI 10959205
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
When out to truck in the morning to clean snow off. I retrieved a pair of gloves out of the backseat and nothing was out of the ordinary. It was approximately 7 degrees f outside. I then went inside and remote started the truck. After a few minutes i went to get in the truck, looked in the rear view and noticed the middle, sliding rear window was open. I turned around and found that the center glass was broken and…
ODI 10563103
Body · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window shattered! After haven driven for an hour and a half in -04 degree f temperatures, with the mirror defroster on, when i arrived at my destination i got out and closed the door and i heard a loud pop and the tinkling sound that shattered glass makes as it falls to the ground. It seems to me that the rear window and in combination with the mirror defrost system is a crude "open loop" heating system…
ODI 10667064
Electrical System · Engine · Visibility/Wiper
Wipers not working right--battery light comes on - engine stalls on road while driving--gauges not working right-had speed set at 55 mph and motor went down but start up on it's own---radio stops working alone with the phone too; they but in a new battery on my request and now new things are happening to gauges an tack jumping up and down with the key out??? Alarm goes off some times when my phone rings an i am not…
ODI 10557406
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
The directional control lever on this vehicle requires the driver to engage the lever multiple times to indicate a change from a right turn to a left turn and vice versa. For example, making a left turn from one roadway onto another roadway, and then needing to make a quick right turn off of the 2nd roadway requires the driver to first disengage the left directional, and then in a 2nd motion, engage the right…
ODI 10587115
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2013 Ford F-150.
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