2014 Ford F-150 Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 84
- 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 84 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear window · 51 records
- window shattered · 27 records
- heard loud · 18 records
- rear defroster · 14 records
- side window · 13 records
- remote start · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 33 |
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving on the atlantic city expressway on january 20th and at approximately 3:30 pm, i heard a very loud pop, as if a rock had hit my windshield. I checked and saw nothing, then looked in my rear view mirror and saw that the rear view window on the driver's side had just shattered. It was a clear day with light traffic and i have no idea how this could have happened. I had my soft cover on and it was still on…
ODI 11302396
Visibility/Wiper
I was backing up in my driveway, when all of a sudden i heard a big bang, i put my pickup in park and got out to see what it was, when i seen mine back driver side window shattered, i have no ideal what happened, and i did not have on the defroster, i am still puzzled what happened.
ODI 11300790
Visibility/Wiper
The rear driver side window shattered this morning from having my rear defroster on. I turned my defrosters on before work this morning and then drove approx 3 miles before hearing a loud sound from the top rear of my vehicle. It was a clear [redacted] so it wasn't possible for anything to have hit me. Eventually i saw that the entire rear window was shattered. The only thing unique was that i had my defrosters on.…
ODI 11296718
Visibility/Wiper
Rear window broke when rear defrost was activated.
ODI 11297561
Visibility/Wiper
Used remote start to start my truck after work. Walked out to my truck to find the rear drivers side window to be completely shattered.
ODI 11290259
Visibility/Wiper
Rear window (power/sliding/defogging) shattered without impact. This is a known and heavily documented issue in the f150 community, where the rear power sliding window will shatter without any external factors or forces in play. In this case, it happened while vehicle was stationary in driveway, remote start on, and temp outside approx 30 degrees f. No ice, snow, or rain on vehicle.
ODI 11287768
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the rear driver's side window exploded and shattered without warning or an impact occurring. The vehicle was taken to gary yeomans honda [redacted], located at 752 n tomoka farms road, daytona beach, fl 32124) where it was determined that the warranty was expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no…
ODI 11281617
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. While reversing out of the driveway with the rear defroster activated, the rear glass on the driver's side suddenly shattered. The cause of the failure was not determined. Empire ford ([redacted], abbington, va) and the manufacturer were notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 73,000.
ODI 11278608
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The rear window in my 2014 f150 randomly exploded. This is the second time in a year and a half. The first time is was cold and i activated my rear defrosters. Shortly after, i heard a loud bang and looked back to see my window completely shattered. The second time, it was 83 out and i was driving on local roads. Both ovations the vehicle was traveling under 40 miles per hour
ODI 11255594
Service Brakes · Visibility/Wiper
2013-2014 brake master cylinder leaking into the brake booster....my 2014 f150 has this same failure with 58k miles on the vehicle. It should be investigated and include this vehicle in the recall. My daughter was driving the vehicle this morning and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor when slowing to merge onto a us highway here in dagsboro, delaware 19939. Windshield wiper/turn signal switch…
ODI 11241045
Visibility/Wiper
On tuesday, 7/23/2019 with temperatures in the low 80's in the afternoon and high 50's in the morning by 3:30 p.m in my 2014 ford f-150, purchased from texas, currently in kansas, my rear, left, tri-window shattered while parked at my job location. My truck was parked in a stationary position for 8 hours. There is no evidence of anything impacting my window and according to the government mechanics that looked at my…
ODI 11234360
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
The recirculation/fresh air flap door connection to the actuator broke off and fell into the ac heater blower motor fan. Current results are; 1) no control over air flow whether within the cabin (recirculation versus "fresh" air) and 2) that it makes a terrible noise and vibration as the broken part is within the circular fan. Eventual result could be 1) burn-out of the fan motor with possible overheating of the fan…
ODI 11229434
Visibility/Wiper
At 0630 on march 24, 2019 i exited the express way and was stopped at a stop light. When the light turned green, i started to turn right and i heard a loud bang. As i was checking my mirrors i noticed my rear window had shattered. There were no other cars on the road, and i had not hit anything. Nothing struck my vehicle.
ODI 11191577
Visibility/Wiper
Rear driver's side window shattered with nothing hitting it. I have a cap on the truck it would be impossible for the trucks window to be hit by a rock without the cap having been damaged. Truck was parked i came out and noticed the rear driver's side safety glasses was broke.
ODI 11193627
Visibility/Wiper
While sitting in a parking lot with no other vehicles anywhere near me, my rear window shattered. It remained intact and in place but every inch of it is spiderwebbed.
ODI 11190628
Visibility/Wiper
Rear window shattered, defroster was on for approx. 15 minutes and shut off as i got in. As i started to drive away, a loud pow and the driver side of the glass was shattered.
ODI 11187204
Visibility/Wiper
Sitting in a parking lot with rear defroster on, with blowing snow and approximately 38 degrees out side left rear window in 3 piece slider exploded. Heard a loud pop after looking found window spiderwebbed the tint only thing holding it together.
ODI 11186648
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side rear window shattered out of no where when stopped at a light. Causig glass to cut my son.
ODI 11206303
Visibility/Wiper
I was backing out of a parking spot on sunday, march 10th, at 930am, and at less than 5 mph, by rear window behind the driver side seat cracked and spider-ed all across. There was no signs of anything making contact with my window, i have a bed cover as well, there were no rocks, tree branches, or balls of any kind to be suspicious of causing my window to break.
ODI 11185863
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper
Wiper motor, radio/ ignition system, remote locking/ unlocking & cruise control. 1st issue: wiper motor will not turn to off, the wipers run intermittently in the off position every 20-30 seconds the wipers will run. Pulled fuse until repairs can be made to switch and/or module. 2nd issue: when ignition is turned off & key removed, and the radio is playing or off, a low battery warning message appears: remove…
ODI 11183899
Visibility/Wiper
My rear window has spontaneously shattered twice in the last fourty days. I've tied the issue back to the rear window defroster being activated when the remote start is used which creates an extreme temperature differential between the air inside the vehicle versus outside the vehicle. Ford does not acknowledge the issue, however it seems to be common issue i have done some research. This occurred on 1/21/2019 and…
ODI 11183123
Visibility/Wiper
Started 2014 f150 vehicle with remote start to warm up in 7 degree weather. Got in truck, inserted and turned key to on. I backed up maybe 10 feet on my driveway and one section (stationary panel on drivers side) of back window shattered with an extremely loud pop. Truck has electric powered sliding window equipped with defrost. Vehicle has a nicely fitted cap so there was no impact against window. Window did not…
ODI 11180419
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving to work on a fairly cold morning in february 2019 and my rear defrost was off and i went to turn it on, i pressed the control button once and it didn't come on and as i went to press it again i heard a loud pop. When i looked back i noticed the drivers side of my rear glass was shattered. I was almost to our shop and wasn't going but about 45 mph and there was nothing or nobody around that could have…
ODI 11186231
Visibility/Wiper
While driving at 35 mph on a smooth road on a 30 day a loud noise was heard. The back rear driver side window panel of the rear sliding window shattered. The glass did stay in position until it could be taped by the dealership. The rear defrost / mirror heat was on at the time. This created an unsafe condition for my rear facing 4 month old child behind the driver seat and 3 year old child behind the passenger seat.…
ODI 11173787
Visibility/Wiper
All the sudden i was just driving and the back window on the right shattered. It is cold outside and i had the defrosters on but i googled this and it has happened to many other ford 150 trucks my year. I now have to replace the window. It scared me to death when it shattered that i almost crashed.
ODI 11173366
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