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Ford Escape Visibility/wiper Safety Report | Oct 17, 2012
Reported on Oct 17, 2012
LAST WEEK I NOTICED WHEN I WAS IN PARK THAT I SPRAYED MY WIDOWS AND THE WIPERS DID NOT TURN ON. I HAD TO LIFT THE WIPERS AND SLAP THEM AGAINST THE WINDOW AND THEN GO BACK INTO THE CAR AND THEY WORKED FINE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. TODAY DRIVING TO WORK I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE. WHEN I INITIALLY STARTED THE CAR THE WIPERS WORKED FINE TO CLEAN OFF THE RAIN DROPS AND I SHUT THEM OFF. WHEN I WAS ON FREEWAY I USED THE SPRITZER AND THE WIPERS DID NOT START. I MOVED THE SWITCH TO ALL SETTING AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. I SPRITZED THE WATER 2 MORE TIMES AND STILL NOTHING OTHER THAN I WAS BLINDED BY THE WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND GET OUT OF THE CAR AND LIFT THE WIPERS OFF THE WINDOW. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR THEY STARTED UP FINE AND AGAIN WORKED AS THEY SHOULD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS THIS MORNING. I CALLED SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK AT THEM. *TR | |
Make: | Ford |
Model: | Escape |
Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
Year: | 2013 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | REDFORD MI |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMCU0HX1DU |
Mileage: | 4200 miles. |
Speed: | 70 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 4 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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