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Ford F-150 Visibility/wiper Safety Report | Feb 05, 2014
Reported on Feb 05, 2014
| 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 HAD SHATTERED INTO THE TRUCK. THE TWO SIDE PANELS WERE BOTH COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND STILL INTACT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THE PARTS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD HEARD OF. I TOLD THEM I FELT LIKE THE REAR DEFROSTER COMBINED WITH THE COLD EXPLODED THE WINDOW. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1,420. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND AM AWAITING A CALL BACK AS THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER FOR ME. AS THIS STANDS NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COME OUT OF POCKET AND WILL BE FILED AGAINST INSURANCE. | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | F-150 |
| 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: | FORT COLLINS CO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FTFW1ET2DF |
| Mileage: | 21000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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