2013 Ford Explorer: windshield wiper failure

Filed Apr 1, 2025 · Body · MS

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger's side windshield trim detached. The contact stated that the detached trim was hitting up against the front windshield. In addition, the contact stated that the detached trim caused the windshield wipers to not function properly. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available to repair the vehicle. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but was unable to confirm when the part would be available. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jul 10, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · NH

Anytime I drive this vehicle in rain or wet roads the main belt slips and squeals. The result is major loss of power on many occasions. My dash lights up like a christmas tree, I lose power to steering, wipers, fans, etc. The belt slipping is causing the alternator not to function which in turns causes loss of power. It's always when it's wet which is even scarier bc I have lost steering and engine power. This happens on any roads while the engine is under a load.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Driver assistance, Steering · 111,000 miles · MS

The power steering went completely out. Steering wheel locked up & the turn signal & wipers wouldn't work. At first , I could turn the vehicle off & it would reset but it started happening more often at a low speed or when I would put the vehicle in reverse. It went completely out in august 2019. My particular 2013 ford explored didn't have a recall for this & it cost $2,300 to fix.

Filed Feb 22, 2019 · Steering · 81,000 miles · SC

2013 ford explorer manufactured 02/13. I was turning left onto the interstate when the power steering system failed. The steering became jerky when trying to complete the turn and straighten back out. Dealership found failure of the internal gears of rack and pinion as well as the steering connecting shaft. $2200.00 not covered by a recall. Other manufacture months of 2013 model year are covered for this exact same issue. No prior warnings that anything was wrong and no dash warnings given when power steering failed. Only 81,000 miles on vehicle when failure occurred. Turning the car off and on again had no affect on the issue. This model was also included in the exhaust smell in the cab which is now worse after the recall fix. Other issues on this vehicle that cant be fix: windshield wipers start/stop working randomly, pin hole rust spots all over the body of the car.

Filed Jan 4, 2019 · Visibility · 72,000 miles · FL

Windshield wipers go off at random on their own or don't work at all.

Filed Jan 4, 2019 · Visibility · 72,000 miles · FL

While traveling at normal rate of speed, my windshield wipers come on at random, work on their own while positioned on off or not work at all.

Filed Nov 20, 2017 · Body, Visibility · 43,000 miles · TX · 1 injury

Conditions: the vehicle was in motion. I was driving on a highway. There was heavy rain. There is trim molding on the driver's and passenger's side of the windshield of the 2013 ford explorer. While driving a few weeks ago, the driver's side molding flew off, leaving exposed a strip of weather stripping, which was covered with a blackish glue. As a result of the molding having flown off, the now unsecured weather stripping was repeatedly hitting the windshield leaving it covered with the sticky residue from the glue. While that on its own may not have been so bad, it was raining and the automatic wipers had engaged. This resulted in the weather stripping getting caught underneath one of the wipers and smearing the glue across the windshield rendering it completely impossible to see. The combination of the glue from the weather stripping completely obscuring my visibility, the wipers being rendered wholly inoperable, and the heavy rain was a devastating combination. I was on a highway, driving at approximately 70 miles per hour, with mild to heavy traffic, while it was raining, and in the span of less than five seconds: (1) the trim to my windshield flew off in traffic; (2) the glue on the weather stripping that was held in place by the trim began repeatedly flapping on the windshield; (3) the wipers, already engaged, got caught on the flapping weather stripping, and smeared the glue across the windshield; and (4) the wipers were left completely inoperable due to the weather stripping that they had gotten caught on. Essentially, in the span of less than five seconds, I went from being able to see and drive without issue to having to drive without being able to see what was in front of me.

Filed Sep 25, 2017 · Visibility · 55,272 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. When starting the vehicle, the windshield wipers operated without warning and failed to stop until the vehicle was powered off. The contact called a local dealer (bonnell ford, 353 cambridge st, winchester, ma 01890) where a service appointment was scheduled for 09/27/2017. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 55,272.

Filed Jan 19, 2017 · Visibility · 74,000 miles · TX

My front windshield wipers will not turn off and it is in the off mode. I was driving.

Filed Apr 20, 2015 · Visibility · 63,000 miles · GA

Windshield wipers will just come on sometimes when you start the vehicle. If you turn them on to clean windshield and turn them off they will still come on after you have turned them off. Really a pain to deal with.