2013 Ford Fusion visibility problems

Filed Mar 12, 2026 · Visibility · 92,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after her daughter had parked and exited the vehicle, she informed her mother that the windshield wipers had failed. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had been using a spray bottle to clear the windshield. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 26V117000 (VISIBILITY); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The contact was referred by the manufacturer to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

Filed Jan 10, 2026 · Visibility · TN

The rear view camera intermittently stops working, giving a message “camera unavailable” in a black screen. This has happened many times during use and caused near misses during vehicle reversing.

Filed May 31, 2024 · Visibility · KY

My Car has 136,000 miles on it. The vehicle's rear windshield glue failed. I noticed water in the car's trunk the other day thinking it was a cooler not a big deal. Every time a car door closed I kept hearing a weird thud. Driving down the road I would hear a thump from the rear. I thought the spare tire tightened it and that was not it. I closed my car door, looked back, and saw the rear glass lift significantly. I did it again and then looked back and saw the glass lift. I then went back and realized could lift the rear windshield glass. 90% of the top and bottom of the glass glue had failed or was not there anymore. The whole driver's side was not glued. The only thing holding the glass on was the passenger's side of the glass. This is a huge safety issue as the glass could have just flown out at high speeds if I had rolled my windows down or it could have shattered because of vibrations at speeds. You need to investigate the failure of the adhesive used to put on all Ford Fusions and all sedans to see if there should be a forced recall. It was a fluke I found it before the window blew out or just shattered because of a vibration. It could be catastrophic if a rear windshield shatters at high speeds or flies out at high speeds. I have never heard of an adhesive failure like this on a windshield. I think Ford has a huge issue with this problem that has not been investigated. I should never have to worry about my windshield flying out or shattering because it is no longer glued down. Sorry, I did not take pictures of it. It was such a safety concern I went directly to the nearest place and got the windscreen adhesive and fixed it.

Filed Oct 26, 2023 · Visibility · IN

Wipers stopped working. Had fused checked. Fuse was not the problem. Ford dealer to complete diagnostic testing as no other auto repair shop will fix the issue. There are 22 reports for faulty wipers, wipers not working, Ford refusal to issue a recall. Meanwhile, they issued a recall for pickup truck wiper recall. Obviously, it is possible Ford Fusion Titanium 2013 and other vehicles could suffer the same issue(s). The cost is hundreds of dollars and Ford says "oh well." Meanwhile vehicles cost $20,000 + no accountability for faulty parts.

Filed Jan 26, 2021 · Visibility · 84,000 miles · MI

While driving in a light snow storm the windshield wipers stopped working. I tried to push down on the stalk to get them to work once and then tried to push it up to get to a set speed and nothing worked. About 3-5 minutes later they came on, wiped 3 times and then stopped again. This happened 3 times on my 30 minute drive. This intermittent issue could be very dangerous if the storm was worse. I was driving 45 MPH.

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Visibility · 105,000 miles · TX

Wiper motors stopped working out of nowhere. I took the vehicle to ford and they simply want me to pay to replace them. I could not afford at the time and told them to hold off on the repair. They did something for free that caused them to work for another month but are not working again. Ford refuses to investigate this, and sees it as my own personal problem. I see this is a major safety issue that should be looked into.

Filed Sep 17, 2020 · Visibility · 104,000 miles · PA

About a year after owning the vehicle the windshield wipers stopped working properly. It started as an intermittent problem and turned into them not working at all. This has happened after the dealer warranty ran out so naturally they would not accept the issue. They work somewhat now again, but one wiper is halfway up my windshield and the other keeps breaking of assuming becuase they are out of sync with each other. So I have one wiper that is on the driver side that sort of works and this vehicle I am still paying on, so it sucks because I cannot drive it and it won't pass inspection due to this. There are numerous other accounts online about the same issue and ford seems to ignore it. I just want a reliable vehicle that I'm paying for and so far this ford fusion has been nothing but issues.

Filed Jul 22, 2020 · Electrical, Visibility · 101,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. The contact stated that the air conditioning unit was inoperable. While attempting to roll the windows down, the window failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to barkhouser motors inc (3604 riverside dr, danville, va 24541) and the contact was informed there was no communication between the control modules. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000. *ln

Filed Feb 20, 2020 · Transmission, Visibility · 100,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. The contact stated that the low beam headlamps were extremely dim which caused a driving hazzard at night. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated during the failure. The contact referenced the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v553000 (exterior lighting). Additionally, upon start up on several occasions, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the service transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failures but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Dec 6, 2019 · Visibility · 43,595 miles · NY

On 02dec2019 while driving during a light snow, wipers on a 2013 fusion se at 43,595 miles failed to operate, lh wiper stayed vertical, rh wiper returned to park in horizontal position. Vehicle was taken to james ford in williamson ny where the problem was diagnosed as lh wiper motor failure. Repairs were made at a cost of $550.93.