Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Ford Escape has 30 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
30
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | We replaced new battery and the wiper arms and motor act up and destroy the wiper arm and motor for ... |
| Mar 26, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed i... |
| Jan 25, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was driving in the snow and the wipers had stopped completely . The passenger doesn’t move at all.... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Both of my windshield wipers completely stopped working. The cost would be over a grand to fix it. S... |
| Dec 13, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield wiper malfunction While granddaughter and children were driving in rain on freeway, wiper... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2013 FORD Escape. The contact stated that the windshield wiper motors lost functi... |
| May 7, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was driving when my panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded. It sounded like a gunshot. Glass was... |
| May 6, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS F... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WIPERS HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING MULTIPLE TIMES AT THIS POINT EVEN AFTER REPLACING 2 MODULE... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTION. WIPERS STOP WORKING RANDOMLY MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. WI... |
| Mar 27, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPER STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORMY DAY, IN ROUTE TO MY HOUSE. |
| Oct 7, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK AT THE SAME TIME. VERY OFTEN ONE OR THE OTHER WILL COMPLETE... |
| Jul 19, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED ALL OVER HER AND MY DAUGHTER. SHE WAS IN AN AREA W... |
| Apr 29, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER WILL RANDOMLY STICK IN THE UP POSITION. THIS CAUSES BOTH WIPERS TO STOP WOR... |
| Jan 6, 2017 | VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AND MY BACK WINDSHIELD MADE A POPPING SOUND AS A BASEBALL SIZED PIECE... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | RAIN SENSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WONT TURN ON 60,700 MILES DEALER SAYS SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS |
| Oct 20, 2016 | VISIBILITY | TAKATA RECALL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WINDSHIELD JUST CRACK AND THE NEXT WEEK ANOTHER CRACK WASNT HIT ... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE BACK ONE WORKS FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE F... |
| Aug 5, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AUG. 5, 2015. IT WAS RAINING THAT EVENING, AND THE WIPER QUIT WORKING WHILE MY ... |
| Dec 20, 2014 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | ON DECEMBER 20, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM WE WERE DRIVING ON I15 - INTO SALT LAKE CITY - 19 MILE... |