Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 05174 | 10/07/2005 | 10018067 | Vacuum pump inoperative or runs continuously - climate control defaults to defrost mode. *tt | 12/14/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Sand and small pebbles are caught in the front side windows trim or weather stripping. this can only be cleaned with the window down. the grit in the weather stripping scratches the window until it is difficult to see out the window when head lights or sun shines in certain directions. ford has replaced the windows and weather stripping twice but this just starts the process of scratching over. i feel some type of fender extention is needed to stop the grit from being kicked up from the front tires. in the winter or on dirt roads the problem leads to cleaning the weather stripping daily or not using the windows. there is always a scratching sound as the windows go up and down | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 06/03/2006 | 7000 | 1 | 02/01/2006 |
| On 3 june, 2006, my daughter, while driving our 2006 ford pickup, met another vehicle on a narrow country road. the steep dropoff and nature of the road did not allow either driver to completely move over enough and the mirrors of the two trucks bumped. the mirror on the other truck, a chevrolet, broke away causing no injury to the driver and minimal damage to the vehicle. the mirror on my daughter's 2006 ford exploded sending shards of glass flying throughout the cab of the truck. my daughter required a trip to the emergency room, stitches, and follow up medical treatment. in addition to the flying glass, the mirror housing separated and one large section struck my daughter in the shoulder before coming to rest in the back seat of the extended cab truck while a smaller section of the housing landed in the truck's bed. both vehicles were traveling at about 30 mph and were slowing when they met. the chevrolet mirror detached with no injury and minimal damage. the ford mirror caused physical injury and over a $1000 in damages to the truck. there is obviously a vast difference in the design of the ford and chevy mirrors which caused this dangerous situation and harmed the ford's driver. pictures, medical records, and a statement were sent to ford but they refuse to acknowledge any problem with the design and refuse to make any comment on this situation. they have also refused to return the documents and pictures which i have submitted. we own 2005 and 2006 ford trucks and are now afraid to drive them with the windows open for fear of injury from possible flying glass in the event of an accident. *nm | |||