Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 12/25/1998 | 3 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Air intake gets clogged with snow resulting in engine failure. dealership denies there is a problem. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||
| While traveling smelled smoke. soon after that air conditioning fan stopped blowing . consumer pulled vehicle over, and noticed signs of a fire meltig the wiring harness. fuse panel and blower switch heater were replaced at consumer's cost. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | |||
| Blind spot portion on driver's side mirror points to left rear wheels. blind spot mirrors are not adjustable. consumer cannot move mirror to be able to see other cars. also, right blind spot mirror does not give the proper view, unabling driver to see other vehicles, which could result in an accident.*ak *ml | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| The consumer bought the camper package when the vehicle was purchased yet the consumer is unable to see around the camper with the rearview mirrors. nlm | |||
| 1 | 03/30/1999 | ||
| Extended driver side outside wide angle mirror does not provide the view the driver needs. *ak because the mirror is poorly designed, it is not large enough to see vehicles in adjacent lanes during changing lanes. *yh | |||
| 08/27/1999 | |||
| Exterior mirrors leave blind spot, and unable to make ajustment. noticed correction made on 2000 f350 models, but not 1999 models. dealer notified and informed consumer that nothing could be done. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Design of the mirrors (convex) do not allow the consumer to see properly, and is unable to adjust the mirros. an accident could result due to poor visibility or blind spot. dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that nothing can be done. nhtsa needs to look into this matter. *ak | |||
| 09/09/1998 | 1 | ||
| Exterior mirrors are not allowing consumer to see the back end of vehicle when needed. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 07/13/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling on highway at regular speed and without prior warning driver's side door window glass exploded and shattered inside of vehicle. there were no other cars around at the time. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Windshiels wiper hoses not spraying high enough on windshield to clean the windshield causing poor visibility during inclement conditions. nlm | |||
| 03/17/1999 | |||
| Windshield wipers failed to work properly while in use during in rainy weather. this caused poor visibility for the driver. removed the fuse to windshield wipers. will be taking to dealer to have wipers checked. *ak | |||
| 04/15/1999 | 08/01/1998 | ||
| Windshield wipers often won't turn off. at times i have to pull the fuss to stop the wipers, and replace the fuss to start them again. i had it in to the dealer two times, they first replaced the wiper motor, this did not fix it, so the next trip in, they replace the switch, this has not fixed it. | |||