BrakesTransmissionVisibility
Filed Apr 29, 2002
PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 02V-068. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 565475
1999 Ford F-350 Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Apr 29, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 413 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Ford F-350 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Heating & air conditioningElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 16, 2001
Fire reported
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
- NHTSA ID
- 894518
Visibility
Filed Jul 13, 2001
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
- NHTSA ID
- 892809
- Incident
- Jul 13, 2001
Visibility
Filed Jul 6, 2000
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
- NHTSA ID
- 864914
Visibility
Filed May 4, 2000
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
- NHTSA ID
- 861460
Visibility
Filed Feb 8, 2000
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
- NHTSA ID
- 854325
- Incident
- Aug 27, 1999
Visibility
Filed Feb 7, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 718406
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Sep 15, 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
- NHTSA ID
- 847841
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Sep 14, 1999
AIR INTAKE GETS CLOGGED WITH SNOW RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 711359
- Incident
- Dec 25, 1998
Visibility
Filed Aug 18, 1999
WINDSHIELS WIPER HOSES NOT SPRAYING HIGH ENOUGH ON WINDSHIELD TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 547975
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Aug 13, 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
- NHTSA ID
- 845053
- Incident
- Mar 17, 1999
Visibility
Filed Jul 9, 1999
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 708439
- Incident
- Apr 15, 1999
Visibility
Filed Sep 15, 1998
EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO SEE THE BACK END OF VEHICLE WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 827911
- Incident
- Sep 9, 1998
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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