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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2003 Ford E550 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
8%of 66 total for the year
Median mileage
200miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the visibility of the 2003 Ford E550, 8% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 200 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“We bought a Ford f150 around august of 2003. We had no problems until march or april of 2004. Since then it has happened numerous times that the wipers have not functioned while driving in the rain. At the beginning, they would work in the selected mode but if you changed the setting, they would stop. This had happened about eight times. However, it has progressed to stopping after a couple of minutes, no matter what mode you are in. The rain in louisiana comes down in torrents, you cannot see even with the wipers on full speed. When you have none, it will be catastrophic. …”

NHTSA complaint #10078421, filed 2004-06, 70 miles

“My wife has a 2003 mustang and I have a 2003 f-150 truck.both vehicles have had the windshield wiper blades replaced mainly on the drivers size many times .they go bad within a month or two causing them to bonce across the window ,when this happens you can hardly see, the dealer says you need to change them once a year but as you see it is many times a year .we use a 2004 f-350 truck in work that is doing the same thing .”

NHTSA complaint #10112768, filed 2005-03

“2003 Ford explorer tailgate glass the tailgate cracks form the point of where the glass starts and the tailgate ends this is a plastic or fiberglas part that has the vertical crack.”

NHTSA complaint #10182151, filed 2007-02

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200358%

Other parts of the 2003 Ford E550

Engine cooling
20 complaints
Tires
9 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Ford E550

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology