2005 Ford Escape Hybrid Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 178 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the visibility of the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, 1% of the 178 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,200 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.
“The rear window of my 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid shattered for no apparent reason while I was driving it this morning. I was traveling on a paved road doing approximately 70 kms/hour. I did not hit anything nor were temperatures extreme. The sound was like a rifle going off and glass shattered everywhere.”
NHTSA complaint #10245810, filed 2008-10, 36,400 miles“Driving at 8am between boulder, co and longmont, co, on october 15th, 2013. The temperature was around 30 degrees, which it had been around for the whole drive, about 45 minutes at that point. I had just come down from about 8000ft elevation to about 5000ft elevation (with a good bit of up and down and some bumpy roads in between), but had been at that elevation on city streets for about 15 minutes. There had been light snow in the mountains, but none once I was on the plains. …”
NHTSA complaint #10548035, filed 2013-10, 120,000 milesVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 8 | 3% |
| 2012 | 2 | 13% |
| 2011 | 1 | 3% |
| 2010 | 3 | 5% |
| 2009 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
63 complaintsSuspension
30 complaintsBody and structure
24 complaintsSteering
21 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsWheels
9 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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