2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the visibility of the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid, 5% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,300 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.
“Parked the vehicle in my driveway. Opened the rear window to get an item from the back of my vehicle. Closed the window, and the window exploded and the glass shattered into small pieces inside my vehicle and all over my driveway. Most of the glasses remain intact on the window but was only barely hanging. The shattered pieces came mainly from both sides. It happened around 5:20pm and the temperature was around 30 degree.”
NHTSA complaint #10562281, filed 2014-01, 49,300 miles“At about 6:30 pm this evening, a friend and I went to the car to go to store. We opened the back hatch and put in a couple items we were planning on returning in the back. My friend shut the back hatch and the back window shattered violently sending glass in all directions. Both of us were hit by flying glass pieces. The glass shattered in so many small pieces that it was throughout the inside of the car and covered a radius on her driveway and lawn of about ten feet. …”
NHTSA complaint #10554167, filed 2013-11, 80,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10057834Jul 1, 2015Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. Please use at your discretion. Various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter…
Visibility (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 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid
18 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsEngine
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 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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