Ford Taurus Visibility problems by year

On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.

Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "Windshield mounting." The windshields may potentially exhibit increased wind noise, water leakage, and squeaks and rattles.

Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper...

Road salt induced erosion of the wiper motor conductor strips could cause localized thermal stress within the glass.

The right quarter windows may contain glass which was improperly tempered. This glass may yield pieces larger than the maximum allowed by fmvss 205, glazing material...