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Search Results   Report Date : February 9, 2010 at 08:48 PM NHTSA Action Number : PE99049 00V072000 NHTSA Action Number : PE99049 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : 00V072000 Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          FORD / EXPLORER     1997-1999      MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER     1997-1999 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Component : VISIBILITY Date Investigation Opened : July 28, 1999 Date Investigation Closed : April 24, 2000 Summary: ODI has received 35 complaints alleging malfunction of the windshield wipers on certain 1997-1999 Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers. The complainants allege that the wiper system is prone to erratic operation including failure to operate consistently during precipitiation as well as inadvertent operation when the control switch is disengaged. Of the 35 complaints received,11 allege that the wipers stopped sweeping the windshield without warning, 16 allege inadvertent operation, and 8 allege to have experience both conditions. Wipers are a critical automotive safety system without which a vehicle operator is unable to adequately see the road surface and other vehicles during precipitation. This inability to see could result in a crash. A Preliminary Evaluation is warranted to invetigate the alleged problem. Check to Request Research. Submit below.