# 2000 FORD F-250 SD — VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `559824` · 2005-10-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-250 SD
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT  WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR  MALFUNCTIONED NOT LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE LATER FOUND  NHTSA RECALL  01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/ WASHER MOTOR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HE STATED THAT THE  WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER MOTOR GEAR CASE COVER BEGAN TO BURN, ALMOST CAUSING HIS ENTIRE TRUCK TO CATCH  ON FIRE IF HE HAD NOT SEEN IT IN TIME. AFTERWARDS, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE  IT WAS  ALREADY COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HE FELT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN REPAIRED  CORRECTLY THEN WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE WIPER MOTOR GEAR COVER. *AK
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