Just don’t lift the wipers up.. If you’re remote starting the truck, the defrosters will unstick the wipers from the windshield pretty quickly. If you’re not remote starting the truck, you can usually just pull up on the wipers and let them smack back down a couple times to shake off any ice that’s accumulated.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
That works great in an inch or so of snow. On those six inch days having the blades up makes clearing the shield that much easier.
@ryanb45339 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman the wipers don’t really get in the way of the ice scraper/snow brush when they’re down. At least not in my experience.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
To each his own. My point was primarily that Ford added a silly feature. @@ryanb4533
@donaldredline9759 ай бұрын
U might also crack the windshield. I had a friend do that once.
@aaronlouviere57979 ай бұрын
Yeah scared the crap out of me the first time it happened lol. Luckily it didn’t chip my paint but I know 3M makes some clear protective automotive tape that could help. Not sure it does this on the Ecoboost also.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
It's likely the same firmware so I would guess it does the same on the eco. Adding in rubber clear tape might be worthwhile...
@Laststepp9 ай бұрын
So the worst feature only occurs through user error.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
It would be an easy firmware fix to not send power to the wipers until the user activated them, but if that's what you want to call it, sure.
@cameranmanner47017 ай бұрын
Fanboys call it user error. The real world its a design flaw.
@Laststepp7 ай бұрын
@@cameranmanner4701 triggered simps raging because they can't figure out simple processes
@cameranmanner47017 ай бұрын
@@Laststepp I certainly agree, by reading some Singleton's original post you tell he is triggered by the Creator of this video.
@plmn939 ай бұрын
I've driven in upper Midwest winters for over 30 years. There has not been one single time where I turned the wipers on when they were up. Never even crossed my mind to do so. Not a good idea to leave them up to begin with, since it stretches out the springs. Would much rather have this "issue" than the pop-out door handles many EVs are using, which are obviously designed by people who have never dealt with winter conditions. Those things are ridiculous.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
You missed most of the video if that was your takeaway friend. The wipers move as soon as the vehicle is turned on... My problem could easily be fixed with a firmware update. Fingers crossed ford reads my email! 🤣
@ianjay53018 ай бұрын
The immediate slamming down is called returning to the park position. This is NORMAL Putting the wipers up is not something Ford would recommend or expect an owner to do. The windshield may also get damaged if your raised wipers happen to slam down due to high winds. It is a case of "Doctor, it hurts when I hit my thumb with this hammer" Thumbs were not designed to be hit with a hammer. Hammers are meant to be used to drive nails. Use a windshield cover or, better yet, keep an ice scraper in the vehicle. Since the damage has already occurred and it is winter and touch up paint may not adhere well, dab a little Vaseline on the spot until the weather warms up.
@69jeffb699 ай бұрын
thats crappy man, i dont like to leave mine up anyway because it wears out the spring in the wiper faster.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Maybe that was their plan all along... To keep us from having them up for prolonged periods of time!
@samuelbutterworth43039 ай бұрын
If you read the manual you would know how the wipers work. I've driven in northern plains states for 55 years and have never put my wipers up from the windshield like that. Also, variant, not varient.
@steeltulsa29 ай бұрын
I bought on of those windshield covers at Walmart, flaps that are secured by the doors. I was driving home while everyone else was scraping and freezing.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
I get the appeal, I just don't know if I am one of those people that can be bothered to carry the cover with me and remember to put it in place 🤣
@donaldredline9759 ай бұрын
WOW, no big deal. I turn my key on, turn the wrappers on and as soon as it’s at the top I turn the key off and there they stay. I can remote start and they don’t move till I start with the key. I don’t lift them away from the glass, no problem.
@davefish92968 ай бұрын
How about a piece of door edge material to protect the edge ?? Use a tarp or better yet park it in a garage. Problem solved.
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
I wish my office had a garage :( And a tarp? Now you are just pulling nonsense out of somewhere I would rather not mention.
@DaveEspersen-eu3dc9 ай бұрын
If that is the worst, I feel for you. That was pathetic.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
I am not entirely sure if you are sympathizing or being mean... so... thank you?
@ridgview9 ай бұрын
So I have the XLT Hybrid with the Luxury Package and one of the features is a heater coil in the windshield for the wipers. To my mind, that should negate the need to raise your wipers and you can still remotely start your truck and defrost/melt around the wipers.
@crayrayc9 ай бұрын
let him have his worst feature 😂
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
I have one of the first. The feature you describe is not in the wipers. They did claim that the lip shoves some heat over the wipers on the outside. That is not enough if I have any more than an inch of snow.
@wearethelandrovers90144 ай бұрын
I have been driving for about 60 years and have lived in places where it gets to MINUS 40 and a foot or more of snow in a single night. I have never even heard of leaving wipers up like you show here. Your method is guaranteed to burn out the wiper motor if you have an inch of ice on the arms with the blades up.
@5353iceman9 ай бұрын
You can use clear nail polish you'll set in the wintertime and give me some protection till Spring. Then just use a little acetone in the springtime take the nail polish off and use your touch of pain that's what I do in New York
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Awesome tip!
@t0fast6 ай бұрын
I clicked on this vid cause I wanted to see how it would fare New England winters and you made that clear by trying to back up a 2 degree hill with less than an inch of snow and not being able to w/o having to do something the make it work. I would love the hybrid, but we have 6 months of winter here and it just wouldn't make sense, unfortunately.
@IllInformedHuman6 ай бұрын
That was the worst snow storm we had here this year. Sorry bud. Not every solution works for everybody.
@Gerald-c6v6 ай бұрын
The easiest way to keep snow out of the windshield wiper valley is use a windshield cover it covers the opening and keeps the valley clean no worries of it getting filled with snow and you do not need to raise the wipers I have not had any problem with snow here in Ontario Canada
@IllInformedHuman5 ай бұрын
Interesting concept, I have not hear of that. I will have to check it out!
@irvingfelker53846 ай бұрын
The wiper issue is user error not the vehicle
@IllInformedHuman6 ай бұрын
Falling off a staircase without a railing is user error, that doesn't mean the staircase should remain without railings.
@matthewgaines103 ай бұрын
Leaving the wipers up is convenient but the loss of it isn’t the end of the world. You can have your wipers up or remote start but not both. The wiper spring isn’t designed for long term extension. They will stretch over time. There is a wiper park procedure in the manual that you’re not using and should be used if you’re leaving your wipers up. What you’re doing isn’t recommended. Read your manual. I’m sure the Maverick Hybrid handles like other FWD cars in the snow. Tires for both FWD and AWD make the difference. More so on the FWD as far as getting started and maintaining forward movement.
@IllInformedHuman3 ай бұрын
I assume you are talking about what the manual refers to as the "service position". They say to run the wipers while in accessory mode until they are in the middle of the windshield unless obstructed with snow and ice. For "wiper park" it states that the mode will be active whenever you switch on the side mirror heat. The only precautions for wipers are to leave them off when going through a car wash and to not run them on a dry windshield. It does not state that they cannot be left in the service position. It also does not bring up that you can leave them in service position, thus the debate. I will assume you don't actually own a maverick since you have clearly not READ YOUR MANUAL!
@bmanaudio8 ай бұрын
Use a door edge guard on the hood lip. Problem solved.
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
The force at which this hits the lip is intense! It might last a little while :)
@keenetm9 ай бұрын
Dumb question if you have auto start to warm up your truck then why would you need to leave them up anyway , wouldn't your defrost have things ready to go by the time you get to your truck?
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Not when I have a bunch of snow. Over an inch on the windshield freezes them to the windshield and I have to dig around them. The defrosters don't work well in that condition.
@MikeJBlues8 ай бұрын
My wiper motor recently broke. Use caution. Spent a week in the dealership waiting to locate a replacement motor ( they barely found one in OKC)
@MikeJBlues8 ай бұрын
You could put a strip of door lip molding on you hood if you like to leave them up . Or just cover it all up with a big hefty yard bag
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
🤣@@MikeJBlues
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
oof, that does not sound fun. I will be careful!
@driver68444 ай бұрын
Or how about a strip of door molding on the wiper arm?@@IllInformedHuman
@mowcowbell9 ай бұрын
Problem solved, I park inside.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
😁
@rodneysherwin44899 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHumanLUCKY YOU TO HAVE A G E E R A G E. !!
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
I don't have a G E E R A G E ate work though...@@rodneysherwin4489
@rodneysherwin44899 ай бұрын
BTW ,, I AM ENVIOUS OF YER BLUE MAVERICK TRUCK VERY NICE LOOKIN GOOD..
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Thank you! I feel pretty lucky since they don't offer that color anymore with the maverick.
@qkopp2799 ай бұрын
Great video! Are those the stock continental tires?? Keep in mind too that the 2022-2023 mavericks have windshield wiper deicers. There are vents in the windshield that direct warm air onto the blades to melt ice. If you run the truck for 10 min from remote start, the wipers are always unstuck by the time I get out unless it’s inches of snow.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Yea, stock tires. The wipers do alright if it is just ice, however its the inches of snow part that happens fairly frequently around here. Digging the snow out of that gap is a pain in the butt! I should have mentioned that in the video 🥲
@qkopp2799 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman yea the windshield design as a whole was some cost cutting measures.
@Lonesomedoveloves9 ай бұрын
Living in Houston means no driving during snow and ice. A rare event here.
@theshop53319 ай бұрын
3 peak snowflake? Continental tires are mostly a very very poor choice, if they are the stock tire.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
must be nice... @@Lonesomedoveloves
@meagain28989 ай бұрын
A lot of vehicles have wipers that do that now
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
But does that make it a good feature?
@meagain28989 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman no. It is a bad feature. I’m stating that this is not only just the Maverick. Makes it very hard to change wiper blades. Auto engineers make things harder than they should be
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
oh, that makes sense. Yea, wholeheartedly agree! @@meagain2898 They must be part of some club where they get together and just copy each other's ideas
@thndr_54688 ай бұрын
If that is your biggest problem then it must be a pretty good vehiche!
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
Oh yea, You would have to offer 5X sticker for me to even consider trading it in!
@leegifford29429 ай бұрын
Never leave your wiper blades fully up like that at any time on any vehicle, regardless if you can. The springs are not built for that and that's a gust of wind away from a broken windshield. Just leave them down. Lift them up, slightly, to clean the snow away in the cowl, so your windows don't fog, and then put them back in place. This way if your wipers are iced up, it'll give them a chance to get heat on them to melt. Use your defrost and A/C, together, if possible, as the A/C acts as a defogger if your vehicle doesn't have an auto defog feature. If you can't do both the A/C and defrost together, crack a window open a bit. This creates equal air pressure and can help clear your fogged up windows faster.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Tell all of the Midwest that it is a bad idea to leave the wiper blades fully erect. I feel like you are being a bit of an alarmist in regards to your cracked windshield comment, but you do you. And, of course, there are a ton of solutions, I just wanted to vent... and maybe get ford to send a firmware update 🤣
@theshop53319 ай бұрын
Learned to leave ‘em up my first year in Chicago. 35 years ago sonny.
@jdgolf4999 ай бұрын
The wipers are not raised for "snow," they are left up only if freezing rain is predicted.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Its been my experience that when the temp is 31ish the first layer of snow that falls on the hood melts and then freezes. Freezing rain is also a good reason to raise the wipers@@jdgolf499
@Killbot7549 ай бұрын
There have been studies done on this. There’s nothing wrong with leaving wipers up.
@rodneysherwin44899 ай бұрын
JUST PARK IT FOR DAA VINTER LIKE YER TRACTOR,, NO PROBLEM EHH ??
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
What about when I am at work? I don't have access to a garage at work.
@davefish92968 ай бұрын
Haul that "more crap" windshield canvas around with you in the winter. Get rid of all your extra summer junk to make room. I change from summer to winter stuff every 6 months.
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
I don't have summer junk either? I keep my spaces neat and tidy @@davefish9296 👼
@ifixthings869 ай бұрын
Any car in the world resets the wipers when you turn it on. Also if you're remote starting, just have the defrost on high, that will take care of the windshield so you dont have to leave the wipers up. Or, just get in and drive, and forget the remote start.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Not "any car" has that silly lip. The lip with the auto reset at startup is a bad combo.
@ifixthings869 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman I didn’t say lip, I was referring to how they all go back to “home” when you turn on the car. But if youre going to remote start it, it isnt really necessary to flip them up, just blast the defrost.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Ive been leaving more time to allow for that now, When I get my car started I usually need to leave ASAP! lol@@ifixthings86
@blueforest45897 күн бұрын
Can you just throw a cover on the truck? When you finish your building you'll have covered parking. Problem solved.
@IllInformedHuman7 күн бұрын
The building awning is done, unfortunately it houses my tractors and combine so there is no room for the truck :(
@blueforest45897 күн бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman I see. I would just throw a blanket over the windshield. That's what I did in Colorado.
@GreatSolarBear9 ай бұрын
Buy a windshield SNOW cover
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
And lug more junk around with me? No thanks
@TNitroH8 ай бұрын
All vehicles go to the park position when turned on. I have 4 ford's and they all do that.
@IllInformedHuman8 ай бұрын
so... because a bunch of vehicles from the same manufacturer act the same way, it makes this a good feature?
@IrishWhiskeyParanormal9 ай бұрын
Wondering how the Maverick transformed from a car into a truck. What is the deal?
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
I just refer to it as a truck since that is what your wife called it the last time I dropper her off.
@DaveEspersen-eu3dc9 ай бұрын
Sarcasm.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
😮
@coletonfield72239 ай бұрын
Very much agreed it happened to me as well
@craigcraigster56059 ай бұрын
My Maverick has a deicing element for the wiper blades which quickly melts the blades and ice. I heard ford was only including them in the Canadian models af the 2023 model year. They work great.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
No heating element in the blades themselves with my 2022 here in the USA. Everyone tells me that there is a small amount of heat that gets radiated to them though. Not as quick of a solution but I suppose it's something!
@craigcraigster56059 ай бұрын
@@IllInformedHuman the element in my truck is built into the windshield where the wipers sit. When I turn on the max defrost and heated mirrors it melts ice/snow pretty fast around the wipers.. rear window should have standard defrosting elements. Pretty dumb not having as standard safety feature.
@IllInformedHuman9 ай бұрын
Yea, I agree. I have gotten used to "USA" products not meeting the needs of the entire country. They seem to focus only on a handful of states. @@craigcraigster5605
@stevemlejnek70739 ай бұрын
Not sure where you are. I'm in Wisconsin too, a but North of Madison. I have an XLT ecoboost AWD coming. Hopefully I'll take delivery around Christmas.