2023 Ford Bronco · symptom sheet
Windshield wipers stop working
- 83owner reports
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Apr 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
90 of the 226 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 83 of those describe wiper failure, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2023 Bronco.
Tick what matches of 83 reports
Wiper failure on other Bronco years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2021.
What this problem usually is
These owners had the wipers stop working, often in the rain, which is the worst possible moment. More than half of the complaints here mention rain or a storm. This sheet is about wipers that quit working, not blades that streak.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wiper motor (23 reports) and the wiper switch (23 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2023 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“I live on the north Oregon coast, very rainy one minute, nothing the next. Rural area, could be anything man or beast in the road. The windshield wipers stopped operating in a heavy down pour even though I had the setting for the wipers on low. Felt unsafe, almost zero visibility. The wipers did not restart on their own, had to turn the switch on and off.”
Filed Feb 22, 2023
“Wipers go into intermittent mode, even during heavy rains causing a large visibility issue/concern.”
Filed Feb 5, 2023
“The wipers will slow down or stop even during heavy rain and on a constant setting (not an intermittent setting). I have to turn the switch on and off to get them to wipe continuously which is very dangerous during torrential rains.”
Filed Feb 5, 2023
“- Place windshield wiper switch to continuous (second from fastest setting) - Continuous wipers make 25 full wipes of windshield then cut back to slower setting - I have tested and repeated this more than 10 times â it happens around 90% of the time the wipers are in continuous mode”
Filed Feb 5, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 83 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Windshield cracks or distorts 55 reports