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How about windshield spryers that really mist and don't just piss a stream of water in the center of your windshield!!! I seem to be the only person that finds this a problem. At least that is what Ford has told me! I sure wish some others would chime in if you agree.

My 2006 VW rabbit had a front passenger seat that folded down forward flat. I was able to fit a large number of 8 footers inside just a little screwed and shut the back hatch. I was wondering if I might be able to take apart my front seat and find a way to be able to remove the hard stop. Has anyone done this? Sure would be another nice thing Ford should think about doing. It was one feature I will miss about the rabbit. Another idea ,, It would probably be worth a few minutes to unbolt and take out that front seat for an more extended use situation.

Nice! You can see in the Bowles slide show that part of the problem with the TC is the nozzels are mounted back on the hood so the fluid stream hits the windshield straight on and not at an upward angle like most cars.

Ford CS called back today and said this problem is being looked at. For now the new low profile blades are at least an improvement.

Thanks for your comments - TC Owners please do not just keep silent about this. Please reply to this. I don't mind buying a new set of wiper blades but there noithing I know of how to fix the spray jets. My Ford service manager said there is no adjustment and nothing he could do to fix it unless Ford comes out with replacement jets. We need to get more complaints going on here or Ford will do nothing about the spray jets!

Maybe you got something different on yours? Probably if you drive up north on snowy roads that get road salt you will be in for a very unpleasant experience! It is the worst car I have ever driven with the stock wiper blades in those conditions. That's the problem , folks are not complaining because in rain or even occasional snow it does not look to bad. Depending the snow conditions and road conditions it can at time looks fine. But , Put on a set of new Proline wipers and you will see the difference, even in light rain. Lets hear from more of you from up north that have this issue and can appreciate what I am saying. Per my Ford service manager , Ford has no problem reports about this! New wiper blades are easy and a big help but they need to fix the spray jets to. I have never see a new car that won't mist. Both the service manger and sales person agreed that there is a serious problem but said they had nothing they could do. Agree about the tires to , they are very marginal for snow. Most front wheel drive cars with all season tires handle much better in snow. I wonder if these are even all season tires. This van needs to come equiped to handle snow or tell us that upfront when we buy it. Need to have more complaints or Ford will do nothing. Let hear some more folks.

Perhaps yours is an atypically bad example, and better visibility is always safer, but the generally-poor rear widow wipers/washers are hardly likely to become a life-and-death safety issue for anyone who wasn't already pretty far up Darwin's "short list" to begin with. Not that TC is necessarily the best method, but the herd today could probably benefit from a little culling anyway. I have noticed, however, that driving a windowless Cargo TC creates all manner of blind spots. While they're no worse than any other panel truck, it does accentuate the additional benefit multi-view European mirrors would provide, and the Reverse Sensing System becomes downright indispensable. Truth be told, I may have jumped the gun again. For as much as the windowless paneled cargo Van may better-suit my practical needs, I feel much safer driving the wagon with at least some visibility; and had I been thoughtful enough to test drive a 110A through a wide variety of situations, I'd probably have considered alternative arrangements like the OEM Rear Window Grilles and/or vinyl-covering for the side windows in addition to caging them more diligently. For the time being, however, I've already decided on a multi-view camera system to provide a continuous multi-perspective video feed in lieu of a windshield-mounted rear-view mirror that switches to a conventional backup camera when in reverse; and I'm already in contact with several EU Ford dealers working the logistics and cost of obtaining a set of multi-perspective side mirrors. Perhaps I'll be trading again before the year is through; but even so, I don't feel too bad given how I was able to "get out" of the Wagon and into an identically-equipped Cargo (absent the FWS computer) while managing to put a few dollars in my pocket in the process (not to mention the seats, seat belts, and seat mounting brackets from my original Wagon that are now sitting in my garage). I am only complaining about the front windshield wipers and washer spray nozzels. I don't have any big issue about the back windows. They are OK by me and I would agree certainly not a safety concern. I do especially like the big side door window. I don't think I could get by without it. As for parking this van is much better than I expected ! I can back into my over stuffed garage and park it on a dime. It can manuver better than most compact cars.

If you found out you really needed the cargo version then trading in vs doing a retrofit does not sound so extream. I bought the wagon only because my wife insisted and either way I am happy with it. The ironic part for you is I read somewhere that Ford imports them all as wagons and in Jersey they take out the seats and windows and turn 90% of them back into cargo vans . They do this so they can import them as passanger vs. commecial vehicles thus paying less is fees. The actual dealer invoice for the wagon is only $200 more than the cargo van so I can believe this. Which , BTW is what I paid for the van so it pays to shop for a good deal before you pull the trigger. The mark up on the wagons is much higher than the cargo vans. I am very tollerant about most things and I can write pages about all the things I like about this van . The windshied situation is the only thing I don't like and is a safety issue! Ford needs to get out of denial mode or people will get killed and they will pay more in the long run than just putting on the correct blades and making a simple change to the washer jets. The blades may be good for cars but they just don't work well on this van. If you look close even in rain you will notice your wippers are leaving behind a very light film of water. On a salt covered wet expressway it turns into total white out that these wiper blades can not clear and the washer jets only smear it worse. Those of you that live warmer climates probably are not noticing it so much but you will realize a big improvement if you change to the better blades. I wonder if anyone from Ford reads this suff?

I live in Rochester NY so lots of ice, snow and salty roads. I have had a new Transit for about a month now and and very happy with everything else but I was shocked buy how bad the entire windshield cleaning situation is. First off the washer spray jets do not mist like most other cars. They just shoot two solid streams of water at the center of the widshield one each side. The blades are very poor and can not clean it. What I got was a smeared mess that is very difficult to see through. I was having to just pump fluid continally on it to drive. I have never driven a car that was as bad as this! OK, so , I want back to the dealer with it. They did agree it was bad and the other new ones they had were equally bad. They put on a new set of staock blades and that was all they would do and it did not help/ finally went to Pep Boys today and got a new set of the new type of low profile blades ( Pro Line) and now I can see!! If they would fix the spray jets it would be even better. I have call into Ford Customer service and am waiting to hear back. Is any one else having this problem or am I the only one out here???? I gota ask how can Ford possibly not test and know about this. It is such a simple thing to fix and and critical safety issue. I paid over $22K for a new car and the first thing I have to do is get rid of the junk wiper blades!