2004 Ford F-150 complaints

HELLO I OWN A 2004 F150 I WAS DRIVING AND MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN FOR NO REASON I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2004 F150 TRUCKS THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS A PLASTIC PART THAT FAILS I WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS A CLEAR DAY IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN SNOW OR OTHER HEAVY INCLEMENT WEATHER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE IS THIS AGENCY INVESTIGATION THIS ISSUE? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOWS WILL FAIL SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE WINDOWS IN MY 2004 F-150. THE WINDOWS WOULD JUST FALL INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE MECHANISM NO LONGER WORKED. AS I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I NOTICED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I HOPE FORD MOTOR COMPANY LOOKS INTO THIS AND WE WILL ALL BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. THANK YOU. *TR

FAILURE OF BOTH CAM PHASERS RESULTING IN ENGINE PROBLEMS AND DECREASED GAS MILEAGE ALONG WITH EMISSION FAILURE. *TR

FAILURE OF SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR IN TWO YEARS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS TIME AND NEARLY SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY AFTER I THOUGHT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE REGULATOR FAILING. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AS A SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT IN A CRASH CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REGULATORS. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY WILL NOT RECALL OR OFFER A FIX. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE: I HAVE NOW REPLACED 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS. MY OUT OF POCKET COST IS SLIGHTLY OVER $900.00. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING.ONE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AT 55MPH. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND WEATHER COULD POSE A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. MORE IMPORTANT IS CONSUMER PROTECTION. THREE FAILURES IN JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS IS INDICATIVE OF MANUFACTURER USING SUBSTANDARD PARTS OR COMPONENTS. FORD SHOULD CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COMPENSATE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO BEAR THE COST OF REPAIR FOR SUBSTANDARD WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS. THE DATE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENTS WERE CLOSE TO THE LISTED DATE THE MOST RECENT WAS SEPTEMBER 1 OF THIS YEAR. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE BY A LOCAL SHOP RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO REFINE THE DATES AND EXACT MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN FOUR OUT OF EIGHT SPARK PLUGS FRACTURED WHILE THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THEM TO TUNE UP THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPLACED EIGHT SPARK PLUGS WAS % 916.12. UPDATED 10/05/11

I'M A 16 YEAR VETERAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOMETIME IN APRIL 2011, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE WINDOW FALLING MADE A LOUD NOISE. I COULD HEAR THE WIND AND I LOOKED BACK AND DIDN'T SEE A WINDOW IN THE DOOR. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS SOMEONE SHOT THE GLASS OUT. MY ATTENTION TO DRIVING WAS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST PARKING LOT I SAW AND REALIZED THE GLASS WAS NOT BROKEN BUT HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. TODAY 9/2/2011, I WAS REPAIRING THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL. I THOUGHT HOW IRONIC IS THIS. I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASED THE PART AND RETURNED HOME. I HAVE FIXED BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS, BUT I FEEL THIS COULD CAUSE A TRAFFIC CRASH. I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR THIS REPAIR AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING TO EVENT. THE RIGHT WINDOW LOWER ON ITS OWN WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 65MPH. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT FORD DEALER @ COST OF $235. *TR

RISING DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS BEING RAISED, IT STOP APPROX 3/4 WAY UP, AFTER TRAVELING APPOX 2 MILES AT 30 MPH THE WINDOW LOWER. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR

SPARK PLUGS FAILING. FORD SAY THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE RATED FOR 100,000 MILES. COST STARTS AT $300 AND CAN GO UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE FAULT IS THAT FORD INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS THAT CAN GAUL OR REACT WITH THE AL BLOCK. THIS MEANS THE PLUGS MIGHT BREAK ON REMOVAL LEAVING PARK OF THE SPARK PLUG IN THE BLOCK. THE BLOCK WOULD THEN NEED TO BE DRILLED OUT TO REMOVE THE REMAINING PART OF THE SPARK PLUG. IT IS ALSO A KNOWN FACT THAT SOME OF THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT OF THE BLOCK ON THEIR OWN.

2004 FORD F150 LARIAT. RIGHT REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DOPPED INTO THE DOOR. THW WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. WHNN THE WINDOW WENT DOWN THE NOISE WAS DISTRACTING AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO STOP. AFTER STOPPING, I EXITED THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE TIRES I DECIDED TO LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED I WAS PREPARED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO S SHOP. IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THAT THE RR WINDOW WAS DOWN. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP AND COULD NOT DO SO WITH EITHER THE DRIVER WINDOW CONTROLL OR THE RR DOOR CONTROL. *TT

PASSINGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WITHOUT WARNING, FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE WINDOW DISAPPEARED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DISTRACTION COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED AT YOUR WEB SITE AND DISCOVERED THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIE ROD ENDS, WHICH WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

2004 FORD F150 LARIAT WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING. I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOW TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY INTO THE DOOR CAVITY WHICH CAUSES ALARM TO THE DRIVER POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THEY JUST DROPPED LEAVING THE WINDOW OPEN AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM MY BROTHER IN LAW WHEN IT WAS 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE TIMELY. THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY MECHANICS SHOP. IT WAS LATE SO HE GAVE ME A RIDE HOME. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY HE CALLED TO SAY THAT HE RAN A SCOPE AND FOUND THAT THE PISTON WAS GONE AND IT WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. HE LOOKED AT BUYING A USED ENGINE FROM REPUTABLE DEALERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN USED ENGINES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WON'T BUY THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE BECAUSE THEIR DEFECTIVE AND THEY'VE YET TO SEE A GOOD ONE. I'VE BEEN WAITING IN THE HOPES OF BUYING A USED WRECK WITH LOW MILEAGE. A REBUILT ENGINE RUNS $5,905.00 INSTALLED WITH A 3 YEAR 100K WARRANTY. IN MY CONVERSATION WITH JASPER THE WOMAN IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THIS ENGINE WAS REBUILT WITH THE UPGRADES TO THE WEAK TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM THAT FORD HAD DESIGNED INTO THE ENGINE. I CALLED FORD AND OF COURSE THIS WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT YEAR TRUCK AND ENGINE ARE "DROPPING LIKE FLIES". HE HAD ONE IN IS LOT ALREADY AND SAW AN ADD IN THE LOCAL PAPER OF AN 04 F-150 FOR SALE WITH BLOWN MOTOR. HE THOUGHT IT WAS ME BUT SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? IF SO, HOW MANY AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FORCE A COMPANY TO REMEDY A PROBLEMS THEY CREATED? MY MAINTENANCE OF M

I WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE RANKS OF FORD F150 OWNERS WHO HAD THE NIGHTMARISH EXPERIENCE OF SIMPLY NEEDING SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SPARKPLUG DESIGN, I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO DO A SIMPLE TUNE UP. TWO SPARKPLUGS BROKE AND HE IS STILL RESEARCHING HOW TO PROCEED WITHOUT INCURRING THE MOST EXPENSE. TELLS US ABOUT INEXPENSIVE RECALL ITEMS, IS IT BECAUSE THIS IS EXPENSIVE THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED RECALL ON THIS DESIGN FLAW? *TT

WHILE DRIVING IN UP STATE NY, GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO OPEN FOR NO REASON. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY OPEN AND FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOW AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT THE CAR TO LOOK AT TO TRY AND FIX IT TOLD ME THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED AND TAPED IT SHUT. I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME AND I HAD TO GET HOME TO TRY AND GET THE WINDOW FIXED. PS: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND I HAD TO GET THE REGULATOR REPLACED FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO IT'S DEFAULT AND ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON ALL IT'S WINDOW REGULATORS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 71,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 09/12/11

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 F150 XLT SUPERCREW FOR A YEAR NOW AND THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR IN ALL 4 WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN DURING THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW LAST NIGHT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE - TO MY KNOWLEDGE POOR HANDLING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, DISCOVERED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKEN AT 120,000 MILES TRUCK IS USED PRETTY MUCH AS A PASSENGER VEHICLE CURRENTLY REPLACING BOTH FRONT SPRINGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURE BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER REFUSED ANY FURTHER SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,989.

TWO OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKE CAUSING SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. THE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND DEFECTIVE. THE LAST MALFUNCTION OCCUED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW FELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I HEARD A POPPING NOISE LIKE SOMEBODY THREW SOMETHING AT THE TRUCK AND THEN THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. MY WIFE AND I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS POSES A LARGE SAFETY RISK TO THEM. THESE PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. THE REGULATOR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL OFF TRACK. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WINDOW FAILURE. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW JUST DROPPED OUT OF THE TRACK DUE TO A WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2004 FORD F-150 ... ALL 4 OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ! ALSO MY 5TH REAR WINDOW IS GOING OUT TOO ...I'M TIRED OF PAYING OUT SO MUCH MONEY FOR THEM TO JUST FAIL AGAIN ! 2 OF MY WINDOWS WON'T EVEN GO UP ANYMORE AND THE INSIDE OF MY TRUCK IS GETTING DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY! I HOPE NOTHING FLIES INTO MY TRUCK WHEN IM DRIVING OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT! THE WINDOWS JUST STOP WORKING NO REASON AT ALL! PLEASE HELP THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT NOT AFTER!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL MODULE FAILED. BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,715. UPDATED 09/21/2011 *LN *TR

THERE ARE OVER 450 COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE IS MINE I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES, 2 WHILE DRIVING. THE DANGEROUS ONE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT NIGHT DURING A RAIN STORM. FORD DEALER STATES HE REPLACES 1-2 A WEEK BUT IS NOT YET A RECALL. HE SAYS IT WONT GET A RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I THINK IT IS A KNOWN DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BUT WONT UNTIL A RECALL IS MANDATORY. PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE "SOMEONE DIES" AND "ONLY THEN" MANDATES A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSION WAS FRACTURED AND THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE POWER WINDOW, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLES AND THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/30/11*JB

STARTED TO NOTICE SHAKING WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE AND EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR END CUTCHES AND ALL BEARINGS IN THE REAR END HOUSING. THE LAST TIME IT TOTALED OVER $900.00 AND 17,000 MILES AFTER IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS APPARANTY A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE DEALERS STOCK AL REQUIRED PARTS AND ARE NOT UNAWARE OF THIS FAIURE. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME FAIURE HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN 70,000 MILES AND THE MORE PEOPLE I TALK TO THE MORE I FIND THAT MOST HAVE HAD AT LEAST 1 FAIURE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS YET TODAY IN 2011 MODELS. *TT

AS I WAS PARKING MY F150 I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. I APPLIED FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF SO IT WOULD NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME FINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE GARAGE FOUND NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BECOME LODGED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,123.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN THE WINDOW FAILED AND FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PLASTIC REGULATOR HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED JULY 6,2011. UPDATED 08/31/2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED DISC IN HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN TOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2004 F 150 LARIAT DRIVERS DOOR BROKE ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO DROP SCARING ME SO BAD THAT I WENT OFF THE ROAD JUST MISSING CRASHING INTO SEVERAL TREES. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HAD SHOT OUT MY WINDOW, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A THUNDER STORM. THE ROADS WERE WET, BUT THERE WAS KNOW WARNING WHEN THE WINDOWBROKE, THEN I WAS GETTING HIT IN THE FACE WITH RAIN IT FELT LIKE GLASS HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD, I HAVE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE MASSIVE IN NUMBERS WITH A BIG EXPENSE TO FORD CUSTOMERS. THIS MANY CASES SEEMS MORE THAN JUST A FLUKE INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, I'M SO LUCKY TO BE HERE NOW I JUST MISSED THOSE TREES AND MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN TO ONE OF MY OTHER REMAINING WINDOWS AND DOES NOT WANT TO RIDE WITH ME ANYMORE.. *TR

THE LEFT REAR WINDOW, RIGHT REAR WINDOW, RIGHT FRONT WINDOW ABRUPTLY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON ALL THREE DOORS. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND MY OWN INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE 2004 FORD F1 50 PICKUP TRUCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE 2004 F150 PICKUP TRUCK ARE INDEED DEFECTIVE BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART UNLESS YOUR ORGANIZATION ORDERS THE RECALL. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE COME ACROSS SCORES OF OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. ALTHOUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WE FORD OWNERS DO FEEL THAT IT IS. DRIVING AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THREE WINDOWS ABRUPTLY DROP INTO THE CAVITY OF THE DOOR IT COULD AND PROBABLY AS BEEN THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS. WE URGE YOU TO PETITION FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL THE 2004 THROUGH 2006 FORD F1 50 PICKUP TRUCK AND REPLACE THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS.

THE WINDOW STARTED MAKING NOISE WHILE ROLLING UP AND DOWN AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING OFF THE TRACK.. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINDOW FELL COMPLETELY IN THE DOOR. WE REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND SEEMS TO WORK FINE, UNTIL 3 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THE SAME PART ON MY TRUCK WHEN THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTS IN THE PARTS. I SEE MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! GOD FORBID THE WINDOW SHATTER WHILE MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE TRUCK. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM DOJ FORWARDING A LETTER FROM RE HIS 2004 FORD F-150 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER BOTCHED THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACEMENT, AND NOW THE COST TO REPLACE ALL EIGHT SPARK PLUGS IS $2200 WHEN HE WAS ORIGINALLY QUOTED A PRICE OF $335. *JB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE AND NEEDED EXTRA CARE AND A SPECIAL SOLVENT. UPDATED 07/19/11. *JB

SUBJECT: RECALL - FORD TRUCK 2004 F- 150, RECALL #: 11S18 DEAR ADMINISTRATOR: ON MAY, 20, 2011. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD COMPANY ABOUT THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. FOR THE RECORD I TRIED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED, I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND BOTH SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON FORD TO SEND THE PART AND THAT THEY HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR THAT PART . MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WAS GIVEN TO BOTH DEALERS THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PART IS IN. IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET, THE REASON I AM WRITING IS TO HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT I TRIED TO FIX IT. 1-DEALER CALLED: DON DAVIS FORD, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 817-588-544 . TALKED TO PERSONS[XXX], ON (5/24/11, THEN ON 5/31/11, THEN ON 6/7/11. 2- DEALER CALLED: GRAND PRAIRIE FORD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 972-352-8000. TALKED TO A LADY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE. ON 6/13/11. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 FORD F150. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. UPDATED IVOQ 06/30/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND CONTACT THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE TSUNAMI IN JAPAN, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE HALTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE TIME IN WHICH THE RECALL WOULD PERSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW TRACK INSIDE THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TRACKS WERE REPLACED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TRACKS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AFTER A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME.. I WALKED BACK TO MY TRUCK IN A HUGE PARKING LOT TO FIND MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOWN. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS MY TRUCK WAS BROKEN IN TO.. BUT AFTER LOOKING AROUND, I FIND THAT MY WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE "AGAIN"!! THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW THAT HAS DONE THIS!! I NEVER EVEN ROLL THE BACK WINDOW DOWN SO IT CANT BE FROM ABUSING THE HARDWARE.. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SOO!! MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND HE HAD TWO WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLT IN THE STEERING BOX WAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY TIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS HOME THEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED ONE OF THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING BOX WERE BROKEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. IT IS STUCK DOWN. I COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALL ON THE WINDOW BUT GOOGLED AND FOUND THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF FORD F150 OWNERS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK. 3 WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #11S18 FROM FORD MOTOR CO,EXPLAINING THAT A DEFECT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO SPONTANEOUS INFLATE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALER, SHEEHY FORD OF WARRENTON, VA. TO SCHEDULE SERVICE TO ADDRESS THE HAZARD, BUT THEY SAID FORD "HAD UNDERESTIMATED DEMAND ON THE RECALL" AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE "THE NECCESSARY PARTS" TO FIX MY VEHICLE, AND TO CALL BACK "IN A COUPLE OF DAYS." THAT'S BEEN THEIR RESPONSE NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. THE LETTER FROM FORD STRESSES THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF MY VEHICLE'S DEFECT, BUT THE DEALER IS SUGGESTING FORD SENT OUT LETTERS AND ALERTED PEOPLE TO THE PROBLEM WITHOUT PRODUCING ENOUGH REPLACEMENT PARTS TO FIX IT. THE SITUATION IS NOT BEING HANDLED PROPERLY. 3 WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER, MY DEALER HAS YET TO ACT, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ENTERING A RAMP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE HEAD AND SUSTAINED MINOR BODY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND FACILITY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 11V107000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATER MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.