2004 Ford F-150 complaints

MY 1 AND A HALF YR OLD SON AND I HAD JUST PULLED UP TO CHURCH. I ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW TO TALK TO A RELATIVE AND AS I PRESSED THE DOWN BUTTON I HEARD A LOUD POP. I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, SO I WENT TO QUICKLY ROLL THE WINDOW UP AND CHECK THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, I REALIZED IT WAS THE WINDOW THAT MADE THE POP BECAUSE THE WINDOW QUICKLY FELL THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE TRUCK. AS I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION, MY SON AND I HAD TO DRIVE 15 MILES HOME GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR IN THE COLD FEBRUARY NIGHT (I HAD TO BUNDLE HIM UP AS BEST AS I COULD) BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER OPTION FOR US TO GET HOME (AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP). AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE (AND TALKING TO FORD DEALERS) FOUND OUT IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND QUITE COMMON IN 2004 FORD F150 LARIATS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 - 70 MPH! 09/27/10 (63500 MILES) - DRIVING IN TOWN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW. NO FORD DEALER IN OUR TOWN WE HAD TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES IN THE COLD OF OCTOBER WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN THE WINDOW (THAT KEPT MOVING AND CAUSING THE WINDOW TO CONTINUOUSLY FALL INTO THE TRUCK AND HAVING TO MAKE MANY STOPS ALONG THE WAY). SAME ISSUE - WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. 04/10/11 (69000 MILES) - DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH IN TOWN THE WINDOW STARTED TO FALL INTO THE TRUCK. AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED,

ORIGINAL OWNER OF TRUCK, 37,000 MILES. TERRIBLE VIBRATION/SHUDDER WHEN TURNING. NOW IT ALSO DOES THIS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT OVER 45 MPH. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FREEZE UP. WAS TOLD IT IS ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS IS WRONG FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I'VE READ LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

2004 FORD F15, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND IN FAR RIGHT LANE OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. THE BALL OF TRAILER HITCH BECAME DISENGAGED FROM POWER UNIT. UNIT 1 TRAILER SEPARATED FROM THE POWER UNIT AND TRAVELED ONTO INSIDE BERM, STRIKING BARRIER WALL, CAUSING CAR A TOP TRAILER TO SLIDE FORWARD OFF OF TRAILER. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0072-90)*JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTIVATION WHEN SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I KNOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY THIRD WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR, THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED DOWN. THE SECOND TIME SAME THING ONLY IT WAS RAINING, NOW THIS THIRD TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HER TO SCREAM (SHE IS ONLY 8) WITH HER DOING THAT I ALMOST WRECKED US ALL. I DID NOT KEEP THE PARTS FROM THE FIRST TWO BUT WILL KEEP THE THIRD WHEN I GET IT FIXED LATER THIS WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE THE TECHNICIAN WAS PERFORMING THE REPAIR, THE SPARK PLUGS FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 4-DOOR F150, AND HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW MOTORS, ONE IN EACH DOOR. THE 3RD ONE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE FIRST TWO HAPPENED BACK TO BACK IN 2010, SO IF THE PATTERN FOLLOWS, I'LL BE FORKING OUT MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THE FINAL ONE. ON THE FIRST 2 OCCURANCES, THE CAR WAS MOVING, AND THE WINDOWS JUST FELL DOWN. THE 3RD OCCURENCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND IF THESE WINDOWS FALL DOWN WHEN THEY ARE NEAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. THERE IS A OBVIOUS SIGN THAT THESE WINDOW MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND 1 OF THEM BREAKING, BUT I'M GOING ON 3, AND JUST WAITING FOR THE FINAL ONE TO BREAK HERE SHORTLY! THEN AFTER READING ALL THE 2004/2005 F150 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A COINCIDENCE AMONGST ALL F150 OWNERS! IT'S SAD THAT FORD CANNOT STAND BY THEIR "SO CALLED" #1 SELLING TRUCK. PEOPLE SPEND A GREAT DEAL ON THEIR CARS, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE SPENDING THEIR HRAD EARNED MONEY ON, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A RATHER REGULAR ISSUE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE!

MY FORD F-150 TRUCK BLEW THE #5 SPARK PLUG. BROKE THE COIL ON THE SPARK PLUG. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND THE REPAIRS COST ME ABOUT $90. ON MARCH 21ST, THE TRUCK BLEW THE #3 PLUG. THIS TIME IT STRIPPED THE THREADS IN THE BLOCK AND HAD TO BE RETAPPED AND REPAIRED. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $200. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CLAIM THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, BOTH THE MECHANICS THAT WORKED ON THIS TRUCK TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED A LOT OF THESE FORD TRUCKS. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE UNBURNED FUEL IS PUMPED OUT OF THE CRATER LEFT BY THE BLOWN PLUG AND ONTO THE HOT MOTOR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT MY TRUCK HASN'T CAUGHT FIRE. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. IF YOU GOOGLE "BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON FORD F150 TRUCKS" ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF THESE ISSUES REPORTED TO FORD, AND VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS IGNORING THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RECALL ALL THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. WILL EVERYONE JUST SIT AROUND AND WAIT UNTIL A FEW PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!

2004 F150 TRUCK. II HAD PLUGS CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC BROKE THREE OF THEM, DROPPING ONE DOWN ON THE HEAD. WHEN I COMPLAINED HE SAID EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THESE ENGINES DO THAT. I'M LOOKING AT $6000 TO PULL THE MOTOR AND GET THE REST OF THE PLUGS IN. EVIDENTALLY EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNEW ABOUT THE PLUG PROBLEM BUT ME. NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS FOR THIS OLD BOY. 3/16/2011 CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY SON SITTING IN THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT PRESSED THE WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER THE WINDOW. WHEN HE DID, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND AND THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN. I FOUND OUT FROM OUR MECHANIC THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. LATER IN THE YEAR, I WENT TO LOWER THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHILE STATIONARY, AND I HEARD THE MOTOR MOVING BUT THE WINDOW DID NOT LOWER. IT FINALLY SLOWLY FELL AS I STARTED DRIVING AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. AGAIN, IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAD FAILED. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING FROM MY PLACE OF WORK AND MOVING ABOUT 25 MPH, I ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH, AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THAT THE WINDOW HELD FELL PART WAY DOWN. AGAIN, THE REGULATOR HAD FAILED. SO, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM.

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. FOR THE 5TH TIME ONE OF THE WINDOWS HAS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR DUE TO THE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONING. THE FIRST 3 TIMES WERE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. HOWEVER, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ONE I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. EACH TIME, ALL FORD DOES IS REPLACE THE REGULATOR AND TELL ME I MUST HAVE GOTTEN A BAD ONE. THIS IS 5 WINDOWS IN 5 YEARS. *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE TRUCK WAS MOVING. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION, DRIVING OVER A SNOWY MOUNTAIN PASS. WHEN THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND I CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH AS IT IS A STARTLING EVENT, AND A SERIOUS IMMEDIATE DISTRACTION. *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE TRUCK WAS MOVING. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION, DRIVING OVER A SNOWY MOUNTAIN PASS. HE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND I CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH AS IT IS A STARTLING EVENT, AND A SERIOUS IMMEDIATE DISTRACTION. *TR

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS FALL APART INSIDE DOORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67.000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN TO BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND THE FOURTH WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

ALL FOUR WINDOWS ON MY 2004, F150, FORD TRUCK HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $4-$500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE CONTINUOUSLY FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER UPON EACH FAILURE AND THE REGULATOR WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE MOTOR WITH THE SAME TYPE OF MOTOR THAT ORIGINALLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,767 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 52,600. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 07/22/11

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-70, WESTBOUND THROUGH ILLINOIS, MY FORD F-150 BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I MANAGED TO GET TO AN EXIT AND GOT THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER, IN THE SMALL TOWN OF GREENVILLE, IL. THE FORD MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AT LEAST TWO VALVE STEMS HAD BROKEN AND THE VALVES HAD FALLEN INTO THE CYLINDERS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT SHOWED ME A FEW OF THE PARTS THEY HAD REMOVED (A BROKEN VALVE SPRING, PIECES OF VALVE STEM AND A FROZEN ROCKER ARM). THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SCRUPULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 5000 MILES. THE ENGINE WAS CLEAN AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL. I HAVE SINCE SEEN SEVERAL ON-LINE POSTS ABOUT THIS ENGINE (FORD'S 5.4 LITER V-8 GAS) FAILING DUE TO FAULTY VALVE SPRINGS FAILING. I BELIEVE THIS ENGINE HAS SERIOUS FLAWS THAT MIGHT CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHEN THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F150 FX4, THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT IS BAD. I BOUGHT IT WITH 65,000 MILES AND IT WAS BAD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AFTER NEARLY HITTING A SEMI HEAD-ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND IT ABOUT BOUNCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT AT FIRST. I HAVE CALLED FORD CORPORATE OFFICE WITH NO RETURN PHONE CALL. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS TRUCK AND YEAR, I DETERMINED THAT THIS IS COMMON. I DON'T KNOW IF FORD KNOWS BUT THEY SHOULD. IT HAS COST ME OVER $850 TO GET THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED, TIE ROD ENDS, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SHOCKS. I DRIVE ALOT A MILES IN A YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,700.

2004 FORD F150 WITH 5.4 LITER V-8. ENGINE PROBLEMS, STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN, HESTITATION, SPARK PLUGS RATCHETED DOWN THAT THEY BREAK WHEN REMOVING. ENGINES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DESIGN. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT TECHS AT FORD TELL PEOPLE ITS BAD GAS UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. CHECK F150FORUM.COM AND YOU WILL SEE HOW BIG THE PROBLEM REALLY IS. I BELIEVE FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO BURY IT. MY ENGINE FAILED IN A SNOWSTORM GOING UP HILL. I WAS ALMOST IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. MECHANICS KNOW ITS A FLAWED ENGINE, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE NHTSA DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU ARE TOLD IT IS BAD GAS AND TO KEEP CHANGING YOUR FUEL FILTER. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 85 MILES AN HOUR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I KEPT CHANGING THE FILTER EVERY SIX MONTHS AS I WAS TOLD. I THINK THEY KNEW THIS ENGINE HAD A BAD DESIGN AND KEPT PEOPLE IN THE DARK HOPING THE ENGINE WOULD LAST UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN UPCOMING RECALL BY FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 05' AND 06' BUT NOT 2004. I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT NHTSA HAS RECOMMENDED THAT FORD INCLUDE THE 2004 MODELS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS FOR THE F150 AIRBAG PROBLEM. I OFFERED TO EMAIL THEM THE ARTICLES BUT THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE EMAIL. I TOLD THEM THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 49.95 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOTAL REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND ARE UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING SO OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. IN ONE ARTICLE IT SAID THAT IF THE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. IS THE 2004 MODEL GOING TO BE RECALLED AND WHEN??? IF I PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR I AM CONCERNED I WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED ONCE THE RECALL OCCURS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR NHTSA TO FORCE FORD TO STEP UP BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS?? I HAVE A TEXTBOOK SITUATION OCCURRING THAT NHTSA HAS IDENTIFIED AND I CAN NOT GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT! *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 FORD F-150 HERITAGE WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD OR TOWED ANY HEAVY WEIGHT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND AFTER STOPPING THE TRUCK WOULD THEN NOT MOVE AS THE WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE LICENSED MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD ESSENTIALLY FELL APART (EXPLODED) AND THAT ALL THE LOOSE PARTS FLOATING AROUND IN THE WHEEL HAD JAMMED THE WHEEL. HE CLAIMS THAT FORD USED CHEAP PARTS IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEMS AS PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS RARELY USE THEM. MY VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS A NECESSITY. I ASKED HIM IF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND HE RESPONDED "ABSOLUTELY". WHICH MEANS I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY FLIPPED. HE AND MY HUSBAND INFORMED ME THAT EVEN WITH ANY POSSIBLE WEAR, THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT BREAK. THE MECHANIC HAD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST CUSTOMER HE HAD SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE E-BRAKE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS INSIDE THE WHEEL. BUT MY REAL CONCERN IS ONE OF SAFETY AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK SINCE I KNOW IT HAS BEEN BUILT WITH LESS THAN QUAL

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

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. I LIVE IN A HOT AND HUMID PART OF TEXAS SO WINDOWS ARE SELDOM ROLLED UP AND DOWN. HOWEVER THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME THERE IS A LOW POP AND THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPS AND YOU CANNOT ROLL IT DOWN. THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-30, IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS IN THE POURING RAIN. TRY TELLING ME THAT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT (APPROX. SPEED 5MPH) DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ELECTRIC WINDOW OPERATION. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. WITHIN THREE MONTHS SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW, RESULT FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR. AT THIS MOMENT VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALER BEING REPAIRED. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 F-150 LARIAT SUPER CAB CAME CRASHING DOWN AFTER A LOUD POP WHICH STARTLED MY WIFE DRIVING OUR GRAND DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH OUR THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT IN A CAR SEAT SECURELY BUCKED WHICH CAUSED HER TO LEAVE THE ROAD WAY. *TR

THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT JUST FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT THOUSANDS OF OTHER F-150 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TWO FIXES COST $450 EACH. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CAM SHAFT WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED ON 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS ON OUR 2004 FORD F150 TRUCK CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FALL ABRUPTLY AND DROP DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANELS. THE WINDOWS NO LONGER STAY UP AT ALL AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PROP THEM UP INTERNALLY. THE WINDOWS NOW LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. YOU CANNOT GO OVER A POTHOLE, BUMP OR EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE WINDOWS FALLING DOWN AGAIN. *TR

JUST REPLACED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR/HARNESS AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING A MONTH LATER. I HAVE TWIN BOYS THAT I TAKE WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASE JUST A SAFETY HAZARD I THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. HAPPENED IN MY FORD 2004 F150 FX4. THE THING IS I BARELY USE THE WINDOWS AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN THANK GOD. MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME. NOT SAFE AND SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING ON BLOGS AND FORMS THAT I HAVE READ. ALSO IT COST ALMOST 400 BUCKS TO HAVE IT FIXED EVER TIME IT HAPPENS NOT A CHEAP FIX FOR A FATHER OF TWO. SO IM AT 800. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE BROKEN. HE REPLACED ONE PREVIOUSLY AT HIS OWN EXPENSE AND NOW THE OTHER ONE WAS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW CAME DOWN BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND POWER WINDOW TO GO OUT ON OUR TRUCK. HAD FORD REPLACE IT ONCE AND NEED IT DONE ON THE OTHER DOOR NOW. *TR

2004 F150 WINDOW REGULATOR AND NYLON CLIP DEFECTIVE. 2 OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE COME CRASHING DOWN SCRATCHING THE TINT AND FORD DEALER CHARGING OUT THE REPAIR TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER OR MANF. HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2004 F150 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE WAS REPAIRED BY FORD7/09 TWO HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST WEEK THE WINDOW JUST DROPS DOWN IN THE DOOR, IT CAN NOT HAVE FAILED FROM WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE THE WINDOWS ARE NEVER USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ONE YEAR PRIOR AND WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR. I ALREADY KNOW FORD HAS PUT IN A DEFECTIVE PART CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO COLLAPSE AND HAVE SEEN MANY CASES WHERE THIS HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WITH FORDS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I READ FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T PUSH FORD FOR A RECALL? ITS NOT RIGHT FOR CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *LN

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR ALL FOUR OF THE POWER WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS WOULD JUST SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. ALL FOUR TIMES THE FORD DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. NOW I SEE FROM THE INTERNET I AM NOT ALONE. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND MAYBE MAKE FORD RECALL THE TRUCK AND FIX THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE WINDOWS. I AM SURE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AFTER I TRIED TO ROLL IT UP, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN BY ITSELF. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON MY FORD F150 2004 SUPERCREW. THIS AUTO ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD SLAM. UNABLE TO USE THE WINDOW CONTROLS TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THIS IS THE 4TH DIFFERENT WINDOW IN THIS VEHICLE AND FINAL WINDOW TO GO WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. THIS IS A 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW AND THE DEALER STATES IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS WAS THE CASE IN THE OTHER WINDOW FAILURES. THEY SAY THE REGULATOR PART (SMALL PLASTIC PIECE) THAT FAILS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER THEY NO LONGER MAKE THAT PART, THEY HAVE CHANGED MANUFACTURES AND THE NEW PART SHOULD NOT DO THIS. THE MOTOR AND THE REGULATOR ARE STILL GOOD, HOWEVER YOU MUST PURCHASE BOTH OF THESE IN ORDER TO GET THE NEW PLASTIC PIECE, WHICH IS NOW AN ALL INCLUSIVE PART AROUND 200.00 AT DEALER. *TRF

DATE OF INCIDENT: 1/20/2011 VEHICLE: 2004 FORD F-150 COMPLAINT: PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY DESCENDED INTO DOOR AND SHATTERED. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD THIS ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2010. REPLACED BY DEALER AT MY COST (APPROX $400). INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO RECALL FROM FORD. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD!! *TR

I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT ON MY 2004 FORD F150 TRUCK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. TONS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS AND I AM FED UP WITH DRIVING WITH TWO BROKEN BACK WINDOW THAT FALL DOWN WHEN THEY ARE NOT TAPED UP. *TR

MY GIRLFRIEND & I WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD F-150 ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A REALLY STARTLING, LOUD BANG & SAW MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLAM DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING AT THE TRUCK OR SOMETHING & SWERVED INTO OTHER LANES IN A PANIC. WE WERE ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. AFTER TAKING THE DOOR PANEL OFF & SEEING ALL THE WIRE CABLES HANGING THERE & BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US & OTHERS. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE INJURED OR INJURE ANYBODY ELSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH REALLY BOTHERS ME. WE HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN & IF THIS HAD HAPPENED OR HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE IN THE CAR & WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WE ALL COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE & NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING OUT FAULTY PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T ANYBODY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS BEYOND ME THOUGH. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THEY ARE ASKING OVER $400 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SOON TOO BECAUSE IT HAS NOT WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, NOT EVEN A FULL YEAR AGO & ITS BEEN MAKING NOISES. RECALL IMMEDIATELY PLEASE! *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, THIRD OCCURRENCE WITHIN A YEAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS LEFT REAR WINDOW, THEN RIGHT REAR WINDOW NOW RIGHT FRONT. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN FOUL WEATHER FURTHER DISRUPTING THE DRIVER.

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN IN MY TRUCK, AND LET THE WINDOW COME DOWN BYSELF. THIS IS ON A 2004 FORD F-150. *LN

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY F150 STARTED TO POWER DOWN, VIBRATE AND SHAKE. DURING THIS TIME, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME ALBEIT RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BRING MY TRUCK, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT MORNING. ON DEC 11 I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY HAVING THE SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THAT MORNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING I HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM, I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID AFTER PULLING THE 1ST SPARK PLUG IT SHATTERED UPON REMOVAL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE PARTS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT DID NOTICE THE BOTTOM OF THE SPARK PLUG WAS BENT BACKWARDS. THEY USED AN ENGINE SCOPE TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE DAMAGE TO THE PISTON HEAD ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, HE COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER, SAYING IN ALL HIS YEARS, HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE SAW THE SAME THING. HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN NEVER HAVING SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST AROUND 7500 FOR MY TRUCK. IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK, I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON ONE TIME. AFTER CHECKING THE OWNERS MANUAL, IT STAT

REAR WINDOW FELL CAUSING AIR TO RUSH IN COULD NOT RAISE REAR WINDOW, 1 YEAR OLD CHILD IN BABY SEAT IN BACKSEAT. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. NO WARNING NO WAY TO RAISE WINDOW. READ NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS SAME EVENT HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR AND MANUFACTURER. *TR