2004 Ford F-150 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO VISIBLE LEAKS. FOR A FEW DAYS THE ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT; HOWEVER, IT LATER BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS MUCH WORSE WHEN USING THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V200000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR 9 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS MAY POSSIBLY FRACTURE WHEN BEING REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST FOR THE REMOVAL PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR/DISPLAY ADVISES THAT AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *TR

2 WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 CREW CAB WERE DEFECTIVE. *LN

SEVERE SHUDDERING FROM REAR END DURING LOW SPEED TURNS.

ON THE BELOW DATE MY PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW FELL DOWN IN TO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 3RD WINDOW TO DO THIS. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND SCARED ME SO BAD I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WAS GONE. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING REPEATEDLY. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. HAPPENED ONCE IN 2009 RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. HAD HEAD REPAIRED WITH HELI-COIL KIT. REPLACED PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, COIL. REPAIRS COST IN EXCESS OF $700. HAPPENED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2011. SAME SIDE OF ENGINE, SAME PLUG. NOT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD. GAS VAPORS TRAPPED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH THE FIRING PLUG DANGLING FREE. COULD START AN ENGINE FIRE. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE BAD LUCK. IN ONE CASE, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. IN A 4 DOOR TRUCK, BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED AND THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ALSO FELL.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40MPH, ENGINE MISFIRED, AND STOPPED RUNNING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE, DAMAGING IGNITION COIL. WAS QUOTED $620 TO REPAIR. WENT BACK TO DEALER 2 DAYS LATER TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK. WAS QUOTED "AT LEAST $2000" TO REPLACE HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING PROBLEM, THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF FORD VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED? FORD HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM AND IS STILL GUILTY OF FRAUD BY SELLING VEHICLES WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F -150 WITH A SOUND IN THE TOP END . IT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD KNOCKING BUT SINCE IT IS A OVER HEAD CAM THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND ASKED AROUND ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW WITH NO GOOD ANSWERS! *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. PLASTIC PART CRACKS THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE REGULATOR MOTOR WHICH GUIDES THE WINDOW CABLE. RESULTING IN THE WINDOW DROPPING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6-12 MONTHS. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR DOORS. NEW REPLACEMENT WINDOW REGULATOR IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 16YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR ALMOST CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F150 SINCE NEW AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOWS - THIS IS A 2004 FX4 MODEL CREW CAB / WITH P/W . I HAVE INSTALLED THREE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES NOW AND TODAY HAD MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW FALL OPEN WHEN DRIVING - WITH A VERY LOUD CRASH / BANG NOISE - I THOUGHT SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE NEXT LANE AND ALMOST SWERVED TO AVOID A EMPTY LANE / I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE ELSE OR CAUSED INJURY / THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON I AM FINDING OUT AND YET FORD WONT HELP....IF SOMEONE DIES THEN MAYBE.... *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK. EACH OF THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK. TO THE DAY THEY ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE OF COST ISSUES,ALMOST $200 EACH NOT INCLUDING THE $140 LABOR BILL. WHAT BREAKS IS THE PLASTIC PART THAT THE CABLE IS CONNECTED TO. THE FIRST 2 WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE QUIETLY WHILE THE 3RD ONE MADE 2 LOUD POPS AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT IS NOW WINTER AND I HOPE THE 4TH AND FINAL WINDOW DOESN'T BREAK. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY ARE SOLD AS A WHOLE UNIT,MOTOR,TRACK AND CABLE. THE MOTORS DON'T GO BAD, THE PLASTIC PIECE IN THE TRACK BREAKS. CURRENTLY I HAVE PLASTIC PVC PIPE PROPPING THE WINDOW UP ON THE 3 WINDOWS. VERY MUCH AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN YOU DRIVE UP TO A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AND NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR WINDOWS GOING TO GIVE OUT. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP BREAKING ON MY 04 FORD F-150. THIRD WINDOW TO FALL DOWN, THIS ONE DURING A SNOW STORM. *LN

IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2009, AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CREW PICKUP TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WINDOW IN THE PASSENGER DOOR FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A SIGNIFICANT CRASH. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE POWER WINDOW BACK UP IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE HAD TO WRAP PLASTIC WRAP AROUND THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME. I WORK 40 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOW DOWN TO AND FROM WORK IN WINTER FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE FORD COULD GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE WORKED ON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CHARGED US OVER $400 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. LATER I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED BY FAULTY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. HERE IT IS, WINTER TIME, AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. TODAY AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE THE DRIVER WINDOW CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. HE DIDN'T TRY TO OPEN IT OR ANYTHING, IT JUST CAME LOOSE ON ITS OWN. THIS TIME HE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR. I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF HARM THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIM OR OTHER DRIVERS IF IT HAD SHATTERED BEFORE THE WINDOW MADE IT COMPLETELY INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 2ND WINDOW ON THIS TRUCK. THERE ARE 4 DOORS ALL TOGETHER. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THE NEXT WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILS. *LN

RECALL 2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. REAR DRIVERS PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE PARKED. THE THIRD WINDOW DOWN IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. *TR

FORD FX4 WINDOW DROPPED BUT WAS LUCKY IT DIDNOT BREAK HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR

2004 FORD F150 W/ ADJUSTABLE PEDALS - AFTER A FEW YEARS USE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY UNDER EXTREME DECELERATION, HOPEFULLY. THE LIGHTS WILL RESET IF THE BRAKE SWITCH IS UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED BACK IN WITH VEHICLE RUNNING, BUT THEN WILL CONTINUE TO ACT UNRELIABLY AFTER A FEW DAYS OF USE. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK ALONG WITH THE SWITCH TO REPOSITION THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER FROM OUT OF PARK, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. I VISIT AN OFFICIAL FORD F150 FORUM WITH MANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT SEVERAL OTHERS ARE STARTING TO NOTICE THAT THEIR TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. REPLACING THE "BRAKE SWITCH" RECOMMENDED BY FORD DID NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE FORUM BY MEMBERS WITH 2005 AND 2006 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND REMAIN STUCK IN THAT POSITION. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

THE #3 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. UPON INSPECTION, THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED AND DAMAGED BEYOND BELIEF. AFTER TAPPING THE WHOLE, THE PLUG WAS ABLE TO BE REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE #7 PLUG DID THE SAME THING BEING EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. ANOTHER ROUND OF FIXING BUT THIS TIME THE REPAIR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE NEW PLUG DID NOT STAY IN. BOTH OF THE OLD PLUGS ARE IN PIECES WITH MOST OF THE PARTS LOST TO THE ROADWAY BELOW. *TR

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH THESE JUNK REGULATORS ON MY 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW !!!!! MY DAUGHTER WAS LOOKING OUT OVER THE REAR WINDOW HOLDING ON TO IT, AND LAUGHING AT ME WHILE I WAS WASHING THE TRUCK WHEN THE [XXX] THING JUST BROKE CAUSING HER TO FALL AND HIT HER FACE OFF THE DOOR PANEL !!! THEN I GO ONLINE AND FIND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS THAT FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT, SO NOW I HAVE TO REPAIR THIS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS HURT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS ON BOTH WINDOWS. ONE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE OTHER FAILED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE ALLOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING BUT,YET YOU HAVE NOT FORCED FORD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN MY 2004 F-150 XLT CAME CRASHING DOWN. *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. I WAS NOT USING OR ADJUSTING THE WINDOW IN ANY WAY PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND WET LEAVING WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR AND CAUSING DIFFICULTY DRIVING IN THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS. I WAS NOT DRESSED TO BE IN 60 MPH COLD BLASTING AIR AND MY HANDS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. THE DEALER DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. FORD CONTACTED ME AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT ONLY WANTED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. MY VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILES AND IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE WITH THE REGULATOR, I WAS AMAZED THAT THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. AND '04-08 F150'S HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WINDOWS FAIL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR MYSELF AS THE COSTS TO GET THIS DONE IS OVER $500 AT THE DEALER, AND OVER $400 AT A REPAIR SHOP. WHEN I REMOVED THE REGULATOR I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW POORLY THE PARTS WERE MADE. THE DESIGN LOOKS TO BE FLAWED AS WELL. CLIPS THAT CAN FALL OFF. CABLES THAT CAN FALL OFF SMALL PLASTIC WHEELS. AND THE POWER MOTOR REELS TWO CABLES UP TOGETHER. THIS IS GOING TO BIND UP AND FAIL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOTOR REEL HAD BOTH CABLES TANGLED WHEN I PULLED IT OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY PIECE OF GLASS, AND THE MECHANISM SUPPORTING THIS ASSEMBLY IS COMPLETELY INSUFFICIENT. IT IS OBVIOUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL INVOLUNTARILY TURNED OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WITH IT ACTIVATED. HE TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,900. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11

IN 2009 I HAD A WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED IN THE REAR OF MY 2004 F150 FX4 BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT THIS YEAR IN JUNE THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BEHIND THE DRIVER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW IN NOVEMBER THE REAR PASSENGER REGULATOR HAS AGAIN FAILED IN LESS THAT 18 MONTHS. IN BOTH INSTANCES THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY I BOUGHT AT HALL FORD IN NEWPORT NEWS AND PAID EACH TIME A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I FIND IT UNREASONABLE THAT A PART WOULD FAIL THREE TIME IN 17 MONTHS AND SINCE FORD IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT MAKES THE PART I CAN FIND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET ANOTHER FORD BRANDED PART THAT I FEEL WILL JUST ONCE AGAIN FAIL ON ME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON NOT ONLY FORUMS, BUT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AND GETTING CANNED RESPONSES THAT THERE IS "NO RECALL" "NO PROGRAMS" AND "NO WARRANTY". I FEEL AS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE DESIGN OF THE PART OR THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE PART THAT IS CAUSING SOME KIND OF FAULT RESULTING IN THE FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR WITH A FORD PART ONLY OF THE SAME DESIGN. *TR

ACCELERATING THROUGH 60MPH, HEARD LOUD ENGINE NOISE, WITH SUBSEQUENT ROUGH RUNNING AND HEAVY VIBRATIONS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THREE BROKEN/BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUGS/COILS, WHICH WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS PRECEDING THIS INCIDENT, TWO SPARK PLUGS DISINTEGRATED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ABOUT 30,000 MILES BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 F 150 4 DOOR SUPERCREW AND ALL 4 WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON THEIR OWN. I HAD THREE FAIL WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, TODAY THE FOURTH ONE FAILED. EACH TIME ONE FAILED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE WINDOW SLAMS DOWN SCARING THE HECK OUT OF ME. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THE STEEL CABLE GETS KINKED UP ON ITS OWN AND SNAPS OR KINKS UP SO BAD IT CAN NOT BE REUSED. EACH TIME ITS A 300 DOLLAR FIX SO WHEN I REPLACE THIS LAST ONE I'LL BE ABOUT 1200 DOLLARS OUT. I FINALLY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND FORD WILL NOT OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I DON'T KNOW IT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD OR THE SUPPLIER TO FORD THAT MAKES THE WINDOW REGULATOR BUT I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AND THAT YOU CANNOT BUY THE PARTS YOU NEED EXCEPT AT FORD PARTS DEALERS ONLY. SINCE FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I AM NEVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN MY 2004 FORD 150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. FOUND A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE DONE SOME READING AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD'S TRITON ENGINES. COIL PACK WAS SPARKING WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ENGINE FIRE. PLEASE HAVE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE LOST 4 WINDOW REGULATORS OVER THE SPACE OF 2 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS FRONT , PASS FRONT TWICE PASS REAR ONCE. I CURRENTLY HAVE A BROOM HANDLE HOLDING UP DRIVERS REAR. THIS HAS GOTTEN VERY OLD AND TIRESOME. I WORKED FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR 27 YEARS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT DISREGARD OF QUALITY IS JOB 1. *TR

COMPLAINT ON 2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAVE THREE THAT HAVE FAILED WITH TWO OF THEM DOING IT TWICE. THESE CASE DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHEN GLASS IS BROKEN. IT IS ALSO A HUGE DISTRACTION WHEN WINDOW FALLS WHILE DRIVING. GLASS IS A BIG PROBLEM TO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE DRIVER, PASSENGER REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MOTORS HAVE ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 68 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK WITH HESITATION CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS ENGAGED WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE CODE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUED TO NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 03/18/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE SITTING IN THE IDLE POSITION, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER WHO SENT HIM A PACKET TO COMPLETE REGARDING THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000

RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO NORTHEAST ALABAMA, MY 2004 F-150 4X4 WITH A 4.6 LITER ENGINE, BLOW THE # 2 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOME IN NORTHEAST GA. AND THIS IS WHERE I'M STILL AT. THE DEALER I CALLED TOLD ME THAT THE PLUG WAS AT FAULT BEFORE I COULD EVEN FINISH TELLING HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $2,800.00 TO REPLACE THE HEAD ON THAT SIDE... I ASKED HIM "IF IT WAS THE PLUG AT FAULT AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE TRUCK YET, HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A REPLACEMENT HEAD AND THE COST OF IT"? HE PUT ME ON HOLD AND AFTER 20 MINUTES I HUNG UP AND CALLED BACK AND NO ONE WOULD TALK TO ME ABOUT IT..!! SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT NOT ONLY HAS IT HAPPENED TO OTHERS, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF OTHERS...!! I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY MANY TIMES AND TO DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE HEAD, FUEL WAS BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE HEAD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. AT SPEEDS ON INTERSTATES AS HIGH AS THEY ARE, MY GIRLFRIEND, MYSELF AND OUT 2 DOGS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED..!!!! SO WHY IS YOUR AGENCY NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...!!!?????!!!!

SINCE APPROX JUNE OF 2009, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS. ALL 4 FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING.

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN A LOUD CRASHING SOUND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE; ONCE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 REGULATORS NOW. *TR

FORD F150 CREW CAB. AT 45,000 MILES THE F/DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 76,000 MILES F/PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY. AT 95,000 MILES R/PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LATEST FAILURE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE COST WILL BE OR WHEN THE R/ DRIVERS SIDE WILL FAIL. NEITHER OF THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN USED MORE THAN 50 TIMES DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS AND MY OWN PROBLEMS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. IT APPEARS THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FACE UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKE CAUSING SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. THE PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. WE HEAR A POPPING NOISE LIKE SOMEBODY THREW SOMETHING AT THE TRUCK AND THEN THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR. WE HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS POSES A LARGE SAFETY RISK TO THEM. THESE PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR FREE. *TR

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES ON MY 2004 F-150 I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I THEN LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SEEN THAT ONE WAS BROKEN ALSO. I WAS BROKE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AS THE OTHER ONE. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN THIS TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. IT ONLY HAS 75000 MILES ON IT I THINK THESE SPRINGS SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE MY APARTMENT THIS MORNING. BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE. NOT MORE THAN 30 FEET LATER. BOOM!!! INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SET OF SPEED BUMPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WAS WEARING UNEVENLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT REPLACED BUT THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ALIGNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,460.

3 WINDOW MOTORS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 CREW CAB WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBABLY 4 ONLY 21,009 MILES. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE A FAULTY PLASTIC PIECE IN THEM CAUSING THE WINDOW TO JUST DROP UNEXPECTANTLY. I HAVE READ IN SOME CASES THE WINDOW BREAKS. I HAVE HAD TWO BAD REGULATORS GO OUT NOW IN AN 8 WEEK PERIOD AND HAVE A FOUR DOOR TRUCK. I'M SURE THE OTHER TWO ARE SOON TO FOLLOW *TR

IN JUNE 2010 THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW MADE A BANG AND THE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $480 FOR A NEW REGULATOR AS I'M OUT OF MY WARRANTY PERIOD. 2 MONTHS LATER,AUGUST, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT RAN ME $230. THEN 2-MONTHS AFTER THAT, OCTOBER, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW MADE A BANG AND IT WENT DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. 3 WINDOWS IN 6-MONTHS AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO RIDES IN MY TRUCK SO ALL THE WINDOWS EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE GET VERY LITTLE USAGE. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED HERE, I WOULD THINK SOMEONE WOULD DEMAND FORD IMPLEMENT A RECALL. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 CREW CAB REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE AND WINDOW SHATTERING INSIDE DOOR. DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. UNABLE TO ROLL UP REAR WINDOW. *TR ORDERED PARTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED, THE REGULATOR IIS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MOST REGULATORS. *TR