2004 Ford F-150 complaints

2004 F150 SC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. I AM ON MY THIRD REGULATOR IN THE DRIVERS DOOR NOW. YESTERDAY I FOUND THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN AND I HAVE THE TRUCK IN FORD DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR. I HAVE STARTED USING THE OLD RELIABLE "CLUB" ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM HAVING MY TRUCK STOLEN WHEN THE WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKS AND THE WINDOW IS DOWN ALLOWING ANYONE TO ENTER MY TRUCK EVEN WHEN I HAVE CLOSED ALL THE WINDOWS AND LOCKED IT WHEN I EXIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE AND FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. NOW, YESTERDAY AUGUST 31ST THE BACK SEAT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING. I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN ALOT, THEY RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT, IN SAFETY SEATS AS REQUESTED BY LAW. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SAFETY SEATS ARE ANY DIFFERENT THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF FLYING GLASS FROM A DEFECTIVE WINDOW. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. SECONDLY, I CALL AND MAKE A REPORT WITH FORD, HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME RESOLVE. THEY FORWARD A CASE AND CASE NUMBER TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I DID PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CAN NOT HELP ME, THE REASONING BEHIND THE DECISION I WAS TOLD I DO NOT BRING MY VEHICLE IN OFTEN ENOUGH FOR THEM TO SERVICE. WELL, WHEN I NEEDED TIRES THEY WANTED OVER $600.00 I GOT THEM FOR $400.00. WHEN MY OIL NEEDS TO BE CHANGE I TAKE IT TO WALMART BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER, I AM SORRY THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED SINCE JANUARY OF 2009 YOU HAVE TO SAVE WHEREVER YOU CAN. SO NOW, BECAUSE I TRIED TO SAVE MONEY, SO THAT I CAN SURVIVE THE CURRENT ECONOMIC TIMES I AM BEING PUNISHED AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE SAFETY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IS THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME AND MY HUSBAND. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SO NO INNOCENT CHILDREN GET HURT BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVEN'T TAK

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 LARIAT PICKUP SUPERCREW MODEL, 3 WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR ENCLOSURE WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED ON ALL 3 DOORS, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND OVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THIRD GEAR WHEN SHIFTED AND THE INTERIOR OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN PREMATURELY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT A LOCAL TIRE SPECIALTY FACILITY AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 2000-3000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE ENGINE. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ABOVE THE CREW CAB WOULD BECOME FILLED WITH WATER THAT WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABRUPTLY. WHEN DOING SO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS ON 2004 FORD F-150. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 AND MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED DUE TO MY REGULATOR GOING OUT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND IT JUST FELL AND FRIGHTENED ME AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. BY CHECKING ONLINE THIS HAS BECOME A BIG ISSUE WITH OTHER 2004-2008 FORD F150 OWNERS. *TR

I PARKED MY 04 F150 IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, LOCKED IT, AND SHUT THE DOOR. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND, TURNED AROUND AND MY DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS DOWN. I OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, AND THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN DOWN IN THE DOOR. I TRIED TO ROLL IT UP AND IT DID NOTHING BUT MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, IT HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS FORD PICK UPS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX YET, SO I HAVE A PIECE OF WOOD WEDGED IN THE DOOR TO HOLD THE WINDOW IN PLACE. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

ON 6-1-10 THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED ON MY 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK. ON 7-31-10 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ALSO FAILED. ON EACH OCCASION THE FAILURE WAS PRECEDED BY AN ALARMING BANG FROM THE DOOR, ON EACH OCCASION LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. THESE FAILURES WERE FIXED AT FORD DEALERS TOTALING $ 656.00 ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE DEALER RETAINED THE FAILED PARTS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 F150 SUPER CREW TRUCK AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS IN THREE OF MY WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY ALMOST MADE ME WRECK MY TRUCK BECAUSE TWO OF THEM FELL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HAD SHOT IT OUT AND I KNOW IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FOURTH ONE FALLS, FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL AND REPAIR AND REPLACE THOSE REGULATORS BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO PURCHASE A FORD F-150 BECAUSE YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND WORK. PLEASE RECALL THESE TRUCKS AND REPLACE THESE FAULTY REGULATORS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILIES AND REPAIR THE GOOD NAME FORD USE TO HAVE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN ALL FOUR DOORS OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW PICKUP EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A SYSTEMATIC DESIGN OR QUALITY FLAW IN THESE REGULATORS WITH MINIMAL USAGE. WHEN THE REGULATOR FAILS, THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AND CANNOT BE RAISED WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR. *TR

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. HAD DRIVER SIDE REPAIR BY FORD ABOUT $400. NOW PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN THREE MONTHS. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED FOR NO REASON. *TR

FACTORY CHROME PLATED WHEELS ON 2004 FORD F150 RUST PREMATURELY CAUSING LOSS OF AIR AND/OR BLOWOUT. THE DESIGN CAUSES POOLING OF WATER THAT CAN NOT ESCAPE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO RUST OUT PREMATURELY. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2004 F150 HAS FAILED. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD POSITION THAT HAS FAILED. *TR

SEEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS ON 2004 AND 2005 F150 TRUCKS. I JUST HAD MY 3RD ONE FALL DOWN TODAY I'VE SEEN ALL OVER THE NET AND HAVE FRIENDS THAT SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK FORD SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO REPAY FOR THE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY WINDOW REGULATOR GAVE OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME THIS YEAR I CANT AFFORD TO PAY $200+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE A PART THAT WONT BE SOLD WITH OUT MOTOR SO THAT THEY CAN CHARGE MORE ON MY 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW..... *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 F-150 TRUCK 3-MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 2-DAYS. UPON OPENING THE DRIVER DOOR I NOTICED THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT RAISE. MY FORD DEALER INDICATED THE PLASTIC PARTS ON THE REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND DROPPED THE WINDOW INSIDE THE DOOR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. NOONE WAS OPENING OR CLOSING THE PASSENGER DOOR OR ATTEMPTING TO RAISE OR LOWER THE WINDOW. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR NEXT TO A PASSENGER, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. WHEN I PARK AND LOCK MY TRUCK, I DON'T EXPECT THE WINDOWS TO FALL OUT OR DOWN INTO THE DOORS. THIS THEN BECOMES A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEFT OR VANDALISM OF THE VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC PARTS ARE OBVIOUSLY CHEAPER TO USE AND NOT ENGINEERED FOR THE STRESSES ON THEM OR THE WEIGHT OF THE WINDOW. I'M OUT $458.00 IN REPAIR BILLS FOR A SINGLE WINDOW REPAIR. TWO FORD SERVICE ADVISORS I SPOKE WITH SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM ON A FORD. IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM? THERE SHOULD EITHER BE A FORMAL RECALL OR FORD SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS AT NO COST AND SUBSTITUTE METAL CLIPS AND PARTS RATHER THAN USING PLASTIC. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAST REPAIRS SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. I'M THANKFUL MY VEHICLE WAS NEITHER ROBBED OR VANDALIZED AND THAT I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE STORM HIT MY AREA. UNDISCOVERED, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INTERIOR WATER DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO THE WINDOW

I HAVE 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW WITH APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES. THREE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR

WINDOW OF 2004 FORD F150 FALLS DOWN INTO DOOR CAUSING LOUD SUDDEN CRASH ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 F150 WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DISAPPEARED I THOUGHT THE WINDOW WAS SHOT OUT BY A GUN AND JUST ABOUT CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS ON THE FREE WAY THIS IS JUST JUNK IF THEY FALL DOWN AT WILL. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE YEAR I HAVE REPLACED THE REGULATOR/MOTOR ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME AND WAS STARTLED WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND I AM GLAD I AM GENERALLY CALM SO IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW POPPED LOUDLY AND SNAPPED DOWN TO FULLY OPEN POSITION. *TR

DRIVING AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 90'S LOW 100'S AND I DECIDED TO ROLL UP MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW I ROLLED IT UP AND I HEARD A LOUD POP OR SNAP AND THE WINDOW SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WILL NOT STAY UP UNLESS I USE TAPE TO KEEP IT UP. IT IS OBVIOUS HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WERE I DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEED REALLY THE LOUDNESS OF THE POP WAS QUITE CONCERNING AND DISTRACTING. *TR

1. DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY IN MY 2004 FORD F150 WHEN I HERE A POP AND TURN AROUND AND NOTICE MY BACK WINDOW MISSING, 2 WEEKS LATER I HEAR THE SAME POP AND NOTICE MY FRONT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS SLIDING DOWN. 1 MONTH AFTER THAT IM RIDING ALONE AND MY DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK ON COMMAND. NOW IM RIDING IN MY CAR WITH 3 WINDOWS NOT WORKING. I HAVE PAPER HOLDING MY WINDOWS UP AS I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME 420 PER WINDOW TO REPAIR NOT INCLUDING TAX. I ALSO WAS TOLD TO EXPECT MY 4TH WINDOW TO GO OUT AS WELL. *TR

ALL 4 WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK ALSO MY REAR SLIDER IS NOW FAILING AND I HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW OUT AND 2 MORE FAILING ! GEZZZZZ SERIOUSLY EXPENSIVE AND FRUSTRATING ! I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 6 CD CHANGER THAT CAME STOCK ON MY TRUCK I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO USE IT ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER THE CONTACT. THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR REPAIRS TO THE REMAINING WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

MY 2004 FORD F150 DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW QUIT MOVING UP AND DOWN WITH USE OF THE BUTTON. IT STILL MAKES NOISE, BUT DOES MOVE. THE WINDOW DOES MOVE DOWN ON ITS OWN, WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON "GOOGLE", APPARENTLY, IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF TRUCK. I CONTACTED FORD, AND GOT THE RUNNAROUND ABOUT THEM NOT KNOWING OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS ONE. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, UNLESS SOMEONE MAKES THEM PUT OUT A RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE NEAR ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX THIS RIGHT NOW AND AM WORRIED ABOUT IT FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. IT ALSO MAKES IT VERY EASY FOR SOMEONE TO BREAK INTO MY TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 AND THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED AND KNOW FORD IS TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $450 TO FIX MY WINDOW REGULATOR. THE MOTOR STILL WORKS BUT THEY ARE MAKING ME BUY THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OR MY OTHER FRIENDS THAT HAVE FORD TRUCKS. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY . *TR

1. WHEN ROLLING MY PASSENGER WINDOW UP I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW FELL BACK DOWN INTO THE DOOR. 2. NOW MY WINDOW WONT ROLL UP AND THE CABLE ON THE MAIN PULLEY IS WRAPPED AROUND THE PULLEY AXLE AND IS KINKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. 3. I AM HAVING TO BUY A WHOLE NEW REGULATOR AND MAYBE EVEN A NEW MOTOR FOR MY DOOR JUST SO I CAN KEEP THE WATER AND BUGS OUT OF MY TRUCK AND THE AIR IN. *TR

2004 F-150 3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. TWO WITHIN A 5 DAY PERIOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE WINDOWS FALL TO THE BOTTOM INTO THE DOOR, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF A CHILD OR PET HAD BEEN LEANING ON THESE WINDOWS. I DEMAND A RECALL AS I UNDERSTAND THOUSANDS OF THESE REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND I WANT THIS SITUATION RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

ALL SIDE WINDOWS IN MY 2004 F150 CREW CAB ARE FAILING. A WINDOW WILL RANDOMLY FALL INTO DOOR BODY WITH NO WARNING. LAST FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DISTRACTION AND POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. *TR

2004 FORD F150. ELECTRIC WINDOWS WILL FALL DOWN INTO DOORS. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAVE FALLEN WITHIN 5 MONTHS. 32,000 MILES. HAVE TO REPLACE CABLES THAT HOLD WINDOWS. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 WITH 45000 MILES ON IT, SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 WINDOW REGULATORS @ $500 A POP, THE 5TH ONE WENT OUT TODAY. I WASN'T EVEN USING THE WINDOW, JUST DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND BANG! A LOUD NOISE I THOUGHT SOMETHING HIT THE TRUCK, THEN I LOOKED BACK AND THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN. TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC LOSS. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS IS A HAZARD AS WELL, WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SMALL CHILD OR PET COULD FALL OUT AND GET KILLED. I LOOKED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO INSIDE OF DOOR AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. BOTH TIMES I HAD PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

I OWN A FORD F-150,2004. I HAD A SLIGHT MISS IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PLUGS,PROJECTED COST WAS 300.00 TO 350.00, AND WOULD TAKE THREE HOURS. (IT TOOK 8 HOURS &COST ME 496.00) I WATCHED THE MECHANIC FOR OVER 4 HOURS AND HE BROKE OFF 4 PLUGS IN THE HEAD,THE DEBRIS GOING INTO THE HEAD,HE TOOK AN AIR HOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE TRASH OUT. I LEFT THE FORD DEALER AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED JUMPING, MISSING, AND WOULD NOT RUN. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD I HAD INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. I FOUND A USED ENGINE WITH 15,000 MILE AND HAD IT INSTALLED.(IT WAS CHEAPER THAN REBUILDING THE OLD ONE)WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED WE FOUND PARTS OF THE PLUG THAT WAS TWISTED OFF HAD FELL ON THE VALVE SPRING AND BROKEN IT. I HAVE E-MAILED FORD AND MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO THEM ,THEY HAVE NEVER RESPONDED IN ANY WAY.ON THE ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED,AFTER 52000 MILES I DEVELOPED A MISS IN THIS ENGINE,I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER,THEY REPLACED THREE (3) PLUGS ,IT TOOK THEM THREE& HALF DAYS TO DO THIS AT A COST OF $360.00. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD SENT A SERVICE NOTICE OUT STATING THAT THE PLUGS SHOULD BE REPLACED @50,000 MILE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO COST OVER $1000. TO REPLACE THE PLUGS,AND THAT FORD HAD ALL DEALERS A SPECIAL TOOL TO DEAL WITH THE PLUGS REMOVAL AFTER THEY BROKEN OFF. IS THIS A BETTER IDEA ?. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER MISS IN THE E

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. RECENTLY THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, SO I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO YOU. *TR

RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTERWARDS, MY PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN. MY SON DRIVES THE SAME MODEL 2004 F-150 FORD TRITON XLT TRUCK AND IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. APPROX. COST TO REPAIR WAS $350.00. THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD IT CAUSED ME TO JUMP AND JERK THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR STARTING MAKING NOISE AND FAILED AND MY WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F-150 THAT THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW AND SLIDING ELECTRICAL WINDOW HAVE FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $800.00 TO FIX IT. THE BIGGEST COST IS SUPPOSEDLY THE LABOR FOR THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW. AS I REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED FOUR FORDS AND ALL HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND REENGINEER THESE COMPONENTS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. IT COST $373.60 TO FIX THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET PROVES THIS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH F-150'S. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 F150 SUPERCREW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS AFTER IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE REGULATOR FAILS AND THE WINDOW SIMPLY PLUMMETS INTO THE DOOR. IT HAS BEEN A MIRACLE THE GLASS HAS NEVER SHATTERED IT FALLS SO HARD. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHEN CLOSING A DOOR, ONCE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND A THIRD TIME WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. MY 4TH REGULATOR JUST FAILED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO IMAGINE A SITUATION WHERE THIS WOULD PRESENT A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. INCLEMENT WEATHER ALL OF A SUDDEN BEING BLOWN INTO THE CAB. CHILDREN OR PETS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW WHEN IT FAILS, MATERIALS FROM INSIDE THE CAB BEING BLOWN OUT, ETC. NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL THEFT ISSUE WHEN IT OCCURS JUST SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OR ON THE STREET. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE WINDOW REGULATORS AND REIMBURSE EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH FAULTY REGULATORS SINCE THE PROBLEM FIRST CAME TO LIGHT. I AM LISTING THE LAST INCIDENT AS THE "DATE" BUT THEY HAVE BEEN FAILING AT A PACE OF EVERY 6 - 18 MONTHS. *TR

BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHILE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN HER CARSEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS NOT ONLY SCARED ME BUT ALSO MY GRANDDAUGHTER. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IS THAT WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART? LOOK AT WHAT TOYOTA IS GOING THROUGH NOW BY DELAYING ACTION ON SAFETY RECALLS. *TR

PASSENGER REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE PARKED. PUSHING THE SWITCH TO BOTH UP AND DOWN DID NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE REGULATOR HAS BROKEN. BY REVIEWING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE PART MIGHT FAIL. ITS TOTAL FAILURE WAS THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED AND RETAIN THE OLD PARTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR ALL BY ITSELF - I HAD NOT HIT THE WINDOW SWITCH. I TOOK THE DOOR APART AND FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS DAMAGED IN THAT THE PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THE CABLE HAD BROKEN. INSPECTION OF THE CLIPS INDICATE THAT THEY ARE WOEFULLY UNDERDESIGNED TO HANDLE THE STRESS FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE WINDOW AND THE FORCE PUT ON THEM FROM THE TORQUE OF THE WINDOW MOTOR. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENED AT 60 MPH JUST AS IT WAS STARTING TO RAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHELTER BEFORE THE SERIOUS RAIN FELL, BUT HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING A SERIOUS RAINSTORM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESEARCH ON-LINE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 2004 MODEL. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO RECALL BY NHTSA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND RECURRENT PROBLEM AND I IMPLORE NHTSA TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORCE FORD TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED!! *TR

MY CABLE JUST SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING AND WINDOW CAME DOWN CAUSING ME TO PANIC. ALMOST HIT OTHER CAR IN OTHER LANE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WITH REGULATOR. *TR

RECALL 2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS - THE 4 WINDOWS ON MY 2004 F150, IN ALL 4 DOORS HAVE FALLEN DOWN. FOR 4 YEARS, I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE WINDOW REGULATORS, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE REGULATORS AS BEING DEFECTIVE, OR UNDER WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO THE FORD PARTS PERSON I SPOKE TO THE OTHER DAY THE WINDOW REGULATOR PART# HAS CHANGED NOW 3 TIMES AND HE STATED THAT FORD NEVER CHANGES THE PART # UNLESS THERE IS A PHYSICAL CHANGE TO THE PART AND HE STATED THEY HAVE HAD "ISSUES" WITH THESE REGULATORS THUS THE CHANGE, HE STATED THAT THE NEWEST VERSION HAS BEEN BEEFED UP AROUND THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT KEEPS BREAKING OFF, HOPEFULLY THE NEWEST VERSIONS HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT AS YOU CAN SEE JUST BY THE FACT THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE PART # 3 TIMES THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOW THEY NEED TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON ALL OF OUR WINDOWS. I AM REQUESTING FROM FORD THAT THEY REPLACE ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY VEHICLE. MY WINDOWS SHOULD NOT BE INOPERABLE! HERE ARE LINKS TO A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF FORD F150 WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. 2004 F-150 PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/ TESTIMONIALS 2004 F-150 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150 ... DOOR.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150 ... L_UP.SHTML 2005 F-150 PROBLEMS & COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/ TESTIMONIALS 2005 F-150 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150 ... LURE.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,866.

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOWS (REGULATOR) FAIL. THERE IS A "POP" AND THEN THEY SIMPLY FREE FALL INTO THE DOOR. 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST 2 YEARS AGO, THE OTHER 2 IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES INDICATES A FAULTY DESIGN RATHER THAN ROUTINE WEAR AND MAINTENANCE. FORD SHOULD COVER REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST. *TR