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2004 Ford F-150 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →

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Filed Aug 4, 201095,000 milesCO

DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOWS FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. JUST HEARD A LOUD CRACK WHEN THE WINDOW GAVE OUT AND DROPPED WITH FULL FORCE INTO THE DOOR. WAS ON A TRIP DRIVING THROUGH RAIN/HAIL STORM WHEN PASSENGER WINDOW GAVE OUT. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEW PARTS ORDERED AND REPLACED. *TR

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Filed Aug 4, 201070,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POP. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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Filed Aug 4, 201080,006 milesLA

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT MY JOB I HEARD MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND WINDOW ON MY TRUCK THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TOO. IM SURE IT WONT BE VERY LONG BEFORE THE BACK TWO WINDOWS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM (WHICH IS THE REGULATOR THAT BREAKS) I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS $350.00 PLUS DOLLARS. AS I AM A HARD WORKING PARENT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE TO SPEND MONEY IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES ON A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT WOULD MAKE IT VERY EASY TO BREAK INTO MY VEHICLE IF THIS PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR AT NIGHT OR DAMAGE MY VEHICLE IF THIS PROBLEM WERE TO OCCUR IN THE RAIN. I OFTEN PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND IF THIS PROBLEM WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE THEY WERE IN THE VEHICLE THE MY BECOME SUBJECT TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AN BECOME SICK OR INJURED. PLEASE HELP US TO GET FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS, SIGNED A CONCERNED AMERICAN *TR

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Filed Aug 4, 201038,500 milesNM

4TH POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON FORD F150. WINDOWS JUST DROPPED. *TR

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Filed Aug 3, 201096,000 milesCO

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS SLIDING DOWN. POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK. CAN HEAR SCREECHING SOUNDS WHEN TRYING TO USE POWER WINDOW. REMOVED DOOR PANEL AND FOUND WIRE ALL IN SIDE THE DOOR. THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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Filed Aug 3, 2010116,574 milesMS

BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 FORD F-150 CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

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Filed Aug 3, 201099,000 milesMS

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 AND TODAY MY 4TH WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HAD SHOT A GUN AT THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE BEEN ONLINE LOOKING FOR A RECALL UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I COULD HAVE EASILY RAN IN THE BACK OF SOMEONE DUE TO THE LOUD BANG, THIS IS THE FOURTH WINDOW THAT DID IT. NOW I HAVE FOUR WINDOWS THAT'S NOT OPERATING. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP! *TR

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Filed Aug 3, 201074,387 milesWI

2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. FORD STILL HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR

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Filed Aug 2, 201079,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

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Filed Aug 2, 201078,000 milesTX

2004 FORD F-150 SUPER-CREW. I WAS TURNING LEFT ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION. HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND MY DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW FELL FROM SIGHT. IT STARTLED ME ENOUGH TO MAKE ME SWERVE. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. INCIDENT DATE - JULY 27, 2010 REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. SEARCHING FOR A CHEAPER OPTION THAN THE DEALER. I HAVE CONCERN OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

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Filed Jul 31, 201095,628 milesTN

2004 FORD F-150 DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS WORKING BUT WINDOW DID NOT GO UP, IT STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN HAD TO PROP UP WITH A STICK SO WINDOW WOULD BE SHUT. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 31, 2010110,000 milesNM

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW STARTING COMING DOWN ON ITS. I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NEXT THING IT CAME CRASHING DOWN AND ALL I HEARD WAS GLASS SHATTER. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAPPEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

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Filed Jul 30, 201071,000 milesOH

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, THE LOUD POP OF THE BREAK NEARLY CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD, AND NOW MY WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS MYSELF, IF I CAN FIND PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 29, 201065,000 milesKS

2004 FORD F-150 DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR SUDDENLY FAILED AND WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR WITHOUT ANY WAY TO PUT WINDOW BACK UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OF COURSE IT WAS RAINING. AFTER TAKING DOOR APART I WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW 3/4 OF THE WAY UP BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO GO ALL OF THE WAY. 65K MILES ON TRUCK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS I GUESS THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT IT LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID. LOOKS LIKE THAT FORD HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT FAILS AND YOU CAN'T GET OR KEEP WINDOW UP. *TR

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Filed Jul 29, 201088,562 milesOK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HEARD A HUGE "POP" LIKE A GUN AND BOTH MY REAR WINDOWS STARTED TO CREEP DOWN SLOWLY. I TOOK MY DOOR PANELS OFF AND TO MY AMAZEMENT MY WINDOW CABLES ARE OFF THE PULLEY SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE SECURED MY WINDOWS IN THE UP POSITION USING TAPE AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING APPROX. 800 DOLLARS. *TR

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Filed Jul 29, 201042,000 milesUT

2004 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AT 42,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GETS USED A LOT, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS SELDOM USED. UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PAY $350 PER WINDOW TO REPAIR, SO I'M PUTTING UP WITH MOISTURE/VISIBILITY ISSUES ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WEATHER CHALLENGES, AND DEAFENING BUFFETING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE WINDOW MOTOR STILL RUNS, THE CABLE SYSTEM USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WINDOW GETS IRRETRIEVABLY SUCKED INTO THE MOTOR OR DAMAGED NECESSITATING REPLACING THE ENTIRE MOTOR/REGULATOR UNIT. ALSO, THAT IT MAY BE RIVETED IN PLACE RATHER THAN BOLTED, REQUIRING SPECIAL RIVETING TOOLS TO FACILITATE THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MYSELF DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, ENDURING DEAFENING BUFFETING, WEATHER EXTREMES, AND ROAD HAZARDS, LET ALONE VISIBILITY ISSUES DUE TO WINDOW FOGGING. *TR

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Filed Jul 29, 201085,000 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. MY 8 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW AND SHE SCREAMED. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I KNOW THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT. NOW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WINDOW REPAIRED AGAIN!!! I AM TOLD IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. HAVING ALL WINDOWS IN YOU VEHICLE DROP AT ANY MOMENT AND ANY SPEED IT NOT NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE WINDOW DROPS IT IS LOUD, CAUSES YOU TO OVER CORRECT THINKING YOU HAVE A FLAT OR HIT SOMETHING AND ANY LOOSE PAPERS YOU HAVE IN THE VEHICLE START FLYING AROUND. THANKFULLY WE DIDN'T HAVE A WRECK AND THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. NOTE: THIS IS NOT ON A WINDOW THAT IS OPENED/CLOSED VERY OFTEN. *TR

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Filed Jul 28, 201070,000 milesTX

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. HE STATED THE WINDOW WAS UP AT THE TIME. HE STATED HE TRIED TO USE THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. HE STATED THE WINDOW WAS STILL DOWN IN THE DOOR. HE HAS CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO REPAIR THE WINDOW THE COST COULD BE $424.00. THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,020. VWB

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Filed Jul 28, 201090,000 milesOH

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OTHER THAN NORMAL USE. I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES ON MY TRUCK AND EACH TIME THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING IN A SEVERE SNOWSTORM AND THE NEXT ON THE HIGHWAY ON A TRIP TO CEDAR POINT. THE TRIP TO CP WAS MORE A SECURITY ISSUE BUT WHEN THE SNOW AND ICE WERE FLYING INTO MY TRUCK IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

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Filed Jul 27, 201090,000 milesNJ

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Filed Jul 27, 201070,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE GASOLINE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD FRACTURED WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND PRESSURE LINES ENTERED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V443000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) AND WHEN INQUIRING WITH THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Visibility
Filed Jul 27, 201087,000 milesAR

2004 FORD F150 WINDOW FALLING. ON JULY 27, 2010 I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING, UPON DOING THIS THERE WAS A LOUD POP. I ATTEMPTED ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP BUT WHEN I PUSHED THE UP BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE DOWN BUTTON ONLY TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. MY TRUCK MILEAGE IS A LITTLE OVER 87K. *TR

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Filed Jul 27, 201070,000 milesMD

HELLO TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN I HAVE A FORD F150 2004 AND DONE REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR LAST YEAR AND REPLACE LEFT REAR AND IN THREE WEEKS IT DROP AGAIN AND NOW MY RIGHT SIDE JUST DROP TODAY AND THE TWO I REPLACE WERE 300.00 A POP PLEASE HELP! *TR

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Filed Jul 26, 2010102,574 milesCA

3 MONTHS AGO MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ON MY 2004 F-150 FAILED AND CAME CRASHING DOWN, FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE IT, NOW MY DRIVER DOOR WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK DUE TO STARTLING ME, FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR IN THE DOOR OR DEFECTIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE WINDOW JUST CRASHING DOWN WHILE YOUR DRIVING. *TR

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Filed Jul 26, 201044,000 milesAZ

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE IN 2004 FORD F-150 XLT. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WINDOW CAME DOWN ABOUT FOUR INCHES AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. TWO MILES LATER, WINDOW WENT COMPLETELY DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. MOTOR STILL OPERATES BUT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. HAVE FOUND MORE THAN 1,000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE 2004 F-150. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 26, 201077,531 milesAZ

REAR WINDOW FAILURE- 2004 F150 THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE NET AND FORD DOES NOTHING. 115 IN ARIZONA AND AIR CAN'T KEEP UP WITH A WINDOW THAT WON'T STAY UP. IF MY YOUNG SONS DIES BECAUSE OF THE HEAT THEN IT WILL BE TO LATE, THEN FORD WILL BE PAYING BIG TIME. *TR

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Filed Jul 25, 201057,000 milesRI

2004 FORD F150 REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL TO THE BOTTOM WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY..HAD A KID IN THE CAR HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE FROM LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

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Filed Jul 25, 2010116,000 milesGA

THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 ARE NO GOOD. 3 OUT OF 4 HAVE MESSED UP. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS AND SHATTERS. THE FRONT WINDOW IS BEING HELD UP NOW BY TAPE AND WEDGES. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT RIGHT NOW. *TR

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Filed Jul 24, 201057,455 milesVA

WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE LOCAL INTERSTATE WITH TRAILER IN TOW WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE BACK PASSENGERS WINDOW. THANKS TO GOOD EFFORT AND DRIVING EXPERIENCE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN EITHER INCIDENT. FORD DEALER WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. *TR

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Jul 22, 201034,351 milesMN

A HUMMING NOISE BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I TOOK IT INTO MY GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED INTO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE GEARS HAD NOT BEEN ALIGNED PROPERLY AND HAD WORN OUT WITH JUST OVER 34000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY FORD MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F-150 TRUCK AND CAN OCCUR WITH AS LITTLE AS 5000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FORD SAYS THAT IT ISN'T A PROBLEM UNTIL THEY'VE BEEN TOLD BY YOUR NHTSA SAYS SO AND ISSUE A RECALL. WHY? THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO EXIST BY FORD BUT IF YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY THEN IT'S THE OWNERS PROBLEM SO GO FIX IT YOURSELF. IS THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM? ARE YOU WILLING TO STEP UP AND ORDER FORD TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS? IT'S A PROBLEM OF THEIR OWN MAKING AND THEY PUSH IT OFF TO THE UNSUSPECTING BUYER. *TR

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Filed Jul 22, 201072,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ROAD THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I CANNOT LEAVE MY TRUCK OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH THE WINDOW DOWN SO I HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE DOOR TO FIX THE WINDOW UP. THE CABLE ATTACHMENTS IN THE REGULATOR HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FALL. HAD I BEEN GOING SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN HOME THIS WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. WHAT IF MY SMALL CHILDREN WERE BACK THERE WHEN IT FELL? *TR

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Filed Jul 22, 201091,000 milesFL

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 TRITON XLT. IN LESS THAN A YEAR, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND FEEL FORD SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL ON THIS. THE FIRST WINDOW HAS BEEN FIXED, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE PART FOR A SECOND ONE NOW. EACH REPAIR AT A FORD DEALER COSTS MORE THAN $400.00. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 21, 201082,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPER CREW CAB. IN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE POWER SWITCHES AND REGULATORS REPLACED IN THREE DOORS ON MY TRUCK. THE LATEST BEING FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010. I HAVE LOOKED ON NUMEROUS SITES ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A PROBLEM FROM THEIR STANDPOINT. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY PROBLEM TO REPAIR AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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Filed Jul 21, 201068,000 milesTX

1. THE DOOR WINDOW QUITS WORKING AND GETS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT JUST WENT DOWN AND STAYED THERE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT TO START RAINING AND IT WOULDN'T ROLL UP. THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. ONCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND TODAY THE PASSENGERS SIDE. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR PANEL APART AND MANUALLY MOVE THE WINDOW UP AND PROP IT UP WITH A BOARD IN CASE IT RAINED. I HAD TO DO THE SAME THING TODAY. LUCKILY I WAS AT HOME AND HAD A CANOPY TO WORK UNDER WHILE IT WAS RAINING. I'VE BEEN LUCKY BOTH TIMES, BUT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILS AGAIN OR THE BACK WINDOWS FAIL WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DURING THE RAIN. 3. I HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED. *TR

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Filed Jul 21, 201070,000 milesTX

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ONE OF MY 2004 F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND MY WINDOW FELL OPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT EXPOSES THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL THEFT. DRIVERS WITH CHILDREN OR ANIMALS POSE ADDITIONAL RISK WITH AN OPEN WINDOW. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Jul 21, 201076,098 milesCA

I HAVE A FORD F150 5.4 TRITON, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE BROKE DROPPING THE WINDOW INTO THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WITH NO WAY TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP WITHOUT A NEW PART. *TR

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Filed Jul 19, 201051,000 milesVA

2004 F 150 REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SLAMS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, FIRST TIME IT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DURING THE WINTER BLIZZARD OF 2010 AND NOW DURING JULY 2010. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT MAKE FORD RECALL/REPAIR THIS PROBLEM? DEATH? JUST THINK IF YOU WERE ON A DARK AND LONELY ROAD AND YOU HAD A LOVE ONE (CHILD) IN YOUR VEHICLE AND THIS HAPPEN. SO FAR, OVER $1000, LOSS OF WORK AND CONFIDENCE IN THIS AMERICAN MADE TRUCK. *TR

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Filed Jul 18, 201065,000 milesOK

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW CAB, LESS THAN 65,000 MILES JUST HAD MY 4TH WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL. (WINDOW STUCK DOWN) ONLY ONE WAS UNDER COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS PART (WINDOW REGUALTOR) IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *TR

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Filed Jul 17, 2010117,000 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD. I HAD JUST ROLLED MY PASSENGER REAR WINDOW. THEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG, I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HIT MY BACK DOOR. THIS STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I STOPPED AND LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT THE SAME WINDOW I HAD JUST ROLLED UP WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

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Filed Jul 16, 2010105,700 milesGA

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW JUST FALLS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2009 UP TO NOW (JULY 16, 2010), AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. *TR

Wheels
Filed Jul 16, 201074,000 milesNM

DRIVING 70MPH WHEN REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. THOUGHT LUG BOLTS CAME LOSE (USE TO WORKING ON EURO CARS) SO WENT TO GET TIRE ABOUT 300 YARDS DOWN OTHER SIDE OR ROAD. JACK UP TRUCK, PUT TIRE BACK ON, WENT AROUND TRUCK TO BORROW OTHER WHEELS LUG BOLTS, REALIZED F-150 TAKES STUDS AND NUTS NOT BOLTS WHEN I REMOVED A NUT NOT A BOLT. WENT BACK TO LOOK AT THE HOLES IN THE ROTOR THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY TOOK BOLTS AND NOW I REALIZE THAT ALL SIX BOLTS ARE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF PAST THE ROTORS! THERE ARE LITTLE NUBS POKING OUT OF THE HUB. NOT A FUN DAY. *TR

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Filed Jul 15, 201034,000 milesTN

ITS ALL THE WINDOWS, AT FIRST IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, ITS WAS THE DRIVER SIDE, THEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN TWO DAYS IT WAS DRIVER SIDE REAR..YOU CAN BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL THE SUDDEN THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN. ITS DONE IT FAST, ON ONE, SLOW ON ONE, YOU THINK YOU'VE HIT THE BUTTON, BUT IT FALLS DOWN IN DOOR. IN RAIN OR HAIL STORM, COULDN'T HAVE TO BE SUN SHINING... ITS REGULATOR & MOTOR, FORD SHOULD RECALL THAT ITEM FAULTY DESIGN.... *TR

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Filed Jul 14, 201026,887 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND REPLACED THE REGULATOR AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE REGULATORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,887 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,800.

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Filed Jul 14, 2010NV

I HAVE A 2004 F-150 4 DOOR LARIAT, I HAVE REPLACED THREE WINDOW REGISTERS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL THAT CAN BE DONE OR AT LEAST A REVISED WINDOW REGISTER THAT WILL LAST MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR

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Filed Jul 13, 201076,000 milesFL

MY 2004 F-150 LARIAT HAS HAD 4 OF THE 5 ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS. WHEN THESE REGULATORS FAIL THE WINDOW LOSES ALL SUPPORT AND DROPS, UNABATED, INTO THE DOOR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WITH A LOUD CRASH. TODAY IT OCCURRED ON ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS WHERE MY INFANT DAUGHTER WAS SITTING. IT TERRIFIED HER AS WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE IN A SOUTH FLORIDA THUNDERSTORM. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND FORD CHARGES BETWEEN $350 AND $400 TO REPLACE. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED FROM THE SUDDEN SCARE. *TR

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Filed Jul 11, 201089,542 milesGA

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2004 F150 LARIAT CAME CRASHING DOWN WHEN I WENT TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TODAY. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. RECALL PLEASE! BETTER PARTS! *TR

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Filed Jul 10, 201067,000 milesMI

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2004 FORD F150 FELL OUT DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 9, 2010TN

WE HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE 3RD OUT OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS BECAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE IS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. JUST ONE DAY, WE ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT WON'T ROLL BACK UP OR IT WILL ONLY PARTIALLY ROLL UP. WE HAVE NOW SPENT ABOUT $600 REPLACING THE PARTS, APPROXIMATELY $200 A PIECE. PLEASE CONSIDER RECALLING THIS PART ON THE 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCKS. *TR

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Filed Jul 8, 2010123,000 milesTN

OWN A 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW PICKUP. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW ELECTRIC MOTORS DUE TO FAILURE IN PAST 24 MONTHS. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY TO FACILITATE FAILURE. WINDOWS ARE NOT POWERED UP AND DOWN VERY OFTEN. TOTAL REPLACEMENT REQUIRED FOR ALL 3 WINDOW MECHANISMS THAT FAILED. *TR

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Filed Jul 8, 201010,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INVOLUNTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW WINDOW ACTUATOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A SECOND WINDOW ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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