2004 Ford F-150 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WINDOW ON FORD F-150 FAILS OR FALLS OUT OF PLACE. 3 OF MY 4 HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, CAME CRASHING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. 1/29/10. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SEAMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH F150'S. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS BLOW OUT, JUST STOP WORKING AND THE WINDOW SLIDES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN A YEAR OF ME HAVING HAD A DIFFERENT WINDOW'S REGULATOR REPLACED THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED. TO CORRECT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, ITS A DEALER-ONLY PART SO YOU CAN'T SAVE BY GOING TO A NON-DEALER WORKSHOP. *TR

PASS. SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILED AND WENT DOWN INTO THE DOOR ON IT'S OWN PROCEEDED BY A CLUNK SOUND FROM THE DOOR AS II WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOW DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMANDS FROM THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE DOOR THE NEXT DAY I FOUND CABLE LAYING IN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW NOT WORKING. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN 2004 F-150 TRUCK. THREE YEARS AGO THIS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. *TR

I OWN A 2004 F-150 CREW CAB XLT PICKUP THAT I PURCHASED USED 1 YEAR AGO. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, IN BOTH INSTANCES THE WINDOW WAS BEING RAISED, AT ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WINDOWS SUDDENLY STOPPED AND STARTED SLIDING DOWN ITS TRACK INSTEAD OF GOING UP. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS $590. TO DATE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPLACE THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, IT IS HELD UP WITH WOOD WEDGES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN UNITS FAIL WITH LESS THEN 6 YEARS OF WEAR ON THEM AND IT CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE ON A TRIP. I HAVE HAD TO KEEPING EXTRA WOOD WEDGES IN MY TRUCK JUST INCASE ANOTHER WINDOW FAILS! *TR

ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK SO I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND WHEN I GOT HOME THE WINDOW WONT COME BACK UP. I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRUCK WITH THE WINDOW DOWN ALL NIGHT. I OPENED THE PANEL AND WIRES WERE EVERYWHERE I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE WHOLE WINDOW HARNESS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW THE BUTTON IN THE BACK DOOR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR WONT WORK AND I THINK IT CAN BECOME A PROBLEM IN FUTURE. THE WINDOWS COME UP AND DOWN BUT ONLY FROM THE DRIVERS CONTROL PANEL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A THUMP FROM DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE WINDOW HAD DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. I WASN'T RAISING OR LOWERING IT BEFORE OR DURING THE DROP. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WINDOW REGULATOR AND A LITTLE RESEARCH LET ME KNOW THAT IT'S A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S (2004) FORD F150. *TR

2004 FORD F150 - WINDOWS SUDDENLY DROP INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WWW FOR THIS PROBLEM - PLEASE ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL THIS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (WHILE DRIVING). JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT MADE A NOISE AND HAVING MY CHILDREN SUDDENLY PELTED BY RAIN AND OTHER ROAD DEBRIS IS A SERIOUS, SERIOUS, SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE I'VE READ THAT NHTSA HAS "PETITIONED" FORD TO ISSUE THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CLEARLY STATED TO THEIR CONSUMERS THAT THEY WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNLESS NHTSA ISSUES A SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS HAVE THE VOICE YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS DESIGNED FOR - TO NOT HAVE MANUFACTURERS IGNORE CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. IF YOUR ORGANIZATION CANNOT HELP, WHO ELSE CAN WE TURN TO SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS COMPLETELY IGNORING THE CONSUMER SAFETY PROBLEM??? *TR

THE WINDOWS IN MY TRUCK KEEP FALLING DOWN. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. IF HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL SEEK LEGAL ACTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 5 MONTHS A CABLE POPPED ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND THE WINDOW FELL. NOW, 5 MONTHS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. A LOUD POP THEN THE WINDOW FELL. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD VEHICLES AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THEM. NOT TO MENTION, IT'S COSTLY FOR THE OWNERS TO FIX AT $350-$400 PER WINDOW THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE SHOULD HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

UPON ROLLING MY 2004 FORD F-150 PASSENGER POWER WINDOW DOWN TO GET ON A MILITARY BASE WHERE I WORK ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEY CHECK YOUR IDENTIFICATION FOR SECURITY REASONS ON A DAILY BASIS. I DROVE PAST THE CHECK POINT AND TRIED TO ROLL POWER WINDOW UP. I THEN HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND THE WINDOW JUST "DROPPED "INTO THE DOOR. I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP BUT JUST HEARD A MOTOR INSIDE THE DOOR HOUSING.NEEDLESS TO SAY THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR A DAY OR TWO UNTIL I COULD TAKE THE DOOR PANEL OFF AND PUSH THE WINDOW UP AND TAPED IT IN THE UP POSITION. THIS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO 3 DAYS BEFORE I DEPLOYED TO IRAQ. MY WIFE HAD THE DRIVER DOOR FIXED AT THE FORD DEALER FOR $100.00. MY FORD TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH, DUE TO ME BEING OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR MONTHS AT A TIME BUT I HAVE READ OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME WINDOW SITUATION. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A COMPANY RECALL A PRODUCT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY FORD F-150 TO THE DEALER YET, BUT I AM EXPECTING TO PAY AT LEAST ANOTHER $100.00 TO FIX IT. THE BAD THING IS I HAVE 2 REAR WINDOWS THAT I CAN EXPECT TO BREAK AND WILL MOST LIKELY END UP REPLACING THEM ALSO. HOPEFULLY BEFORE MY WARRANTY IS UP IN ANOTHER 8000 MILES. YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD FIX THESE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IN GOOD FAITH SINCE AMERICA HAS STOOD BY THEM IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY AS THEY SEEM TO DOING BETTER THAN GM AND ALL THE OTHER BAILOUT CAR MAKERS. *TR

PRO COMP TIRES SIDE WALLS ARE FALLING APART WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT TIRE OUT FIVE, DON'T TRUST THEM ANYMORE TO DRIVE SAFELY DOWN ROAD. I'LL KEEP THEM FOR TESTING PURPOSES. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD REGULATOR ON MY WINDOWS I HAVE REPLACED THE LAST ONE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE MY WINDOW WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DOWN HOW NOTHING GOT STOLEN ISTILL DONT KNOW. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SIMPLY FELL DOWN (OPEN). *TR

THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS IN REGARDS TO THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FOUND IN MY 2004 FORD F-150. THE FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) WENT OUT WHILE IN NORTH DAKOTA. THERE WAS NO WARNING JUST A LOUD POP, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDOW FALLING IN THE DOOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ONE WEEK LATER TO THE DAY. WHEN BOTH OF THESE BROKE, I WAS LEFT WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY INSIDE THE CAB OF MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING. IF THERE IS ANY SORT OF PRECIPITATION, YOU ARE NO LONGER PROTECTED. ALSO, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, PROPERTY, AND TRUCK HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. ANOTHER PROBLEM ARISES WHEN YOU GO TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA WHO NEW OF THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS THEY SAW MY WINDOW. HOWEVER, THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR WITH THE SAME PART THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE. WHY WOULD ANYONE PAY $400 TO FIX ONE WINDOW, ONLY TO HAVE IT BREAK DAYS LATER; LEAVING THEM STRANDED, HURT, OR WORSE. WITH LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND MANY SUBMITTED ON THIS SITE, IT CONCERNS ME TO WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A FATAL CRASH OR INCIDENT YET. MAYBE THIS IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT IN DETAIL. IF FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND A PLASTIC WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAS BROKE IN MY TRUCK TWICE, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR TRUCKS, JUST TO SAVE A "BUCK" SO BE IT. I AM JUST ONE PERSON SPEAKING, BUT, WHEN IS A "BUCK" WORTH MORE THAN SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

2004 F150 CREW CAB - A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE TRACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND NARROWLY MISS ON COMING TRAFFIC. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGERS FWD WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNOR. THEN JUST SUNDAY 12-27-09 THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FAILED THE SAME WAY. SO 3 OF 4 REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING $1300.00 IN REPAIRS. JUST WAITING FOR THE 4TH TO FAIL AS WELL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO FORD TO COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRS. THIS DESIGN HAS AN OBVIOUS FLAW AND ALL THE DEALERS ARE SAYING IS "LODGE A COMPLAINT" AS THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY. MAKE FORD TAKE SOME TARP MONEY AND REIMBURSE THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THERE DESIGN ERROR. NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT DO NOT WAIT UNTIL ONE OCCURS BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. *TR

WINDOW FAILURE IN MY 2004 F150 FORD PICKUP. WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN & TAPE WILL NOT EVEN HOLD IT UP. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FAILURE BY FORD & NO RECALL. ALSO, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT ONLY HAS 47K MILES WITH THESE WELL KNOWN & DOCUMENTED PERVASIVE PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVER WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN IN DOOR FOR SECOND TIME , CAUSED BY REGULATOR FAILURE. CAN'T AFFORD REPAIRS HAVE TO WEDGE WINDOW UP. *TR

THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. THE COMPONENTS ARE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. THE BREAK AND THE WINDOW FALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

PARKING BRAKE IS NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY CAUSING INTERMITTENT RUBBING/CLICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM REAR WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. ALL PARKING BRAKE CABLES, PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND LINERS WERE REPLACED ON 8/28/09. NOW AGAIN ON 12/12/09, I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY TRUCK MUST GO IN SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR AGAIN ON 12/14/09. *TR

ON DEC 31, 2008, WHILE DRIVING TO DINNER, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND ASSUMED SOMETHING HIT MY VEHICLE. MY WINDOW THEN BEGAN SLOWLY SLIDING DOWN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM (REGULATOR AND MOTOR), I COULD ONLY GET THE PART THROUGH A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE COMPLETE REPAIR (PART AND LABOR) COST ME APPROX. $380.00. ON NOV 16, 2009 (11 MONTHS LATER) THE SAME THING AGAIN HAPPENS TO MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY HOME. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE STATING THAT I WOULD BE PAYING NEARLY THE SAME COST AS BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD FRACTURED SOON, IF THEY WERE NOT REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER THE ADVISEMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPARKS PLUGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY WINDOW ON MY FORD F150 LARIAT CAME CRASHING DOWN TWO WEEKS AGO( MY CHILD WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW SHE IS 6 MTHS OLD) & IT DISTRACTED ME LONG ENOUGH TO LOOK BACK @ THE ROAD & THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED TO MAKE A SUDDEN TURN & I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH & I HIT THEM IN THE REAR. ALL 4 OF US WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. IT WAS MY FAULT THE COP SAID BUT I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE WINDOW & HE DIDN'T GIVE ME A TICKET THANKFULLY. ITS STILL @ THE BODY SHOP BEING FIXED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR & IT IS BEING REPLACED BUT THE BODY SHOP MANAGER SAYS THESE GO OUT WAY TO MUCH THIS IS THE 3RD ONE REPLACED ON THIS TRUCK, SO I LOOKED ONLINE & COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM I THINK YOU SHOULD RESEARCH THIS & PUT A RECALL ON THEM & MAKE FORD FIX THEM FOR FREE THIS IS DEFINITELY CAUSED FROM FORD TRYING TO CUT CORNERS & SAVE $ BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS FOR MY 2004 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR. I NOW HAVE 2 WINDOWS THAT ARE BROKE AND FORD WANTS APPROX. $500 EACH TO FIX. THE FIRST SITUATION WAS WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK, WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THOUGHT WE HIT SOMETHING, THEN THE WINDOW JUST SLID DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND HAD TO FIND TAPE OR SOMETHING TO HOLD THE WINDOW UP BECAUSE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. THE 2ND SITUATION I WAS BY MYSELF COMING HOME FROM WORK AND POP AGAIN WHICH MADE ME SO MAD THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TWICE. I HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR PANELS OFF AND THE WINDOWS ARE NOW HELD UP WITH A RIP CORD AND ALL THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED SO WE CANNOT EVEN OPEN ANY OF THEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS POOR DESIGN THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT FOR FREE AND RECALL THIS MODEL. *TR

OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOURPOWER WINDOW REGULATORS. ALL THREE WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATION/LOSS OF RPM/ WHILE DRIVING MORE SO ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RPM'S REACH ABOUT 1200/1500 OR LOSS OF RPM ON DECELERATION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRANNY. TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 1 YEAR LATER MY TRANNY HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST TO GET REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE JUST LOOKED AT MY TRANNY WHEN I ASKED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MILEAGE IS APPROX. 98,684. LESS THAN 99,000. *TR

SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE STRIPPING THE THREADS IN THE HEAD, AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP GAVE A BULLETIN REPORTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND REPORTS THAT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. FORD REFUSING TO HELP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR WILL COST $2,100. I WAS PICKING UP MY 3 YR. OLD DAUGHTER, AND IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 10 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. ONCE I GET ME TRUCK FIXED WHO IS TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE OTHER CYLINDERS WON'T DO THE SAME THING! I FEEL THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN IT. WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 1997, WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE. HOW DO I EVEN KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IS STILL ONGOING? *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SAFETY CONCERN FOR PASSENGERS AND DRIVER. 3RD FAILURE ON SAME VEHICLE, DIFFERENT WINDOW EACH TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 TRUCK WITH ONLY ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. MY PASSENGER WINDOW JUST SLID DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING! DID NOT PUSH ANY BUTTONS! OF COURSE I THEN TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK. NOW MY WINDOW IS LEFT WIDE OPEN WHILE I HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT FIXED! I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND ITS THE REGULATOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THEN THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE PART! I'M STILL TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

2004 FORD 150 LARIAT POWER WINDOW FAILURE AT 65MPH. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150. THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS USUALLY SEATING BY THIS WINDOW IN HER CAR SEAT. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT SITTING BY THE WINDOW THIS TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 4X4. I HAD SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2/07 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE TRUCK. MY MILE ARE COMMUTING MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. NOW HERE I AM 2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON MY FORD F-150 FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED RAPIDLY BUT I DID THINK IT WAS GOING TO SHATTER. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TODAY AND MY WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN INSIDE MY DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT WINDOW UP. *TR

MY WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY F-150 HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD, DISTRACTIONS DURING DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATHS. SECOND TIME IN 10,000 MILES. POOR DESIGN AND FLIMSY PARTS USED BY FORD. EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

MY WINDOW ROLLED UP THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE HOUSING. THE BUTTON WILL NOT ROLL UP THE WINDOW. *TR

HAD TUNE UP ON VEHICLE AT 100,140 MILES, PER MANUFACTURE REQUIREMENTS. INCURRED ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO TWO SPARK PLUGS EXPLOITING IN BLOCK. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLEM, SEE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. FORD HAS A SPECIAL WAY OR TOOL FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM . Q: I AM REQUESTING RESEARCH BE DONE TO SEE IF RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE FORD F150. Q: HOW MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME REPAIR? Q: WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS BY THIS AGENCY FOR ISSUING RECALLS? *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR POWER WINDOW GLASS FELL INSIDE THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING OR PROVOCATION. REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 10/27/08 FOR PASSENGER SIDE FOR $304.83 AND 10/21/09 FOR DRIVERS SIDE FOR $294.48 BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED DURING AN LSU FOOTBALL GAME, WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN ROBBED WITH THE WINDOW BROKEN, WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING WAS STOLEN! SECOND TIME WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TOWN IN SPEEDS OF 0-45 MPH, LUCKILY HE DIDN'T CRASH DUE TO THE SURPRISE OF THE NOISE AND QUICK INFLUX OF AIR. I REPORTED THE FIRST PART FAILURE TO FORD, THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS A REQUEST TO FILL OUT A CONCERN HANDLING SURVEY SO I HAVE TAKEN THIS NEXT STEP AFTER A SECOND PART FAILURE FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. *TR

THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FALLING DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEAMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FORD F-150 PICKUP. WHILE IT HAS NOT LEAD TO A CRASH TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN CROWED TRAFFIC AND YOUR WINDOW DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. YOUR ATTENTION WILL DEFINITELY BE DISTRACTED FROM YOUR DRIVING AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS COULD BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ POINTS TO THE SAME PRODUCT FAILURE. A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2004 FORD F150. I HAD A SITUATION WHERE MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN ALL OF SUDDEN. FOUND THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT BAD. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT), I HEARD A LOUD POP (SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT) THAT MADE ME SWERVE AND ALMOST LEAVE THE HIGHWAY. AFTER STABILIZING MY TRUCK, I REALIZED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LOUD POP WAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150 PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE SAME FAILURES; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V200000). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 101,000.

DRIVING 35 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD, PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO LOWER SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR (INSIDE) AND WOULD NOT OPERATE UP. *TR

REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW DROPPED INDOOR. HAVING CHILDREN IT IS NOT SAME TO HAVE A WINDOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND NOT TO MENTION IT COULD HAVE BROKE WINDOW AND HIT MY KIDS. *TR

THE FORD F150 I BOUGHT NEW IN 2004 HAS DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE SO FAR, TWO UNDER WARRANTY AND THE THIRD RECENTLY AT THE COST OF $435. THESE REGULATORS GO OUT AND THE WINDOW DROPS INTO THE DOOR. IT IS ALWAYS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND IS QUITE A DISTRACTION. I AM FORTUNATE THIS HAS NEVER RESULTED IN MY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WIDOW REGULATOR BREAKS AND WINDOW FALLS INTO DOOR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ON FORD F150 CREWCAB. TWO OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ONE INCIDENT OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED. CORRECTIVE ACTION, TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, PAY DEDUCTIBLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND WINDOW GETS FIXED. THE DATE ON THIS FORM IS OF THE LATEST INCIDENT. *TR

1. NONE 2. 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CREW POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. 3. REPLACED PART AND YES I SAVED THE OLD PARTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE FORD F150 TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR