2004 Ford F-150 complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY MEMORIAL DAY TRAFFIC ON I 87 IN NY STATE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT. *TR

IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND I HOPE IT ISN'T MONSOON SEASON LIKE IT IS FOR ME WHEN IT HAPPENS. I WAS JUST ROLLING UP MY WINDOW AND WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE WINDOW SLIP BACK DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME AROUND. CHECK OUT ANY WEB SITE ON FORD TRUCKS AND THIS WILL BE THE TOP COMPLAINT. SOME MAY SAY THAT THE DOOR WINDOWS AREN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, ONLY ISSUES INVOLVING THE WINDSHIELD. FOR ME THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THEFT, I DIDN'T BUY THE TRUCK WITH AN ALARM SYSTEM FOR NOTHING. SO, WHEN THE WINDOW POPS AND YOU CAN'T ROLL THE THING UP I'D SAY THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH A MAKE SHIFT GARBAGE BAG WINDOW ISN'T SO SAFE EITHER. MY AFTERMARKET WARRANTY PAID FOR THE FIX THE FIRST TWO TIMES, BUT A HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF INFORMING THEM THAT IT'S HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME IN TWO YEARS. I'LL BE SURE TO MENTION THE WEBSITE COMPLAINTS TO THEM AS WELL. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF ANGRY FORD TRUCK OWNERS OUT THERE THAT WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I KNOW THAT FORD HAS BIGGER PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE SOME INQUIRY TO A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WINDOW SLIPPED INSIDE DOOR. *TR

WINDOW SOUNDED LIKE GRAVEL WAS IN IT, THEN WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004 F150S, AND FORD WILL NOT COVER, AND TO BOOT..THE PART ALONE IS OVER 200$ AND OF COURSE THEY STOCK THEM....BECAUSE THEY GO OUT. VOLKSWAGEN HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, BUT WITH THEIR CLIPS, BUT THEY HAD THE GUTS TO ADMIT THEY WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM FOR FREE.... *TR

ROLLING UP DRIVERS WINDOW THEN THE REGULATOR BROKE AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR. HAD TO BUY PARTS TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE REGULATOR AND INTO THE DOOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CLIMATE CHANGES OFTEN AND HIS VEHICLE COULD BE STOLEN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF UPDATED 06/18/09.*JB

2004 FORD F150 WINDOW HAZARD / BROKEN I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW COLLAPSED... SIMPLY FALLING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, BUT WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. MY 1 1/2 YEAR KID WAS GETTING POUNDED WITH WIND. WHEN I GOT HOME, I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL TO FIND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A WOUND UP SPOOL OF FISHING LINE. INSTEAD IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAD FAILED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, TODAY MAY 18, A SECOND WINDOW GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON MILLIKEN AVE IN ONTARIO!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY EVENT WHEN YOUR TRAVELING 70 MPH AND THE WINDOW FALLS! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DESIGN AND FIX THE PROBLEM!! RECALL. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO ROLL UP THE PASSENGERS WINDOW AND IT GOT ALMOST TO THE TOP AND IT FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. *TR

2004 FORD F- 150 WINDOW FAILED AND FELL DOWN AND COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOW UP. *TR

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WEAR OUT EVERY 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS IT IS DUE TO SOFT METAL FORD USED. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING. IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? IF NOT, WHY NOT? *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION CAUSING THE WINDOW TO "DROP" INTO THE DOOR, VERY STARTLING - LOUD "POPPING SOUND"! HAD THIS OCCURRED DURING BAD WEATHER OR UNDER A NUMBER OF OTHER CONDITIONS I WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

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

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. CAUSED BY POOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS. HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AS WINDOWS FALL DOWN TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT COSTS OVER $350 PER WINDOW TO FIX. FORD HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A CORRECT REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS POOR QUALITY ITEM EFFECTS ALL F AND E SERIES VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2009. FORD SHOULD ISSUE AND PAY FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE UNITS. *TR

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED WITH NO WARRANTY. WITHIN 1 YEAR, 3 OF THE WINDOWS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 HAVE SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITH ME BEING UNABLE TO ROLL IT BACK UP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT COST ~$350 EACH TIME. I AM NOW SAVING UP MONEY TO FIX IT A THIRD TIME. THIS THIRD TIME, IT HAPPENED TO A WINDOW THAT WAS FIXED LAST YEAR, MAKING THIS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THAT WINDOW. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE FORD RECALL THEIR TRUCKS SO THIS CAN BE RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL! I AM BROKE AND DRIVING AROUND WITH A SHOWER CURTAIN WRAPPED AROUND MY CAR WINDOW IN A RED NECK SOUTHERN TOWN! I CANNOT SEE OUT OF THAT WINDOW! I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS WINDOW WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS AND I'M OUT OF A JOB! *TR

SINCE PURCHASE THE F150 HAS HAD TERRIBLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT AT 55-60 MPH. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO FIX HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE. DEALERS, REPAIR SHOPS HAVE FAILED. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, REPEATED BALANCING HAVE NOT HELPED. *TR

MY WINDOW FELL ALL BY ITSELF. TURNS OUT IT IS THE REGULATOR, AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THE ONLY PLACE THE PART IS AVAILABLE IS THROUGH THE DEALER, AND IT COSTS 254.00 PLUS TAX AND LABOR TO INSTALL. *TR

WITHIN A MONTH BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DROPPED INSIDE DOOR WITH A LOAD BOOM, BROKEN REGULATOR. WINDOW STUCK ON DOWN POSITION UNTIL REGULATOR IS REPLACED. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A GROWLING AND HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY 2004 FORD F150 XLT AT APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES. THE NOISE WAS MOST PROMINENT BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE PINION, RING GEAR AND FOUR BEARINGS TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THESE PARTS TO FAIL I WAS TOLD IT WAS "DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN". PARTS WERE REPLACED AND I DO HAVE ALL OF THE REPLACED PARTS IN MY POSSESSION. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CORRESPONDED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY TO EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY REIMBURSE ME THE $1300 REPAIR BILL DUE TO THE FACT THE 75,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD ELAPSED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING AND HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. I HAVE OWNED NEW VEHICLES AND PERSONALLY PUT 150,000+ MILES ON THEM WITHOUT EVER HAVING ANY TYPE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

2004 FORD F150 WINDOW TRACK FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR/TRACK BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THAT TIME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WINDOW FAILED AS THE PREVIOUS 2 WINDOWS AND WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PRIOR THREE WINDOWS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE FOURTH WINDOW TRACK THAT HAS FAILED. EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE OFFER BY FORD MOTOR CO. WAS TO PAY A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE WINDOW TRACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 F-150. THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT NOT BEING USED WHILE I WAS IN AFGHANISTAN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL LOUISIANA FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. I WAS CHARGED AROUND $400 FOR THE REPAIR. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE MY PARENTS WERE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED THE LOCAL OHIO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR COST IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST TIME. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO GAVE ME THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OTHER THAN DOCUMENT MY CONCERN. I WAS GIVEN THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT, AND AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AS WELL AS NOTIFYING MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A ONETIME PROBLEM IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TWICE TO MY TRUCK AND SEEING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IS PATHETIC. I HOPE THE NHTSA INSPECTORS SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FORCE FORD TO CORRECT IT. PLEASE HAVE FORD RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR A TRUCK BEING STOLEN OVER A FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC. THANKS *TR

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK USED FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS THREE YEARS OLD, IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. ROUGHLY ONE YEAR LATER THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WHEN I PRESSED THE SWITCH TO PUT IT BACK UP, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COME FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE WINDOW DID NOT BUDGE. IT COST ME ROUGHLY 400.00 DOLLARS FROM FORD TO REPLACE IT. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME. I HAD MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY TRUCK AND WHEN THE WINDOW FELL MY DOG WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE WINDOW. LUCKILY I GRABBED HIM BEFORE HE GOT ANY CLOSER TO IT. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT A SMALL CHILD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT BETTER AND RECALL THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. IF A CHILD GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE LAW SUIT WILL COST MUCH MORE THAN IF FORD JUST RECALLS ALL THE PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 F150 WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. OUR FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE WE HAD IT PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR 3 DAYS SO NO ONE WAS TOUCHING IT AND IT WAS CLOSED. WE COULD NOT PICK IT UP SO WHEN WE GOT HOME WE GOT THE WINDOW UP. WE CAN NOT ROLL THIS WINDOW DOWN AND HAVE IT UP WITH TAPE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF.COM. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST US $400 AND WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF $ TO FIX SOMETHING FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

APRIL 23 2009 DRIVER WINDOW WENT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CAB WITH 8? BED WITH 40000 MILES ON IT. THE WINDOW REGULATORS PLASTIC CABLE RETAINER BROKE RELEASING THE CABLE AND THE WINDOW. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE PART AND PART NUMBER 3 TIMES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A GREAT DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE HAD PETS BEEN ON BOARD OR IF ITEMS HAD BLOWN OUT THE WINDOW. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, WINDOW SLAMMED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS ONE REPLACED 5 MONTHS AGO. NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE REAR TWO ARE "GOING OUT" AS WELL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE REGULATORS, CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND ALL THEY WOULD DO WAS OFFER ME A $750 GIFT CARD IF I AGREE TO BUY A NEW FORD TRUCK IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. ARE THEY KIDDING!!! I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORD TRUCKS, BUT AM GOING TO LOOK AT THE NEW TUNDRA NOW AS I CAN SEE THAT FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, SO MUCH FOR BEING BUILT FORD TOUGH..... *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD 3 OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT ON THIS TRUCK AND ITS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I FEEL THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS SINCE I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. FIRST I HEAR A LOUD BANG IN THE DOOR (EVEN WHEN I'M NOT OPERATING THE WINDOW) AND THEN THE WINDOW DROPS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN, AND FOR SAFETY OF THE TRUCK ITSELF. I'M AFRAID THAT IF IM AT WORK OR SCHOOL THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THE TRUCK WILL BE VANDALIZED OR STOLEN. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING FROM ABOVE 40M/HR. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND MACHINED BOTH REAR ROTORS FOR WARPING. ROTOR WORE OFF BEFORE THE ORIGINAL BRAEK PADS. DEALER SAYS ITS TYPICAL BUT I SUSPECT POOR QUALITY AS I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER. *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY TRUCK. ITS A MAJOR PAIN WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, AND IT NEVER FAILS TO HAPPEN AT THE WORSE TIMES. ALL FOUR TIMES (ONCE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR WINDOWS) IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE WINDOW JUST FALLS INTO THE DOOR. IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AT THE DEALER ($400). *TR

FORD LARIAT F150 WHILE VISITING A FRIEND ON APRIL 20TH, 2009 , MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WINDOWS ALL UP & DOORS LOCKED. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE, DRIVER WINDOW WAS DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. FORD DEALERS ALREADY CLOSED , I DROVE HOME. HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL SITES TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM OR COMPLAINTS OF THIS. I WAS SHOCKED THERE WERE SO MANY 136 COMPLAINTS HERE SITE #1: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML SITE #2 : :HTTP://WWW.FORDF150.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=47037 SITE # 3 : HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP?CARS=1338942 WHY SO MANY COMPLAINTS BUT YET FORD DOESN'T RECOGNIZED IT. WE HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME FORD OWNER ,BUT THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME THINK I DON'T WANT ANOTHER FORD. HAD OTHER WINDOW PROBLEM WITH REAR SLIDING WINDOW NOT WORKING,BUT ALWAYS WORKED WHEN TOOK IN TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. DOESN'T WORK AT ALL NOW. WINDOWS SEEM TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR FORD ON THEIR TRUCKS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE A WINDOW DROPPING DOWN AND SHATTERING AND SOMEONE GETTING HURT FROM IT OR CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT .ALSO DEFEATS YOUR PURPOSE OF LOCKING IT UP, IF THE WINDOWS ARE GOING KEEP FALLING DOWN. I WILL BE SURPRISED IF I GET ANY KIND OF RESPONSE TO THIS . I FIGURE, LIKE MOST , IT WILL BE LOOKED AT THEN THROWN OUT. WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ,SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A POP WHILE GOING DOWN, THE WINDOW STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, THE WINDOW MOTOR STILL OPERATES, AND THE WINDOW IS IN THE TRACK. THE OPERATION CABLE THE MOVES THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN BROKE OFF AT ITS CONNECTOR, RESULTING IN THE UNIT NEEDING TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AFTER A LOUD POP AND CRACKING SOUND. WINDOW WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE WITH POWER SWITCH. *TR

LOUD POP NOISE FROM DRIVER WINDOW. WINDOW NOT WANTING TO ROLL BACK DOWN. TOOK DOOR PANEL OFF CAN SEE THAT THE CABLE IN THERE IS BROKEN MOTOR STILL SPINS AND GLASS IS ATTACHED TO THE TRACK SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT CABLES IF POSSIBLE OR NEW REGULATOR SOMEWHERE AROUND THE $300 PRICE RANGE TO FIX. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F-150 WITH ~15000 MILES HAD THE PASSENGER WINDOW "POP" AND FALL INSIDE THE DOOR. WHILE FIXING I FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS AND INSISTING THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AGREE, SO I AM ADDING MY VOICE TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE UNHAPPY WITH THE DEFECT. *TR

ALL FOUR WINDOWS ON OUR TRUCK HAVE HAD A MOTOR PROBLEM, WINDOWS GO DOWN AND DON'T COME DOWN, THE FIRST TWO WERE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LAST ONE WAS NOT AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOW AS OD 4/13/09 WE HAVE HAD THE FOURTH ONE GO DOWN AND GET STUCK. NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN YET AGAIN AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. TWO WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER TWO CAME OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP THE CUSTOMER. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS A KICKING PROBLEM AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. *TR

2004 FORD F150, 40K MILES. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, HEAR LOUD POP, THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. LUCKILY GLASS DID NOT SHATTER. DETERMINED THAT WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED CAUSING THE PROBLEM (LOUD POP THEN WINDOW FALLING INTO DOOR). SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THIS FAILURE INDICATED IT IS QUITE COMMON. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO PROACTIVELY REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD REGULATOR IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. A WINDOW THAT CAN JUST FALL DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. HERE IS WHY I FIND IT A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN NEBRASKA AND I DEAL WITH SOME PRETTY NASTY WEATHER . MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR FIST CHILD AND IF WE GO SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN IN A SNOW STORM THIS COULD CAUSE A THREAT TO MY NEW BORN. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THIS RESOLVED. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND HAVE SERVER OVER SEAS, I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IT COULD BUT MY FAMILY AT RISK. *TR

FORD F150 SPARK PLUGS BREAKING. *TR

REPEATED FAILURE OF WINDOW REGULATOR IN LATE MODEL F-150 (2004). I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER WITH SAME PROBLEM. MY WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING, WHICH STARTLED ME ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO ROLL DOWN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO MY DOOR NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. TO MY LUCK, IT BEGAN TO RAIN.....BADLY. AS IF GETTING WET WASN'T ENOUGH, EVERY TIME A VEHICLE WOULD PASS ME GOING THE OTHER DIRECTION AT AN INTERSECTION I WOULD GET SPLASHED WITH NASTY ROAD WATER IN MY FACE!!! IT SPRAYED ME SO BAD ONCE WHEN A VEHICLE PASSED ME THAT I HIT THE CURB AND COULD HAVE EASILY HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT OR WORSE, KILLED SOMEONE ON A CURB!!! THIS COST ME OVER $300 TO HAVE THE WHOLE MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN THE DOOR AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ALL TOO COMMON DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC TAB THAT BREAKS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL ON THIS? SOME POOR PERSONS' CHILD GETTING HIT AT A BUS STOP DURING A RAIN STORM? CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDOW, BUT MINUTES LATER, THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY UNIT AND THE DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PREVIOUSLY, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AS WELL. BOTH REPAIRS COST $450 EACH. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 64,500. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND ON DEC 21, 2008 MY RF WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN AND SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY THAT IS VERY HILLY, CURVY AND USUALLY WINDY. IT IS ONE OF 2 HWYS THAT LEAD IN AND OUT OF A VERY POPULAR OFFROAD AREA CALLED OCOTILLO WELLS. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD CONSISTS OF BIG TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS FULL OF QUADS, MOTORCYCLES, BUGGIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. I SERIOUSLY ALMOST FLEW OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS SO SHAKEN FOR THAT MOMENT. IT WAS SO SUDDEN AND LOUD THAT I THOUGHT MY WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT. PEOPLE DO HUNT IN THE AREA SO NOT A FAR FETCHED CONCLUSION. I GOT HOME SAFELY AND HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. YESTERDAY, APRIL 5, 2009 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 DOGS ON OUR WAY HOME. THIS TIME IT WAS THE RR WINDOW. IT CAME CRASHING DOWN IN THE SAME MANNER AND SCARED US HALF TO DEATH, AGAIN. THIS TIME ONE OF MY DOGS NEARLY JUMPED IN MY LAP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE CONSISTED OF MY WIFE TRYING TO KEEP ONE OF MY DOGS FROM ALMOST FALLING OUT THE WINDOW. NOTHING LIKE WIND IN THE FACE FOR SOME DOGS!!! MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY WITH THIS SAME REPAIR/SAFETY ISSUE. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AN

THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED, WHILE ON THE ROAD, IT COULD HAVE WELL CAUSED AN ACCIDENT - ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN USING THE WINDOW CONTROL, THE WINDOW MOTOR RUNS; HOWEVER, THE WINDOW DOESN'T EMERGE FROM THE DOOR. THIS IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN 2004 FORD F-150'S, YET FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD, FORD CHARGES $400 FOR REPAIRS, USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS LOOSE AND CREATED A HOLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER. THE SPARK PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED ALL THE OTHER SPARK PLUGS TO COME OUT OF PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW IN THE TRUCK TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, THE DRIVER WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW ALSO WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS OCCURRENCE IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AS THE WINDOW WENT DOWN UNATTENDED LEAVING THE VEHICLE AND CONTENTS OPEN TO THEFT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 IN THE RAIN WHEN A LOUD BANG STARTLED ME. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS CRYING AND HER WINDOW WAS DOWN WITH RAIN POURING IN. I HAD TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BANG HAD SCARED HER AND SHE WAS GETTING WET. WE MOVED THE CARSEAT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE WINDOW UP. MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH HER HAND ALL THE WAY HOME. FROM THE SOUND OF THAT BANG I AM SUPRISED THE WINDOW DIDN'T SHATTER. IF IT WOULD HAVE MY LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE LOST AN EYE OR BEEN CUT BADLY. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TODAY AND IT SEEMS THAT THE LITTLE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOW UP HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE PLASTIC PULLEY IT WINDS UP ON. I HAVE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH TONIGHT AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY TEND TO KEEP PLENTY OF THESE WINDOW REGULATORS IN STOCK. MANY OF THE PEOPLE ON THESE WEBSITES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. ONE HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON HIS F-150. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THEY CHANGED FROM A SOLID METAL SCISSORS TYPE TO THIS MOUSE TRAP LOOKING THING WITH PLASTIC PULLEYS. THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS THING SHOULD HAVE HIS P.E. LICENSE REVOKED. IT IS A TERRIBLE PIECE OF ENGINEERING. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF THESE WINDOWS SHATTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THROWS GLASS INTO THE FACE OF A SMALL CHILD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR .HAD TO HAVE FIXED .THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ,IT IS A 2004 LARIAT 4 DOOR . PLEASE DO SOMETHING I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AT FRANKLIN FORD,FRANKLIN,MASS. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 F150 LARIAT 4X4 PICKUP WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) POWER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THESE WINDOWS HAVE SIMPLY FALLEN DOWN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BUMPS OR ACCIDENTS PRECEDING THEM FALLING. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT YESTERDAY NEXT TO THE BACK WINDOW THAT DROPPED AS WE WERE DRIVING. WHAT IF SOME DEBRIS FROM PASSING TRAFFIC OR SEMI TRAILER HAD BLOWN BY...THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. AND ALL FORD CAN SAY IS..."SORRY, IT WILL COST YOU $400 TO FIX." WELL, THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE HAPPENING. SEE THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML. *TR

DRIVING MY TRUCK ON MY LUNCH BREAK I NOTICED A POP SOUND WHICH FOLLOWED WITH A BAD IDLE, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND A LOUD MIS-FIRE SOUND... I PULLED INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT AND NOTICE THAT MY 2004 FORD F150 SHOT SPARK PLUG NUMBER 2 OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND SHATTERED THE COIL BOOT INTO MANY PIECES THIS WAS WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. BEING IN THE AUTO PARTS BUSINESS I KNOW THAT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THIS AND DEAL WITH MANY PEOPLE DAILY HAVING THIS ISSUE YET FORD HAS STILL NOT MADE A RECALL TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM... I HAD TO REPLACE ONE SPARK PLUG, AND ONE COIL BOOT.. SO FAR MY COIL HAS MANAGED TO HOLD UP HOWEVER FROM WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF INFO ON WHY OR HOW THIS HAPPENS AND WHAT FORD PLANS TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN MY 2004 F-150 XLT. THE WINDOW POPPED AND THEN DROPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT WAS VERY COLD OUT. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW YOU THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DANGER TO DRIVERS. *TR