2004 Ford F-150 complaints

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID FORD PICKUP PERSON AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY '04 MODEL PICKUP DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING....THE MORE I RESEARCH THIS SUBJECT THE MORE I SEE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ADDRESS AND THEY ARE OFFERING NO HELP, VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR QUOTES, AND THE PRICES OF THE REPAIR PARTS AT THE DEALER ARE ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GET THROUGH INTERNET SOURCES. *TR

THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. I CALLED THE WARRANTY SERVICE FOR A WRECKER AS IT WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER, THE WRECKER ARRIVED AND THE DRIVER ASKED ME IF I HAD TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I HADN'T, TRIED, AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION INCLUDING A SUGGESTION TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID THAT AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 25, 2009. AGAIN, I WAS GLAD I WAS ON A SIDE STREET. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TUESDAY EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AS THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150, WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I WENT TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED AND AFTER REPLACEMENT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE. THE REPAIR FIRM I HAD TAKEN IT TO, CALLED CHAMPION FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THEM FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT IDLE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED. THEY HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK OVER THERE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO, HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED EVERY TIME THE BATTERY DIES OR IS REPLACED? SOUNDS TO LIKE FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT'S A NASTY SURPRISE FOR ANYONE. *TR

YOU NEED TO RECALL THE 2004 F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAD BOTH OF THE REAR PASSENGER REGULATORS GO BAD (SUPERCREW). I HAVE REPLACED ONE ALREADY BECAUSE THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, WOULD NOT GO BACK UP AND THE CABLE GOT ALL EATEN UP. DID I MENTION THAT IT WENT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY 2 YEAR OLD IS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND HER WINDOW HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE WINDOW IS TUCK IN THE SHUT POSITION AND HAVE NOT MESSED WITH IT YET. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU THAT SHE IS NOT RIDING IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY CHANCES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO FAR, I KNOW 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST ONE (OR MORE) REGULATORS ON THEIR TRUCK. *TR

ON MY 2004 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4L 3 VALVE ENGINE, THE SPARK PLUGS ALL BROKE OFF WHEN A TUNE-UP WAS ATTEMPTED. THIS IS DUE TO A KNOW DEFECT IN THE HEAD DESIGN ON THE 04/05 MODELS. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $904 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THEM. FORD IS NOT REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS FOR THIS OUTRAGEOUS CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL OF THESE ENGINES WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN SUNDAY, WARM OUT, WENT TO PUT IT UP AND NOTHING WORKED, JUST A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL , WINDOW REGULATOR GONE BAD, WIRING EVERYWHERE. AFTER A MINOR INTERNET SEARCH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. APPARENTLY WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOW DROPS AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE WINDOWS BREAK, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD . NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, BUT I WILL NOT PAY FORD FOR THERE INCOMPETENCE AND REFUSAL TO CORRECT A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT !!! 2004 FORD F150 !!! I HAD RESERVATIONS IN BUYING A FORD AND NOW I KNOW WHY,, SAME COMPANY,, NOTHINGS CHANGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS STOPPED WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, THE REGULATORS COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN THE LAST REGULATOR FAILED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED INWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A NEW BODY STYLE 2004 FORD F-150 AND JUST THE OTHER DAY MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS A SORT OF POPPING NOISE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE SITUATION STARTLED ME A GREAT BIT, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER PERSONAL INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE WINDOW DROPPING. THE CABLE DRIVEN WINDOW REGULATOR IS MADE UP OF CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE LARGE WINDOW OVER TIME. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F150 AND ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS JUST JUMPED OUT. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PLUG FROM THE FACTORY. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE FORD DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. CHECKING THE NET THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE HEAD FOR 4K. I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND OUT ABOUT PUTTING A SLEEVE IN FOR FOUR HUNDRED. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE IN BOTH FRONT WINDOWS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. DECEMBER 28, 2007 A THOUSAND MILES OVER WARRANTY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL. NO BUTTONS WERE TOUCHED. IT JUST FELL. NOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES THE SAME THING. THIS TIME THE SAME DEALERSHIP, DUVAL FORD 9043876541 WANTS OVER $500 TO REPAIR THE WINDOW. IF THIS PART IS CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING THEN WHY IS IT NOT ON RECALL? IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A WINDOW THAT IS BARELY PUT DOWN JUST FALLS AND BREAK. THAT'S NOT EVEN CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. THAT'S JUST POORLY MADE AND ASSEMBLED. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WEBSITES THAT I FOUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OR TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WIKI.ANSWERS.COM/Q/WHAT_CAUSES_FORD_F150_TRUCK_WINDOWS_TO_GO_DOWN_AT_WHIM HTTP://WWW.FORDF150.NET/ARTICLES/IDX.PHP/0/019/ARTICLE/HOW-TO-REPAIR-THE-POWER-WINDOW-REGULATOR--MOTOR.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML I JUST THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NOT TWICE IN A YEAR AND THE SAME THING ON SEPARATE SIDES. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARKS PLUGS SPLIT INTO THREE PIECES WHEN REMOVING THEM FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE SPARK PLUGS SPLIT INTO PIECES WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL NEW SPARK PLUGS. FORD'S TSB NUMBER 08-7-6 WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE FORD MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/07/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FLAMES WERE LOCATED IN THE REAR CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

TRUCK TAKEN INTO BE SERVICED. MECHANIC BROKE SPARK PLUG OFF INTO THE HEAD. POSSIBLY LEADING TO COMPLETE REMOVAL OF ENGINE AND HEAD. *TR

MY 2004 F-150 ELECTRIC WINDOWS KEEP FAILING. THEY FALL INTO THE DOOR WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS WITH NO NOTICE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING BECAUSE OF SUDDEN THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND A HUGE FORCE OF AIR COMING INTO THE CABIN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A WEAPON AT MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE OTHER WINDOWS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON MY OWN. IT IS A SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A SIMPLE PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A PULLEY THAT ALLOWS A CABLE TO WIND AROUND A MOTOR SHAFT. ALTHOUGH THE CAUSE IS SIMPLE, THE REPAIR IS NOT AND THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE TAKEN APART. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FAILURE WILL SCARE THE DRIVER AND SIGNIFICANTLY TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE ROAD. IF A CHILD IS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW, THE EVENT COULD EVEN HAVE MORE SEVERAL CONSEQUENCES. FORD APPARENTLY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BASED OF FORD MECHANIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE ISSUE BEING COMMON TO THE 2004 F-150 AND THE NUMBER OF REPAIR KITS THEY GO THROUGH. BELOW THE DATE IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE TUNE-UP IN 2007. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. ON MARCH 9, 2008, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE METAL CLIPS TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE A FORD DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE MOTOR, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,893 AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 0424/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

THE CABLE THAT OPERATES THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW ROLLED ITSELF DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY DAD'S F-150. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS UNDER THE WARRANTY. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 F150, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN SHOT. *TR

I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS. MINE IN PARTICULAR IS BROKEN IN ALL FOUR DOOR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LATEST ONE MADE A LOUD BANG AND GOT MY ATTENTION AND ALMOST DISTRACTED ME. AND ITS NOT LIKE ITS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME. ALMOST EVERY F150 OWNER IS SUFFERING JUST LIKE I AM. *TR

I RECENTLY RETURNED TO MY TRUCK AFTER PURCHASING A MOVIE TO HAVE MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLAM DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHEN CLOSING IT. THE MOTOR IS NOW MAKING A GRINDING, CRACKLING NOISE BUT THE WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY PARTS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL UP WINDOW. AFTER A LOUD POP, THE WINDOW FELL THROUGH AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP! AT THAT POINT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND COULDN'T BE ROLLED BACK UP. FORD SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR 200.00 AND THAT WAS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I TORE INTO IT MYSELF AND FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR TO BE BROKEN. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME 198.00 FOR THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THIS I BELIEVE TO BE REDICULOUS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WANT TO ROLE UP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL SO THAT IS INOPPORATIVE. ONE MORE THING MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD COMPONENTS AND EVEN THE FORD MECHANICS I TALK TO SAY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

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

WENT TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS. TEN DAYS AND $1000 LATER I HAVE THE TRUCK BACK. IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD SELL THE TRUCK WELL BEFORE THE 100,000 MILE MARK. IDIOTIC DESIGN LEADS TO SPARK PLUGS BREAKING. DO NOT CHANGE PLUGS WITHOUT DISCUSSING WITH DEALER FIRST. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL FOR EXTRACTING THE BROKEN PART. IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT FORD HAD TO COME OUT WITH A TOOL TO FIX THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT AND MAKE GOOD ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SPEAK UP AND LETS GET THEM TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND REGULATOR TWICE ON MY F 150 TRUCK. AS I WAS PUTTING THE WIDOW UP EACH TIME I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS IT APPROACHED THE TOP OF THE DOOR, THEN I HEARD THE BREAKING OF GLASS INSIDE THE DOOR, THEN THE WINDOW DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT COME UP. THIS IS TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. THIS OCCURRED ON 02-25-2009. THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 F150 FX4. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $400. EVERY TWO YEARS JUST TO ROLL UP MY WINDOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD 150. THE WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP FAILING ON MY TRUCK. A WINDOW WILL SUDDENLY START SLIDING DOWN AND THEN IT WILL NOT GO UP. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT FORD HAS REFUSED TO RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO ZERO BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BY PLACING A HIGHER GRADE OF FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURES WOULD TEMPORARILY CEASE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WINDOW DROPS INTO DOOR AND CAN NOT BE CLOSED. FIXED FIRST ONE MYSELF FOR $150 PART COST...........SINCE THEN BOTH PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED, ONE WHILE DRIVING, VERY SURPRISED IT DID NOT SHATTER. WAS ABLE TO CLOSE WINDOWS BY INSETTING WOOD TO WEDGE IT SHUT......HAVE NOT REPLACED MOTOR YET FOR THOSE WINDOWS. *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS ON FORD F-150 2004. I HAVE HAD THREE FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING. ALL THREE FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN A YEAR, TO THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW, I DO NOT ABUSE IT, I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DOORS HAVE ALL FAILED WHEN ROLLING UP OR ROLLING DOWN, ALL FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF DRIVERS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH THE COMPANY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THE RAIN, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST QUIT WORKING. *TR

I AM ON THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2004 FORD F150. ALL OF THESE ARE ON DIFFERENT WINDOWS AND HAVE COST ME $351 DOLLARS EACH TIME TO REPLACE. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY HAS THIS PRODUCT NOT BEEN RECALLED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2004 F150 SUPERCREW PROBLEM: WINDOWS ROLLING DOWN BY THEMSELVES BOTH REAR WINDOW(RL & RR). CAUSE: PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR, OR FAULT OF. THE WHITE PLASTIC CLIP HOLDING THE END OF THE STEEL CABLES (NEXT TO THE PULLEYS) BROKE OFF. ONE END BROKE OFF CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN BY GRAVITY AND FRICTION WHEN IN MOTION (SOMETIMES STILL - I.E. OVERNIGHT). IF UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION, LIKE I WAS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED TO THE RL WINDOW, I USED THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR TO PULL THE RLWINDOW UP BUT COULD HEAR THE MOTOR (ON THE REGULATOR) EATING AWAY AT SOMETHING. AFTER OPENING UP THE DOOR, I NOTICED THAT THE CABLE WAS BEING MANGLED BY THE MOTOR. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE RR WINDOW HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THE WHITE PLASTIC CLIP HOLDING THE END OF THE CABLE BROKE OFF FROM ONE END. OTHER END ALREADY CRACKED AND BARELY HOLDING ON. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PARTS USED ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, ACTUALLY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REGULATOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS (SOMEONE CAN VANDALIZE MY CAR, OR... WHAT IF I GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT AND MY 4 AND 2 YEAR OLDS ARE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THEN? I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT.) I WANT THEM TO BE ALL REGULATORS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL AND I BELIEVE THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK OFF. TWO ALREADY DID. THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCAB. TWO OF THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN PROPERLY FROM THAT DOOR, BUT DID SO FROM THE DRIVER'S SWITCH AT THE TIME, SO I FIGURED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SWITCHES. THEN LATER THE NEXT WEEK, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND SWITCH BEGAN TO FAIL. THE WINDOW MAY ROLL DOWN, BUT MAY NOT ROLL BACK UP WHEN THE SWITCH IS PRESSED. EACH DOOR IS SPORADIC WITH THESE SYMPTOMS. I READ ON-LINE AT THE VOLUME OF FAILURES WITH THE FORD WINDOWS MOTORS & REGULATOR WITH THIS MODEL, AND WANTED TO SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING, BUT FROM WHAT I READ, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

BACK WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SPRING OR SOMETHING BROKE IN DOOR AND WINDOW STARTED TO COME DOWN BY ITSELF MY DOG ALMOST JUMPED OUT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR. NO REASON THAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

WELL ITS A WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEM OR THE PULLEY SYSTEM THAT ROLLS THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN. I'VE HAD MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND IM HAVING TO REPLACE 2 WINDOW REGULATORS SO FAR. I HARDLY USE MY WINDOWS AND I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THERE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR MAKING A LOUD BANG. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS THERE TO SEE IT BUT IF I WASN'T I COULD OF HAD TOOLS INSIDE STOLEN OR THE TRUCK STOLEN. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME THE WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN INTO THE DOOR BOTH TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW SLAMS DOWN. I SEE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE TRYING TO FIND A RECALL AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THE PART BY ITSELF IS 200 OR MORE DOLLARS THAT'S IF U FIX IT YOURSELF. IF U GET FORD TO FIX IT THEN ITS ANOTHER 300 OR MORE. THE PULLEY SYSTEM IS CHEAP AND PLASTIC THE CABLES ARE ALWAYS IN A BIG KNOT AND CHIPS OUT OF THE WHEELS FOR THE CABLES. THE NEW ONE I GOT LOOKED EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRST ONE MAKING IT SEEM TO ME THEY AREN'T TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT APART AND THE CABLE PULLEY IS BROKE OFF. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 70MPH, WENT TO OPEN DRIVERS WINDOW FOR VENTILATION AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR LIKE A GUILLOTINE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 12 MILES IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER WITH THE WINDOW DOWN TO A REPAIR SHOP. WAS INFORMED THE 2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND THAT IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR A BROKEN PLASTIC PART BECAUSE THE ENTIRE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THE INTERNET IS SWAMPED WITH FRUSTRATED OWNERS WITH HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 FOUR DOOR EXTENDED CAB PICK UP. I HAVE USED IT AS A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 58,914 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE. HE STATED THAT UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR FORD F150 HAS A HISTORY OF POOR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE DUE TO ITS VERY THIN TRANSMISSION GEARS. HE STATED THE TRUCK WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, I HAD PROOF OF MY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS GIVING AND HEARD A LOAD NOISE LIKE SHE JUST GOT HIT OR HIT SOMETHING. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF OUR F150 SUPERCREW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. NOTHING YET TO FIX IT THE PART IS 200.00 DOLLARS ALONE WITHOUT THE COST OF LABOR. AND NO OLD OR USED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

WENT TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AT 100,000 MILES IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. SPARK PLUGS ARE STUCK DUE TO FACTORY NOT SEATING PLUGS CORRECTLY AND NOT USING ANTI-SEIZE COMPOUND DURING FACTORY INSTALLATION. IT REQUIRES A $10,000 MACHINE TO NEGATIVELY POLARIZE THE ENGINE SO THAT THE PLUG THREADS CAN BE DECARBONIZED AND HOPEFULLY REMOVED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE FACTORY DEFECT AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY AND RE-IMBURSED THE UNREASONABLE COSTS AND BURDEN PLACED ON THE CONSUMER. NO WHERE IN THE LITERATURE PROVIDED BY FORD WAS THIS ISSUE DISCUSSED HAD IT BEEN OPENLY DISCUSSED OR PRESENTED IN THE LITERATURE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS FRAUD. *TR

FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR WINDOW REGULATORS...NOT ONLY IS THIS THE FOURTH REGULATOR I'VE REPLACED IN MY 2004 F150.....I'VE ALSO REPLACED 1 WINDOW MOTOR ON THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW. OTHER FRIENDS ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT SEEMS FORDS WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEMS ARE NOT "CAR SPECIFIC" BUT ARE "CHEAPLY BUILT" AND EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE FOR CONSUMERS. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN THE OVERDRIVE WAS DEACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,800.

PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUDDER. LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SAYS THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AT 60MPH, WITH CHILDREN ON THE BACK SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE WINDOW FALL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. WE WERE BELOW 50 DEGREES. CHILD START TO CRY AND SCARED ME. THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER AND CHANGE HER TO THE OTHER SEAT. COULD NOT CLOSE THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATOR NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALER CHARGES $150.00 TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAY THAT IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE ON THAT PART. *TR

2 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR AND NOT ROLL UP IN MY 2004 FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. FIRST TIME HAPPENED IN JULY 2008 (DRIVER'S SIDE), AND THE SECOND TIME (FRONT PASSENGER SIDE) JUST HAPPENED ON JANUARY 3, 2009. BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HWY WHILE THE WINDOWS WERE IN THE FULL UP (CLOSED) POSITION. BOTH TIMES I HEARD A LOUD BOOM OR POP AND THEN THE WINDOW PROCEEDED TO SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR. A MECHANIC AT THE DEALER HAS UNOFFICIALLY ADMITTED TO ME THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH MY MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR AND THAT IT WAS HIS OPINION THIS WAS A DEFECT. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A FRIEND REPAIR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IN JULY, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FINANCIALLY AFFORD TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE YET. *TR

LOUD POPPING NOISE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO MY HOUSE. I THOUGHT I WAS SHOT AT OR SOMETHING IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HIT SOMEONE IT SCARED ME SO BAD. IT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR. IT SEEMS FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THESE REGULATORS BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SET SPRING OF THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER, LOUD POP WAS HEARD AS IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN SHOT AT THE TRUCK. WIFE SWERVED AND WHEN SHE PULLED OVER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH EXTERIOR OF TRUCK. WHEN SHE TRIED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THE WINDOW JUST FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND IN 100+ DEGREE WEATHER. PLASTIC PART ON WINDOW REGULATOR SNAPPED AND BECAUSE WE COMPLAINED ABOUT PASSENGER SIDE MAKING NOISE BOTH WERE REPLACED. HAVE TWO MORE IN THE TRUCK AND FORD DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THEM UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY BREAK. *TR

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM HAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BE INOPERABLE. THIS HOWEVER IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EVERY WINDOW POWER WINDOW MECHANISM "REGULATOR" ON MY 2004 FORD F150 HAS BROKEN ALL WITHIN A SPAN OF TWO YEARS. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. YESTERDAY 01-21-2009 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE REGULATOR GAVE OUT AND THE WINDOW CAME SLIDING ALL THE WAY DOWN, IN THE F150 THE WINDOWS GO ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE DOOR SO THE GLASS IS ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR POCKET, THERE WAS NOT A WAY FOR ME TO MANUALLY PULL THE WINDOW UP AND SECURE IT WITHOUT REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL. I WAS UNABLE TO ROLL IT UP AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CAUSING WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, PERSONAL PROPERTY AND MY SON. MY SON WAS IN A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR TILL WE WERE ABLE TO GET HOME TWO HOURS LATER IN THE COLD & RAIN. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND FORD WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FAULTY PARTS. FOUR WINDOW MECHANISMS IN TWO YEARS ON THE SAME VEHICLE IS NOT JUST COINCIDENCE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND I JUST HAD THE SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD POP AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO AND COST APPROX. $350 TO FIX THROUGH A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TOMORROW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR