2004 Ford F-150 complaints

MY 2004 FORD 150 HERITAGE PICK-UP HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE- IT ALSO WONT GO INTO REVERSE AT TIMES- I MENTIONED THIS AT THE FORD DEAL WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK- THE TRANSMISSION STARTING BANGING INTO WHEN 1ST PUT INTO D- AND NOW HAS SEVERE SLIPPAGE IN IT- THE LIST ED INCIDENT DATE BELOW- IS WHEN I 1ST STARTED TO NOTICE ERRATIC TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. *TR

OWN A FORD F-150 YEAR 2004 AND A WINDOW IN ONE OF THE DOORS HAS FALLEN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW THAT SCARED MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE INSIDE DOOR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD EVERY WINDOW REPLACED ONCE AND THE DRIVER WINDOW TWICE, AND THIS WILL BE TWICE FOR THIS DOOR, IN TOTAL IT HAS BEEN 6 TIMES WINDOWS HAVE FELL. THIS REQUIRES A RECALL. WHEN DRIVING THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU THINK SOMEONE HAS SHOT YOUR WINDOW OR SOMETHING HAS CRASHED BEHIND YOU AND IT HAPPENS THAT YOUR WINDOW HAS FELL DOWN MAKING LIKE A CRASHING SOUND. IT CAN BE VERY FRIGHTENING WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A SAFETY PROBLEM. AND BEING THE 6TH TIME, NEEDS REDESIGNED PROPERLY. *TR

FORD F150 LARIAT WINDOW GLASS FELL OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE FRAME. THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR AT THE COST OF $400. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW LARIAT: DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE WHILE AT LUNCH, VERY LOUD NOISE AND THEN WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. HAD WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) IN JULY OF 2008...THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. REPAIRED FOR ANOTHER 100 DOLLARS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME WINDOW BROKE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I FEAR THE OTHER 2 WINDOWS WILL BREAK NOW. I AM SURPRISED THE GLASS HAS NOT SHATTERED AND HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY DURING EITHER INCIDENT. IT MAKES A VERY LOUD SOUND WHEN IT BREAKS. SERVICE GUY AT FORD SUGGESTED I CALL FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. SPOKE WITH REP AND SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE YET THE DISCUSSION BOARDS ON THE WEB ARE FULL OF 2004 FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED FORDS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY. BUT SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OR THE MATERIALS ON THE WINDOW MECHANISM. IT'S A $45,000 TRUCK, 84,000 MILES AND I TAKE PERFECT CARE OF IT. FORD ADVERTISEMENTS SAY IT'S BUILT FORD TOUGH AND I BELIEVE THEM BUT THE WINDOWS SHOULD NOT BREAK THIS EASILY AND ONLY AFTER 4 YEARS. *TR

REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WITHOUT BEING OPENED, APPEARS THAT THE WINDOW HARDWARE BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. MOTOR STILL WORKS, BUT WINDOW CAN BE OPENED/CLOSED BY HAND. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2007, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHILE ROLLING IT UP PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. PAID $369 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. IN JANUARY 2009, BACK PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED. COST HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. *TR

71K MILES ON THE ODOMETER HAS LEAKING REAR AXLE SEALS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE OIL IS RUNNING DOWN ON THE PARKING/EMERGENCY AS WELL AS THE MAIN BRAKES. THIS CONFUSES THE ABS SYSTEM AND RENDERS THE REAR BRAKES USELESS IN NORMAL AS WELL AS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. I BLOGGED ON THE FORUM F150ONLINE AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME HAVING AS FEW AS 11K MILES ON THEIR VEHICLE. LOOK AT THE POST, 'REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING ON A 2004 4X4'. I DID PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER KNOWING IT NEEDED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON BOTH AXLES. I PERFORMED THE BRAKE JOB JUST PRIOR TO MAKING A 2K TRIP TO VISIT MY FATHER DURING THE HOLIDAYS NOTICING THE PROBLEM AND COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE LEAKING PROBLEM UNTIL MY RETURN. THE BRAKES WORKED VERY WELL DURING THE WHOLE TRIP. I NOTICED THE LEAKING BY OIL DRIPPING ON MY WHEEL AFTER MY RETURN. THE LEAKING IS WORSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER). I AM A WELL TRAINED MECHANIC AND PERFORM BRAKE SERVICE TO MINE AND MY FAMILY'S VEHICLES USING THE BEST PARTS I CAN BUY IN THIS AREA. IF I DO IT, IT STAYS FIXED. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE JOB AND WOULD BE WILLING PART WITH THEM FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON YOUR PART. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CABLE SNAPPED AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. REPLACED, COST ME $350. RIGHT SIDE REAR JUST FAILED, HAVEN'T REPAIRED AS OF YET. FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT I SHOULD EXPECT MORE FAILURES. THIS ISN'T RIGHT!! DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RECALLED? *TR

RIGHT FRONT WINDOW ON MY 2004 SUPERCAB F-150 FORD TRUCK FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP AGAIN (POWER WINDOWS) WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A POWER WINDOW ON THIS TRUCK HAS FAILED. FORD WANTS $450 TO FIX AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH AS IT JUST FELL DOWN AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT BUT WILL NOT FIX. SEE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML THANK YOU. *TR

CHANGING OUT SPARK PLUG AT 65000 BECAUSE AN EMPLOYEE OF A FORD GARAGE ADVISED ME TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THEM GETTING STUCK AT 100,000 MILES. I STARTED TO CHANGE THEM ONLY TO FIND THE SHAFT BELOW THE THREADS OF THE SPARK PLUGS STUCK ANYWAY. I HAULED THE TRUCK TO BOYD COUNTY FORD WHERE THE SERVICE MAN STATED THAT THIS WAS PRETTY COMMON AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 500 DOLLARS TO FIX. WELL 1000.00 DOLLARS LATER THEY REMOVED THE STUCK SPARK PLUGS AND REPLACED THEM WITH SOME NEW ONES. *TR

2004 FORD F150 DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

04 FORD F150 FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR. WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WON'T GO BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND COSTS 400.00 TO FIX. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE SOME DESIGN FLAW IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

2004 F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, BOTH REAR AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT, BOTH WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND THE DRIVER WINDOW FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR SO HARD IT SET THE CAR ALARM OFF, HAD I BEEN DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION AND SAFETY HAZARD, FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THESE WINDOW REGULATORS BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS/FAILURES ON THE WEB WHERE FOLKS WERE DRIVING AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND IN SOME CASES SHATTERED. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE REGULATOR ASSY FOR THE WINDOWS. THE FIRST WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH 37,513 MILES. I ASKED DEALERSHIP IF WARRANTY COULD PAY FOR IT AND IT WAS COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE 36/36 EXPIRED. THE NEXT WINDOW WAS THE RIGHT REAR (FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR JUST LIKE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE) THAT WAS ON 8/14/08 AND 57,916 MILES. I HAD TO PAY 342.55. NOW IT IS 12/23/08 AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME UNTIL TOMORROW. NOW I HAVE PLASTIC AND DUCT TAPE ON MY TRUCK. I WANTED TO FILE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. *TR

WHILE TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR MADE A LOUD POPPING/GRINDING NOISE, THEN THE WINDOW SANK DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE TO ME (SAME NOISES IN COLD,RAINY WEATHER, BOTH TIMES) ON MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. SINCE IT COST ME ALMOST $400 FOR THE FIRST WINDOW, I REPLACED THE PART (THE ENTIRE REGULATOR) MYSELF THIS TIME. THERE IS A LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE WIRE IN PLACE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BROKE. WHEN IT DID, THE REGULATOR GOT THE WIRE WRAPPED UP AROUND IT IN A NON-FIXABLE CONDITION. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. I STILL HAVE THE "BAD" PART IF YOU NEED IT FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

MY PREGNANT WIFE OF 6 MONTHS WAS DRIVING THE 45 MILE TRIP TO HOME AFTER WORK AND HER DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW POPPED AND DROPPED. CURRENT TEMP OUTSIDE WAS 30, AND SNOWING. I DECIDED NOT TO TAPE A BAG TO COVER THE HOLE BECAUSE IF IT WERE TO COME OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND BLOW INTO HER FACE, IT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CUT A TEMPLATE OUT OF PLEXIGLASS INSTEAD AND PLACED IT IN THE WINDOW CHANNEL. THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE I CAN USE IT OVER AND OVER AND IT WILL FIT NICELY IN THE PASSENGER WINDOW WHEN IT BREAKS. THE DAY WE TOOK THE TRUCK DOWN TO GET IT FIXED IT WAS 13 DEGREES, AND 70 MILES LATER WE WERE AT THE DEALER. $400.00 LATER WE WERE OUT THE DOOR WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT THAT IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE OLD ONE WITH A DESIGN FLAW. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK, AND IF I DID I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS FORD F-150. YOU WANT A BAIL-OUT, SELL AND STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT BEFORE YOU ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CONSUMER. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ONE OF THE WINDOWS HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR OF OUR FORD F150 PICKUP. THE WINDOW IS PARALYZED IN THE DOOR FRAME AFTER A REGULATOR SNAPS AND THE WINDOW CRASHES INTO THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AFTER THIS PART BREAKS. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR US, IT HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT WINDOW. IT IS THE REGULATOR IN THE DOOR FOR THE ROLLING MECHANISM THAT SNAPS. WE ALSO VERY RARELY OPEN OUR WINDOWS BECAUSE OF THE HOT WEATHER, SO THAT DID NOT CAUSE IT. IT IS FORD USING FAULTY PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT HURT DURING ANY OF THE THREE OCCURRENCES, BUT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL DANGER FOR PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

AT 37K MILES AND 35 MONTH OLD, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE TRACK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR FREE OF CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36K. AT 39K MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE REGULATOR FAILED. DEALER SHIP HAD BEEN SOLD AND NEW OWNERSHIP WOULD NOT CONSIDER HELPING WITH THE PREMATURE FAILURE. *TR

ON MY 2004 F-150 SUPER CREW W/75000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTOR 3 TIMES BECAUSE ROTORS ARE TURNING BLUE AND WEARING DOWN PREMATURELY CAUSING BAD BRAKING, BECAUSE BEARINGS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING WOBBLE AND OVERHEATING ROTORS TAKING TEMPER OUT OF ROTORS, I HAVE BEEN TO DEALERS AND THEY SAY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM AND MUST BE EXCESSIVE BRAKING, (NOT) THIS MODEL ROTOR HAS BUILT IN BEARING AND COST OVER 200.00 EACH. NOW WHEEL IS DOING IT AGAIN AND LOOKING AT 4TH SET OF ROTORS BECAUSE WHEEL IS WOBBLING( BEARING FAILING AGAIN) SOME THING HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKES ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE, DID INTERNET SEARCH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

AUGUST 2008 WHILE DRIVING ON I5 SOUTH OUT OF SACRAMENTO PASSENGER WINDOW F-150 4X4 XLT SUPER CAB TRUCK FELL WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF FAILURE. INCIDENT STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM DETERMINED AS FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR NOT COVERED BY FORD OR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED AS ITEM IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE LABOR AND PART. CURRENTLY HAVE DOOR PANEL OFF WINDOW BEING HELD UP BY A WOODEN STICK. PASSENGER HAS TO BE LET OUT OF VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A FUNERAL PROCESSIONAL IN THE RAIN MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST FELL. MY FAMILY WERE SOAKED, WE DID FIND A TRASHBAG AND TAPED IT UP BUT I MISSED PART OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S FUNERAL SO MY WIFE WAS UPSET BEYOND WORDS. I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST JUMPED THE TRACK BUT NO SUCH LUCK. SO I RIDGED IT UP TILL I COULD TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. A MONTH LATER MY DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING IN 60 DEGREE WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED . $860.00 OUT OF POCKET. I WENT HOME AND LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS REGULATOR THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RECALL. OTHER MODELS HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM. SO AS LONG AS I OWN THIS TRUCK I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WAITING FOR THE NEXT WINDOW TO FALL. *TR

RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY SHATTERED, BENT AND BROKEN INSIDE BRAKE DRUM. PAD STRIPPED OFF ONE BRAKE SHOE, PINS BENT AND ACTIVATOR ARM BROKEN. OCCURRED WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED WHILE IN PARKING LOT. ALL PIECES STAYED IN THE BRAKE DRUM AND DAMAGED THE DRUM BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO A STOP. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF IT CAUSED THE DRUM TO SEIZE DUE TO OVERHEATING OR JAMMING BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE AXEL WHILE SPINNING AROUND INSIDE THE DRUM WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AFTER WARRANTY. *TR

I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND I HEARD A CLUNK SOUND IN THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WAS NO LONGER IN PLACE AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. TOOK THE DOOR PANEL OFF AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED PREMATURELY. IT SHOULD LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN IT DID. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, LATENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ITS BASIC WARRANTY. I NEED FORD TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO FIX THIS LATENT DEFECT. *TR

3RD POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON FORD F-150 SUPERCREW PICKUP TRUCK SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETACHED THE FUSE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY MOTHER AND SISTER WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THEY HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN I WOKE UP LAST WEEK ON NOVEMBER 9, 2008, WENT OUT SIDE MY HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WAS DOWN. I TRIED TO RAISE UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE, IT APPEARED THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN TO THIS WINDOW AS THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN TO THIS WINDOW AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW; THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAIL WHICH MADE THE WINDOW FALL DOWN. IN BOTH INSTANCES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS; I HAVE SO FAR PAID ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE WINDOW CABLE BREAKS (THE CABLE HOLDING THE WINDOW) THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE WINDOWS ON THIS VEHICLE IN FOUR YEARS. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS SOMEONE NEXT TO THE WINDOW WHEN IT BREAKS. SOMETHING COULD FLY THROUGH AND HIT THE PERSON OR CHILD. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE SEVER PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THIS OCCURRED DURING A RAIN STORM. PERSONAL PROPERTY COULD BE STOLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT AND LOCKED, THEN RETURN TO THE VEHICLE WITH A WINDOW COMPLETELY GONE. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE WINDOW THE COMPLETE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE REMOVED. MOST OF THE TIME THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART ON HAND AND HAS TO ORDER IT. THAT CAUSES DIFFICULTY SINCE THERE USUALLY IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE WINDOW WITHOUT THE CABLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET ANYTHING INSIDE THE DOOR TO PROP THE WINDOW UP AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROPERTY SAFETY TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WINDOW. IT USUALLY TAKES APPROXIMATELY $100 OR MORE FOR THE PART AND TWO HOURS TO REPAIR. IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE THE WINDOW LOCK IN A CLOSED POSITION IN ORDER TO SECURE PERSONAL AND VALUABLE ITEMS AND SECURE PERSONAL SAFETY. HAVING THE WINDOWS FALL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE NOT TO MENTION THE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND EXPENSE OF VALUABLES LOST THAT COULD OCCU

SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, HEAR A LOUD POP IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED - $450 FOR PARTS/LABOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS FORD F150 OWNERS AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY REMAINING WINDOWS. DANGEROUS TO HAVE WINDOWS FAIL AND COLLAPSE INTO YOUR DOOR AT ANY MOMENT - POORLY ENGINEERED BY FORD - NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD SEVERAL LOUD POPS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND IDLING ROUGHLY. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NUMBER 1, 3, AND 5 SPARK PLUGS DETONATED AND DESTROYED THE HELI-COIL FOR THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,424 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,400. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK AND ROLLED UP BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. I PUT UP MY SUNSHADE, LOCKED THE DOORS, AND WALKED UP MY DRIVEWAY, HEARING A "THUMP" BEHIND ME. WHEN I TURNED AROUND, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT UP AGAIN, AND HEAR A "GRINDING" NOISE FROM THE DOOR, WITH NO WINDOW MOVEMENT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE DOOR, I FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN AND THERE IS CABLE WRAPPED ALL AROUND IT. I DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHES TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD INFORMATION ON REPAIRS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION, AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. GIVEN THE LOUD NOISE AND SUDDEN DROP OF THE WINDOW, I'M VERY GLAD THIS DIDN'T OCCUR AS I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON OCTOBER 30TH, AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW, THE WINDOW DID NOT COME BACK UP. I HAD TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL AND MANUALLY RAISE THE WINDOW. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIX THE DEFECT AND DECIDED TO ADD TO THE GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS MECHANISM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN STATE ROUTE 33.. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. 35 DEG OUTSIDE. RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM REVEALS IT IS VERY COMMON, AND THAT MORE THAN LIKELY, ILL BE REPLACING ALL OF THE REGULATORS IN DUE TIME. *TR

AT ~ 30,000 MILES, THE ENGINE (A 5.4 TRITON V8) BEGAN SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER "..RECALIBRATED THE CAM SENSOR..." AND STATED THE SOUND(S) WERE NORMAL FOR THIS ENGINE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME SAME THING. THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER INDICATING THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE ENGINE SUFFERS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WENT TO CRACK THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IT SCARED MY WIFE TO DEATH AND IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING A SNOW STORM OR SEVERE RAIN STORM. *TR

3 MONTHS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND I AM NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2004 FORD F150'S AND FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE REGULATORS. IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD TO REQUIRE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. I WAS NOT EVEN USING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. *TR

2004 F-150 CREW CAB 4-DOOR, 77,000 MILES. IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, STARTING OCTOBER 20, 2008, I HAVE HAD 3 WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOORS OF MY TRUCK. WINDOWS EFFECTED ARE THE RF, RR AND LR. THE FIRST WAS THE RT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WHICH FELL IN THE DOOR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, AT NIGHT AND DURING A HEAVY RAIN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CRACK THE WINDOW FOR AIR CIRCULATION, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY MISS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. THE FAILURE ALSO SOAKED THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK AND MANY ITEMS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR SEVERAL MILES TO A GAS STATION FOR A PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE THE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE RT REAR WAS NEXT FOLLOWED BY THE LT REAR WINDOWS. EACH WINDOW FAILED WITH A LOUD BANK AND SLID INTO THE DOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. ALL 3 WINDOWS ARE BEING HELD IN THE UP POSITION BY WEDGING SCREW DRIVERS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND WINDOW. 3 WINDOWS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS! THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 1500 DOLLARS WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS POSES NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ALSO A SECURITY ISSUE. JUDGING FROM THE FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES, FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING, THROUGH A RECALL, THESE FAULTY WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING. FORD DEALER IN YUCCA VALLEY,CA TELLS US HE REPAIRS THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES A WEEK SOMETIMES 5 TIMES A DAY. HE TELLS US IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN FORD HAS CHANGED THE MAKEUP OF THE PART FROM PLASTIC TO METAL.$360 REPAIR. NOW WINDOW HAS SCRATCH!COULD HAVE BEEN BIG SAFETY ISSUE,IF TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. SENT CONCERN TO FORD,THEY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY,GAVE ME YOUR WEB ADDRESS!!! *TR

2004 F150 5.4 TRITON SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE TOOK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AT APROX. 30,000 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. ENGINE FAILED AT 98,000 MILES DUE TO VALVE TIMING ISSUES, RELATED TO CAM PHASERS. THUS CAM SHAFT QUIT ROTATING ALLOWING PISTONS TO COLLIDE WITH VALES CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER NOW WANTS 7624.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE. BUT AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONG WITH MANY OTHER WEB SITES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT FOMOCO KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE FOMOCO ADDRESS AND COMPENSATE FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

WHEN I STARTED TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN IT JUST DROPPED DOWN ALL THE WAY. TRIED ROLLING IT UP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN GLASS! I GOOGLED "REPAIR POWER WINDOW ON A FORD 2005 F150" AND LOW AND BEHOLD I FOUND "COMPLAINTS.COM" AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SUBJECT! FORD IS MAKING A KILLING OFF OWNERS BY USING CHEAP, BREAKABLE PARTS AND BY NOT RECALLING THIS YET! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY WINDOW SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE SHOT ME AND IT WON'T GO UP OR DOWN. I HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND FOUND FORD MADE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE CLIPS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE QUESTION IS, HOW DID THIS DESIGN EVER GET PAST QUALIFICATION TESTING? FORD'S DESIGN ENGINEERS SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED TO HAVE MADE SUCH A POOR PART. AFTER CALLING OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS, YES, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY KEEP PLENTY OF THE REGULATORS IN STOCK! WHAT CAN A PERSON DO. FORD WONDERS WHY THEY ARE IN TROUBLE WITH SALES. *TR

DRIVER DOOR WINDOW WONT ROLL UP OR DOWN. PULLEY MECHANISM IS BROKEN AND THE WINDOW JUST SLIDES DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WONT STAY UP. *TR

DRIVING MY TRUCK I HEARD A POP, I THOUGHT I BLEW OUT A TIRE BUT DIDN'T. I DROVE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS DRIVING VERY ROUGH. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG (ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS). CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME A 2500.00 DOLLAR REPAIR! DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ALREADY AND I ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. BUT OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK REDUCED 7 THOUSAND...CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE HEAD DESIGN THAT CAUSES SPARK PLUGS TO GET STUCK IN THE HEAD WHEN SERVICE IS ATTEMPTED. THE 100K MILE INTERVAL IS TOO LONG, EVEN SUB 50K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CARBON BUILDUP AROUND THE LONG 2 PIECE SPARK PLUG CAUSES THE LOWER, CRIMPED ON PART TO STAY IN THE HEAD WHILE THE TOP 2/3 AND ELECTRODE COME OUT WHEN CHANGING THE PLUG. THIS DESIGN HAS BEEN PUT IN USE FOR 4 YEARS ON ALL 5.4L 3VALVE MOTORS. FORD HAS A TSB THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT THEIR REMEDY STILL DOES NOT HELP. ONCE THE PLUGS, BROKEN AND UNBROKEN, ARE REMOVED, PUTTING NICKEL ANTI-SEIZE ON THE THREADS STILL DOES NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE THREADS ON THE PLUG ARE NOT WHAT IS STICKING. THE LOWER PART OF THE SPARK PLUG IS WHAT CAUSES THE TROUBLE. FORD HAS EVEN DESIGNED A TOOL TO REMOVE THE OFTEN BROKEN PLUGS. THIS JUST RIDICULOUS AND A SOLUTION NEEDS TO BE MADE BEFORE A VERY LARGE CLASS ACTION SUIT IS DRAWN UPON FOMOCO. *TR

FORD F150 2004 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING WITH A LOUD NOISE. I REMOVED THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE PROBLEM IS THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE CONTROL CABLES IN PLACE. THEY APPEAR TO BE CHEAP AND FRAGILE AND BREAK EASILY LETTING THE CABLES COME OUT OF THEIR GUIDES AND THEREFORE DROPPING THE WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A HIGHWAY FOR EXAMPLE IT COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST DROPS INTO THE DOOR. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR (ONLY DRIVER DOOR REMAINING) THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE IN 4 MONTHS. ALL HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, WHERE THE CABLE CONNECTS TO THE PLASTIC. IT IS A BAD DESIGN, REPLACEMENT IS MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIAL. FORD IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT REGULATOR $185 PER UNIT. I CONTACT FORD DEALER AND HE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. HE WAS GOING TO PROVIDE 25% REDUCTION IN COST OF $400 ON REPAIR. *TR

APPROX TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2004 F-150 SUPER CREW. UPON REMOVING THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPER I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE TWO PISTONS WAS CRACKED. I ALSO FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING FLUID. I THEN REMOVED THE LEFT SIDE TO FIND THE EXACT SAME CYLINDER IN THAT SIDE CRACKED HOWEVER NOT YET LEAKING. UPON TAKING MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MY AFTER MARKET WARRANTY COMPANY ADVISED THEY DID NOT COVER THIS EITHER AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ME. I AM ONLY BRINGING THIS TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION NOW BECAUSE I SIMPLY WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITE. ALSO THREE WEEKS AGO I CHANGED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND OBSERVED THE CYLINDERS APPEARED TO BE BRITTLE AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE NEXT BRAKE CHANGE. NOW MY BRAKES ARE MYSTERIOUSLY LOOSING PRESSURE. *TR

2004 F-150 4X4 DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *TR

MY FORD F-150 REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH MOTOR RUNNING WAITING FOR MY WIFE TO COME OUT OF THE STORE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS THE THIRD WINDOW ON THIS TRUCK THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR/POWER REGULATOR ON. THE DIFFERENCE IS THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY AND NOW I AM PAYING FOR IT AND THE REAL WINDOW REGULATORS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BUT THE DEALER. COST IS A PROBLEM FOR THE REPLACEMENT AS IT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT THREE TIMES AS HIGH AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE FRONT WINDOW WHICH I CAN BUY AT ANY PARTS STORE. *TR

NOTHING LED TO THE FAILURE, THE REGULATORS JUST FAILED. AT THE TIME I DROVE MY TRUCK MAYBE ONCE A WEEK, AS I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM. I BELIEVE I WAS ON MY WAY TO KAISER FOR A "WELL BABY" CHECK UP WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL MY WINDOW UP, IT JUST DROPPED IN TO THE DOOR, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. AT LEAST NOT UNTIL MY HUSBAND RIGGED IT TO STAY UP. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO A DIFFERENT WINDOW AS WE WERE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO GO ON A CAMPING TRIP. THAT WAS A GOOD KICKER FOR THE 2+ HOUR DRIVE. THE TRUCK DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 40,000 MILES YET. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE THEN AND I STILL CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY NEARLY $800 TO GET THEM BOTH FIXED. THE SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BROKE ISN'T RIGGED AS WELL TO STAY UP, IT STILL FALLS. SO, IT'S GREAT WHEN IT FALLS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON MY WAY TO DAY CARE IN THE MORNING SO MY TWO TODDLERS CAN FREEZE. I LOVE FORD! NOT REALLY, I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK OR STEPPED FOOT IN THEIR DEALERSHIP. BUT AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING MY MONEY, THEY DON'T GIVE A '!@#$% ABOUT ME OR MY FAMILY.