2004 Ford F-150 complaints

VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. COULD NOT PASS PA. INSPECTION.

TRUCK DIED, LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 - 6 TIMES THROUGH THE YEARS STARTING AROUND 2010. SOMETIMES DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY SOMETIMES DRIVING SLOWLY INTO DRIVEWAY. BATTERY WAS CHECKED, IT WAS OKAY AND CONNECTED FINE. VARIOUS OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS LATER INCLUDE A RATTLE NOISE AND LOW RPM. RUNNING HOT, CHUGGING ALONG LIKE RUNNING OUT OF GAS, ETC. HAVING TO PULL OVER TILL IT COULD GO AGAIN. CURRENTLY JUST A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - RPMS ON ENGINE BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 750. AT NEXT STOP, ENGINE DIES, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION CODES WHEN CHECKED WITH AN OBD II READER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

FUEL TANK LEAKS PROFUSELY AFTER BEING FILLED PAST HALF WAY ABOUT 11 GALLONS

TO BEGIN WITH I HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 WINDOWS REPAIRED. THE MECHANISM THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE WINDOWS BROKE. SINCE THIS WAS BOUGHT AS A USED VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. SO I PD. $150. TO $175.00 EACH. WAS TOLD FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SINCE IT WASN'T A "SAFETY FACTOR" NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS QUITE UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. WE PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT HAS A GOOD REPUTATION AND THEN ARE TOLD THAT THIS EXPENSE IS OUR BABY TO TAKE CARE OF. I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS VERY UNFAIR TO THIS CONSUMER. I HAVE PURCHASED FORDS FOR YEARS WITH NO COMPLAINTS UNTIL NOW. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS DEVELOPED A LEAK AND FILLED WITH WATER THUS SHORTING OUT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT,AND IS SLOWLY DOING THE SAME TO THE LEFT ONE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT JUST THE BURNED OUT BULBS CANNOT BE REPLACED,THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THIS IS AT A COST OF APPROX. $175 TO $200. PER ASSEMBLY. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. ALSO,THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WHAT USED TO BE "POINTS & PLUGS" WHICH ARE NOW A "COIL" ASSEMBLY. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO. ACCORDING TO THE READOUTS I HAVE GOTTEN, THE #1 PLUG IS MISFIRING APPROX. EVERY 1,000 REVOLUTIONS WHICH CAUSES A MISS IN THE ENGINE AND WAS VERY ALARMING TO ME SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 200-250 MILES FROM HOME, TRAVELING BY MYSELF. SO, ANOTHER EXPENSE IS LOOMING. I REALIZE THERE ARE EXPENSES TO OWNING A VEHICLE. I DO NOT EXPECT TO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR REPAIRS WITH MY VEHICLE,BUT I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THIS MANY. NOR DID I EXPECT THE COS

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING LOCKED UP BECAUSE THE STEERING SHAFTS LOCKED UP. CAUSING ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME I MADE A RIGHT TURN ON TO MY STREET AND THEN THE WHEEL SPUN ALL TGE WAY TO THE LEFT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND THE TRUCK HIT A GUARD RAIL. STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T TURN THE TIRES AT ALL NOW. THE STEERING WAS STIFF BEFORE ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE RACK AND PINION SNAPPED. TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSE. NO RECALLS FROM FORD FOR MY VIN.

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 XL EXTENDED CAB PICK UP WITH 140,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND AN EXHAUST . DROPPED OF THE TRUCK AT THE MECHANIC TO HAVE ITEMS INSTALLED. RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT MORNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, SO WENT IN TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. TURNS OUT THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS ROTTED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, WHERE THE BED MEETS THE CAB. WHEN THEY TRIED TO LIFT THE TRUCK TO INSTALL THE TIRES THE TRUCK DIDN'T MOVE, THE LIFT JUST STARTED CRUSHING THROUGH THE FRAME RAIL. QUITE DEVASTATING NEWS TO RECEIVE SINCE THE TRUCK RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT, BUT IS NOW A BIG HUNK OF SCRAP. WORRISOME ALSO AS I HAD JUST TAKEN MY FAMILY ON A 7 HOUR TRIP IN THE TRUCK A MONTH EARLIER AND HATE TO CONSIDER WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE A 13 YEAR OLD TRUCK SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. BUILT FORD TOUGH. YEAH, RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LANGLEY FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL REGARDING THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S INFORMATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE OEM PART FOR THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BLACK AND NOW IT WAS PLASTIC WITH A COATED METAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE CHANGE OF THE OEM PART WAS STRUCTURALLY SOUND BECAUSE THE SHIFT CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,240.

ON 5/21/08 SPARK PLUG # 3 POPPED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I HAD IT REPAIRED. THEN ON 1/8/13 SPARK PLUG #3 CAME OUT OF MY 2004 FORD F150 AND I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD . WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING THE THREADS ON #3, #5 POPPED OUT SO THEY REPLACED THE HELIX COILS ON IT AS WELL. IN APRIL MY TRUCK START HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE # 1 SPARK PLUS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD JUST HAPPEN. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS A LONG TIME AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE NEEDED TO REFLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL PAN AND A FUEL ROD FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A ACCIDENT LAST WEEK. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IT WAS A FRONT END ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE WINDSHIELD AND NEARLY ALL GALSS BEING BROKEN AS WELL AS THE OTHER VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I WAS DOING APPROXIAMATELY 43 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO T-BONE THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF EXTREME CORROSION TO THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD FRACTURE AND SEPARATE AT THE CENTER BETWEEN THE BED AND THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE WHOLE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHUDDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NOW WARNING. IT NOW FEELS AS IF THE REAR AXLE IN MOVING, GIVE AN ODD SENSATION WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL OR TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I AM A TECHNICIAN BY TRADE, SO I PUT THE TRUCK UP ON THE LIFT AT MY SHOP AND HAVE NOTICED THE PINION IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS SIGNIFICANT UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING A BIT, IT SEEMS THE PINION AND RING GEAR GALL THEMSELVES, I'M NOT SURE IF THE PINION BEARING FAILED CAUSING THIS. OR IF THE RING AND PINION FAILED CAUSING THE BEARING TO FAIL. AT ANY RATE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MY EXPERIENCE, A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE MAY PROVIDE A SCOPE OF THE ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE CAMSHAFT PHASER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE TIMING CHAIN WERE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BEGIN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED A LITTLE GAS TO SLOWLY BACKUP AROUND THE TURN IN THE DRIVE. AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS NAVIGATING PAST OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. AS I WAS CLEARING ONE OF THE VEHICLES, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY JOLTED BACKWARDS HITTING A TREE. SO THEN, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE SO THAT I COULD PULL FORWARD AWAY FROM THE TREE. AS I BEGAN TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRUCK INSTANTLY THRUST FORWARD, HITTING ANOTHER TREE, STOPPING THE TRUCK & KNOCKING THE TREE OVER. IT HAPPENED WITH SUCH POWER THAT THE WHEELS SPUN DOWN INTO THE MULCH BED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE, PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND REMOVE THE KEYS TO TURN IT OFF. WHILE THE DAMAGE ON THE BACK BUMPER WAS MINIMAL, THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS EXTENSIVE & THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE TRUCK A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS ONE OTHER TIME, WHILE ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY AT A STOPLIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THAT THE TRUCK BEGAN TO THRUST FORWARD ON ITS' OWN. AFTER IT FIRST ROCKED FORWARD, I PRESSED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH PREVENTED IT FROM ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD ANY MORE. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND THE TIME I WAS DUE FOR A TUNE-UP SO I FIGURED IT WAS A FLUKE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE TUNE UP.

DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO ENGAGED. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTED AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, MY TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES. I DID DISCOVER IF I TURNED THE OD ODD IT WOULD WORK BUT HAS NO OVERDRIVE. FORTINATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH A RECALL AND REPAIR.

THE STEERING SHAFT HAD TP BE REPLACED. IT WAS LIKE I DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE FRAME IS SHOWING SERIOUS SIGNS OF RUST AND ROT. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE INSPECTED WITH ONLY 84,000 MILE ON IT. DISGRACEFUL.

2 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, MOST RECENTLY ON 2/27/17 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IF THE GAS PEDDLE WAS BEING HELD TO THE FLOOR. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT THIS TIME AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SO I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT MY VEHICLE FROM LURCHING INTO THE INTERSECTION. I PLACED THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED (ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO) I WAS SLOWLY ENTERING A PARKING LOT WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND PLENUM KIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *CN

BLEW THE SPARK PLUG CLEAN OUT OF MOTOR LEAVING NO THREADS WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT

I OWN A 2004 F-150 WITH 120,000 MILES. WHEN I AM STOPPED AND START TO TURN THE REAR END MAKES A HORRIBLE SHAKING NOISE. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 40,000 MILES AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS BROBLEM. IF FORDS COMPANY SLOGAN IS BUILT TOUGH THEN THIS TYPES OF PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT SEEMS MAJORITY OF 2004 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

80, 000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, AND IT NOW NEEDS ITS REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED FOR THE 6TH TIME. ON TOP OF THAT , NOW THE CAM PHASERS ARE GOING BAD. CAN'T DRIVE IT NOW AGAIN AS IT MAY LEAVE ME STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION AGAIN. I DRIVE 7 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK, AND OCCASIONALLY USE THE TRUCK FOR VACATIONS.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RIGHT IN MY FACE I HURRIED AN CHECKED MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HIT THEY JUST EXPLODED IN MY FACE. I GOT OUT THE CAR AN IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR HAS BEEN HIT AND IT WAS A DELAY IN THE AIRBAGS I WAS ASSURED THAT NO ONE HAD HOT ME AND IT WAS A FACTORY MALFUNCTION RECALL AND FORD WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THROUGH A LONG PROCESS FORD IS DENYING ANY HELP WITH MY VEHICLE IVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VEHICLE IVE ONLY HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR HAD I BEE AWARE I WOULD HAVE TAKING IT IN WRIGHT AWAY NOW IVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR AND NO HELP FROM FORD.

FRAME RUSTED OUT WITH HOLES YOU CAN SEE THROUGH. TRUCK NOW FLEXES AND WILL PROBABLY BREAK THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PREVENT THE PASSENGERS FROM GOING FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

MY TRUCK HAS 106,XXX MILES ON IT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 9 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR A REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTEN OUT THEY COULDN'T PUT IT ON THE LIFT.

I PURCHASED MY 2004 F150 WITH 10,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE IN DECEMBER OF 2004. I NOW HAVE 130,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND IM TOLD THE ENGINE IS JUNK. I CHANGED THE OIL RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3000 MILES AND I EVEN HAD THE SPARK PLUGS TAKEN OUT AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CLEANED INTERNALLY. I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND AM FINDING IT HARD TO BELEIVE THAT AT 130,000 MILES ITS JUNK. THE CAMS ARE NOT GETTING OIL AND ITS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RATTLE AND MAKE LOUD NOISES, WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 OR 70 MILES AN HOUR IT RUNS GREAT BUT AS SOON AS I SLOW DOWN ON THE RAMP, THE NOISE AND RATTLE START. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE WARNING WAS CAM RETARDED. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION. THE INTERIOR LOOKS ALMOST NEW. I KEPT MY TRUCK CLEAN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. I EVEN KEPT MY FLOORS SCRUBED AND CLEAN. I JUST HAD TO SELL MY HOUSE BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH AND NOW MY ONLY VEHICLE WENT TO HELL. IS ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION TO THESE COMPLAINTS AND TRYING TO FIX THEM. I'M TOLD THIS ENGINE IS NOTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. REALLY!!! 130,000 MILES ON A PICKUP TRUCK IS NOTHING. WHY ARE THESE ENGINES THAT WERE PUT IN THESE TRUCKS BREAKING DOWN AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE WITH BUYING A NEW VEHICLE, I KNOW I'LL NEVER PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AGAIN. ESPECIALLY NOT A FORD. I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT ISN'T CONCERNED WITH THE CONSUMERS PROBLEM, BECAUSE NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMER

MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF HAS 92, 000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS VERY LOW ON A 2004. IT WAS ALWAYS SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I HAD 2 EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTIES THROUGH THIS DEALER. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE BODY AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE TO HAVE SOME WORK DONE ON IT AND WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT THE BOX ON THE TRUCK STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CAB. WHEN IT WAS LOWERED, AND INSPECTED THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THRU. I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS THIS BAD. THE FRAME MUST BE COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED AND OF COURSE FORD AND THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED NOT KNOWING THE SEVERITY OF THE FRAME. I DEPENDED ON FORD TO CONSTRUCT A SAFE VEHICLE AND FOR THE DEALER TO SERVICE MY TRUCK IN GOOD FAITH. PEOPLE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND FOR THEIR LACK OF A QUALITY PRODUCT AND SERVICE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE.

WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS OF MANUFACTURE NOTICED OXIDATION APPEARING ON UNDERSIDE OF HOOD, AND SOME PAINT BLISTERING ON FRONT EDGE OF UPPER SIDE OF HOOD. THESE ISSUES HAVE WORSENED OVER TIME

112000 MILES 90% DRIVEN IN SUMMER MONTHS. GARAGED EXTENSIVE RUST AND FRAME DAMAGE FROM CORROSION .BODY AND INTERIOR FLAWLESS ALL SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS BY FORD FOLLOWED

MY TRUCK GETS UP TO ABOUT 50 MPH THEN ACTS LIKE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL , NO POWER TO THE BACK WHEELS. I'VE NOTICED THAT MORE THAN A FEW 2004 F-150 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. HAS ANY INVESTIGATION BEEN DONE AND IF SO WHAT WERE THE FINDINGS. I LIVE ON DISABILITY SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIRED.I WAS ON A PAVED ROAD AT THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ON THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE WAS NEARLY RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

TAKATA RECALL : TRUCK IS SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS AND THE REVERSE WILL NOT MOVE EVEN IF U YOU REV IT UP IT'S LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME

FRAME RUSTED IN HALF,

GRINDING IN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS REBUILD,57K...

LOUD RATTLING/VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK, CAUSING TIRES AT TIMES TO BOUNCE AND SLIP. OPENED DIFFERENTIAL AND CARRIER HAS MALFUNCTION.

HOOD PAINT AND ROOF PAINT PEELING UP FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. IT STARTED WITH SMALL BLISTERING AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE JUST A FEW KNICKS ON THE HOOD. HOWEVER IT QUICKLY SPREAD AND THE ENTIRE HOOD AS WELL AS ROOF ARE IN NEED OF A PAINT JOB DUE TO RUST. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE APPS 129000 MILES ON IT.

UNKNOWN. MAJOR POPPING IN REAR END WHILE TURNING. WHEN TRUCK IS IN PARK I CAN ROLL IT BACK AND FORTH A GOOD 10 INCHES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT CRASHING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. AFTER DOING A LOT OF SEARCHING ON THE NET I FOUND THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON A NUMBER OF THE FORD F-150 TRUCKS, A CHEAP PLASTIC PART FAILS AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN. NO WARNING THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN IN THE DOOR

THE FRAME UNDER MY F150 IS RUSTED THROUGH. I ONLY HAVE 81K MILES ON IT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE FRAME IS RUSTING SO BADLY. IT HAS ALREADY COST ME 2,400 TO HAVE A CERTIFIED WELDER REPLACE SOME OF THE SECTIONS THAT WERE RUSTED OUT. I KNOW JUST FOUND ANOTHER PART OF THE FRAME THAT IS RUSTED UNDER THE LEAF SPRING. THAT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $500.00.

I WAS PULLING A TRAILER OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH MY FAMILY AND STOPPED TO GET GAS IN LEADVILLE, COLORADO. AS I WAS PUMPING GAS I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY TRUCK BED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW FLAMES NEAR MY SPARE TIRE. I STOPPED PUMPING GAS AND RAN TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT I OBSERVED THAT MY TAIL-PIPE HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM MY MUFFLER. THE HEAT FROM MY EXHAUST HAD MELTED THE RUBBER COATING ON MY REAR RIGHT BRAKE CABLE. THE HEAT HAD ALSO MELTED SOME PLASTIC NEAR MY SPARE TIRE. THE MECHANIC IN LEADVILLE WHO WELDED MY TAIL PIPE BACK TO THE MUFFLER TOLD ME THE MELTED PLASTIC CAME FROM AN EVAPORATIVE FUEL EMISSIONS SYSTEM MOUNTED NEAR MY SPARE TIRE. (BAD PLACE TO PUT IT IF YOU ASK ME) MY TRUCK BED-LINER ALSO STARTED TO MELT FROM THE HEAT. I CALLED FORD TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I DOUBT I WILL EVER HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. I'M NOT GOING TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED. I GUESS I'M JUST LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT THE WHOLE GAS STATION DIDN'T BLOW UP.

VIBRATION AT 45 TO 55. WHEN COLD STRONG JERK IN REAR END AREA AND SOMETIMES ON TURN TO RIGHT. ALSO COMES IN AT TIMES WHEN GOING TO PASSING GEAR. IT IS A DIFFERENTIAL ISSUE MORE THAN A DRIVE SHAFT ISSUE. ALL U JOINTS ARE TIGHT. NO IMBALANCE IN DRIVE SHAFT. HAVE GONE TO SPECIAL TEFLON GEAR OIL... THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGN AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE SEPARATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V208000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF *CN