2004 Ford F-150 complaints

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY WITH NO WARNING OR HINT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR GUY SAYS THE TRUCK IS TOO YOUNG FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD BROKEN PLASTIC PART A YEAR AGO THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WEEK REAR PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING AND THREE DAYS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AS WELL. AUTO SHOP SAYS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FOR EACH WINDOW WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

JULY 08 DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED, $400 REPAIRED AUG 08 PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED, $400 REPAIRED OCT 08 REAR DRIVERSIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE, NOT YET REPAIRED ALL WINDS BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. *TR

POWER WINDOW MECHANISM FAILS CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ON IT ON COMPLAINTS.COM. THE CLIP HOLDING THE CABLES ARE FAULTY CAUSING THE CABLE TO PULL THROUGH. THEN YOU ARE STUCK WITH THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION. LOOKS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S DOOR GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING, .LEAVING IT WIDE OPEN. 1.THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. 2. IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE REPAIR IS REQUIRED. 3. I WAS REQUIRED TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BY ITSELF. THIS IS AT A COST OF $220.00 PLUS TAX. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

A RUST AND PANEL PERFORATION ON THE RIGHT BOX OUTER OF 2004 FORD F-150'S. RUST DEVELOPS UNDER THE PAINT ON THE RIGHT BOX OUTER PANEL BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OPENING AND ABOUT AT THE CENTER FOR HEIGHT OF THE PANEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL TRUCKS OF FRIENDS AS WELL AS MY TRUCK. THE DEALERS ARE SAYING IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS A BRACE WELDED TO THE PANEL DURING PRODUCTION AND THE WELD ID THE ROOT OF THE RUST. FORD IS SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND WON'T HELP TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. AS A RETIRED ENGINEER FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AND ALSO HAVING WORKED FOR THE OTHER OF THE BIG THREE, I KNOW THAT WELDING DESTROYS THE RUST PREVENTABLE ON THE SHEET METAL. THE WELD PROCESS FLOWS GALVANIZE AWAY FROM THE WELD AREA AND THEN HELPS TO PRECIPITATE THE RUST TO FORM. THE TRUCKS HAVE ALL HAD NO PAINT DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS IN THE AREA OF THE RUST FORMING. BUBBLES APPEAR UNDER WHAT LOOKS LIKE GOOD SOLID PAINT AND THEN BREAKS THROUGH AND SHOWS RUSTED METAL. WITH THE NUMBER OF TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT LOOKS TO BE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE OTHER TWO DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT WELD ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS A CLASS A OUTER PANEL SURFACE. A CUSTOMER?S LINE OF SIGHT WALKING UP TO A VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED TO BE CLASS A SURFACE. THERE SHOULD NOT ANY BE WELDS ON IT AND LITTLE OR NO METAL FINISH. THAT, METAL FINISHING, ALSO WOULD REMOVE THE RUST PROTECTING GALVANIZE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT SOME STATES HAVE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO

I HAVE REPLACED 2 WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2004 F150 AND NOW HAVE A 3RD BROKEN REGULATOR AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES. THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT WINDOWS. THE FIRST WAS THE DRIVER WINDOW THEN PASSENGER NOW REAR DRIVER SIDE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND 99.99999% OF REGULATORS FAIL WITH BARLEY ANY USE. PLEASE PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THESE REGULATORS BECAUSE IT COSTS $422.00 TO FIX EACH FROM THE VISTA FORD DEALERSHIP IN WOODLAND HILLS, CA. *TR

ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN MY 2004 F-150 HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR BREAK. TWO HAVE BROKE WHEN ROLLING UP THE WINDOW AND TWO HAVE BROKE ALL ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE PAID OVER $1,000 TO HAVE THESE ISSUES FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A HIGH WHINING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF MY 2004 FORD F150. INDEPENDENT REPAIR PLACE RECOMMENDS TOTAL REAR END REPLACEMENT AND SO DOES DEALER. THERE IS A TECHNICAL NOTICE FORD PUT OUT IN 2005 05-23-03 THAT COVERED 1997 TO 2005 F150'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT FIXED IT MAY CAUSE THE REAR END TO LOCK UP. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER. I HAVE 55400 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT IN 2005, WHY NOT CONTACT PEOPLE TO GET IT IN FOR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD CASE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 WITH 36,500 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED BOTH FRONT POWER WINDOWS AND TWO DAYS AGO THE PASSENGER REAR POWER WINDOW GAVE OUT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE POWER WINDOWS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS? MY WINDOW IS BEING HELD UP WITH TAPE. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR ON VEHICLE FAIL, WINDOWS FALL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING NOISE AND SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT ON TWO SEPERATE WINDOWS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

HUSBAND FOUND DRIVER REAR WINDOW DOWN AFTER WORK. THOUGHT SOMEBODY HAD BROKEN IN. THEN 3 WEEKS LATER WAS DRIVING AND ROLLING UP WINDOW WITH 2 CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND PASSENGER WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO BACK UP. WE HAVE SPENT ALMOST $600 ON REGULATORS! AFTER READING ALL OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID COULD HAPPEN TO REMAINING WINDOWS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT THE FORD TRUCK F 150 5.4 MOTOR 2004 NEW. I WENT INTO THE FORD HOUSE TO GET PLUGS AND WIRES CHANGED. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER THEY COME OUT HOLDING A SPARKPLUG, SAYING THEY NEED TO KEEP MY TRUCK FOR A COUPLE DAYS BECAUSE THESE SIZE OF MOTORS BLOW OUT SPARK PLUGS AND PART OF YOUR PLUG HAS FALLEN INTO THE MOTOR. THEY SAID THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. I SENT FORD A LETTER ALSO, I JUST DON T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! *TR

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME. FORD HAS INDICATED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM BUT HAS YET TO FIX/RECALL. THREE SEPARATE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND NOW ONE HAS FAILED TWICE. THE PART IS APPROX. $140.00 TO REPLACE WITHOUT LABOR. MY F150 HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 45N000 MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 04 FORD F150 BRAND NEW BACK IN 04 FROM PAUL MILLER FORD DEALERSHIP IN LEXINGTON KY. SINCE THAT TIME, NO REAL PROBLEMS. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WITHOUT REASON OR CIRCUMSTANCE FELL OFF TRACK AND INTO DOOR LEAVING ME TO PAY FOR A NEW WINDOW REGULATOR. REPAIR WAS MADE AT CROSSROADS FORD IN FRANKFORT KY. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LEAVING ME AGAIN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHEN IT HAPPENED WITHOUT REASON. SEARCHING ON LINE, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY MORE OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME. I HAVE ALREADY PAID NEARLY 300.00 IN REPAIRS AFTER THE ESP. OCTOBER 3, I CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I CAN UNDERSTAND 1 WINDOW, BUT NOW 2 AND THERE ARE 2 REAR WINDOWS THAT MAY POTENTIALLY DO THE SAME. I ALSO BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK IN THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE WHERE WATER CONTINUES TO POOR IN; HOWEVER, FORD DENIES THAT AS WELL. IN BOTH OF THESE REPAIRS AT CROSSROADS, THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED AND NO REASON AS TO WHY BOTH WOULD FAIL. THERE WERE NO PRECEDING EVENTS TO REPORT, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BOTH INSTANCES WHEN THESE HAPPENED. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS SIMILAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL OR PUSH THE BUTTON TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,869 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700. UPDATED 12/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. UPDATED 12/03/08. *JB

I HAVE HAD 2 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL ON MY VEHICLE WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN ON SEPARATED WINDOWS BUT BOTH HAVE BEEN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT THE CABLE SNAPS AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. MY FIRST INSTANCE WAS THE END OF JULY WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP. NOW IT IS THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER AND MY REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR FRAME WITH 57K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, WHY SHOULD I PAY A DEDUCTIBLE EVERYTIME A FAULTY PART BREAKS. NOT TO MENTION THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE 2 WINDOWS LEFT. SHOULD I EXPECT THOSE CABLE TO BREAK AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT? SHOULD WE EXPECT TO REPLACE ALL WINDOW REGULATORS EVERY 50K MILES? FORD NEED TO RECALL THIS FAULTY PART! IT IS SCARY AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE WINDOW FALL DOWN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WHEN THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT BACK UP. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO BLOW AROUND AND YOU CAN'T SEE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF IT WERE RAINING WHEN THE REGULATOR CABLE BREAKS. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILURE RESULTING IN A TOTAL REBUILD CAUSED BY AN $18.40 SNAP RING BREAKING ON THE OVERDRIVE SERVO. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT START IT HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS , I WOULD GET IN THE DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION FAULT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (7 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION) AND THEY WOULD SAID THERE NOTHING WRONG . NOW THERE IS NO WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000 DOLLARS . *TR

2004 FORD F150 5,4 CAMSHAFT FAILURE BEEN WAITING 2 MONTHS ON PART FORD SAYS UNAVAILABLE COULD TAKE ANOTHER 2 MONTHS FORD SAYS OVER 800 CAMSHAFTS ON BACK ORDER THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS EVEN AVAILABLE THERE ARE 3 TRUCKS IN THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER ROLLING DOWN WINDOW TO GAIN ACCESS INTO WORK PARKING LOT IN THE MORNING, THE WINDOW REGULATOR CLIP BROKE RESULTING IN THE WINDOW BEING STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. TRUCK WAS THEN LEFT UNATTENDED WITH PERSONAL POSSESSIONS AND WINDOW WIDE OPEN AND VULNERABLE TO THEFT WHILE I WAS AT WORK ALL DAY. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE CONTACTED AND THEN I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO COULD FIX MY PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR $340. TRUCK WAS THEN DRIVEN DIRECTLY HOME AND THE WINDOW WAS COVERED WITH PLASTIC TO PREVENT WEATHER FROM ENTERING VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. WINDOW REGULATOR WAS THEN REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM ON 2004 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND I AM GLAD MY CASE WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS OTHERS (I.E. WINDOWS FALLING INTO DOOR PANELS). HOWEVER, I DO THINK THIS IS A MATERIAL/ DESIGN DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH FORD MOTOR VEHICLES. FORD TRUCK OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR WINDOWS FAILING EACH TIME THEY USE THEIR TRUCK BECAUSE A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC IS BEING USED TO SAVE ON COST. THIS IS A SIMPLE ISSUE THAT COULD BE RESOLVED BY USING A METAL CLIP. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL THROTTLE SENSOR AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR TEN HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC FEES BEFORE THEY COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF STALLING PRIOR TO THE CONTACT MAKING THE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,601 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,700.

2004 XLT REGULAR CAB: UNDER 14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I GO TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW THE OTHER DAY, I HEAR A POP AND IT SANK BACK INTO THE DOOR. ANOTHER BAD WINDOW REGULATOR! QUOTED $380 TO FIX FROM THE DEALER. IF YOU READ PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON THE 2004 F-150 YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS QUITE THE COMMON PROBLEM. AND FOR EVERY POST ABOUT WINDOW PROBLEMS ON THIS WEBSITE, HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND DON'T REPORT IT HERE - 10X AS MANY? 20X AS MANY? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO LIVE UP TO. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS EXACTLY THE SAME, SO I GUESS I CAN EXPECT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT SOON! AND TO THINK THAT I THOUGHT THAT ONLY GETTING A STANDARD CAB WITH 2 WINDOWS MIGHT HELP ME AVOID THIS PROBLEM!!! LUCKILY, MY INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FAIR WEATHER. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD I BEEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

WHILE ROLLING DOWN MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, I HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. I HAD IT REPAIRED (NEW REGULATOR) AT A COST OF $390. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE EXACT ISSUE OCCURRED WITH MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. I HAVE INVESTIGATED A BIT ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THESE EXACT SYMPTOMS. THIS IS A SECURITY PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE DRIVING IN POOR WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED AND WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT IT WAS MORE OF A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CONTACT ALLOWED SOMEONE ELSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

REGULATOR ON TWO WINDOWS OF MY FORD F-150 PICK UP FAILED. I GOT THE ONE FIXED AND ABOUT TWO0 MINUTES AFTER I LEFT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THE OTHER ONE FAILED. *TR

ON AUGUST 8 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED $387.00 FOR THIS REPAIR. ONE MONTH LATER BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, AND THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOORS. NO WARRANTY WAS OFFERED OR IMPLIED. *TR

MY PASSENGER POWER WINDOW FELL COMPLETELY DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND MY GRANDSON WHO HAD HIS HANDS ON THE WINDOW WAS PULL OUTSIDE AND ALMOST FELL ON HIS HEAD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GRAB HIS FEET AND STOP HIM FROM HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DRIVE WAY. I HAD THE WINDOW FIXED BUT THE MECHANIC WHOM FIXED IT TOLD ME THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THESE POWER WINDOWS AND THAT IT COULD DO IT AGAIN. SURE ENOUGH ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER THIS TIME MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL. I EMAILED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. I POSTED A COMPLAINT ON CARCOMPLAINT.COM ALONG WITH THE OTHER 114 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS REPONSE. THIS NEEDS TO COME A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW HAS HAD A WINDOW FALL DOWN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES SO FAR. ALL THREE TIMES WERE DIFFERENT WINDOWS, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS CABLE DRIVEN AND THE CABLE GETS STUCK OR COMES OFF OF THE PULLEY, THEN THE WINDOW FALLS INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR

CNG REGULATOR LEAKING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY CHIPPING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE RESULTED FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. THE COATING OF THE PAINT WAS 10-12 MM. AS A RESULT, THE THICK COATING INEVITABLY LED TO THE PAINT CHIPPING. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

WHILE PUTTING UP THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW IN MY FORD 2004 1/2 (NEW STYLE) F-150 SUPERCREW I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW DISAPPEARED. THE BANG WAS SO LOUD THAT I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD SHOT OUT MY WINDOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IF I HAD BEEN IN BUSY TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A 25 MPH ROAD AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS HURT NOR WAS THERE AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLING. THE CABLING SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOUD BANG I HEARD FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF THE DRIVER WERE TO OVERREACT TO THE LOUD "GUN SHOT" SOUND WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING TO PICK UP A WORK COLLEAGUE FOR AN IMPORTANT MEETING. AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HITTING THE DOOR. I SWERVED AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. STARTLED, I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT TO SEE IF MAYBE SOMEONE HAD THROWN SOMETHING AT MY TRUCK. THERE WASN'T A SCRATCH OR DENT ANYWHERE. I GOT BACK IN STARTED DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND THE FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THERE WAS SEEMINGLY NOTHING TO DO AT THAT POINT BUT TAKE MY SUIT JACKET OFF AND HOPE TO NOT SWEAT THROUGH MY SHIRT BEFORE OUT MEETING. I PICKED UP MY COLLEAGUE, LATE, THEN WERE LATE EVERY SUBSEQUENT MEETING THE REST OF THE DAY. AS SOON AS I COULD, I TOOK WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO ALREADY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BEFORE I CAN FINISH TELLING HIM WHAT'S WRONG. HE TELLS ME IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY BE IN THE RANGE OF $375 TO FIX. AFTER RENTING A CAR TO GET BACK TO MY OFFICE, I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ONLY TO FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT MULTIPLE WINDOWS ON THE SAME VEHICLES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. SO, AFTER NEARLY WRECKING MY TRUCK, RUNNING LATE, APPEARING DISHEVELED AT MY OWN CUSTOMER MEETINGS, AND DRIVING AROUND IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN A SUIT AND TIE, ALL BECAUSE OF A PROBLEMS THAT MY (PREVIOUS) FAVORITE AUTOMAKER IS FULLY AWARE OF, I'M SO MAD AND FRUSTRATED THAT I CAN HARDLY SEE STRAIGHT! ON TOP OF THAT, IT SOUNDS LIKE CAN PROBAB

WINDOW REGULATOR ON FORD F150 2004 JUST LET WINDOW FALL COULD NOT PARK ANY WHERE UNTIL I GOT HOME TOOK APART AND PROPPED WINDOW UP SO NOBODY WOULD BREAK INTO TRUCK GOOD THING IT WAS NOT RAINING FROM DEALERS NOTES SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD THUMP. AFTERWARDS, THE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. 2 DAYS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD THUMP AND AFTERWARDS FAILED TO OPERATE. THIS IS A FAILURE OF 2 WINDOWS WITHIN 2 DAYS IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE MODE. I WAS NOT HARMED IN THIS SPECIFIC INCIDENCE BUT THIS OCCURRENCE COULD BE DANGEROUS IN POOR WEATHER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AS EVIDENCED BY A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

WINDOWS KEEP FALLING OUT, THIS THE THIRD WINDOW THAT HAS FALLEN (DEFECTIVE REGULATORS). *TR

2004 FORD F150 WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. NOW AT 82000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE REVS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN. I AM AFRAID WHEN IT DECIDES TO JUMP IN GEAR IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET MANY OTHER F150 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. OUR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS (7 TIMES), TIRE PROBLEMS (2 TIMES), REAR END (2 TIMES), BROKEN DRIVE SHAFT (2 TIMES), ELECTRICAL (1 TIME), ELECTRICAL IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS NOW TOO. WE REPLACED A 98 MAZDA TRUCK WITH THIS 04 F150 BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE F150 WOULD BE SAFE AND RELIABLE. THE 98 MAZDA, SOLD TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, IS STILL RUNNING GREAT. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!! *TR

ROLLING DOWN DRIVERS WINDOWS AND HEARD LOUD BANG THEN GRINDING AND WINDOW SLOWLY SANK DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. I REMOVED DOOR PANEL AND FOUND TWISTED WIRES AND BROKEN PLASTIC FROM THE WINDOWS REGULATOR. ONLY 24000 MILES. QUALITY IS CRAP...SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE ALL MY OTHER ONES DO THE SAME THING AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD'S INCOMPETENCE. *TR

MY F150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4X4 ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT AND IS VERY WELL KEPT. WHILE POWER ROLLING MY WINDOW UP, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE MY TRUCK HAD BEEN HIT. UPON INSPECTION I NOTED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP. AFTER CONTACTING MY LOCAL FORD DEALER (ADVANTAGE FORD) I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR UNIT AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD IN THE DESIRE FOR THEM TO FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE (WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BASED ON YEARS BUT NOT MILES). THEY WOULD NOT DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $365 TO FIX THE WINDOW OR YOU CAN PURCHASE THE PART FOR $150 AND DO IT YOURSELF IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS ONLINE AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F150 WITH 106,000 MILES STARTED TO HAVE AN ENGINE KNOCK WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS JUST A STUCK LIFTER. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING GUIDE BROKE AND WRAPPED UP IN THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO BE DEPRIVED OF OIL AND NOW WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD. METAL CHIPS ALL OVER. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR AN OBVIOUSLY LEMON OF A TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER I HAVE READ ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT ALOT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING. I HOPE THAT FORD RECALLS THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THESE TRUCKS AND REIMBURSES ME FOR THE 3,800 DOLLARS I HAVE HAD TO PAY KOONS FORD TO GET A NEW ONE. DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. *TR

2004 F-150 5.4 ENGINE 4X4 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH METALLIC GRINDING IS COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. LAST FOR ABOUT 5 SECOND UNTIL SOMETHING FALL TO PLACE LIKE GEARS IN A TRANSMISSION. IT HAS HAPPEN TWO TIME AND I HAVE SCHEDULE THE TRUCK FOR MAINTENANCE AT SNO COUNTRY FORD IN MONROE WA. I ONLY HAVE 1000 MILES LEFT ON MY EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. I HOPE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME BEFORE IT EXPIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE SPOKE WITH THE FORD DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS AGREED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,975.

PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW SLID DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME & ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE YOU SEEN HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE FOR FAULTY POWER WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATORS? I WAS LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WE SCAN OUT AND MY WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. WHEN I GOT HOME I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND THE CABLES WERE TWISTED, KINKED AND FRAYED. RIGHT NOW MY WINDOW IS PROPPED TO KEEP WEATHER OUT...SHOULD I HAVE A WRECK HOW WOULD I GET OUT OF THE WINDOW...SURE GO OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE.. THIS WASN'T EXACTLY A CHEAP VEHICLE AND IT DEFINITELY ISN'T THE MOST EXPENSIVE... BUT YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD LAST LONGER THAN 4 YEARS. I HAVE SEEN VEHICLES 20 YEARS OLD THAT THE POWER WINDOWS STILL WORK. *TR

3 OUT OF 4 OF MY WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. KNOWN FAULTY REGULATOR (FORD KNOWS THIS PART IS FAULTY) BROKE. TWO OF THE REGULATORS BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. *TR

I OWN A 2004 F150 SUPERCREW. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 24000 ON IT, AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO COVER THE VEHICLE BUMPER TO BUMPER. OR, SO I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE COVERAGE. IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE REAR WINDOW REPAIRED TWICE THE SIDE WINDOWS ALSO SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. MY FIRST WINDOW FELL WHEN I ONLY HAD 37000 ON THE VEHICLE. SO MUCH FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL HAD TO PAY $100.00 TO COVER THE DEDUCTIBLE. I NOW HAVE 43000 ON MY TRUCK AND WINDOW #2 HAS BROKEN. I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO ROLL DOWN THE PASSENGER WINDOW AND THAT WAS IT. WINDOW NUMBER 2 HAD BROKEN. IT'S WAS 115 DEGREES, AND I HAD A 40 MILE TRIP HOME. NOT ONLY COULD MY TOOLS AND THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT I CARRY BE STOLEN BUT, ITS POSSIBLE THE TRUCK COULD BE STOLEN AS WELL. I AM NOW NOT COMFORTABLE TAKING MY TRUCK ANY WHERE. ITS VERY DISTURBING TO PAY FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. I HAVE BUILT RACE CARS AND TRUCKS, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN DOOR WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL LIKE THIS. THE WINDOW HAS MAYBE BEEN USED 20 TIMES. I RARELY HAVE ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT FORD INSTALLED DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE NEWER STYLE F150 TRUCKS. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE I AM NOT ALONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS QUALIFIES AS A RECALL OR BULLETIN AT THE LEAST. YOU CAN IMAGINE MY ANGER WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR T

TRUCK(83000 MILES) WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. WENT AND STARTED AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I TOOK TO DEALER. BEGAN TO SHAKE EVEN MORE AND LOSE POWER. PROBLEM WAS TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE WHICH CAUSED FAILURE TO ENGINE. ENGINES NEEDS REPLACED. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND USUALLY CAUSES MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 F150 PU I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED,SUPPOSEDLY A DEMO. DRIVING HOME THE STEERING LOCKED UP I THOUGHT MAYBE A BELT AFTER NURSING THE TRUCK HOME I LOOKED AND THE BELT WAS INTACT I GOT SOME INFO FROM A MECHANIC FRIEND HE SUGGESTED THE POWER STEERING PUMP I CHANGED THAT (THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT ONLY HAS 52000 MILES ON IT) AFTER CHECKING IT OUT FURTHER I NOTICED IT HAS TWO DIFFERENT STYLE TIERODS ON IT AND NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS AR BAD THE TRUCK WAS A JUST INSPECTED IN NOV. NOTHING WAS SAID THAT THE WAS ANY TROUBLE WITH ANYTHING ANY WAY I TRIED TO E MAIL FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEALER( I HAD PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER FORD TRUCK AND WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT TRUCK THE MANGER TOLD ME I WAS NUTS HIS SERVICE THAN TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE)SO I DID NOT TALK TO THIS PERSON MY POINT IS WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT BE BAD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WITH PAYING 500. A MONTH FOR A PAYMENT I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE TRUCK ON MY OWN(OR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO) CAN YOU HELP IN ANY WAY? *TR