2004 Ford F-150 complaints

FELT LIKE A FLAT FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS NO FLAT. HEAVY VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY WITHOUT DUPLICATING IT. PUT MY HAND ON RIGHT REAR ROTOR, IT WAS HOT AND THE OTHER 3 ROTORS WERE NOT. I SUSPECT IT IS A BAD PISTON IN CALIPER OR A FAULTY E-BRAKE. I AM GOING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. *NM

MY 2004 FORD 150 WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE , WILL NOT ALWAYS SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, WITHOUT A GREAT GRINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT WITHOUT BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESTARTING. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW BUT SINCE IT WILL NOT FAIL ON COMMAND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING TILL IT TOTALLY FAILS. *JB

MICE HAVE EATEN THROUGH THE WIRES TO MY FUEL SENDING UNIT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DID ATE THROUGH MANY WIRES IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS MY VIEW THAT THIS PRESENTS A SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WHICH COULD EASILY INJURE OR KILL. THESE HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF FORD HAD NOT SKIMPED ON PROTECTION OF THEIR WIRING HARNESSES. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD THAT CLAIMS THEIR VEHICLES ARE BUILT FORD TOUGH CAN'T BE PROTECTED FROM A SMALL RODENT. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN AUGUST OF 2005 COST OVER $1500 TO REPAIR AND THIS SECOND INCIDENT IS ESTIMATED AT APPROX $500. *NM

DEFECTIVE B. F GOODRICH LONG TRAIL TA TIRES (265R60 18) FORD F150 LARIAT APPEAR TO HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT CAUSING A VERY HARSH RIDE & SHUDDERING UPON STOPPING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN THE RAIN, THE SHUDDERING CAUSED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE TO MALFUNCTION AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE TIRE DEFECT (A LETTER WAS RECEIVED) YET HAS DECLINED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. *NM

AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER ABOUT SERIOUS VIBRATION PROBLEMS IN MY VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT VEHICLES WHICH CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS MAY BE SUBJECT DRIVE SHAFT FATIGUE AND FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. *JB

EXPERIENCE CONSISTENT SIGNIFICANT JERK/CLUNK/SLAM AFTER COASTING IN 3RD GEAR AND ACCELERATE DOWN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS NORMAL AND TO NOT REPAIR, YET MY ISSUE IS NOT INTERMITTENT AND IS A SIGNIFICANTLY NOTICEABLE AND UNCOMFORTABLE JERK IN THE DRIVELINE THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL PERFORMANCE FROM ANY TRANSMISSION AWARE OF WITHOUT A VERY AGGRESSIVE SHIFT KIT INSTALLED AND A PLETHORA OF HORSEPOWER. TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE TECH HANDED ME SERVICE BULLETINS AND DIDN'T EVEN LOG INTO COMPUTER THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE ISSUE. MADE NOTES AND SENT TO SHOP FOREMAN AS COMMUNICATION OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF PAPERWORK AND RECORD, AND THE LACK OF SERVICE. TECHNICIAN DROVE TRUCK AND SAID THIS WAS NORMAL...WOULD NEVER BUY A VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT WOULD END UP SHIFTING LIKE THIS AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHUTTER AND THERE WAS VIBRATION FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING. *NM THE PROBLEM STARTED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND RECURRED EVERY THREE, FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. FOUR REPAIRS DID NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM SO A FIFTH REPAIR WAS REQUIRED ON JAN 25, 2006 WITH 32040 MILES. DURING THE FIVE REPAIR THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED ONCE. *NM

ON THE FORD F-150 TRUCKS MINE IS A 2004 THE SPARE TIRES ARE MOUNTED WITH THE AIR FILLER VALVE MOUNTED ON THE TOP SIDE. YOU CAN NOT GET AT THE AIR VALVE TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. THE ONLY WAY IS TO REMOVE JACK HANDLE FROM REAR SEATING AREA AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES TO LOWER THE TIRE. WELL THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN SO WHEN YOU NEED THE SPARE USUALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE TIRE COULD BE UNDER INFLATED OR PERHAPS FLAT. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD AND THE WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS MANY WHO ARE NOT EVEN AWARE OF THIS. THE SELLING DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL I QUESTIONED THEM. I ALSO HAVE A 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND THE SPARE IS MOUNTED WITH AIR VALVE DOWN SO CHECKING AIR IS NOT AN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT IF IT IS DO ABLE ON CHEVROLET, DODGES AND OTHERS FORD CAN MAKE IT RIGHT . REGARDS DAVE EMMONS. *NM

3/23/06 TOOK MY TRUCK INTO DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER STICKING (TRUCK FELT LIKE BRAKE WAS CONTINUOUSLY PRESSED, AREA SMELLED STRONGLY OF BURNED RUBBER). DEALERSHIP STATED THEY TOOK LEFT FRONT WHEEL OFF AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, TRUCK WAS OKAY TO LEAVE IN. 4/6/06 - WHILE PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES WERE HARDLY OPERABLE. WHILE DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ALTERNATE BETWEEN WORKING OKAY AND DEPRESSING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED LACK OF BRAKE FUNCTIONING AND STATED THAT IS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. KEPT TRUCK OVERNIGHT. 4/14/06 - SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS ON 4/6/06. DEALERSHIP AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGED LACK OF BRAKE FUNCTIONING AND STATED SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE NEW MASTER CYLINDER THAT THEY PUT IN MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AND THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE TRUCK OVER THE WEEKEND IN ORDER TO GET ANOTHER NEW MASTER CYLINDER IN AND REPLACE IT AGAIN. 4/24/06 - SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED LACK OF BRAKE FUNCTIONING AND SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD WAS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. ADJUSTED PUSH ROD WHILE I WAITED. 5/18/06 - ONCE AGAIN, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED OF SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY CONSUMER SHOULD BE STUCK WITH

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED. REAR PARKING BRAKES LOCKUP WITHOUT WARNING, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF REAR PARKING BRAKES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE COMPANY VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A PARKED CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE COMPANY PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC, BUT WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

2004-2006 F-150/MARK LT 4X4- WATER INGESTION INTO THE IWE (INTEGRATED WHEEL SYSTEM) CAUSING LOAD SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR IT. *NM

THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHUTTER AND THERE WAS VIBRATION FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING. *NM

THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHUTTER AND THERE WAS VIBRATION FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING A SMOOTH STRETCH OF HIGHWAY THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIBRATE. THIS VIBRATION INTENSIFIED UNTIL THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED UNTIL I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT TO GO BACK TO A NEARBY FORD DEALER. AT THIS POINT IT DID NOT SHAKE AGAIN. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE WHOLE TRUCK OVER THE NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING LOOSE OR DAMAGED. THE SHUDDERING FELT LIKE A UNIVERSAL JOINT GONE BAD. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPEAT OF THIS SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SHUDDER WHILE MAKING TURNS FROM A STANDSTILL. MY LOCAL MECHANIC PUT AN ADDITIVE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL VIBRATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD F-150 MODEL TRUCKS. *JB

2004 FORD F-150 FX4 STALLS WHILE DRIVING; IT IS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL NO LONGER WORKS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS AND STATE THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATE THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWS THAT IT WAS RUN ON "LEAN FUEL", HOWEVER IT HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. RUNS OKAY DURING TEST DRIVING BY DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, STALLING PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN. 8JB

2004 FORD F150 HAS TIRE NIBBLE BETWEEN 50 AND 57 MPH AND VIBRATION AT 45 MPH. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED 3 RIMS AND 3 TIRES (CONTRACK). STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON PASSENGER FRONT DUE TO A FLAT AND IT REDUCED THE NIBBLE AND VIBRATION BY HALF. I PURCHASED 4 NEW 20 INCH COOPER TIRES AND 4 NEW RIMS AND VIBRATION IS 95% GONE AND SLIGHT NIBBLE AFTER 10,000 MILES. I WILL HAVE TIRES REBALANCED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND PLAN THE HAVE REAR LOWERED BY 2 INCHES. A FRIEND HAD THE REAR LOWERED BY 2 INCHES ON HIS 2004 F150 AND HELPED WITH STABILITY AND VIBRATION. *NM

2004 F-150 SUPER CREW - TAKEN BACK TO DEALER STARTING APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE FOR SEVERE SQUEALING AND PULSATING, IT'S GOING BACK FOR THE 6TH TIME NEXT WEEK. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE AND SOME KIND OF SPRAY (YEAH RIGHT) AND STILL NOT FIXED. NOW SEVERE SHAKING AT ANY SPEEDS VERY INTERMITTENT, AND ALWAYS PULSATES LIKE WARPED ROTORS INCLUDING SQUEALING ALL THE TIME. OH YEAH THE REAR END CLUTCH PACKS WERE ALSO REPLACED THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. *JB

LOSS OF BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COULD PUMP UP BRAKES FOR PARTIAL BRAKING, BUT BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BARTOW FORD, BARTOW, FL ON 3/29/06, BUT WAS NOT LOOKED AT UNTIL 3/30/06. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD TOWED ANOTHER 2004 FORD F-150 THE PREVIOUS WEEK THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF BRAKING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A ROARING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND REBUILT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED.

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT FORD FOR 4 DAYS NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TRUCK MAKES A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER FRONT END WHEN PULLING A HILL OR WHEN YOU REACH 50 MPH. IT ALSO SEEMS TO LOSE POWER OR "BOG DOWN" MOMENTARILY WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A "NIGHTMARE" BECAUSE THEY CAN HEAR THE NOISE AND FEEL THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WE HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK WAS A FORD BUY BACK AND WE ARE THE 3RD, POSSIBLY 4TH, OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, (STILL INVESTIGATING). WE ARE WONDERING WHY THIS TRUCK HAS CHANGED HANDS SO MANY TIMES WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WE WILL BE RETURNING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AND GETTING OUR 2003 EXPEDITION BACK, WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, AND WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN, CAUSING US TO TRADE IT IN...WE'LL BE BACK TO SQUARE ONE!!! THANKS FORD! BY THE WAY, THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY 2 INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH FORD PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICE. I WROTE A DETAILED LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONCERNING ANOTHER VEHICLE I HAD PURCHASED FROM THEM SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I STATED THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND ALSO ABOUT THE POOR SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM THEIR COMPANY...OF COURSE I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. I COULD GO ON FOREVER. SIX YEARS AND 7 FORD PRODUCTS LATER, I MAY HAVE FINALLY LEARNED MY LESSON. SERIOUSLY CONSIDER

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AS THE THIRD DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE A CHILD'S FINGER WAS OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. AS THE PRESSURE OF THE OUTSIDE HANDLE WAS APPLIED THE CHILD'S FINGER BECAME LODGED INSIDE THE INTERIOR HANDLE AND SUSTAINED A ONE INCH CUT TO THE FINGER. THE LACERATION WAS COMPLETELY TO THE BONE AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE SURGERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK.....THE CONTACTED NOTIFIED THE DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER HAD NOT OFFERED TO PUT A DIFFERENT HANDLE IN THE CAR. *AK

2005 FORD F-150. RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEM IN APPROX 28,000 I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AS BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND. APPROX EVERY 4 - 5,000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. *JB

2004 F150 RIGHT FOG LIGHT REPLACED, FRONT KICK PANEL CRACKED AND LOOSE. *TS ***NAR*** THE FLOOR TRIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME APART. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OIL PRESSURE READ ZERO. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. *NM

I HAVE A FORD REGENCY F-150 WITH A FACTORY 6 INCH LIFT DONE BY REGENCY. WHEN THE LIFT WAS DONE THE STEERING LINKAGE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE LINE SO WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED A HOLE WAS WORN IN THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. I TALKED TO REGENCY AND RICK SAID IT WAS THE SECOND HE HAD HEARD OF. MINE IS BEING FIXED NOW BUT ANYONE ELSE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IS AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM REPORTING THIS IN THE HOPES NO ONE IS HURT UNNECESSARILY. *NM

I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY 2004 F150 FX4. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT BOTH LINCOLN/MERCURY AND FORD DEALERS HERE IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SO I'M NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP AND THE DEALERSHIPS KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG, BUT DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR DOES NOT HAVE QUALIFIED/TRAINED MECHANICS. THIS WILL BE MY ONE AND ONLY FORD. *JB

1) MY TRUCK WILL STILL OUT WHEN COASTING TO RED LIGHTS OR WHEN IDLING. 2) WHEN THE TRUCK STALLS, I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS, YESTERDAY IT DIED OUT RIGHT ON TOP OF SOME RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS GIVING ME TROUBLE TRYING TO RESTART. IT WOULD SAY "LOW OIL PRESSURE" ON START UP, HOWEVER THAT'S BECAUSE THE RPM'S WEREN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO CREATE ENOUGH OIL PRESSURE. IT WILL THEN GO INTO ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. 3) THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND TO REFLASH THE PCM. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS YET BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD THEM. *JB

2004 F150 BRAKES BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHUTTER 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE RESURFACED AND REPLACED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS 3 TIME, RESURFACED THEM TWICE, REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES AND REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS ONCE. THE REAR END WAS REPLACED ON DEC 2, 2004 BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AND BAD BEARINGS.

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4X. INTERMITTENT VIOLENT VIBRATION IN DRIVELINE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED REAR END, DRIVESHAFT,CHECKED FRONT END,TIRES,ETC. USUALLY SMALL VIBRATION BECOMES VIOLENT AT TIMES. CAN NOT DUPLICATE AT WILL. DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS NOTHING WRONG. WHEN VIOLENT SHAKE OCCURS MUST STOP VEHICLE TO STOP SHAKE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAS SHAKEN VIOLENTLY 6 TIMES IN ABOUT 6000 MILES. *NM

WE HAVE A FORD F-150 2004 THE TRUCK IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD TO US. THE TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OUT WHEN GOT HOT. SO WE CARED IT UP TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHERE WE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS CHANGED. WELL THE TRUCK COUNTIES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AND EACH TIME IT GETS WORSE IT IS CAUSING MORE TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. AND ON TOP OF THAT THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP ONCE THE TRUCK IS CRANKED. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND IT NEVER GOT BETTER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 2/28/2006 - *NM

REGARDING 2004 FORD F150 4X4 PICKUP: SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS. OUR LOCAL DEALER FIXED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF 2004 4X4 PICKUPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE CRASHED, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES (MULTIPLE HEAD FRACTURES) TO MY WIFE, AND THE VEHICLE BEING TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT TWO-LANE COUNTRY ROAD, UP A SLIGHT GRADED. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. IT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN, AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS (OVER THE CENTER CROWN) ACROSS THE ROAD AND BROADSIDED A POWER POLE. THE POLE STRUCK THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR, EFFECTIVELY CAVING IT IN AND CAUSING THE INJURIES. DAYS LATER I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED (AND PHOTOGRAPHED) THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS RESTING AGAINST THE BRAKE CALIPER HOUSING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE EVIDENT TO EXPLAIN THIS. I DID OBSERVE THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD A CLEARANCE BETWEEN IT AND THE RIGHT BRAKE HOUSING. NOTE THAT THERE IS NO COLLISION DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OR FRONT PORTION OF THE TRUCK. THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO PIVOT ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE BRAKE SUDDENLY GRABBING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 70MPH IT STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE IN THE TIRES, THERE WAS UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE TIRES AND SEVERE ROUNDING. THEREFORE, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE VIBRATION WAS FELT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. ONCE AGAIN AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC FOUND SEVERE ROUNDING OF THE TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

2004 FORD F150 STX 4X4 4.6L ENGINE, MILEAGE: 19,800 MILES: INTERMITTENT VIOLENT DRIVETRAIN SHAKE IN REAREND OF TRUCK AT 40 TO 65 MPH. PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED ON JANUARY 1, 2006. PROBLEM FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HAS A FLAT TIRE, BUT I DON'T. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE DOES NOT CONSIDER IT SAFE. I WILL NOT LET MY CHILD DRIVE IN TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED DRIVESHAFT U-JOINT AND LEAKING REAR AXLE SEAL. AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, I NOTICED THE EXACT SAME VIBRATION. I RETURNED IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE? *NM

I HAD LEFT MY CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED THE TIRE WAS FLAT, AND I NOTICED A SLIT IN THE SIDEWALL. LATER I FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR. THE VISIBLE SLIT DID NOT LEAK AIR, BUT ANOTHER SMALLER CRACK DID. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. *JB

THE SPARE TIRE RACK HOLDS THE TIRE TIGHTLY TO THE FRAME HAS CAUSED THE SIDEWALL OF THE SPARE TIRE TO BE DAMAGED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHAFT FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX FRACTURED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE PITMAN ARM WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. *NM *AK

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW (NEW BODY STYLE). IT CAME EQUIPPED W/FACTORY INSTALL TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A ROCKWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER, WHICH I TOWED MANY MILES LAST SUMMER. I KEPT CHECKING AND RECHECKING MY WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION/SWAY CONTROL SETUP BECAUSE, WHILE TOWING, THE TRAILER SEEMED TO SWAY MORE THAN IT SHOULD, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEING PASSED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS. I WORKED W/REESE CUSTOMER SERVICE BY TRYING THEIR DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS, TO NO AVAIL. I HAPPEN TO ALSO WORK FOR A FORD DEALER SO I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY DURING A LUNCH BREAK TO RAISE MY TRUCK UP ON A LIFT TO BE SURE THAT ALL THE MOUNTING BOLTS WERE THERE AND THAT THEY WERE TIGHT. WHAT I FOUND STARTLED ME. THE 2" RECEIVER TUBE ON THE HITCH HAD SPLIT ABOUT 1 1/2" IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER, TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS ABOUT 1/8" AT IT'S WIDEST POINT. I HAD MY TRAILER'S TONGUE WEIGHED AT A CERTIFIED PUBLIC SCALE. IT WEIGHED 893 LBS. THE HITCH IS RATED FOR A 9,900 LB. TRAILER W/990 LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING ACTUAL WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER IS APPROXIMATELY 7,700 LBS.,FULLY LOADED. OUR DISTRICT FORD ENGINEER AUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL REINFORCING OF THE NEW HITCH AFTER WE HAD REPLACED. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SIMILAR OCCURRENCES THAT HE HAD WITNESSED,EVEN THOUGH WHEN I CALLED THE FORD ENGINEERS IN MICHIGAN,THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEM. INCIDENTALLY,THE FORD ENGINEERS ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A FAULTY HITCH,AND THAT THEY D

I HAVE A NEW FORD F150 SUPER CREW THAT HAS HAD THREE SETS OF ROTORS , STABILIZER BARS, TIRES, BRAKES, BRAKE CLUSTER, ETC. I NOW HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND IT IS NEEDING ANOTHER SET OF ROTORS NOW. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE CHILDREN AND ARE AFRAID TO TAKE THEM ANY WHERE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OTHER THAT I CAN PROVIDE INFO THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I NEED HELP WITH THIS AND I AM GOING TO EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE POSSIBLE TO SEE THAT NO ONE IS INJURED DO TO THIS DEFECT.*JB

TURN SIGNALS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL, JIGGLING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OR PARKING, PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN "P" THEN INTO "D" WILL GET THE SIGNALS TO WORK. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (HENCE THE INTERMITTENT), BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCT. 2005 AND CONTINUES. THE SIGNALS WILL WORK FOR DAYS AT A TIME, THEN FAIL FOR HOURS AT A TIME. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT AND TRAFFIC CITATION WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB

2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB; THE REAR DRIVER DOOR CAN BE IN THE 1/2 LATCHED POSITION AND THE FRONT DOOR CAN ENGAGE 100% AND THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT WILL GO OUT, YET THE DOORS ARE NOT FULLY SECURE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN SPECIFICATION; ALSO REPORTED TO FORD WHO STATED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GENERAL AMERITRAC TR P255/70R17 TIRES ON OUR TRUCK. WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIRES, THEY ARE VERY EASILY PUNCTURED. WE HAVE NOT DONE OUT OF THE ORDINARY DRIVING. IT IS NORMAL GROUND AND NORMAL DRIVING. WHEN THE TIRES GO FLAT, THE PUNCTURE SITES ARE TOO BIG TO PLUG. OUR MINI VAN TIRES HOLD UP MUCH BETTER THAN THESE TRUCK TIRES. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? THE TRUCK AND TIRES ARE ONLY A YEAR OLD AND THE TREAD IS STILL GOOD. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD AN ONGOING FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP NINE TIMES. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. A MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IMPLEMENTED THESE SUGGESTIONS ALTHOUGH THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS RECURRED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DEAR SIR/MADAM I OWN A 2004 F150 SUPER CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH 4 DOORS, I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. WHEN THE REAR DOOR IS AJAR THE FRONT DOOR WILL LATCH TO THE REAR DOOR, WHICH SATISFIES THE DOOR AJAR SAFETY LIGHT, BUT THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR ARE NOT SAFELY LATCHED. I AM A LARGE MAN SO MY SEAT IS AS FAR BACK AS IT COULD GO AND THE BACK IS SLIGHTLY RECLINED, WHEN I GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE MY SHOULDER HITS THE REAR DOOR HANDLE THAT PROTRUDES INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND AT TIMES WILL SLIGHTLY OPEN THE DOOR. I WON'T REALIZE THAT I AM DRIVING WITH THE DOOR UNSAFELY LATCHED AND HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR UNTIL I HIT A BUMP LARGE ENOUGH TO RATTLE THE DOOR. MY QUESTION IS, IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS AJAR AND IN AN AHEAD ON COLLISION WILL THIS AREA BE COMPROMISED, THUS WOULD THE CRUMPLE ZONE BE AFFECTED DRASTICALLY AND WOULD THE STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE BE COMPROMISED? ALSO IS IT SAFE IN A SIDE COLLISION? I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AT FULLERTON FORD IN SOMERVILLE NJ THE SAID THAT FORD SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND I CALLED FORD COMPANY THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE WITH THEM. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS INHERENT TO THE F150 SUPER CAB I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS MODEL, I WAS TOLD THE F150 CREW CAB HAS THIS SAFETY DEVICE INSTALLED THUS THE SAFETY PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN THIS MODEL BUT NOT THE SUPER CAB. WA

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FOR 30-45 MINUTES, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS MADE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED A FIRE INSPECTOR. HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TILTED IN, AND THE BALL JOINT NUT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY GETTING REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

I HAVE A FORD 2004 F150 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN LATELY. *JB

PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK OR COMES UNLOCKED AFTER CLICKED. *JB