2004 Ford F-150 complaints

FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY PERFORMED A TUNE UP ON HIS VEHICLE AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THE SPARK PLUGS HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

THIS IS A RECURRENCE, PAID FOR IT THE 1ST TIME. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES AND COMING TO A STOP THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CHATTERS REALLY BAD UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS FINISHED CORNERING. *TR

ON 05/16/2014 THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW-OUT OF THE HEAD CAUSING FUEL TO BE SPRAYED INTO THE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS TRUNK. THE FIRST IS LISTED ON THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE OF THIS REPORT. SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTANT PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRUCK ENGINES AND COULD POSE A PROBLEM OF A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, BREAK DOWNS ON BUSY INTERSTATES & HIGHWAYS, WRECKS AND FATALITIES FROM SUDDEN SLOW DOWNS BECAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE TRAVELING OR BEING STRANDED ON ISOLATED ROADS. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES THAT MAY HAPPEN (OR HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS). FORD MOTOR MOTOR KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T LISTEN TO THEIR CONSUMERS. ONLY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AND SAFTY ADMINISTRATION CAN MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SO THAT THEY WILL FIX IT. ALSO FROM TALKING WITH FORD CORPORATE AND FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS IS THROUGH A RECALL. PLEASE DO AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT THERE MAYBE A POSSIBILITY OF A FIX AND A LIFE AND/OR INJURY MAYBE SAVED, THANK-YOU. *JS

MY REAR END DIFFERENTIAL - AXLE WENT OUT AND IT'S MAKING A NOISE AND FEELS LIKE MY REAR END IS LOSE WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALMOST FEELS UNSAFE BUT IT IS TOO PRICEY TO FIX I FEEL I SHOULD BE SOMETHING FORD SHOULD FIX OR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SEVEN HOURS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS EXITING A PARKING AREA WHEN A LOUD NOISED WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK AND MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 146,000.

HAD A LOUD WHINNING NOISE I COULD HEAR WHEN DRIVING, BUT WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS IT WOULDN'T BE AS LOUD AND PRETTY MUCH GO AWAY. IT WAS NOT TIRE NOISE OR HUM. JUST HIT A 100,000 MILES AND THE NOISE HAD GOTTEN A LOT LOUDER. I READ LOTS INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND IT TO BE THE PINION BEARING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PINION BEARING HAD GONE BAD. THIS IS VERY SURPRISING THAT SO MANY 2004 AND NEWER F150 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY FORD. I THINK THEY ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE BECAUSE OF THE COST OF PARTS AND AMOUNT OF TIME OF LABOR. BESIDES THE PINION BEARING, ALSO HAD TO DO OTHER BEARINGS AND SEAL. TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AT ALL. *TR

IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE LINKAGE. THERE HAD BEEN SMALL NOTICEABLE SHIMMY WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH HAVING BEEN FAIRLY RECENTLY REPLACED, DID CONCERN ME. HOWEVER, ON THE WAY HOME, I TAPPED THE BRAKE AT APPROX 35 MPH, I GOT A VERY LARGE CLUNK IN THE REAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, VERY CONCERNED OVER WHAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. HOWEVER, I WAS ON OPEN ROAD, 40 MILES FROM HOME. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, I COULD TELL THERE WERE MAJOR ISSUES. IT WAS BAD WEATHER, AND I WAS IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I CONTINUED HOME TO MY REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THE NEXT DAY, THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LINKAGE GOT FOULED UP, WRAPPED AROUND A BRAKE OR SOMETHING, EVENTUALLY TEARING IT ALL UP. THIS IS COSTING ME APPROX $500 TO REPLACE. AFTER RESEARCH, I SEE A TSB 08-11-1 WAS ISSUED. WHY NOT OWNERS NOTIFIED? THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO OWNERS FOR A FIX. I BLAME FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME MEMBERS WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THIS LIST. ACCELERATING PAST 40 MPH, THE TRUCK SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND REV'D UP TO ABOUT 4000RPM. DID THE SAME THING REPEATEDLY AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. APPARENTLY A BROKEN SNAP RING. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD, AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED VIA RECALL?? *TR

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY, I FELT SEVERAL "THUMPS" PRIOR TO THE REAR LEFT TIRE ON MY F-150 BLOW. THERE WAS NO LOAD IN THE TRUCK NOR WAS I TOWING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET ONTO THE SHOULDER. AAA RESPONDED AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. HE WAS UNABLE, AS SOME OF THE TIRE TREAD WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. WE ALSO OBSERVED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKEN. A TOW TRUCK WAS THEN DISPATCHED TO MOVE MY F-150 TO A GARAGE. DAMAGE NOTED TO THE TRUCK WAS A SNAPPED PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND A KINKED HYDRAULIC LINE. I AUTHORIZED THE GARAGE TO REPAIR THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND GET MY TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD. BY THE TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO GATHER THE REPAIR PARTS, IT WAS THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY (DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING) WHEN I ABLE TO GET IT BACK. FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE BROKEN TRAILER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE BUMPER. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOW COMPANY AND THE GARAGE DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY FLYING RUBBER. THAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I TOOK THE TRUCK TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE THE DAMAGED TIRE REPLACED UNDER THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED FROM THEM. EXAMINATION OF THE REMAINING THREE LTX M/S TIRES REVEALED ANOTHER TIRE WITH A DELAMINATION BULGE. DISCOUNT REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES UNDER THE WARRANTY WITH LTX M/S2?S, AND I PURCHASED TWO MORE. I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY MORE RISKS WITH THE REMAINING LTX M/S'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

DRIVING DOWN MY STREET THE WINDOW JUST CRASHED DOWN! IT FELL SO FAST AND HARD THAT I HAD TO LOOK TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO SEE WHAT HIT ME! AT THAT POINT I REAR ENDED A CAR THAT SLOWED DOWN! ALL THIS IS DO TO A CHEAP PLASTIC CLIP THAT FAILED AND RELEASED THE WINDOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT RANDOM. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER(S): 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 04V443000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 04V200000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT CONTINUED TO SMELL THE STRONG FUMES OF GASOLINE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. ENGINE MADE A CLUNK AND HYDROLOCKED WITH NO WARNING. CHANGED STARTER ASSUMING THE STARTER SET UP. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT. NOW IN PROCESS OF FINDING A MOTOR. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS COMMON ISSUE??? *TR

POWER LOSS AND SURGE IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT 65MPH. SUDDEN STOP AND LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD TO COME TO HALT AROUND ME. I HAD TO STOP VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF FORD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AT THESE SPEEDS AND IT WAS TERRIFYING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CONTACTED FORD REGARDING A RECALL OF FORD 150S INCLUDING MY MODEL YEAR THAT INCLUDED A RISK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE AIRBAG AND HORN ON MY F150 HAVE STOPPED WORKING, JUST AS IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, FORD SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED, DESPITE AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NHTSA REQUESTED A LARGER RECALL THAN FORD ISSUED, ONE THAT WOULD LIKELY HAVE INCLUDED MY VEHICLE. THIS IS WHY I'M ENTERING THE INFORMATION HERE. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALER AND FORD CORPORATE, TOLD BY BOTH THAT I COULDN'T RECEIVE RECALL FIX. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, OR WONT DEPLOY WHEN I NEED IT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I WAS GETTING INTO MY TRUCK AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO START MY TRUCK AND LEAVE MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY FACE MY ARM ALSO HIT MY FACE AN D I BRUISED UP RIGHT AWAY AND SWOLLEN, I CALLED A TOW TRUCK MY INSURANCE HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF DAMAGES UNLESS I PAY THEM OUT OF MY POCKET THEY DID TELL ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING ON THERE OWN, NEXT DAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AS WELL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY SENT ME A RECALL LETTER, I NEVER DID. I THINK THEY SHOULD COVER THEIR REPAIR THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL!!! *TR

I OWN A 2004 F150. THE TRUCK CAME WITH FACTORY STEEL WHEELS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. THE STEEL WHEELS RUSTED TO THE POINT I NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING ON THE WHEELS. THE DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM, I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. IF YOU HAVE A FORD WITH STEEL WHEELS BE SURE TO CHECK FOR RUST. CALL FORD AND ASK FOR A RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT 55 MPH I DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER AND NEXT THING I KNOW THE TRUCK STALLS AND LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL OF ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. I TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK WITH NO LUCK. SEEMED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL. WAITED IN POURING RAIN AND SLEET FOR MECHANIC AND 120 FOR THE NEW FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE AND ARM AND LEG FOR LABOR ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. ITS NOT SAFE FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP LIKE THAT JUST FOR GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND WE HAVE CRAZY WEATHER HERE. REPLACE THIS PART NOW FORD AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THE TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AT 74 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T DISENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD LIKE A ROCK. I THEN PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUT IT REMAINED ENGAGED. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 65 MPH BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY SPED UP TO 74 MPH. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE RACED TO 4500 RPM. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RACED TO 4500 RPM. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND MADE A LEFT TURN INTO THE CENTER LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN NEUTRAL WHILE I WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO I COULD MERGE. THE ENGINE RACED TO 4500 RPM. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED, I PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FINALLY DISENGAGED. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME I SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO RE-ENTER THE FREEWAY AND RETURN HOME. I HAVEN'T TRIED THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE THEN BUT I SMELLED SMOKE AGAIN THIS MORNING WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 F-150 HERITAGE EDITION WHICH IN ESSENCE IS IDENTICAL TO THE 2003 F-150. THE 2003 F-150 WAS RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT ACCORDING TO FORD MOTOR THE 2004 F-150 HERITAGE WASN'T. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING, PULLED OVER TO SEE IF THE TIRES WERE THE ISSUE. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG, TIRE PRESSURE WAS FINE AND NO WEIGHTS HAD FALLEN OFF. AT TIMES THE VIBRATION WAS VIOLENT, SHAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND THE VIBRATION WOULD START AGAIN, LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE WERE SEVERAL POSTS IDENTIFYING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD TRUCKS. *TR

FORD HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS. THIS IS THE SECOND "TUNE-UP I HAVE HAD ON THIS TRUCK. BOTH TIMES, PLUGS HAVE BROKEN IN THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT MY DESIGN, IT IS FORDS, SO WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY 891.99 IN LABOR TO HAVE PLUGS REMOVED. *TR

DEVELOPED DIFFERENTIAL CHATTER RELATIVELY SOON AFTER PURCHASE. CARRIED BACK TO DEALER AND COMPLAINED. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND UNIVERSALS, SAID PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THIS DID NOT LAST NO MORE THAN 6-8 MONTHS BEFORE CHATTER CAME BACK, THINK THEY ALSO REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL OIL ALSO. CARRIED BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. DISGRUNTLED WITH DEALER, STATED I WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD TRUCK AGAIN. TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED, TO THE DAY ALMOST, CHATTER JUST AS BAD IF NOT WORSE. CHANGED DIFFERENTIAL OIL 2 TIMES SINCE, SEEMS TO HELP FOR A WHILE. DO NOT PULL A BOAT, PULL A TRACTOR, TRAVEL TRAILER OR DO ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK WITH THIS TRUCK. IT IS DRIVEN TO WORK AND BACK AND OCCASIONALLY TAKEN ON HIGHWAY TRIPS TO BEACH AND BACK, 500 MILE ROUND TRIP. TRUCK IS PAMPERED SO THAT IT WILL LAST, NOT DRIVEN HARD WELL MAINTAINED, DRIVEN BY ADULT MALE, BASICALLY IN PERFECT SHAPE OTHER THAN DIFFERENTIAL. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THESE ARE GOOD TRUCKS WITH ONE PROBLEM, THE DIFFERENTIAL, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A FACTORY ISSUE. YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD STEP-UP TO THE PLATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN A FORD FAN FOR MANY YEARS,OWN A 2013 FUSION NOW ALSO. WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. DATES AND MILEAGE APPROXIMATE. *TR

FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE, BACK SIDE OF MODULE CORRODED AWAY EXPOSING CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP RUNNING AND LEAVING ME STRANDED DURING A SNOW STORM,SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2004-2008 FORD PICKUPS. I CONSIDER THIS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL, LOT OF GARAGES INSTALLING NEW FUEL PUMPS AT 300.00 A CRACK WHEN ITS A EASY TO REPLACE 80.00 DOLLAR PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE OF THE HUB AND CALIPERS AS WELL AS THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE SPORADICALLY BECOMING FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

ON PREPARING TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS, I NOTICED THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING HAS SNAPPED. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON ON 2004 FORD F150 VEHICLES, AND IT INDICATES THAT FORD IS NOT PREPARED TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY REALIZE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PHOTOGRAPH AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISES THEY NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROAD SPRINGS AT A COST OF $575.00, BUT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS MIGHT NEED REPLACING ALSO WHICH WOULD BE ADDITIONAL MONIES. A BROKEN ROAD SPRING ON THE FRONT CAN SEVERELY EFFECT THE HANDLING AND SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, AND I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

REPLACED FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE (FPDM) MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE ON A 04 FORD F150.FIRST ENGINE CODE WAS P0191 FOR THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. RAN SCAN TOOL AND FOUND CODE P1237 FOR THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. THE CAST HOUSING OF THE FPDM IS CORRODED AND CRACKED ALMOST SPLITTING IT IN TWO PIECES. HAD TO GRIND OFF FPDM AND THE MOUNTING BOLTS AND DRILL AND TAP NEW MOUNTING HOLES. AFTER REPLACING FPDM, TRUCK STARTS AND NO LONGER HAS A ROUGH IDLE. *TR

VEHICLE'S BACK WINDOW LEAK NOTED WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, RESEALED BY DEALER X2-STILL LEAKS. WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW GEAR BOXES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. I'VE NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES, MET OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, YET WE WERE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR REPAIR. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHIMMY, VIBRATE AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF STEERING. VIBRATION MAKES RIDE UNPLEASANT AND NOISY. *TR

IN LOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEED TURNS, POWER RACK AND PINION, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN HARD, FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HAS MANUAL STEERING. THIS ISSUE IS MOST COMMON ON SLOW SPEED HOWEVER I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS AN ISSUE, BACKED BY A MEMBER OF A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, OF A FAILURE OF THE UNIVERSAL ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. THE PART # FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AS FOLLOWS... #8L32-3B676-B. FORD DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS YET, I'M A DEPUTY SHERIFF WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF FORD RECALLING THE SAME TYPE PART ON THE FORD POLICE INTERCEPTORS WHICH WE CURRENTLY USE IN OUR FLEET. THIS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS VERY SEVERE. *TR

BOUGHT 2004 F150 BRAND NEW, NEVER OFF ROAD, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED: SON DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, HEARD LOUD BREAKING NOISE, SEVERE RATTLING, SHAKING, NO POWER, COASTED DOWN RAMP AND TO SIDE ROAD. TOWED TO MECHANIC--ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT OIL WAS PUMPED PROPERLY THROUGH MOTOR.. SAME MECHANIC HAS WORKED ON THIS CAR SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 DOOR WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED (TWICE-SECOND TIME, WE FIXED FRONT DOOR WINDOWS AND HAD BACK DOOR WINDOWS WIRED UP) , THE BACK GLASS REPLACED FOR LEAKING, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSORS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE OVERHEAD CAM SYSTEM REPLACED AND NOW THIS. *TR

STEERING BECAME QUITE STIFF AND WHEEL DID NOT RETURN AFTER CORNERING. FORD SERVICE MANAGE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS UNIVERSAL JOINT ON STEERING SHAFT SEIZING DUE TO CORROSION.THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS TO LUBRICATE THE JOINTS AND THEY ARE HAD TO REACH. FORD DEALERS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE PARTS ON HAND FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE MANAGED TO LOOSEN THE JOINT WITH PENETRATING OIL IN A PUMP OILER. FOR HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND THE JOINTS HAD NO PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT OVER THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE COOLING LINES TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP RUSTED THROUGH POSING A DANGER OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANT. THE COOLING LINE WAS MADE OF BARE METAL THAT WAS NOT RUST OR CORROSION RESISTANT SUCH AS GALVANIZING AND DESIGNED AS TO BE IN A VULNERABLE LOCATION UNDER THE RADIATOR BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE DISINTEGRATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT MY GRANDFATHER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IT NEVER HAD THEM REMOVED BEFORE IT DID NOT COME LOSE IT BLEW THREADS AND ALL OUT DO YOUR GOD DAM JOB MAKE FORD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM A FIRE OVER THIS WHEN THE PLUG POPS OUT IT BLOWS FUEL OUT ON THE COIL PACK WITH IT WITH IT SHOOTING LIGHTING BOLTS IF I HAD BEEN A PERSON WITH NO MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE IT WOULD HAVE GOT BAD I POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE POPPING OUT AROUND THE COIL PACK THAT IS BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF THE FUEL RAIL IF I HAD DROVE THE TRUCK OR HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THAT FUEL RAIL WOULD HAVE BEEN BUSTED THEN A FIRE BALL I CAN SEND U PICKS OR MAKE A VIDEO OF THE COIL PACK SMACKING THE FUEL RAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AS THE GLASS BEGAN TO DROP INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON BOTH PASSENGERS' SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,207.

ON MY 2004 FORD F150 XLT LARIAT SUPERCAB, THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAS NOW FAILED. THE DRIVER'S ONE WENT FIRST (WITHIN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP), THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER ONE (A FEW MONTHS LATER) THEN THE REAR PASSENGER ONE ( ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST) AND NOW THIS. ALL FOUR REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED ONES. THIS LATEST ONE OCCURRED WHILE THE TRUCK SAT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED; ALL THE OTHERS HAPPENED ON THE ROADWAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR TO BREAK. THE FIRST WAS THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH I HEARD A POP AND THEN AIR NOISE. (I SELDOM USE THE REAR WINDOWS.) THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE REGULATOR AND MOTOR BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL THE DEALER HAD IN STOCK. TODAY I HAD WINDOW DOWN ABOUT AN INCH WHILE PARKED. GOT IN TRUCK AND RAISED FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND HEARD POP. I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM FROM LAST TIME AND WITH TALKING TO OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS. A FRIEND HAS THE SAME MODEL TRUCK AND HAS REPLACE THREE OF THE FOUR REGULATORS IN HIS FORD TRUCK. WHEN I BEGAN DRIVING THE WINDOW DROPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD OR OFF ROAD. THERE HAS TO BE SOME FLAW IN THESE REGULATORS. I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODEL OF VEHICLES AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THREAD FOR THESE FORD TRUCKS. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS DUE TO CORROSION AFTER ONLY 18000 MILES, AND AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 35,000 AND 60,000 MILES DUE TO CORROSION. ON TWO OCCASION, THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE. MUCH OF MY DRIVING IS ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS WITH ROAD SALT, BUT I ROUTINELY USE A CAR WASH WITH UNDERCARRIAGE WASH FREQUENTLY -- ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. IS THERE NO TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF THESE CRITICAL SAFETY PARTS? *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150. IN 2012 I HAD MY E-BRAKE LIGHT START FLASHING AT ME. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND HAD THEM LOOK IT OVER, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THEN THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH WAS PROBABLY BAD, SO I BROUGHT IT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, NOTHING WRONG WITH CYLINDER OR BRAKES, THAT IT WAS THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH. I'M TRULY NOT SAFE USING MY E-BRAKE AS I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS WORKING OR NOT. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON ALSO WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ANYWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES WHERE OTHER FORD F-150 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD GO OUT. *TR

BROUGHT TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO HIT PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SEEMED TO BE SITTING LOW. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REMOVED FRONT WHEELS IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BEEN BROKEN. BOTH SPRINGS WERE BROKEN DIAGONAL AT THE BASE WHERE IT SITS IN THE STRUT. WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR A PROPER ALIGNMENT TO BE COMPLETED. FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THE FORD F-150. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD OR DRIVEN HARD. TRUCK IS TAKEN WELL CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAM PHASERS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.