Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10585122April 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584568April 24, 2014
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584413April 23, 2014
SUSPENSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584081April 21, 2014
VISIBILITY
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579550April 14, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575212March 27, 2014
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573647March 20, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573146March 18, 2014
STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573012March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567489March 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10567071March 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10568432February 27, 2014
WHEELS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565203February 20, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564036February 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562950February 4, 2014
SUSPENSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562622February 3, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE TOLD ME THAT I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT THAT THE 2004 F-150 HERITAGE WASN'T RECALLED ALONG WITH THE 2003 F-150. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562489February 1, 2014
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562195January 30, 2014
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561190January 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559508January 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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