Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10399153May 4, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE 2ND IN 6 MONTHS/ BOTH REAR WINDOWS ON SUPERCREW TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399009May 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE KEY, THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY, LEFT IT SIT FOR 10-15 MINS (THOUGHT IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT). LATER IN THE DAY A FRIEND LOOKED AT IT, TROUBLESHOT IT AS FUEL PUMP- USED OWNER MANUAL TO LOOK AT FUSES, EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. CONCLUDED HAD TO BE WITH THE FUEL PUMP OR SENSOR. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, PULLED THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR OFF, THERE WAS A GIANT WHOLE IN THE OUTER LAYER AND PLASTIC WAS CRACKED. MOISTURE FRIED THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE PART IS CURRENTLY AT VRTC. I AM GLAD MY VEHICLE WAS AT HOME AND NOT SOMEWHERE IN A PARKING LOT OR FAR FROM HOME. NO REAL SIGNS OF THIS HAPPENING PRIOR TO NOT STARTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398542May 2, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000. UPDATED 06/30/11*LJ THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. UPDATED 09/06/11 UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10398590May 2, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I OWN A 2004 FORD LGT CONVTNL F-150 TRUCK AND I HAVE A CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON MY VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER OF 2010. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN EXPANDED RECALL ON OVER A MILLION VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER SO THAT THEY CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY IF IT IS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS DEFECT? THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397015April 21, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, WINDOW 'FELL' WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. ELECTRIC WINDOW NOW IS INOPERABLE. FORD WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARR, OR RECALL. PART IF VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT A RE-DESIGNED PART, STILL ORIGINAL EQUIP, FAULTY DESIGN. I CANNOT AND WILLNOT PUT THE SAME TYPE OF PART BACK IN, SO MY WINDOW HAS BEEN MADE TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I BELIEVE IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A FUNCTIONING WINDOW. AND THERE ARE THREE OTHER WINDOW THAT COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397066April 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V200000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396952April 20, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. HE STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT T WAS A KNOWN FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396100April 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN VIBRATING HORRIBLY WHEN AROUND 30 - 60 MPH LIKE I WAS ON A WASHBOARD ROAD. IT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED MY TRUCK YET, BUT FOUND OUT IT IS MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH AND POSSIBLY MY E-BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396002April 15, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HER RESIDENCE WHEN THE HORN BEGAN INDEPENDENTLY SOUNDING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED AND THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395967April 15, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 265-70-17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKS AND WERE DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REFUND FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396297April 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY 1 AND A HALF YR OLD SON AND I HAD JUST PULLED UP TO CHURCH. I ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW TO TALK TO A RELATIVE AND AS I PRESSED THE DOWN BUTTON I HEARD A LOUD POP. I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, SO I WENT TO QUICKLY ROLL THE WINDOW UP AND CHECK THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, I REALIZED IT WAS THE WINDOW THAT MADE THE POP BECAUSE THE WINDOW QUICKLY FELL THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE TRUCK. AS I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION, MY SON AND I HAD TO DRIVE 15 MILES HOME GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR IN THE COLD FEBRUARY NIGHT (I HAD TO BUNDLE HIM UP AS BEST AS I COULD) BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER OPTION FOR US TO GET HOME (AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP). AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE (AND TALKING TO FORD DEALERS) FOUND OUT IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND QUITE COMMON IN 2004 FORD F150 LARIATS. I FEEL THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 - 70 MPH! 09/27/10 (63500 MILES) - DRIVING IN TOWN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW. NO FORD DEALER IN OUR TOWN WE HAD TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES IN THE COLD OF OCTOBER WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN THE WINDOW (THAT KEPT MOVING AND CAUSING THE WINDOW TO CONTINUOUSLY FALL INTO THE TRUCK AND HAVING TO MAKE MANY STOPS ALONG THE WAY). SAME ISSUE - WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. 04/10/11 (69000 MILES) - DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH IN TOWN THE WINDOW STARTED TO FALL INTO THE TRUCK. AS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WE ARE 100% SURE IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR! SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2004 FORD F150 LARIAT TRUCK OWNERS! AGAIN, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL WE WERE NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WITH OUR LITTLE ONE IN THE BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER! VERY UNSAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395370April 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
ORIGINAL OWNER OF TRUCK, 37,000 MILES. TERRIBLE VIBRATION/SHUDDER WHEN TURNING. NOW IT ALSO DOES THIS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT OVER 45 MPH. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FREEZE UP. WAS TOLD IT IS ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS IS WRONG FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I'VE READ LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394953April 5, 2011
TRAILER HITCHES
2004 FORD F15, UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND IN FAR RIGHT LANE OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. THE BALL OF TRAILER HITCH BECAME DISENGAGED FROM POWER UNIT. UNIT 1 TRAILER SEPARATED FROM THE POWER UNIT AND TRAVELED ONTO INSIDE BERM, STRIKING BARRIER WALL, CAUSING CAR A TOP TRAILER TO SLIDE FORWARD OFF OF TRAILER. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0072-90)*JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394333April 5, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTIVATION WHEN SUDDENLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394211April 4, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I KNOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY THIRD WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR, THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED DOWN. THE SECOND TIME SAME THING ONLY IT WAS RAINING, NOW THIS THIRD TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HER TO SCREAM (SHE IS ONLY 8) WITH HER DOING THAT I ALMOST WRECKED US ALL. I DID NOT KEEP THE PARTS FROM THE FIRST TWO BUT WILL KEEP THE THIRD WHEN I GET IT FIXED LATER THIS WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394213April 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE THE TECHNICIAN WAS PERFORMING THE REPAIR, THE SPARK PLUGS FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392565March 23, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 4-DOOR F150, AND HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW MOTORS, ONE IN EACH DOOR. THE 3RD ONE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE FIRST TWO HAPPENED BACK TO BACK IN 2010, SO IF THE PATTERN FOLLOWS, I'LL BE FORKING OUT MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THE FINAL ONE. ON THE FIRST 2 OCCURANCES, THE CAR WAS MOVING, AND THE WINDOWS JUST FELL DOWN. THE 3RD OCCURENCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND IF THESE WINDOWS FALL DOWN WHEN THEY ARE NEAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. THERE IS A OBVIOUS SIGN THAT THESE WINDOW MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND 1 OF THEM BREAKING, BUT I'M GOING ON 3, AND JUST WAITING FOR THE FINAL ONE TO BREAK HERE SHORTLY! THEN AFTER READING ALL THE 2004/2005 F150 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A COINCIDENCE AMONGST ALL F150 OWNERS! IT'S SAD THAT FORD CANNOT STAND BY THEIR "SO CALLED" #1 SELLING TRUCK. PEOPLE SPEND A GREAT DEAL ON THEIR CARS, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE SPENDING THEIR HRAD EARNED MONEY ON, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A RATHER REGULAR ISSUE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393247March 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY FORD F-150 TRUCK BLEW THE #5 SPARK PLUG. BROKE THE COIL ON THE SPARK PLUG. HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND THE REPAIRS COST ME ABOUT $90. ON MARCH 21ST, THE TRUCK BLEW THE #3 PLUG. THIS TIME IT STRIPPED THE THREADS IN THE BLOCK AND HAD TO BE RETAPPED AND REPAIRED. THIS REPAIR COST OVER $200. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CLAIM THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, BOTH THE MECHANICS THAT WORKED ON THIS TRUCK TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED A LOT OF THESE FORD TRUCKS. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE UNBURNED FUEL IS PUMPED OUT OF THE CRATER LEFT BY THE BLOWN PLUG AND ONTO THE HOT MOTOR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT MY TRUCK HASN'T CAUGHT FIRE. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO. IF YOU GOOGLE "BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON FORD F150 TRUCKS" ONLINE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF THESE ISSUES REPORTED TO FORD, AND VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS IGNORING THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RECALL ALL THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. WILL EVERYONE JUST SIT AROUND AND WAIT UNTIL A FEW PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390366March 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 F150 TRUCK. II HAD PLUGS CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC BROKE THREE OF THEM, DROPPING ONE DOWN ON THE HEAD. WHEN I COMPLAINED HE SAID EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THESE ENGINES DO THAT. I'M LOOKING AT $6000 TO PULL THE MOTOR AND GET THE REST OF THE PLUGS IN. EVIDENTALLY EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNEW ABOUT THE PLUG PROBLEM BUT ME. NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS FOR THIS OLD BOY. 3/16/2011 CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391872March 15, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, MY SON SITTING IN THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT PRESSED THE WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER THE WINDOW. WHEN HE DID, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND AND THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN. I FOUND OUT FROM OUR MECHANIC THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. LATER IN THE YEAR, I WENT TO LOWER THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHILE STATIONARY, AND I HEARD THE MOTOR MOVING BUT THE WINDOW DID NOT LOWER. IT FINALLY SLOWLY FELL AS I STARTED DRIVING AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. AGAIN, IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAD FAILED. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING FROM MY PLACE OF WORK AND MOVING ABOUT 25 MPH, I ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH, AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THAT THE WINDOW HELD FELL PART WAY DOWN. AGAIN, THE REGULATOR HAD FAILED. SO, WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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