Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10382993February 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CAM SHAFT WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382724February 15, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED ON 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS ON OUR 2004 FORD F150 TRUCK CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FALL ABRUPTLY AND DROP DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANELS. THE WINDOWS NO LONGER STAY UP AT ALL AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PROP THEM UP INTERNALLY. THE WINDOWS NOW LEAK WHEN IT RAINS. YOU CANNOT GO OVER A POTHOLE, BUMP OR EVEN GO THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE WINDOWS FALLING DOWN AGAIN. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10382749February 15, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
JUST REPLACED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR/HARNESS AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING A MONTH LATER. I HAVE TWIN BOYS THAT I TAKE WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASE JUST A SAFETY HAZARD I THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. HAPPENED IN MY FORD 2004 F150 FX4. THE THING IS I BARELY USE THE WINDOWS AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN THANK GOD. MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME. NOT SAFE AND SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING ON BLOGS AND FORMS THAT I HAVE READ. ALSO IT COST ALMOST 400 BUCKS TO HAVE IT FIXED EVER TIME IT HAPPENS NOT A CHEAP FIX FOR A FATHER OF TWO. SO IM AT 800. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382762February 15, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE BROKEN. HE REPLACED ONE PREVIOUSLY AT HIS OWN EXPENSE AND NOW THE OTHER ONE WAS BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382784February 15, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW CAME DOWN BY ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND POWER WINDOW TO GO OUT ON OUR TRUCK. HAD FORD REPLACE IT ONCE AND NEED IT DONE ON THE OTHER DOOR NOW. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382590February 14, 2011
VISIBILITY
2004 F150 WINDOW REGULATOR AND NYLON CLIP DEFECTIVE. 2 OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE COME CRASHING DOWN SCRATCHING THE TINT AND FORD DEALER CHARGING OUT THE REPAIR TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER OR MANF. HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382643February 14, 2011
EQUIPMENT
2004 F150 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE WAS REPAIRED BY FORD7/09 TWO HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST WEEK THE WINDOW JUST DROPS DOWN IN THE DOOR, IT CAN NOT HAVE FAILED FROM WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE THE WINDOWS ARE NEVER USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381475February 10, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ONE YEAR PRIOR AND WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380961February 7, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR. I ALREADY KNOW FORD HAS PUT IN A DEFECTIVE PART CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO COLLAPSE AND HAVE SEEN MANY CASES WHERE THIS HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WITH FORDS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I READ FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON'T PUSH FORD FOR A RECALL? ITS NOT RIGHT FOR CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *LN
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10379357January 27, 2011
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR ALL FOUR OF THE POWER WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS WOULD JUST SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. ALL FOUR TIMES THE FORD DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. NOW I SEE FROM THE INTERNET I AM NOT ALONE. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND MAYBE MAKE FORD RECALL THE TRUCK AND FIX THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE WINDOWS. I AM SURE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379362January 27, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AFTER I TRIED TO ROLL IT UP, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378438January 24, 2011
VISIBILITY
I HAVE HAD MY SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON MY FORD F150 2004 SUPERCREW. THIS AUTO ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378085January 20, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT ON MY 2004 FORD F150 TRUCK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. TONS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS AND I AM FED UP WITH DRIVING WITH TWO BROKEN BACK WINDOW THAT FALL DOWN WHEN THEY ARE NOT TAPED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378090January 20, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY GIRLFRIEND & I WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD F-150 ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A REALLY STARTLING, LOUD BANG & SAW MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLAM DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING AT THE TRUCK OR SOMETHING & SWERVED INTO OTHER LANES IN A PANIC. WE WERE ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. AFTER TAKING THE DOOR PANEL OFF & SEEING ALL THE WIRE CABLES HANGING THERE & BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR US & OTHERS. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE INJURED OR INJURE ANYBODY ELSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH REALLY BOTHERS ME. WE HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN & IF THIS HAD HAPPENED OR HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE IN THE CAR & WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WE ALL COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE & NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING OUT FAULTY PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T ANYBODY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS BEYOND ME THOUGH. AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THEY ARE ASKING OVER $400 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SOON TOO BECAUSE IT HAS NOT WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, NOT EVEN A FULL YEAR AGO & ITS BEEN MAKING NOISES. RECALL IMMEDIATELY PLEASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377959January 20, 2011
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A LOUD SLAM. UNABLE TO USE THE WINDOW CONTROLS TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THIS IS THE 4TH DIFFERENT WINDOW IN THIS VEHICLE AND FINAL WINDOW TO GO WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. THIS IS A 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW AND THE DEALER STATES IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS WAS THE CASE IN THE OTHER WINDOW FAILURES. THEY SAY THE REGULATOR PART (SMALL PLASTIC PIECE) THAT FAILS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER THEY NO LONGER MAKE THAT PART, THEY HAVE CHANGED MANUFACTURES AND THE NEW PART SHOULD NOT DO THIS. THE MOTOR AND THE REGULATOR ARE STILL GOOD, HOWEVER YOU MUST PURCHASE BOTH OF THESE IN ORDER TO GET THE NEW PLASTIC PIECE, WHICH IS NOW AN ALL INCLUSIVE PART AROUND 200.00 AT DEALER. *TRF
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377965January 20, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DATE OF INCIDENT: 1/20/2011 VEHICLE: 2004 FORD F-150 COMPLAINT: PASSENGER WINDOW SUDDENLY DESCENDED INTO DOOR AND SHATTERED. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD THIS ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2010. REPLACED BY DEALER AT MY COST (APPROX $400). INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO RECALL FROM FORD. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378888January 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, THIRD OCCURRENCE WITHIN A YEAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS LEFT REAR WINDOW, THEN RIGHT REAR WINDOW NOW RIGHT FRONT. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN FOUL WEATHER FURTHER DISRUPTING THE DRIVER.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10376872January 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN IN MY TRUCK, AND LET THE WINDOW COME DOWN BYSELF. THIS IS ON A 2004 FORD F-150. *LN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376789January 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY F150 STARTED TO POWER DOWN, VIBRATE AND SHAKE. DURING THIS TIME, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME ALBEIT RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BRING MY TRUCK, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT MORNING. ON DEC 11 I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY HAVING THE SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THAT MORNING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING I HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM, I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID AFTER PULLING THE 1ST SPARK PLUG IT SHATTERED UPON REMOVAL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE PARTS OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT DID NOTICE THE BOTTOM OF THE SPARK PLUG WAS BENT BACKWARDS. THEY USED AN ENGINE SCOPE TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE DAMAGE TO THE PISTON HEAD ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, HE COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER, SAYING IN ALL HIS YEARS, HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE SAW THE SAME THING. HE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN NEVER HAVING SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST AROUND 7500 FOR MY TRUCK. IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK, I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON ONE TIME. AFTER CHECKING THE OWNERS MANUAL, IT STATED IT COULD BE NUMEROUS THINGS INCLUDING A LOOSE GAS CAP OR POSSIBLE WATER IN THE GAS LINE. IF THE LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF CYCLES OF GAS, WHICH IT DID, NO NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE FORD MECHANIC AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BOTH SAID I SHOULD'VE HEARD SOMETHING. I NEVER HEARD ANY SOUNDS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD'VE PROMPTED CONCERNS FOR A COMPLETE ENGINE OVERHAUL. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER INDICATED A SEVERE ENGINE PROBLEM AND THUS PUTTING MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AT GREAT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376808January 15, 2011
VISIBILITY
REAR WINDOW FELL CAUSING AIR TO RUSH IN COULD NOT RAISE REAR WINDOW, 1 YEAR OLD CHILD IN BABY SEAT IN BACKSEAT. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. NO WARNING NO WAY TO RAISE WINDOW. READ NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS SAME EVENT HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH SAME MODEL YEAR AND MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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