Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10376487January 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW NO VISIBLE LEAKS. FOR A FEW DAYS THE ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT; HOWEVER, IT LATER BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SMELL WAS MUCH WORSE WHEN USING THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V200000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING FOR 9 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376407January 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS MAY POSSIBLY FRACTURE WHEN BEING REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST FOR THE REMOVAL PROCESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376229January 11, 2011
AIR BAGS, PARKING BRAKE
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR/DISPLAY ADVISES THAT AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375246January 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 CREW CAB WERE DEFECTIVE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376117January 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SEVERE SHUDDERING FROM REAR END DURING LOW SPEED TURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375042January 7, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ON THE BELOW DATE MY PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW FELL DOWN IN TO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 3RD WINDOW TO DO THIS. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND SCARED ME SO BAD I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WAS GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374960January 6, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING REPEATEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374967January 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. HAPPENED ONCE IN 2009 RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. HAD HEAD REPAIRED WITH HELI-COIL KIT. REPLACED PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, COIL. REPAIRS COST IN EXCESS OF $700. HAPPENED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2011. SAME SIDE OF ENGINE, SAME PLUG. NOT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD. GAS VAPORS TRAPPED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH THE FIRING PLUG DANGLING FREE. COULD START AN ENGINE FIRE. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374815January 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40MPH, ENGINE MISFIRED, AND STOPPED RUNNING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE, DAMAGING IGNITION COIL. WAS QUOTED $620 TO REPAIR. WENT BACK TO DEALER 2 DAYS LATER TO PICK UP VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK. WAS QUOTED "AT LEAST $2000" TO REPLACE HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING PROBLEM, THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF FORD VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED? FORD HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM AND IS STILL GUILTY OF FRAUD BY SELLING VEHICLES WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375648January 5, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE BAD LUCK. IN ONE CASE, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. IN A 4 DOOR TRUCK, BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED AND THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ALSO FELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373933January 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F -150 WITH A SOUND IN THE TOP END . IT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD KNOCKING BUT SINCE IT IS A OVER HEAD CAM THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND ASKED AROUND ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW WITH NO GOOD ANSWERS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373631December 31, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. PLASTIC PART CRACKS THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE REGULATOR MOTOR WHICH GUIDES THE WINDOW CABLE. RESULTING IN THE WINDOW DROPPING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 6-12 MONTHS. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR DOORS. NEW REPLACEMENT WINDOW REGULATOR IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373525December 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 16YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 60MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR ALMOST CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372598December 27, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A FORD F150 SINCE NEW AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOWS - THIS IS A 2004 FX4 MODEL CREW CAB / WITH P/W . I HAVE INSTALLED THREE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES NOW AND TODAY HAD MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW FALL OPEN WHEN DRIVING - WITH A VERY LOUD CRASH / BANG NOISE - I THOUGHT SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE NEXT LANE AND ALMOST SWERVED TO AVOID A EMPTY LANE / I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE ELSE OR CAUSED INJURY / THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON I AM FINDING OUT AND YET FORD WONT HELP....IF SOMEONE DIES THEN MAYBE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372357December 24, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4 DOOR TRUCK. EACH OF THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK. TO THE DAY THEY ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE OF COST ISSUES,ALMOST $200 EACH NOT INCLUDING THE $140 LABOR BILL. WHAT BREAKS IS THE PLASTIC PART THAT THE CABLE IS CONNECTED TO. THE FIRST 2 WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE QUIETLY WHILE THE 3RD ONE MADE 2 LOUD POPS AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN. IT IS NOW WINTER AND I HOPE THE 4TH AND FINAL WINDOW DOESN'T BREAK. THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY ARE SOLD AS A WHOLE UNIT,MOTOR,TRACK AND CABLE. THE MOTORS DON'T GO BAD, THE PLASTIC PIECE IN THE TRACK BREAKS. CURRENTLY I HAVE PLASTIC PVC PIPE PROPPING THE WINDOW UP ON THE 3 WINDOWS. VERY MUCH AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN YOU DRIVE UP TO A DRIVE THRU WINDOW AND NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR WINDOWS GOING TO GIVE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372253December 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT
WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP BREAKING ON MY 04 FORD F-150. THIRD WINDOW TO FALL DOWN, THIS ONE DURING A SNOW STORM. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372282December 23, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2009, AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CREW PICKUP TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WINDOW IN THE PASSENGER DOOR FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH A SIGNIFICANT CRASH. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE POWER WINDOW BACK UP IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE HAD TO WRAP PLASTIC WRAP AROUND THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME. I WORK 40 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOW DOWN TO AND FROM WORK IN WINTER FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE FORD COULD GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE WORKED ON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CHARGED US OVER $400 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. LATER I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS CAUSED BY FAULTY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. HERE IT IS, WINTER TIME, AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. TODAY AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE THE DRIVER WINDOW CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. HE DIDN'T TRY TO OPEN IT OR ANYTHING, IT JUST CAME LOOSE ON ITS OWN. THIS TIME HE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW HAS BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR. I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF HARM THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED HIM OR OTHER DRIVERS IF IT HAD SHATTERED BEFORE THE WINDOW MADE IT COMPLETELY INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE 2ND WINDOW ON THIS TRUCK. THERE ARE 4 DOORS ALL TOGETHER. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THE NEXT WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILS. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372055December 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RECALL 2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. REAR DRIVERS PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE PARKED. THE THIRD WINDOW DOWN IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371966December 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FORD FX4 WINDOW DROPPED BUT WAS LUCKY IT DIDNOT BREAK HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370967December 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 FORD F150 W/ ADJUSTABLE PEDALS - AFTER A FEW YEARS USE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, BUT ONLY UNDER EXTREME DECELERATION, HOPEFULLY. THE LIGHTS WILL RESET IF THE BRAKE SWITCH IS UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED BACK IN WITH VEHICLE RUNNING, BUT THEN WILL CONTINUE TO ACT UNRELIABLY AFTER A FEW DAYS OF USE. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO WORK ALONG WITH THE SWITCH TO REPOSITION THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER FROM OUT OF PARK, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. I VISIT AN OFFICIAL FORD F150 FORUM WITH MANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT SEVERAL OTHERS ARE STARTING TO NOTICE THAT THEIR TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. REPLACING THE "BRAKE SWITCH" RECOMMENDED BY FORD DID NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE FORUM BY MEMBERS WITH 2005 AND 2006 MODELS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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