Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10264221April 6, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING STRUCK THE WINDOW, BUT MINUTES LATER, THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY UNIT AND THE DOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PREVIOUSLY, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AS WELL. BOTH REPAIRS COST $450 EACH. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 64,500. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10264231April 6, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND ON DEC 21, 2008 MY RF WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN AND SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY THAT IS VERY HILLY, CURVY AND USUALLY WINDY. IT IS ONE OF 2 HWYS THAT LEAD IN AND OUT OF A VERY POPULAR OFFROAD AREA CALLED OCOTILLO WELLS. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD CONSISTS OF BIG TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS FULL OF QUADS, MOTORCYCLES, BUGGIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. I SERIOUSLY ALMOST FLEW OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS SO SHAKEN FOR THAT MOMENT. IT WAS SO SUDDEN AND LOUD THAT I THOUGHT MY WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT. PEOPLE DO HUNT IN THE AREA SO NOT A FAR FETCHED CONCLUSION. I GOT HOME SAFELY AND HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. YESTERDAY, APRIL 5, 2009 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 DOGS ON OUR WAY HOME. THIS TIME IT WAS THE RR WINDOW. IT CAME CRASHING DOWN IN THE SAME MANNER AND SCARED US HALF TO DEATH, AGAIN. THIS TIME ONE OF MY DOGS NEARLY JUMPED IN MY LAP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE CONSISTED OF MY WIFE TRYING TO KEEP ONE OF MY DOGS FROM ALMOST FALLING OUT THE WINDOW. NOTHING LIKE WIND IN THE FACE FOR SOME DOGS!!! MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY WITH THIS SAME REPAIR/SAFETY ISSUE. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND CRASH. I KNOW THIS FIRST HAND BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SINCE DEC 21, 2008. I STILL HAVE 2 MORE WINDOWS THAT HAVE NOT BROKEN AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL COME CRASHING DOWN. WILL MY FAMILY AND I BE STATISTICS BECAUSE OF AND REALLY CHEAP PART??? OR WILL I KILL SOMEONE'S FAMILY??? I AM ALSO NOT PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY ARE CHARGING ALL OF US ALMOST $400 PER WINDOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR A VERY CONCERNED, JEFF SHORES
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264310April 6, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED, WHILE ON THE ROAD, IT COULD HAVE WELL CAUSED AN ACCIDENT - ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN USING THE WINDOW CONTROL, THE WINDOW MOTOR RUNS; HOWEVER, THE WINDOW DOESN'T EMERGE FROM THE DOOR. THIS IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN 2004 FORD F-150'S, YET FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD, FORD CHARGES $400 FOR REPAIRS, USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263981April 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS LOOSE AND CREATED A HOLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER. THE SPARK PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED ALL THE OTHER SPARK PLUGS TO COME OUT OF PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263773March 31, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW IN THE TRUCK TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, THE DRIVER WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW ALSO WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS OCCURRENCE IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AS THE WINDOW WENT DOWN UNATTENDED LEAVING THE VEHICLE AND CONTENTS OPEN TO THEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263573March 30, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 IN THE RAIN WHEN A LOUD BANG STARTLED ME. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS CRYING AND HER WINDOW WAS DOWN WITH RAIN POURING IN. I HAD TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BANG HAD SCARED HER AND SHE WAS GETTING WET. WE MOVED THE CARSEAT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE WINDOW UP. MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH HER HAND ALL THE WAY HOME. FROM THE SOUND OF THAT BANG I AM SUPRISED THE WINDOW DIDN'T SHATTER. IF IT WOULD HAVE MY LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE LOST AN EYE OR BEEN CUT BADLY. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TODAY AND IT SEEMS THAT THE LITTLE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOW UP HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE PLASTIC PULLEY IT WINDS UP ON. I HAVE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH TONIGHT AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY TEND TO KEEP PLENTY OF THESE WINDOW REGULATORS IN STOCK. MANY OF THE PEOPLE ON THESE WEBSITES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. ONE HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON HIS F-150. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THEY CHANGED FROM A SOLID METAL SCISSORS TYPE TO THIS MOUSE TRAP LOOKING THING WITH PLASTIC PULLEYS. THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS THING SHOULD HAVE HIS P.E. LICENSE REVOKED. IT IS A TERRIBLE PIECE OF ENGINEERING. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF THESE WINDOWS SHATTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THROWS GLASS INTO THE FACE OF A SMALL CHILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263578March 30, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR .HAD TO HAVE FIXED .THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ,IT IS A 2004 LARIAT 4 DOOR . PLEASE DO SOMETHING I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AT FRANKLIN FORD,FRANKLIN,MASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263615March 30, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2004 F150 LARIAT 4X4 PICKUP WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) POWER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THESE WINDOWS HAVE SIMPLY FALLEN DOWN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BUMPS OR ACCIDENTS PRECEDING THEM FALLING. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT YESTERDAY NEXT TO THE BACK WINDOW THAT DROPPED AS WE WERE DRIVING. WHAT IF SOME DEBRIS FROM PASSING TRAFFIC OR SEMI TRAILER HAD BLOWN BY...THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. AND ALL FORD CAN SAY IS..."SORRY, IT WILL COST YOU $400 TO FIX." WELL, THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE HAPPENING. SEE THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263692March 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING MY TRUCK ON MY LUNCH BREAK I NOTICED A POP SOUND WHICH FOLLOWED WITH A BAD IDLE, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND A LOUD MIS-FIRE SOUND... I PULLED INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT AND NOTICE THAT MY 2004 FORD F150 SHOT SPARK PLUG NUMBER 2 OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND SHATTERED THE COIL BOOT INTO MANY PIECES THIS WAS WITH ONLY 76,000 MILES. BEING IN THE AUTO PARTS BUSINESS I KNOW THAT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THIS AND DEAL WITH MANY PEOPLE DAILY HAVING THIS ISSUE YET FORD HAS STILL NOT MADE A RECALL TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM... I HAD TO REPLACE ONE SPARK PLUG, AND ONE COIL BOOT.. SO FAR MY COIL HAS MANAGED TO HOLD UP HOWEVER FROM WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF INFO ON WHY OR HOW THIS HAPPENS AND WHAT FORD PLANS TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263540March 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN MY 2004 F-150 XLT. THE WINDOW POPPED AND THEN DROPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT WAS VERY COLD OUT. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW YOU THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DANGER TO DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263329March 28, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID FORD PICKUP PERSON AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY '04 MODEL PICKUP DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING....THE MORE I RESEARCH THIS SUBJECT THE MORE I SEE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ADDRESS AND THEY ARE OFFERING NO HELP, VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR QUOTES, AND THE PRICES OF THE REPAIR PARTS AT THE DEALER ARE ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS YOU CAN GET THROUGH INTERNET SOURCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263336March 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. I CALLED THE WARRANTY SERVICE FOR A WRECKER AS IT WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER, THE WRECKER ARRIVED AND THE DRIVER ASKED ME IF I HAD TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I HADN'T, TRIED, AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION INCLUDING A SUGGESTION TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID THAT AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 25, 2009. AGAIN, I WAS GLAD I WAS ON A SIDE STREET. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TUESDAY EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AS THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON A HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263510March 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150, WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I WENT TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED AND AFTER REPLACEMENT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE. THE REPAIR FIRM I HAD TAKEN IT TO, CALLED CHAMPION FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THEM FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT IDLE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED. THEY HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK OVER THERE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO, HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED EVERY TIME THE BATTERY DIES OR IS REPLACED? SOUNDS TO LIKE FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT'S A NASTY SURPRISE FOR ANYONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263174March 26, 2009
VISIBILITY
YOU NEED TO RECALL THE 2004 F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAD BOTH OF THE REAR PASSENGER REGULATORS GO BAD (SUPERCREW). I HAVE REPLACED ONE ALREADY BECAUSE THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, WOULD NOT GO BACK UP AND THE CABLE GOT ALL EATEN UP. DID I MENTION THAT IT WENT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY 4 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. MY 2 YEAR OLD IS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND HER WINDOW HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE WINDOW IS TUCK IN THE SHUT POSITION AND HAVE NOT MESSED WITH IT YET. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU THAT SHE IS NOT RIDING IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY CHANCES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO FAR, I KNOW 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST ONE (OR MORE) REGULATORS ON THEIR TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263181March 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MY 2004 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4L 3 VALVE ENGINE, THE SPARK PLUGS ALL BROKE OFF WHEN A TUNE-UP WAS ATTEMPTED. THIS IS DUE TO A KNOW DEFECT IN THE HEAD DESIGN ON THE 04/05 MODELS. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $904 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THEM. FORD IS NOT REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS FOR THIS OUTRAGEOUS CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL OF THESE ENGINES WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262976March 24, 2009
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN SUNDAY, WARM OUT, WENT TO PUT IT UP AND NOTHING WORKED, JUST A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL , WINDOW REGULATOR GONE BAD, WIRING EVERYWHERE. AFTER A MINOR INTERNET SEARCH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. APPARENTLY WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOW DROPS AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE WINDOWS BREAK, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD . NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, BUT I WILL NOT PAY FORD FOR THERE INCOMPETENCE AND REFUSAL TO CORRECT A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT !!! 2004 FORD F150 !!! I HAD RESERVATIONS IN BUYING A FORD AND NOW I KNOW WHY,, SAME COMPANY,, NOTHINGS CHANGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262749March 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS STOPPED WORKING ON HIS VEHICLE. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, THE REGULATORS COMPLETELY FAILED. WHEN THE LAST REGULATOR FAILED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED INWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND WAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262676March 22, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A NEW BODY STYLE 2004 FORD F-150 AND JUST THE OTHER DAY MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS A SORT OF POPPING NOISE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE SITUATION STARTLED ME A GREAT BIT, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER PERSONAL INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE WINDOW DROPPING. THE CABLE DRIVEN WINDOW REGULATOR IS MADE UP OF CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE LARGE WINDOW OVER TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262497March 20, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A FORD F150 AND ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS JUST JUMPED OUT. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PLUG FROM THE FACTORY. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE FORD DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. CHECKING THE NET THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE HEAD FOR 4K. I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND OUT ABOUT PUTTING A SLEEVE IN FOR FOUR HUNDRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262211March 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE IN BOTH FRONT WINDOWS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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