Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10235197July 21, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR WINDOWS AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ALL FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EACH ONE REPAIRED ONE WINDOW AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DEALERS STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION. THE DEALERS FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE THIRD WINDOW AT ALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235051July 20, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
NOTED THAT DRIVERS DOOR DID NOT LINE UP CORRECTLY AS BEFORE. BODY SHOP NOTED THAT DOOR HAD EVIDENCE OF A WELD FAILING IN AREA WHERE THE HINGES INSERT INTO THE DOOR. THAT WAS 2/27/06 AND TRUCK HAD APPROX. 62,000 MILES ON IT. THEN THIS SPRING (2008) I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE DOOR BEGAN TO FIT EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE AND PUT MY CAMERA BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR POST TO TAKE PHOTOS AS MY HEAD WOULD NOT FIT IN THAT AREA TO GET A GOOD VIEW. PHOTOS SHOWED NUMEROUS CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED IN AREA OF HINGE INSERTIONS ON THE DOOR AND THE ENTIRE DOOR END HAD WARPED OUT OF SHAPE IN AREA OF HINGE ATTACHMENTS. NOW TRUCK HAS 113,000 MILES AND WHEN MY DEALER SPOKE TO CORPORATE FORD, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR BODY DEFECTS HAD EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. I SPOKE TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING AS THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED. THAT WAS SOMETIME IN MAY 2008. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT A BODY DEFECT AND PUTS ME IN DANGER SHOULD THERE BE A CRASH. THIS DOOR WILL NOT PROTECT ME IN A SIDE IMPACT AS IT IS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234548July 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
FAILURE OF PASSENGER, REAR LEFT, REAR RIGHT WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AT DIFFERENT TIMES. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. COST ABOUT 416.00 EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234559July 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
I WENT TO PUT UP THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW, HEARD A SNAP, THEN THE WINDOW SANK INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BOTH POTENTIALLY FOR THEFT AND FOR INJURY. I AM NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY FORD F150 OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, ON MULTIPLE WINDOWS AND IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I AM HAVING THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE. I'VE OWNED VEHICLES 10 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND YES, THEY WERE FORDS TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234263July 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS, THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN DECELERATING, STARTS TO GROWL LOUDLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER F-150 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. TO DATE, NO CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE KNOWN BY ME, BUT I FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234027July 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSONS BEGAN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN TOO OFTEN.. NEXT A HUM AND THEN JERKS IN BETWEEN SHIFTS. TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND RAN DIAGNOSTICS.. RESULTS WERE INTERNAL DAMAGE. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND BACK THE NEXT DAY FOR REPLACEMENT COST $2,200.00 NOMAL USE WITH OCCASSIONAL 4X DRIVE. 114K MILES *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233069July 2, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED MY 2004 F-150 THREE MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR THREE TIMES (TWO ON THE SAME WINDOW). I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM. IT COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $200.00 TO $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED EACH TIME. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS ON A MONTHLY BASIS NOR SHOULD I OR ANYONE ELSE NEED TO PUT UP WITH THE OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH FORDS WINDOW REGULATORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232903July 1, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VEHICLE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD BANG. THE WINDOW THEN FALLS INTO THE DOOR. THE WINDOW IS NOW UNABLE TO BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW NOT ABLE TO BE SECURED. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE. STARTED WITH DRIVERS SIDE, THEN PASSENGER SIDE, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR FAILED. DEALER REPORTED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART. FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND FAILS TO FIX / REPLACE THE REGULATORS UNTIL THEY FAIL. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ALL WINDOWS FIXED PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232384June 26, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2004/5 FORD F150, 33,000 ROAD MILES (NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD) PARKED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN MY TRUCK WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COILS SPRING COLLAPSED. HAVING INSPECTED THE FAILED PART, IT HAS NOT FAILED IN THE NORMAL FRACTURE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE COIL BUT DIAGONALLY THROUGH IT, SURELY THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW. SO GLAD I WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231849June 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, ON JUNE 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231596June 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL PREMATURELY CAUSING GLASS TO FALL AND FRACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231317June 17, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW TO AIR OUT THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE DOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW TO FAIL IN THIS MANNER WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE ONLY WINDOW WHICH HAS NOT DONE THIS IS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231169June 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
IN APRIL 2008 THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL DUE TO A BROKEN REGULATOR AND JUST TODAY THE DRIVER WINDOW DID THE SAME. TWO MONTHS FROM EACH OTHER IS NOT RIGHT TWO YEARS MAYBE BUT NOT TOO MONTHS. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231065June 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSTANT ENGINE NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE LIFTERS, VERY LOUD....HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, NO ONE CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE ISSUE, OR REPAIR IT IN ANY WAY OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231017June 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY OVERDRIVE GEAR GOT WIPED OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I GOT UP TO 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP REAL BAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230870June 12, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 THE WINDOWS IN MY TRUCK HAVE FALLEN DAMAGING WINDOW TINT SCRATCHING WINDOWS THE PART THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS AS OEM WHICH CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM TO OCCUR AGAIN EACH TIME THE PART FAILS THE COST IS $160 ONLY FROM THE DEALER I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT FORD SITES AND MANY FORD F150 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR TO THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO KEEP REPAIRING AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WITH A REPLACEMENT PART THAT WILL FAIL THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL PART. I ONLY HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK THE LOWEST OF THE GROUP OF PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND WHILE RESEARCHING, *ONE OF MY WINDOWS BACK PASSENGER SIDE* WAS RARELY EVER OPENED SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION WHY A PART WOULD JUST UP AND BREAK FOR NO REASON. PLEASE HELP CONSUMERS WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM FORD. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230125June 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE 3-5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,229 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230133June 6, 2008
VISIBILITY
THREE INCIDENTS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN AND WON'T ROLL BACK UP. THE REGULATORS SEEMS TO KEEP BREAKING WITH NORMAL OPERATION. THE FIRST ONE TO GO WAS THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR, THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THEN 4 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229149May 28, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR/CABLE MALFUNCTIONS/BREAKS AND WINDOW DROPS DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228971May 27, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARS AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MAKES LEFT TURNS, HE HEARS NOTHING. THE FAILURE WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT THE UNUSUAL SOUND OCCURRED WHEN HE WOULD ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,200. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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