Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10262253March 18, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. DECEMBER 28, 2007 A THOUSAND MILES OVER WARRANTY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL. NO BUTTONS WERE TOUCHED. IT JUST FELL. NOW A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES THE SAME THING. THIS TIME THE SAME DEALERSHIP, DUVAL FORD 9043876541 WANTS OVER $500 TO REPAIR THE WINDOW. IF THIS PART IS CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING THEN WHY IS IT NOT ON RECALL? IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A WINDOW THAT IS BARELY PUT DOWN JUST FALLS AND BREAK. THAT'S NOT EVEN CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. THAT'S JUST POORLY MADE AND ASSEMBLED. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE WEBSITES THAT I FOUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OR TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WIKI.ANSWERS.COM/Q/WHAT_CAUSES_FORD_F150_TRUCK_WINDOWS_TO_GO_DOWN_AT_WHIM HTTP://WWW.FORDF150.NET/ARTICLES/IDX.PHP/0/019/ARTICLE/HOW-TO-REPAIR-THE-POWER-WINDOW-REGULATOR--MOTOR.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML I JUST THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. NOT TWICE IN A YEAR AND THE SAME THING ON SEPARATE SIDES. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261965March 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARKS PLUGS SPLIT INTO THREE PIECES WHEN REMOVING THEM FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE SPARK PLUGS SPLIT INTO PIECES WHEN THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL NEW SPARK PLUGS. FORD'S TSB NUMBER 08-7-6 WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE FORD MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/07/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261984March 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FLAMES WERE LOCATED IN THE REAR CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261843March 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRUCK TAKEN INTO BE SERVICED. MECHANIC BROKE SPARK PLUG OFF INTO THE HEAD. POSSIBLY LEADING TO COMPLETE REMOVAL OF ENGINE AND HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261916March 15, 2009
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY 2004 F-150 ELECTRIC WINDOWS KEEP FAILING. THEY FALL INTO THE DOOR WHILE I AM DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS WITH NO NOTICE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING BECAUSE OF SUDDEN THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND A HUGE FORCE OF AIR COMING INTO THE CABIN. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A WEAPON AT MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT FIX THE OTHER WINDOWS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON MY OWN. IT IS A SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A SIMPLE PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH A PULLEY THAT ALLOWS A CABLE TO WIND AROUND A MOTOR SHAFT. ALTHOUGH THE CAUSE IS SIMPLE, THE REPAIR IS NOT AND THE ENTIRE DOOR MUST BE TAKEN APART. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FAILURE WILL SCARE THE DRIVER AND SIGNIFICANTLY TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE ROAD. IF A CHILD IS SITTING NEXT TO THE WINDOW, THE EVENT COULD EVEN HAVE MORE SEVERAL CONSEQUENCES. FORD APPARENTLY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BASED OF FORD MECHANIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE ISSUE BEING COMMON TO THE 2004 F-150 AND THE NUMBER OF REPAIR KITS THEY GO THROUGH. BELOW THE DATE IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261725March 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE TUNE-UP IN 2007. A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. ON MARCH 9, 2008, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE METAL CLIPS TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE A FORD DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE MOTOR, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,893 AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 0424/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261786March 13, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE CABLE THAT OPERATES THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW ROLLED ITSELF DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY DAD'S F-150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261664March 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS UNDER THE WARRANTY. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261538March 11, 2009
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 F150, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR THAT MY TRUCK HAD BEEN SHOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261576March 11, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS. MINE IN PARTICULAR IS BROKEN IN ALL FOUR DOOR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LATEST ONE MADE A LOUD BANG AND GOT MY ATTENTION AND ALMOST DISTRACTED ME. AND ITS NOT LIKE ITS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME. ALMOST EVERY F150 OWNER IS SUFFERING JUST LIKE I AM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261583March 11, 2009
VISIBILITY
I RECENTLY RETURNED TO MY TRUCK AFTER PURCHASING A MOVIE TO HAVE MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SLAM DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHEN CLOSING IT. THE MOTOR IS NOW MAKING A GRINDING, CRACKLING NOISE BUT THE WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY PARTS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261121March 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL UP WINDOW. AFTER A LOUD POP, THE WINDOW FELL THROUGH AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260979March 6, 2009
VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP! AT THAT POINT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND COULDN'T BE ROLLED BACK UP. FORD SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR 200.00 AND THAT WAS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I TORE INTO IT MYSELF AND FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR TO BE BROKEN. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME 198.00 FOR THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THIS I BELIEVE TO BE REDICULOUS. ALSO MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WANT TO ROLE UP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL SO THAT IS INOPPORATIVE. ONE MORE THING MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD COMPONENTS AND EVEN THE FORD MECHANICS I TALK TO SAY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260821March 5, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260509March 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WENT TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS. TEN DAYS AND $1000 LATER I HAVE THE TRUCK BACK. IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD SELL THE TRUCK WELL BEFORE THE 100,000 MILE MARK. IDIOTIC DESIGN LEADS TO SPARK PLUGS BREAKING. DO NOT CHANGE PLUGS WITHOUT DISCUSSING WITH DEALER FIRST. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL TOOL FOR EXTRACTING THE BROKEN PART. IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT FORD HAD TO COME OUT WITH A TOOL TO FIX THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT AND MAKE GOOD ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SPEAK UP AND LETS GET THEM TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260215February 27, 2009
VISIBILITY
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND REGULATOR TWICE ON MY F 150 TRUCK. AS I WAS PUTTING THE WIDOW UP EACH TIME I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS IT APPROACHED THE TOP OF THE DOOR, THEN I HEARD THE BREAKING OF GLASS INSIDE THE DOOR, THEN THE WINDOW DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT COME UP. THIS IS TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. THIS OCCURRED ON 02-25-2009. THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 F150 FX4. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $400. EVERY TWO YEARS JUST TO ROLL UP MY WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260069February 26, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 FORD 150. THE WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP FAILING ON MY TRUCK. A WINDOW WILL SUDDENLY START SLIDING DOWN AND THEN IT WILL NOT GO UP. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT FORD HAS REFUSED TO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259831February 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE RPMS WOULD DROP TO ZERO BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BY PLACING A HIGHER GRADE OF FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURES WOULD TEMPORARILY CEASE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259580February 22, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW DROPS INTO DOOR AND CAN NOT BE CLOSED. FIXED FIRST ONE MYSELF FOR $150 PART COST...........SINCE THEN BOTH PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED, ONE WHILE DRIVING, VERY SURPRISED IT DID NOT SHATTER. WAS ABLE TO CLOSE WINDOWS BY INSETTING WOOD TO WEDGE IT SHUT......HAVE NOT REPLACED MOTOR YET FOR THOSE WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259606February 22, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS ON FORD F-150 2004. I HAVE HAD THREE FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING. ALL THREE FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN A YEAR, TO THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW, I DO NOT ABUSE IT, I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DOORS HAVE ALL FAILED WHEN ROLLING UP OR ROLLING DOWN, ALL FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF DRIVERS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE WITH THE COMPANY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THE RAIN, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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