Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10273753June 14, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 F150 FX4 5.4L ENGINE. BOTH OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS WENT OUT WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE TRUCK HAD AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE WINDOWS JUST "FELL" AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273767June 14, 2009
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2004 FORE F-150 CREWCAB. IN JUNE 2007 THE DRIVER WINDOW FAILED DURING OPERATION. IT WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR $262.20. IN MARCH 2008 THE PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED DURING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SAME MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WINDOW FOR $266.91. IN JUNE 2009 THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED DURING OPERATION. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE FAILED PART WITHIN THE REGULATOR AND ARE SEEKING TO REPAIR IT OURSELVES. WE ARE EAGERLY AWAITING THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW TO FAIL AND HOPE WE ARE NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IN IT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273571June 11, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I WAS RAISING THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2004 FORD F150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. AT FIRST THE WINDOW STAYED IN PLACE ABOUT 3/4 CLOSED THEN IT DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND HE WAS HAPPY TO REPLACE IT FOR $388.32 + TAX. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE IT. AFTER I GOT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON BOTH THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS AND I CAN EXPECT THE REMAINING THREE WINDOWS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY. AS COMMON AS THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE I FEEL FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273249June 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST NOTICED TICKING NOISE IN MY 2004 5.4L 3V V8 ENGINE. OIL WAS AT CORRECT LEVEL. I WENT DOWN A ROAD I ROUTINELY GO, AND STARTED HEARING A VERY LOUD CLANKING. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HOLE AND NOW TRYING TO FIX. HOPEFULLY WONT HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! THIS IS JUST THE ONE CYLINDER, BUT I HAVE 7 MORE! AM I GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS WITH ALL OF THEM? I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WILL TRY TO FIX IT. OTHER REPAIR STATIONS SAY THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT AND THAT THEY HAD, OR HAVE BEEN THREATENED BY, A LAWSUIT FROM THE VEHICLES OWNER. THIS HAS ALREADY COST ME THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL, A AN EXPENSIVE SPARK PLUG, AND A LOT OF DOWN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273270June 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
HAVE HAD 2 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES ON ONE OF MY FORD TRUCKS AND 2 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES ON MY OTHER FORD TRUCK THAT MY DAUGHTER DRIVES. I AM DOWN TO 50% WORKING WINDOWS AND MY DAUGHTER IS AT 0%! HER LAST ONE OCCURRED 2 DAYS AGO WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND IT SCARED HER SO BAD, SHE ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD! MINE HAPPENED YESTERDAY! THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED, THE WINDOWS ARE BEING HELD UP WITH TAPE WHICH WON'T HOLD VERY LONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273081June 8, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2004 F-150 AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN TO THE DOOR. I HAD A FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR F-150 THAT HAD THIS HAPPEN SO I CALL HIM. HE SAID IT WOULD COST ME $450 TO REPAIR AT THE FORD PLACE AND THAT IS WAS A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. IN ADDITION, HE SAID THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THIS WAS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS WOULD VERY LIKELY HAPPEN TO THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE TRUCK AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273028June 7, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FREE FALLING INTO DOOR CHANNEL. THE SOUND OF THE WINDOW FALLING AND THE SUDDEN RUSH AIR DISTRACTED ME AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS WAS THE 3RD WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE IN 2 YEARS. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS APPROX. $400. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272897June 4, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2004 FORD F150 HAS FAILED TWICE IN LAST MONTH GIVING A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW FALLING INTO THE DOOR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NEARLY HAD ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE RAN TRUCK OVER CURB LOOKING FOR SOURCE OF NOISE FIRST TIME IF SHE HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I CAN GUESS WHERE THIS WOULD HAVE GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272734June 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272746June 3, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150. JUST YESTERDAY I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND WENT TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND HEARD A POP AND THE WINDOW FELL COMPLETELY DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE F-150. I WOULD HOPE THAT A RECALL SHOULD TAKE PLACE GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS FROM F-150 OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272752June 3, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FORD 2004 SUPERCREW PICKUP HAS NOW HAD 2 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS APART. LAST ONE WAS THE REAR WINDOW WHICH HAS PROBABLY NOT BEEN LOWERED MORE THAN 5 TIMES IF THAT MANY IN THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272753June 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD 2004 SUPERCREW PICKUP WITH 5.4L ENGINE. FACTORY SPARK PLUGS BREAK OFF WHEN TRYING TO DO NORMAL FACTORY SERVICE AND FORD WANTS CUSTOMER TO PAY LABOR CHARGES FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE BROKEN SPARK PLUGS. I WAS QUOTED $800. SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT BREAK OFF FROM THE FACTORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272784June 3, 2009
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2004 F150 TRUCK THAT MY DECEASED HUSBAND OWNED. HE PASSED IN 2006, THEREFORE THE TRUCK SITS IN MY GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. IT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE A 2004 MUSTANG. I WAS ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND, AND IT STARTED GRAVELING AND SUDDENTLY JUST FELL IN THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND IT COST $390.79 FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE REGULATOR AND GIVE IT AN OIL CHANGE. I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED IN IT EVEN THOUGH I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH. WHY IS THIS REGULATOR NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I SEE THAT A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272816June 3, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OF FAILURE....THIS IS THE SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR TO JUST COMPLETELY BREAK WITH NO WARNING LEAVING MY WINDOW DROPPING FROM THE COMPLETE UP POSITION. WE WERE JUST ARRIVING BACK TO MY VEHICLE FROM THE HOUSE AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED .... THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN RUNNING AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272486June 1, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY HUSBAND HAS A 2004 F150 AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN THE PASSENGER WINDOW - SHORTLY AFTER THAT... THE WINDOW FELL ABRUPTLY DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AT THAT TIME, BUT TOOK IT TO JUST BE A FLUKE OF SOME SORT. WELL A FEW DAYS AGO ON MAY 27TH, 2009 HE HEARD THE SAME POPPING SOUND, THIS TIME COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. TO MY DISBELIEF THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW - THE WINDOW FELL ABRUPTLY. THIS TIME I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE WEB FOR A RE-CALL AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAME EXACT THING. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PARTS SHOULD BE RE-CALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272489June 1, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE: THIS IS THE SECOND POWER REGULATOR FAILURE ON MY 2004 F150. FIRST REGULATOR WAS ON FRONT DRIVER WINDOW LAST YEAR. SECOND REGULATOR FAILURE WAS LAST WEEK ON PASSENGER WINDOW. REPAIR COST IS APPROX. $450 PER FAILURE. I HAVE A CREW CAB WITH FOUR WINDOW. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH F150 MODELS 2004 THROUGH 2008. THESE FAILURES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. FIRST TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING WINTER. MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND HAD TO ENDURE SOME VERY COLD WIND DURING OUR RIDE HOME (LUCKY FOR US IT WASN'T RAINING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272415May 30, 2009
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 WITH 3140 MILES. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO WARNING, WHICH CAUSE ME TO ALMOST HIT ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPEN SO FAST THAT I THOUGHT I HAVE BEEN HIT THAT MADE ME LOSE MY BEEN ALERT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ALMOST HIT A CAR HEAD ON AND FELT SICK. I HAVE SEEN IN THE WEB JUST HOW BIG A PROBLEM FORD HAS WITH WINDOWS FALLING DOWN BUT YET THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THEY ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE FORD OWNERS PAY $300 TO $400 EVERY TIME THE WINDOWS FALL AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. IT WILL COME THAT SOMEBODY WILL BE HURT OR KILL IN AN ACCIDENT JUST BECAUSE FORD IN NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. I DO HOPE THAT A SERIOUS INJURY IS NOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR FORD TO CORRECT THE WINDOW PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270217May 28, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN AND WHEN I GOT IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT WORKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL DOWN AS WELL. THEY SAID IT WAS THE REGULATOR ON THE WINDOW THAT BROKE. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 37,500 MILES ON IT AND THE WINDOWS ARE NOT USED THAT MUCH. I AM AFRAID THAT BEFORE LONG THE OTHER TWO DOORS ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AND ONCE AGAIN I WILL HAVE TO GO AND HAVE IT FIXED AND FORD WILL NOT OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THE DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270043May 27, 2009
VISIBILITY
1. THE DRIVER'S FRONT WINDOW FAILED AND FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IT WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. AS A RESCUE WORKER I SEE HOW THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOW COULD SHATTER AND CAUSE A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270075May 27, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. ALL THREE HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO REASON THE REGULATORS SHOULD HAVE FAILED FROM REGULAR USE. I CHECKED WITH FORD AND THERE IS NO RECALL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN DESIGN TO LOSE 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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