Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)

2,029 consumer complaints on file.

#10251112December 8, 2008
VISIBILITY
AUGUST 2008 WHILE DRIVING ON I5 SOUTH OUT OF SACRAMENTO PASSENGER WINDOW F-150 4X4 XLT SUPER CAB TRUCK FELL WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF FAILURE. INCIDENT STARTLED ME AND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM DETERMINED AS FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR NOT COVERED BY FORD OR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED AS ITEM IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE LABOR AND PART. CURRENTLY HAVE DOOR PANEL OFF WINDOW BEING HELD UP BY A WOODEN STICK. PASSENGER HAS TO BE LET OUT OF VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250598December 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN A FUNERAL PROCESSIONAL IN THE RAIN MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW JUST FELL. MY FAMILY WERE SOAKED, WE DID FIND A TRASHBAG AND TAPED IT UP BUT I MISSED PART OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S FUNERAL SO MY WIFE WAS UPSET BEYOND WORDS. I THOUGHT THAT IT JUST JUMPED THE TRACK BUT NO SUCH LUCK. SO I RIDGED IT UP TILL I COULD TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. A MONTH LATER MY DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING IN 60 DEGREE WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED . $860.00 OUT OF POCKET. I WENT HOME AND LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS REGULATOR THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RECALL. OTHER MODELS HAS NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM. SO AS LONG AS I OWN THIS TRUCK I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WAITING FOR THE NEXT WINDOW TO FALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250247December 1, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY SHATTERED, BENT AND BROKEN INSIDE BRAKE DRUM. PAD STRIPPED OFF ONE BRAKE SHOE, PINS BENT AND ACTIVATOR ARM BROKEN. OCCURRED WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED WHILE IN PARKING LOT. ALL PIECES STAYED IN THE BRAKE DRUM AND DAMAGED THE DRUM BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO A STOP. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF IT CAUSED THE DRUM TO SEIZE DUE TO OVERHEATING OR JAMMING BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE AXEL WHILE SPINNING AROUND INSIDE THE DRUM WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250364December 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AFTER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250431December 1, 2008
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND I HEARD A CLUNK SOUND IN THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WAS NO LONGER IN PLACE AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. TOOK THE DOOR PANEL OFF AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED PREMATURELY. IT SHOULD LAST A WHOLE LOT LONGER THAN IT DID. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, LATENT DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ITS BASIC WARRANTY. I NEED FORD TO RECALL THE VEHICLE TO FIX THIS LATENT DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249808November 25, 2008
VISIBILITY
3RD POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON FORD F-150 SUPERCREW PICKUP TRUCK SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249690November 24, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETACHED THE FUSE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249551November 22, 2008
VISIBILITY
MY MOTHER AND SISTER WERE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THEY HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN I WOKE UP LAST WEEK ON NOVEMBER 9, 2008, WENT OUT SIDE MY HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WAS DOWN. I TRIED TO RAISE UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE, IT APPEARED THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN TO THIS WINDOW AS THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN TO THIS WINDOW AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW; THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAIL WHICH MADE THE WINDOW FALL DOWN. IN BOTH INSTANCES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS; I HAVE SO FAR PAID ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249294November 19, 2008
VISIBILITY
WHEN THE WINDOW CABLE BREAKS (THE CABLE HOLDING THE WINDOW) THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE WINDOWS ON THIS VEHICLE IN FOUR YEARS. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS SOMEONE NEXT TO THE WINDOW WHEN IT BREAKS. SOMETHING COULD FLY THROUGH AND HIT THE PERSON OR CHILD. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE SEVER PROPERTY DAMAGE IF THIS OCCURRED DURING A RAIN STORM. PERSONAL PROPERTY COULD BE STOLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT AND LOCKED, THEN RETURN TO THE VEHICLE WITH A WINDOW COMPLETELY GONE. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE WINDOW THE COMPLETE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE REMOVED. MOST OF THE TIME THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART ON HAND AND HAS TO ORDER IT. THAT CAUSES DIFFICULTY SINCE THERE USUALLY IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE WINDOW WITHOUT THE CABLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET ANYTHING INSIDE THE DOOR TO PROP THE WINDOW UP AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROPERTY SAFETY TO DRIVE WITHOUT A WINDOW. IT USUALLY TAKES APPROXIMATELY $100 OR MORE FOR THE PART AND TWO HOURS TO REPAIR. IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO HAVE THE WINDOW LOCK IN A CLOSED POSITION IN ORDER TO SECURE PERSONAL AND VALUABLE ITEMS AND SECURE PERSONAL SAFETY. HAVING THE WINDOWS FALL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE NOT TO MENTION THE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND EXPENSE OF VALUABLES LOST THAT COULD OCCUR. WHAT IF THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS? SINCE IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. THE VEHICLE OWNER TOOK PRECAUTIONS AND LOCKED THE VEHICLE WITH ALL WINDOWS SHUT, THEN THE CABLE BREAKS AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY OPEN TO ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE EVEN TO THE POINT OF STOLEN COMPLETELY AT FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249098November 18, 2008
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, HEAR A LOUD POP IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED - $450 FOR PARTS/LABOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS FORD F150 OWNERS AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY REMAINING WINDOWS. DANGEROUS TO HAVE WINDOWS FAIL AND COLLAPSE INTO YOUR DOOR AT ANY MOMENT - POORLY ENGINEERED BY FORD - NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249140November 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD SEVERAL LOUD POPS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND IDLING ROUGHLY. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NUMBER 1, 3, AND 5 SPARK PLUGS DETONATED AND DESTROYED THE HELI-COIL FOR THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,424 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,400. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249194November 18, 2008
VISIBILITY
ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK AND ROLLED UP BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. I PUT UP MY SUNSHADE, LOCKED THE DOORS, AND WALKED UP MY DRIVEWAY, HEARING A "THUMP" BEHIND ME. WHEN I TURNED AROUND, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT UP AGAIN, AND HEAR A "GRINDING" NOISE FROM THE DOOR, WITH NO WINDOW MOVEMENT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE DOOR, I FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN AND THERE IS CABLE WRAPPED ALL AROUND IT. I DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHES TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD INFORMATION ON REPAIRS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION, AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. GIVEN THE LOUD NOISE AND SUDDEN DROP OF THE WINDOW, I'M VERY GLAD THIS DIDN'T OCCUR AS I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248850November 14, 2008
VISIBILITY
ON OCTOBER 30TH, AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW, THE WINDOW DID NOT COME BACK UP. I HAD TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL AND MANUALLY RAISE THE WINDOW. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIX THE DEFECT AND DECIDED TO ADD TO THE GROWING LIST OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248400November 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVING DOWN STATE ROUTE 33.. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. 35 DEG OUTSIDE. RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM REVEALS IT IS VERY COMMON, AND THAT MORE THAN LIKELY, ILL BE REPLACING ALL OF THE REGULATORS IN DUE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248401November 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT ~ 30,000 MILES, THE ENGINE (A 5.4 TRITON V8) BEGAN SOUNDING LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER "..RECALIBRATED THE CAM SENSOR..." AND STATED THE SOUND(S) WERE NORMAL FOR THIS ENGINE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME SAME THING. THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER INDICATING THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE ENGINE SUFFERS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248084November 9, 2008
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WENT TO CRACK THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IT SCARED MY WIFE TO DEATH AND IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING A SNOW STORM OR SEVERE RAIN STORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247986November 8, 2008
VISIBILITY
3 MONTHS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND I AM NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2004 FORD F150'S AND FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE REGULATORS. IT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD TO REQUIRE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. I WAS NOT EVEN USING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248022November 8, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY
2004 F-150 CREW CAB 4-DOOR, 77,000 MILES. IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, STARTING OCTOBER 20, 2008, I HAVE HAD 3 WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOORS OF MY TRUCK. WINDOWS EFFECTED ARE THE RF, RR AND LR. THE FIRST WAS THE RT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WHICH FELL IN THE DOOR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, AT NIGHT AND DURING A HEAVY RAIN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CRACK THE WINDOW FOR AIR CIRCULATION, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY MISS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. THE FAILURE ALSO SOAKED THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK AND MANY ITEMS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR SEVERAL MILES TO A GAS STATION FOR A PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE THE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE RT REAR WAS NEXT FOLLOWED BY THE LT REAR WINDOWS. EACH WINDOW FAILED WITH A LOUD BANK AND SLID INTO THE DOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. ALL 3 WINDOWS ARE BEING HELD IN THE UP POSITION BY WEDGING SCREW DRIVERS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND WINDOW. 3 WINDOWS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS! THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 1500 DOLLARS WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS POSES NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT ALSO A SECURITY ISSUE. JUDGING FROM THE FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES, FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING, THROUGH A RECALL, THESE FAULTY WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247699November 4, 2008
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING. FORD DEALER IN YUCCA VALLEY,CA TELLS US HE REPAIRS THIS ISSUE 5 TIMES A WEEK SOMETIMES 5 TIMES A DAY. HE TELLS US IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN FORD HAS CHANGED THE MAKEUP OF THE PART FROM PLASTIC TO METAL.$360 REPAIR. NOW WINDOW HAS SCRATCH!COULD HAVE BEEN BIG SAFETY ISSUE,IF TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. SENT CONCERN TO FORD,THEY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY,GAVE ME YOUR WEB ADDRESS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247550November 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 F150 5.4 TRITON SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE TOOK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AT APROX. 30,000 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. ENGINE FAILED AT 98,000 MILES DUE TO VALVE TIMING ISSUES, RELATED TO CAM PHASERS. THUS CAM SHAFT QUIT ROTATING ALLOWING PISTONS TO COLLIDE WITH VALES CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER NOW WANTS 7624.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE. BUT AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONG WITH MANY OTHER WEB SITES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT FOMOCO KNOWS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE FOMOCO ADDRESS AND COMPENSATE FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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