Ford F-150 Complaints (2004)
2,029 consumer complaints on file.
- #10294010November 30, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2004 FORD 150 LARIAT POWER WINDOW FAILURE AT 65MPH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10294037November 30, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2004 FORD F150. THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS USUALLY SEATING BY THIS WINDOW IN HER CAR SEAT. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT SITTING BY THE WINDOW THIS TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10294066November 30, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 4X4. I HAD SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2/07 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE TRUCK. MY MILE ARE COMMUTING MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. NOW HERE I AM 2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293576November 25, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON MY FORD F-150 FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED RAPIDLY BUT I DID THINK IT WAS GOING TO SHATTER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293621November 25, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TODAY AND MY WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN INSIDE MY DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT WINDOW UP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293428November 24, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY F-150 HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293456November 24, 2009STRUCTURE:BODY
2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD, DISTRACTIONS DURING DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATHS. SECOND TIME IN 10,000 MILES. POOR DESIGN AND FLIMSY PARTS USED BY FORD. EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293262November 23, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY WINDOW ROLLED UP THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE HOUSING. THE BUTTON WILL NOT ROLL UP THE WINDOW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293291November 23, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD TUNE UP ON VEHICLE AT 100,140 MILES, PER MANUFACTURE REQUIREMENTS. INCURRED ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO TWO SPARK PLUGS EXPLOITING IN BLOCK. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLEM, SEE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. FORD HAS A SPECIAL WAY OR TOOL FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM . Q: I AM REQUESTING RESEARCH BE DONE TO SEE IF RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE FORD F150. Q: HOW MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME REPAIR? Q: WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS BY THIS AGENCY FOR ISSUING RECALLS? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293322November 23, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR POWER WINDOW GLASS FELL INSIDE THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING OR PROVOCATION. REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 10/27/08 FOR PASSENGER SIDE FOR $304.83 AND 10/21/09 FOR DRIVERS SIDE FOR $294.48 BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED DURING AN LSU FOOTBALL GAME, WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN ROBBED WITH THE WINDOW BROKEN, WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING WAS STOLEN! SECOND TIME WAS WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TOWN IN SPEEDS OF 0-45 MPH, LUCKILY HE DIDN'T CRASH DUE TO THE SURPRISE OF THE NOISE AND QUICK INFLUX OF AIR. I REPORTED THE FIRST PART FAILURE TO FORD, THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS A REQUEST TO FILL OUT A CONCERN HANDLING SURVEY SO I HAVE TAKEN THIS NEXT STEP AFTER A SECOND PART FAILURE FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10293116November 21, 2009VISIBILITY
THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FALLING DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEAMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FORD F-150 PICKUP. WHILE IT HAS NOT LEAD TO A CRASH TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN CROWED TRAFFIC AND YOUR WINDOW DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. YOUR ATTENTION WILL DEFINITELY BE DISTRACTED FROM YOUR DRIVING AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS COULD BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ POINTS TO THE SAME PRODUCT FAILURE. A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292487November 17, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I'M AN OWNER OF A 2004 FORD F150. I HAD A SITUATION WHERE MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN ALL OF SUDDEN. FOUND THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT BAD. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292268November 16, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT), I HEARD A LOUD POP (SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT) THAT MADE ME SWERVE AND ALMOST LEAVE THE HIGHWAY. AFTER STABILIZING MY TRUCK, I REALIZED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LOUD POP WAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292354November 16, 2009FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150 PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE SAME FAILURES; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V200000). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 101,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292224November 15, 2009VISIBILITY
DRIVING 35 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD, PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO LOWER SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR (INSIDE) AND WOULD NOT OPERATE UP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292040November 13, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW DROPPED INDOOR. HAVING CHILDREN IT IS NOT SAME TO HAVE A WINDOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND NOT TO MENTION IT COULD HAVE BROKE WINDOW AND HIT MY KIDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292062November 13, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FORD F150 I BOUGHT NEW IN 2004 HAS DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE SO FAR, TWO UNDER WARRANTY AND THE THIRD RECENTLY AT THE COST OF $435. THESE REGULATORS GO OUT AND THE WINDOW DROPS INTO THE DOOR. IT IS ALWAYS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND IS QUITE A DISTRACTION. I AM FORTUNATE THIS HAS NEVER RESULTED IN MY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10292106November 13, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WIDOW REGULATOR BREAKS AND WINDOW FALLS INTO DOOR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ON FORD F150 CREWCAB. TWO OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ONE INCIDENT OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED. CORRECTIVE ACTION, TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, PAY DEDUCTIBLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND WINDOW GETS FIXED. THE DATE ON THIS FORM IS OF THE LATEST INCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10291823November 11, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1. NONE 2. 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CREW POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. 3. REPLACED PART AND YES I SAVED THE OLD PARTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10291881November 11, 2009VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE FORD F150 TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0