2004 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

I OWN A 2004 F-150 CREW CAB FORD TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 WINDOW REGULATORS IN THIS VEHICLE. EACH ONE HAS BROKEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FORD DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ALL THREE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR IS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR NOT TO BREAK. CURRENTLY IT IS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. ALL THREE HAVE BROKEN WITHIN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS. THIS IS A GREAT EXPENSE TO ME AS WELL AS A GREAT DANGER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. ONE BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AND THE OTHER ONE BROKE WHILE I WAS RAISING THE WINDOW UP FROM BEING DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADMITS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DUE TO THEIR BEING A WIDE SCALE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS BREAKING. AT THE SAME TIME FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE OWNERS OF THE EXPENSES FOR HAVING TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE SPENT ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THREE WINDOW REGULATORS. AND THE LAST WINDOW APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING NOW. *TR

2004 FORD F150 BOUGHT NEW. REAR WINDOW (OVER BACK SEAT) MOTOR/REGULATOR BROKEN OVER A YEAR AGO, FORTUNATELY WITH WINDOW CLOSED. FORD SAYS THAT IT WILL COST CLOSE TO $500 TO REPLACE MOTOR. YESTERDAY, 5/21/2011, RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. FROM WHAT I SEE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YET FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS IT AS A RECALL ITEM. CAN'T THE NHTSA PUT PRESSURE ON FORD OR THE GOVERNMENT TO FORCE FORD TO FIX THESE WHEN THEY BREAK? IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! FORD BOUGHT DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS AND ARE LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CONTEND WITH THEM ALONE. WHY CAN'T THEY ADMIT TO A PROBLEM? *TR

DOOR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS (BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE) AND DOOR WINDOW GLASS FALLS INTO THE DOOR. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING - SEE THOUSANDS OF INTERNET REPORTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE REGULATOR THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND REFUSES TO RECALL. REPAIR PART AND LABOR COST APPROX $400 PER WINDOW. I HAVE HAD 2 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL SO FAR! FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *TR

SUBJECT: RECALL - FORD TRUCK 2004 F- 150, RECALL #: 11S18 DEAR ADMINISTRATOR: ON MAY, 20, 2011. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD COMPANY ABOUT THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. FOR THE RECORD I TRIED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED, I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND BOTH SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON FORD TO SEND THE PART AND THAT THEY HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR THAT PART . MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WAS GIVEN TO BOTH DEALERS THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PART IS IN. IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET, THE REASON I AM WRITING IS TO HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT I TRIED TO FIX IT. 1-DEALER CALLED: DON DAVIS FORD, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 817-588-544 . TALKED TO PERSONS[XXX], ON (5/24/11, THEN ON 5/31/11, THEN ON 6/7/11. 2- DEALER CALLED: GRAND PRAIRIE FORD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 972-352-8000. TALKED TO A LADY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE. ON 6/13/11. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE HUB CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE AND BOLTS TO RUST AND BRAKE INTO PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 89,030.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE BUT DID NOT STATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIME EXPECTANCY FOR HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR COULD POTENTIALLY BE HAZARDOUS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND IF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AND ESTIMATE OF WHEN THEY WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD F150 LARIAT ON US 50 GOING WEST BOUND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AROUND 5:30 IN THE EVENING DRIVING 70 MPH. I HEARD A LOUD POP (AS IF A GUN WAS BEING FIRED), WHICH STARTLED ME TO WHERE I SWERVED INTO THE LANE BESIDE ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER CAR RIGHT BESIDE ME OR ELSE THIS WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING WITHIN IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF MY DRIVERSIDE WINDOWS CONTROLS. THE WINDOW FELL DOWN AS SOON AS I HEARD THE POP. I CALLED ONE OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $400.00 TO FIX AND THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS SORT OF PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THE SAME MAKES AND MODELS OF MY TRUCK. I THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS AT THIS TIME, SO I AM HAVING TO JUST DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A WINDOW ON THE DRIVERSIDE ANYMORE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT DOES. *TR

2004 FORD F150. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2006 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ALL 4 WINDOWS REGULATORS BROKE WITHIN A SPAN OF 4 MONTHS. WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE A STEEL CABLE WHICH ADHERES TO A PLASTIC PULLEY--WHO DESIGNED THIS POOR COMPATIBILITY? COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO WEAR AND TEAR FOR ELECTRIC WINDOWS. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE ACCEPT FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH AS A CONSUMER IS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO INFERIOR PRODUCTS USED. ALUMINUM OR ANOTHER TYPE OF METAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR THE PULLEY--DEFINITELY NOT PLASTIC. REPORTED TO FORD--CAN'T AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BUT TELL ME TO TAKE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND PAY AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR THE LABOR AND REGULATOR. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND HE REVEALED TO ME THAT FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND ALSO THE LINCOLNS BUT BECAUSE OF THE COST INCURRED BY ISSUING A RECALL THAT THEY CHOSE TO "WASH IT UNDER THE RUG". THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE EXCUSE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. 4 WINDOW REGULATORS IN A 4 MONTH SPAN TO BREAK--SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND BROUGHT TO FORD'S MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN DEPARTMENTS. *KB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SECOND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE IN THE FRONT END; THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/08/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION TO 80 MPH FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN RPMS, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN SPEED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. ..UPDATED 04/16/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE RACED AT HIGH RPM'S AND IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE CHOKE IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER. ALSO IN RELATION TO INCREASED RPM'S ABOVE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PAR, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT 5,000 RPM'S.

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE 2ND IN 6 MONTHS/ BOTH REAR WINDOWS ON SUPERCREW TRUCK. *TR

I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE KEY, THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY, LEFT IT SIT FOR 10-15 MINS (THOUGHT IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT). LATER IN THE DAY A FRIEND LOOKED AT IT, TROUBLESHOT IT AS FUEL PUMP- USED OWNER MANUAL TO LOOK AT FUSES, EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. CONCLUDED HAD TO BE WITH THE FUEL PUMP OR SENSOR. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, PULLED THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR OFF, THERE WAS A GIANT WHOLE IN THE OUTER LAYER AND PLASTIC WAS CRACKED. MOISTURE FRIED THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE PART IS CURRENTLY AT VRTC. I AM GLAD MY VEHICLE WAS AT HOME AND NOT SOMEWHERE IN A PARKING LOT OR FAR FROM HOME. NO REAL SIGNS OF THIS HAPPENING PRIOR TO NOT STARTING.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN VIBRATING HORRIBLY WHEN AROUND 30 - 60 MPH LIKE I WAS ON A WASHBOARD ROAD. IT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED MY TRUCK YET, BUT FOUND OUT IT IS MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH AND POSSIBLY MY E-BRAKE. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG FOR A FORD F150. TOOK TRUCK TO GET DRIVERS AIR BAG FIXED LIGHT HAD COME ON A LONG TIME AGO, BUT FORD WANTED TO CHARGE OVER 2,000 TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN RECALL CAME PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS FIXED. WENT TO PICK UP THE TRUCK AT FORD AND LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS ON. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE OVER 2,000 TO GET IT FIXED. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE AT THEIR SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK DETACHED FROM THEIR CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,266.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE POWER WINDOW, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLES AND THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/30/11*JB

I'M A 16 YEAR VETERAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOMETIME IN APRIL 2011, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE WINDOW FALLING MADE A LOUD NOISE. I COULD HEAR THE WIND AND I LOOKED BACK AND DIDN'T SEE A WINDOW IN THE DOOR. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS SOMEONE SHOT THE GLASS OUT. MY ATTENTION TO DRIVING WAS LOST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I PULLED OVER AT THE FIRST PARKING LOT I SAW AND REALIZED THE GLASS WAS NOT BROKEN BUT HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DOOR. TODAY 9/2/2011, I WAS REPAIRING THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL. I THOUGHT HOW IRONIC IS THIS. I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASED THE PART AND RETURNED HOME. I HAVE FIXED BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS, BUT I FEEL THIS COULD CAUSE A TRAFFIC CRASH. I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR THIS REPAIR AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OF 2004 FORD 150 CREW CAB. THE WINDOW FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND FALLS DOWN INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THIS CAN BE A PROBLEM IF THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR WHILE DRIVING AS IT DID WITH MY TRUCK. USED A WOOD BRACE TO HOLD WINDOW UP WITH PLASTIC TO COVER IN CASE OF RAIN AND DUCT TAPE UNTIL PARTS ARRIVED. NO WINDOW VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLE THEFT PROBLEMS. I PARK MY TRUCK OUTSIDE AT WORK AND LEAVE THE WORK AREA SO I NEVER KNOW WHAT CONDITION MY TRUCK WILL BE IN OR IF IT WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN I RETURN AT THE END OF THE DAY. UNTIL I HAVE THE PART AND TIME TO FIX THIS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT COULD HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BECOME LODGED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,123.

I KNOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY THIRD WINDOW MOTOR/REGULATOR, THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED DOWN. THE SECOND TIME SAME THING ONLY IT WAS RAINING, NOW THIS THIRD TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HER TO SCREAM (SHE IS ONLY 8) WITH HER DOING THAT I ALMOST WRECKED US ALL. I DID NOT KEEP THE PARTS FROM THE FIRST TWO BUT WILL KEEP THE THIRD WHEN I GET IT FIXED LATER THIS WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. HE STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT T WAS A KNOWN FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 149,000. UPDATED 06/30/11*LJ THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. UPDATED 09/06/11 UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V200000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

ON 25 MARCH 2011, I ENCOUNTERED A LOUD POP IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER-SIDE OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK, AND THE WINDOW DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR FRAME. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE MECHANISM WITHIN THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED. WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY I TURNED THE TRUCK INTO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRED, AND RECEIVED A REPAIR BILL OF $301.86 (THE REGULATOR ALONE COST $159.36); THE FORD ADVISOR STATED THAT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK SINCE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I DID NOT INSPECT THE REGULATOR TO DETERMINE WHY THE CABLE MECHANISM HAD FAILED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I VISITED WWW.NHTSA.GOV TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, AND LEARNED THAT MORE THAN 240 OTHER 2004 FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ONE DOOR OR THE OTHER IN THEIR TRUCKS. AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED WHEN INFERIOR PARTS ARE INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE 2004 FORD TRUCKS, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ALSO FAILED. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE I DETERMINED THAT A SMALL, CHEAP PIECE OF MOLDED PLASTIC ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT WHEN THE WINDOW WAS BEING RAISED. DETAILS OF THAT FAILURE ARE LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 4-DOOR F150, AND HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW MOTORS, ONE IN EACH DOOR. THE 3RD ONE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE FIRST TWO HAPPENED BACK TO BACK IN 2010, SO IF THE PATTERN FOLLOWS, I'LL BE FORKING OUT MORE MONEY TO REPLACE THE FINAL ONE. ON THE FIRST 2 OCCURANCES, THE CAR WAS MOVING, AND THE WINDOWS JUST FELL DOWN. THE 3RD OCCURENCE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND IF THESE WINDOWS FALL DOWN WHEN THEY ARE NEAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. THERE IS A OBVIOUS SIGN THAT THESE WINDOW MOTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. I CAN UNDERSTAND 1 OF THEM BREAKING, BUT I'M GOING ON 3, AND JUST WAITING FOR THE FINAL ONE TO BREAK HERE SHORTLY! THEN AFTER READING ALL THE 2004/2005 F150 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS ISN'T JUST A COINCIDENCE AMONGST ALL F150 OWNERS! IT'S SAD THAT FORD CANNOT STAND BY THEIR "SO CALLED" #1 SELLING TRUCK. PEOPLE SPEND A GREAT DEAL ON THEIR CARS, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE SPENDING THEIR HRAD EARNED MONEY ON, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A RATHER REGULAR ISSUE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE!

ORIGINAL OWNER OF TRUCK, 37,000 MILES. TERRIBLE VIBRATION/SHUDDER WHEN TURNING. NOW IT ALSO DOES THIS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT OVER 45 MPH. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FREEZE UP. WAS TOLD IT IS ISSUES WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS IS WRONG FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I'VE READ LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F-150 DIED IN THE EXIT TO A LOCAL PLAZA BLOCKING TRAFFIC FROM EXITING. AFTER ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR I GOT THE TRUCK STARTED AND DROVE TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE HAS CORRODED THROUGH AND THAT THIS PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FAILURES DUE TO THE POOR LOCATION OF THE MODULE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND THE LAST REPLACEMENT PART IN THE WESTERN NY AREA BUT SINCE HAVE TALKED TO OTHER'S ALL OVER THEN COUNTRY TRYING TO GET THE SAME PART WITH NO LUCK. THE FACT THAT THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER SHOULD BE PROOF ENOUGH THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I WAS CHARGED $375 ($160 FOR PART AND $200 FOR LABOR FOR A 15 MINUTE JOB). I BELIEVE THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF A VEHICLE FAILS IN THE WRONG PLACE. *TR

2004 F150 TRUCK. II HAD PLUGS CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC BROKE THREE OF THEM, DROPPING ONE DOWN ON THE HEAD. WHEN I COMPLAINED HE SAID EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THESE ENGINES DO THAT. I'M LOOKING AT $6000 TO PULL THE MOTOR AND GET THE REST OF THE PLUGS IN. EVIDENTALLY EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNEW ABOUT THE PLUG PROBLEM BUT ME. NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS FOR THIS OLD BOY. 3/16/2011 CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE TRUCK WAS MOVING. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION, DRIVING OVER A SNOWY MOUNTAIN PASS. HE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND I CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH AS IT IS A STARTLING EVENT, AND A SERIOUS IMMEDIATE DISTRACTION. *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR WHILE TRUCK WAS MOVING. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION, DRIVING OVER A SNOWY MOUNTAIN PASS. WHEN THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND I CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH AS IT IS A STARTLING EVENT, AND A SERIOUS IMMEDIATE DISTRACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT TIRED TO CLOSE THE WINDOW BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A COMPLAINT AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. FOR THE 5TH TIME ONE OF THE WINDOWS HAS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR DUE TO THE REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONING. THE FIRST 3 TIMES WERE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. HOWEVER, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ONE I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR. EACH TIME, ALL FORD DOES IS REPLACE THE REGULATOR AND TELL ME I MUST HAVE GOTTEN A BAD ONE. THIS IS 5 WINDOWS IN 5 YEARS. *TR

MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F150 FX4, THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT IS BAD. I BOUGHT IT WITH 65,000 MILES AND IT WAS BAD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT AFTER NEARLY HITTING A SEMI HEAD-ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND IT ABOUT BOUNCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT AT FIRST. I HAVE CALLED FORD CORPORATE OFFICE WITH NO RETURN PHONE CALL. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT THE FORUMS ABOUT THIS TRUCK AND YEAR, I DETERMINED THAT THIS IS COMMON. I DON'T KNOW IF FORD KNOWS BUT THEY SHOULD. IT HAS COST ME OVER $850 TO GET THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLACED, TIE ROD ENDS, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SHOCKS. I DRIVE ALOT A MILES IN A YEAR. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 FORD F-150 HERITAGE WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD OR TOWED ANY HEAVY WEIGHT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND AFTER STOPPING THE TRUCK WOULD THEN NOT MOVE AS THE WHEEL REMAINED LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE LICENSED MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD ESSENTIALLY FELL APART (EXPLODED) AND THAT ALL THE LOOSE PARTS FLOATING AROUND IN THE WHEEL HAD JAMMED THE WHEEL. HE CLAIMS THAT FORD USED CHEAP PARTS IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEMS AS PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS RARELY USE THEM. MY VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS A NECESSITY. I ASKED HIM IF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND HE RESPONDED "ABSOLUTELY". WHICH MEANS I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY FLIPPED. HE AND MY HUSBAND INFORMED ME THAT EVEN WITH ANY POSSIBLE WEAR, THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT BREAK. THE MECHANIC HAD ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST CUSTOMER HE HAD SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE E-BRAKE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS INSIDE THE WHEEL. BUT MY REAL CONCERN IS ONE OF SAFETY AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK SINCE I KNOW IT HAS BEEN BUILT WITH LESS THAN QUALITY PARTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO COST SOMEONE SERIOUS INJURY IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I SHOULD ALSO STATE THAT I HAD A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE 1 WEEK PREVIOUS BY A FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS GOOD. I ALSO FOUND A 2008 TSB FOR THE PARKING BRAKE ON FORD F-150S OF THIS YEAR THAT DEALT WITH THE NOISE THEY MAKE THAT I THINK IS AWARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. BUT MY TRUCK NEVER GAVE ME A WARNING. *TR

2004 FORD F150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. I LIVE IN A HOT AND HUMID PART OF TEXAS SO WINDOWS ARE SELDOM ROLLED UP AND DOWN. HOWEVER THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME THERE IS A LOW POP AND THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPS AND YOU CANNOT ROLL IT DOWN. THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-30, IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS IN THE POURING RAIN. TRY TELLING ME THAT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT (APPROX. SPEED 5MPH) DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ELECTRIC WINDOW OPERATION. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. WITHIN THREE MONTHS SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW, RESULT FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR. AT THIS MOMENT VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALER BEING REPAIRED. *TR

THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT JUST FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT THOUSANDS OF OTHER F-150 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TWO FIXES COST $450 EACH. *LN

THE REAR WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 F-150 LARIAT SUPER CAB CAME CRASHING DOWN AFTER A LOUD POP WHICH STARTLED MY WIFE DRIVING OUR GRAND DAUGHTER HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH OUR THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT IN A CAR SEAT SECURELY BUCKED WHICH CAUSED HER TO LEAVE THE ROAD WAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN UPCOMING RECALL BY FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR 05' AND 06' BUT NOT 2004. I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT NHTSA HAS RECOMMENDED THAT FORD INCLUDE THE 2004 MODELS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALLS FOR THE F150 AIRBAG PROBLEM. I OFFERED TO EMAIL THEM THE ARTICLES BUT THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE EMAIL. I TOLD THEM THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 49.95 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOTAL REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND ARE UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING SO OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. IN ONE ARTICLE IT SAID THAT IF THE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. IS THE 2004 MODEL GOING TO BE RECALLED AND WHEN??? IF I PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR I AM CONCERNED I WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED ONCE THE RECALL OCCURS. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR NHTSA TO FORCE FORD TO STEP UP BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS?? I HAVE A TEXTBOOK SITUATION OCCURRING THAT NHTSA HAS IDENTIFIED AND I CAN NOT GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT! *TR

2004 F150 WINDOW REGULATOR AND NYLON CLIP DEFECTIVE. 2 OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE COME CRASHING DOWN SCRATCHING THE TINT AND FORD DEALER CHARGING OUT THE REPAIR TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER OR MANF. HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

JUST REPLACED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR/HARNESS AND NOW MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING A MONTH LATER. I HAVE TWIN BOYS THAT I TAKE WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASE JUST A SAFETY HAZARD I THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. HAPPENED IN MY FORD 2004 F150 FX4. THE THING IS I BARELY USE THE WINDOWS AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY MY WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN THANK GOD. MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME. NOT SAFE AND SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING ON BLOGS AND FORMS THAT I HAVE READ. ALSO IT COST ALMOST 400 BUCKS TO HAVE IT FIXED EVER TIME IT HAPPENS NOT A CHEAP FIX FOR A FATHER OF TWO. SO IM AT 800. *TR

2004 F150 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. ONE WAS REPAIRED BY FORD7/09 TWO HAVE FAILED IN THE LAST WEEK THE WINDOW JUST DROPS DOWN IN THE DOOR, IT CAN NOT HAVE FAILED FROM WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE THE WINDOWS ARE NEVER USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CAM SHAFT WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.