2004 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

2004 FORD F150 WINDOW HAZARD / BROKEN I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW COLLAPSED... SIMPLY FALLING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP, BUT WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. MY 1 1/2 YEAR KID WAS GETTING POUNDED WITH WIND. WHEN I GOT HOME, I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL TO FIND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A WOUND UP SPOOL OF FISHING LINE. INSTEAD IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAD FAILED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, TODAY MAY 18, A SECOND WINDOW GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON MILLIKEN AVE IN ONTARIO!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY EVENT WHEN YOUR TRAVELING 70 MPH AND THE WINDOW FALLS! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DESIGN AND FIX THE PROBLEM!! RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHEN THE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO ROLL UP THE PASSENGERS WINDOW AND IT GOT ALMOST TO THE TOP AND IT FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. *TR

ROLLING UP DRIVERS WINDOW THEN THE REGULATOR BROKE AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR. HAD TO BUY PARTS TO REPAIR. *TR

MAY 20009 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAD LOUD "POP" NOISE WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN INTO DOOR AND BECAME INOPERABLE. 2 WEEKS LATER THE REAR RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW HAD A "POP" NOISE BUT THIS TIME ONLY SLID DOWN INTO DOOR. WINDOW IS INOPERABLE. JUNE 2009, TRUCK WAS BROKEN INTO FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCK, & SOMEHOW THE REAR LEFT WINDOW POPPED & SLID DOWN ON THE WAY HOME AFTER FILING THE POLICE REPORT. UNSURE IF THE LAST WINDOW ISSUE IS RELATED BUT WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WAS REPAIRED 2 YEARS AGO UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP WORKER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FORD HAS. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION CAUSING THE WINDOW TO "DROP" INTO THE DOOR, VERY STARTLING - LOUD "POPPING SOUND"! HAD THIS OCCURRED DURING BAD WEATHER OR UNDER A NUMBER OF OTHER CONDITIONS I WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

WITHIN A MONTH BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DROPPED INSIDE DOOR WITH A LOAD BOOM, BROKEN REGULATOR. WINDOW STUCK ON DOWN POSITION UNTIL REGULATOR IS REPLACED. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. CAUSED BY POOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS. HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AS WINDOWS FALL DOWN TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT COSTS OVER $350 PER WINDOW TO FIX. FORD HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A CORRECT REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS POOR QUALITY ITEM EFFECTS ALL F AND E SERIES VEHICLES FROM 2004 TO 2009. FORD SHOULD ISSUE AND PAY FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE UNITS. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2004 F-150. THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT NOT BEING USED WHILE I WAS IN AFGHANISTAN. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL LOUISIANA FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. I WAS CHARGED AROUND $400 FOR THE REPAIR. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE MY PARENTS WERE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED THE LOCAL OHIO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR COST IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST TIME. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO GAVE ME THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OTHER THAN DOCUMENT MY CONCERN. I WAS GIVEN THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT, AND AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AS WELL AS NOTIFYING MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A ONETIME PROBLEM IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TWICE TO MY TRUCK AND SEEING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IS PATHETIC. I HOPE THE NHTSA INSPECTORS SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FORCE FORD TO CORRECT IT. PLEASE HAVE FORD RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR A TRUCK BEING STOLEN OVER A FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC. THANKS *TR

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK USED FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS THREE YEARS OLD, IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. ROUGHLY ONE YEAR LATER THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WHEN I PRESSED THE SWITCH TO PUT IT BACK UP, I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COME FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE WINDOW DID NOT BUDGE. IT COST ME ROUGHLY 400.00 DOLLARS FROM FORD TO REPLACE IT. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME. I HAD MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY TRUCK AND WHEN THE WINDOW FELL MY DOG WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE WINDOW. LUCKILY I GRABBED HIM BEFORE HE GOT ANY CLOSER TO IT. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT A SMALL CHILD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR AND FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT BETTER AND RECALL THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. IF A CHILD GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE LAW SUIT WILL COST MUCH MORE THAN IF FORD JUST RECALLS ALL THE PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR

2004 FORD F150 WINDOW TRACK FAILURE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR/TRACK BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THAT TIME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WINDOW FAILED AS THE PREVIOUS 2 WINDOWS AND WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR WINDOW FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PRIOR THREE WINDOWS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE FOURTH WINDOW TRACK THAT HAS FAILED. EACH TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE OFFER BY FORD MOTOR CO. WAS TO PAY A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE WINDOW TRACK. *TR

MY WINDOW FELL ALL BY ITSELF. TURNS OUT IT IS THE REGULATOR, AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THE ONLY PLACE THE PART IS AVAILABLE IS THROUGH THE DEALER, AND IT COSTS 254.00 PLUS TAX AND LABOR TO INSTALL. *TR

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED WITH NO WARRANTY. WITHIN 1 YEAR, 3 OF THE WINDOWS IN MY 2004 FORD F150 HAVE SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR WITH ME BEING UNABLE TO ROLL IT BACK UP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT COST ~$350 EACH TIME. I AM NOW SAVING UP MONEY TO FIX IT A THIRD TIME. THIS THIRD TIME, IT HAPPENED TO A WINDOW THAT WAS FIXED LAST YEAR, MAKING THIS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THAT WINDOW. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE FORD RECALL THEIR TRUCKS SO THIS CAN BE RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL! I AM BROKE AND DRIVING AROUND WITH A SHOWER CURTAIN WRAPPED AROUND MY CAR WINDOW IN A RED NECK SOUTHERN TOWN! I CANNOT SEE OUT OF THAT WINDOW! I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS WINDOW WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS AND I'M OUT OF A JOB! *TR

APRIL 23 2009 DRIVER WINDOW WENT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD F150 SUPER CAB WITH 8? BED WITH 40000 MILES ON IT. THE WINDOW REGULATORS PLASTIC CABLE RETAINER BROKE RELEASING THE CABLE AND THE WINDOW. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAS CHANGED THE PART AND PART NUMBER 3 TIMES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A GREAT DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE HAD PETS BEEN ON BOARD OR IF ITEMS HAD BLOWN OUT THE WINDOW. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, WINDOW SLAMMED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS ONE REPLACED 5 MONTHS AGO. NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE REAR TWO ARE "GOING OUT" AS WELL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE REGULATORS, CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND ALL THEY WOULD DO WAS OFFER ME A $750 GIFT CARD IF I AGREE TO BUY A NEW FORD TRUCK IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. ARE THEY KIDDING!!! I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORD TRUCKS, BUT AM GOING TO LOOK AT THE NEW TUNDRA NOW AS I CAN SEE THAT FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, SO MUCH FOR BEING BUILT FORD TOUGH..... *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD 3 OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT ON THIS TRUCK AND ITS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I FEEL THIS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS SINCE I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. FIRST I HEAR A LOUD BANG IN THE DOOR (EVEN WHEN I'M NOT OPERATING THE WINDOW) AND THEN THE WINDOW DROPS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN, AND FOR SAFETY OF THE TRUCK ITSELF. I'M AFRAID THAT IF IM AT WORK OR SCHOOL THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THE TRUCK WILL BE VANDALIZED OR STOLEN. *TR

USED EMERGENCY BRAKE, RELEASED IT AND WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHAKING INCREASED TO WHERE WIPERS WHERE BOUNCING ON WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND FINALLY PULLED OFF ROAD. I PUSHED AND RELEASED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES. THIS FIXED THE 'PROBLEM'. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED 2 TIMES...AFTER SECOND OCCURRENCE, I WD-40'D THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, QUIT USING IT! NO PROBLEMS SINCE. I MENTIONED TO FORD AND THEY SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS... *TR

FORD LARIAT F150 WHILE VISITING A FRIEND ON APRIL 20TH, 2009 , MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WINDOWS ALL UP & DOORS LOCKED. WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE, DRIVER WINDOW WAS DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. FORD DEALERS ALREADY CLOSED , I DROVE HOME. HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL SITES TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM OR COMPLAINTS OF THIS. I WAS SHOCKED THERE WERE SO MANY 136 COMPLAINTS HERE SITE #1: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML SITE #2 : :HTTP://WWW.FORDF150.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=47037 SITE # 3 : HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP?CARS=1338942 WHY SO MANY COMPLAINTS BUT YET FORD DOESN'T RECOGNIZED IT. WE HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME FORD OWNER ,BUT THIS PROBLEM MAKES ME THINK I DON'T WANT ANOTHER FORD. HAD OTHER WINDOW PROBLEM WITH REAR SLIDING WINDOW NOT WORKING,BUT ALWAYS WORKED WHEN TOOK IN TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. DOESN'T WORK AT ALL NOW. WINDOWS SEEM TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR FORD ON THEIR TRUCKS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE A WINDOW DROPPING DOWN AND SHATTERING AND SOMEONE GETTING HURT FROM IT OR CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT .ALSO DEFEATS YOUR PURPOSE OF LOCKING IT UP, IF THE WINDOWS ARE GOING KEEP FALLING DOWN. I WILL BE SURPRISED IF I GET ANY KIND OF RESPONSE TO THIS . I FIGURE, LIKE MOST , IT WILL BE LOOKED AT THEN THROWN OUT. WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ,SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AFTER A LOUD POP AND CRACKING SOUND. WINDOW WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE WITH POWER SWITCH. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A POP WHILE GOING DOWN, THE WINDOW STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, THE WINDOW MOTOR STILL OPERATES, AND THE WINDOW IS IN THE TRACK. THE OPERATION CABLE THE MOVES THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN BROKE OFF AT ITS CONNECTOR, RESULTING IN THE UNIT NEEDING TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY TRUCK. ITS A MAJOR PAIN WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, AND IT NEVER FAILS TO HAPPEN AT THE WORSE TIMES. ALL FOUR TIMES (ONCE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR WINDOWS) IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE WINDOW JUST FALLS INTO THE DOOR. IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AT THE DEALER ($400). *TR

THE WINDOW MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CANNOT FIND THE CORRECT PART FOR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY $500 AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO MYSELF.. IT STARTED WITH THE WINDOW OCCASIONALLY GETTING STUCK, AND NOW WON'T GO UP AT ALL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2004 FORD F150, 40K MILES. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, HEAR LOUD POP, THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. LUCKILY GLASS DID NOT SHATTER. DETERMINED THAT WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED CAUSING THE PROBLEM (LOUD POP THEN WINDOW FALLING INTO DOOR). SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THIS FAILURE INDICATED IT IS QUITE COMMON. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO PROACTIVELY REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 F150 WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. OUR FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE WE HAD IT PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR 3 DAYS SO NO ONE WAS TOUCHING IT AND IT WAS CLOSED. WE COULD NOT PICK IT UP SO WHEN WE GOT HOME WE GOT THE WINDOW UP. WE CAN NOT ROLL THIS WINDOW DOWN AND HAVE IT UP WITH TAPE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF.COM. WE HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST US $400 AND WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF $ TO FIX SOMETHING FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 FX4. I HAVE HAD THE REGULATORS ON BOTH MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. BOTH WENT OUT AT SEPARATE TIMES BUT BOTH WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK GOD WHEN THIS OCCURRED I DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AS THE WINDOW FELL SO HARD IT COULD HAVE SHATTERED ON THEM. THIS IS MY 4TH FORD VEHICLE AND MY FAMILY HAS BEEN A TRUE FORD FAMILY FOR YEARS MY FATHER WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANOTHER WAY. IT IS JUST TRULY SAD THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE AND FAULTY PRODUCT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL THESE WINDOW REGULATORS. IF NOT I'M SURE THEY WILL LOSE MANY FORD FAMILIES AND CUSTOMERS OVER THIS. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD REGULATOR IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. A WINDOW THAT CAN JUST FALL DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. HERE IS WHY I FIND IT A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN NEBRASKA AND I DEAL WITH SOME PRETTY NASTY WEATHER . MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR FIST CHILD AND IF WE GO SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN IN A SNOW STORM THIS COULD CAUSE A THREAT TO MY NEW BORN. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THIS RESOLVED. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND HAVE SERVER OVER SEAS, I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IT COULD BUT MY FAMILY AT RISK. *TR

ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK SO I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW AND WHEN I GOT HOME THE WINDOW WONT COME BACK UP. I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRUCK WITH THE WINDOW DOWN ALL NIGHT. I OPENED THE PANEL AND WIRES WERE EVERYWHERE I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE WHOLE WINDOW HARNESS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW THE BUTTON IN THE BACK DOOR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR WONT WORK AND I THINK IT CAN BECOME A PROBLEM IN FUTURE. THE WINDOWS COME UP AND DOWN BUT ONLY FROM THE DRIVERS CONTROL PANEL. *TR

2004 FORD F- 150 WINDOW FAILED AND FELL DOWN AND COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOW UP. *TR

THE DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW IN MY 2004 FORD F-150 SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD THIS HAPPENED, WHILE ON THE ROAD, IT COULD HAVE WELL CAUSED AN ACCIDENT - ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN USING THE WINDOW CONTROL, THE WINDOW MOTOR RUNS; HOWEVER, THE WINDOW DOESN'T EMERGE FROM THE DOOR. THIS IS A KNOWN AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN 2004 FORD F-150'S, YET FORD REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. INSTEAD, FORD CHARGES $400 FOR REPAIRS, USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS! FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS! *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND ON DEC 21, 2008 MY RF WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN AND SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY THAT IS VERY HILLY, CURVY AND USUALLY WINDY. IT IS ONE OF 2 HWYS THAT LEAD IN AND OUT OF A VERY POPULAR OFFROAD AREA CALLED OCOTILLO WELLS. MOST OF THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD CONSISTS OF BIG TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS FULL OF QUADS, MOTORCYCLES, BUGGIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS. I SERIOUSLY ALMOST FLEW OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I WAS SO SHAKEN FOR THAT MOMENT. IT WAS SO SUDDEN AND LOUD THAT I THOUGHT MY WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT. PEOPLE DO HUNT IN THE AREA SO NOT A FAR FETCHED CONCLUSION. I GOT HOME SAFELY AND HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. YESTERDAY, APRIL 5, 2009 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 DOGS ON OUR WAY HOME. THIS TIME IT WAS THE RR WINDOW. IT CAME CRASHING DOWN IN THE SAME MANNER AND SCARED US HALF TO DEATH, AGAIN. THIS TIME ONE OF MY DOGS NEARLY JUMPED IN MY LAP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE CONSISTED OF MY WIFE TRYING TO KEEP ONE OF MY DOGS FROM ALMOST FALLING OUT THE WINDOW. NOTHING LIKE WIND IN THE FACE FOR SOME DOGS!!! MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN TODAY WITH THIS SAME REPAIR/SAFETY ISSUE. I'M WRITING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND CRASH. I KNOW THIS FIRST HAND BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SINCE DEC 21, 2008. I STILL HAVE 2 MORE WINDOWS THAT HAVE NOT BROKEN AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL COME CRASHING DOWN. WILL MY FAMILY AND I BE STATISTICS BECAUSE OF AND REALLY CHEAP PART??? OR WILL I KILL SOMEONE'S FAMILY??? I AM ALSO NOT PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY ARE CHARGING ALL OF US ALMOST $400 PER WINDOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR A VERY CONCERNED, JEFF SHORES

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW IN THE TRUCK TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, THE DRIVER WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW ALSO WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS OCCURRENCE IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING AS THE WINDOW WENT DOWN UNATTENDED LEAVING THE VEHICLE AND CONTENTS OPEN TO THEFT. *TR

SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING FROM ABOVE 40M/HR. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND MACHINED BOTH REAR ROTORS FOR WARPING. ROTOR WORE OFF BEFORE THE ORIGINAL BRAEK PADS. DEALER SAYS ITS TYPICAL BUT I SUSPECT POOR QUALITY AS I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150 HERITAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE FOUND IN THE MUFFLER ON THE BOTTOM WHICH HE NOTICED AFTER SEEING A PUDDLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE CLUTCH ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,921. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,023.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG WAS LOOSE AND CREATED A HOLE ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER. THE SPARK PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED ALL THE OTHER SPARK PLUGS TO COME OUT OF PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

FORD F150 SPARK PLUGS BREAKING. *TR

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS FALL APART INSIDE DOORS. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 F150 LARIAT 4X4 PICKUP WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) POWER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THESE WINDOWS HAVE SIMPLY FALLEN DOWN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BUMPS OR ACCIDENTS PRECEDING THEM FALLING. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT YESTERDAY NEXT TO THE BACK WINDOW THAT DROPPED AS WE WERE DRIVING. WHAT IF SOME DEBRIS FROM PASSING TRAFFIC OR SEMI TRAILER HAD BLOWN BY...THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. AND ALL FORD CAN SAY IS..."SORRY, IT WILL COST YOU $400 TO FIX." WELL, THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE HAPPENING. SEE THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND DOES NOT ROLL UP. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED IN MY 2004 F-150 XLT. THE WINDOW POPPED AND THEN DROPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT WAS VERY COLD OUT. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW YOU THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DANGER TO DRIVERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150, WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I WENT TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED AND AFTER REPLACEMENT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE. THE REPAIR FIRM I HAD TAKEN IT TO, CALLED CHAMPION FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THEM FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT IDLE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED. THEY HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK OVER THERE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO, HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED EVERY TIME THE BATTERY DIES OR IS REPLACED? SOUNDS TO LIKE FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT'S A NASTY SURPRISE FOR ANYONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-35 IN THE RAIN WHEN A LOUD BANG STARTLED ME. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS CRYING AND HER WINDOW WAS DOWN WITH RAIN POURING IN. I HAD TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BANG HAD SCARED HER AND SHE WAS GETTING WET. WE MOVED THE CARSEAT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE WINDOW UP. MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH HER HAND ALL THE WAY HOME. FROM THE SOUND OF THAT BANG I AM SUPRISED THE WINDOW DIDN'T SHATTER. IF IT WOULD HAVE MY LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE LOST AN EYE OR BEEN CUT BADLY. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TODAY AND IT SEEMS THAT THE LITTLE CABLE THAT PULLS THE WINDOW UP HAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE PLASTIC PULLEY IT WINDS UP ON. I HAVE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH TONIGHT AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY TEND TO KEEP PLENTY OF THESE WINDOW REGULATORS IN STOCK. MANY OF THE PEOPLE ON THESE WEBSITES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. ONE HAD REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON HIS F-150. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THEY CHANGED FROM A SOLID METAL SCISSORS TYPE TO THIS MOUSE TRAP LOOKING THING WITH PLASTIC PULLEYS. THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS THING SHOULD HAVE HIS P.E. LICENSE REVOKED. IT IS A TERRIBLE PIECE OF ENGINEERING. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF THESE WINDOWS SHATTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THROWS GLASS INTO THE FACE OF A SMALL CHILD. *TR

ON MY 2004 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4L 3 VALVE ENGINE, THE SPARK PLUGS ALL BROKE OFF WHEN A TUNE-UP WAS ATTEMPTED. THIS IS DUE TO A KNOW DEFECT IN THE HEAD DESIGN ON THE 04/05 MODELS. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $904 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THEM. FORD IS NOT REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS FOR THIS OUTRAGEOUS CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL OF THESE ENGINES WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A GROWLING AND HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY 2004 FORD F150 XLT AT APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES. THE NOISE WAS MOST PROMINENT BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE PINION, RING GEAR AND FOUR BEARINGS TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THESE PARTS TO FAIL I WAS TOLD IT WAS "DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN". PARTS WERE REPLACED AND I DO HAVE ALL OF THE REPLACED PARTS IN MY POSSESSION. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CORRESPONDED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY TO EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY REIMBURSE ME THE $1300 REPAIR BILL DUE TO THE FACT THE 75,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD ELAPSED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING AND HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. I HAVE OWNED NEW VEHICLES AND PERSONALLY PUT 150,000+ MILES ON THEM WITHOUT EVER HAVING ANY TYPE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN SUNDAY, WARM OUT, WENT TO PUT IT UP AND NOTHING WORKED, JUST A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL , WINDOW REGULATOR GONE BAD, WIRING EVERYWHERE. AFTER A MINOR INTERNET SEARCH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. APPARENTLY WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOW DROPS AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE WINDOWS BREAK, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD . NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED, BUT I WILL NOT PAY FORD FOR THERE INCOMPETENCE AND REFUSAL TO CORRECT A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT !!! 2004 FORD F150 !!! I HAD RESERVATIONS IN BUYING A FORD AND NOW I KNOW WHY,, SAME COMPANY,, NOTHINGS CHANGED. *TR

I HAVE A NEW BODY STYLE 2004 FORD F-150 AND JUST THE OTHER DAY MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS A SORT OF POPPING NOISE AND THEN THE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE SITUATION STARTLED ME A GREAT BIT, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER PERSONAL INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE WINDOW DROPPING. THE CABLE DRIVEN WINDOW REGULATOR IS MADE UP OF CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE LARGE WINDOW OVER TIME. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F-150 WITH ~15000 MILES HAD THE PASSENGER WINDOW "POP" AND FALL INSIDE THE DOOR. WHILE FIXING I FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS AND INSISTING THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AGREE, SO I AM ADDING MY VOICE TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE UNHAPPY WITH THE DEFECT. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE IN BOTH FRONT WINDOWS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 FORD XL F 150 4 X 4 WHCIH WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S. BUT SOLD IN CANADA SER # [XXX]. THE TRUCK HAS A CONSTANT VIBRATION AT 50 MPH AND I HAVE SPENT $2,500 TRYING TO FIX IT WITH OUT SUCCESS. WHAT REALLY SCARED ME WAS THAT ON ONE OCCASSION THE VIBRATION INSTANTLY BECAME SO SEVERE, THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD.. ARE THERE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM? MY INVESTIGATION LEADS ME TO BE CONVINCED THAT IT IA AN INHERENT FORD MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE THAT WOULD SUPPORT MY BELIEF WOULD BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE, OR ANY INFO AT ALL WOULD HELP. I HAVE SUED FORD AND THE TRIAL IS JUNE 12 A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING PLEASE FORWARD IT ASAP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR