2004 FORD F-150 Complaints

2 1/2 YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2004 F-150 FX4 WITH THE 5.4 TRITAN ENGINE (WITH A 5 FOR THE 8TH DIGIT IN THE VIN) ALONG WITH A 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY (THAT COVERED THE ENGINE AMONG OTHER THINGS), FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT HAD JUST UNDER 50,000 MILES. OVER TIME, WE HAD THE SUGGESTED OIL CHANGES, PUT NEW TIRES ON, NEW BATTERY AND HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. THE PROBLEM I AM MOST UPSET ABOUT IS THE ??TICKING?? SOUND I HEARD THE DAY MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT HE SAID HE ALREADY ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHAT THE SOUND WAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST HOW ??THIS ENGINE SOUNDS??. IT WAS SUCH A STRANGE SOUND, WE ASKED TWO OTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE SAME THING, BUT THEY NEVER LOOKED INTO IT. ONE MORNING IN OCTOBER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY. IT WAS SO BAD HE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. IF IT WASN'T ON A BACK ROAD, WE KNOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK IT TO COURT STREET FORD AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT. THEY RECEIVED A CODE OF 340, BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FORD DEALERSHIP BROUGHT FORD ENGINEERS IN TO HELP IDENTIFY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PER THE ENGINEERS?? SUGGESTION, THE MECHANIC WOULD ASK FOR PERMISSION TO RUN A TEST. EACH TIME, WE WERE TOLD, THIS TEST WILL TELL US IF IT IS THIS REPAIR OR THAT. AFTER 2 WEEKS AND ALMOST $700 IN TESTS, IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE AT THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE" DUE TO CLOGGED OIL PASSAGES. NOW WE FIND THAT THIS PARTICULAR SOUND IS A SYMPTOM FOR THIS ENGINE THAT HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND EVEN HAS A TSB FOR IT (06-19-08). THIS TSB REPLACES PARTS THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS NEVER PART OF A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN AND FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT ADVISED THEM OF THE FAILURE, STATING THAT HE HAD BEEN A VITIM OF THEFT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

F150 2004 WINDOWS DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BOTH FELL ON THE SAME DAY. I HAVE THEM PROPPED UP AT THIS TIME. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS DANGER. BOTH WINDOWS SAME DAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING AND A HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS BUT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS STUCK IN THE HEAD GASKET AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED; HOWEVER, THE HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2004 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING WIRING HARNESS COULD CHAFE AND BREAK AND CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WIRING BREAKING AND SHORTING CAUSED THE MODULE TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MODULE EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL ITEM MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING UNRELATED REPAIRS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHEN THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT END COULD NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

WHILE MY TRUCK WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I HAD A BROKEN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING. THEIR WAS A 2 INCH PIECE OF COIL SPRING HANGING ON BY THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE SPRING. THE PIECE WAS CORRODED, WHICH TELLS ME THAT IT HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME. I HAVE NOTICED ONLINE THAT THIS IS NOT A UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 F-150. THIS IS MY FIFTH FORD PRODUCT ON A ROW, TWO OF THEM PURCHASED NEW. RECENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IN DECEMBER. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT REGULATOR/MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND JUST FINISHED THE INSTALLATION. WHEN I EXAMINED THE OLD UNIT I FOUND THE OPERATING CABLE INCORRECTLY SPOOLED ONTO THE PRIMARY PULLEY. WHEN THE CABLE OVERLAPPED ITSELF THE END PULLED OUT OF THE LIFTING BLOCK. WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS WEBSITES DETAILING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF F150 WINDOW REGULATORS. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD WITH A REDESIGNED PART AND A RECALL TO REPLACE EXISTING UNITS. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY CONGRESSMAN, ABOUT THIS EXPENSIVE AND ANNOYING DEFECT.WEBSITES DETAILING THE ISSUE ARE LISTED BELOW: HTTP://WWW.JEREBEASLEYREPORT.COM/2011/08/PROBLEMS-WITH-FORD-F-150-WINDOW-REGULATORS/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2005/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_REGULATOR_FAILURE.SHTML INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT