2004 FORD F-150 Complaints

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON 12/01/11 ALL I HEARD WAS A LOUD POP THEN NO WINDOW ALMOST WRECKED CAUSE OF THE SOUND THEN A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME THING BUT AFTER I TRIED TO PUT THE WINDOW UP AFTER I GOT BACK HOME THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE STILL ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ ONLINE THAT GOES BACK 5YRS WHY ISN'T NO ONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

STARTED MY TRUCK AS USUAL TO GO TO WORK, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WAS LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, NO ENGAGEMENT AT ALL. GLAD I WASN'T IN A SITUATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED THAT COULD HAVE PUT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN DANGER. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, IT IS WIDE SPREAD. SURE MY TRUCK HAS 124000 MILES ON IT BUT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 70000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY TROUBLE CODES OR MALFUNCTIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. I CAN REV MY MOTOR TO ABOUT 2000 RPM AND IT WILL FINALLY GENTLY START TO ROLL INTO REVERSE BUT MY FAILSAFE MODE ENGAGES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE MOTOR STUMBLES BADLY UNTIL I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR AND GO ABOUT 2 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE FAILSAFE MODE GOES OFF AND IT SMOOTHES OUT. FOR THE MOST PART MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED. *TR

THERE WAS A "POP" SOUND, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDOW CRASHING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. UPON INSPECTION THE POINT OF FAILURE IS A SMALL PULLEY ATTACHED TO THE WINDOW LIFT MOTOR. IT IS WEAKLY DESIGNED WITH HIGH TENSION FOCUSED AT 3 STRESS POINTS INSTEAD OF DISTRIBUTED ABOUT THE WHOLE PULLEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND CAN STARTLE A DRIVER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, FURTHERMORE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WINDOW COULD HAVE FALLEN INTO OR OUT OF THE TRUCK CAUSING INJURY. *TR

WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT I CAN FEEL A SHAKE OR VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAREND. *TR

I JUST HAD TO PAY MY FORD DEALERSHIP $1,270.00 TO REPLACE THE "SPARK PLUGS" ON MY 2004 F-150,THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SPARK PLUGS IN THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-7-6 IN FORD F-150 TRUCKS, FORD MUSTANGS, FORD EXPLORERS, FORD EXPEDITIONS, LINCOLN NAVIGATOR,LINCOLN MARK LTS, AND MERCURY MOUNTAINEERS MODEL YEARS 2004-2008. THE PLUGS WILL BREAK OR SNAP DURING THE REMOVAL PROCESS IN TURN THE OWNER IS EXPECTED TO EAT THE COST OF THEIR LABOR AND MATERIAL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE OWNERS MANUALS STATE THAT THE PLUGS WILL LAST FOR 100,000 MILES BEFORE REPLACEMENT, I SPOKE TO THE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY STATE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS BUT THAT IS ALL THEY WILL SAY. *TR

THIS REPORT IS FOR THE SECOND FAILED WINDOW REGULATOR FOR MY 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 DRIVER SIDE. THESE REPAIRS ARE COSTLY AND HIGHLY REPORTED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION A THE TIME OF FAILURE. SURPRISING LITTLE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS ISSUE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH, BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT WHEN THE DEER PENETRATED THE FRONT GRILL, IT DAMAGED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND PREVENTED IT FROM DEPLOYING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/04/12*BF

THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT I HAVE FILED WITH NHTSA FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT BUT ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 1000 AT NIGHT AND TRAVELING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SHOT, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW DROPPING INTO THE DOOR. THE SOUND WAS SO STARTLING THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORD KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A DEFECT WITH THEIR WINDOW REGULATORS; HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW I HAVE HAD FAIL IN THE EXACT MANNER ON MY 2004 F-150. A CASUAL SEARCH ON THE INTERNET CONFIRMS THAT FORD HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT DEFAULT AND IS REFUSING TO MAKE A REPAIR OR RECALL TO ADDRESS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS AND FORCE FORD TO DO WHAT A RESPONSIBLE AUTOMAKER SHOULD UNDERTAKE ON THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE MOTORING PUBLIC. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY, AS I HIT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE DIDN'T UPSHIFT AND DISENGAGED WITH THE DRIVETRAIN. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. AFTER A COUPLE OF FAILED ATTEMPTS OF SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE (WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY), I TURNED THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION OFF AND THE ENGINE ENGAGED WITH THE DRIVETRAIN AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. TODAY, THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CAN'T GET ME INTO THE SHOP FOR A WEEK DUE TO A HIGH VOLUME (THEIR WORDS TO ME) OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB INDICATING THE SAME PROBLEM BY OTHER OWNERS. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE FILING A COMPLAINT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE POTENTIALLY DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE RUBBER LINE FROM THE CALIPER TO THE STEEL LINE ON THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED, FIRST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ON THE FIRST OCCASION I WAS JUST LEAVING MY GARAGE AND ON THE SECOND OCCASION I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE STEEL FITTING THAT HOLDS THE RUBBER LINE TO THE STEEL LINE WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THAT IT LITERALLY DISINTEGRATED, ALLOWING THE RUBBER LINE TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEEL LINE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *TR