2004 FORD F-150 Complaints

NO EVENT LEADING TO EVENT. THE RIGHT WINDOW LOWER ON ITS OWN WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 65MPH. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT FORD DEALER @ COST OF $235. *TR

SPARK PLUGS FAILING. FORD SAY THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE RATED FOR 100,000 MILES. COST STARTS AT $300 AND CAN GO UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE FAULT IS THAT FORD INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS THAT CAN GAUL OR REACT WITH THE AL BLOCK. THIS MEANS THE PLUGS MIGHT BREAK ON REMOVAL LEAVING PARK OF THE SPARK PLUG IN THE BLOCK. THE BLOCK WOULD THEN NEED TO BE DRILLED OUT TO REMOVE THE REMAINING PART OF THE SPARK PLUG. IT IS ALSO A KNOWN FACT THAT SOME OF THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT OF THE BLOCK ON THEIR OWN.

2004 FORD F150 LARIAT. RIGHT REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DOPPED INTO THE DOOR. THW WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. WHNN THE WINDOW WENT DOWN THE NOISE WAS DISTRACTING AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. I HAD TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO STOP. AFTER STOPPING, I EXITED THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE TREAD SEPERATION. AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE TIRES I DECIDED TO LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED I WAS PREPARED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO S SHOP. IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED THAT THE RR WINDOW WAS DOWN. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP AND COULD NOT DO SO WITH EITHER THE DRIVER WINDOW CONTROLL OR THE RR DOOR CONTROL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, WITHOUT WARNING, FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE WINDOW DISAPPEARED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DISTRACTION COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED AT YOUR WEB SITE AND DISCOVERED THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIE ROD ENDS, WHICH WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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.

2004 FORD F150 LARIAT WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING. I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOW TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY INTO THE DOOR CAVITY WHICH CAUSES ALARM TO THE DRIVER POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS CONDITION AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT BEING OPERATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THEY JUST DROPPED LEAVING THE WINDOW OPEN AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM MY BROTHER IN LAW WHEN IT WAS 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE TIMELY. THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY MECHANICS SHOP. IT WAS LATE SO HE GAVE ME A RIDE HOME. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY HE CALLED TO SAY THAT HE RAN A SCOPE AND FOUND THAT THE PISTON WAS GONE AND IT WOULD NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. HE LOOKED AT BUYING A USED ENGINE FROM REPUTABLE DEALERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN USED ENGINES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WON'T BUY THAT PARTICULAR ENGINE BECAUSE THEIR DEFECTIVE AND THEY'VE YET TO SEE A GOOD ONE. I'VE BEEN WAITING IN THE HOPES OF BUYING A USED WRECK WITH LOW MILEAGE. A REBUILT ENGINE RUNS $5,905.00 INSTALLED WITH A 3 YEAR 100K WARRANTY. IN MY CONVERSATION WITH JASPER THE WOMAN IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THIS ENGINE WAS REBUILT WITH THE UPGRADES TO THE WEAK TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM THAT FORD HAD DESIGNED INTO THE ENGINE. I CALLED FORD AND OF COURSE THIS WAS THE FIRST THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT YEAR TRUCK AND ENGINE ARE "DROPPING LIKE FLIES". HE HAD ONE IN IS LOT ALREADY AND SAW AN ADD IN THE LOCAL PAPER OF AN 04 F-150 FOR SALE WITH BLOWN MOTOR. HE THOUGHT IT WAS ME BUT SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME TRUCK AND PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM? IF SO, HOW MANY AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FORCE A COMPANY TO REMEDY A PROBLEMS THEY CREATED? MY MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLES IS SECOND TO NONE. THE 97 CHEVY TRUCK I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING WAS PURCHASED NEW BUY ME IN MAY OF 97. I JUST TURNED 358K MILES YESTERDAY AND IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH NO MAJOR REPAIRS. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN LESS THAN 250K OUT OF A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MY MAINTENANCE.

I WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE RANKS OF FORD F150 OWNERS WHO HAD THE NIGHTMARISH EXPERIENCE OF SIMPLY NEEDING SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SPARKPLUG DESIGN, I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO DO A SIMPLE TUNE UP. TWO SPARKPLUGS BROKE AND HE IS STILL RESEARCHING HOW TO PROCEED WITHOUT INCURRING THE MOST EXPENSE. TELLS US ABOUT INEXPENSIVE RECALL ITEMS, IS IT BECAUSE THIS IS EXPENSIVE THAT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED RECALL ON THIS DESIGN FLAW? *TT

WHILE DRIVING IN UP STATE NY, GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO OPEN FOR NO REASON. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY OPEN AND FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOW AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT THE CAR TO LOOK AT TO TRY AND FIX IT TOLD ME THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED AND TAPED IT SHUT. I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME AND I HAD TO GET HOME TO TRY AND GET THE WINDOW FIXED. PS: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND I HAD TO GET THE REGULATOR REPLACED FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO IT'S DEFAULT AND ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON ALL IT'S WINDOW REGULATORS