2004 FORD F-150 Complaints

STARTED TO NOTICE SHAKING WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE AND EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REAR END CUTCHES AND ALL BEARINGS IN THE REAR END HOUSING. THE LAST TIME IT TOTALED OVER $900.00 AND 17,000 MILES AFTER IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS APPARANTY A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE DEALERS STOCK AL REQUIRED PARTS AND ARE NOT UNAWARE OF THIS FAIURE. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME FAIURE HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN 70,000 MILES AND THE MORE PEOPLE I TALK TO THE MORE I FIND THAT MOST HAVE HAD AT LEAST 1 FAIURE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS YET TODAY IN 2011 MODELS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSION WAS FRACTURED AND THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

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

THERE ARE OVER 450 COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE IS MINE I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 AND HAVE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES, 2 WHILE DRIVING. THE DANGEROUS ONE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT NIGHT DURING A RAIN STORM. FORD DEALER STATES HE REPLACES 1-2 A WEEK BUT IS NOT YET A RECALL. HE SAYS IT WONT GET A RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I THINK IT IS A KNOWN DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BUT WONT UNTIL A RECALL IS MANDATORY. PLEASE RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE "SOMEONE DIES" AND "ONLY THEN" MANDATES A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

AS I WAS PARKING MY F150 I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. I APPLIED FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF SO IT WOULD NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE HOME FINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ONCE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE GARAGE FOUND NOTHING. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED DISC IN HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BUT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN TOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN THE WINDOW FAILED AND FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PLASTIC REGULATOR HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED JULY 6,2011. UPDATED 08/31/2011

WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2004 F 150 LARIAT DRIVERS DOOR BROKE ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO DROP SCARING ME SO BAD THAT I WENT OFF THE ROAD JUST MISSING CRASHING INTO SEVERAL TREES. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HAD SHOT OUT MY WINDOW, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A THUNDER STORM. THE ROADS WERE WET, BUT THERE WAS KNOW WARNING WHEN THE WINDOWBROKE, THEN I WAS GETTING HIT IN THE FACE WITH RAIN IT FELT LIKE GLASS HITTING ME IN THE FACE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD, I HAVE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE MASSIVE IN NUMBERS WITH A BIG EXPENSE TO FORD CUSTOMERS. THIS MANY CASES SEEMS MORE THAN JUST A FLUKE INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, I'M SO LUCKY TO BE HERE NOW I JUST MISSED THOSE TREES AND MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN TO ONE OF MY OTHER REMAINING WINDOWS AND DOES NOT WANT TO RIDE WITH ME ANYMORE.. *TR

THE LEFT REAR WINDOW, RIGHT REAR WINDOW, RIGHT FRONT WINDOW ABRUPTLY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE FORD DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS FAILURE OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON ALL THREE DOORS. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND MY OWN INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE 2004 FORD F1 50 PICKUP TRUCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE 2004 F150 PICKUP TRUCK ARE INDEED DEFECTIVE BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART UNLESS YOUR ORGANIZATION ORDERS THE RECALL. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE COME ACROSS SCORES OF OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. ALTHOUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WE FORD OWNERS DO FEEL THAT IT IS. DRIVING AT 65 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THREE WINDOWS ABRUPTLY DROP INTO THE CAVITY OF THE DOOR IT COULD AND PROBABLY AS BEEN THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS. WE URGE YOU TO PETITION FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL THE 2004 THROUGH 2006 FORD F1 50 PICKUP TRUCK AND REPLACE THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS.