2004 FORD F-150 Complaints

2004 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS ON BOTH WINDOWS. ONE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE OTHER FAILED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE ALLOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING BUT,YET YOU HAVE NOT FORCED FORD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. I WAS NOT USING OR ADJUSTING THE WINDOW IN ANY WAY PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND WET LEAVING WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR AND CAUSING DIFFICULTY DRIVING IN THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS. I WAS NOT DRESSED TO BE IN 60 MPH COLD BLASTING AIR AND MY HANDS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. THE DEALER DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. FORD CONTACTED ME AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT ONLY WANTED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COST. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. MY VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILES AND IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE WITH THE REGULATOR, I WAS AMAZED THAT THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. AND '04-08 F150'S HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WINDOWS FAIL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR MYSELF AS THE COSTS TO GET THIS DONE IS OVER $500 AT THE DEALER, AND OVER $400 AT A REPAIR SHOP. WHEN I REMOVED THE REGULATOR I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW POORLY THE PARTS WERE MADE. THE DESIGN LOOKS TO BE FLAWED AS WELL. CLIPS THAT CAN FALL OFF. CABLES THAT CAN FALL OFF SMALL PLASTIC WHEELS. AND THE POWER MOTOR REELS TWO CABLES UP TOGETHER. THIS IS GOING TO BIND UP AND FAIL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOTOR REEL HAD BOTH CABLES TANGLED WHEN I PULLED IT OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY PIECE OF GLASS, AND THE MECHANISM SUPPORTING THIS ASSEMBLY IS COMPLETELY INSUFFICIENT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR EXTENDED USE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL INVOLUNTARILY TURNED OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WITH IT ACTIVATED. HE TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,900. UPDATED 01/13/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11

ACCELERATING THROUGH 60MPH, HEARD LOUD ENGINE NOISE, WITH SUBSEQUENT ROUGH RUNNING AND HEAVY VIBRATIONS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND THREE BROKEN/BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUGS/COILS, WHICH WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS PRECEDING THIS INCIDENT, TWO SPARK PLUGS DISINTEGRATED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. ALL SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ABOUT 30,000 MILES BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

IN 2009 I HAD A WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED IN THE REAR OF MY 2004 F150 FX4 BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT THIS YEAR IN JUNE THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BEHIND THE DRIVER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW IN NOVEMBER THE REAR PASSENGER REGULATOR HAS AGAIN FAILED IN LESS THAT 18 MONTHS. IN BOTH INSTANCES THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY I BOUGHT AT HALL FORD IN NEWPORT NEWS AND PAID EACH TIME A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I FIND IT UNREASONABLE THAT A PART WOULD FAIL THREE TIME IN 17 MONTHS AND SINCE FORD IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT MAKES THE PART I CAN FIND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET ANOTHER FORD BRANDED PART THAT I FEEL WILL JUST ONCE AGAIN FAIL ON ME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON NOT ONLY FORUMS, BUT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY AND GETTING CANNED RESPONSES THAT THERE IS "NO RECALL" "NO PROGRAMS" AND "NO WARRANTY". I FEEL AS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE DESIGN OF THE PART OR THE MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE PART THAT IS CAUSING SOME KIND OF FAULT RESULTING IN THE FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR WITH A FORD PART ONLY OF THE SAME DESIGN. *TR

I OWN A 2004 F 150 4 DOOR SUPERCREW AND ALL 4 WINDOWS REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON THEIR OWN. I HAD THREE FAIL WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, TODAY THE FOURTH ONE FAILED. EACH TIME ONE FAILED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE WINDOW SLAMS DOWN SCARING THE HECK OUT OF ME. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THE STEEL CABLE GETS KINKED UP ON ITS OWN AND SNAPS OR KINKS UP SO BAD IT CAN NOT BE REUSED. EACH TIME ITS A 300 DOLLAR FIX SO WHEN I REPLACE THIS LAST ONE I'LL BE ABOUT 1200 DOLLARS OUT. I FINALLY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND FORD WILL NOT OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I DON'T KNOW IT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD OR THE SUPPLIER TO FORD THAT MAKES THE WINDOW REGULATOR BUT I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AND THAT YOU CANNOT BUY THE PARTS YOU NEED EXCEPT AT FORD PARTS DEALERS ONLY. SINCE FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I AM NEVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN MY 2004 FORD 150 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. FOUND A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE DONE SOME READING AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD'S TRITON ENGINES. COIL PACK WAS SPARKING WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ENGINE FIRE. PLEASE HAVE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE LOST 4 WINDOW REGULATORS OVER THE SPACE OF 2 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS FRONT , PASS FRONT TWICE PASS REAR ONCE. I CURRENTLY HAVE A BROOM HANDLE HOLDING UP DRIVERS REAR. THIS HAS GOTTEN VERY OLD AND TIRESOME. I WORKED FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR 27 YEARS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT DISREGARD OF QUALITY IS JOB 1. *TR

COMPLAINT ON 2004 FORD F-150 WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAVE THREE THAT HAVE FAILED WITH TWO OF THEM DOING IT TWICE. THESE CASE DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHEN GLASS IS BROKEN. IT IS ALSO A HUGE DISTRACTION WHEN WINDOW FALLS WHILE DRIVING. GLASS IS A BIG PROBLEM TO CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS. *TR

SINCE APPROX JUNE OF 2009, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS. ALL 4 FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING.