Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 03/21/2012 | 125948 | 1 | |
| While attempting to accelerate onto a highway my vehicle sputtered and i was unable to get up to speed in a reasonable amount of time. fortunately i was on a 4 lane highway and the approaching vehicles were able to avoid me by pulling into the passing lane. i brought my vehicle in for service and a corroded fuel pump control module was responsible for the hesitation. according to my mechanic, he categorized the problem as defective design. the module is mounted in a area susceptible to corrosion. this is a relatively easy fix however in my case the spare tire carrier had to cut off to access the module. *tr | |||
| 01/14/2009 | 83000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle frame was not properly aligned with the body of the vehicle. the contact discovered the failure when he noticed that the rear tires were protruding outward abnormally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who did not diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 83,000 and current mileage 99,000. | |||
| 01/14/2009 | 83000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle frame was not aligned with the body . the contact noticed it by the rear tires sticking out. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and who did not diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 83,000 and current mileage 99,000. pm | |||
| 03/15/2009 | 90000 | ||
| I purchased a used 2004 ford xl f 150 4 x 4 whcih was manufactured in the u.s. but sold in canada ser # 1ftpx1456nb81801. the truck has a constant vibration at 50 mph and i have spent $2,500 trying to fix it with out success. what really scared me was that on one occassion the vibration instantly became so severe, that i almost lost control of the truck and had to pull off the road.. are there other complaints with this same problem? are you aware of what causes this problem? my investigation leads me to be convinced that it ia an inherent ford manufacturing defect. anything that you have that would support my belief would be of great assistance, or any info at all would help. i have sued ford and the trial is june 12 a few weeks from now so itf you have anything please forward it asap thanks gary grant | |||
| 05/09/2010 | 62000 | ||
| On 9 may 2010 traveling on i-64 around norfolk at betwen 65 mph and 70 mph in heavy traffic, driver's side window suddenly and unexpectedly dropped down into the door causing an unexpected drag on the vehicle and forcing near loss of control. apparently the electric window regulator failed in an unexpected and dangerous manner. | |||
| 08/02/2009 | 46375 | 1 | |
| Second window drive failure in 6 weeks. very loud bang from door (sounds like truck is hit by large rock/hard object) which is very startling, then window glass slides down into door. on the freeway this is extremely distracting and dangerous. the first window failure (one month ago) cost me $430.00 at ford dealer to repair. i was never informed that this was a frequent problem. after second failure in 4 weeks, i went on the web and discovered that this is happening to thousands of 2004-2005 f-150's, and ford refuses to address it! i'm waiting to talk to dealers service manager about second failure to try and get ford to pay for the repairs, as well as inspect the other windows and repair them as necessary. it's only a matter of time before they fail as well. - this is a well-known design defect!!! ford has already changed the design/part # for the faulty part (regulator/cable assy) three times- and it still fails without warning! these trucks should be recalled and fixed at ford's expense!!!! *tr | |||
| 01/16/2009 | 51500 | 1 | |
| Own a ford f-150 year 2004 and a window in one of the doors has fallen. this time it was the back passenger window that scared my wife while driving when it fell to the bottom of the inside door. i have already had every window replaced once and the driver window twice, and this will be twice for this door, in total it has been 6 times windows have fell. this requires a recall. when driving this can be a safety hazard when you think someone has shot your window or something has crashed behind you and it happens that your window has fell down making like a crashing sound. it can be very frightening while driving and could cause a safety problem. and being the 6th time, needs redesigned properly. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2006 | 0 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Noticing water leak from either the 3rd brake light or the top of the rear window into the cab of the truck. rear window is not the style that opens. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 25000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the windows regulators had become inoperable and the contact was unable to close the windows. the vehicle was repaired several times for the same failure and the failure recurred on all four windows. the dealer was notified of the failure and advised that the cause of the failure was the window regulator. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 49,000. kmj | |||
| 09/03/2010 | 25000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle windows regulators were inoperable and were unable to rolled the windows up when the windows were rolled down. the vehicle was repaired several times already for the same failure and the failure reoccured on all four windows. the dealer was notified of the failure and stated that caused of the vehicle failure was the window regulator. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated that the vehicle was not under any recall or any warranty the failure repaired was under the contact cost and offered no additional assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 49,000. lg | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rust in the rear passenger quarter panel due to a know factory defect of a rubber pad being installed improperly, contacted ford about the problem, they refuse to repair or assist in any way. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rear passenger side quarter panel rust due to rubber panel being improperly installed at factory. full rust through in the middle of the panel, from the inside out. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rust in the rear passenger quarter panel due to a know factory defect of a rubber pad being installed improperly, contacted ford about the problem, they refuse to repair or assist in any way. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rear passenger side quarter panel rust due to rubber panel being improperly installed at factory. full rust through in the middle of the panel, from the inside out. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rust in the rear passenger quarter panel due to a know factory defect of a rubber pad being installed improperly, contacted ford about the problem, they refuse to repair or assist in any way. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Rear passenger side quarter panel rust due to rubber panel being improperly installed at factory. full rust through in the middle of the panel, from the inside out. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 45349 | 1 | |
| Was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph and the left driver's side window came crashing down. i thought a rock was coming through the window and almost went off the road. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Rust in the rear passenger quarter panel due to a know factory defect of a rubber pad being installed improperly, contacted ford about the problem, they refuse to repair or assist in any way. | |||
| 01/31/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Rear passenger side quarter panel rust due to rubber panel being improperly installed at factory. full rust through in the middle of the panel, from the inside out. | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 45349 | 1 | |
| Was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph and the left driver's side window came crashing down. i thought a rock was coming through the window and almost went off the road. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 45349 | ||
| Was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph and the left driver's side window came crashing down. i thought a rock was coming through the window and almost went off the road. | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 51320 | 1 | |
| On 25 march 2011, i encountered a loud pop in the door on the driver-side of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, and the window disappeared into the door frame. i removed the door panel and discovered that the cable mechanism within the window regulator had failed. without further delay i turned the truck into my ford dealer to have the window regulator repaired, and received a repair bill of $301.86 (the regulator alone cost $159.36); the ford advisor stated that they had the part in stock since the window regulator failure was a common occurrence. i did not inspect the regulator to determine why the cable mechanism had failed. after this incident i visited www.nhtsa.gov to determine the extent of the problem, and learned that more than 240 other 2004 ford truck owners had experienced the exact same problem in one door or the other in their trucks. as might be expected when inferior parts are installed in a vehicle, such as the window regulators in the 2004 ford trucks, the passenger-side window regulator also failed. in the second instance i determined that a small, cheap piece of molded plastic on the window regulator had failed because of the immense pressure applied to it when the window was being raised. details of that failure are listed elsewhere on this website. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 54360 | 1 | |
| In late-june 2012 a loud clunk/thud/pop/small explosion occurred in the passenger-side door of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, while the vehicle was stopped and idling, and the window dropped into the door frame. when i returned home i removed the door panel and discovered that a small piece of molded plastic, 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 (probable cost to ford about 39 cents) on the window regulator had disintegrated/failed, allowing the regulator cable to release the window. i have found a replacement window regulator on the internet for $70 (ford charges $175 for the part) and will repair the defective item myself. i notified ford of the failure of a less-than-quality plastic piece on the regulator and asked for reimbursement. ford responded: there are no factory warranties or programs in effect on your vehicle that would provide financial assistance for your current vehicle concern. however, they did add: recommend that you keep your repair receipts in case ford initiates a recall or customer satisfaction program in the future based on customer feedback or further engineering review of similar complaints. i see from the large number of complaints on this website by ford truck owners that i am but one of hundreds who have been affected, and obviously, there will be hundreds more; the odds are very high that the majority of the plastic pieces on ford truck window regulators will fail sooner or later, and i seriously doubt that the 2004 ford f-150 truck is the only model year that contains plastic parts in the window regulators. $70 to replace a failed piece of plastic that initially probably cost ford about 39 cents to produce is a sad commentary on quality. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 51320 | 1 | |
| On 25 march 2011, i encountered a loud pop in the door on the driver-side of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, and the window disappeared into the door frame. i removed the door panel and discovered that the cable mechanism within the window regulator had failed. without further delay i turned the truck into my ford dealer to have the window regulator repaired, and received a repair bill of $301.86 (the regulator alone cost $159.36); the ford advisor stated that they had the part in stock since the window regulator failure was a common occurrence. i did not inspect the regulator to determine why the cable mechanism had failed. after this incident i visited www.nhtsa.gov to determine the extent of the problem, and learned that more than 240 other 2004 ford truck owners had experienced the exact same problem in one door or the other in their trucks. as might be expected when inferior parts are installed in a vehicle, such as the window regulators in the 2004 ford trucks, the passenger-side window regulator also failed. in the second instance i determined that a small, cheap piece of molded plastic on the window regulator had failed because of the immense pressure applied to it when the window was being raised. details of that failure are listed elsewhere on this website. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 54360 | 1 | |
| In late-june 2012 a loud clunk/thud/pop/small explosion occurred in the passenger-side door of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, while the vehicle was stopped and idling, and the window dropped into the door frame. when i returned home i removed the door panel and discovered that a small piece of molded plastic, 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 (probable cost to ford about 39 cents) on the window regulator had disintegrated/failed, allowing the regulator cable to release the window. i have found a replacement window regulator on the internet for $70 (ford charges $175 for the part) and will repair the defective item myself. i notified ford of the failure of a less-than-quality plastic piece on the regulator and asked for reimbursement. ford responded: there are no factory warranties or programs in effect on your vehicle that would provide financial assistance for your current vehicle concern. however, they did add: recommend that you keep your repair receipts in case ford initiates a recall or customer satisfaction program in the future based on customer feedback or further engineering review of similar complaints. i see from the large number of complaints on this website by ford truck owners that i am but one of hundreds who have been affected, and obviously, there will be hundreds more; the odds are very high that the majority of the plastic pieces on ford truck window regulators will fail sooner or later, and i seriously doubt that the 2004 ford f-150 truck is the only model year that contains plastic parts in the window regulators. $70 to replace a failed piece of plastic that initially probably cost ford about 39 cents to produce is a sad commentary on quality. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 51320 | ||
| On 25 march 2011, i encountered a loud pop in the door on the driver-side of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, and the window disappeared into the door frame. i removed the door panel and discovered that the cable mechanism within the window regulator had failed. without further delay i turned the truck into my ford dealer to have the window regulator repaired, and received a repair bill of $301.86 (the regulator alone cost $159.36); the ford advisor stated that they had the part in stock since the window regulator failure was a common occurrence. i did not inspect the regulator to determine why the cable mechanism had failed. after this incident i visited www.nhtsa.gov to determine the extent of the problem, and learned that more than 240 other 2004 ford truck owners had experienced the exact same problem in one door or the other in their trucks. as might be expected when inferior parts are installed in a vehicle, such as the window regulators in the 2004 ford trucks, the passenger-side window regulator also failed. in the second instance i determined that a small, cheap piece of molded plastic on the window regulator had failed because of the immense pressure applied to it when the window was being raised. details of that failure are listed elsewhere on this website. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 54360 | ||
| In late-june 2012 a loud clunk/thud/pop/small explosion occurred in the passenger-side door of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, while the vehicle was stopped and idling, and the window dropped into the door frame. when i returned home i removed the door panel and discovered that a small piece of molded plastic, 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 (probable cost to ford about 39 cents) on the window regulator had disintegrated/failed, allowing the regulator cable to release the window. i have found a replacement window regulator on the internet for $70 (ford charges $175 for the part) and will repair the defective item myself. i notified ford of the failure of a less-than-quality plastic piece on the regulator and asked for reimbursement. ford responded: there are no factory warranties or programs in effect on your vehicle that would provide financial assistance for your current vehicle concern. however, they did add: recommend that you keep your repair receipts in case ford initiates a recall or customer satisfaction program in the future based on customer feedback or further engineering review of similar complaints. i see from the large number of complaints on this website by ford truck owners that i am but one of hundreds who have been affected, and obviously, there will be hundreds more; the odds are very high that the majority of the plastic pieces on ford truck window regulators will fail sooner or later, and i seriously doubt that the 2004 ford f-150 truck is the only model year that contains plastic parts in the window regulators. $70 to replace a failed piece of plastic that initially probably cost ford about 39 cents to produce is a sad commentary on quality. | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 51320 | ||
| On 25 march 2011, i encountered a loud pop in the door on the driver-side of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, and the window disappeared into the door frame. i removed the door panel and discovered that the cable mechanism within the window regulator had failed. without further delay i turned the truck into my ford dealer to have the window regulator repaired, and received a repair bill of $301.86 (the regulator alone cost $159.36); the ford advisor stated that they had the part in stock since the window regulator failure was a common occurrence. i did not inspect the regulator to determine why the cable mechanism had failed. after this incident i visited www.nhtsa.gov to determine the extent of the problem, and learned that more than 240 other 2004 ford truck owners had experienced the exact same problem in one door or the other in their trucks. as might be expected when inferior parts are installed in a vehicle, such as the window regulators in the 2004 ford trucks, the passenger-side window regulator also failed. in the second instance i determined that a small, cheap piece of molded plastic on the window regulator had failed because of the immense pressure applied to it when the window was being raised. details of that failure are listed elsewhere on this website. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 54360 | ||
| In late-june 2012 a loud clunk/thud/pop/small explosion occurred in the passenger-side door of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, while the vehicle was stopped and idling, and the window dropped into the door frame. when i returned home i removed the door panel and discovered that a small piece of molded plastic, 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 (probable cost to ford about 39 cents) on the window regulator had disintegrated/failed, allowing the regulator cable to release the window. i have found a replacement window regulator on the internet for $70 (ford charges $175 for the part) and will repair the defective item myself. i notified ford of the failure of a less-than-quality plastic piece on the regulator and asked for reimbursement. ford responded: there are no factory warranties or programs in effect on your vehicle that would provide financial assistance for your current vehicle concern. however, they did add: recommend that you keep your repair receipts in case ford initiates a recall or customer satisfaction program in the future based on customer feedback or further engineering review of similar complaints. i see from the large number of complaints on this website by ford truck owners that i am but one of hundreds who have been affected, and obviously, there will be hundreds more; the odds are very high that the majority of the plastic pieces on ford truck window regulators will fail sooner or later, and i seriously doubt that the 2004 ford f-150 truck is the only model year that contains plastic parts in the window regulators. $70 to replace a failed piece of plastic that initially probably cost ford about 39 cents to produce is a sad commentary on quality. | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 51320 | ||
| On 25 march 2011, i encountered a loud pop in the door on the driver-side of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, and the window disappeared into the door frame. i removed the door panel and discovered that the cable mechanism within the window regulator had failed. without further delay i turned the truck into my ford dealer to have the window regulator repaired, and received a repair bill of $301.86 (the regulator alone cost $159.36); the ford advisor stated that they had the part in stock since the window regulator failure was a common occurrence. i did not inspect the regulator to determine why the cable mechanism had failed. after this incident i visited www.nhtsa.gov to determine the extent of the problem, and learned that more than 240 other 2004 ford truck owners had experienced the exact same problem in one door or the other in their trucks. as might be expected when inferior parts are installed in a vehicle, such as the window regulators in the 2004 ford trucks, the passenger-side window regulator also failed. in the second instance i determined that a small, cheap piece of molded plastic on the window regulator had failed because of the immense pressure applied to it when the window was being raised. details of that failure are listed elsewhere on this website. | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 54360 | ||
| In late-june 2012 a loud clunk/thud/pop/small explosion occurred in the passenger-side door of my 2004 ford f-150 regular cab truck, while the vehicle was stopped and idling, and the window dropped into the door frame. when i returned home i removed the door panel and discovered that a small piece of molded plastic, 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 (probable cost to ford about 39 cents) on the window regulator had disintegrated/failed, allowing the regulator cable to release the window. i have found a replacement window regulator on the internet for $70 (ford charges $175 for the part) and will repair the defective item myself. i notified ford of the failure of a less-than-quality plastic piece on the regulator and asked for reimbursement. ford responded: there are no factory warranties or programs in effect on your vehicle that would provide financial assistance for your current vehicle concern. however, they did add: recommend that you keep your repair receipts in case ford initiates a recall or customer satisfaction program in the future based on customer feedback or further engineering review of similar complaints. i see from the large number of complaints on this website by ford truck owners that i am but one of hundreds who have been affected, and obviously, there will be hundreds more; the odds are very high that the majority of the plastic pieces on ford truck window regulators will fail sooner or later, and i seriously doubt that the 2004 ford f-150 truck is the only model year that contains plastic parts in the window regulators. $70 to replace a failed piece of plastic that initially probably cost ford about 39 cents to produce is a sad commentary on quality. | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 100000 | ||
| Is anybody doing anything about the ford window regulator problem. over the years all of my sons windows have all fallen down. at times leaving the kids with exposure to whoever passes by...this is not safe. two windows failed on the same day. tried to call ford and got no reasonable response... | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 70000 | ||
| I was traveling on a main boulevard when all of a sudden the drivers side window slid down with a loud sounding bang. the window did not break. however, what seems to be a spring loaded mechanism, must have broken causing the window to collapse down inside the door. the sound was so loud, it caused a nervous reaction in me which resulted in pulling on the steering wheel to one side. thankfully, there were no vehicles to that side and i was able to correct my steering to get back into my lane. as if one experience was not sufficient, it happened again 9/1/11. this time on the passenger side door. the same exact experience repeated except that this time i was driving at 75mph on i-25. i expected to find a recall to this dis-functional mechanism. what are the chances of this happening almost back to back within a 6 week period? | |||
| 08/25/2011 | 103000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/20/2011 | 90370 | ||
| Door power window regulator fails (broken plastic piece) and door window glass falls into the door. this usually occurs while driving - see thousands of internet reports. this is a dangerous defect in the regulator that ford knows about and refuses to recall. repair part and labor cost approx $400 per window. i have had 2 window regulators fail so far! ford should be responsible for this. | |||
| 10/02/2004 | 90000 | ||
| Window regulator of my 2004 f-150 pickup failed and window dropped down into door while driving down the road. this is the fourth requlator to fail since the truck was new. i replaced the others by buying regulators from a salvage yard. ford should replace these defective parts. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 108000 | ||
| 3rd power window regulator failure in 1.5 yrs on 2004 ford f-150 supercrew truck. when regulator fails, it sounds as though someone struck or shot the window causing me to jump and take my eyes off the road to see what had happened and if any passengers were injured almost causing me to collide with an on-coming vehicle. i have had two of the regulators replaced by a local paint and body shop where i was told that it is a known problem with the regulators. my cost to date has been in excess of $350 and i now have two suction cups holding one window up until i can afford to have it repaired. | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 66020 | ||
| 2004 ford f150 window regulator failures...multiple times..several months apart. the window comes crashing down and is totally open. i have dogs that ride with me. this has got to be fixed by ford. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 108000 | ||
| 3rd power window regulator failure in 1.5 yrs on 2004 ford f-150 supercrew truck. when regulator fails, it sounds as though someone struck or shot the window causing me to jump and take my eyes off the road to see what had happened and if any passengers were injured almost causing me to collide with an on-coming vehicle. i have had two of the regulators replaced by a local paint and body shop where i was told that it is a known problem with the regulators. my cost to date has been in excess of $350 and i now have two suction cups holding one window up until i can afford to have it repaired. | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 66020 | ||
| 2004 ford f150 window regulator failures...multiple times..several months apart. the window comes crashing down and is totally open. i have dogs that ride with me. this has got to be fixed by ford. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 108000 | ||
| 3rd power window regulator failure in 1.5 yrs on 2004 ford f-150 supercrew truck. when regulator fails, it sounds as though someone struck or shot the window causing me to jump and take my eyes off the road to see what had happened and if any passengers were injured almost causing me to collide with an on-coming vehicle. i have had two of the regulators replaced by a local paint and body shop where i was told that it is a known problem with the regulators. my cost to date has been in excess of $350 and i now have two suction cups holding one window up until i can afford to have it repaired. | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 66020 | ||
| 2004 ford f150 window regulator failures...multiple times..several months apart. the window comes crashing down and is totally open. i have dogs that ride with me. this has got to be fixed by ford. | |||
| 09/07/2010 | 106755 | ||
| While driving at highway speed the rear passenger window droped, at that time my grandson (3) taught it would be ok to throw his socker ball out. the ball bounced of a car behind me but no damage but scared the driver almost causing an accident. this is a big problem, windows should not drop like that good thing weather was good, i can only imagine if it had been raining the other car would have not been able to stop causing a major accident and i would be getting seud. this issue needs fixing by ford because is not an isoleted problem thousands are having the same problem. window not fixed yet still researching for parts. | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 66020 | ||
| 2004 ford f150 window regulator failures...multiple times..several months apart. the window comes crashing down and is totally open. i have dogs that ride with me. this has got to be fixed by ford. | |||
| 09/07/2010 | 106755 | ||
| While driving at highway speed the rear passenger window droped, at that time my grandson (3) taught it would be ok to throw his socker ball out. the ball bounced of a car behind me but no damage but scared the driver almost causing an accident. this is a big problem, windows should not drop like that good thing weather was good, i can only imagine if it had been raining the other car would have not been able to stop causing a major accident and i would be getting seud. this issue needs fixing by ford because is not an isoleted problem thousands are having the same problem. window not fixed yet still researching for parts. | |||
| 06/09/2010 | 59239 | ||
| While driving the drivers side window fell down into the door. later investigation indicates that the window regulator broke for no apprent reason allowing the window to fall. | |||
| 03/21/2010 | |||
| There are factory made square holes under the sides of the truck. when it rains, the wheels splash water into these holes. the water comes up into the floor of the truck. inside the truck there is a plastic panel along the edges of the door that pops out. it is the square holes that it pops out of that the water comes in through. i can stick my finger from the under outside if the truck and see them thru the holes that hold the plastic panelling on the inside. the water collects along where all the electrical wires are running and soaks up into the carpet. | |||
| 11/24/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| 2004 ford f-150 supercrew window regulator failure. driving safety hazard, distractions during driving at highway speeds. could lead to possible severe injury or deaths. second time in 10,000 miles. poor design and flimsy parts used by ford. expensive repair. *tr | |||
| 09/04/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| I own a ford f150 v8 5.4 tritan about a month ago my passengers side window fell down in the door while i was driving down the road. it scared me and caused me to swerve while driving. this is definitely an issue. about a week ago my drivers side e window did the same thing while driving on a two lane winding road. it crashed down into the door scaring me and almost causing an accident. after doing some research i realized that this is problem many other ford owners are having and not just a fluke. something needs to be done about this before it causes an accident resulting in someone's death. *tr | |||
| 03/27/2009 | 96000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down i-35 in the rain when a loud bang startled me. i noticed right away that my 2 year old girl was crying and her window was down with rain pouring in. i had to pull over in traffic on the interstate in the rain to try and fix the problem. the bang had scared her and she was getting wet. we moved the carseat over to the other side and i was able to pull the window up. my wife had to hold it up with her hand all the way home. from the sound of that bang i am suprised the window didn't shatter. if it would have my little girl could have lost an eye or been cut badly. i was able to look at it today and it seems that the little cable that pulls the window up has broken loose from the plastic pulley it winds up on. i have done a bit of research tonight and this is a very common problem. ford knows about the problem since they tend to keep plenty of these window regulators in stock. many of the people on these websites have had multiple failures. one had replaced all four window regulators on his f-150. the problems started when they changed from a solid metal scissors type to this mouse trap looking thing with plastic pulleys. the engineer that designed this thing should have his p.e. license revoked. it is a terrible piece of engineering. ford should fix this problem and do a recall on this problem before one of these windows shatters at highway speed and throws glass into the face of a small child. *tr | |||
| 04/12/2008 | 1 | ||
| A rust and panel perforation on the right box outer of 2004 ford f-150's. rust develops under the paint on the right box outer panel behind the right rear wheel opening and about at the center for height of the panel. this has happened on several trucks of friends as well as my truck. the dealers are saying it is because there is a brace welded to the panel during production and the weld id the root of the rust. ford is saying that they have no responsibility and won't help to cover the cost of repair. as a retired engineer from another manufacturer and also having worked for the other of the big three, i know that welding destroys the rust preventable on the sheet metal. the weld process flows galvanize away from the weld area and then helps to precipitate the rust to form. the trucks have all had no paint damage or accidents in the area of the rust forming. bubbles appear under what looks like good solid paint and then breaks through and shows rusted metal. with the number of trucks having the same issue it looks to be a systemic issue from the manufacturing process. the other two domestic manufacturers will not weld on what is known as a class a outer panel surface. a customer?s line of sight walking up to a vehicle is considered to be class a surface. there should not any be welds on it and little or no metal finish. that, metal finishing, also would remove the rust protecting galvanize. another concern is that some states have annual inspections that would cause this to have to be repaired. the owner would be stuck with this cost through no fault of his or her own. *tr | |||
| 02/27/2006 | 62000 | 1 | |
| Noted that drivers door did not line up correctly as before. body shop noted that door had evidence of a weld failing in area where the hinges insert into the door. that was 2/27/06 and truck had approx. 62,000 miles on it. then this spring (2008) i began to notice that the door began to fit even worse than before and put my camera between door and door post to take photos as my head would not fit in that area to get a good view. photos showed numerous cracks had developed in area of hinge insertions on the door and the entire door end had warped out of shape in area of hinge attachments. now truck has 113,000 miles and when my dealer spoke to corporate ford, they were told that the warranty for body defects had expired at 36,000 miles. i spoke to customer assistance and was told they would do nothing as there was no recall issued. that was sometime in may 2008. my contention is that this is a safety issue not a body defect and puts me in danger should there be a crash. this door will not protect me in a side impact as it is not properly attached to the vehicle. *tr | |||