My truck is only 10 years old and the frame is all rotten out I think it is a very serious thing if you are driving along and it breaks.
2004 Ford F-150 body complaints
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I took my truck to a garage to have the oil changed. While up on the rack the rust was noticed by my mechanic who said it would not pass inspection better have it fixed. I contacted a professional who came to my house and looked at it with the bed off. Upon his inspection he found it was unrepairable there was not enough original metal left to weld to. I have contacted ford customer relationship center only to be told there is no warranty, no recall, sorry for your luck and got hung up on. While researching online I have discovered that ford has a recall on 2004 escapes for this very same reason "the frames are rusting out" it would make sense to me that there must have been a bad batch of metal used in the building of these frames. I would like to know if any more 2004 vehicles from ford have reported similar problems and what can we do about this?
-repair shop-2004 ford f150 crew cab, frame completely rotted through, frame replacement required. Customer will not have repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that the frame members were extremely corroded. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 109,000.
Vehicle's back window leak noted within 60 days after purchase, resealed by dealer x2-still leaks. Within a period of one year after purchase, three of the four window gear boxes were replaced due to failure. I've noted several complaints about these issues, met other owners who have had these issues fixed under warranty, yet we were required to pay for repair. At highway speeds, 65mph, the vehicle begins to shimmy, vibrate and becomes difficult to maintain control of steering. Vibration makes ride unpleasant and noisy.
When driving at relatively low speed, the hood lifted violently. The driver was able to stop the truck safely. The portion of the hood which secures the hood striker gave way, allowing the hood to open so violently that the grille flew off. The hood was properly closed/latched before the incident, and the striker was still in the latch (complete with pieces of aluminum torn off of the hood) after the incident. It appears that galvanic corrosion (steel striker on aluminum hood) likely caused the issue. Since this truck is in a fleet, the remainder of the f-150s of the same body style (my2008 and older) were checked, 65 of 580 trucks had either cracking or corrosion around the striker bar which may lead to this issue. Note - this is an ontario, canada fleet but these issues likely affect us-sold vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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...
I have owned this truck since 2004, no serious issues. This past friday I noticed power was still going to my truck when it was turned off. The power accessory relay was clicking vigorously then stopped, no power inside my vehicle. I started the truck and everything worked except for the radio. I went for a drive than and then the reverse lights came on the door buzzer was going off, as I went to stop I heard a grinding noise occur than stopped. Was able to get it home. I have 30 years of mechanic experience and tried to find a possible short. When I removed the passenger side rocker panel I found the harness covered in rusty water. Now doing research on the internet, I have seen hundreds of people complaining about this issue, that ford wont cover. It turns out many people had to have wiring harness replaced costing thousands. While conducting my research I have found out water is leaking through the windshield the rear window and wiring harness that travels through the firewall. Please help, ford will not admit to their mistake.
I am the owner of a 2004 f-150. This is my fifth ford product on a row, two of them purchased new. Recently the passenger side rear window regulator failed, causing the window to slide down into the door. In december. I purchased a replacement regulator/motor assembly and just finished the installation. When I examined the old unit I found the operating cable incorrectly spooled onto the primary pulley. When the cable overlapped itself the end pulled out of the lifting block. When I was searching for information about the replacement procedure, I came across numerous websites detailing complaints about the failure of f150 window regulators. This leads me to believe that the problem is due to a faulty design and should be addressed by ford with a redesigned part and a recall to replace existing units. I will be contacting my congressman, about this expensive and annoying defect.websites detailing the issue are listed below: http://www.jerebeasleyreport.com/2011/08/problems-with-ford-f-150-window-regulators/ http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/f-150/2005/windows_windshield/power_window_regulator_failure.shtml information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
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?
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..
2004 ford f150 supercrew starts shaking horribly at highway speeds when pulling a travel trailer. It doesn't matter if you slow down, speed up, or take out of gear the only way to make it quit is to come to a complete stop. This has happened 3 times to me so far and it feels as if all the wheels are about to fall off. I called my dealer and they said that they haven't heard of this problem, but if you do a search on it there is a lot of people concerned of this dangerous issue. Luckily I haven't been on an interstate with my travel trailer because I would believe that this could cause me to possibly lose control at those kind of speeds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Front passenger side window suddenly dropped for no reason.
I purchased a used 2004 ford xl f 150 4 x 4 whcih was manufactured in the u.s. But sold in canada ser # [xxx]. 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 if you have anything please forward it asap [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was having a rattling noise under my truck for the past several months. My neighbor who used to work for ford thinks its the cables for the spare tire under my truck. He believes the spare tire cables are loose and need to be tightened. I looked in the owners manual to figure out how to get the spare tire out. I have to use my ignition key to open the lock to get to the tire. My key only fits half way in and wont open the lock. I used wd40 to maybe get it loose. Tried again and nothing. I researched online and many people have the same problem. I called the dealer and they wont fix it for free since its not under warranty. What happens if I get a flat tire? I wont be able to get to my spare. This also happened on my other ford truck.
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 paneling on the inside. The water collects along where all the electrical wires are running and soaks up into the carpet.
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.
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.
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!!!!
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