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
2004 Ford F-150 electrical complaints
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While I was driving, the rear drivers side window made a loud pop and the window just fell down. The window will not go back up. It is stuck down. I could not find any recall on the window but googled and found that is a problem for a lot of ford f150 owners.
After starting the truck, and having seemingly normal operation. It started to run rough and had a marked loss of power. The check engine light did not initially illuminate, giving no indication of a serious problem. Thinking this was a temporary problem, we continued home. The next day my wife took the truck on her normal daily routine. She notified me later that the truck had gotten worse and that it was very rough and low on power, to the point of making merging very dicey. We took the car to the dealer for diagnosis and they found a wiring harness had chafed through due to a riding condition on an air conditioning line. This affected coil number 4. The dealer repaired the chafed wire and returned the car to service. The ironic thing(or disappointing, depending on your perspective) was that we had the car in for a recall campaign for a chafing wire in the airbag system.
I was driving my 2004 ford f150 lariat on us 50 going west bound in heavy traffic around 5:30 in the evening driving 70 MPH. I heard a loud pop (as if a gun was being fired), which startled me to where I swerved into the lane beside me. Luckily there was not another car right beside me or else this would have definitely lead to an accident. I turned out to be something within in the electrical system of my driverside windows controls. The window fell down as soon as I heard the pop. I called one of the local ford dealers and was told that it would be about $400.00 to fix and that they have to fix this sort of problem all the time on the same makes and models of my truck. I then asked if there was a recall and was told that there was not. I am not able to afford repairs at this time, so I am having to just deal with the fact that I do not have a window on the driverside anymore. This whole incident could have caused a serious accident. Ford should really do something about this before it does.
Electric window motors fall apart inside doors.
Window regulator failure, third occurrence within a year. First incident was left rear window, then right rear window now right front. All three incidents occurred while driving, causing a hazardous distraction to the driver. Two incidents happened in foul weather further disrupting the driver.
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.
2004 ford f150 supercrew. Window regulator failure, resulting in a loud crashing sound while driving the vehicle; once almost resulting in a crash. This has happened with 3 regulators now.
I attempted to raise my front passenger-side power window on my 2004 ford f-150 supercab. I heard a loud pop and the window began to lower automatically. When it was completely inside the door, it stopped. I am now unable to raise this window. I was personally at a stop when the window failed, however, there are numerous accounts of this failure occurring in moving vehicles creating a safety hazard.
Currently own a 2004 ford f150 fx4. The driver side window suddenly fell off the track while driving and into the door, thankfully it didn't shatter. Took it to the dealership, wasn't covered under warranty. It was the window regulator. Cost around $500 to fix it. A year later the driver side window fell of track when shutting the door and fell down into it. Don't really have the money to fix it, so we rigged it to stay up, however it falls slowly while driving and we have to keep pushing it up. Now the rear passenger window has fallen down- where our child sits and this is becoming a problem. $1500 to fix 3 windows in 2 years is not acceptable on something that is clearly a defect. Ford claims they are waiting for the federal safety agency to require the recall from ford, until that happens they wont correct the problem. This is a safety issue as well as a consumer issue. Please continue to advise ford of this defect and urge the recall.
No significant events lead up to.... 3 out of 4 windows on my 2004 ford f150 fx4 had to be replaced because out of the blue they come crashing down. I have spent about 700 dollars so far on this defect and have to go in tomorrow to get my passenger side window fixed which will put me over 1000. Ford needs to recall these window regulators and I should get every penny I have spent on these pathetic devices back. Come on ford, really? I feel like I and everybody else in this same situation have been taken advantage of for ford to make an extra buck. Who is going to be the one to raise the [xxx] flagged and take ford to the bank on this one. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While I was driving the truck on local roads, the passenger side electrically controlled window which was fully up suddenly slowly receded down into the door of the truck and now cannot be raised back up. The window is not broken, and the noise when I press the window control seems to indicate that the motor is still working properly. I have called several repair shops (and the dealer), and the conclusion so far (hearing the description but without inspecting the vehicle) is that the window regulator needs to be replaced.
Was driving home from work and my rear driver's side window dropped to the bottom for no apparent reason. I don't even use the window much. Pulled off door cover and found cable apart and wound and tangled behind motor. Called my buddy to see if he had it happen to his and before I could say anything he said he just came in from cramming a board in his rear widow make it home. They seem to be really poorly made.
In 2008 I purchased a 2004 ford f-150 lariat( 4 door). In march of this year ( 2010) the power window mechanism on the front drivers side failed, causing the window to drop into the door panel. The front drivers side passenger door failed in june of this year with the same result. Today, sept 7, the rear passengers side door window mechanism failed causing the window to drop into the door. I have done some research on the internet and I find the failure of the power window mechanism to be fairly common. This is a definite safety hazard as an unexpected lowering of the window can cause items inside the truck to fly around inside the cab and create a safety hazard to the driver. It would seem that ford has had an unusual number of this failures and should make the repairs at their cost in order to prevent serious accidents.
I own a ford f-150,2004. I had a slight miss in the engine. I took it to my local ford dealer and he said I needed to replace the plugs,projected cost was 300.00 to 350.00, and would take three hours. (it took 8 hours &cost me 496.00) I watched the mechanic for over 4 hours and he broke off 4 plugs in the head,the debris going into the head,he took an air hose and attempted to blow the trash out. I left the ford dealer and drove approximately 25 miles on the interstate and the truck started jumping, missing, and would not run. I had it taken to a garage and was told I had internal engine problems. I found a used engine with 15,000 mile and had it installed.(it was cheaper than rebuilding the old one)when the engine was removed we found parts of the plug that was twisted off had fell on the valve spring and broken it. I have e-mailed ford and made numerous calls to them ,they have never responded in any way.on the engine that was installed,after 52000 miles I developed a miss in this engine,I took it to another ford dealer,they replaced three (3) plugs ,it took them three& half days to do this at a cost of $360.00. I was told that ford had sent a service notice out stating that the plugs should be replaced @50,000 mile. I was also told by the service manager that it was not uncommon to cost over $1000. To replace the plugs,and that ford had all dealers a special tool to deal with the plugs removal after they broken off. Is this a better idea ?. I now have another miss in the engine but I am reluctant to having it worked. I am so disgusted with ford that I sold a 2007 f150 king ranch that I owned with only 19,000 miles on it. I can assure you that having spent over $5,000 on this truck that I will never buy another one. I'm also selling my 1969 mach 1 mustang and my 1985 saleen mustang. This irrelevant to my problems, however I just had to mention it. Perhaps you can get this to ford because they sure don't listen to me. Thank you, sincerely
Driving on the freeway my drivers door window starting coming down on its. I looked to see what was going on next thing it came crashing down and all I heard was glass shatter. Not a good thing to happen driving down the freeway.
2004, 4.6 ford explorer pickup spark plugs break off, can't get them out, causes much damage, cost $$$$ to get repaired that I don't have! There are many many people on website forums who have this same problem. Some even say the ford dealership they took their truck to couldn't even get the spark plugs out either. Is there a recall?
2004 ford f150 heritage anti-theft system can cause engine to quit while driving or prevent from starting. During failure the 'theft' light on the dashboard will blink rapidly. Vehicle has completely stopped on interstate highway nearly causing accident due to loss of steering control and braking. Contacted ford dealer who said I should replace the battery. The battery was replaced and did not correct problem. Had complete electrical system checked and no problems with system.
2004 ford f150 supercrew 4 door - window motor/cable failure. I started to "roll" the passenger door front window down and immediately the window just dropped all the way inside the door leaving no window available on that door. No window, no protection from the weather, no security, etc. The window would not come up and remained down inside the door. I've read about this as a common problem that looks like a real obvious recall situation. Please make ford responsible for this failure as it apparently can happen over and over because of inferior parts. This is my first occurence in my 23 months of ownership - thank goodness. There are so many similar reports and I ask that you be fair to the consumers and force ford to recall these parts with a suitable replacement part. Please treat them equal with toyota and any other manufacturer. Ford has a bad door cable or mechanism and they should be held responsible for this issue.
We have a 2004 150 ford truck with less than 25000 miles and that is guessing since the dash does not work. Also the window has fallen out and last but not least the passenger window will not roll up. Since it is out of warranty they will not repair any of these problems. Have any other complaints come in on this model. Ford says they have no dash and window problems in their truck. We will be out at least 1200.00 dollars on repairs on a truck with very low mileage.
Normal driving, dry, clear, daytime. Going thru parking lot 5-8mph, bump and pot holes. My 2004 ford f150, supercrew cab, died. No power to restart. Towed to local automotive shop. They found a blown maxi 20 amp fuse (#102 in fuse box) replaced it. Two days later, again going up a hill with some wash board ripples in road, truck dies/fuse blown. Tow it home, replace same fuse as before, attempt to start truck, fuse blown again & again. Call ford motor dealer, they suggest to replace "ignition switch", I do so and new fuse, attempt to start truck, fuse blown again, call ford dealer, they say to replace "transmission range sensor", I unplug that connector-due to a new part is very costly and you can not return electrical parts. New fuse, attempt to start w/o connection to trs. Fuse blown. So transmission range sensor, not the problem. This is a costly ongoing repair with no satisfaction. (now luckily when the "fuse" blows, I have not been in los angeles rush hour traffic) how ever I was on a very busy up hill grade when the second time it blown the fuse and my family and I were nearly hit several times due to traffic that couldn't see over the hill top, nor would the same direction of traffic from behind slow down. We were lucky, I researched web sites for answers to a fix. I found other individuals with f150 trucks have the same issue. Ford motor co. Has no technical service bulletins for this problem, why not? I have spent 5 weeks researching my wires, parts and informational sites and mechanics, very unsuccessful. I heard that toyota made their PCM so it would malfunction after so many miles, could this be what ford is doing to collect money for repairs? I am a certified mechanic & smog tech in california, I am lost as far as how to repair this problem, before I pay to tow to a ford dealer and get reamed on expense for an electrical problem that is probably an easy fix. Can you help? Thank you for your valuable time.
Driver side window fell into door while driving due to power window regulator failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact states while he was in his home. He was informed that his vehicle had caught on fire. He noticed that the flames where coming from under the hood. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact did not notice any difference previously. The current and failure mileage is 54900. Updated 09/16/09 *bf updated 09/17/09.
Started in june 2008 with driver's window dropping into door. July 2008 rear driver's side window did same. Now july 18, 2009 rear passenger's window did same. Each time dealer refuses to say that its a problem. Say mine is the only truck doing this. Truck only has 36,000 miles.
First noticed ticking noise in my 2004 5.4l 3v v8 engine. Oil was at correct level. I went down a road I routinely go, and started hearing a very loud clanking. Spark plug blew out of the hole and now trying to fix. Hopefully wont have to replace the head. Apparently I am not the only owner of this engine with the same problem!! This is just the one cylinder, but I have 7 more! Am I going to have to do this with all of them? I had to have it towed to the only people who will try to fix it. Other repair stations say they wouldn't touch it and that they had, or have been threatened by, a lawsuit from the vehicles owner. This has already cost me the replacement of the ignition coil, a an expensive spark plug, and a lot of down time.
We own a 2004 f150 lariat 4x4 pickup with just over 50k miles on it. In less than 3 months two (2) of the four (4) power windows have dropped without warning. These windows have simply fallen down driving the vehicle without any bumps or accidents preceding them falling. What is worse is that my two year daughter was in car seat yesterday next to the back window that dropped as we were driving. What if some debris from passing traffic or semi trailer had blown by...this would have been a major catastrophe. And all ford can say is..."sorry, it will cost you $400 to fix." well, that isn't good enough. Something needs to be done about it. Far too many incidents like this are happening. See the following hyperlink for others with similar problems. Http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/f-150/2004/windows_windshield/window_does_not_roll_up.shtml.
I have a 2004 ford f150, with a 5.4l engine. I went to have battery replaced and after replacement the engine would not idle. The repair firm I had taken it to, called champion ford in sandy, utah and the technician told them ford had a service bulletin out saying that the vehicle might not idle and the engine will shut down after the battery has been disconnected and replaced. They had to take my truck over there and the computer had to be reprogrammed. What is a person to do, have the computer reprogrammed every time the battery dies or is replaced? Sounds to like ford should have had a recall to correct the problem. That's a nasty surprise for anyone.
The vehicle wrench light came on and the engine quit. Had I been on a freeway, a serious accident might have occurred. I called the warranty service for a wrecker as it was still in warranty. About 40 minutes later, the wrecker arrived and the driver asked me if I had tried to restart the engine. I hadn't, tried, and it started. I researched the internet and found some information including a suggestion to disconnect the battery to reset the computer. Unfortunately, I did that and when I took it to the dealer the following tuesday they couldn't tell what caused the problem. It happened again on march 25, 2009. Again, I was glad I was on a side street. I will take the truck to the dealer tuesday even though the warranty has expired as this could be a very serious problem on a highway.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact attempted to place the vehicle into reverse and heard a loud noise. Afterwards, the vehicle would only move forward. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the transmission gears failed. The dealer replaced the gear position indicator; however, the vehicle would not start after the repair was made. The contact had to recharge the battery in order to start the vehicle. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and they stated that the alternator failed. The alternator was replaced; however, on june 16, 2008, the vehicle would not start again. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 30,000 and current was mileage 46,000.
Ford design on 3valve engines in my case f150 with 5.4 and mustang with 4.6 has caused plugs to break in cylinder head. Ford has issued 3 tsb's. This is their problem and they are making consumer foot the bill which can run in thousands.
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