All four of the power window regulators on my 2004 f-150 have failed over the last couple of years. I use the truck for work and generally travel alone so the non-driver windows get very little use.
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Bought 2004 ford f-150 lariat s.crew 4x4 dec.2004. Have had to replace the window regulators in three windows now @ $400 a pop. Went out this morning and f-in window down again front pass.side. I am so fed up with this and it is costing a fortune! Please recall! Recall!
Driver side window in 2004 ford f150 began squeaking and grinding when going up and down, about 6 months ago. Today the window made a loud crunching sound and the glass fell in to the door.
Driving and heard a "pop sound" then notice that the window had completely fell into the door panel. Power window regulator motor going out, 2004 ford f150. Now all window motors (4) have broken within the last 16months. Taken the truck to the dealership all times due to the difficult work that needs to be done by a trained mechanic. Cost for a single window $389.00.
I have a 2004 ford f150 that has four doors with a crew cab. All four window regulators have failed on the truck while I was driving the vehicle. Even the back windows have filed and they are not used at all. This has the potential to cause a safety incident if the window were to shatter and glass come inside the cabin. I have replaced 2 of the four regulators and they are poorly designed. Something needs to be done to make ford motor company own up to the poor design and safety concern.
I had no warning at all before the power window crank broke on my 2004 f-150 it is stuck down with no way for me to roll my window up and it sounds like the window is going to break in the door I have not had any time to fix this part or the money to take it to the shop to get it fixed. I was just reading around the internet on how to fix it and have ready multiple stories of this being a problem on this model of truck.
This the first time this has happened to me, window regulator broke. Not sure why or how it happened. Tried to open the window, then it just fell/ slammed inside the door.kind of freaked me out. I've been on line and found several other people having this problem.
This is the third time the window regulator on my 2004 ford supercrew window has failed causing my window to fall down into the door. The first time the vehicle only had 40000 miles on it and was fairly new. When I called ford I was told this was a known issue with this model. This last time it was at roughly 84000 miles. I am a state trooper who works many crashes every day. I know this is a very serious safety issue for the driver. When the window falls, air blows into the window causing contents of the vehicle to fly about. This seriously distracts the driver and can cause visibility issues (papers flying onto the windshield). Even worse an unproperly restrained child can fall out the window. I have contacted the ford mechanics about this issue and they all agree it should have been recalled years ago. The service advisors already know the exact amount of cost for the replacement due to the frequency of it happening. Approx $400.00 what is it going to take-a life lost for the problem to be corrected?
I have a 2004 ford f150 pickup truck. Three of the four power window regulators have failed spectacularly. The windows crash down into to the door without warning and my babies have been in their car seats right next to them. They have to be replaced for at least $350 each. And I have three!!
I have had 3 power window regulators fail on my 2004 f-150. The first was in february of 2008 (front drivers) then in february of 2010 the back drivers and today the back passengers where my 2 year old was at in her car seat. It scared her so bad she wouldn't stop crying for 20 minutes or so. I have only been able to have the front drivers replaced because I don't have the money for the others. They are just "shimmied" into the up position.
I have a 2004 ford f-150 lariat super crew truck that has had to have 3 out of 4 window motors replaced. The windows just stop working and a new motor has to be installed.
I bought a 2004 ford f-150 last year with 36k miles on it. I have had to replace all three windows because I keep coming out to my truck and the windows are down. I checked no recall this morning driving to work another window fell down and I only have 46k miles on this truck. I do believe this should be a recall on these and ford motor company should be responsible for fixing this. From sometime last year will check records for confirmed date every three months I am loosing a window june 10.
I have a 2004 ford f150 and the passenger side window regulator has broken. Last year about the same time of the year my drivers side regulator broke. I have asthma and it is a health problem for me with the heat and ozone to have to drive with a window down.
Driver door power window fell into door, will not come back up. Motor sounds as if it's running, but window does not come up, also some noise from inside door panel sounds like parts rattling around when window motor runs.
The power window regulator/motor on my 2004 f150 crew cab driver side door made a discouraging breaking sound yesterday when I tried to put the window down. I have since learned that this is a rear problem with this vehicle and motor assembly. I have read numerous complaints already filed. Why has not ford been required to recall these vehicles to repair this problem. I will be taking the vehicle to a local ford dealer for an estimate but reports indicate that this is going to be expensive. Please add this complaint to all others and maybe ford should be required to make these repairs. We have trusted ford to provide a quality vehicle but not our trust is misplaced. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Window regulators on my four door 2004 ford f150. Regulator, which controls window going up and down, fails. Window will not work nor, stay up after failure. Ford dealer replaces regulator at $375.00 per window, per occurrence. No prior events, to my knowledge, leads up to the failure. You will hear a "crunching" sound when regulator fails and window drops into car door.
Ford f150 front window. About, one year ago our front driver side window failed we had to replace the working mechanism ($350.00 ), yesterday our driver side passenger side window mechanism stopped working. I really think that for the federal safety agency to work for the consumer you need to listen to us. This will be another 350.00 fix. I wonder what you would do if it was your truck or your daughter, wife, or mother?? We need you to look out for us too!! P.s I will be sure to keep the old parts that have to be replaced if you would like it.
Window regulator fail on my 2004 ford f150 pickup. This the 3rd window regulator that has failed. The dealer charges 380 dollars to replace.
I have had all 4 window regulators fail in my 2004 f-150 super crew. One of the 4, fell slowly, but the other three dropped suddenly and violently, causing a me to be startled while driving. Thankfully no accident occurred in any of the 4 incidents. However, two of the incidents occurred in below freezing weather and a rain storm, creating unsafe driving conditions until I could get the vehicle to the dealership for repair. Ford is aware of this problem and refuses to accept responsibility for the defective regulators. They claim it is not a safety issue and there has not been a recall. I beg to differ whether it is a safety issue. The window has dropped suddenly while I was driving, sounding as if the window was shattered. Being startled while driving is a safety concern as well as possibly having to drive with the window dropped in adverse weather conditions.
My son and I was driving down the highway in the middle of winter and my drivers side electric window just fell down into the door. I tried to raise the window but all I could hear was the motor running. It was close to freezing temperatures outside and raining pretty hard so I pulled off the road to try and get the window up but had no luck. Because it was raining and I was two hours from home my son and I couldn't make it home so we drove underneath an over pass and waited the rain out. After a 2 hour wait the rain slacked off so we attempted to drive home. We made it an hour down the road and the rain got heavy again so we pulled into a covered gas station. After an additional hour wait we hit the road again. It was a cold and wet ride home but we finally made it. No one was hurt but I constantly had to dry off the steering wheel because the rain water made it slippery.
2004 ford f-150 a power window regulator failure is a huge safety problem . Because the window regulator fails, the window come crashing down. Some complaints read of the glass actually shattering and falling all over the highway. Others were on road trips out of reach of a repair shop. But worst of all, like myself. It's having children and pets in the vehicle with you while this happens. What if you dog decides to jump? What if you kid gets out of his/her seat? What about children throwing things out the window? What about driving in bad weather and having your view become obstructed by sideways rain or worse? It's also a theft issue. No one knows when it's going to happen and what can you do about. Pray that someone doesn't seize the opportunity to steal your truck? You think your insurance is going to cover you against theft when they would say you were negligent for leaving the window open?
May 26, 2010 front pax window goes down on it own while driving. Window will not come back up noise in door. Same as the rear window in april. Check the internet of possible issue see that the window regulator is breaking on many 2004-2005 f150 trucks.
April 3, 2010, rear pax window goes down with noise, does not come back up. Take it to ford, who replaces the regulator, with no comment on that it is an issue.
2004 f150 supercrew - passenger side rear window fell into door.
All 4 window regulators have failed on my 2004 ford f150 when trying to raise or lower the power window. First one occurred in 2006, 2nd in 2007, 3rd in 2009 and 4th early in 2010. Have fixed the first two at a cost of approximately $600. The ford dealer gave me an estimate of $750 to fix the two that are broken now.
I have a 2004 ford f150 and have had to have (2) power window regulators replaced and now the third has failed. Twice the parts failed while driving on the highway with my kids in the car. Ford should be forced to recall the item and refund any dollars spent previously repairing them.
Two weeks ago I was driving home from work across the monitor merimack bridge tunnel in hampton roads virginia at 58 MPH and the rear window began to go down without the control switch being used. It startled me and I swerved over and almost hit the car beside me. I had to get it repaired and it cost $454. This morning I was driving to work in the rain and the same thing happened to the right passenger side window and now it will not go up. The parts must be defective because I have only had that window down three times in six years and I have never had the rear window down that broke at first.
Windows fell into panel of truck door, due to defective window regulator installed in 2004 f150. This is not very safe for anyone in the car or other cars driving near your vehicle. This happened to the drivers window in october of 2009 and now in may 2010 on both passenger side windows within 2 days of each other.
The driver side window regulator broke while rolling up the window so that the window cannot be rolled back up. The regulator can be replaced at a cost of around $350-$400.
2004 f-150 lariat.......driving down the road @ 55 MPH and it sounded like a rock hit my rear window. I swerved and thankfully no one was next to me. Then I started hearing the wind in the back seat and I looked back and the window was open half way. When I pulled over it fell in the door so I had to drive it home the way it was. That was when I had 38,352 miles on it. The second time I was washing the truck and moved to the passengers side and opened the door and the drivers window fell in the door. How humiliating and unsafe. The date below is the last time it happened. Ford should recall these trucks and replace all for window regulators.
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