The power window regulator on my 2004 f-150 truck failed while driving. Very disheartening to find out that this is a common occurrence, an expensive repair and yet neither ford or the federal safety agency has done anything to fix the problem.
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I own a ford f-150 2004 4x4 four door lariat model truck. I have had to replace three of the four window regulators at a cost in excess of $300 each. When I inquired ford about the problem tn the service manager told me this was a common problem on all f-150 models manufactured from the mid 1990's on. They also went on to say that the part couldn't be warranted for more than a year and that the replacement had not better chance of long life then did the others. This is no doubt a design/manufacturing defect which should be corrected before someone is hurt or killed. I know ford, like many other american firms, is having a rough time with this economy but there is no excuse for this flagrant disregard of their responsibility to ford customers.
No events leading to failure passenger side window regulator went out, causing the entire window to drop to the bottom of the door. Vehicle unsafe, child may fall out of window, ect. Window regulator must be replaced. Occurs often.
Problem power windows, within one week the drivers window fell to the bottom of the door, and next on the freeway the passenger window slammed down, apparently the cables are inferior. So how come no recall for this junk. Ford wants 700 to replace with the same inferior parts. Ford f150. And no I don't live on a dirt road and it's not a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Driving down the road and heard a loud pop. Window falls down. The new part is 170.00.
On april 6,2010 driving and went to open driver side window heard a loud pop window dropped down. Took to repair shop where mechanic found mechanism was faulty ie cable broke. Replaced the mechanism for $292.00. On april 7, 2010 at 3pm my daughter went to roll her down again a pop and the window dropped. I am taking truck to mechanic tomorrow to have fixed. I assume it will be another $292.00. I only have 48,000 miles on my truck and will keep faulty parts.
I was driving on the highway when I heard a noise like when you have one window down but I was driving alone and so I know I didn't roll down a window and when I looked back, the passenger side rear window was falling down into the door. I tried pushing the power window button to try to get it to close but had no luck, just a rumbling noise. I was very upset because this is the 2nd time in less than a year that this has happened to my 2004 ford f-150 truck. It is very expensive to repair and I think ford should issue a recall since I know at least 2 other people that this has happened to.
I have a 2004 f150 crew cab. I have had all windows fall down while driving or finding my truck sitting parked with the window fallen all the way down.. I have had things stolen out of my truck and the interior soaked. I have called ford customer care every time and they do not give a [xxx] about the faulty plastic window regulators they are having so many problems with. It is ashame they are not being proactive before something serious happens because of it. If my wife and child were lost and in a bad area and the window fell down with no way to get it back up she would be vulnerable. If a storm came and she was driving in an area with no refuge in the cold with a baby in the car, then what? They are also not willing to help pay for the repair even after the 3rd window had the same problem. I am furious they are not standing behind faulty parts the chose to use and will never buy another ford again! It is a very, very, very well known problem. At least toyota is standing behind their screw up. No wonder people buy japanese. It is very disheartening. Please help do something about this problem before something happens.the failure mileage was 65,000, the current mileage is 80,000..............[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2004 ford f150 5.4l v8 xlt 2x4 supercab. Apparently the window regulator on the drivers side has failed. Upon internet research it seems that this is a common problem that is a huge safety issue. As a stay at home dad of 2 children 2years old and under, I simply can't have a window fall into the door while driving. Luckily the regulator failed late at night and did not pose a problem with the kids being in the vehicle. Window did not break but will not operate.
Power window regulator, driver and passenger windows have failed. Was going threw toll booth and window fell. With in 2 weeks the passenger window has done the same thing. After looking for parts, I have found that this is happening to a lot of people.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The front driver side window fell inside the door while driving 35 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the repairs were made. The front passenger side window has also fallen inside the door. No repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 73156. The current mileage was 73315.
2004 ford f-150 purchased new in 2004. Driver's side window regulator failed 2008 . Passenger side window regulator failed 2010. From just a brief internet search it appears these are defective window regulators that fail on a regular basis. Replacement part plus labor is about $400.
I own a 2004 ford f150 since my truck run to 75,000 miles all four windows have drop. Ford it's responsible for this safety issues. They need to take ownership of their factory defects on this windows I have already spend $900 dollars fixing all 4 windows. And ford wont do anything about it.
2004 f-150 supercrew 2wd. Passenger window slid down without warning. Tried to raise it but nothing happened. Can hear the motor running but will not raise the window. Thought it just came off the track, brought it to the shop and was told it would be $250-300 for repair. Then I saw all the other complaints on this site... Sounds like there is a good case for a recall to fix a sub-par part.
I was driving when the passenger side window drop and would not come back up. I did some research and found that there have been numerous problem with regulators in ford f 150 trucks which is what I am reporting. The window regulator failed.
F-150 window regulator failed while driving.... No one hurt but serious possibility of injuries.
My ford f150 front passenger side window regulator broke while driving on the freeway. Could have gotten into a crash. Now I have to spend 400 dollars to replace.
2004 f150 window . Window just fell it was pouring down rain. Made it hard to drive when the rain was pouring in the window.
I own a 2004 ford f-150. I have now replaced my fourth window regulator in less than a 1 1/2 year span. I have spent over $12000.00 replacing them. Two of the windows hadn't been used when they just dropped down and wouldn't go back up. Motor/gear just grinded. Ford needs to do a recall on these regulators.
On saturday, 3/6/10 my third window regulator went out on my ford f150 xlt quad cab. I purchased the truck in august of 2008 and I have replaced 2 regulators so far. This seems to be an issue with this truck, there are many of the same complaints that I have found on the internet. I contacted wittmeier ford when the first one went out and was told that the window regulator was not covered under the warranty. The second window regulator went out in november 2009 and I had it fixed then. This is now the third regulator that went out, I went to wittmeier ford today and was told that they would not be covering this window either. Please review this website for other complaints. Http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/f-150/2004/windows_windshield/window_does_not_roll_up.shtml.
I was driving on the road when I heard this loud bang noise like if a rock had hit my rear left window and then my window came rolling down slowly. I went into the dealership and they estimated a total cost of $300 dollars. One year before I had the regulator replaced on my drivers side but at that time I was within the extended warranty and only paid $100 deductible. Regulators seem to be a defect of f150 and something needs to be done.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. While driving at speeds of less than 25 MPH, the front driver's side power window fell into door pane without warning or driver intent. The dealer was contacted and they advised the window regulator had failed and would need to be replaced at the owner's expense. The manufacturer would not honor repairs made under his extended warranty. No repairs were made to date. The failure and current mileages were approximately 76,500. The VIN was not available.
2004 ford f150, driving down the road and my window made a loud pop and fell. This is my 3rd window to break. Ford must recall this before someone dies.
Both rear windows in my 2004 ford f150 broke at the same time and the windows dropped to the floor. I have had these replaced twice already and they keep breaking. I was just sting at a light then heard something like a rock hit the side of the truck then the window just dropped it was the cables that hold the windows up snapping. I have three very young children and live where there are extreme temps. I cannot have my young children exposed to these kind of environments. Ford is the only place to get these parts because they know there is a problem with them.
2004 ford 150 windows keep failing, and falling down into door.
While driving home from work today, I heard a pop. Trying to figure out what just happened, I noticed my passenger side window was falling into the door.
2nd window regulator failure in 2 months. Windows came crashing down both times while driving on city streets. Expensive repairs for a small defective part.
Driver's side window made loud pop and slid down inside the door. Was not operating window at time of incident. When I tried to roll the window up using the power window button I only heard a loud grinding sound.
Window regulator failure cables holding window up snapped, window fell into door and shattered.
While driving at 70mph in heavy traffic the passenger front window with a startling loud bang (thought I got shot by someone with road rage) fell into the door panel, after a few moments of creative driving I understood what had happened because my drivers side front window had done the same thing 6 mo. Earlier while sitting still at a drive thru.............does someone need to die..........before the stuffed shirts and lawyers who sweep this problem under the rug are called to testify before congress as to when they knew about said problem.......
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