While driving, heard a loud "pop", "klunk". After rolling down my window, tried to roll it back up, but now won't roll up. This has happened to 3 of my windows. The problem with 1st window occurred 1 yr ago--other 2 window broke w/in a few weeks of each-other. I've had one window repaired. The dealer said a small plastic part broke and that it is a common problem. Cost to repair one window: 360.00!!! This is a safety problem---if you cannot roll your window up, it leaves the driver vulnerable. Why would ford use a small plastic part on such a big component of a truck? Is there a recall on this part? If not, can you please explain why not? I would not be so upset if this problem occurred in 1 window, but three?? Now I'm waiting for the 4th window to go. And at 360.00 a pop! Something just isn't right.
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Unexpected failure of power window regulator. This has occurred 4 times. At the time of failure the window glass free falls into window channel, causing an expected rush on air to enter the passenger compartment. R & r the window regulator. Parts will be available.
My 2004 f150 has been struck by this defective power window regulator. I was driving down the road and I heard a thump and my rear window fell into the door. Ford has said it will cost me $400 dollars and I have an expired warranty. Now that I'm reading more into this on the net. It seems that the f150 has a defective part that is causing thousands of the same problem. I don't want to pay for this problem to be fixed for another defective replacement part to be put in.
Ford f150 20004 power window regulator p/n 4l3z1823201ca ford charges about $500 for this item. This is second one in 14 months.
Last night I was driving with my six yr old daughter in my 2004 ford f150, when the power window regulator broke causing the window to crash down near my daughter. Luckily I was near my exit on the interstate and pulled off before anything happened. Needless to say, my daughter was scared to death. After getting online, I realized this is a well known and documented problem. Something needs to be done about this before someone actually gets hurt if they haven't already. Now I will be forced to spend around $400 to repair my vehicle due to poor quality from ford and no attempt to recall this item thus far!
2004 ford f-150 lariat. The passenger door window regulator has failed for the second time. Fortunately the first time it failed it was still covered under the factory warranty. This time it's going to cost me a bundle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. While driving he attempted to roll up the window, but the glass fell down into the door frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the window regulator assembly was replaced at an expense of $369.00. Three thousand miles later, the passenger side windows failed identically. He notified the dealer and was advised that there was no warranty or recalls on the windows. The failure mileage was 40,000.
Window regulator failed on my rear drivers side allowing window to fall. Luckily we were parked at the time. Vehicle is 2004 ford f150 lariat super crew. Can't find parts online so ford is taking advantage of the situation by requiring people to buy only from them at $425 a time. The rear sliding winow has never worked on this vehicle.
2004 ford f150 supercrew window regulator failure. My truck has sat through 2 years of deployments, for me to only return and in a matter of 3 years to have all 4 window regulators fail in my truck. Ford should do a recall on this problem. The mechanics at the dealers are fully aware of this issue and the frequency of which it happens. $440.00 is too much per incident. Ford needs to do something about this issue. *tr ~russell murzyn
I was going to my truck and I realized that the driver's side window was down. When I tried to raise it, it made a grinding noise and would not budge. All of my personal belongings were in my truck and someone could have easily taken them. I will not be able to go to work or school with the window down and I am not paying to have it repaired. This is ford's responsibility. Something needs to be done about this issue.
Window mechanism on 2004 ford f-150 fails suddenly and window is stuck in the down position. This has happened twice on two different windows. This can be a personal safety issue of course as well as a huge security issue. Dealer told me that ford used cheap plastic parts in the 2004 and they get hundreds of customers in for this repair.
I have an 04 f-150 and just yesterday my power window regulator went out on me and now cannot roll window back up. I live in wisconsin and just my luck it has started to snow. I am very disappointed in the quality of my first ford product I have purchased in 15 years. I have been reading up on several hundred posts stating that they have had to replace this same regulator several times on the same vehicle. Please advise as to what we can do to resolve my issue. I had to take the day off of work in order to locate a new regulator. I went to my local auto parts dealer and said they had to special order it. Then I went to the next nearest town to a ford dealer. Finally purchased the regulator for $200.00. After owning this vehicle for just under 1 month and having to replace something that has had so many complaints on, I feel you as a well respected company needs to step up to the plate and admit faults. Please respond with what you can do for me as well as what I can do to resolve the problem. Thank you very much for you time and hope to hear from you in the near future.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The vehicle was parked when the contact observed that the front driver side window fell inside the door without assistance. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to the window regulator which was replaced. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion for the identical failure with the front and rear passenger window regulators which were also replaced. Recently, there was another failure occurrence with the front passenger side window regulator. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact has concerns of the safety risk involved. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 71,0000. The current mileage was 84,000. Updated 11/06/09 *bf updated 11/09/09
2004 ford f150 power window failure.
I was driving my 2004 ford f150 on the highway when all of a sudden I heard a loud bang. I thought I had been hit by a bullet or ran over something that could have made such a loud noise. When I got home I checked my truck for any damages and didn't find any, so I proceeded to get my groceries down and take them inside. When I came back outside I went to the passenger side door to get the rest of my groceries when I heard another loud noise once again I went and check the truck and couldn't find anything but noticed that my drivers side window was down. I thought then I don't remember leaving my window down but I went and got my keys to close my window when, I turned the key to get the window up I heard the motor running but the window did not come up. So I took my truck to a body shop and the repair man said it could just be the regulator because he could also hear the motor. He then removed the panel and found out that not only the regulator was going to have to be replaced but also the motor.
Power window regulator failure 2004 ford f-150. Today I had the power window regulator fail on my truck. I was driving in traffic in salem oregon and all of a sudden my drivers window just fell into the door. This startled the heck out of me with the load thud it made. I honestly thought someone had thrown something against by door or something, which made me jerk away from the window nearly side swiping a vehicle to my right. Luckily that drive was on the ball and veered out of the way. After reading all of the complaints I thought I must add to this list. I can not afford another near $400 times three when the others go bad. I have a three year old little girl and I fear that the next time this happens she may be in the truck and who knows what could happen then!! Ford needs to be forced into replacing this faulty design which is a safety hazard. Thank you
Three power window regulator went out on my ford f 150 2004 each within about two weeks of each other. After the first one, I took it to the ford dealership because it was still under warranty and they asked us to pay 100. About two weeks later another window went out, same thing... About two weeks later a third went out and when I asked ford to replace the forth window so I wouldn't have to come back and pay another 100, they told me flat out no. They said I have to wait for the window regulator to fail and that I would still have to pay for it.
Rear passenger side window fell into the door and could not be raised. The vehicle was parked at the time of the occurrence. The window regulator mechanism was not being activated at the time of the failure. The window regulator needs to be replaced. This same failure has occurred in the same vehicle on previous occasions to the front drivers side window and front passenger side window while driving.
The regulators on both the driver's side and passenger side of my 2004 ford f150 have failed causing the windows to drop inside the door frame.... And a repair bill of $300.00 for each window.
Ford f150 window regulator failure. Driver side failed in 2005 @ 25,000 miles, passenger side just failed @ 101,000 miles.
Right rear window in my 2004 ford f150 fell while driving home on i10 with a infant and a two year old in their car seats. I am really upset that ford has done nothing about this. We had to drive over 150 miles with the window down in approx. 107 degree weather in arizona. Please make them fix the problem. Exactly one month later the passenger side rear window fell down as well so now I have two pinned up windows because I cant afford to fix them, we are a military family with my husband serving the enduring freedom tour in afghanistan.
I heard a loud pop or bang when I was putting up the drivers side window. The window fell down and won't come back up. Motor turns and makes a grinding noise. Crossroad ford cary nc repair estimate was $400 - $450.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that the front driver and rear driver side window have fallen into the door. A defective regulator caused the windows to fall. The regulator was replaced; however, the contact stated that the failure is a safety issue since children ride in the rear passenger seats. The current and failure mileages were 11,000.
The third (of fourth) different window regulator broke recently resulting in another trip to the ford service department. There have been a total of three broken regulator cables break within the past year (last two within the past 2 months). This latest occurred while driving resulting in an alerting distraction to the driver. The window basically just dropped down into the door and would not return to its closed position. This particular window (back passenger side) is where we keep the baby seat and unfortunately our child was not in the car at the time. In all three cases the regulator assembly had to be replaced at my expense although this is clearly a manufacturer defect resulting in unsafe situation. Vehicle is a 2004 ford f-150.
We own a 2004 ford f-150 and was driving down the road and hit a small bump and the passenger side window just fell down. I had to take to a body shop man to fix the window.
My drivers side window went out one day, then about two days later my passenger and back left window went out. I brought it to the ford dealership to get it fixed, along with what I thought was a spark plug and coiles. Well I a found out that a 2004 f-150 I have to replace the engine. While it was in the shop my back right window aperantly went out . It was working when it went in, and when I got it back I had a plastic tarp on my window, panel was off, and noone had told me they let it rain in my truck or that the one window that had worked was now out also.
I had 3 window regulators just quit causing the glass to just drop in my 2004 ford 150 lariat. My warranty was 23 days over and the ford call center as well as corporate offices, (313‑845‑6173,313‑845‑5761, 313‑845‑5831) flat out told me it was my problem there were no more warranties. I paid to repair 2 of the window regulators and ford did assist with the second on 80% of repair. But I have owned 5 ford trucks and the only issues we have had is with the f150. I have searched the internet for the past 5 days and I am not the only one, there are hundreds of complaints about the 2004 ford lariat f150 series truck windows. You could be driving and your window just drops out into the panel. Its not safe. My husband's coworker ,said his wife was driving there f150 on the freeway with their son in the back and the window dropped and she thought it was a driveby cause the window was gone and there was loud bang noise or thump. This is not safe.
As I lowered the driver's-side power window, it made a loud scraping noise and then an even louder pop/crack which made me think the window had broken. I raised the window cautiously and even though it continued to make noises, the glass appeared to be undamaged. About 5 minutes later, the window slid down into the door of the truck.
The back passenger window on my truck will not roll up or down. It slides down little by little while I drive and I have to manually push it back up. I am afraid it is going to fall into the door and shatter. And it is a security concern since anyone can slide the window down from the outside and unlock the door. I have read online that this is a common problem with the truck and an expensive fix as well. It sounds like something ford needs to step and recall.
Leaving home rolling up driver power window and suddenly there was a very loud bang and snapping sounds from window, very un-nerving.
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