2004 ford f-150 crewcab while driving( saturday, august 29th 2009) my passenger rear window dropped into door. After finding it is caused from a plastic part on a window regulator I also found several hundred complaints on the internet.
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Passenger front and passenger rear glass fallen into door. Will not respond to electric window button.
My daughter was driving my 2004 f150 when she heard a 'pop' type noise, then the driver side window fell down into the door. This is an extreme safety hazard as it is completely startling and can cause an accident. Fortunately she was driving in the city at reduced speed when it occurred and no accident occurred. It did scare her as it was totally unexpected . She called and told me about it so I called my mechanic. His known repair history for the f150 indicates that the noise and the sudden window dropping is that of the window regulator breaking in the door. Apparently this has been an ongoing problem and ford has undergone 3 revisions, or is on their 3rd model of that window regulator and this is a danger to all who drive when this occurs and quite possibly a danger to other vehicles on the road due to a possible accident occurring. . This product must be recalled due to faulty design as no window should do this. I want ford motor to replace both my window regulators, b/c if it has happened to one, it will probably soon happen to the other. And when my mechanic says the track record to repair this will cost a person $250 - 400, that is completely unacceptable.
2004 f150 truck window came crashing down while driving, big loud pop then the window crashed I have been reading online and there are over 1000 complaints same situation. The regulators need to be recalled instantly.
3 of the 4 window regulators on the ford f150 truck have gone out in the past 2 months. Each time it costs about $350 to replace the part. As the failures occur, you can hear a grinding sound as the switch is activated, followed by a cascade of broken pieces falling down inside the door somewhere. Then the window goes neither up nor down. If you check some of the auto forums, this is a frequent complaint for the 2004 model. By the time it is all done, it will cost me $1200 or more. The parts are obviously defective!!!!!! Ford should make good on this problem.
There is a problem with ford f150 window regulator cables. They are under pressure, fail and snap with an extremely loud bang. The one on my driver's side front door window failed on 07/17/08 at 23,446 miles when I was going down the road at about 35 MPH. The noise was so loud I thought someone shot my door, causing me jump and swerve in my lane. The one on my front passenger's side window door failed on 08/24/09 at 30,779 miles going down the freeway at 70 MPH. Internet research reveals that this is occurring to many people. This piece is obviously defective and the problem should be remedied by ford before someone gets hurt.
Window on driver and passenger sides have fallen while driving. Ford f150 2004.
Drivers window squeals when operating the power window. Same sound made by other windows of personnel friends that have had the window regulator failed after the sound started. Just waiting for defect failure in indiana.
Power windows drop into door.
2004 ford f150 crewcab power window regulator failure. The first one to go was about a year ago. It was the driver's door window and scared me so much that I almost had a accident. Two weeks ago, the right rear window regulator failed with the same results. I took the first failure to the ford dealer and they charged me approximately $250.00 to repair. I called on the recent one and they told me it would cost $385.00. I haven't fixed the current one because I can't afford to.
Driver's side window has fallen into door and now won't roll back up. This occurred while the vehicle was powered off sitting in my driveway. Investigation of the cause by internet discussion group reveals numerous same complaints from ford f150 owners suggesting a common defect that requires recall.
2004 f150 window suddenly drops into the door panel. This is the second time a different window failed in my truck. See this link for others who also experienced this issue: http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/f-150/2004/windows_windshield/window_does_not_roll_up.shtml I have not had it repaired yet, can't afford it right now. This did not cause an accident in my case, but scared the heck out of me and my passenger, but I maintained control of my vehicle.
As many others, I too have a 2004 ford f-150 with defective power windows. The regulator in the driver side door has broken twice and the regulator in the rear passenger door has broken once. Ford charges $400 to repair it. The service man told me that the defective piece is a plastic wheel with a cable. The part alone cost $190. 2004 was the year the ford redesigned the f-150. They obviously engineered a cheaply made electric window regulator and are aware of it but have not recalled the part. Ford should be made to uphold its commitment to providing quality products. In five years, I have only lowered the rear window maybe five times. So the problem is not overuse. It's simply poor craftsmanship and terrible customer service.
Passenger door regulator broke while driving. Second one in a year and a half. Truck has only 39,000 miles on it. $398.00 to fix it the first time $475.00 to fix it the second time. Ford should recall all f-150 door regulators or help with the cost of replacing them.
I heard a loud pop while waiting for my wife during her annual school meet the parents. Then all of a sudden my window fell inside the door. I tried proceeded to roll up the window, but just heard a chain like noise with no result. I thought, something broke just like that. Weird. After reading a couple of blogs looks like I am not alone. This is how I came to this website.
Drivers side window regulator failed, window went down and will not roll back up. Trying to fix myself, but will have to purchase parts from ford. The truck is a 2004 f150 xlt super crew with 69k miles.
My family and I were on vacation traveling when two of my windows fell and broke inside my truck. I went to ford dealership and found out my window regulators failed. The repairs cost 1200 dollars. Three weeks later I had another window fall and shatter on the passenger side. This cost another 600 dollars. Then two days ago august 17, 2009 the drivers side fell while driving . I was able two catch window before it fell into door and shattered. I have called ford motor co about this problem and have gotten passed from one person to another without any results . The dealer has been no help at all either. I almost crashed my truck do to the windows shattering and how scared my family was when glass shattered all over them. This is a big problem. I have looked online and found thousands of complaints about the window regulators in the 2004 ford f 150 crew cab trucks. I do not understand why this part has not been recalled. This is a major safety concern. Please help me and the thousands of truck owners who have gone through this.
I own a 2004 ford f-150 fx4. I have had the regulators on both my driver side window and rear passenger side window. Both went out at separate times but both while I was driving. This is a huge safety problem. Thank god when this occurred I didn't have children in the back seat as the window fell so hard it could have shattered on them. This is my 4th ford vehicle and my family has been a true ford family for years my father wouldn't have it another way. It is just truly sad that ford will not acknowledge their mistake and faulty product and take responsibility for this problem. They should issue a recall on all these window regulators. If not I'm sure they will lose many ford families and customers over this. It is very disappointing.
The window on my 2004 f-150 will not go up I was driving down the road and wanted to put the window up it started to go up but then fell down all of a sudden right after I heard a pop sound and it scared the hell out of me! Now it wont go up I have not got it fixed yet but I will I looked on line and found out I'm not the only one who's gone through this problem but regardless this is a safety hazard that could distract someone from the road.
While driving I heard a loud, metallic-sounding pop from one of my doors, followed by the window sliding down into the door. The window would not respond to the power window button. The local dealership performing the repair has quoted the power window regulator assembly as being the problem, and quoted $450 to replace the defective part.
On thursday, august 13, 2009, I was putting my son in my truck to head off to work. As we pulled away, he started saying something about the window. I looked back and the window next to him was down about 3 inches. By the time we got to his daycare, the window was all the way down. I had to go back home, pull the window up and jam it into place. I won't be able to take it in until monday. This is at least the 5th time a window has fallen on this truck in three years and I have also had to have the rear power sliding window motor replaced twice. The previous occurrences have been under either factory or extended warranty, but this one will not be. Fortunately none of them have happened while I was driving like other drivers I have seen on this website. How many more people need to complain before the agency takes action? This is obviously a big problem as well as an expensive problem.
I attempted to put my passenger side window down & it crashed down into the door with the glass shattering as it dropped into the door frame. Approximately two years ago I had the drivers side window looked at it sounded strange on operation. Ford dealers disagreed. One month later the window failed to operate & ford fixed the window at their cost. I also had them check all of the other windows because they too did not sound correct when operating and nothing was found wrong at that time. I am now without a window & will contact ford about this problem & hope they will fix it at their expense as I feel this should not be my responsibility for a truck that is only 5 yrs old.
When I started my truck, I rolled down the rear drivers side window and when I pushed the button to roll up the window I heard a pop and then a sound like something fell inside the door. The window will not roll up. Now the window slides down by itself.
Ford 2004 f-150 has had two power window regulators go out while driving. First one occurred two years ago, currently 5yr old vehicle.
1. Rolled window up after going through a drive through window. Drove approx. 30 feet and heard a loud "pop". Starting driving and the window fell down into the door. 2. Window would not roll back up. 3. Dealership replaced the "window regulator" as the cable had snapped. This was at a cost to me of $318.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150 super crew. While backing out of the driveway at an unknown speed, the rear passenger side window fell into the door. The contact called the dealer to see if there was a recall regarding the regulator, but there was not. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. A few months later, the front passenger side window fell into the door as well while the vehicle was parked. Through online research, the contact discovered numerous complaints for the window for her year, make, and model vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer again to see why there was no recall for the regulator. The manufacturer stated that they would have the vehicle inspected by the dealer to check if it qualifies for after warranty financial assistance. The dealer provided the contact with a quote for the repair cost. She feels that this is a safety issue because there was no warning when the windows fell. The current mileage was 31,000 and failure mileage was 29,000. Updated 9/17/09 * cn updated 09/21/09
The window regulators on a 2004 ford f150 have all failed within a 4 month period of 2009. Two of the windows were almost never used but the failed first. Cost to have the dealer repair this problem is around $400 each. This causes a safety issue due to the fact that the window could fail at anytime.
Window regulator for 2004 ford f150 without any notice the window will just drop the little plastic assembly just break without any warning and have to pull your window out of the door. This is a junky setup for a heavy duty truck.
This is not a safety concern I don't guess, unless it happens when a child is by the window. I have a 2004 f150 supercrew the window just all of a sudden fell down into the door panel and would not raise back up. After talking to the dealer who knew exactly what the problem was by over the phone description said it was the window regulator. I went online and noticed that I was not the only one, I have read close to 200 post on this same problem. It is a shame that ford is allowed to put defective parts on these vehicles.these regulators cost $370.00 to be replaced and that's one door. According to others that have had this problem usually the other 3 window regulators will break within a year after the first. Please make ford recall and fix there defects!
Rolled down my driver's window, started rolling it back up heard a loud pop, window fell down & wouldn't roll back up . My mechanic said he has had alot of the same problems.
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