Loud pop noise from driver window. Window not wanting to roll back down. Took door panel off can see that the cable in there is broken motor still spins and glass is attached to the track system needs replacement cables if possible or new regulator somewhere around the $300 price range to fix.
2004 Ford F-150 visibility complaints
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My 2004 ford f-150 with ~15000 miles had the passenger window "pop" and fall inside the door. While fixing I found several forums complaining about how common this problem is and insisting that it is unacceptable. I agree, so I am adding my voice to the list of people unhappy with the defect.
I own a 2004 ford f-150 4 door. I have had to replace all four power window regulators. Two were still under warranty and the other two came out of my pocket. The dealership is aware of the problem but nothing has been done to help the customer. Also, the transmission has a kicking problem at certain speeds.
All four windows on our truck have had a motor problem, windows go down and don't come down, the first two were under warranty and the last one was not and it's very expensive and now as od 4/13/09 we have had the fourth one go down and get stuck. Now we have to take the truck in yet again and it's not under warranty but we only have 45,000 miles on it.
2004 ford f150, 40k miles. Driving down road, hear loud pop, then the drivers side window fell into the door. Luckily glass did not shatter. Determined that window regulator had failed causing the problem (loud pop then window falling into door). Subsequent search of this failure indicated it is quite common. Federal government should require ford to issue a recall to proactively replace these defective parts. Could cause driver to suddenly lose control of vehicle.
Repeated failure of window regulator in late model f-150 (2004). I have heard many other with same problem. My window fell down inside the door while driving, which startled me almost causing a serious accident.
I believe that the ford regulator is a very big safety issue. A window that can just fall down into the bottom of the door with no warning. Here is why I find it a safety issue. I live in nebraska and I deal with some pretty nasty weather . My wife and I are expecting our fist child and if we go somewhere in the middle of winter and the window falls down in a snow storm this could cause a threat to my new born. I believe ford motor company needs to step up to the plate and get this resolved. I am in the military and have server over seas, I am not a big fan of putting my family in danger. This is a problem that needs to be resolved it could but my family at risk.
I was driving and went to roll down my driver side window on the way home from work and the whole window just dropped into my door never to be seen again. To my luck, it began to rain.....badly. As if getting wet wasn't enough, every time a vehicle would pass me going the other direction at an intersection I would get splashed with nasty road water in my face!!! It sprayed me so bad once when a vehicle passed me that I hit the curb and could have easily had a horrible accident or worse, killed someone on a curb!!! This cost me over $300 to have the whole motor assembly replaced in the door and sounds like it is all too common due to a poorly designed plastic tab that breaks. What will it take for a recall on this? Some poor persons' child getting hit at a bus stop during a rain storm? Can't wait for it to happen again.
The driver's power window in my 2004 ford f-150 suddenly dropped down into the door and will not close. This happened while the truck was parked in my driveway. Had this happened, while on the road, it could have well caused an accident - especially in inclement weather. When using the window control, the window motor runs; however, the window doesn't emerge from the door. This is a known and dangerous defect in 2004 ford f-150's, yet ford refuses to issue a recall. Instead, ford charges $400 for repairs, using the same defective parts! Ford must be held accountable for this!
I own a 2004 ford f150 and on dec 21, 2008 my rf window came crashing down and scared me half to death. The window was rolled up and just fell into the door making a loud noise. I was an hour and a half away from home traveling on a 2 lane highway that is very hilly, curvy and usually windy. It is one of 2 hwys that lead in and out of a very popular offroad area called ocotillo wells. Most of the traffic on that road consists of big trucks with trailers full of quads, motorcycles, buggies and family members. I seriously almost flew off the road because I was so shaken for that moment. It was so sudden and loud that I thought my window had been shot out. People do hunt in the area so not a far fetched conclusion. I got home safely and had the window repaired the next day. Yesterday, april 5, 2009 it happened again. I was with my pregnant wife and 2 dogs on our way home. This time it was the rr window. It came crashing down in the same manner and scared us half to death, again. This time one of my dogs nearly jumped in my lap making it difficult to drive. The remainder of the ride consisted of my wife trying to keep one of my dogs from almost falling out the window. Nothing like wind in the face for some dogs!!! My truck is in the shop again today with this same repair/safety issue. I'm writing this because I have read numerous accounts on the internet regarding this same issue. I'm very frustrated that this problem can actually cause someone to lose control of their vehicle and crash. I know this first hand because it has happened to me twice since dec 21, 2008. I still have 2 more windows that have not broken and have no idea when they will come crashing down. Will my family and I be statistics because of and really cheap part??? Or will I kill someone's family??? I am also not pleased with the fact that they are charging all of us almost $400 per window to fix the problem. Ford should be fixing this problem. *tr a very concerned, jeff shores
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving less than 55 MPH, the contact heard a loud popping sound from the rear of the vehicle. She thought something struck the window, but minutes later, the entire rear passenger side window collapsed into the window assembly unit and the door. The dealer replaced the window regulator. Previously, the same failure occurred with the front driver's side window. The window regulator was replaced at that time as well. Both repairs cost $450 each. There were no recalls for the failure. The current and failure mileages were less than 64,500. Updated 12/8/09 *cn updated 12/09/09.
The passenger side rear window came down on its own and will not go up. This is the third window in the truck to have this issue, the driver window went down and would not go up and the driver side rear window also went down and would not go up. This occurrence is especially troubling as the window went down unattended leaving the vehicle and contents open to theft.
Driver side window dropped into door .had to have fixed .this truck should not have this problem ,it is a 2004 lariat 4 door . Please do something I bought this truck new at franklin ford,franklin,mass.
The drivers side window regulator failed in my 2004 f-150 xlt. The window popped and then dropped while I was driving down the freeway. It was very cold out. A quick search of the internet will show you this is an extremely common problem with this model, and I believe it to be a danger to drivers.
I have always been an avid ford pickup person and was shocked when my '04 model pickup drivers side window quit working....the more I research this subject the more I see that there is a serious problem that ford should address and they are offering no help, very expensive repair quotes, and the prices of the repair parts at the dealer are almost twice as high as you can get through internet sources.
You need to recall the 2004 f150 power window regulators. I had both of the rear passenger regulators go bad (supercrew). I have replaced one already because the window went down by itself, would not go back up and the cable got all eaten up. Did I mention that it went down on the highway and my 4 year old was in the back seat. My 2 year old is on the other side and her window had the same issue. The window is tuck in the shut position and have not messed with it yet. I am going to tell you that she is not riding in my truck because of the faulty equipment. I don't want to take my chances. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. So far, I know 4 people who have replaced at least one (or more) regulators on their truck.
Drivers side window was down sunday, warm out, went to put it up and nothing worked, just a grinding noise. After removing the door panel , window regulator gone bad, wiring everywhere. After a minor internet search thousands of complaints about this part. Apparently when they fail the window drops and in some instances the windows break, causing major damage in the door. This is a safety hazard . Now I have to pay to have this repaired, but I will not pay ford for there incompetence and refusal to correct a known factory defect !!! 2004 ford f150 !!! I had reservations in buying a ford and now I know why,, same company,, nothings changed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that all four window regulators stopped working on his vehicle. Within two weeks of each other, the regulators completely failed. When the last regulator failed, the driver's side window shattered inward while driving approximately 65 MPH. Prior to the failure, the contact heard a loud popping sound. He took the vehicle to the dealer after the first failure and was provided the necessary part to repair the vehicle himself. He filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 60,000 and failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
I have a new body style 2004 ford f-150 and just the other day my passenger side front window just dropped into the door while I was driving about 55 miles an hour down the interstate. There was a sort of popping noise and then the window just fell into the door. The situation startled me a great bit, but luckily there was no accident. Upon further personal investigation I found that the failure of the window regulator was the reason for the window dropping. The cable driven window regulator is made up of cheap plastic parts that are obviously not strong enough to hold the weight of the large window over time.
I have a 2004 ford f150. December 28, 2007 a thousand miles over warranty the passenger side window fell. No buttons were touched. It just fell. Now a little over a year later the driver side window does the same thing. This time the same dealership, duval ford 9043876541 wants over $500 to repair the window. If this part is continuously breaking then why is it not on recall? It is not normal for a window that is barely put down just falls and break. That's not even considered wear and tear. That's just poorly made and assembled. These are just a few of the websites that I found with other people complaining or trying to solve this problem: http://wiki.answers.com/q/what_causes_ford_f150_truck_windows_to_go_down_at_whim http://www.fordf150.net/articles/idx.php/0/019/article/how-to-repair-the-power-window-regulator--motor.html http://www.carcomplaints.com/ford/f-150/2005/windows_windshield/power_window_regulator_failure.shtml I just think this is ridiculous and needs to be looked into further. This should not be happening. Not twice in a year and the same thing on separate sides. Unacceptable.
Window regulator failure in both front windows in the last 6 months.
My 2004 f-150 electric windows keep failing. They fall into the door while I am driving and it happens with no notice and at highway speeds. When it happens it is quite distracting because of sudden there is a loud noise and a huge force of air coming into the cabin. When it first happened I thought someone had fired a weapon at my truck. The first time it happened the dealer fixed the problem under warranty but would not fix the other windows even though they admitted the problem was common with my type of vehicle. It happened again just after warranty expired and the dealer split the cost with me. The third time it happened I was on my own. It is a several hundred dollar repair. The problem appears to be a simple piece of plastic with a pulley that allows a cable to wind around a motor shaft. Although the cause is simple, the repair is not and the entire door must be taken apart. The biggest problem is that the failure will scare the driver and significantly take your mind off the road. If a child is sitting next to the window, the event could even have more several consequences. Ford apparently knows of the problem based of ford mechanic comments about the issue being common to the 2004 f-150 and the number of repair kits they go through. Below the date is the most recent occurrence.
The cable that operates the automatic window in my driver side door broke and the window rolled itself down and would not roll up. The same thing happened to my dad's f-150.
I recently returned to my truck after purchasing a movie to have my driver side window slam down into the door when closing it. The motor is now making a grinding, crackling noise but the window will not move. Ford needs to step up and take responsibility for faulty parts and fix the problem.
I think ford should do a recall on the window regulators. Mine in particular is broken in all four door. It is a safety hazard. The latest one made a loud bang and got my attention and almost distracted me. And its not like its only happened to me. Almost every f150 owner is suffering just like I am.
While driving my 2004 f150, I heard a loud pop and the driver door window fell into the door. This caused me to swerve and run off the road. I thought I had hit something or that my truck had been shot.
Window regulator in my 2004 ford f-150 fx4 failed while attempting to roll up window. After a loud pop, the window fell through and will not roll back up.
I was driving when I heard a loud pop! At that point my driver side window rolled down and couldn't be rolled back up. Ford said they would look at it for 200.00 and that was just to look at it. I tore into it myself and found the window regulator to be broken. Ford wants to charge me 198.00 for the whole assembly. This I believe to be rediculous. Also my passenger side window does not want to role up with the passenger side control so that is inopporative. One more thing my cruise control doesn't work half of the time. My major complaint though is the window regulator as this seems to be a major problem with ford components and even the ford mechanics I talk to say this is a big problem.
I have had to replace the drivers side window and regulator twice on my f 150 truck. As I was putting the widow up each time I heard a loud screeching noise as it approached the top of the door, then I heard the breaking of glass inside the door, then the window dropped completely down inside the door and it will not come up. This is twice I have had to replace it at a cost of about $400. This occurred on 02-25-2009. The first time was approximately two years ago. I searched the internet and found this is not an uncommon problem with the 2004 f150 fx4. I do not believe I should have to pay $400. Every two years just to roll up my window.
I have a 2004 ford 150. The window regulators keep failing on my truck. A window will suddenly start sliding down and then it will not go up. It has occurred several times and is unpredictable. It occurs while driving at highway speeds and is very unsafe. This is a known defect that ford has refused to recall.
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