In april 2008 the right rear window fell due to a broken regulator and just today the driver window did the same. Two months from each other is not right two years maybe but not too months. I would like something done immediately.
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Three incidents with the power windows have occurred in the past two years. Windows have fallen and won't roll back up. The regulators seems to keep breaking with normal operation. The first one to go was the rear driverside door, then 6 months later, the front drivers side door, then 4 months later the front passengers side door.
Power window regulator/cable malfunctions/breaks and window drops down.
All five electric window mechanisms in our f150 fx4 supercrew have failed and have had to be repaired, including the power rear window. Not sure if it is the heat that kills the plastic gears or what. Rear window mechanism failed after leaking when it rained (2x). All except last window covered under warranty of 3 years/36k miles.
Over the course of a year all four windows on my 2004 f150 have failed. The bracket mechanism breaks, following a large noise, and the window slides down. Each instance I had to take the vehicle into the ford dealership to have the regulator assembly replaced.
Right rear window inoperable glass fell into door.
While driving rear passenger window fell, got it fixed in california, el monte ford, it was under warranty @ 56,312 miles. That was on july 20, 2007. Right side passenger window fell while driving today march 9, 2008 out of warranty @ 64,545 miles. I have noticed there are quite a lot of problems with this window regulator assembly, when will it be recall or has it already been recalled. Twice this has happened while driving and could cause a accident not to mention the exposure to outside weather. Also when will it happen to the 2 front windows?thank you paul garcia
Left rear windshield continues to fall, after having it serviced 4 times, and replacing the regulator (small motor). Now this is the 5 time I will have this serviced again, and I have only had the truck for 2 years.
Two power windows have fallen and won't roll back up. The regulators seem to be broken. The first one to go was the right rear passenger door, then 6 weeks later, the driver door.
I have a 2004 supercrew and have serious problems with the automatic window mechanism. First the driver front window just suddenly fell into the door while driving my family to a pumpkin patch. I paid to have that window repaired only to have the driver rear window fall into the door! I was waiting to get the money to repair it when, you guessed it, the passenger rear window fell into the door! I currently have them both taped closed so my two boys in carseats don't freeze every morning! This is apparently an issue that needs to be addressed and fixed!
I was driving down the road one day and my rear passenger window starts going down and I cannot get it back up. Took it to the dealer and the plastic part holding up the window had broken. Cost approx $330 to fix. Yesterday I turn on my car and the drivers front window has now done the same thing. I have researched online and many have this problem.
The failure occurred when the vehicle was unattended. The failure is the window regulators on my 2004 ford f-150 crew cab. The failure left my vehicle unsecured with newly purchased christmas presents inside. My major concern now is if another fails for the same window or another window while my pregnant wife is driving and the window just starts falling into the door, how is she going to react and maybe cause an accident or even worse it happens while traveling in cold weather and having no way to secure the cold weather outside the vehicle. I understand from the my local ford dealer that they carry these parts in stock because of the number of failures and "they keep in stock what moves". The only thing done for me to correct the failure was to have the parts replaced, ford's repair on this part is close to $500 before any taxes. After having the parts replaced, the tech showed me the failed part and its where a wire rope that controls the movement of the window attached to the window support and that wire rope attaches to a piece of plastic, the plastic is what broke and to my eye doesn't look like it could ever survive the life of a vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed the front passenger window rolled down into the pocket of the door. The window would not roll up or down. The vehicle is no longer under warranty and the contact was responsible for repairing the window. The front driver side window was previously repaired when the vehicle was under warranty. The VIN, purchase date, and engine size were unknown. The current mileage was 50,238 and failure mileage was 42,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving 20 MPH, the battery light illuminated and the alternator gauge dropped. The dealer stated that the alternator caused the failure and they made the replacement. Approximately one year later, while driving 20 MPH, the failure recurred. The dealer replaced the alternator again. The contact stated that the failure occurred two more times under the same circumstances. The dealer stated that the alternator was the cause of each failure. The failure mileage was 8,100 and current mileage is 26,200. Updated01/07/08 *bf the windshield wiper blades and a fuse was replaced
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. At approximately 34,000 miles, the front driver side power window would not roll up. The dealer repaired the window under warranty. Thirteen months later, the driver side rear window failed to roll up, however, the vehicle is no longer under warranty and the contact would have to pay out of pocket. Through research, he discovered a number of people experiencing the same failure and he believes that it is due to a manufacturer defect. The current mileage was 38,000 and failure mileage was 34,000. Updated 12/12/2007 *bf updated 12/12/07
I was sitting in my home office with my 2004 ford f 150 parked right outside where I could see it. All of a sudden just out of the blue, the driver side window (which was closed) drops completely into its cavity with no cause and the alarm starts beeping. It turns out after inspecting the vehicle, doing a little research online, and then removing the door panel to further inspect it that a cable which operates the window to go up and down had broken. I have not taken this any further yet as it is the weekend, but will contact ford on monday to see what their reaction is. I feel this could be a very dangerous situation if it were to happen while someone was driving the vehicle. My online research turn up many instances of this happening to others with ford f 150 trucks, some reporting as many as 3 instances!
Sitting at a light with drivers side window in the up position. Heard a huge bang and saw windowing dropping into door. If this happened while truck was moving it would be very distracting possibly causing an accident.
On my 2004 ford f-150 super cab the window regulators have failed mechanically on both sides. The result of the failure is the window dropping into the window well abruptly. I can understand 1 but both within 2 weeks of each other indicates a design flaw.
During the first week of july 2007 the passenger's side window suddenly slid down when I activated the electric window. During the second week of the same month the driver's side window suddenly slid down when activated. I removed the inside panel cover of the doors and noticed the cabling hanging loose and wound around twisted on the motor that caused the window to go up and down. Upon inspection, the problem was attributed to weak, bad or incorrect design. This sudden problem caused a severe safety risk to any driver or passengers.
While driving on highway, passenger door window was rolled down when it suddenly failed and rolled down on its own. Prior to this failure, a loud snap was heard and the window remained down and unable to rolled the window up to secure the interior of f150 2004 lariat pickup truck.
The power window motors on the 2004 f-150 supercrew failed. The motors just stopped working and the window proceeded to slide down. The ford dealership, sunset ford, 623‑977‑5233, has acknowledged that there was a defect, but won't proactive replace the motors. This has caused a hazard because I was driving on the interstate and the passenger window suddenly failed, causing it to slide all the way down. My son was seat belted in,. However, his window had no controls. Not to mention that I had a $700 GPS stolen from the truck as another window just failed.
As I was driving home from work today my drivers side window made a loud pop noise and it fell into the door, I was not lowering my window at the time, just basically driving normally. I am now unable to raise it. Last year it happened to me with my driver side back window. I had to take the door panel off and have it fixed. After reading previous complaints and seeing that it is a problem I am very worried about the safety of my children while I am driving. I am now going to try the dealer tomorrow to see if they can fix it under warranty. Living in arizona where the temperatures are very high this can be a dangerous problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact stated that the front driver side window fell into the door without warning. The front and rear passenger side windows fell while attempting to roll the window down. The failures occur while the engine is running. The regulators in each window had to be replaced. The dealer stated that the regulator failed due to heat. The current mileage is 53,000 and failure mileage was 38,000.
Three windows in the 2004 f150 crew cab had the window regulators break, causing the window to drop into the door. The first time it happened the truck was under warranty and dealer fixed and said it was a known issue. Second time it occurred was out of warranty, but covered by extended warranty after paying dealer $50.00. The window that dropped today was covered under extended warranty, but will cost another $50.00. Dealer said it was a known issue, and still charged to fix the window.
2004 f-150 supercrew 2wd automatic. Transmission requires rebuild at 54000. Bought new all seals replaced within 2-3 months due to fluid leaks. Slipping began less than 40,000. Fluid flush alleviated the issue, but slipping returned. At 60 MPH trasmission slipped into neutral momentarily at random times. Power rear sliding window does not work; failed within first 2-3 months; no computer code to detail the issue so ford will not fix regardless of confirmed failure and warranty coverage. Rotors had to be replaced on first break maintenance.
My drivers side window fell into the door and I was unable to raise it with out taking the door panel completely off. It was 24 deg f outside and I was exposed to these temperatures until I could get to a safe place to temporarily prop up the window. After research I found this was a quality defect on the window regulator of the new style ford f150. This quality defect has potential dangerous consequences, if more severe weather such as a severe snow or rain storm existed it could have caused an accident.
I have a 2004 f-150 fx4 that has 6 power windows, including the backslider and sun-roof. I purchased this vehicle in dec. Of 04. When the truck was at 35000 the driver window fell into the door, I live in the hottest city in az. The dealer was happy to fix the problem, but the parts were on back order, because this is a common problem for this year truck. That is what the dealer told me! The solution mean while, a pair of visegrips on the window frame rail, that actually work great even though I had to do it myself. They did fix the window under warranty, but a week later the passenger window hit the floor too. Luckily still under warranty, but while taking the truck in for the passenger window the backslider quit working so they fixed it as well. 3 down 2 to go! Two weeks later the driver rear window makes a popping sound and went into the door. #4 and would you guess 14 miles out of warranty, $388 later window is fine. One week to the day driving to phoenix az. A slight bite cooler then we are, the passenger rear window popped and slowly went down. After an hour in a wal-mart parking lot I got the window clamped up. The dealer told me to wait for a recall and I will be paid for the two windows at $388 a pop. I was also told that it is a design change to the regulator in the window. A plastic clip is used on the cable that pulls the window up/down. My other question is do they replace the regulator with the same type and if so when will it break again.
Power window devices and controls.
Window regulator is plastic and breaks causing the window to fall into door. This is the third window regulator to break.
Safety issue, in cab electrical failures. Feb 4th 2006, it rained 1.5 inches. My truck sat in the rain with all the windows up. In the evening I opened the door and drove away. As I had jumped in the truck, I had realized I did not have any dome lights. As I drove away (engine running fine), I realized I did not have any readouts on my instrument cluster and several other things not working. About 10 miles later, I hit a bump in the road and all my non-working items began working. The only side effect was my tripometer quit working. At this time, september 14, 2006 I continue to have this problem. Specifically when it rains or is humid. I currently have driven my truck approx 200 miles in the past 4 days without any of these items working. During these 6 months, I would approximate this issue as 1x per week problem, with the resolution being a hard hit on the dash while I am driving. However, I am at the point now where hitting the dash does not solve the problem. Here is a list of things not working when I have this failure. The air bag light blinks upon start up then stays illuminated. No dome lights no speedometer no tripometer no odometer no tach no fuel no engine temp no operating volts no oil pressue no audible alarm the key is in the ignition no audible alarm when the lights are left on no auto power locks no power windows (therefore stuck in position of last normal operation) no radio no AC no defrost (problem occurs when humidity is high = fogging windows.) I feel I have some safety issues that make this truck unsafe. I am at 50,000 miles warranty, how do I get the mfg to fix correctly, for free.
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