The left front power window regulator broke allowing the window to fall into the door with no possibility of raising it back to a secure position. There was no advance warning, just a loud pop before the window descended out of sight. Fortunately for me it was clear and hot (100 degrees) so I didn't have to contend with stormy weather. This is one of those items on a motor vehicle that should be very dependable, if for no other reason, security. I'm glad I was driving and not my wife. I had the regulator replaced at a local repair facility at a cost of $290.44. The old parts were discarded.
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2005 ford f150 lariat supercab...front driver side window fell into the door while driving..bad window regulator.
I used the power button on the driver side door to lower the window and heard a pop. The window crashed down and luckily did not break. I tried to raise the window and heard what sounded like wires getting wound up. Failure happened once. The driver side window regulator plastic cracked which hold the wire to raise and lower the window. The window regulator needs to be replaced.
Drivers side window fell for no reason on my 2005 ford f-150 xlt 4x4. I took it to the dealership and bought the part (regulator assembly). For 218.00 and I am going to replace it myself.
Rolled down front driver window of '05 f150 and the window regulator failed when it was all the way down. I've seen several complaints on this.
Leaving work I went to put down my drivers side window. I heard a loud "pop" and the window glass fell to the bottom of the door. Immediately took it to the local ford dealer and he knew what it was from my description and advised of a $90 diagnosis charge. Two days later and 400 dollars less in my pocket, they had to replace the window regulator assembly. Apparently from all of the complaints, it is a known problem and ford should be held responsible and the federal safety agency should also take action against ford and demand a recall.
Heard a loud pop sound and my driver's side window fell. Based on my research on the internet seems to be happening to a lot of ford f-150 owners. This could have been very dangerous as the sound is very loud and could easily distract a driver.
2005 ford f-150 fx4 - driverside window/door, heard a loud pop in the door and the window (in the up position) dropped to the bottom of the door. This occurred while traveling on interstate 235 in iowa at an approximate speed of 70 MPH. This incident could have very easily caused a fatal accident.
Rear driver side window fell down into the door while I was driving down the road.
Ford f150 2005 door windows one window failed at 30,000 miles and two other windows fail at 70,000 miles at the cost of 300.00 each. There has to be a recall on door windows breaking down.
Driver-side window fell into the door after closing the door.
I heard a loud crack and then my drivers side window fell! I searched the web and found so many people with the same problem, do something! Ford should put out a recall on this problem. I've found there was several f150 owners all have had this problem. Bad design on these regulators bad window regulator on this truck in under 72,000 miles. Ford needs to refund or recall all of these trucks. It is a very common problem; these regulators are defective from the factory!
Ford f150 pickup. The passenger-side simply window dropped to the bottom of the door as I was driving. The dealer says it is caused by a failed window regulator. This is the second time it happened on this vehicle; also had a single failure on my 2004 ford expedition, the rear window where my (then) 4-year old daughter sat. It dropped clear to the bottom of the door and she could have easily crawled out. Seems like this is quite a dangerous defect--the noise alone sure startled me! Ford apparently has huge numbers of complaints on this defective part.
Window regulator on both passenger and driver side both broken. Sounded like a grinding noise and the window fell in door panel on driver side. Passenger side has the grinding noise now.
Leading up to the event I noticed friction noise when operating left front power window. On the freeway I heard wind noise which sounded like the window had cracked open. As I reached for the up down switch the window dropped into the door. I was quite startled. When I got home I googled the internet to find numerous complaints on the f-150 power windows. I taped the window shut and am now investigating repair options.
Window regulator assembly in driver's door failed.
2005 ford f150 window regulators. Window just collapses in the door !!!!
All four windows do not roll up or down. The digital instruments and lights on dashboard filker on and off. An independent mechanic checked vehicle and stated all four of the electric motors needed to be replace. Still working on the dashboard problem.
I own a 2005 ford f-150 and I have had to replace both of the window regulators with in 3 months of each other and I am out $550. After it happened the first time I did some research and this seem a very common problem and ford doesn't seem to want to do anything about it.
Was driving down the highway @ 65 MPH / temp 25 degrees in my ford 150 ( 2005 ) with my infant son and my drivers side window came crashing down. This scared me as I didn't know what had happened and thought something had hit my vehicle. After I pulled over and calmed down and realized what had actually happened I continued to drive several miles on the highway to get home. With temps at 25 degrees it was very cold for my son in his car seat. This issue could cause a serious accident as it's very scary when the window slams down and could cause somebody to get in accident. Went to ford and they stated I need a new window regulator..... I noticed on the web that there is hundreds of complaints related to fords window regulators ........not good!
This is the fourth time I have had this problem. Pretty much every thing is fine then I will get this grinding sound when I attempt to roll down or up a window. The same fix is required each time from the dealer. The window actuator breaks and has to be replaced. Today marks the day that officially every window on this vehicle has had this problem. My vehicle only has 37,000 miles on it.
In the past 25 months all 4 of the electric window regulators on my 2005 f150 super crew have broken and the truck only has 57k miles on it. The problem was the same for all, the plastic parts that retain the end of the drive cable let loose and then the cable unwraps from the motor pulley. Since ford does not sell any service parts for these regulators the entire assembly must be replaced at a cost of about $200 each. So far it has cost me a total of $815.56 and I am extremely upset over this situation. As a comparison, I drove my 1985 and my 1994 f150's for 152k and 204k miles respectively and never had a single electric window problem with either. Also, the service and parts staff at the dealership admit there is a high failure rate on these regulators but ford is not issuing any recalls. I would like ford to issue a recall on these window regulators and reimburse the costs paid by those of us who have had to replace them already. The only failed regulator I have is the one I replaced most recently.
Driving around with windows down in my 2005 ford f-150 supercrew when I tried to roll up the front passenger window I heard an extremely loud bang that made me think that I had been hit by another vehicle. Took the door panel apart and found the power window regulator cable was mangled and it had broken free from one of the window slides. When I tried to find the parts online I came across a forum on complaints.com. Apparently hundreds of people are having the same problem, with the same loud pop or bang which is very startling and could potentially cause an accident. Several of the people wrote that they have had this same problem with more than one door and even several times with each door. Local ford dealership told me it is because of the heat in las vegas and they keep lots of them in stock because it is a very common failure. I think it is more than the heat though because people all over the country are reporting the same problem.
Window regulator. Tons of people have had the same problem with the "plastic" support system failing causing the window to fall.
I have a 2005 crewcab f150 my driver side window broke. I had it replace because it was still under warranty but the then my passenger window fell out while I was rolling it down. I couldn't have this one replace because the warranty expired a couple before this happened. I see alot people complaining about this issue I would to see it recalled. Thank you
My ford f150 window regulator has went out on 3 different windows in 3 months. The window for no cause ie.. Rolling up or down window out of the blue a loud "pop" and the window falls inside the door where it will stay until the regulator is replaced. I've been doing y research and I've discovered I'm not alone. This is a huge safety issue that needs to be taken care. There's clearly a problem.
Within the last tree months (shortly after the 3 year warranty expiration) three of four power window regulators have failed in my f-150. The dealer indicates that this is one of the most common repair actions for f-150's. This is clearly a well documented and complained about product deficiency that is also a major safety hazard because when the failures occur the window drops into the door panel. My most recent failure was during a serious rain storm with my child sitting at the rear passenger window when it failed and fell into the door panel. Although this ford defect is widely documented ford motor company is doing nothing for it's customers. The cost for power window regulator replacements in my less than four year old 2005 f-150 (each door has a different part/price each of which was over $400) has already exceeded all of my combined repair costs for my previous f-150 over a ten year period. I have been a die hard ford product buyer (pinto, tempo, granada, mercury marquis, ranger and three f-150's) but quality, customer service and loyalty to the customer no longer hold any value to the ford motor company. For the first time in my life I am actually considering trading in my ford for a chevy (ughhh) to avoid another window repair that could be applied to a new vehicle payment. One thing is for sure, after dealing with these f-150 window problems, if ford is not willing to correct their problem and properly support their consumers I will never purchase another ford product.
1. Vehicle was parked. 2. Side window failed - retracted and broke. 3. Service garage replaced defective regulator assembly at a cost of $300.
Moving approximately 35mph heard a loud pop and the drivers window then fell into the door. Unable to close window. Have not taken to shop yet.
Driving down the road when my driver side window just fell into the door.
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