For the past year I have been hearing a popping or clicking type noise coming from my front driver side window of my 2005 ford f-150, I didn't think anything of it, 2 days ago I got into my truck shut the door, "bam" the window falls into the door, I hit the window button, nothing but a crackling sound like the window was breaking. I put plastic on the window and took it to the dealer. They said they have never heard of any thing like that and it will be $54.00 to take off the door panel for "diagnostics for investigatory issues" , $476.05 later, the regulator assemble was broken and needed repair. I asked for the old part when I picked up the truck, they said " the part has already been disposed of. Part # 4l3z*1823201* regulator asy.
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Like many other people driving f150s I closed my door and hear a loud pop sound from my door. I first believed that the door had slammed on something, so I opened the door and looked, there was nothing. About 2 minutes of driving later my driver side window suddenly and quite forcefully fell inside the panel. After I got home I took the door apart and found a tangle of wire and window at the bottom. After removing all the parts in acordance with the chilton's manual, and reconstructing the electric window on the kitchen floor because it was 20*f outside I discovered that the actual defect came from the mounting bracket that supports the window and slides up and down on the rail was the reason for the defect. I then tried to find the part by google-ing "f150 window repair glass mount" and found that there was a whole list of other people with the same problem as me. I went to the dealer and of course the electric window kit it only sold motor and all for 199.99, while all that is defective is the clip which even as a dealer part would only be 15-20 dollars by my estimation. The car is only 4 years old with 37k miles. I'm a big ford fan but this is really unsat, especially with all the other people having the very same issue.
Wife was driving truck when she heard a loud pop and the drivers window rolled down. She could not roll it up and ford said it was a window regulator without looking at it.
The cable in the window regulator in my 2005 ford f-150 completely stripped out. The part is impossible to find, unless I want to pay $330 at the ford place. I have been unable to find the part anywhere. Many people with 2004-2005 f-150s seem to be having the same problem. Considering I can't fix my window since I can't find the part; I have plastic taped up over my window and have to open my door every time I need to see out that side of the truck. This is ridiculous. I strongly recommend that ford put a recall on this part.
Intermittent problem with the passenger side window switch on my 2005 ford f-150 then driving down the freeway the window just fell down into the door.
Driver's side window fell down inside door while car was parked.
2005 f150 regulator broke and broke window. I have read that this happens frequently.
I drove away from an atm went to put window up here loud ringing noise and window would not go all the way up. Then a few minutes later I heard a loud popping noise and notice window had fallen into door and. Would not return to the closed position. The noise was loud enough to cause grandson sitting in car seat in back of vehicle to start crying. If there would have been foul weather the inside of vehicle would have gotten soaked as well as a hazard of grandson getting injured from possibility of something entering vehicle through open window opening.
Within the last four 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 which occurred last week was during a serious rain storm with my child sitting at the rear passenger window when it failed and fell into the door panel.
Driving down the road at about 30 MPH I heard wind blowing into my 2005 ford f-150 and noticed that the right rear window had fell down about half way I tried to roll up the window with no success. I had to tape the window so that it would stay in the up position. The truck only has about 30,000 miles and this is the second window I have had to repair. This was very troubling to me that my window could just fall down with no one pushing the button or anything. I wondered what if my truck was just parked in a parking lot and this occurred someone could easily steal everything in my vehicle. I looked on the internet to see if anyone else was having this problem and found thousands of people have had the same problem. The window regulators on the 2004 and 2005 f-150's are faulty and dangerous. And it is time that someone make ford take responsibility for their faulty equipment.
Window regulator failure on my 2005 f150. 2 failures in the last 8 months. Paid ford 332.00 dollars to fix, each.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f150 purchased brand new in 2005. The front windshield completely lost its seal. While driving at speeds of less than 30 MPH, he heard five loud banging noises in front of the windshield. The dealer stated that the installation of the windshield was not ford manufactured and would not assist with the repair costs. The vehicle was purchased brand new from a ford dealer and has not had any repairs to the windshield. The failure and current mileages were less than 47,197.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. The consumer stated the rear window stopped working. Then the drivers side front window fell inside the door. The dealer replaced the slider window motor on the rear window and the regulator assembly in the drivers side front door. The passenger rear window glass then fell inside the door. Updated 01/07/09. *l's the consumer also stated the windshield wipers stopped working. Updated 01/0/09.
Passenger side electric window on our 2005 ford f-150 supercab simply fell down while my wife was working. We rarely use the passenger window at all. I have read a plethora of such occurrences on www.carcomplaints.com. I feel this is a safety issue. The windows can fall at any time - even when the vehicle is parked. Imagine being broken down in a very frigid place and trying to stay warm and bang - a window simply falls down. This should warrant an immediate recall. The parts that fail are cheap plastic clips used to guide cables with a lot of torque/tension on them. Thank you very much. Ronnie pierce
I have changed the window control switch, window motor and now have to change the window regulator for the same window. The cheap plastic piece broke. That is on one window, not counting the other three windows that have had parts replaced already.
Broken power window.
At 47,296 miles the right rear window of my ford f150 crew cab fell down into the door and would no longer operate. I paid 416.00 to repair at a ford dealership. At 48312 the left rear window has fallen inside the door and will not operate. I will be facing another 400+ in repairs.
My passenger window fell down inside the door frame. This is the second time this has happened. The first time I was going down the highway and the drivers window fell down in the door. It was pouring out an I couldn't see where I was going with the rain blowing inside. I pushed the window up button and nothing happened. I took it to the dealer and it was 240.00 to get fixed. Im lucky it wasn't raining this time. I hope ford motor is looking at this issue. This is a real safety concern while driving in bad weather, just to have the window fall down with no warning!! Thanks.
2005 ford f150 window regulator failure.
My 2005 ford f150 just dropped the driver side window down into the door due to the poorly designed faulty window regulator. From searching the web this is a well known defect that is abundant in f150's. This is a safety hazard as this happened in rush hour traffic and I thought I had been shot at and drove off the road into a ditch and banged my shoulder. This is well known to be an issue and is a major safety hazard. This needs to be recalled before someone gets killed!
This has happened two times now. While driving, I hear loud pop or bang and then the window will fall into the door. This has happened on the passenger side and drivers side. This nearly caused an accident because I thought someone was shooting at me. It startled me quite badly. Ford should be required to issue a recall on these window regulators. Parts are available to repair, but the repair does not permanently fix the problem. This is dangerous because most people cover the window with plastic while waiting for the repair. If they can't afford the repair they may drive around for weeks or months with a plastic window that completely blocks visibility.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 MPH on normal road conditions, the front passenger side power window released in a downward position without assistance. The incident occurred without warning. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for repair. He was concerned of the safety risk involved. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 28,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that the window regulators failed and caused the window to spontaneously fall into the door. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the regulator needed to be replaced at the cost of $300. In addition, the technician replaced the failed component with a new regulator of the same design. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and they acknowledged the failure; however, they would not assume responsibility since there was no recall. The failure mileage was 38,000 and current mileage was 46,000.
Another window drops down inside my door. This is definitely due to faulty equipment. Ford used cheap plastic on their window regulators that is not suitable for the purpose.
Windows failure,will not go up.
My wife went out this morning to take the kids to school and the drivers side window has fallen down in the door. We are still trying to get a hold of the nearest ford dealership to get this fixed. I have read several forums that say this is a common occurrence. Why is this not a recall?
2005 ford 150 4x4 king ranch crew cab. At 60k miles, driver's window fell down into door. Mechanism failed. Ford dealership in santa fe, nm repaired for $350.00. They claimed they'd never seen it before but since have seen numerous complaints of this window mechanism design fault. This should be a recall by ford.
2005 ford f-150 super crew pickup window regulators break (quite commonly), causing the window to no longer have any support. The window then can fall abruptly at any time, including while driving the vehicle. When this happens, the driver tends to think that the vehicle has gotten hit by something large, and swerves to avoid it. This can result in driving off of the road or into oncoming traffic. Ford denies that the window regulators are not fit for their intended purpose, and refuses to release a properly engineered part. A cursory examination of the regulator will show that it is not designed to handle the loads and stresses that exist in the window system. Replacing the part with the current design only starts the clock over on when the window will fall again. After-market regulators are not available. Please insist that ford recall these faulty window regulators and replace them with properly engineered units that will not fail in such an abrupt way.
The driver side power window regulator has failed and the window will not roll up. It happened while I was out of town and it was raining. This is a huge safety risk. Apparently, after doing very little research on the internet, there are a lot of folks having the same problems. Not only did this leave my vehicle open to the elements, it also left it open to anyone who wanted to help themselves to the vehicle or it's contents. I am very concerned that this will happen again.
The driver side window of my 2005 ford f-150 super crew made a loud popping noise then fell into the door, all when I pressed the button to roll it up. It had been locking up for several days on and off. Cost to repair is about $300, so until I can afford it, the window is held in place with vice-grips. Local ford dealership tells me that haven't heard of any such problems with this model, but I have found hundreds of complaints just like mine on the internet simply by typing "2005 ford f-150 window problems" into google.
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