2004 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

There is a recall on this vehicle

Electrical malfunction with fuses , problems with brake light, engine light and air bag light . Some fuses blown out after brake light fuse popped wipers don't work at all air bog turns on and off every day not sure why

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal popping sound and then lost motive power. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the spark plug had blown out of the cylinder and determined that the spark plug needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 364,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Mileage: 364,000

I get a warning message which indicates the the Crash Sensor is not working on my Ford truck - this component inflates the Air Bag in the event of a crash. The part number for the Crash Sensor is Motorcraft 6L3Z-14B004-AA. I attempted to purchase a replacement Crash Sensor from a local Ford dealer. I was told that Ford no longer makes this part. The parts manager suggested that I check with local aftermarket parts stores; Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, Fisher and NAPA. Nobody makes an aftermarket Crash Sensor for my vehicle. I also searched Amazon without success. I am therefore driving a vehicle with Air Bags which will not deploy - possibly causing a fatality. It seems like the manufacturer, Ford, should be required to sell replacement Crash Sensors until they become available as an Aftermarket Product.

PAINT CRACKED ,COILS MALFUNCTION,SPRINGS FRONT

Mileage: 55

BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM INDIVIDUAL HE STATED MILEAGE ON ODOMETER 125K AND 2008 WENT TO GET INSURANCE AND IT'S A 2004 AND MILEAGE WAS 240K PLUS

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HESITATED WHEN DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL PUTTERING SOUND WHILE IN DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHED BECAUSE THEY WERE FORD CERTIFIED SPARK PLUGS AND TEAR EASILY. A SPECIAL ONSITE FORD MECHANIC REPAIRED THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STALLING FAILURES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,000.

Mileage: 233,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHILE PUMPING GAS.

Mileage: 186,000

REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 11V107000. FORD RECALL NUMBER 11S18. VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AT NORFOLK, VA PLANT. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL OR EXPANDED RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM; AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES TWICE X FIVE TIMES, THEN REMAINS ON. POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING JUMPER WIRE CHAFING. WEAR COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND UNEXPECTED AIRBAG INFLATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO, BUT THEN THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR EIGHT DAYS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115544. TODAY I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ACTION OR ACTIVE RECALL THAT WOULD COVER THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE FURTHER EXPANDED TO COVER THIS INCIDENT. IT BEGAN WITH VEHICLES MADE AT THE NORFOLK VA PLANT.

Mileage: 115,530

2004 FORD F150. VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH A BOAT IN TOW AND WOULD NOT RE START. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD F150 2004-2008. THE MODULE CORRODES AND CAUSES A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT BLOWS THE FUSE TO THE PCM AND RESULTS IN TOTAL FAILURE OF THE PCM, THUS RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM!!!

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE NEEDED TO REFLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE OIL PAN AND A FUEL ROD FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM INSIDE THE DOOR.I HADN'T TOUCHED A THING. THE 2004 FORD F150 HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT.I BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE READ THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IS THERE A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT?

Mileage: 23,000

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS TRUCK BUT THE MAIN ISSUE IS WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT MISSES A LOT AND THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE TRUCK. WE'VE TAKEN IT IN AND THEY SAID A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THERE TRUCK LIKE OURS. PLEASE CONTACT US ASAP.

Mileage: 185

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME THIS PAST SUNDAY AND WAS STARTING TO TURN INTO THE DRIVE WHEN THE LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. HE HAD NOT PUT IT DOWN OR UP - IT JUST FELL DOWN. THIS IS NOW THE 4TH WINDOW WE HAVE REPLACED IN THIS TRUCK. THE OTHER THREE HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $350.00 EACH. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD DO - THE WINDOW REGULATORS JUST BREAK. I CONTACTED THE FORD 800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING - NOTHING TO BE DONE - JUST A BROKEN PART - EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS A LOT. HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT SO THERE WAS NO HELP THEY COULD GIVE. SO, I GUESS I'LL BE PAYING ANOTHER $350.00 AND PRAY THEY DON'T START DROPPING AGAIN SINCE FORD WON'T ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 56,000

ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE LAKE, MY VEHICLE STARTING IDLING ROUGH. PULLED OVER TO CHECK THINGS OUT, COULDN'T FIND ANY NOTICABLE ISSUES. RETARTED VEHICLE AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. I RAISED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT FROM THE COIL ATOP THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG, DRIVERS SIDE, LOOKING FROM FRONT TO REAR OF ENGINE. HAD THEVEHICLE TOWED TO BILL COLLINS FORD OF LOUISVILLE,KY.THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED CHANGING. UPON REMOVAL, 4 OF THE EIGHT SPARK PLUGS BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS COST ME $857.00 TO CHANGE 8 SPARK PLUGS THAT NORMALLY I COULD DO MYSELF. THE BREAKING OF SPARK PLUGS IN THIS TYPE ENGINE, 5.4L TRITON, IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE, THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW ABOUT. YET THEY HAVE YET TO DO A RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY DEVELOPED A TOOL TO TAKE THESE BROKEN SPRK PLUGS OUT, YET THE CONSUMER STILL HAS TO PAY SOMETIMES UPWARDS OF $2,000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. FORD USED A SUBSTANDARD PART IN THEIR VEHICLES AND REFUSE TO HONOR THE CUSTOMER. THEY NO LONEGR USE THAT TYPE ENGINE, BUT ANYONE WITH A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE FROM FORD WILL HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO CHANGE EIGHT SPARK PLUGS WHEN THE TIME COMES. I COULD NOT PUT MY VEHCILE INTO GEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THAT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME!

Mileage: 85,000

I LEAVE MY WINDOWS UP ON THE TRUCK. IT IS COLD (WINTER TIME) TRUCK WAS IN THE GARAGE. I WENT TO THE GARAGE AND THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DOWN. I CRANKED THE TRUCK, PUSHED THE BUTTON AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME UP. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST $344.66 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. SINCE THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, THE TWO BACK WINDOWS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. I ASSUME IF MY TRUCK IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM OTHERS ARE ALSO. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT AND THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 23,814

FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE, BACK SIDE OF MODULE CORRODED AWAY EXPOSING CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP RUNNING AND LEAVING ME STRANDED DURING A SNOW STORM,SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2004-2008 FORD PICKUPS. I CONSIDER THIS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL, LOT OF GARAGES INSTALLING NEW FUEL PUMPS AT 300.00 A CRACK WHEN ITS A EASY TO REPLACE 80.00 DOLLAR PART. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

BOUGHT 2004 F150 BRAND NEW, NEVER OFF ROAD, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED: SON DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, HEARD LOUD BREAKING NOISE, SEVERE RATTLING, SHAKING, NO POWER, COASTED DOWN RAMP AND TO SIDE ROAD. TOWED TO MECHANIC--ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT OIL WAS PUMPED PROPERLY THROUGH MOTOR.. SAME MECHANIC HAS WORKED ON THIS CAR SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALL 4 DOOR WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED (TWICE-SECOND TIME, WE FIXED FRONT DOOR WINDOWS AND HAD BACK DOOR WINDOWS WIRED UP) , THE BACK GLASS REPLACED FOR LEAKING, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSORS REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THE OVERHEAD CAM SYSTEM REPLACED AND NOW THIS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ON MY 2004 FORD F150 XLT LARIAT SUPERCAB, THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAS NOW FAILED. THE DRIVER'S ONE WENT FIRST (WITHIN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP), THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER ONE (A FEW MONTHS LATER) THEN THE REAR PASSENGER ONE ( ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST) AND NOW THIS. ALL FOUR REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED ONES. THIS LATEST ONE OCCURRED WHILE THE TRUCK SAT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED; ALL THE OTHERS HAPPENED ON THE ROADWAY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150. IN 2012 I HAD MY E-BRAKE LIGHT START FLASHING AT ME. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND HAD THEM LOOK IT OVER, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THEN THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH WAS PROBABLY BAD, SO I BROUGHT IT TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, NOTHING WRONG WITH CYLINDER OR BRAKES, THAT IT WAS THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH. I'M TRULY NOT SAFE USING MY E-BRAKE AS I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS WORKING OR NOT. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON ALSO WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ANYWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES WHERE OTHER FORD F-150 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD GO OUT. *TR

REPLACED TWO WINDOW REGULATORS IN VEHICLE. DRIVER'S WINDOWN AND PASSENGER WINDOW.

AS I WAS BACKING UPWARD INTO MY GARAGE, I SLOWED DOWN AND THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD AND I QUICKLY PRESSED THE GAS TO RESUME BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON ALONG WITH MY OD/OFF INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD. MY REVERSE GEAR STOPPED PULLING. I'M AFRAID HAD THIS BEEN IN ROUTE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS OF AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW, THIS IS THE FORTH TIME I HAVE TO HAVE WINDOW REPAIR ON MY TRUCK, PREVIOUS TIME BEFORE LAST ONE, WAS IN JULY ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $300 TO REPAIR WINDOW, AND NOW LAST TIME PAID $425 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THAT VERY SAME WINDOW AND THIS TIME IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. WINDOW WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND DROP, UNABLE TO BRING IT UP OR CLOSED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. BRIEFLY HEARD A POP/BANG IN THE DOOR THINKING SOMETHING HIT THE DOOR, THEN THE WINDOW WENT STRAIGHT DOWN WITHOUT CONTROL. NOW I HAVE NO WAY OF RETRIEVING THE WINDOW BACK UP AND SECURING IT. PLUS UNABLE TO SECURE MY VEHICLE OR KEEP THE ELEMENTS OF WEATHER OUT OF MY TRUCK. I WILL NOT USE THE TRUCK TO PICK UP MY YOU CHILDREN IN THIS CONDITION. I PRESUME THAT THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH A DISTRACTED DRIVER LOOSING ATTENTION TO DRIVING OR IN A SEVERE WEATHER CONDITION. I WILL TAKE IT TO A FORD SERVICE DEALER AND SHARE MY DISPLEASURE WITH THIS INCIDENT. FOR MY SAFETY AND EVERYONE ELSE SAFETY, I WILL GET THIS REPAIR. THIS INCIDENT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO HURT OR KILL SOMEONE IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED. I AM STILL SHAKING WITH FEAR WHILE TYPING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 100,500

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY FELL THROUGH THE DOOR. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE WINDOW A TAD THE REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW BEGAN TO FALL. A WEEK LATER THE SECOND BACK PASSENGER WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN ALSO. THANKFULLY IT WAS WHILE I WAS AT THE STORE AND THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I HAD TO FIX THIS OUT OF POCKET LAST WEEK FOR ABOUT 700.00 FOR BOTH WINDOWS, THE REPAIR GUY AT FORD SAID THIS WASN'T COVERED OR ISSUED AS A RECALL. NOW FASTFORWARD TO YESTERDAY, MY SIDE DRIVER WINDOW COMES FALLING DOWN AND I HAD TO USE A DOORSTOP TO HOLD IT UP. I FEEL THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT FORD HAS NOT COME TO TERMS WITH. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED YEARS AGO. CHECKING THE INTERNET THERE A NUMEROUS SITES WHERE ANGRY CUSTOMERS OF FORD ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WAY TO FREQUENTLY.(EX. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML) WE HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORD, BUT WITH THE RECENT PROBLEMS THIS MIGHT CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

IN LATE-JUNE 2012 A LOUD CLUNK/THUD/POP/SMALL EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IDLING, AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR FRAME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF MOLDED PLASTIC, 1 1/8" X 1 7/8" (PROBABLE COST TO FORD ABOUT 39 CENTS) ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD DISINTEGRATED/FAILED, ALLOWING THE REGULATOR CABLE TO RELEASE THE WINDOW. I HAVE FOUND A REPLACEMENT WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE INTERNET FOR $70 (FORD CHARGES $175 FOR THE PART) AND WILL REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE ITEM MYSELF. I NOTIFIED FORD OF THE FAILURE OF A LESS-THAN-QUALITY PLASTIC PIECE ON THE REGULATOR AND ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. FORD RESPONDED: "THERE ARE NO FACTORY WARRANTIES OR PROGRAMS IN EFFECT ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR CURRENT VEHICLE CONCERN." HOWEVER, THEY DID ADD: "RECOMMEND THAT YOU KEEP YOUR REPAIR RECEIPTS IN CASE FORD INITIATES A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE BASED ON CUSTOMER FEEDBACK OR FURTHER ENGINEERING REVIEW OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS." I SEE FROM THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE BY FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT I AM BUT ONE OF HUNDREDS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, AND OBVIOUSLY, THERE WILL BE HUNDREDS MORE; THE ODDS ARE VERY HIGH THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PLASTIC PIECES ON FORD TRUCK WINDOW REGULATORS WILL FAIL SOONER OR LATER, AND I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT THE 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK IS THE ONLY MODEL YEAR THAT CONTAINS PLASTIC PARTS IN THE WINDOW REGULATORS. $70 TO REPLACE A FAILED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT INITIALLY PROBABLY COST FORD ABOUT 39 CENTS TO PRODUCE IS A SAD COMMENTARY ON QUALITY. *TR

Mileage: 54,360

ON 25 MARCH 2011, I ENCOUNTERED A LOUD POP IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER-SIDE OF MY 2004 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK, AND THE WINDOW DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR FRAME. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CABLE MECHANISM WITHIN THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED. WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY I TURNED THE TRUCK INTO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRED, AND RECEIVED A REPAIR BILL OF $301.86 (THE REGULATOR ALONE COST $159.36); THE FORD ADVISOR STATED THAT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK SINCE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I DID NOT INSPECT THE REGULATOR TO DETERMINE WHY THE CABLE MECHANISM HAD FAILED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I VISITED WWW.NHTSA.GOV TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, AND LEARNED THAT MORE THAN 240 OTHER 2004 FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN ONE DOOR OR THE OTHER IN THEIR TRUCKS. AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED WHEN INFERIOR PARTS ARE INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE 2004 FORD TRUCKS, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ALSO FAILED. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE I DETERMINED THAT A SMALL, CHEAP PIECE OF MOLDED PLASTIC ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT WHEN THE WINDOW WAS BEING RAISED. DETAILS OF THAT FAILURE ARE LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

Mileage: 51,320

I HAVE A 2004 F150 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT AND EVERY WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE TRUCK HAS GONE OUT AND SEND THE WINDOW CRASHING DOWN. THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE. FORD WILL NOT RECALL IT, IT IS A KNOW ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, "LADY ITS YOU AND THOUSANDS LIKE YOU." *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2004, NO SERIOUS ISSUES. THIS PAST FRIDAY I NOTICED POWER WAS STILL GOING TO MY TRUCK WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF. THE POWER ACCESSORY RELAY WAS CLICKING VIGOROUSLY THEN STOPPED, NO POWER INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING WORKED EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO. I WENT FOR A DRIVE THAN AND THEN THE REVERSE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DOOR BUZZER WAS GOING OFF, AS I WENT TO STOP I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE OCCUR THAN STOPPED. WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I HAVE 30 YEARS OF MECHANIC EXPERIENCE AND TRIED TO FIND A POSSIBLE SHORT. WHEN I REMOVED THE PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANEL I FOUND THE HARNESS COVERED IN RUSTY WATER. NOW DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THAT FORD WONT COVER. IT TURNS OUT MANY PEOPLE HAD TO HAVE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED COSTING THOUSANDS. WHILE CONDUCTING MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD THE REAR WINDOW AND WIRING HARNESS THAT TRAVELS THROUGH THE FIREWALL. PLEASE HELP, FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN USED THREE TIMES IN FIVE MONTHS. IT WAS PARKED ON A PARKING PAD UNATTENDED FOR THREE DAYS AN 10 HOURS. THE MAIN ELECTRICAL WIRING STARTED A FIRE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK ON ITS OWN. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOUND AT 3:00 AM IT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY KILL TWO PEOPLE IN THEIR BEDS. UPDATED 03/12/12 *BF *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT 5:45 AM ON 12/17/2011 AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM SEVERAL EMPLOYEES AND I HEARD WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS SOMEONE'S ALARM GOING OFF. THEY WENT TO PARKING LOT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SAW FLAMES INSIDE MY TRUCK AROUND THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE NOISE WAS ACTUALLY THE HORN BLOWING. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR, WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UPON ARRIVAL THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED ALL DAY & I NEVER ENTERED IT AFTER I ARRIVED AT WORK. THE TRUCK IS DESTROYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER STEERING SHAFT HAD RUSTED TOGETHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,188. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/12

Mileage: 103,188

DRIVING AT 50 MPH MY TRUCK DIES. TOW TO A FORD DEALERSHIP (THOMAS FORD, BEVERLY MA.). DIAGNOSTICS SHOW BLOWN PCU. DEALER REPLACES PCU AT MY EXPENSE. FINDS THAT, OR SAYS THAT, THE PCU WAS BLOWN BY THE FPDM. FORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK AND 3 MONTHS BEHIND IN PRODUCTION DUE TO BAD ECONOMY. DEALER PRESSURES ME INTO BUYING USED FPDM BECAUSE 3 OTHER TRUCKS ON LOT HAS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WILL BUY PART IF I DON'T. 3 MONTHS WITHOUT TRUCK IF I DON'T. DEALER ALSO SAYS I SHOULD COMPLAIN TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECT BECAUSE (THEY BELIEVE) IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. FMC DID NOTHING. NOT EVEN EXPEDITE A NEW PART. PCM WAS $970 PART ONLY AND FPCM WAS $343 PART ONLY. FPCM CRACKED BECAUSE MOUNTED ON DISSIMILAR METAL UNDER SPARE TIRE.

Mileage: 96,584

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SPARK PLUG SHORTAGE AND THAT THE WIRES WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN BOULEVARD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLID DOWN WITH A LOUD SOUNDING BANG. THE WINDOW DID NOT BREAK. HOWEVER, WHAT SEEMS TO BE A SPRING LOADED MECHANISM, MUST HAVE BROKEN CAUSING THE WINDOW TO COLLAPSE DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD, IT CAUSED A NERVOUS REACTION IN ME WHICH RESULTED IN PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES TO THAT SIDE AND I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT MY STEERING TO GET BACK INTO MY LANE. AS IF ONE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN 9/1/11. THIS TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE SAME EXACT EXPERIENCE REPEATED EXCEPT THAT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 75MPH ON I-25. I EXPECTED TO FIND A RECALL TO THIS DIS-FUNCTIONAL MECHANISM. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING ALMOST BACK TO BACK WITHIN A 6 WEEK PERIOD? *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE POWER WINDOW ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE JUST ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

ALL 4 WINDOWS REGULATORS BROKE WITHIN A SPAN OF 4 MONTHS. WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE A STEEL CABLE WHICH ADHERES TO A PLASTIC PULLEY--WHO DESIGNED THIS POOR COMPATIBILITY? COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO WEAR AND TEAR FOR ELECTRIC WINDOWS. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE ACCEPT FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH AS A CONSUMER IS UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO INFERIOR PRODUCTS USED. ALUMINUM OR ANOTHER TYPE OF METAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR THE PULLEY--DEFINITELY NOT PLASTIC. REPORTED TO FORD--CAN'T AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BUT TELL ME TO TAKE TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND PAY AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR THE LABOR AND REGULATOR. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND HE REVEALED TO ME THAT FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND ALSO THE LINCOLNS BUT BECAUSE OF THE COST INCURRED BY ISSUING A RECALL THAT THEY CHOSE TO "WASH IT UNDER THE RUG". THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE EXCUSE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. 4 WINDOW REGULATORS IN A 4 MONTH SPAN TO BREAK--SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND BROUGHT TO FORD'S MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN DEPARTMENTS. *KB

IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE WINDOWS IN MY 2004 F-150. THE WINDOWS WOULD JUST FALL INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE MECHANISM NO LONGER WORKED. AS I RESEARCHED ONLINE, I NOTICED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I HOPE FORD MOTOR COMPANY LOOKS INTO THIS AND WE WILL ALL BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FAILURE OF SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR IN TWO YEARS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS TIME AND NEARLY SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY AFTER I THOUGHT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAD BEEN SHOT OUT. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE REGULATOR FAILING. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AS A SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT IN A CRASH CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE REGULATORS. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY WILL NOT RECALL OR OFFER A FIX. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING IN UP STATE NY, GOING ABOUT 30-35 MPH, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO OPEN FOR NO REASON. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY OPEN AND FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOW AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT THE CAR TO LOOK AT TO TRY AND FIX IT TOLD ME THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED AND TAPED IT SHUT. I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME AND I HAD TO GET HOME TO TRY AND GET THE WINDOW FIXED. PS: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND I HAD TO GET THE REGULATOR REPLACED FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO IT'S DEFAULT AND ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON ALL IT'S WINDOW REGULATORS

Mileage: 89,500

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. IT IS STUCK DOWN. I COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALL ON THE WINDOW BUT GOOGLED AND FOUND THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF FORD F150 OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 100,960

AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK, AND HAVING SEEMINGLY NORMAL OPERATION. IT STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND HAD A MARKED LOSS OF POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT INITIALLY ILLUMINATE, GIVING NO INDICATION OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THINKING THIS WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM, WE CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK ON HER NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE. SHE NOTIFIED ME LATER THAT THE TRUCK HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT IT WAS VERY ROUGH AND LOW ON POWER, TO THE POINT OF MAKING MERGING VERY DICEY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY FOUND A WIRING HARNESS HAD CHAFED THROUGH DUE TO A RIDING CONDITION ON AN AIR CONDITIONING LINE. THIS AFFECTED COIL NUMBER 4. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CHAFED WIRE AND RETURNED THE CAR TO SERVICE. THE IRONIC THING(OR DISAPPOINTING, DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE) WAS THAT WE HAD THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR A CHAFING WIRE IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,213

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD F150 LARIAT ON US 50 GOING WEST BOUND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AROUND 5:30 IN THE EVENING DRIVING 70 MPH. I HEARD A LOUD POP (AS IF A GUN WAS BEING FIRED), WHICH STARTLED ME TO WHERE I SWERVED INTO THE LANE BESIDE ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER CAR RIGHT BESIDE ME OR ELSE THIS WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING WITHIN IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF MY DRIVERSIDE WINDOWS CONTROLS. THE WINDOW FELL DOWN AS SOON AS I HEARD THE POP. I CALLED ONE OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $400.00 TO FIX AND THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS SORT OF PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THE SAME MAKES AND MODELS OF MY TRUCK. I THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS AT THIS TIME, SO I AM HAVING TO JUST DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I DO NOT HAVE A WINDOW ON THE DRIVERSIDE ANYMORE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT DOES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS FALL APART INSIDE DOORS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, THIRD OCCURRENCE WITHIN A YEAR. FIRST INCIDENT WAS LEFT REAR WINDOW, THEN RIGHT REAR WINDOW NOW RIGHT FRONT. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN FOUL WEATHER FURTHER DISRUPTING THE DRIVER.

I HAVE LOST 4 WINDOW REGULATORS OVER THE SPACE OF 2 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS FRONT , PASS FRONT TWICE PASS REAR ONCE. I CURRENTLY HAVE A BROOM HANDLE HOLDING UP DRIVERS REAR. THIS HAS GOTTEN VERY OLD AND TIRESOME. I WORKED FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR 27 YEARS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT DISREGARD OF QUALITY IS JOB 1. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN A LOUD CRASHING SOUND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE; ONCE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 REGULATORS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 107,425

I ATTEMPTED TO RAISE MY FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB. I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW BEGAN TO LOWER AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY INSIDE THE DOOR, IT STOPPED. I AM NOW UNABLE TO RAISE THIS WINDOW. I WAS PERSONALLY AT A STOP WHEN THE WINDOW FAILED, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS FAILURE OCCURRING IN MOVING VEHICLES CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 FORD F150 FX4. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE TRACK WHILE DRIVING AND INTO THE DOOR, THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T SHATTER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. COST AROUND $500 TO FIX IT. A YEAR LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL OF TRACK WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR AND FELL DOWN INTO IT. DON'T REALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT, SO WE RIGGED IT TO STAY UP, HOWEVER IT FALLS SLOWLY WHILE DRIVING AND WE HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING IT UP. NOW THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAS FALLEN DOWN- WHERE OUR CHILD SITS AND THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM. $1500 TO FIX 3 WINDOWS IN 2 YEARS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. FORD CLAIMS THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE NHTSA TO REQUIRE THE RECALL FROM FORD, UNTIL THAT HAPPENS THEY WONT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A CONSUMER ISSUE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO ADVISE FORD OF THIS DEFECT AND URGE THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEAD UP TO.... 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS ON MY 2004 FORD F150 FX4 HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OUT OF THE BLUE THEY COME CRASHING DOWN. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT 700 DOLLARS SO FAR ON THIS DEFECT AND HAVE TO GO IN TOMORROW TO GET MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FIXED WHICH WILL PUT ME OVER 1000. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE WINDOW REGULATORS AND I SHOULD GET EVERY PENNY I HAVE SPENT ON THESE PATHETIC DEVICES BACK. COME ON FORD, REALLY? I FEEL LIKE I AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS SAME SITUATION HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR FORD TO MAKE AN EXTRA BUCK. WHO IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO RAISE THE [XXX] FLAGGED AND TAKE FORD TO THE BANK ON THIS ONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ON LOCAL ROADS, THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED WINDOW WHICH WAS FULLY UP SUDDENLY SLOWLY RECEDED DOWN INTO THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK AND NOW CANNOT BE RAISED BACK UP. THE WINDOW IS NOT BROKEN, AND THE NOISE WHEN I PRESS THE WINDOW CONTROL SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS (AND THE DEALER), AND THE CONCLUSION SO FAR (HEARING THE DESCRIPTION BUT WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE) IS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 22,550

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DON'T EVEN USE THE WINDOW MUCH. PULLED OFF DOOR COVER AND FOUND CABLE APART AND WOUND AND TANGLED BEHIND MOTOR. CALLED MY BUDDY TO SEE IF HE HAD IT HAPPEN TO HIS AND BEFORE I COULD SAY ANYTHING HE SAID HE JUST CAME IN FROM CRAMMING A BOARD IN HIS REAR WIDOW MAKE IT HOME. THEY SEEM TO BE REALLY POORLY MADE. *TR

Mileage: 1,008

IN 2008 I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F-150 LARIAT( 4 DOOR). IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR ( 2010) THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR FAILED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WITH THE SAME RESULT. TODAY, SEPT 7, THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND I FIND THE FAILURE OF THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM TO BE FAIRLY COMMON. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS AN UNEXPECTED LOWERING OF THE WINDOW CAN CAUSE ITEMS INSIDE THE TRUCK TO FLY AROUND INSIDE THE CAB AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER. IT WOULD SEEM THAT FORD HAS HAD AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF THIS FAILURES AND SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS AT THEIR COST IN ORDER TO PREVENT SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I OWN A FORD F-150,2004. I HAD A SLIGHT MISS IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PLUGS,PROJECTED COST WAS 300.00 TO 350.00, AND WOULD TAKE THREE HOURS. (IT TOOK 8 HOURS &COST ME 496.00) I WATCHED THE MECHANIC FOR OVER 4 HOURS AND HE BROKE OFF 4 PLUGS IN THE HEAD,THE DEBRIS GOING INTO THE HEAD,HE TOOK AN AIR HOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO BLOW THE TRASH OUT. I LEFT THE FORD DEALER AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED JUMPING, MISSING, AND WOULD NOT RUN. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD I HAD INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEMS. I FOUND A USED ENGINE WITH 15,000 MILE AND HAD IT INSTALLED.(IT WAS CHEAPER THAN REBUILDING THE OLD ONE)WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED WE FOUND PARTS OF THE PLUG THAT WAS TWISTED OFF HAD FELL ON THE VALVE SPRING AND BROKEN IT. I HAVE E-MAILED FORD AND MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO THEM ,THEY HAVE NEVER RESPONDED IN ANY WAY.ON THE ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED,AFTER 52000 MILES I DEVELOPED A MISS IN THIS ENGINE,I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER,THEY REPLACED THREE (3) PLUGS ,IT TOOK THEM THREE& HALF DAYS TO DO THIS AT A COST OF $360.00. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD SENT A SERVICE NOTICE OUT STATING THAT THE PLUGS SHOULD BE REPLACED @50,000 MILE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON TO COST OVER $1000. TO REPLACE THE PLUGS,AND THAT FORD HAD ALL DEALERS A SPECIAL TOOL TO DEAL WITH THE PLUGS REMOVAL AFTER THEY BROKEN OFF. IS THIS A BETTER IDEA ?. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER MISS IN THE ENGINE BUT I AM RELUCTANT TO HAVING IT WORKED. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH FORD THAT I SOLD A 2007 F150 KING RANCH THAT I OWNED WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT HAVING SPENT OVER $5,000 ON THIS TRUCK THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I'M ALSO SELLING MY 1969 MACH 1 MUSTANG AND MY 1985 SALEEN MUSTANG. THIS IRRELEVANT TO MY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER I JUST HAD TO MENTION IT. PERHAPS YOU CAN GET THIS TO FORD BECAUSE THEY SURE DON'T LISTEN TO ME. THANK YOU, SINCERELY *TR

Mileage: 153,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW STARTING COMING DOWN ON ITS. I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NEXT THING IT CAME CRASHING DOWN AND ALL I HEARD WAS GLASS SHATTER. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAPPEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2004, 4.6 FORD EXPLORER PICKUP SPARK PLUGS BREAK OFF, CAN'T GET THEM OUT, CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE, COST $$$$ TO GET REPAIRED THAT I DON'T HAVE! THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE ON WEBSITE FORUMS WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME EVEN SAY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK THEIR TRUCK TO COULDN'T EVEN GET THE SPARK PLUGS OUT EITHER. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR

2004 FORD F150 HERITAGE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO QUIT WHILE DRIVING OR PREVENT FROM STARTING. DURING FAILURE THE 'THEFT' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL BLINK RAPIDLY. VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING. CONTACTED FORD DEALER WHO SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. HAD COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 FORD F150 SUPERCREW 4 DOOR - WINDOW MOTOR/CABLE FAILURE. I STARTED TO "ROLL" THE PASSENGER DOOR FRONT WINDOW DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED ALL THE WAY INSIDE THE DOOR LEAVING NO WINDOW AVAILABLE ON THAT DOOR. NO WINDOW, NO PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER, NO SECURITY, ETC. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME UP AND REMAINED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. I'VE READ ABOUT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT LOOKS LIKE A REAL OBVIOUS RECALL SITUATION. PLEASE MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE AS IT APPARENTLY CAN HAPPEN OVER AND OVER BECAUSE OF INFERIOR PARTS. THIS IS MY FIRST OCCURENCE IN MY 23 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP - THANK GOODNESS. THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR REPORTS AND I ASK THAT YOU BE FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS AND FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE PARTS WITH A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT PART. PLEASE TREAT THEM EQUAL WITH TOYOTA AND ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER. FORD HAS A BAD DOOR CABLE OR MECHANISM AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 66,843

WE HAVE A 2004 150 FORD TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 25000 MILES AND THAT IS GUESSING SINCE THE DASH DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE WINDOW HAS FALLEN OUT AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS COME IN ON THIS MODEL. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE NO DASH AND WINDOW PROBLEMS IN THEIR TRUCK. WE WILL BE OUT AT LEAST 1200.00 DOLLARS ON REPAIRS ON A TRUCK WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, DRY, CLEAR, DAYTIME. GOING THRU PARKING LOT 5-8MPH, BUMP AND POT HOLES. MY 2004 FORD F150, SUPERCREW CAB, DIED. NO POWER TO RESTART. TOWED TO LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THEY FOUND A BLOWN MAXI 20 AMP FUSE (#102 IN FUSE BOX) REPLACED IT. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN GOING UP A HILL WITH SOME WASH BOARD RIPPLES IN ROAD, TRUCK DIES/FUSE BLOWN. TOW IT HOME, REPLACE SAME FUSE AS BEFORE, ATTEMPT TO START TRUCK, FUSE BLOWN AGAIN & AGAIN. CALL FORD MOTOR DEALER, THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE "IGNITION SWITCH", I DO SO AND NEW FUSE, ATTEMPT TO START TRUCK, FUSE BLOWN AGAIN, CALL FORD DEALER, THEY SAY TO REPLACE "TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR", I UNPLUG THAT CONNECTOR-DUE TO A NEW PART IS VERY COSTLY AND YOU CAN NOT RETURN ELECTRICAL PARTS. NEW FUSE, ATTEMPT TO START W/O CONNECTION TO TRS. FUSE BLOWN. SO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COSTLY ONGOING REPAIR WITH NO SATISFACTION. (NOW LUCKILY WHEN THE "FUSE" BLOWS, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN LOS ANGELES RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) HOW EVER I WAS ON A VERY BUSY UP HILL GRADE WHEN THE SECOND TIME IT BLOWN THE FUSE AND MY FAMILY AND I WERE NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO TRAFFIC THAT COULDN'T SEE OVER THE HILL TOP, NOR WOULD THE SAME DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND SLOW DOWN. WE WERE LUCKY, I RESEARCHED WEB SITES FOR ANSWERS TO A FIX. I FOUND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH F150 TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT? I HAVE SPENT 5 WEEKS RESEARCHING MY WIRES, PARTS AND INFORMATIONAL SITES AND MECHANICS, VERY UNSUCCESSFUL. I HEARD THAT TOYOTA MADE THEIR PCM SO IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AFTER SO MANY MILES, COULD THIS BE WHAT FORD IS DOING TO COLLECT MONEY FOR REPAIRS? I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC & SMOG TECH IN CALIFORNIA, I AM LOST AS FAR AS HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE I PAY TO TOW TO A FORD DEALER AND GET REAMED ON EXPENSE FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS PROBABLY AN EASY FIX. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE HE WAS IN HIS HOME. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE PREVIOUSLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 54900. UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB

Mileage: 54,900

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

STARTED IN JUNE 2008 WITH DRIVER'S WINDOW DROPPING INTO DOOR. JULY 2008 REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID SAME. NOW JULY 18, 2009 REAR PASSENGER'S WINDOW DID SAME. EACH TIME DEALER REFUSES TO SAY THAT ITS A PROBLEM. SAY MINE IS THE ONLY TRUCK DOING THIS. TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FIRST NOTICED TICKING NOISE IN MY 2004 5.4L 3V V8 ENGINE. OIL WAS AT CORRECT LEVEL. I WENT DOWN A ROAD I ROUTINELY GO, AND STARTED HEARING A VERY LOUD CLANKING. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HOLE AND NOW TRYING TO FIX. HOPEFULLY WONT HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! THIS IS JUST THE ONE CYLINDER, BUT I HAVE 7 MORE! AM I GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS WITH ALL OF THEM? I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WILL TRY TO FIX IT. OTHER REPAIR STATIONS SAY THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT AND THAT THEY HAD, OR HAVE BEEN THREATENED BY, A LAWSUIT FROM THE VEHICLES OWNER. THIS HAS ALREADY COST ME THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COIL, A AN EXPENSIVE SPARK PLUG, AND A LOT OF DOWN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

WE OWN A 2004 F150 LARIAT 4X4 PICKUP WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES ON IT. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) POWER WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THESE WINDOWS HAVE SIMPLY FALLEN DOWN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY BUMPS OR ACCIDENTS PRECEDING THEM FALLING. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER WAS IN CAR SEAT YESTERDAY NEXT TO THE BACK WINDOW THAT DROPPED AS WE WERE DRIVING. WHAT IF SOME DEBRIS FROM PASSING TRAFFIC OR SEMI TRAILER HAD BLOWN BY...THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. AND ALL FORD CAN SAY IS..."SORRY, IT WILL COST YOU $400 TO FIX." WELL, THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. FAR TOO MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE HAPPENING. SEE THE FOLLOWING HYPERLINK FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2004/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_DOES_NOT_ROLL_UP.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 50,102

THE VEHICLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. I CALLED THE WARRANTY SERVICE FOR A WRECKER AS IT WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER, THE WRECKER ARRIVED AND THE DRIVER ASKED ME IF I HAD TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I HADN'T, TRIED, AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SOME INFORMATION INCLUDING A SUGGESTION TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID THAT AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 25, 2009. AGAIN, I WAS GLAD I WAS ON A SIDE STREET. I WILL TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TUESDAY EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AS THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 16,115

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F150, WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I WENT TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED AND AFTER REPLACEMENT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IDLE. THE REPAIR FIRM I HAD TAKEN IT TO, CALLED CHAMPION FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THEM FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT IDLE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AFTER THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED. THEY HAD TO TAKE MY TRUCK OVER THERE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO, HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED EVERY TIME THE BATTERY DIES OR IS REPLACED? SOUNDS TO LIKE FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT'S A NASTY SURPRISE FOR ANYONE. *TR

Mileage: 70,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, ON JUNE 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 46,000.

Mileage: 30,000

FORD DESIGN ON 3VALVE ENGINES IN MY CASE F150 WITH 5.4 AND MUSTANG WITH 4.6 HAS CAUSED PLUGS TO BREAK IN CYLINDER HEAD. FORD HAS ISSUED 3 TSB'S. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE MAKING CONSUMER FOOT THE BILL WHICH CAN RUN IN THOUSANDS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 8,100

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

Mileage: 8,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND HE WAS UNABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE #5 IGNITION COIL CAUGHT FIRE AND BLEW A RELAY FUSE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED WITH THE #6 IGNITION COIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,361 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,461.

Mileage: 191,361

I PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F-150 TRUCK NEW, AND I AM HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WHICH STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY15000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT. . CURRENTLY, I HAVE 33000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE NEW. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

1. VEHICLE FAIL SAFE LIGHT LUMINATED VEHICLE HAD HALF POWER. 2. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. 3. FIRST OCCASION DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. SECOND OCCASION DEALER HAD TO TRAVEL TO THE VEHICLE SINCE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND A TOW TRUCK COULD NOT GET INTO THE GARAGE. DEALER STATED THEY FOUND A LEAK AND SILICONED THE LEAK. DROVE VEHICLE 3 TIMES. THIRD TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. FUSE IS BLOWN AGAIN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND IS STILL THERE. *TR

Mileage: 35,300

2004 FORD F150 FX4 SUPERCREW. THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT BUZZING NOISE INSIDE THE CAB WHEN THE TRUCK IS IDLING IN DRIVE. THE NOISE USUALLY HAPPENS, AT A STOP, AFTER DRVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY FOR 20 MINUTES OR MORE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME SORT OF SENSOR GETTING HOT POSSIBLY OVERHEATING. THE NOISE USUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER THE VEHUCLE COOLS DOWN. HOWEVER, DURING SUMMER DRIVING THE FREQUENCY OF INCIDENTS IS HIGHER.

Mileage: 20,000

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. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

1) UNKNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE, NORMAL DRIVING, EVENTS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST TURNED ON VEHICLE AND DURING BACKING UP .2) THE ENGINE RACED OUT OF CONTROL AND LURCHED UNTIL IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED (IT GRABS THE GAS PEDAL FROM THE DRIVER LIKE CRUISE CONTROL DOES) IF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS IN VEHICLE'S PATH IT OR THEY WILL BE CRASHED INTO. THEN THE VEHICLE AND 8 CYLINDER RUNS LIKE ITS ON 4 CYL AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. 3) TAKEN TO FORD DEALER COASTAL FORD IN MOBILE AL,THEY REBOOTED COMPUTER BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE COMPUTER BOARD, THEY SAID JUST BRING IT BACK FOR REBOOT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, DIAGNOSTIC DID NOT REVEAL REASON FOR RACING ENGINE THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THAT IF THE EVENTS HAPPENED AGAIN AN ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE PREVENTED OR THE TRUCK BEING DESTROYED WHICH MEANS IT COULD NOT BE TAKEN BACK FOR REBOOT OR HOW TO PREVENT THIS EVENT .I WANTED THEM TO REPLACE THE SUPPOSEDLY DEFECTIVE COMPUTER BOARD (IN MY OPINION THAT'S THE PROBLEM) OLD PART STILL IN VEHICLE .NO DAMAGES YET BUT SINCE I PROFESSIONALLY BASS FISH, I COULD BE RUN OVER,THE TRUCK MIGHT RACE INTO THE WATER,OR SOMEONE ELSE AND THEIR EQUIPMENT COULD BE RUN OVER AND IF BACKING INTO THE GARAGE WITH A BOAT THE HOUSE AND BOAT COULD BE DAMAGED OR IF THE BOAT TRAILER HAS TO BE DEALT WITH THE PERSON BEHIND THE TRUCK COULD BE RUN OVER. 2004 F150 EXTENDED CAB V8 ENGINE TRUCK IS THE VEHICLE. 6 EVENTS OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS (IT JUST CAME OUT OF SOME OF ITS WARRANTIES, FORD DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER WAS WARRANTED FOR 8 MORE YEARS)*JB

Mileage: 38,500

MICE HAVE EATEN THROUGH THE WIRES TO MY FUEL SENDING UNIT. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DID ATE THROUGH MANY WIRES IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS MY VIEW THAT THIS PRESENTS A SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WHICH COULD EASILY INJURE OR KILL. THESE HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF FORD HAD NOT SKIMPED ON PROTECTION OF THEIR WIRING HARNESSES. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD THAT CLAIMS THEIR VEHICLES ARE BUILT FORD TOUGH CAN'T BE PROTECTED FROM A SMALL RODENT. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN AUGUST OF 2005 COST OVER $1500 TO REPAIR AND THIS SECOND INCIDENT IS ESTIMATED AT APPROX $500. *NM

Mileage: 14,000

I HAVE A FORD 2004 F150 ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN LATELY. *JB

Mileage: 5

REAR WINDOW SEAL IS LOOSE AND WINDOW RATTLES INSIDE OF MOUNTING AREA INDICATING AN INSUFFICIENT MOUNT TO RETAIN WINDOW IN MOUNTING AREA. *NM

Mileage: 2,500

DT: CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NO CONTROL GAUGES, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO AIR BAGS; THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO BOTHER WITH IT. HE CALLED AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET TO IT WHEN THEY COULD. HE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. HE NOTICED IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE AC WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER SAID A MECHANIC HAD TOLD HIM FORD WAS HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTERS IN THEIR VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

1) BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. IT WAS SERVICED BY FRIENDLY FORD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, EXTREME SEVERE VIBRATION THAT IT SHAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE SAID VEHICLE AT 65 MPH GOING DOWNHILL. THE CONDITION IS WORSE THAN BEFORE IT WAS SERVICED. I BEG NHTSA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. 2) ENGINE OR COMPUTER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM? ENGINE LOSSES POWER AND DROPS TO FAIL SAFE MODE. TOTALLY GUTLESS WHILE COMING IN TO FREEWAY FROM AN OFFRAMP OR DURING CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. AFTER HOURS OF DRIVING IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL. I TRIED DIFFERENT GRADES OF FUELS OCTANE IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFFERENCE IT DID MALFUNCTION IN SIMILAR WAY. VERY SCARY AND DAGEROUS EXPERIENCE. 3) DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW AND REAR WINSHIELD POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. EXTREME WATER INTRUSION DURING RAIN AND CAR WASH TIME. IT HAS HARSH MECHANICAL NOISE INSIDE THE DOOR.

Mileage: 1,800

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE HIS PARENTS HOME THE ALARM WENT OFF. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK.

THE VEHICLE WILL EMIT AN ELECTRICAL SMELL, THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN THE OCCUPANTS HAVING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SO THAT THEY WON'T GET ASPHYXIATE BY THE SMELL. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM BUT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE. IT IS HARD TO STEER ONCE THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME NEAR ACCIDENTAL COLLISIONS. WHEN I CONTACTED A DEALER ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THEY SET ME UP WITH THE MALOY FORD SERVICE CENTER WITH AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 21 2005 BUT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN ASKED TO BRING IT IN EARLIER THEY REFUSED AND SAID I CAN PARK IT AND LEAVE IT AND THEY WOULD GET TO IT MONDAY. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE 40 MILES A DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK SO I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM TILL THEN.*AK

Mileage: 10,000

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING TURNS, SLOWING DOWNS OR COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 900

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE HOME AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD AT 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, BLOCKING HIS VIEW FROM THE ROAD. THE OWNER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE , AND WITNESSED IT BURNING UP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK *SC

Mileage: 9,000

2004 F-150 CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WE WERE DRIVING IT, PULLING 4-WHEELER. *AK

MY 2004 FORD F-150 CAUGHT FIRE AT 5:30AM IN THE MORNING WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. THE FIRE ENDED UP CONSUMING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THEN JUMPED TO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WAS IN EXCESS OF $30,000. THE FIRE SEEMED TO START NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTINGATION RESULTED IN AN INCONCLUSIVE REASON FOR THE FIRE. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE FOR WHAT WOULD HAVE STARTED THE FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

I SAW YOUR REPORT ON THE NEWS ABOUT FORDS NEW FIRE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2004 F-150 XLT LARIAT P/U TRUCK WITH 3000 MILES ON IT , ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD, CATCH FIRE ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.IT WAS A SEVERE ELECTRICAL FIRE. BEFORE IT HAPPENED , THE RADIO WOULD STAY ON AFTER I LOCKED AND LEFT THE VEHICLE.I HAVE BEEN WITH OUT MY VEHICLE SINCE 10/04 . FORD , AND THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. FORD LEAGAL DEPT TOLD ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE CO!THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE SENDING A FIELD ENGINEER 2-08-05 TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EVASIVE AND NOT CO-OPERATIVE AT ALL , AND I THINK THEY ARE COMMING IN JUST TO COVER THINGS UP! THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT ON 10-04 ($3000) DAMAGE.AND FORD IS TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE ITS ACCIDENT RELATED AND THEY WONT COVER IT. BUT NOW I SEE THE NEWS , I CAN SEE CLEARLEY NOW ! THE VEHICLE IS LOCATED AT EASTGATE FORD , ON SEAJAY DR. IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO, 45430. YOU FOLKS SHOULD COME CHECK IT OUT , BEFORE THEY TRY TO COVER UP SAME PROBLEM IN THE NEW 2004'S ! *AK

Mileage: 3,100

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WENT OFF, A COUPLE OF MILES LATER IT CAME BACK ON, THEN OFF AGAIN. I CHECKED MY VOLTAGE GAUGE AND IT WAS FINE. A COUPLE OF MILES LATER I NOTICED MY LIGHTS WERE DIMMING, I CHECKED MY VOLTAGE GAUGE AGAIN AND IT WAS READING ZERO. MINUTES LATER ALL MY ELECTRONICS WENT OUT, NO HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE DASH. THEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST MY POWER BRAKES, MY POWER STEERING AND HAD NO LIGHTS. I NOTICED THAT WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, ME HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON. THEY WERE ON ONLY ENOUGH TO SEE THE ELEMENT IN THE LIGHT BULB GLOWING. THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THEY STAYED ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS OVER AN HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ALL THEY DID WAS CHARGE THE BATTERY AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WHAT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LOSE A CHARGE? THEY (FORD) COULD NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND SENT ME ON MY WAY! *JB

Mileage: 9,500

2004 F150/5.4 ENGINE QUITS AT LOW SPEED. COMPLETELY RANDOM, MAY DO IT SEVERAL TIME IN ONE DAY AND THAN NOT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT AT INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD TRACKS. SINCE NO ODBC CODES ARE EVER SET, DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 500

UPON INVESTIGATION, FINDING VERIFIED MY SUSPICIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE REAR-END. *BF THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO FAILED. *SC

Mileage: 5,900

TWICE THE ENGINE HAS GONE INTO "FAIL-SAFE" OR "LIMP" MODE; DIAGNOSED AS A "COMPUTER" GLITCH ON A BRAND NEW 2004, LESS THAN 700 MILES, FORD F150 PU; ONCE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY; ONCE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS ENOUGH POWER TO GET YOU OFF OF THE ROAD. STOPPING THE TRUCK, CUTTING IT OFF AND BACK ON ALLOWED FOR NORMAL USE. ALSO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CHECKED 3 TIMES, WAS TOLD UNDER INVESTIGATION; NO FIX YET. 3 OUT OF 4 NEW TIRES WERE REPLACED DURING DIAGNOSTICS STATING THAT THEY HAD "FLAT" SPOTS ON THEM.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES COMING TO A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, ALL POWER WAS LOST AND DRIVER UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DUMP TRUCK. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, ALL POWER WAS LOST. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. VERY DISTURBING FAILURE BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE TO FIX AND THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME.*AK

Mileage: 5,290

THE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE GAUGE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. *AK THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRING WAS INOPERATIVE, ALIGNMENT WAS OUT, THE VEHICLE HAD STUCK IN PARK, THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SPEEDOMETER READ WRONG, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE OUT. *SC

Mileage: 5,000

2004 /F-150/SC LARIOT/5.4. A/C ( EATC ) NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER 5 TIMES AND STILL NO RESOLVE. A/C WILL NOT COOL PROPERLY SHORT CYCLES 6/7 TIME PER MINUTE. THE EATC (ELECTRONIC AIR TEMPRATURE CONTROL) FOR THE A/C DOES NOT OPERATE IN FORD SPECS. AS PER FORD F-150 WS MANUEL, PAGE 412-00-4 AND STATES" IT IS KNOWN THAT A REFRIGERANT PRESSURE OF APPROXIMATELY 210 KPA ( 30 PSI) WILL YIELD A OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF 0*C (32*F). THE A/C CYCLING SWITCH CONTROLS SYSTEM OPERATION IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THIS TEMPERATURE." TEST RESULTS ( IN F* ) AT 58 / 64 % HUMIDITY MAX COOL.( ADD 8/10* FOR REG A/C) #1. AMB.70*=A/C @44* STABLE #2. AMB.80*=A/C @51* STABLE #3. AMB.90*=A/C @56* AND UNSTABLE #4. AMB.100*=A/C@62* AND UNSTABLE #5. AMB. 110*=A/C @70* AND UNSTABLE THESE RESULTS WERE VERIFIED AND REPRODUCEABLE ON 7 NEW UNITS FOR COMPARISON. FORD "HOTLINE " SAYS THAT AS LONG AS THE PRESSURES ARE NORMAL THE SYSTEM IS NORMAL AND THERE ARE NO REPAIRS OR CHANGES AUTHORIZED. IF THIS SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS ENGINEERED BY FORD SPECS. THESE READINGS WOULD BE 8/10* LOWER AND OPERATING CORRECTLY WITH NO COMPLAINTS. FORD HAS STATED " DO NOT RETURN THIS VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 SUPERCAB. I AM EXPERIENCING TWO PRIMARY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST, THE VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL "NIBBLE". THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT AT NEARLY ALL SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ROLLONG OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE TWICE AND WILL HAVE IT AGAIN (3RD TIME) TOMORROW. CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL "NIBBLE" HAPPENS AROUND 75-80MPH AND DID IMPROVE SLIGHTLY WITH REBALANCING THE TIRES. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH THE A/C SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS NOT COOLING THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS 85 OR HIGHER. THE CONDICTION IS PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT IDLE. THE DEALER SAYS THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AT SPEC. I TALKED TO A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HE SAYS HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE IS BRINGING HIS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE A/C IN MY FRIEND'S 1997 RANGER COOLS BETTER THAN MY NEW F-150. *AK

Mileage: 800