Problems with 2004 Ford F-150 VISIBILITY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. while driving 30 mph, the sun roof exploded into pieces. there were no injuries. a dealer was not made aware of the failure. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 247,000.

The mirror(s) are full of corrosion and the drivers side mirror fell right off the car while driving. *tr

I have had sunroof fixed twice. keeps jumping off track & now need to get it fixed for third time. also, all 4 power windows have failed and had to be fixed a few times. *tr

Driving down my street the window just crashed down! it fell so fast and hard that i had to look to my right side to see what hit me! at that point i rear ended a car that slowed down! all this is do to a cheap plastic clip that failed and released the window. *tr

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

This is my second window regulator to break. the first was the rear passenger window several months ago. while driving on expressway at 60 mph i heard a pop and then air noise. (i seldom use the rear windows.) the mechanic had to replace regulator and motor because that was all the dealer had in stock. today i had window down about an inch while parked. got in truck and raised front passenger window and heard pop. i knew what the problem from last time and with talking to other ford truck owners. a friend has the same model truck and has replace three of the four regulators in his ford truck. when i began driving the window dropped. this truck has never been driven hard or off road. there has to be some flaw in these regulators. i am 66 years old and have owned many different makes and model of vehicles and this seems to be a common thread for these ford trucks. *tr

I was doing a day trip hauling horses by myself when i was getting ready to head home when i heard this terrible noise and soon watched the rear right window disappear and would not go back up. i took it into ford today and was told it would cost $300 to fix but they did not have in stock and that it was the regulator that went out. i had them check the right front window as well as it would go down but would not go up using that door window switch and that the switch needs replaced and that would be $130 dollars and again part was not in stock so could not replace. so when i went in to get my truck all of a sudden i find out that other than the oil change which i expected my bill just for them to look at and oil change was over $190.00 and my windows were not fixed yet and not told ahead of time what the charge might be so the extra $150 was totally not budgets. but had to pay as i needed my truck to get home. i also found out that my brother in laws truck also a 2004 had a vin number set that ford did replace the regulator but not for my vin number. now that really upset us a lot especially finding out others have had the same problem and that we could have issues with the other three windows. ford really needs to recalled all 2004 f150 door regulators before someone really gets hurt as it is a safety issue if glass was to break if it had happened while in route. plus was not covered by my extended warranty so evidently the warranty companies are aware of the problem if they exclude it. *tr

I started up my truck in my driveway and began to lower the driver and passenger side windows when the driverside window just fell down. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that all four windows failed to operate and could not be closed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that the window mechanism needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 47,835. *tr updated 7/15/13 *cn

Replaced two window regulators in vehicle. driver's windown and passenger window.

I own a 2004 ford f150 4-door p/u. over the past several years three of the four window in my ford f150 have fallin at different times ( window regulator ). ford refused to pay for the repair and i was told they know about the problem, however, were not going to issue a recall. this week my 4th window regulator broke causing the window to fall again while in a shopping center parking lot. i advised ford this was unsafe and how can anyone secure a vehicle with faulty window regulators. someone could lose control of their vehicle if this occurs during driving and this issue should be addressed. *tr

Got into vehicle, started, and immediately loud popping sounds came from under the engine, and worse when put into reverse. luckily had 2 hobby mechanics, that i work with, come take a look. they immediately determined that one of my spark plugs had backed-out. they took the cover off and determined it was the 1st spark plug, and luckily the threads were in good shape. put spark plug back in, and vehicle started fine after that. i travel 45 miles one way to/from work. if this happens again, could leave me stranded. 2nd luck, no repair cost. i can only imagine what the dealer would have charged. in addition, 2 weeks later, i had the 3rd (2 previous were in front right & rear driver window) out of 4 door windows fall into the door. this time it was the driver's front door - regulator assembly. loud bang before they fell. scared me - thought someone had thrown a large rock at my vehicle. this is the 3rd to fail within 8 months (last 2 on the same day in july 2012). total repair cost on windows was $900.00. there is still no recall on the spark plug problem, and the regulator assembly problems, although hundreds, if not thousands, have had the same problem. i contacted ford for complaint & reimbursement, and received no response. it's very obvious, it's time to do something about this! *tr

I was driving my 2004 ford f150 supercab down the street in my neighborhood on my way to work. i rolled up the power windows and heard a weird sound from the passenger door. i decided to roll it back down to see what was going on. as soon as i pressed the down button, the window just fell right into the door. it was a little frightening and could see how it could cause a wreck if it happened on the interstate. when i got to work, i got out to check it out. i could still hear the motor working, but i could hear pieces of glass and knew the window shattered. *tr

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

Driving on the freeway a loud bang and the driver side window falls into the door and will not roll back up. rear driver side window fell into the door three months ago while parked in front of our house. apparently the window regulator fails and the windows fall inside the door. upon searching the internet there are hundreds of people that have experienced this same problem with the ford f150 window regulators. ford is charging between $250 - $500 to fix the regulators per window. some people have had to fix the same window more than once. *tr

Two weeks prior to now i had to replace the whole track assembly for the window on the driver's side. driving down the highway, the window just fell into the door panel. this could of resulted in a serious accident because of the window just falling! two days ago, the same thing happened to the passenger side window. the windows going down when you are not expecting it is scary. these windows unexpectedly going down can result in an accident. i feel that there is an engineering defect in these window systems. i have both original ford parts that came out of the door panels. i called ford, but they told me they can not do anything about this. *tr

Was driving down the road at approximately 55 mph and the left driver's side window came crashing down. i thought a rock was coming through the window and almost went off the road. *tr

I was parked in a parking lot letting my car cool down before i rolled up the windows and once i proceeded to roll up the window it made a loud thump/pop noise and the window fell between the drivers side doorway. i had my local mechanic fix it on 6/30 and right after leaving his shop, i was driving down the road heard a loud noise come from the passenger side (and almost wrecked into a parked car due to the noise!) and stopped to inspect what happened. i tried the window and it slammed right between the passenger side door. now two windows and $800.00 later i have them fixed due to the window regulator going out in each one. this issue should be addressed as i called ford and they would do absolutely nothing. please recall this as this is extremely dangerous. *js

I was driving on the interstate at 65 mph when all of a sudden my window disappeared startling me. i had my kids in the car who were frightened by the gush of wind. it surprised me and i was not certain what happened my window was just gone on the drivers side.the window had fallen into the door. apparently after my research i learned that ford has had many problems with its window regulators failing causing this issue. this is extremely dangerous and could cause a serious accident. i hope for before it is too late and harm is done that ford will own up to this problem and have recall to repair the window mechanism that fails. if ford does not do anything than nhtsa should. *tr

Letter from congressman gibbs on behalf of constituent re a 2011 voluntary safety recall notice from webasto to north america, inc for vehicle sunroof glass panels *tgw the consumer stated when he purchased the vehicle, the sunroof did not open. the consumer then received a recall notice in the mail, regarding problems with the sunroof. when the consumer contacted the manufacturer, he was informed the sunroof would be replaced free of charge even if it didn't open. the parts were shipped to an authorized company to perform the repairs. however, when the consumer called to make an appointment, he was told he would have to pay to have the sunroof opened. when the consumer called the manufacturer again, they stated he would have to pay to get the sunroof opened, and they would pay for the parts to be installed. *jb

The driver and passenger window regulator failure driverside window came crashing down when i was driving down the highway on 12/01/11 all i heard was a loud pop then no window almost wrecked cause of the sound then a week later the passenger side window did the same thing but after i tried to put the window up after i got back home the dealer states that there still are no recalls on this issue after all the complaints i read online that goes back 5yrs why isn't no one doing anything about this problem. *tr

There was a "pop" sound, followed by the window crashing down into the door. upon inspection the point of failure is a small pulley attached to the window lift motor. it is weakly designed with high tension focused at 3 stress points instead of distributed about the whole pulley. i believe this is a common problem, and can startle a driver causing an accident, furthermore, at highway speeds the window could have fallen into or out of the truck causing injury. *tr

This report is for the second failed window regulator for my 2004 ford f-150 fx4 driver side. these repairs are costly and highly reported. this is a safety hazard especially if this would have occurred while the vehicle was in motion a the time of failure. surprising little action has been taken on this issue... *tr

This is the second report i have filed with nhtsa for the same complaint but additional occurrence. while driving on the highway at 1000 at night and traveling 55 mph, there was a loud bang that sounded like the truck had been shot, followed immediately by the passenger front window dropping into the door. the sound was so startling that it almost caused a loss of control of the vehicle. ford knows that they have a defect with their window regulators; however, they refuse to recall even though it is a definite safety concern. this is the third window i have had fail in the exact manner on my 2004 f-150. a casual search on the internet confirms that ford has had thousands of complaints for this exact default and is refusing to make a repair or recall to address a known safety issue. nhtsa needs to take action on this and force ford to do what a responsible automaker should undertake on their own in order to protect the motoring public. *tr

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

While driving in traffic my rear passenger side window, for no apparent reason, fell violently into the door. this was a very distracting incident that nearly resulted in an accident. *tr

I have had 2 of my window regulators go out and i have been doing some research and found out that this is a common problem. something needs to be done about this it causes a safety risk since i have kids and when these windows shatter the glass gets everywhere. i have noticed that the same slider on both regulators broke in the same place. please do something about this before someone's kid or my kids get hurt. thank you *tr *kb

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated that the glass for the front driver and rear windows fell into the door frame abnormally. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure as the window regulators needing replacement. the regulators were replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 20,354 and the current mileage was 33,800. updated 11/03/11 *bf the consumer stated three of the five power windows failed on the vehicle. the window regulators had to be replaced. updated 03/08/12

F150 2004 windows driver side and passenger side window both fell on the same day. i have them propped up at this time. i can not believe there is not a recall on this danger. both windows same day! *tr

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

2004 ford f150 lariat. right rear window suddenly dopped into the door. thw window will not go up. this is a saftey hazard. whnn the window went down the noise was distracting and i had no idea what happened. i had to look for a place to stop. after stopping, i exited the truck. i thought i had a tire tread seperation. after checking all of the tires i decided to look over the vehicle. since i had no idea what happened i was prepared to have the vehicle towed to s shop. it was then that i noticed that the rr window was down. i tried to put it up and could not do so with either the driver window controll or the rr door control. *tt

Passinger window fell into the door while driving on the freeway. *tt

Rising driver side window. the driver side window was being raised, it stop approx 3/4 way up, after traveling appox 2 miles at 30 mph the window lower. the ford dealer replaced the window regulator. *tr

While driving on the interstate the drivers side window, without warning, fell down into the door. i heard a popping sound and the window disappeared. i feel this is a safety issue because of the sudden distraction could have caused me to loose control of the vehicle. i looked at your web site and discovered this a common problem with this truck and believe ford should be required to address the issue.

No event leading to event. the right window lower on its own while traveling on interstate at approx 65mph. the window regulator was replaced at ford dealer @ cost of $235. *tr

2004 ford f150 lariat window regulators failing. i have had two window regulators fail while driving my truck which causes the window to drop unexpectedly into the door cavity which causes alarm to the driver possibly contributing to loss of control of the vehicle. ford is aware of this condition and refuses to correct the issue. it is a serious safety risk. the windows were not being operated at the time of failure. they just dropped leaving the window open at 75 mph on the highway. *tr

I have had my 2004 f150 xlt supercrew for a year now and the power window regulator in all 4 windows have broken during that short period of time. the most recent failure happened on the front passenger window last night. searching the internet shows that this is a well known issue with these vehicles, but ford will not issue a recall. *tr

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

Window failure. the left rear window just dropped out of the track due to a window regulator failure. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150 super crew lariat. the contact was driving 5 mph when the front driver's side power window failed and fell into the door panel. the failure repeated on several occasions with both the front and passenger side rear windows. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 108,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact was attempting to close the driver side window when the window failed and fell into the door panel. the window was inoperable and the contact was advised by the dealer that the plastic regulator had caused the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 69,000. the vehicle was repaired july 6,2011. updated 08/31/2011

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. the contact stated while driving 10 mph the rear driver and passenger side windows fell inside the door. the regulator was faulty and caused the window to fall off track. the contact did not take the vehicle to a mechanic or dealer for a diagnostic test. the contact called the manufacturer who stated they would do some research on the window regulator for that year, make, and model vehicle. the contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 90,000.

Window regulator on 2004 f 150 lariat drivers door broke allowing the window to drop scaring me so bad that i went off the road just missing crashing into several trees. it sounded like someone had shot out my window, while i was driving in a thunder storm. the roads were wet, but there was know warning when the windowbroke, then i was getting hit in the face with rain it felt like glass hitting me in the face. this should be a recall by ford, i have research this problem and have found it to be massive in numbers with a big expense to ford customers. this many cases seems more than just a fluke incident. this should be looked into, i'm so lucky to be here now i just missed those trees and my wife is now scared that it may happen to one of my other remaining windows and does not want to ride with me anymore.. *tr

The window started making noise while rolling up and down and seemed like it was coming off the track.. while driving down the road the window fell completely in the door. we replaced the window regulator and seems to work fine, until 3 months later another window did the same thing. i cannot afford to keep replacing the same part on my truck when there are obviously defects in the parts. i see many other ford owners with the same problem and think that something needs to be done! god forbid the window shatter while my children are in the truck. *tr

In june 2011, right passenger window dropped into the door. had to replace window regulator assembly. the same happened in the left passenger window in october 2011, and that window regulator had to be replaced. told by the dealer that this is common. *tr

After a professional baseball game.. i walked back to my truck in a huge parking lot to find my right rear window down. my first thought was my truck was broken in to.. but after looking around, i find that my window regulator broke "again"!! this is the third window that has done this!! i never even roll the back window down so it cant be from abusing the hardware.. ford needs to do something about this soo!! my brother has the same year truck and he had two window regulators go out!! *tr

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

There are over 450 complaints listed here is mine i own a 2004 ford f150 and have had 3 window regulator failures, 2 while driving. the dangerous one was on the drivers side at night during a rain storm. ford dealer states he replaces 1-2 a week but is not yet a recall. he says it wont get a recall until someone dies. i think it is a known dangerous problem that ford needs to take care of but wont until a recall is mandatory. please recall this problem before "someone dies" and "only then" mandates a recall. thank you for your time. *tr

Window regulator problem. windows falls while driving. replace it once at dealership under warranty. ... it failed again while driving. *tr

Second power window regulator has failed now in the last two weeks. in both cases, the window suddenly dropped completely while i was driving on the highway at highway speeds. *tr