Problems with 2004 Ford F-150 VISIBILITY

Right rear window in my 2004 ford f150 fell while driving home on i10 with a infant and a two year old in their car seats. i am really upset that ford has done nothing about this. we had to drive over 150 miles with the window down in approx. 107 degree weather in arizona. please make them fix the problem. exactly one month later the passenger side rear window fell down as well so now i have two pinned up windows because i cant afford to fix them, we are a military family with my husband serving the enduring freedom tour in afghanistan. *tr

While driving i heard a loud, metallic-sounding pop from one of my doors, followed by the window sliding down into the door. the window would not respond to the power window button. the local dealership performing the repair has quoted the power window regulator assembly as being the problem, and quoted $450 to replace the defective part. *tr

I drive a 2004 ford f-150 super crew the window regulators keep failing. it has happened to all 4 doors in my truck more than once. i have had ford replace 2 of them and due to the high cost i am repairing them the best i can now. the incidents started march of 2007 (just when the warranty is up), what happens is that you will be driving along and roll down the window. a loud noise will occur and the window falls to the bottom of the door. the problem with the window regulators is that the cable system does not stay in place. i know that many other people are having the same trouble with this, so please get ford to recall this problem before someone or something is injured. there was no injuries or other mishaps due to these failures you could call these near misses. these failures could cause injuries or damage to other cars on the roads. thank you for your time. *tr

Passenger door regulator broke while driving. second one in a year and a half. truck has only 39,000 miles on it. $398.00 to fix it the first time $475.00 to fix it the second time. ford should recall all f-150 door regulators or help with the cost of replacing them. *tr

I attempted to put my passenger side window down & it crashed down into the door with the glass shattering as it dropped into the door frame. approximately two years ago i had the drivers side window looked at it sounded strange on operation. ford dealers disagreed. one month later the window failed to operate & ford fixed the window at their cost. i also had them check all of the other windows because they too did not sound correct when operating and nothing was found wrong at that time. i am now without a window & will contact ford about this problem & hope they will fix it at their expense as i feel this should not be my responsibility for a truck that is only 5 yrs old. *tr

Ford 2004 f-150 has had two power window regulators go out while driving. first one occurred two years ago, currently 5yr old vehicle. *tr

When i started my truck, i rolled down the rear drivers side window and when i pushed the button to roll up the window i heard a pop and then a sound like something fell inside the door. the window will not roll up. now the window slides down by itself. *tr

On thursday, august 13, 2009, i was putting my son in my truck to head off to work. as we pulled away, he started saying something about the window. i looked back and the window next to him was down about 3 inches. by the time we got to his daycare, the window was all the way down. i had to go back home, pull the window up and jam it into place. i won't be able to take it in until monday. this is at least the 5th time a window has fallen on this truck in three years and i have also had to have the rear power sliding window motor replaced twice. the previous occurrences have been under either factory or extended warranty, but this one will not be. fortunately none of them have happened while i was driving like other drivers i have seen on this website. how many more people need to complain before the agency takes action? this is obviously a big problem as well as an expensive problem. *tr

Power windows drop into door. *tr

1. rolled window up after going through a drive through window. drove approx. 30 feet and heard a loud "pop". starting driving and the window fell down into the door. 2. window would not roll back up. 3. dealership replaced the "window regulator" as the cable had snapped. this was at a cost to me of $318. *tr

This is not a safety concern i don't guess, unless it happens when a child is by the window. i have a 2004 f150 supercrew the window just all of a sudden fell down into the door panel and would not raise back up. after talking to the dealer who knew exactly what the problem was by over the phone description said it was the window regulator. i went online and noticed that i was not the only one, i have read close to 200 post on this same problem. it is a shame that ford is allowed to put defective parts on these vehicles.these regulators cost $370.00 to be replaced and that's one door. according to others that have had this problem usually the other 3 window regulators will break within a year after the first. please make ford recall and fix there defects! *tr

As many others, i too have a 2004 ford f-150 with defective power windows. the regulator in the driver side door has broken twice and the regulator in the rear passenger door has broken once. ford charges $400 to repair it. the service man told me that the defective piece is a plastic wheel with a cable. the part alone cost $190. 2004 was the year the ford redesigned the f-150. they obviously engineered a cheaply made electric window regulator and are aware of it but have not recalled the part. ford should be made to uphold its commitment to providing quality products. in five years, i have only lowered the rear window maybe five times. so the problem is not overuse. it's simply poor craftsmanship and terrible customer service. *tr

Driver window fell while driving. *tr

2004 ford f150 - rear window on the drivers side of my crewcab truck made a loud noise and went down. it will not roll back up and i went to a website to see if i could fix it and found many other owners with multiple similar problems and descriptions. there appears to be multiple failures from these windows and i am concerned that this is a safety issue and could cause an accident. *tr

The window regulators on a 2004 ford f150 have all failed within a 4 month period of 2009. two of the windows were almost never used but the failed first. cost to have the dealer repair this problem is around $400 each. this causes a safety issue due to the fact that the window could fail at anytime. *tr

2004 ford 150 lariat power window failure at 65mph. *tr

July 11,2009, we have a 2004 ford f150 supercrew with 56000. we were in town and let the rear windows down. the left rear popped very loud and the window fell into the door. i have not fixed it. i talked to the local ford dealer about it, he said there is not a recall and would cost about 400.00. fast-forward to aug. 6, 2009 my wife was coming home from school(teacher) she let the drivers window down to let some of the hot air out. she got on the hwy. and started rolling the window up about halfway it popped very loud . it startled her so bad she jerked to the right and ended up off the road. before she could stop the window had fallen into the door. she is ok and was able to drive on home with shaky nerves. this is clearly a safety issue in which nhtsa ought to investigate fervently. ford needs to make this right and now before someone gets really hurt. *tr

First incident: august, 2009 i was driving down the highway going approximately 65 miles an hour when the back passenger side window started decending without anyone pushing the button. i was then unable to use the window again. my infant son was in the back seat next to the window and it was raining. i took the vehicle to the ford dealership and had the window regulator replaced. second incident: january, 2010 once again i was driving and the front passenger side window went down without prompting and never worked again. i am an attorney and was on my way to the courthouse and was forced to leave my car unattended for a short amount of time and obtain continuances on all of my cases that day in order to have my window repaired. i was informed that it was the window regulator and the part needed replaced. third incident: august, 2011 same scenerio, my husband was driving the vehicle on the highway at approx. 55 mph when his window decended without prompting and we were unable to make the window work again. i had to have the window regulator replaced. besides the cost of repairs ($350.00 each window), i believe that this is a safety hazard. i had an infant by the window in the first incident and driving at speed the window could have shattered. also, all incidents occured while i was driving and proved quite distracting. it could have caused an accident. last, because i was unable to make the window(s) go back up i had to leave my vehicle unsecured. *tt

2004 ford f150 crewcab power window regulator failure. the first one to go was about a year ago. it was the driver's door window and scared me so much that i almost had a accident. two weeks ago, the right rear window regulator failed with the same results. i took the first failure to the ford dealer and they charged me approximately $250.00 to repair. i called on the recent one and they told me it would cost $385.00. i haven't fixed the current one because i can't afford to. *tr

While driving on freeway, left rear window regulator failed and window glass fell from the closed position with a loud boom. as a result of the loud crashing of the falling window glass at freeway speeds combined with the sudden and violent gust of wind and debris into the cab nearly caused me to loose control, and roll over. this is the third incident i have experienced with window regulator failure on this truck. *tr

1. i was stopped at a stoplight, i pushed the button to roll down the driverside window down. 2. i hear a pop and the window dropped. i pushed the button to roll the window up and i heard a motor sound and the window wouldn't roll back up. 3. the window regulator needs to be replaced. *tr

Second window drive failure in 6 weeks. very loud bang from door (sounds like truck is hit by large rock/hard object) which is very startling, then window glass slides down into door. on the freeway this is extremely distracting and dangerous. the first window failure (one month ago) cost me $430.00 at ford dealer to repair. i was never informed that this was a frequent problem. after second failure in 4 weeks, i went on the web and discovered that this is happening to thousands of 2004-2005 f-150's, and ford refuses to address it! i'm waiting to talk to dealers service manager about second failure to try and get ford to pay for the repairs, as well as inspect the other windows and repair them as necessary. it's only a matter of time before they fail as well. - this is a well-known design defect!!! ford has already changed the design/part # for the faulty part (regulator/cable assy) three times- and it still fails without warning! these trucks should be recalled and fixed at ford's expense!!!! *tr

My window fell down while i was driving. the replacement part is over 350 dollars and is the same unit not a redesigned/improved unit. it's been that way for almost a year now; i cannot afford to replace, so it's rigged to stay shut, but if i need anything i have to open my door: i hope i never get pulled over, the cop will probably shoot me if i don't roll down my window and i open the door instead. *tr

While driving my 2004 ford f-150 crewcab pickup truck one day, i heard a 'pop' (like a rock hit my window) on the driver side window, and the next day i hear it again. the next night my driver side window fell into my door while out driving and scared me so bad it made me swerve off the road. a police officer saw this and accused me of being intoxicated so i therefore had to go through a field sobriety and breathalizer test. the police officer apologized but it was very nerve racking to go through that. that night i took my door apart to find a jungle of wires in my door that once connected to the tracks that held my window in place. it is not repairable, but replaceable so therefore i am very upset. i have been working on cars since i was fourteen year old, and never have i seen such a horrible idea for a window motor. this should be recalled immediately and should be treated as a serious safety issue. i am very thankful that i commuted on back country roads this night because if i were to be on the interstate or a highway, there is no doubt in my mind that i would have wrecked and been seriously hurt or even killed. the noise was so loud and quick it is impossible to prepare for it and after reviewing the design of these window motors, regulators, and elevator cables, it seems as if failure is inevitable and is only a matter of time before they break. i just hope the other three windows don't give out before they recall them. *tr

Window control cables failed to control the window in the drivers door. the window fell into the door. the repair of the door cost 400 dollars to replace the cheaply made cable system inside the door. ford service person stated "it happens alot to this year of truck". *tr

I when to roll down my window and it started down then i heard a loud bang and the glass fell inside the door this is a concern because some could still my stuff out of my truck or even still it right now i have it rigged where it will stay up but i can not roll down or use my window. *tr

Rolled down my driver's window, started rolling it back up heard a loud pop, window fell down & wouldn't roll back up . my mechanic said he has had alot of the same problems. *tr

We stoped to get gas and i went to shut the door and my husband said the window just fell into the door and then he tried to roll it up and it mad a cracking noise and would not work. this is the third window in our ford f150 that we have replaced and cost $450.00. this is a problem and ford needs to do a recall on this window regulator problem. *tr

Drivers window was up, i heard a loud pop ant the window started to go down all by itself, tried pushing button to roll up window but did not work. i was on my way home from a funeral i was at out of state. midway between lander wy and austin tx is when the incident with the window happened. there was wind and rain and by the time i got home i could not hear. i believe that this is a saftey issue and there should be a recall onthe window regulator. *tr

Window regulator failed without any warning. *tr

While driving, i heard a loud bang and then the drivers' side window fell down into the door with a loud crash. it scared the heck out of me, as i thought someone had hit me or been hit by debris on the highway. this caused me to hit my brakes because i was very confused for a moment looking around for what happened. this made several drivers behind me slam on their brakes and of course honk at me because they could see no reason for the hard braking. after getting home and figuring out what happened, i looked up the problem on the internet an found literally hundreds of posts from other ford owners regarding the same problem. i also found it will will actually happen to all four of my windows because the plastic piece used at the end of the cable brakes due heat/cold/moisture. the replacement cable is not available as a separate part, but instead must be purchased as part of the whole motor assembly which costs approximately $350/$400 per window after the cost for parts and labor to install. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150 super crew. while backing out of the driveway at an unknown speed, the rear passenger side window fell into the door. the contact called the dealer to see if there was a recall regarding the regulator, but there was not. the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. a few months later, the front passenger side window fell into the door as well while the vehicle was parked. through online research, the contact discovered numerous complaints for the window for her year, make, and model vehicle. the contact called the manufacturer again to see why there was no recall for the regulator. the manufacturer stated that they would have the vehicle inspected by the dealer to check if it qualifies for after warranty financial assistance. the dealer provided the contact with a quote for the repair cost. she feels that this is a safety issue because there was no warning when the windows fell. the current mileage was 31,000 and failure mileage was 29,000. updated 9/17/09 * cn updated 09/21/09*jb

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

Driver side window fell into door. window no longer operative. window regulator failed at plastic connector. *tr

I have a 2004 ford f150, in the past year i have had to replace both passenger and driver side window regulators due to the windows just suddenly dropping into the door panel and will not come back up, ford has charged me $380 both times! i have read hundreds of these same types of complaints and nothing is being done to protect the consumer. *tr

Passenger front window popped and fell down into the door and does not work from the switch. this is number 3 on this truck. *tr

Front driver side window fell into door while operating vehicle. this is the third window that has fallen out of this vehicle which has only 75,000 miles. *tr

Window regulator for 2004 ford f150 without any notice the window will just drop the little plastic assembly just break without any warning and have to pull your window out of the door. this is a junky setup for a heavy duty truck. *tr

I drive a 2004 ford f150 and i am now on my 3rd window regulator replacement. i have talked to many people who have had the same exact problem and we are sick of paying good money for a horribly made vehicle. it is a risk to carry anything in my truck because it could be stolen due to my windows falling down sporadically. i think a recall is definately in order. *tr

The windows on my ford f-150 truck have a faulty part. i've had to replace 3 window regulators within 6 months. the last two being less than a month apart. the only answer i get from the dealer is that when one goes the rest go. that's unacceptable! this has cost me over $400 each time. there's a noise like a pop and then the window rolls down by itself. i can't secure my car. i have to take all of my personal information out of the truck each night, i.e. insurance card, invoices from repairs, etc. *tr

All four of my window regulators on my 2004 ford f-150 have gone out i have read tons of other storys about this problem please help me. i know ford wont do anything can you please fix this im really desperate. parts had to be change out i need to get my one window still fixed but i really dont have the money. its really stupid i dont even use my windows usually it either to hot or to cold or rainy or snowy so no chance to even use them.. *tr

I was sitting in my 2004 f150 on my lunch break when i pushed the button to roll my driver's side window down then it fell. luckily i wasn't driving down the highway. i refuse to pay $400+ out of my pocket to fix this since it is ford's responsibility for producing poor quality parts. i fixed it by disassembling the door panel, manually pushing the window up, and now a pair of vise grips hold the window up. the old parts are still in my door and available. *tr

In the past two weeks three power window regulators in my 2004 ford f-150 four door pickup have failed. i am reporting this because there needs to be a consumer recall. ford is covering up the problems i have searched online and found over 1000 different complaints in less than 30 minutes. *tr

Rolled down my driver's window, started rolling it back up heard a loud pop, window fell down & wouldn't roll back up. *tr

My family and i were on vacation traveling when two of my windows fell and broke inside my truck. i went to ford dealership and found out my window regulators failed. the repairs cost 1200 dollars. three weeks later i had another window fall and shatter on the passenger side. this cost another 600 dollars. then two days ago august 17, 2009 the drivers side fell while driving . i was able two catch window before it fell into door and shattered. i have called ford motor co about this problem and have gotten passed from one person to another without any results . the dealer has been no help at all either. i almost crashed my truck do to the windows shattering and how scared my family was when glass shattered all over them. this is a big problem. i have looked online and found thousands of complaints about the window regulators in the 2004 ford f 150 crew cab trucks. i do not understand why this part has not been recalled. this is a major safety concern. please help me and the thousands of truck owners who have gone through this. *tr

2004 ford f150 passenger window fell down into door while driving. the window will no longer operate. i have not had the part replaced yet, ford says it will not be covered. *tr

Driver side window will not roll up, right rear window will not roll up. the fix is a new regulator. *tr

This is the third window in my ford f150 that has fallen into the door, the last two were fixed by the regulators being replaced. i am getting fed up with this, i looked online, and so far have seen well over 450 other complaints on this same vehicle. the first time it happened to the driver's front door window while i was driving. the window was rolled up, and all of a sudden i heard a loud pop, and the window fell down into the door. the regulator had to be replaced, along with some wiring that was damaged from the window falling. the second time it happened to the right rear passenger door. the window was rolled down, and when i went to roll it up, it made it about half way up, then again the loud pop, and then the window slowly slid back into the door, again the regulator had to be replaced. and just recently, barely a year later, that same right rear passenger window has broken again. this time i noticed it when i went outside to get into my truck, the window was down, and it wouldn't roll up, the motor just spins freely. now i will probably be forced to spend another $300 or so to fix the problem. i believe from the frequency and number of vehicles affected that this should be a technical service bulletin, but ford refuses to address the problem. *tr

2004 ford f150. i have had 3 of the 4 window motor/ regulators stop working within the past year. the vehicle only has approx 50k miles. the replacement part is approx $250 each time and is a dealer only part. *tr

I have a 2004 ford f-150 fx4. i bought this truck last september and it has 42000 miles on it. for the past week my window has been making a grinding sound like maybe sand in the parts when i roll it down. today the window popped and fell down. i feel this is a safety hazard to me or any passengers. i took the door panel off and the pieces that look broken are plastic. i refuse to pay $400.00 to get it fixed. *tr