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2004 Ford F-150 Power Window Devices And Controls Problems

615
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 615 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • window regulator · 60 records
  • window regulators · 34 records
  • side window · 29 records
  • power window · 23 records
  • window fell · 23 records
  • passenger side · 20 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi250
30–60k mi197
100–150k mi60
1–30k mi46
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 1, 2008 · 64,500 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving less than 55 mph, the contact heard a loud popping sound from the rear of the vehicle. She thought something struck the window, but minutes later, the entire rear passenger side window collapsed into the window assembly unit and the door. The dealer replaced the window regulator. Previously, the same failure occurred with the front driver's side window. The window…

    ODI 10264221

  • May 28, 2008 · 30,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Power window regulator/cable malfunctions/breaks and window drops down. *tr

    ODI 10229149

  • May 9, 2008 · 40,858 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    While driving in 100 degree weather, loud pop was heard as if something had been shot at the truck. Wife swerved and when she pulled over found nothing wrong with exterior of truck. When she tried to roll down the driver side window the window just fell inside the door and would not roll up. Forced to drive around in 100+ degree weather. Plastic part on window regulator snapped and because we complained about…

    ODI 10256568

  • May 1, 2008 · 35,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Repeated failure of window regulator in late model f-150 (2004). I have heard many other with same problem. My window fell down inside the door while driving, which startled me almost causing a serious accident. *tr

    ODI 10264854

  • March 10, 2008

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I have had all four window regulators go out on my 2004 ford f150 truck. This is ridiculous that there has not been a recall because they are obviously defective. Tons of people are going through this and i am fed up with driving with two broken back window that fall down when they are not taped up. *tr

    ODI 10378085

  • March 9, 2008 · 65,548 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    While driving rear passenger window fell, got it fixed in california, el monte ford, it was under warranty @ 56,312 miles. That was on july 20, 2007. Right side passenger window fell while driving today march 9, 2008 out of warranty @ 64,545 miles. I have noticed there are quite a lot of problems with this window regulator assembly, when will it be recall or has it already been recalled. Twice this has happened…

    ODI 10220522

  • February 28, 2008 · 39,760 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Right rear window inoperable glass fell into door. *tr

    ODI 10221616

  • February 26, 2008

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Left rear windshield continues to fall, after having it serviced 4 times, and replacing the regulator (small motor). Now this is the 5 time i will have this serviced again, and i have only had the truck for 2 years. *tr

    ODI 10219658

  • February 18, 2008

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    All five electric window mechanisms in our f150 fx4 supercrew have failed and have had to be repaired, including the power rear window. Not sure if it is the heat that kills the plastic gears or what. Rear window mechanism failed after leaking when it rained (2x). All except last window covered under warranty of 3 years/36k miles. *tr

    ODI 10227964

  • January 22, 2008 · 90,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    2004 f150 4dr defective windows. All three windows have fallen down into the door in the past 3 year. Ford dealership quoted us each window would cost $500 per door. At this point we have place a bar in the window to keep them closed. *tr

    ODI 10353797

  • January 5, 2008 · 58,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Two power windows have fallen and won't roll back up. The regulators seem to be broken. The first one to go was the right rear passenger door, then 6 weeks later, the driver door. *tr

    ODI 10219578

  • January 1, 2008

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I have a 2004 ford f-150, supercrew, pickup i purchased new from a dealer. I have replaced the window regulator on the driver's door 2 times already, and right now it is failing again. *tr

    ODI 10358555

  • December 10, 2007 · 35,600 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    The failure occurred when the vehicle was unattended. The failure is the window regulators on my 2004 ford f-150 crew cab. The failure left my vehicle unsecured with newly purchased christmas presents inside. My major concern now is if another fails for the same window or another window while my pregnant wife is driving and the window just starts falling into the door, how is she going to react and maybe cause an…

    ODI 10212326

  • November 25, 2007 · 47,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I was driving down the road one day and my rear passenger window starts going down and i cannot get it back up. Took it to the dealer and the plastic part holding up the window had broken. Cost approx $330 to fix. Yesterday i turn on my car and the drivers front window has now done the same thing. I have researched online and many have this problem. *tr

    ODI 10212697

  • October 23, 2007 · 100,000 miles

    Electrical System · Power Window Devices And Controls

    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…

    ODI 10358002

  • October 23, 2007 · 44,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I have a 2004 supercrew and have serious problems with the automatic window mechanism. First the driver front window just suddenly fell into the door while driving my family to a pumpkin patch. I paid to have that window repaired only to have the driver rear window fall into the door! I was waiting to get the money to repair it when, you guessed it, the passenger rear window fell into the door! I currently have them…

    ODI 10219571

  • September 29, 2007 · 14,175 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I was sitting in my home office with my 2004 ford f 150 parked right outside where i could see it. All of a sudden just out of the blue, the driver side window (which was closed) drops completely into its cavity with no cause and the alarm starts beeping. It turns out after inspecting the vehicle, doing a little research online, and then removing the door panel to further inspect it that a cable which operates the…

    ODI 10204460

  • September 25, 2007 · 33,767 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. The contact stated that the window regulators were continuously failing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer upon each failure and the regulator was repaired by replacing the motor with the same type of motor that originally failed. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 33,767 and the current mileage is 52,600. Updated 4/4/11 *cn…

    ODI 10386063

  • September 1, 2007 · 24,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    I have a 2004 ford f-150 super crew cab lariat. Since i purchased the truck, i have had to replace all 4 of the window regulators. On two occasions, i was driving down the road and i heard a loud pop. As i turned to see what the noise was, i observed my windows falling into the door frames. The noise was so loud, i thought someone had thrown something at my vehicle and hit it. It was a scary situation, due to the…

    ODI 10330310

  • September 1, 2007 · 34,000 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. At approximately 34,000 miles, the front driver side power window would not roll up. The dealer repaired the window under warranty. Thirteen months later, the driver side rear window failed to roll up, however, the vehicle is no longer under warranty and the contact would have to pay out of pocket. Through research, he discovered a number of people experiencing the same failure…

    ODI 10205341

  • September 1, 2007 · 17,100 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Sitting at a light with drivers side window in the up position. Heard a huge bang and saw windowing dropping into door. If this happened while truck was moving it would be very distracting possibly causing an accident.

    ODI 10201945

  • August 31, 2007 · 34,700 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    On my 2004 ford f-150 super cab the window regulators have failed mechanically on both sides. The result of the failure is the window dropping into the window well abruptly. I can understand 1 but both within 2 weeks of each other indicates a design flaw. *jb

    ODI 10201849

  • August 19, 2007 · 69,428 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Drivers side window regulator failed, window went down and will not roll back up. Trying to fix myself, but will have to purchase parts from ford. The truck is a 2004 f150 xlt super crew with 69k miles. *tr

    ODI 10281214

  • August 15, 2007 · 26,887 miles

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact observed a loud, abnormal noise. The contact discovered all four power windows were inoperable. The dealer advised the window regulators failed and replaced the regulator at the contacts expense. The failure recurred three times and the regulators were replaced by the dealer and an independent mechanic. The manufacturer would not…

    ODI 10343168

  • July 10, 2007

    Power Window Devices And Controls

    While driving on highway, passenger door window was rolled down when it suddenly failed and rolled down on its own. Prior to this failure, a loud snap was heard and the window remained down and unable to rolled the window up to secure the interior of f150 2004 lariat pickup truck. *tr

    ODI 10196009