Ford F-150 / 2004
2004 Ford F-150 problems
Owners have filed 2,431 complaints about the 2004 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 34.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 10.1%.
Complaints2,431
Crashes99
Fires53
Injuries94
Deaths7
What owners report breaking
Visibility 34.9% · 849
Power train 10.1% · 245
Engine and engine cooling 7.0% · 170
Suspension 5.0% · 121
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.3% · 105
Structure 4.3% · 104
Electrical system 4.1% · 100
Engine 3.8% · 92
Severity
Of those complaints, 99 describe a crash, 53 describe a fire, 94 report an injury and 7 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Ford F-150 in this data, 2004 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 23 in the last three years against 23 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 59,254 miles.
In owners' own words
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. Visibility · reported at 1,008 miles
I was driving home on wednesday, sept. 16, 2009, And the passenger side window in my 2004 Ford F-150 pickup, fell into the door. I could not get it to go back up and have no idea why this occurred. This could have been a very dangerous situation, as I was passing a large truck at the time and thought that I had been sideswiped. Ford should fix this problem based on the number of occurrences that I have now seen. Visibility · reported at 66,434 miles
2004 F-150 3 of the 4 power window regulators have failed. Two within a 5 day period while the vehicle was parked. The windows fall to the bottom into the door, this could be a very dangerous situation if a child or pet had been leaning on these windows. I demand a recall as I understand thousands of these regulators have failed and I want this situation resolved before someone is seriously injured or killed. Visibility · reported at 65,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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