windows / windshield problem
7.9
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$345.00
Average Mileage:
60,471 miles
Number of complaints:
72 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (26 reports)
- replace motor and regulator (15 reports)
- replace window motor (13 reports)
- replace window regulator with 2006 and newer regulator (10 reports)
- replace elevator cable (8 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2004 Ford F-150 window does not roll up
2008Jun 18
F-150 FX4 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
I see that there are many complaints about this same problem. Redlands Ford technician told me that it was going to cost $335.00 to have the regulator replaced. He never even looked at the truck window before he told me what was wrong. I guess it is a known very frequent problem with these truck windows. I wish Ford would make a complete vehicle without all of these small annoyances. I guess I now know why they only have a standard 3 year/ 36,000 mile warranty. They know there product is not going to last.
2008Jun 17
F-150 F 150 4x4
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
Well here's another one to add to the list! I was driving through a parking lot and heard a loud bang and my kids told me that the back driver's side window had just fallen in the door panel. This happened on Tues. 6/17 made appt. to have it fixed on wed. 6/18. Then on Fri. 6/20 I went to start the truck up in the evening and rolled the windows down and the driver side window fell and wouldn't roll up! Of course this happened at a time when the service department was already closed for the weekend! Two windows in less than 1 week! Not very happy right now with not being able to roll my window up in 110 degree weather!
2008Jun 04
F-150 Fx4 Screw 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 46,000 miles
See previous post. This time right rear glass fell. Replaced it myself again. Takes about an hour the first time. 30 min after you have done one!
2008Feb 01
F-150 F150 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
First of what was to be three! Left rear glass fell. Bought a new regulator from ford. $130 for the rear ones. Fixed it myself. Several post on the net to tell you how. This is a very common problem.
2008Jun 10
F-150 Fx4 Screw 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 46,100 miles
Well here is number three in a matter of months! This time the driver side glass fell. I ordered the part yet again and replaced it myself. The fronts are a little more work to get the door panel off but again you can find the steps in detail on the web. I ordered both front regulators and went ahead and did the pass side before it failed! $140 for one and $150 for the other, not sure why the pric diff. My dealer's parts guy gave me a deal on them for $121 each since I had bought 4 now!
2008Jun 13
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 99,000 miles
I tried to roll the drivers side window up on my 2004 f150 and heard a loud click or pop, tried to roll it back down and it fell all the way down. I saw where so many people were having problems, so I figured I would throw in my two cents as well. Hopefully Ford will step up and do something about this before my next one goes out. I bought it used and don't know if any have fallen out before or not. I haven't investigated to see what the problem is yet.
2008Jun 18
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
This is the third window on this truck to break. The first two were replaced under warranty. The dealer says they rarely see problems of this nature. I suspect a cover-up.
2008Apr 16
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
This is the 3rd window to break. The first was the driver's side front. Now, it was the driver's side rear, and within 2 weeks the passenger side rear broke too. Is there a recall in these pieces of crap?
2008Apr 09
F-150 Lariet 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I lost my second window regulator and motor( the motor and regulator come as a kit at the ford dealer for approx $150.00) I've lost the passenger and the passenger rear in my pickup. It took me about two hours to replace each one. Both windows rolled down and would not roll back up. I asked the dealer if there was recall or fix for this problem. They told me they were not aware of a problem. Interesting to find so many complaints on autobeef. The new regulator/motor kits they sold me appear to be the same as the old ones I took out. I Hope they hold up.
2007Jul 05
(reported on)F-150 V8
- Automatic transmission
- 47,329 miles
It all started with all windows making loud squeaky noises when rolling up or down. Then the driver's window wouldn't roll up any longer. This was followed by the left rear window, and shortly after, the passenger front window. The regulator motor for each window cost me $240 plus labor costs, and the warranty wouldn't cover it according to the local dealer. No more Fords for me, and I am spreading the word on what terrible vehicles these are.
2008Apr 01
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
This is the 3rd regulator failure I've had on this truck. A real problem for Ford trucks. They started failing at 45,000 miles. I've also had one switch go out.
2008May 29
F-150 XLT 4.2L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 68,000 miles
Window #2 that has went out in the past year. This time it was the cable on the regulator that broke. The part cost $149 at Ford dealership and it took me a couple of hours to fix. I did ask the part salesman if there was ever going to be a solution to this from Ford and he told me that Ford does not see it as a significant problem.
A website that I found to help change the motor and regulator was very helpful. http://www.fordf150.net/articles/idx.php/0/019/article/How-To-Repair-the-Power-Window-Regulator--Motor.html
2008Jun 01
F-150 XLT 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 37,500 miles
Rolled window down to cool off truck. 5 minutes later, when driving down the highway, the passenger window would not roll up. All I could hear was the cable getting mangled. Got home and pulled the door panel off and decided this job was somewhat complicated due to the fact that everything is riveted. I will take it in to the dealer and beg for a warranty coverage, but not holding my breath. 37,500 miles wouldn't you know it!
2008May 23
F-150 SuperCrew Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 42,516 miles
I guess I'll end up adding three more complaints since I just had my 4th window regulator failure. I had the first one fixed under warranty (front passenger). Then both of the rear windows failed within a month of each other. I took my truck in on 5/21/08 to have both of them fixed. I just got a nice $500+ bill for the repair of those. I picked up my truck today (5/23/08). Before I'd made it back to work, the front passenger window failed again.
2006Mar 26
F-150 XLT 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 7,800 miles
I bought the truck in mid 2005. I went to roll the Driver's window down at about 7800 miles, the window motor labored hard then I heard a pop and the window went all the down. I called the dealership and set up an appointment. They advised the window motor and cable elevator would have to be replaced, it was covered under warranty. I had to wait 2 days for the parts but it was repaired.
2008May 25
F-150 XLT 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 35,350 miles
This is the second time for this type of complaint. This time it's the passenger side window. The wife and I were out last night, when she went to roll down the window there was a loud pop and the window went all the way down. It was raining when it happened, as luck would have it, we were only 2 miles from home and were able to get the truck under a cover so the interior did not get soaked. I'm figuring that an elevator cable broke again, but this time the warranty is out.
2008May 25
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
This is the second window last year 2 days before a trip to the Colorado River the divers window popped and fell down. This time we are at the river and the passenger window falls down. 300 mile drive with the window down = major pain in the ass. Now I see this is a major problem with these vehicles. I have had this truck since it was new it is 4 years old with only 30k miles. These windows are a P.O.S.
2008May 20
F-150 Laritat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
IT IS ABOUT 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE, GOT IN MY TRUCK ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND WHAM THERE WAS A POP THEN THE DRIVER WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN, LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEM, I AM SEND A COPY OF THIS TO FORD, ALSO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS.
2008Apr 14
F-150
- Automatic transmission
- 54,000 miles
My drivers side rear window fell into the door last month. We took it to the Ford dealer to get fixed and the extended warranty we purchased just happened to not cover that problem (imagine that!) About 2 weeks after getting that fixed, which cost us $300, the passengers side front window did the same thing. I took the panel off and screwed a screw into the window guiding post to keep the window up until I was able to get that fixed. Just yesterday, the passengers side rear window fell into the door after crossing a railroad track. So now I have 2 windows that need to be fixed. OK, we paid for the 1st window thinking it was just a mechanical problem or something maybe my 3 year old messed with but after the 2nd and 3rd window...something is not right! There has to be some type of recall from Ford with all of these complaints. Any suggestions from anybody????
2008May 03
F-150 FX4 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 84,000 miles
Was out fishing with kids when I went to roll down window it just fell and as I can see this is a recurring problem is there an answer for this dilemma !!!!
2008Apr 28
F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I have a 2004 F-150 Supercrew 5.4. I have have the rear sliding window repaired twice, the front Drivers side, front passengers side, rear passengers side and now (April 27, 2008) the last window that had not been repaired is broke as well. 5 windows = 6 repairs. Something doesn't add up to me. I have called Ford Customer service and get the same crap every time. I would like to have FORD repair it at there cost. (40,000 miles).
2008Apr 24
F-150 FX4 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 730,000 miles
Went out to my truck in a dark empty parking lot and my driver window was down. I thought someone had broke into my truck until I got in and realized that the window had just fallen for no apparent reason. Months before it fell there was a "glass scratching" noise that I brought up to the dealership but they said there was no problem! So now I am out of warranty and will have to pay hundreds of dollars for a problem that seems to be common on this truck.
2008Apr 10
F-150 XLT 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 35,253 miles
I was sitting in my vehicle taking on my cell phone, I had the windows down a little for ventilation, and all of a sudden, the driver's window fell into the door, it scared the crap out me. I thought the window had broken or something, I tried to put it back up, but it would not go up. So, I put all the rest of the windows up. Because the dealership was already closed for the day, I called my brother and told him what had happened. I went to get my brother to put the window back into the upright position. He said the wiring harness looked as if it had exploded which goes to the window motor. I had been complaining to the Ford dealership about this window making a dragging sound while it was going up and down they told me they had checked it and found nothing wrong, but they had greased it as a courtesy. Well, I think they should pay to fix it since I have been complaining all this time, and they knew there was an ongoing problem, and they tried to cover it up. I called The Ford Customer Service center to see what hey would say, they told me to take the vehicle to the dealership to have it looked at, and then to call them back, but at this time they had no idea that there was a problem with the windows in these vehicles, and that if customers do not let them know they have no knowledge of problems. So, write to Ford with your complaints!!!!! It's not the money, it the principle. I will call the local news stations, and put this on T.V if I have to.
2008Apr 20
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
Just to let you know the reason the regulator doesn't work is usually a plastic piece which has broken on my vehicle three times. Finally I refused to pay them to repair it since its happened three times. During my investigation found that the cable that slips into the the white plastic piece will break. Went to the dealership to buy the plastic piece and supposedly you cant just buy that piece. Which leads me to believe this is done intentionally. Most businesses that have continuous problems isolate them so that instead of servicing the whole entire structure they can just repair that problem. When they repair yours they probably take off the good pieces to repair other minor problems at the full cost. If Ford sends me a $10,000 rebate for the next vehicle I might consider buying another one. To find out what the trucks cost, do the regular maintenance, now repair problems that you know were left intentionally to add to there profits has left me contemplating that big Cooperations are in it to line there own pockets.
2008Apr 16
F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 44,500 miles
PAIN IN THE ASS! I absolutely HATE this truck. When I got home today my window was up. I walked outside and noticed that my window was down. I turned the truck on and tried to roll it up thinking I may have forgot to roll it up. Definitely not the case! When I went to roll the window up it just sounds like broken glass! I will be SO ANGY if I have to replace one more thing on this truck. The fact that it only gets 12mpg is bad enough! I AM SELLING THIS TRUCK THIS WEEK! ABSOLUTELY FED UP WITH FORD!
2008Apr 08
F-150 FX SuperCrew 3.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
I did some research and it appears its one of those bugs that should have been recalled but like all issues and their stock in the toilet it appears this is being ignored as well. It just happened to me today (04/08/08) and Now I'm searching to see if anyone else has had this same issue. Ype...many have.
How can something break that is rarely used, in this modern day of science and improved mechanical engineering it looks like some of you might be right and it was a defect intentional to stir additional compensation. Why can�t they make products to last? What happened to American quality, Ford Tuff?
2008Mar 23
F-150 Super Crew 4.8L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
This is the second time that this has happened. I didn't even think to look if others where having a problem when it happened the first time.
This could have been a real issue if someone had driven by and seen the window down over the holiday weekend. First time was the front drives window and this time it is the rear drivers side. I was not even in the car or even home when this one broke. I wonder how many people are like me in that they have had the issue but until it happens the second time they just think it was a normal issue.
This has to be a real issue and needs to be taken care of.
2008Mar 05
F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 71,000 miles
Like many other F-150 owners, the window fell into the door (drivers) and I had a 3 hour drive on the interstate at 25 degrees. Inconvenient to say the least. Part was $163.00 through Ford and labor was $108.00 at my independent shop.
2008Mar 02
F-150 XL 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 62,000 miles
This is the 3rd window regulator to go out on this truck. This time it's the left rear window. I have already had the two front regulators replaced. Thank god for the extended warranty.
2008Feb 24
F-150 Triton 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
This is the fourth time the window regulator motor goes bad. I was beginning to think that they are replacing the motors with junk. If ford is aware of this issue it should be a recall or replace for free. This is not a wear and tear issue. The window was rolled up and all of the sudden rolled down. This sucks. Each time I had to wait for Ford to replace the window regulator and charge me for it.
2008Feb 21
F-150 XLT 5.4L Triton
- Automatic transmission
- 63,000 miles
Sleeting, 26 degrees, wife and kids 15 mi. from home stopped to get them a drink at dairy queen.........The window went down 2" then a pop and it fell all the way to the bottom........(Glad I had my Carharts, coveralls to wrap up the kids, Now there's a company you can depend on to deliver a good product!)..........got rid of my 99 F-150 XLT because of the severe door cracks (both doors) ..............and was assured all the door problems had been addressed with the newer style door on the 04........again FORD finds some MICKY MOUSE parts to put in these truck's .........Thanx , HENRY
2008Feb 16
F-150 XLT 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 51,121 miles
I can see that this is a problem that has occurred to other Ford owners. I am going to contact the local Ford dealership and see what they intend to do about this problem. I believe Ford does have a problem with the electric windows in the super and crew cab F150's. I will update later as to what I find out.
2007Nov 14
F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
Motor, cables and guides needed to be replaced. Ford doesn't fix on small part, the whole thing needs to be replaced. No cause given, just failed one night. Woke up in the morning to open windshield on drivers side. engine still worked but they charged me for full replacement. Did they even replace the windshield motor? I should have asked for the broken part.
2008Jan 30
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 53,000 miles
This is the second window to go out. The driver's window made an awful sound and the window dropped. I rigged the back passenger window to stay up by taking the door panel off. Now I have to pay to replace two broken power windows. Ford needs to recall this problem!
2008Jan 03
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
Well, looks like I am joining the club. This is the second time in 1 1/2 years.
Yes, $800 down the drain. For the so called truck of the year 2004 F-150 Lariat.
This is an issue Ford must address. I am seriously getting tired of this.
I am going to trade this truck in. Maybe I will just start supporting the Japanese.
2007Aug 12
F-150 Fx4x4 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 36,090 miles
It started with all windows rolling up slow. I could play with the buttons & they finally would up.Then all of a sudden all in 1 day all 4 never rolled up again. All in about 1 week time. Lucky I have a 1993 nissan pick-up with 156,024 miles for reliable transportation.
This definately seems like a heat issue seeing how all the complaints are from warm climate. No wonder Ford is going broke & selling Jaguar & Landrover for a 2 billion dollar lost. Somebody has to pay, may as well be the loyal customer.
2007Feb 01
F-150 Supercrew
- Automatic transmission
- 35,000 miles
Well, considering everyone here has the same problem, going in to details won't really help much. Two regulators broke before 40,000 miles and it sucks and there is nothing I can do. I can't afford to fix them, so we took the door panel off and rigged them to stay up. Good thing they put in a good A/C unit because summers reach well over 100 degrees around here. Hopefully someone can figure out how to get this part recalled...I've already sent as much information as possible to my local news station sin hopes of ruining Fords already horrible reputation.
2007Dec 15
F-150 Super Crew Lariat V8
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
I can not believe I am back here again. We were driving to town and we hear a loud sound like someone hitting the side of the truck and then it happened again, the passenger side window started going down. The was at seven o'clock at night and it was forty degrees outside. I am so not happy with this.
Ford you better do something about it. It's not like I have four hundred dollars to part with every couple of months. Now we are just waiting for the other two to go bad or should we just have them replaced at the same time to avoid not having the use of the truck for two days at a time. RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IS A MUST. At $400 a window FORD gets and additional $1,600 per truck, another way for FORD to make more money.
2007Oct 11
F-150 Super Crew Lariat V8
- Automatic transmission
- 32,000 miles
I was on the freeway when it sounded like someone shot and hit my truck. As I was driving the rear passenger window started going down. I tried to get it to go back up but my controls did not work. The window ended up all the way down in the door. This cost us $360.00 and we have not even reached 40000 miles yet.
Ford really needs to do something about this because the guys that fixed it said that he repairs this problem a lot.
2007Dec 01
F-150 XLT V8
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
The window failed 10 days after I put 400 bucks into getting the breaks fixed, ford does stand for Fix Or Repair Daily!
2007Nov 26
F-150 Crew Cab Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 86,000 miles
Once again my window is broken!! Today I got to work & as I exited the truck I heard a noise like someone hit the passenger side door with a baseball. I got back in the truck at lunch time. I rolled down the windows to let the heat out & he window dropped down in the door.
I know what it is because this just happened 6 months ago to the drivers side door. This is Bull Shit. I am going to the dealer tomorrow morning. I'm going to print out all the complaints from this web site. This problem needs to be added to the recall list.
2007May 01
F-150 Crew Cab Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 73,000 miles
May of 2007 I rolled my drivers side front window down & half way down it just dropped down in the door. I could still hear the window motor when i pushed the button so, I tried to fix it myself. Once I got the door panel off I figured out that it was more then I was able to do. The window regulator has rivets that you need to drill out to remove it. The dealer only sells the regulator with the motor attached. I gave in, & had the dealer fix it!! $360.00 later I was back on the road.
2007Nov 16
F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 28,000 miles
both rear window regulators have gone out in the last three months
2007Nov 07
(reported on)F-150 Lariet 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
Well I'm back AGAIN for this same issue. Here is window # 3 for my crew cab. Luckily there are only 4 windows on the truck. The funny thing is I walked up to the parts counter and told them I had an 04 F-150 and asked THEN what I needed and all 3 of them said the window regulator BEFORE i even told them any issues. Yet Ford still refuses to acknowledge this as a recall item.
I learned from # 2 to keep a roll of packing tape in my truck at all time now to put the window back up to make it home.
2007Nov 01
(reported on)F-150 V8 5.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
I got this damn problem in my 2004 F150. I think it is with my switch or something. Going done the freeway and role down the window to throw out a beer and the son of a bitch doesn't go back up. So i push the switch a thousand times real fast and it slowly goes back up. Also my passenger side door switch can roll the window down but not back up. I must use the driver control panel. Ford is a bunch of bastards for not recalling all of this. I have read everyone elses and now I telling my self not to roll down a window---ever.
2007Oct 21
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 40,500 miles
Well today it is raining and I get into my truck to head to church and once the keys were turned in the ignition the driver's side window comes down by itself and will not come back up!! All I get is a grinding noise when I try to raise the window! If anyone has any guidance as to getting the window back up until repairs can be done it wouod be greatly appreciated! My e-mail address is: coachbaer13@gmail.com
From what I have read here, several others have experienced this problem. This should be fixed by Ford if it is a defect with the window/motor!
2007Oct 18
(reported on)F-150 XLT 4.2L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
Went to roll up my back passenger window today and it made a noise and then dropped. I am concerned because now I feel like someone is going to take it as an open invitation to take everything including the truck, not to mention the cost of the repair. From what I see, this problem happens alot and of course it isnt covered by the warranty now. If the part is defective and they know it, Ford should definitely do a recall.
2007Oct 14
(reported on)F-150 XLT 4.6L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 34,500 miles
Passenger side door made a LOUD NOISE and window would no longer close. I took the door panel off to close the window an removed the window assembly. The regulator looked like a rats nest of LOOSE CABLES. I could see the CABLE and GROOVES on the regulator pulley where crushed. Definitely a design problem, not a worn out part problem. There has to be some kind of LEMON LAW or CONSUMER COMPLAINT available to us. These replacement parts don't seem to be available from auto parts stores, just the dealer. THAT SUCKS! Hope the drivers side window isn't getting ready to BREAK.
2007Oct 08
(reported on)F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 44,000 miles
This is freaking unbelievable. This is the fourth and final window to break and wont roll up. Ford tells me it costs $302 dollars to fix for a $40 dollar part. I talked to Ford HQ and they tell me they can't do anything for me that it is my responsibility. It is a DEFECTIVE part obviously considering the amount of other people having the smame problem. I have always owned Ford vehicles but if they refuse to fix this problem I will seek legal action in small claims court as many times necessary and i will win. I suggest everyone else do the same, seeing how the service advisor at Ford told me that it IS a defective part. Also, if Ford doesn't do right by this problem, I hate to say it but they have just lost an extremely loyal customer (over 5 ford vehicles in the past 9 years).
2007Oct 03
(reported on)F-150 FX4 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 36,100 miles
I am now on my second window to have this issue ... first was on 9/23/07 at 36,100 miles (just my luck) and now I've had my second window go out on 9/27 (just 4 days later ... right after I arrived home from the dealership fixing the first one.)
Symptoms are as follows - window works fine until one day your roll it up, notice a strange noise (probably doesn't go all the way up) and then the next time you touch the window, it drops down into the door and is gone forever.
Repair is to replace the motor/regulator (which i understand is one part) ... and hopefully they're using a new part when they're doing this???
2007Sep 29
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 33,000 miles
Was sitting in my home office when all of a sudden my trucks' alarm starts sounding off. I look out the window and the truck is there, nobody around - my property is gated???? What the heck is up with that? So I go outside to check it and turn the alarm off and I noticed there was no window in my driver door. I never even use the windows, so I know I didn't open it when I last parked it. I'm looking for broken glass - don't see any - this is really weird!!! Get the key in the ignition to get power to the window switch, press it to go up and I heard this strange noise and no window comes up!
Get the flashlight and look into the window cavity and I see the window all in 1 piece. Try the switch a few more times, same noise, no window. Take off the inside door panel and can now see a cable sort of twisted and apparently broken. It's Saturday afternoon so I can't do anything with it. Got the window to go up manually by lifting from the bottom and put a small clamp on the rail to keep it from falling back down. Not sure if I still am in warranty or if they'll cover it - they sure should after reading about many people having the same problem - If they don't it'll be my last Ford!!!
2007Oct 01
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 37,000 miles
As I can see from a lot of people having the same problem; I have had all four of my window regulators fail. One after the other over a 13 month period. It started at 37,000 miles (conviently right after the warranty) and ended around 56,000 miles. I paid about $225 each from a window compnay because Ford was too high and refused to do anything. I have had 3 verbal and written conversations with Ford and am now speaking with a lawyer. It is a principal thing now. Everyone needs to complain, complain, complain: Ford, attorney general, consumer affairs, highway and transportation authority (they issue recalls). If enough compalin, they have to compensate. This is CLEARLY a defect!!! Sad because this is my fifth Ford truck, all over 100,000 miles and never a single mechanical problem!!!
2007Sep 29
(reported on)F-150 FX4 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
We are MAD!!!!! We have had to replace the window mechanism on 1 window already, and just today.... another one went... Arg! The same thing happened with us as described in other posts. Went to roll down the window and heard a POP! Then the window rolled on down..... exposing us to the elements. REAL NICE. We are now living in NC, but, we had the truck in Texas for the majority of it's life. We are thinking this issue may be heat related?? This needs to be a problem FORD acknowledges and FIXES!
2007Sep 29
(reported on)F-150 Supercrew V8
- Automatic transmission
- 51,000 miles
3rd Window to drop in 9 month period... just waiting on Number 4. The first one was still under warranty and they covered it but no such luck with the last two which have happened within a week of each other.
2007Sep 24
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 50,000 miles
I have had 2 windows fall into my doors, my driver window and my rear pass. window, all with in 2 months of each other. I have talked to the dealership where I have gotten them fixed and they said that this is very common in the 2004-2005 f-150 model trucks, since Ford change the setup of the window regulator. So just an FYI if you have a f-150 that is a 04' or 05' be prepared to fix the window regulators, they cost around $400.00 plus tax, then around $100.00 to $200.00 for labor. I think that this is a thing that Ford fixed up to happen just to sell more parts and make more money. Email me if you need anymore information about this subject (use the Send Comment link)
2007Sep 19
(reported on)F-150 Super Crew V8
- Automatic transmission
- 59,000 miles
Third window to break, window does not roll up.
2007Sep 19
(reported on)F-150 SuperCrew V8
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
second window broke, would not roll up
2007Sep 19
(reported on)F-150 SuperCrew V8
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
I have now had 3 windows in my truck replaced as a result of the lift cables being broken. The last time I was out of town on business and had to drive 500 miles in Texas heat to get home. Can't wait for the last window to break. A neighbor of mine has also had it happen to his truck. I can understand that this may happen but seems to be a design defect when three windows in one truck have gone out.
2007Aug 30
(reported on)F-150 Crew Cab Lariet 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 66,000 miles
This seems to be an on-going issue with this new design. I called the local dealer for this regulator assembly and he said he was out of stock. He also mentioned that he had FOUR of them in stock SEVEN days ago. Which means FORD knows there is an issue and they are failing to do anything about it. I had the exact same issues as everyone else on this page this is number 2 for my truck and i still have 2 more that could go out at anytime. This should be a recall issue.
2007Sep 03
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 25,000 miles
Driver's side window - rolled window half way down and heard pop. Window slid into door and quit working.
Passenger side window - Fell down by itself overnight. Nice to find your window opens by itself.
2007Aug 14
(reported on)F-150 XLT 4.6L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 32,311 miles
This is the second window I have problems with in less than 6 months, even thought the warranty is working, I am almost sure i will have the same problem with the rest of the windows as you can see in the rest of the complaints in this page., and because the warranty is expiring, who is going to pay for it. I think Ford must be responsible for this.
THIS IS A QUALITY PROBLEM THAT MUST BE RECALLED AND SOLVED BY FORD, BECAUSE OF ITS MAGNITUDE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE REST OF COMPLAINTS
2007Aug 09
(reported on)F-150 XLT 4.6L
- Automatic transmission
- 49,000 miles
I have the crew cab with four doors. The window regulators have failed on three of the four doors. One was under warranty. The next failure was repaired by a non-dealer repair shop. The third failure was repaired by myself. In each case, the cable on the regulator broke and is not repairable. I had to buy the regulator which is sold as a unit (includes motor and hardware) each time. The regulator is available only at the dealer because there is no after-market replacement available as yet. Seems that the oem unit is either cheaply made or a poor design.
2007Aug 07
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.48L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
I have a viper alarm system on my truck that I set the sensitivity level on to rarely go off unless there is a decent shock to the truck. I am sitting in my office and my pager goes off saying a shock to the truck, but looking outside I saw nobody that could have caused it. I left for lunch, rolled my window down about 8 inches to let heat out, and it fell all the way down. When I try to roll it up I hear a grinding noise but no movement. I was sure someone had attempted to break in and screwed my window up until I read the other complaints here. Based on the noise I hear I assume its not the motor; I'm hoping it is just a cable but am not sure if it is covered in my warranty. I doubt it. This sounds like it needs to be addressed by ford!! I live in AZ where today it was 112 degrees (and that is cooler than it has been lately). I can not have a window that does not work in this weather!! PAIN IN THE ASS!!!
2007Aug 03
(reported on)F-150 V8
- Automatic transmission
- 56,439 miles
Got off work, rolled window down to vent hot air out, heard a popping noise rolled window all the way up and then it dropped completely down on its own and stayed there. Dealership is excellent, Texas Motor's Ford, they are only going to charge me for the parts, otherwise this would be a $390 repair! This should not happen, I'm the only one driving this truck and there is no way the window has been cycled enough to have that kind of failure.
2007Jul 25
(reported on)F-150
- Automatic transmission
- 66,000 miles
Wow, this is a real pain in the ASS!!! On 7/18/07, i was driving on the freeway and i rolled down my window about two inches and i heard a noise, the window went down all the way and wouldn't come back up. It is a pain in the ass!!! i can't roll my window down for anything. Since my driver's side window doesn't work, i had to roll the left passenger's side window down to have someone give me something on 7/24/07. To my surprise it made a noise and went down all the way and wouldn't work anymore. Now I have to have both of my left side windows taped up, and to my luck it's been raining pretty hard. Hope the tape holds up!!! I work more than 12hrs a day so i don't have time to be getting estimates. I know i'm not the only one this happened to so post your complaints!!! This should really be made into a recall now!!!
2007Mar 29
(reported on)F-150 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
Has anyone had help with this problem? We just had the same thing happen to us. We have a 2004 F-150 Lariat and last month the rear right window came down. Today the driver's window came down! This is extremely frustrating and have had no help from anyone. Because it's over the mileage on the warranty, we have to pay for it out of pocket. Ford doesn't even care! Can this part be purchased somewhere else?
2007Mar 13
(reported on)F-150 LX 4.6L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 37,000 miles
I see this has happened to other people. This is also my second window that the cable has broken a recall needs to happen on this issue i still have more window to go bad. so should i just have them replace the rest. what a hassle to take apart door and jame window shut.
2007Feb 21
(reported on)F-150 Supercrew 4.6 L
- Automatic transmission
- 42,000 miles
R/R window will not go down.
2007Jan 27
(reported on)F-150 Lariat 5.4
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
There is definitely a flaw with the window mechanism that ford is using on the F150's. Within 2 months I have had both left side windows on my supercrew cab make a popping noise and discontinue to work. Since it happened to me at night during a Saturday I had no other choice than to take it apart and set the window to permanently stay up. It's a relatively easy fix but costly because parts alone are about $175.00 (discounted) for each frame plus labor. I think that from what I see here with these other complaints that this problem will start appearing to be more of an epedimic since 2004 + models are reaching the 40k marker and expenses for repair will reach up to $1,200 for every 50,000 miles of use. Ford needs to recall this or cut a break on the repairs for fixing this problem. I have purchased a Ford every 4 years for the last 25 years and have never been disatisfied with their product till now.
2006Aug 12
(reported on)F-150 LX
- 45,000 miles
Rightfront power window does not roll up! Today(Saturday 8/12/06) again I have a defective window on my truck, this time it's the right front. On a trip out of town rolled the window down 2 inches and when it rolled back up I heard a loud pop and the window then slowly fell down inside the frame and will not roll back up.!? 2 weeks after the other window in the rear left was repaired. This will be reported and the dealership will be told they can fix it free!
2006Aug 12
(reported on)F-150 LX
- 45,000 miles
Leftback powerwindow doesn't work! Windows that do not roll up create theft concerns, and annoying noice/wind issues. Took my truck to dealership for repairs, was going to have to wait until next day quoted time frame of 5 hrs. I work so I took to a private shop only takes 2 hrs. to fix. cost $279.00. Told by Dealer employee typical of F-150's. This is a factory defect and should be made public, possible recall. Now my other window has done the same thing!
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2008Jun 29
F-150 Lariat 5.4L V8
This is the 3rd regulator to go. 1st the front driver's side, then the front passenger's side, now the rear passenger's side. And I probably rolled that window up and down a total of less than 10 times. And I was not using it when it broke. It just got tired and snapped. Parts are a POS and Ford knows it. This is my 3rd Ford truck--and my last.
Bill B.
Vail, AZ, USA
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