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Power Window Regulator Failure
2005 Ford F-150 (Page 5 of 9)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $330
- Average Mileage:
- 57,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 163 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace the power window regulator (129 reports)
- not sure (21 reports)
- replace regulator (6 reports)
- replaced switch in the door (3 reports)
- replace power window regulator (2 reports)
- wood wedged in door frame to keep window from falling (2 reports)
windows / windshield problem
Helpful websites
- How To Replace F150 Window Regulator - Gives step by step procedure for removing door panel and replacing or repairing the Motor/Regulator assembly
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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Back in June I was on the way to work and I rolled down my window at the drive thru. When I left I went to roll it up and nothing happened. I could hear the motor running with a clicking noise. It was about to rain and in a panic rescheduled my meeting and went straight to the nearest auto parts store. After stripping my door apart in the parking lot I was informed that they did not carry the window regulator and also received the news that it was a dealer only item. I called the dealer and was quoted a price of $201.74 for the part and $136.00 labor. Knowing how long it took me to strip the door and put it back together all the while borrowing nothing more than a socket and a screw driver from the auto store I decided to check with local junk yards to find just the part that failed. Unfortunately no one would sell me just the pulley.
Due to the fact that our vehicles are still the current body style they want to sell the door as a whole charging just as much as what the dealer wanted for the part. I then decided to look online and find out if this was a common problem and I stumbled upon this site. I felt the pain that all of you shared and decided to try and do something about it. My fix worked until yesterday. I knew it was only temporary, but I needed to try so that I'd have some time to think and a test to base my theory upon. I have been researching and educating myself on the mechanics of the parts and have come up with a permanent solution. No more buying the same old part just to have it screw up again leaving you with another ridiculous bill. It is a onetime fix that will cost a fraction of the dealer repair bill for one regulator. How much fabrication will cost exactly is up to you, the complainants.
In order for me to get this part fabricated at an affordable price I will need an idea of volume. I am interested in feedback from YOU my fellow troubled Ford Owners. So far from the pictures and descriptions my assumption is that the problems are the same. I will be fronting the funds so assumptions will not cut it. Please be specific with details and feel free to be candid in your opinions. I have spoken to Ford Customer Relations and I am disgusted by the fact that Ford will still not initiate a recall and they sent me to they're engineering department to pitch my idea ultimately allowing them to mark it up and put the money back in their pockets. Right now they have a part that is a cash cow for them and no one that is willing to give them any competition. There are no aftermarket parts made for this so that has created a monopoly for the manufacturer. I have seen where people have suggested a class action suit but no one seems to want to organize such a time consuming and tedious feat. If no one is willing to go there then we will continue to be taken advantage of over and over again, unless we can come up with a new design and tell them where they can stick their subpar parts. I am a 26 year old residential general contractor; my only intention is not allowing a company to take advantage of me. If I can offer a solution that will help others with the same problem then I in good conscience, must offer. We are all engineers in some form or fashion. It is in our nature to be thinkers. We are the consumers. Who knows the product better than us? Imagine a fix that costs half the price of ONE dealer only window regulator. Attached is a highlighted picture of the troubled part.
- Chad D., Kingston Springs, TN, US