10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 7
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 54,347 miles
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Paint cracked, coils malfunction, springs front
- Winterhaven, CA, USA
Bought vehicle from individual he stated mileage on odometer 125K and 2008 went to get insurance and it's a 2004 and mileage was 240K plus
- Weatherford, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and the accelerator pedal hesitated when depressed. As a result, the vehicle made an abnormal puttering sound while in drive. In addition, the electrical system failed. The spark plugs were changed multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the spark plugs should not be touched because they were Ford certified spark plugs and tear easily. A special onsite Ford mechanic repaired the spark plugs. The accelerator pedal and stalling failures were not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 233,000.
- Sarasota, CA, USA
Electrical fire front passenger side after vehicle was turned off while pumping gas.
- Springdale, PA, USA
Refer to NHTSA campaign 11V107000. Ford recall number 11S18. Vehicle was manufactured at Norfolk, va plant. My VIN was not included in the original or expanded recall; however, it is now exhibiting the same problem; airbag warning light flashes twice X five times, then remains on. Possible clockspring jumper wire chafing. Wear could cause electrical short and unexpected airbag inflation while driving. This first occurred about ten days ago, but then the vehicle sat in the driveway for eight days. Current mileage is 115544. Today I called Ford customer service and was informed there was no warranty action or active recall that would cover this investigation and repair. I believe the recall should be further expanded to cover this incident. It began with vehicles made at the Norfolk va plant.
- Madison, AL, USA
2004 Ford F150. Vehicle shut off while driving with a boat in tow and would not re start. Had to have vehicle towed. Dealer diagnosed as failed fuel pump driver module. I was stranded in traffic, very dangerous. This is a known problem with Ford F150 2004-2008. The module corrodes and causes a short circuit that blows the fuse to the PCM and results in total failure of the PCM, thus rendering the vehicle inoperable. This should be a recall item!!!
- Lutherville, MD, USA
The contact owned a 2004 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, a neighbor alerted the contact that the vehicle was on fire. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the fire. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
- Lithia Springs, GA, USA
I was driving down the highway about 40 mph and the driver side window just fell to the bottom inside the door.I hadn't touched a thing. The 2004 Ford F150 has only 23,000 miles on it.I bought it new. I have read there has been alot of problems with this. Is there a recall or replacement?
- Sandy Hook, KY, USA
We've had a lot of issues with this truck but the main issue is when we drive down the road it misses a lot and the smell of fuel in the truck. We've taken it in and they said a lot of other people have had the same issues with there truck like ours. Please contact us asap.
- Wolcottville, IN, USA
My husband was driving home this past Sunday and was starting to turn into the drive when the left passenger window fell down into the door. He had not put it down or up - it just fell down. This is now the 4th window we have replaced in this truck. The other three have been replaced, to the tune of $350 each. When I brought this to the attention of the service manager at the local Ford dealership, he said there was nothing that he could do - the window regulators just break. I contacted the Ford 800 number and was told the same thing - nothing to be done - just a broken part - even though it happens a lot. He said there was no recall on it so there was no help they could give. So, I guess I'll be paying another $350 and pray they don't start dropping again since Ford won't admit they have a problem.
- Riverside, AL, USA
On my way home from the lake, my vehicle starting idling rough. Pulled over to check things out, couldn't find any noticable issues. Retarted vehicle and engine started smoking. I raised the hood and smoke was billowing out from the coil atop the number 2 spark plug, drivers side, looking from front to rear of engine. Had thevehicle towed to bill collins Ford of louisville, ky.they informed me that the spark plugs needed changing. Upon removal, 4 of the eight spark plugs broke off in the engine head. This cost me $857 to change 8 spark plugs that normally I could do myself. The breaking of spark plugs in this type engine, 5.4L Triton, is a well known issue, that Ford Motor Company knew about. Yet they have yet to do a recall. Instead, they developed a tool to take these broken sprk plugs out, yet the consumer still has to pay sometimes upwards of $2,000 for the repair. Ford used a substandard part in their vehicles and refuse to honor the customer. They no lonegr use that type engine, but anyone with a 5.4L Triton engine from Ford will have to pay a lot of money to change eight spark plugs when the time comes. I could not put my vehcile into gear when this happened, that seems like a safety concern to me!
- Louisville, KY, USA
I leave my windows up on the truck. It is cold (winter time) truck was in the garage. I went to the garage and the window on the passenger side was down. I cranked the truck, pushed the button and the window would not come up. I took the truck to the dealer they said the front door window regulator had to be replaced. This cost $344.66 to replace the regulator. Since the first replacement, the two back windows have done the same thing. I assume if my truck is having this problem others are also. This appears to be a defect and the company should pay for the repairs.
- Dallas, TX, USA
Fuel pump driver module, back side of module corroded away exposing circuit board causing the fuel pump to stop running and leaving me stranded during a snow storm, seems to be a common problem on 2004-2008 Ford pickups. I consider this a poor design and should be a recall, lot of garages installing new fuel pumps at $300 a crack when its a easy to replace $80 dollar part.
- Metamora, OH, USA
Bought 2004 F150 brand new, never off road, all scheduled maintenance completed: Son driving on interstate at 65mph, heard loud breaking noise, severe rattling, shaking, no power, coasted down ramp and to side road. Towed to mechanic--rod through the oil pan. Mechanic verified that oil was pumped properly through motor.. same mechanic has worked on this car since we have had it. We have had to have all 4 door window motors replaced (twice-second time, we fixed front door windows and had back door windows wired up), the back glass replaced for leaking, the 4 wheel drive sensors replaced, the transmission rebuilt, the overhead cam system replaced and now this.
- Fort Smith , AR, USA
On my 2004 Ford F150 XLT lariat supercab, the passenger rear window regulator has now failed. The driver's one went first (within three years of ownership), then the front passenger one (a few months later) then the rear passenger one ( about a year after the first) and now this. All four regulators have had to be replaced from the original factory installed ones. This latest one occurred while the truck sat parked in the driveway unoccupied; all the others happened on the roadway while the vehicle was in motion.
- Annapolis, MD, USA
I own a 2004 Ford F-150. In 2012 I had my E-brake light start flashing at me. I brought it into the mechanic and had them look it over, they said they couldn't find anything wrong other then the wiring under the dash was probably bad, so I brought it to a brake specialist and they said the same thing, nothing wrong with cylinder or brakes, that it was the wiring under the dash. I'm truly not safe using my E-brake as I'm not sure if it is working or not. My interior lights started coming on also when I would turn on my headlights, everyone knows you shouldn't have the interior lights on while driving at night anyway. I have read several articles where other Ford F-150 owners are having the same problems. I think this needs to be looked into and a recall should go out.
- Nine Mile Falls, WA, USA
Replaced two window regulators in vehicle. Driver's windown and passenger window.
- Reading, PA, USA
As I was backing upward into my garage, I slowed down and the truck rolled forward and I quickly pressed the gas to resume backwards. This caused the check engine warning light to come on along with my od/off indicators on the dashboard. My reverse gear stopped pulling. I'm afraid had this been in route it might have been more serious of an issue.
- Austin, TX, USA
Driver side power window, this is the forth time I have to have window repair on my truck, previous time before last one, was in July only 4 months ago I had to pay almost $300 to repair window, and now last time paid $425 dollars to repair that very same window and this time is the window regulator. Window will make a loud noise and drop, unable to bring it up or closed again.
- San Ysidro, CA, USA
- Camp Hill, PA, USA