| Issue ID | 656011 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10212326 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 10/12/07 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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 accident or even worse it happens while traveling in cold weather and having no way to secure the cold weather outside the vehicle. I understand from the my local ford dealer that they carry these parts in stock because of the number of failures and "they keep in stock what moves". The only thing done for me to correct the failure was to have the parts replaced, ford's repair on this part is close to $500 before any taxes. After having the parts replaced, the tech showed me the failed part and its where a wire rope that controls the movement of the window attached to the window support and that wire rope attaches to a piece of plastic, the plastic is what broke and to my eye doesn't look like it could ever survive the life of a vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 35600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ORANGE PARK , FL |
| VIN pattern | 1FTPW12594KXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 08/07/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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