| Issue ID | 753244 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10297197 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 27/12/09 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2004 f150 crew cab - a few months after the warranty expired, the drivers side window regulator failed causing the window to fall into the track without warning. The result of the failure caused me to swerve and narrowly miss on coming traffic. A few months ago the passengers fwd window failed in the same mannor. Then just sunday 12-27-09 the right rear window failed the same way. So 3 of 4 regulators failed, causing $1300. 00 in repairs. Just waiting for the 4th to fail as well. Something has to be done to ford to cover the costs of repairs. This design has an obvious flaw and all the dealers are saying is "lodge a complaint" as they steal your money. Make ford take some tarp money and reimburse the general public for there design error. No deaths have been attributed to this problem but do not wait until one occurs before action is taken. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 57455 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GREENSBORO, NC |
| VIN pattern | 1FTPW14534KXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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