This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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While driving our truck the driver side window slowly lowered itself and would not raise up. This was approximately 2 years ago. Yesterday, September 25, 2011 about 2pm, the passenger side window went down on its own and would not raise up. I turned off the hwy I was on and luckily avoided a wreck. Today Sept. 29, 2011, I called Ford Motor Company, told them about the window and the previous window being fixed, gave them my VIN#, name, telephone# and was told there are no recall's and they are not aware of any problems and cannot help us financially with this problem. I told them, I was filling a complaint with them and notifying you.
While entering an on ramp to get onto the freeway, I heard a loud pop and the next thing I know, the window is down and I cannot roll it back up. I've taken it to the Ford dealership where I've told them not to let the window down (they do it anyway) and then I have to waste more time having them manually roll the window back up in hopes that it will stay up. Then, about a year later, the passenger side window has now fallen down in the middle of the night! needless to say, I'm thankful that my truck wasn't stolen overnight while I was sleeping because of the window randomly falling, again! I'm tired of putting money into this truck and looking to go to another vehicle that is not a Ford. If I knew I could file a complaint when the initial incident happened, I would have done so with no hesitation.
I own a 2005 Ford F150 XLT w/ electric windows. My truck has 82,000 miles on it and has been serviced by the dealership regularly since I bought it new. I was driving to run errands and my drivers side window made a large pop noise and started to slide down inside my door. I was traveling about 40mph on a busy two way street. I used one hand to hold my window up and the other to steer until I could find a spot to pull over. I eventually had to let the window drop to the bottom of the door to return home.
Faulty window regulators on F150 trucks. Driving back from California to Nevada with my two year old granddaughter in the back seat and the window fell in to door. We had to drive 300 miles in a rain storm with the window down, and this is the third time this has happened since I bought this truck new in 2005 and Ford will not take responsibility for the issue. This is not except able by the manufacture and because this has happened to so many people we need to boycott buying Ford products.
I have a 2005 Ford F150 4 door. While driving, I heard a loud pop and my drivers door window fell to the bottom of the door. The loud noise was a shock and a possible safety hazard. Approximately a week later, the right rear window did the same thing!! I have read several things on line about this stating that the window regulators going out on these vehicles is a common problem. I have not had either fixed due to the cost. There are numerous issues with this problem on line and needs to be recalled.
- Allen, TX, USA
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We have had 3 actuators on our windows in our Ford F-150 go out while driving on the highway. We almost had a very bad accident when the last one "exploded". it sounds like someone has shot the windshield when it happens and it is very hard to concentrate on driving and not swerve into another car or go off the road. I have talked to many people that have had the same problem with their Ford vehicles. This is very dangerous and could cause a fatal accident. We did go off the road when the first one broke, and if we had been on a highway with another car beside us, we would have hit it.
It was a scorching sunny Florida day when my window on my 2005 F150 would no longer work due to a window motor regulator assembly failure that the dealership would like to repair it at the wonderful cost of over $300 american dollars. The window motor regulator assembly has been intermittently working in the truck for the past few months, not to mention the window switch which had to be replaced at my own expense a couple about a year ago on my truck which is was only 4 1/2 years old at the time. The window would no longer roll up, causing severe sun burn to arms. Ford should repair this issue at no cost, especially since it is a known problem already.
2005 Ford F-150, right rear window mechanism pops real loud, window falls into the door. I was not rolling it up or down, just driving down the road. The truck just turned 34,000 miles. It has been garaged and taken care of all its life.
We owned a 2005 F150 vehicle. We purchase the vehicle 2004 and the drivers side window's regulated failed a loud sound was heard and the window came down by itself. Today 12/10/2010 the passenger side front window did the same thing. We are now out of warranty and with no money to pay for the window. There has being so many complains in the internet about this particular issue that if the research is done you will find this is a defect since before the 2005 were made. I don't believe that the consumer has to pay for a manufacture defect of this kind.
2005 Ford F-150. Had window regulator replaced in may for driver's window. Just had passenger window roll down on its own on the highway during a thunderstorm. I was in the backseat while my husband and father-in-law were in the front. I was drenched, as was the interior. I contacted Ford and they basically said "not our problem", I can't afford the $500+ it costs to get it fixed, especially when I have talked to numerous people who have had the same problems. This is obviously an ongoing issue with them and I can't understand why Ford hasn't been forced to do a recall. What if someone in the backseat was hit by a hailstone" what if the glass had shattered and hit that child? what if the window went down while at an intersection and someone had carjacked me" I could be dead because Ford wants to put out shoddy work and not stand behind it. I have had other issues with this truck, but this is the worst. My handle for the tilt steering wheel broke off after 6 months, the back part of the side mirror fell off while I was driving to work one morning. Please do whatever has to be done to force a recall.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford F150. While driving approximately 20-25 mph the passenger side window fell into the door. He stated that a year and a half earlier that the driver's side window also fell into the door. When the first failure occurred, the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the actuator and the cables for $150. The vehicle was being repaired a second time when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 49,172.
I have a 2005 Ford F150. While driving three days ago I heard a loud pop and suddenly my front passenger side window was gone, it had fallen into the door. The motor still runs, but the window is stuck in the down position. Today while starting my truck, the driver's side window did the same thing, a loud pop then the window slid slowly into the door. The motor still runs on this one as well, but does not move the window. So now I have two windows that are inside the door that will not go up.
2005 F-150 window regulator failures. Rear driver side failed 9/2009 (60000 miles), front passenger side failed 10/2010 (72000 miles). Both failures occurred without cause with the window suddenly falling into the door.
On September 20, 2010, the window regulator failed abruptly while I was driving my 2005 Ford F150 at 55 mph. The front passenger window fell into the door without warning. On October 13, 2010, the rear driver's side window failed in the same fashion. Both incidents struck me as very dangerous with a comparably high probability to cause an accident. After this last incident, I reviewed the numerous websites dedicated to this issue and the concern expressed by many drivers that Ford has refused to respond to what is clearly a grave safety hazard. Why has NHTSA not addressed this issue?.
2005 Ford F 150 window regulator failure, loud snap then window comes straight down with no way to close it. 2 of 4 so far, 50% failure isn't too good.
The driver side window regulator on my 05 Ford F-150 failed in April of this year, a week later the passenger side window broke. The truck was just parked in my driveway, this doesn't seem right to me. I have heard many stories of this happening to so many people. Something has to be done about this. This is a $400 repair and some of us can't afford this. Please help us!
On my way home from work one day while driving down the interstate, I decided to get a little fresh air so I rolled my drivers side window down. When I tried to roll it back up there was a loud grinding sound and a pop. After this my window slammed down inside the door. I was so startled that I almost lost control of my vehicle. Once I got home, I took apart my door and found that the power window regulator had broken. I called the Ford service dept only to find out the repair cost would be in excess of $300. I found the part through a Napa dealer and repaired the problem myself for around $150 since this incidence my passenger side window and rear passenger side window have both slammed down. I now know the familiar sound of the window regulator about to fail. Every time this happens I am out of pocket for $150 plus my time to repair. This seems to be a re-occurring problem with 05 Ford 150 owners and Ford should be responsible. I could have easily over corrected my vehicle upon being startled and injured myself or someone else.
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- Pueblo, CO, USA