2004 FORD F-150 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

AT 50,000 MILES , AND EARLIER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. UPON TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED REPLACING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

I PURCHASED MY 2004 F150 USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER, I HAD A 30 DAY 3000 MILE WARRANTY. I PURCHASED IT WITH 72,000 MILES FOR $15,899.00. WITHIN 3 DAYS IT STARTED A SHAKING, VIBRATION GOING UP INCLINES AROUND 45 MPH. I CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, A DAY LATER IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN, I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF MY 30 DAYS. OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T THE CATS. I READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEN THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO RECALL IT. THIS IS MY WORK TRUCK AND MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CABLE COVER TO MELT OVER TIME ALLOWING THE CABLE TO BECOME LOOSE. THIS PREVENTS THE COLUMN SHIFTER FROM TRANSFERRING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR IS IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR

2004 FORD F150 4.6L V8, YESTERDAY 10/13/10 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRAFFIC THE TRUCK WOULD JERK WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS COAST FOR A FEW FEET AND GET BACK ON THE GAS. TODAY 10/14/10 THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO PAST 30MPH, IT WONT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. *TR

2004 FORD F-150 4.6L V8 REGULAR PICKUP TRUCK, 39,000 MILES ON ODOMETER - DRIVING 50 MPH AND THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING HORRIBLY LIKE DRIVING OVER A WASHBOARD ROAD. NOTHING WILL CAUSE THE VIBRATION TO STOP, EVEN THROWING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. MUST STOP COMPLETELY, AND SOMETIMES PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE FOR A MOMENT, THEN PUT IT BACK INTO FORWARD DRIVE, TO MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY, ABOUT ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. SEARCH ON GOOGLE REVEALS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME THING WITH THEIR 2004 F-150 TRUCKS. MOST CLAIM IT IS AN EXPENSIVE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM, AND CAUSED BY SOME TOOLING ERROR AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT. FORD HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL, AND THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, AND I NOW HAVE 43,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. IT'S USED FOR GETTING GROCERIES. NO...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MY 2004 F-150 FORD TRUCK AT 76,000 MILES. *TR

1. DRIVING THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND HEARD A STRANGE WINDING SOUND. 2. BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO GO INTO A LOWER GEAR THAN WARRANTED BY THE SPEED. PULLED TRUCK OVER AND PUT TRUCK IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE. DROVE IN PARKING LOT ABOUT 50 FEET AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN 4WD. STOPPED TRUCK AND MOVED THE 4WD SELECTION KNOB TO 4WH, AND THEN 4WL AND BACK TO 2WD. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TRUCK IN PARKING LOT AGAIN. TRUCK SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. TRANS FAULT DISPLAYED ON LCD DISPLAY AND O/D LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY BLINKING. READ OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THE TRUCK THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO "LIMP MODE" INTENDED TO ALLOW YOU TO DRIVE AT A SLOW SPEED. WHILE DRIVING IN LIMP MODE AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO LOCK UP. PULLED...

I WAS DOING NOTHING ABNORMAL, SIMPLY TRYING TO BACK UP FROM A STORE WITH NOTHING IN BED OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO REVERSE NORMALLY THEN AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE A SLIGHT THUD. TRUCK THEN REVVED IN REVERSE AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO INCIDENT, NO NOISES, ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, OR SIGNS OF ANY KIND. CORRECTIONS ARE BEING LOOKED INTO TWO DAYS FROM NOW BUT A ROUGH ESTIMATE FROM 3 TRANSMISSION SHOPS ESTIMATE APRX. $2000 TO REPAIR. THE OLD INTERNAL PARTS MAY BE ABLE TO BE SAVED FOR INSPECTION, I WILL INQUIRE WITH MECHANIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DRIVING TO WORK, TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL , AGAIN AND AGAIN, LOST OF POWER IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING ,ALL FLUIDS WERE NORMAL, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AT 34 MPH, 80,176 MILES ON OD. I DROVE TO FORD DEALER IN 2ND GEAR, $450.00 JUST TO LOOK AT, 3- RINGS +VALVE BODY NEED REPLACING, TOTAL OF $2,468.00 COST OF REPAIR. SAFETY ISSUE == LOOSING ALL DRIVE POWER IN TRAFFIC, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THIS IS MY SECOND BIG REPAIR WITH DRIVE TRAIN. AT 60,000 MILE A HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT $1,600.00+ , I DO NOT TOW ANYTHING AND DO NOT USE THE TRUCK FOR WORK, 4.6L , 2-WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

OVERDRIVE ON MY 2004 FORD F150 BIT THE DUST AFTER ONLY 55000 MILES. MECHANIC COULD NOT REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST $2356.78 TO REPAIR! OF COURSE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! BOB BOYD FORD DEALERSHIP IN LANCASTER, OHIO WAS LESS THAN HELPFUL. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CASE HAD LARGE GROOVES IN IT WHERE THE SEALING RINGS ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT RIDE. *TR

WINDOW FAILURE IN MY 2004 F150 FORD PICKUP. WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN & TAPE WILL NOT EVEN HOLD IT UP. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FAILURE BY FORD & NO RECALL. ALSO, MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT ONLY HAS 47K MILES WITH THESE WELL KNOWN & DOCUMENTED PERVASIVE PROBLEMS. *TR

OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOURPOWER WINDOW REGULATORS. ALL THREE WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATION/LOSS OF RPM/ WHILE DRIVING MORE SO ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RPM'S REACH ABOUT 1200/1500 OR LOSS OF RPM ON DECELERATION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRANNY. TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 1 YEAR LATER MY TRANNY HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE NO WARRANTY AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST TO GET REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE JUST LOOKED AT MY TRANNY WHEN I ASKED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MILEAGE IS APPROX. 98,684. LESS THAN 99,000. *TR

I OWN A 2004 FORD F150 4X4. I HAD SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2/07 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE TRUCK. MY MILE ARE COMMUTING MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. NOW HERE I AM 2 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES LATER AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

2004 F-150, 4X4, 4.6L ENGINE. TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33,800 MILES ON IT, BUT THE TIME HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIFTEEN MILES OR SO. IT STARTED ONE TIME ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND QUICKLY WENT TO THE FORD SHOP FOR REPAIR. THEY "FIXED IT" THEY SAID, BUT ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MILES LATER, YOU GUESSED IT, IT STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE READ A TON OF FORUMS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE ASSIST WITH GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND SOME HELP IS HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE. THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM (LOL) STATED THAT THEY FIXED IT AND THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT AGAIN, DESPITE IT ONLY BEING THREE MONTHS AGO. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY OVERDRIVE GEAR GOT WIPED OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I GOT UP TO 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP REAL BAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRUCK HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS NOT BEATEN ON AT ALL. JUST ONE MONTH PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND FORD WON'T HONOR THE WARRANTY OR EXTEND IT. FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THE 2004S. THE NEXT VEHICLE WON'T BE A FORD.. I SUGGEST THAT NO ONE BUYS A FORD TRUCK AS THEY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FATHERS 2006 HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT AT 55000 MILES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO. *TR

ON JUNE 29, 2009 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A BUSY CITY STREET THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING APPEARED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR ANY INDICATION OF THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT HAD OCCURRED. THE ENGINE REVVED WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TRAFFIC LANES AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED DOWN INTO SECOND GEAR AS I SLOWED TO SEE IF THIS HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED AND I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS IN STANDARD OPERATING RANGE. I THEN DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE FOUND THE OVERDRIVE CLUTCH PACK FAILED. THIS VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED, DOES NOT TOW ANYTHING AND IS DRIVEN TO...

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-150 FOUR DOOR EXTENDED CAB PICK UP. I HAVE USED IT AS A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 58,914 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE. HE STATED THAT UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS BEEN HIS EXPERIENCE THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR FORD F150 HAS A HISTORY OF POOR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE DUE TO ITS VERY THIN TRANSMISSION GEARS. HE STATED THE TRUCK WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, I HAD PROOF OF MY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN THE OVERDRIVE WAS DEACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,800.

MY 2004 FORD 150 HERITAGE PICK-UP HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE- IT ALSO WONT GO INTO REVERSE AT TIMES- I MENTIONED THIS AT THE FORD DEAL WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK- THE TRANSMISSION STARTING BANGING INTO WHEN 1ST PUT INTO D- AND NOW HAS SEVERE SLIPPAGE IN IT- THE LIST ED INCIDENT DATE BELOW- IS WHEN I 1ST STARTED TO NOTICE ERRATIC TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AFTER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F-150 CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY WITH NO WARNING OR HINT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR GUY SAYS THE TRUCK IS TOO YOUNG FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILURE RESULTING IN A TOTAL REBUILD CAUSED BY AN $18.40 SNAP RING BREAKING ON THE OVERDRIVE SERVO. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT START IT HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS , I WOULD GET IN THE DASHBOARD TRANSMISSION FAULT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (7 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION) AND THEY WOULD SAID THERE NOTHING WRONG . NOW THERE IS NO WARRANTY THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000 DOLLARS . *TR

2004 FORD F150 WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. NOW AT 82000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE REVS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN. I AM AFRAID WHEN IT DECIDES TO JUMP IN GEAR IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET MANY OTHER F150 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. OUR TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS (7 TIMES), TIRE PROBLEMS (2 TIMES), REAR END (2 TIMES), BROKEN DRIVE SHAFT (2 TIMES), ELECTRICAL (1 TIME), ELECTRICAL IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS NOW TOO. WE REPLACED A 98 MAZDA TRUCK WITH THIS 04 F150 BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE F150 WOULD BE SAFE AND RELIABLE. THE 98 MAZDA, SOLD TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, IS STILL RUNNING GREAT. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD. METAL CHIPS ALL OVER. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR AN OBVIOUSLY LEMON OF A TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER I HAVE READ ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT ALOT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING. I HOPE THAT FORD RECALLS THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THESE TRUCKS AND REIMBURSES ME FOR THE 3,800 DOLLARS I HAVE HAD TO PAY KOONS FORD TO GET A NEW ONE. DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. *TR

2004 F-150 5.4 ENGINE 4X4 CREW CAB. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH METALLIC GRINDING IS COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. LAST FOR ABOUT 5 SECOND UNTIL SOMETHING FALL TO PLACE LIKE GEARS IN A TRANSMISSION. IT HAS HAPPEN TWO TIME AND I HAVE SCHEDULE THE TRUCK FOR MAINTENANCE AT SNO COUNTRY FORD IN MONROE WA. I ONLY HAVE 1000 MILES LEFT ON MY EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. I HOPE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME BEFORE IT EXPIRES. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS, THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN DECELERATING, STARTS TO GROWL LOUDLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER F-150 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. TO DATE, NO CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE KNOWN BY ME, BUT I FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSONS BEGAN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN TOO OFTEN.. NEXT A HUM AND THEN JERKS IN BETWEEN SHIFTS. TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND RAN DIAGNOSTICS.. RESULTS WERE INTERNAL DAMAGE. DROVE TRUCK HOME AND BACK THE NEXT DAY FOR REPLACEMENT COST $2,200.00 NOMAL USE WITH OCCASSIONAL 4X DRIVE. 114K MILES *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, ON JUNE 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 46,000.

MY OVERDRIVE GEAR GOT WIPED OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK I GOT UP TO 30 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP REAL BAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE 3-5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,229 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22.

MY '04 FORD F150 EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. THE TRUCK WAS 6 DAYS PAST THE MANUFACTURERS FACTORY WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, WELL MAINTAINED - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. COST TO REPLACE WAS $2,200. *TR

BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE 2004 FORD F150 HAS A SHUDDER/VIBRATION IN THE REAR AXLE. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY WILL FIX IT TO "LESSEN THE CONCERN," NOT COMPLETELY GET RID OF IT. MY AFTERMARKET WARRANTY WILL COVER IT AFTER DEDUCTIBLE AND TAXES. BUT I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF LESSEN THE CONCERN. AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2004 FX4 F-150 SUPER CAB IN LATE 2005 WITH 25000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED A $1400 EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY THROUGH THE FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND UNDER THE TRUCK THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FEW BALL BEARINGS ROLLING AROUND QUICKLY IN A METAL BOWL. IT WOULD LAST ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN I WOULD NOT HEAR AGAIN FOR A FEW MONTHS. AFTER ABOUT THE 5TH TIME THIS HAPPENED I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING WAS DONE. THE NEXT TIME THIS NOISE WAS HEARD I QUICKLY TURNED ON THE 4X4 HIGH VIA THE SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY. I COULD DO THIS EVERY TIME AFTER. THIS WAS TELLING ME IT WAS SOMEWHERE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. SO, LAST WEEK AROUND 60000 MILES THE...

2004 F-150 SUPERCREW 2WD AUTOMATIC. TRANSMISSION REQUIRES REBUILD AT 54000. BOUGHT NEW ALL SEALS REPLACED WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS DUE TO FLUID LEAKS. SLIPPING BEGAN LESS THAN 40,000. FLUID FLUSH ALLEVIATED THE ISSUE, BUT SLIPPING RETURNED. AT 60 MPH TRASMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL MOMENTARILY AT RANDOM TIMES. POWER REAR SLIDING WINDOW DOES NOT WORK; FAILED WITHIN FIRST 2-3 MONTHS; NO COMPUTER CODE TO DETAIL THE ISSUE SO FORD WILL NOT FIX REGARDLESS OF CONFIRMED FAILURE AND WARRANTY COVERAGE. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FIRST BREAK MAINTENANCE.*AK

MY F-150 SUPERCREW HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVETRAIN, PRIMARILY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAN BE HEARD UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE HAD RUN OVER SOME TYPE OF METALLIC OBJECT ON THE ROADWAY. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER I MERGED ONTO A HIGHWAY. FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS OPERATING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE SAME TYPE NOISE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS IS DEPRESSED AND THE NOISE DOES NOT DECREASE WHEN THE GAS IS LET OFF. ONLY AFTER DECREASING SPEED UNDER 15 MPH DOES THE NOISE GO AWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SLAMS OUT OF GEAR JUST PRIOR TO THAT. AN ASSOCIATE OF MINE WHO OWNS A 2005 F-150 WITH THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THIS DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY...

MY 2004 FORD 150 WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE , WILL NOT ALWAYS SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, WITHOUT A GREAT GRINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT WITHOUT BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RESTARTING. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW BUT SINCE IT WILL NOT FAIL ON COMMAND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING TILL IT TOTALLY FAILS. *JB

EXPERIENCE CONSISTENT SIGNIFICANT JERK/CLUNK/SLAM AFTER COASTING IN 3RD GEAR AND ACCELERATE DOWN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS NORMAL AND TO NOT REPAIR, YET MY ISSUE IS NOT INTERMITTENT AND IS A SIGNIFICANTLY NOTICEABLE AND UNCOMFORTABLE JERK IN THE DRIVELINE THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL PERFORMANCE FROM ANY TRANSMISSION AWARE OF WITHOUT A VERY AGGRESSIVE SHIFT KIT INSTALLED AND A PLETHORA OF HORSEPOWER. TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE TECH HANDED ME SERVICE BULLETINS AND DIDN'T EVEN LOG INTO COMPUTER THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE ISSUE. MADE NOTES AND SENT TO SHOP FOREMAN AS COMMUNICATION OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF PAPERWORK AND RECORD, AND THE LACK OF SERVICE. TECHNICIAN DROVE TRUCK AND SAID THIS WAS NORMAL...WOULD NEVER BUY A VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT WOULD END UP SHIFTING LIKE THIS AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DRIVE TRAIN ISSUES WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD F-150 MODEL TRUCKS. *JB

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 FORD F-150 FX4 WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT FORD FOR 4 DAYS NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TRUCK MAKES A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER FRONT END WHEN PULLING A HILL OR WHEN YOU REACH 50 MPH. IT ALSO SEEMS TO LOSE POWER OR "BOG DOWN" MOMENTARILY WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A "NIGHTMARE" BECAUSE THEY CAN HEAR THE NOISE AND FEEL THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. WE HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THIS TRUCK WAS A FORD BUY BACK AND WE ARE THE 3RD, POSSIBLY 4TH, OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, (STILL INVESTIGATING). WE ARE WONDERING WHY THIS TRUCK HAS CHANGED HANDS SO MANY TIMES WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WE WILL BE RETURNING THE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 2/28/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD AN ONGOING FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP NINE TIMES. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. A MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IMPLEMENTED THESE SUGGESTIONS ALTHOUGH THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS RECURRED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR WINDOW SEAL IS LOOSE AND WINDOW RATTLES INSIDE OF MOUNTING AREA INDICATING AN INSUFFICIENT MOUNT TO RETAIN WINDOW IN MOUNTING AREA. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY DID SOME WORK TO IT AND SAID IT WAS A DIAPHRAGM, AND THEY FIXED IT. THIS WORKED FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS WAS AUGUST 1, 2005. NOTICED IT MADE A GROANING SOUND AND SHOOK. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE, AND IT HASN'T MADE THE SOUND SINCE THEN. WHEN STANDING AT STOP IT SURGED, GAVE A LITTLE JUMP/PULSATED AND TOUCHED THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *JB

DT: ON 8-15-05 TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK STARTED TO BUCK AS IF IT WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL OFF SINCE TRAFFIC WAS BUSY, AND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THE TRUCK WAS MISSING ONE QUART OF FLUID, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE OWNER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID A FEW MINUTES AGO AND IT WAS OVERFILLED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE HIGH FLUID LEVEL COULD BE AND INDICATION OF HAVING AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE OWNER FELT THAT IT MAY BE A DECEPTION ON THE PART OF THE DEALERSHIP. HE FELT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS WARPED DUE TO...

VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD ON HILL. WILL TRAVEL BACK DOWN HILL AS IF IN NEUTRAL WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOWING AND TURNING TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS. VERY NOTICABLE BETWEEN SECOND TO THIRD SHIFT. GEAR SLIPAGE CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS HARD AS IT SLIPS.

CONTINUOUS VIBRATIONS IN 2004 F150 AFTER FIVE TIMES TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DRIVE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL HAVE VIBRATIONS. ACCORDING TO RADAR AND GPS THE SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT UP TO 3 MILES PER HOUR CLOCKING EXAMPLE. OPERATING AT 55 MPH SPEEDOMETER SHOWING 58 TO 58 1/2 MPH.

DT: HAD TO PUT 4 SETS OF BRAKES ON VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. THE ROTORS WERE GETTING GROOVED SO BADLY THAT VEHICLE PULLS OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO FORD, AND THEY IGNORED HIM. HE TRAVELED AND SAW THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORD CARS. FORD TOLD HIM IT WAS COSMETIC. *AK WHILE ON THE FIRST TRIP WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE REAR END HAD GONE OUT, THE CLUTCH PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE FOG LAMPS WERE HOLDING MOISTURE AND WERE REPLACED, THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND PULL FROM ONE SIDE, THE SHIFTING WAS HARSH WHEN CHANGING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, A LOUD CLUNK WOULD BE PRESENT AT TIMES WHEN STARTING FROM STOP THEN DECELERATING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. SC

CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK, THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVELINE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 11/25/04 UNTIL PRESENT FOR THE SAME ISSUES. FORD ORGINALLY DID NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM, AND WENT DOWN THE TSB LIST REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS SUCH AS TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS UNTIL THE LAST SERVICE ON 1/27/05 FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE RING AND PINION IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. HOWEVER, ON 4/15/05 I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHEN TURNING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. VEHICLE WIKK BE BACK IN SERVICE ON 4/25/05.*AK