2005 FORD F-150 Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls Problems

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR SECOND TIME ALLOWING WINDOW TO FALL AND SHATTER INSIDE DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE.

THE WINDOW REGULATOR LINKAGE CONTINUALLY BREAK. FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND ON 7/14/14, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, IT IS OBVIOUS THESE REGULATORS HAVE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE. THE ONLY WINDOW FALL INTO THE DOOR WHEN THE DEVICE IS OPERATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROPPED INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL WHILE BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

WHEN I PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 5 MPH I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT MY VEHICLES BACK DOOR. WHEN I LOOKED BACK ALL LOOKED NORMAL. A FEW MINUTES LATER I HEARD AIR BLOWING. LIKE A WINDOW WAS DOWN. REAR WINDOW HAD STARTED TO SLOWLY SLIDE DOWN. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED. 203.00 JUST FOR THE PART !!!! AND HE SAID MORE WILL BREAK TOO. NICE JOB FORD. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A 35 MPH MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THIS SITE AND MANY OTHER ONLINE FORUMS. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THE REGULATORS. MINE WAS SO BAD THAT THE CABLE ACTUALLY FRAYED AND SNAPPED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. HAD MY WIFE DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BY THE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY CRASHED INTO OBJECT INJURING HERSELF AND OR OTHERS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS WITH THE PLASTIC PARTS AND FAULTY MECHANISM. SEARCH THE WEB AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE . YEARS 2004-2006. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL! *TR

WE HAD JUST LEFT OUR HOUSE AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND YOUTUBE TO FIND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 100'S OF THE F150'S. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVIDENTLY IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY OF THE WINDOWS ON THE TRUCK. ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN RIDING WITH US AND POSSIBLE FALL OUT A WINDOW. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. I EMAILED FORD ABOUT THIS BUT IT STATED THE MIGHT NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. HAD MY DAUGHTER DONE THIS WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED BY THE LOUD POPPING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY CRASHED INTO OBJECT INJURING HERSELF AND OR OTHERS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRUCKS WITH THE PLASTIC PARTS AND FALTY MECHANISM. SEARCH THE WEB AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE . YEARS 2004-2006. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL!! *TR

ON AUGUST 3, 2012 THE PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED AND THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. YESTERDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. THE REGULATOR WITH MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES, AND REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED WITH ANOTHER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000. ..UPDATED 09-28-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED AT 30 MPH AND THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 65 MPH, WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR, LEAVING THE INABILITY TO ROLL UP THE...

I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE, FORD TOLD SOME PEOPLE THEY HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. LAST YEAR THE DRIVERS WINDOW POPPED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR I WENT TO FORD BOUGHT THE CABLE AND REGULATOR AND HAD A WINDOW COMPANY REPLACE IT. 2 WEEKS AGO SAME THING ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT WINDOW, NEXT DAY THE PASSENGERS BACK WINDOW DROPPED WHILE I WAS IN MY HOUSE, THE DRIVERS BACK WINDOW IS THE ONLY ONE LEFT. THIS TRUCK IS A 2005 THE PARTS ARE NOT THAT OLD. *TR

I WAS LEAVING AN ATM (IT WAS RAINING), I ROLLED UP THE DRIVERS WINDOW. WHEN THE WINDOW REACHED THE TOP THE WINDOW FELL (FREE FALL WAS MORE LIKE IT) IN TO THE DOOR. ONCE I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND INSPECTED THE WINDOW PARTS I FOUND THE REGULATOR FAILED/BROKE. WE ARE THANKFUL THE WINDOW DID NOT BREAK AND INJURE US. *TR

DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL, HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WHICH MADE ME JERK THE WHEEL (GLAD I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST), THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE FRAME. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. CALLED FORD COMPLAINT NUMBER; THEY VERY KINDLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE TO NOT BE ON RECALL LIST. *TR

DRIVING TO CHURCH ON MAY 6TH, 2012 @ 0900 A.M. ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING @ 70 MPH. I LOWERED THE WINDOW ABOUT AN INCH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR-WELL. IT SCARED EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY. POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE IS PRESENT WITH THIS ISSUE. INCLEMENT WEATHER OR BLINDING DEBRIS WITHIN THE CAB COULD RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE PETITION FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR A RECALL ON THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME, I HAVE HAD A DOOR WINDOW DROP FROM A FULLY CLOSED POSITION TO A FULLY OPEN POSITION. IN DOING RESEACH ON THE ISSUE, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 - 2005 MODEL YEAR F150 CREW CABS. *TR

THE FIRST REGULATOR THAT BROKE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. MY WIFE AND I CAME HOME IN HER CAR, MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WE NOTICED THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS DOWN AND ON INSPECTION THE GLASS WAS DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE NEXT TIME WAS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2012, WHEN WE GOT HOME FROM CHURCH THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL IN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED AND THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DISPLAYED THAT THE DM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,690.

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VECHILE WITH IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MADE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND .....THEN A LOUD BANG AS THE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN THE DOOR! I'M VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT TOTAL MY VECHILE AS I WAS PULLING INTO MAIN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD THAT I LIVE ON! THIS WAS MY DADS OLD VECHILE AND HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE.....NOT TO LONG AGO! ALSO HAVE BEEN DOING SOME DIGGING ON THIS ISSUE AND I SEE THAT QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGHT THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL! JUST MAKING FIRST FEW PAYMENTS AND BOOM!!!! THERE GO'S A BUNCH OF MONEY ON A SAFETY PART THAT REALLY NEEDS FIXED! FORD .........WAKE UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE ALREADY!!! *TR

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. *TR

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 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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *KB

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. *TT

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. *TR

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. *TR

2005 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM *TGW

WINDOWS SUDDENLY FALLING DOWN WHILE TRAVELING ON PUBLIC ROADS. POSES POTENTIAL HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS AND DRIVER. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NOW I HAVE DUCT TAPE ON MY WINDOW B/C I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR. *TR

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. *TR

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...

TL*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. *TR

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. *TR

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? . *TR

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! *TR

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. *TR

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 $150.00 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...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY F150 WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROP MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MY 3 YR IN THE BACK SEAT WAS VERY FRIGHTENED. WE WERE 3HOURS FROM HOME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT WE HIT A THUNDERSTORM 1 HOUR FROM HOME. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND I WENT TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO WEIGHT OUT THE STORM. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS FILED AND PROBABLY IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THIS PART WHICH IS THE REGULATOR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE 3RD WINDOW REGULATOR TO FAIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD F150 FX4 AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. I WAS SHOCKED NOT KNOWING AT ALL WHAT WAS GOING ON. I MOMENTARILY HAD LITTLE OR NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO MY SUDDEN SHOCK AND CONFUSION. ONCE I HAD REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW HAD BASICALLY JUST FALLEN FROM ITS CLOSED POSITION, I WAS FURIOUS. FURIOUS THAT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A WINDOW SUDDENLY CRASHING OPEN, ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ENDANGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I KNOW THIS MAY NOT SEEM VERY DANGEROUS, BUT PUT YOURSELF IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IMAGINE YOUR WINDOW BEING SHOT OUT WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH. IT WAS TERRIFYING, AND I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY VEHICLE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55-65. I THOUGHT I WAS SHOT AT CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED FROM MY DRIVING. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I WAS SHOT OR IF SOMETHING HIT MY CAR I NOTICED MY LEFT HAND REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN IN THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY 9/27/10. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I PULLED OFF THE PANEL AND FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2005 FORD F150 WAS NOT WORKING. AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT REPAIRING THIS I NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD'S WINDOW REGULATORS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BY PATRONS REPLACING UP TO FOUR WINDOWS IN ONE VEHICLE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN INSURANCE ISSUE REGARDING ACCIDENTS AND THEFT OF VEHICLE AND PROPERTY. THESE WINDOWS FALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED...

2005 FORD F150 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, I HAVE REPLACED THE REGULATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NOW THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED. I CALL FORD CUSTOMER CARE BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR IN A DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE RAISED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WITH PART NUMBER 4L3Z-1823201-CA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $553. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION HAD IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR WHILE DRIVING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS A CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY. *TR

2005 FORD F-150 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED WITHIN THE SAME WEEK. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WINDOWS COLLAPSED INTO THE DOORS CAUSING A LOUD NOISE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR BOTH. *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH A "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS ALL THE WAY UP. TODAY AS THE WINDOW WENT UP THERE WAS AN EVEN LOUDER "CLUNK" SOUND AND THEN THE WINDOW SLOWLY SUNK BACK INTO THE DOOR. IT WAS SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF THE GLASS ITSELF BROKE CAUSING ME TO FLINCH AWAY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR. APPARENTLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE 2004/2005 MODELS. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND CLOSING THE WINDOW. ONCE THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL BANG. THE WINDOW IMMEDIATELY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A CABLE WITHIN THE DOOR PANEL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW YET THE WINDOW DID NOT SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

1. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH HOME FROM THE DOG PARK AND THE WINDOW POPPED WHEN I WAS CLOSING IT. 2. THIS WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO MY FORD 150 SIX TIMES. I HAVE TO TAKE APART THE PANELING AND PLACE A PIECE OF WOOD TO HOLD UP THE WINDOW BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD 400 DOLLARS EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. DRIVE WINDOW ONCE, REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER TWO TIMES, RIGHT PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ONCE AND THE BACK WINDOW MIDDLE SLIDER TWO TIMES. 3. THE CORRECTIONS TAKEN FOR PAST REGULATOR FAILURES IS TO GET THE PIECE REPLACED FROM THE MANUFACTURER FORD. YES I HAVE THE BAD PARTS. *TR