Paint/Trim
Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling), loose interior and exterior trim or moldings, rust.
What Owners Say
"the clear coat is 'flaking off' in small areas"
Anonymous, MO (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"Rust-like bubbling on lead edge of hood"
Anonymous, CA (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"clear coat coming off"
Anonymous, FL (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"the inside of the bed has been peeling top coat paint for years, only about half of it left. Now the roof is peeling and has started to rust"
Anonymous, KY (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"Clear coat on 3rd party tonneau cover has some peeling on the clear coat"
Anonymous, KS (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"Fenders and rear wheel wells the paint is bubbling and cracking"
Anonymous, MN (2004 Ford F-150 4.5-L V8)"Paint peeling from large areas on fiberglass hood"
D K., IN (2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4-L V8)"Paint/finish on truck really looks bad. Paint is heavily oxidized with cracking is some places."
Anonymous, CA (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"Clear coat beginning to flake off along a ridge on the body,it is barely perceptible. The attached fiberglass shell that I bought when the truck was new is much worse."
Anonymous, (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"Paint fades to a matte finish."
Anonymous, (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Paint on roof completely gone in channels and rusting badly. paint on hood and top of fenders faded to the primer. paint on rear doors flaking off. This is an Extra Cab Lariat model."
Anonymous, CA (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"Clear coat paint on the front fenders peeling and id starting to spread."
Anonymous, MD (2004 Ford F-150 XL 4.5-L V8)"Paint is bubbling around wheel wells."
Anonymous, NL (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"clear coat came off hood and fender tops no help from ford"
John C., MS (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"hood and top need to be repainted"
Anonymous, CO (2004 Ford F-150 5.4-L V8)"There is rust over both rear wheel fenders"
Charles M., IA (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"The vehicle is rusting."
Anonymous, ME (2004 Ford F-150)"The truck was parked on a surface that stayed moist most of the time. Had I known it was going to cause premature rust I'd have corrected that problem. I do not drive in ice and snow in which road salt can cause rust."
Carl B., MO (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Fenders were all showing signs of pinholes rust through so body shop suggested factory style fender flares be installed. This was done and looks good"
Gordon W., SK (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"Rust around the wheel wells is terrible - common on Ford trucks"
Anonymous, NJ (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"The complete underside is rusted away,body and bed supports,brake lines,all brackets and hangers"
Anonymous, KY (2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4-L V8)"rust out cab corners"
Frank G., ON (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"rust"
Anonymous, MI (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Rust/corrosion on hood"
Anonymous, CT (2004 Ford F-150)"rocker panels rusted out"
Robert C., ON (2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4-L V8)"rust around rear wheel wells"
Anonymous, OH (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Poorly designed moonroof drain empties inside the rear corner rocker panel leading to rust out of cab corners. Common problem on Supercrews up through 2014."
Anonymous, AL (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"bed is rusting out floor in going away in areas of bracing"
Anonymous, OH (2004 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4-L V8)"Roof, hood caused vehicle to be repainted."
Anonymous, FL (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"Top of cab is rusting in a about a one square foot area. Actual measurement might be 6 inches by 24 inches."
Anonymous, NC (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"Minor rust over rear wheels when purchased just over a year ago has become significantly worse, body shop gave high repair estimate because they won't know how far the rust has spread until they start working on it."
Anonymous, (2004 Ford F-150 XL 4.5-L V8)"totally rusted out behind rear door on both sides"
Darryl C., WI (2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"The rusting problem should have been a recall. It is excessive, despite maintenance and care. At only a few years old, the full spare was completely rusted, despite never having been used. It will cause the truck to lose integrity and that is unfortunately unstoppable."
Danielle F., NY (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"Frame rust in 2 places requiring welded repairs despite the fact that I have had the truck 'fluid film' undercoated twice a year for the last four or five years. Also experienced some body rust, mostly rear fenders, which has been easily repaired."
Anonymous, NH (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 4.5-L V8)"rust over rear wheel wells"
Charles M., IA (2004 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4-L V8)
"Again, we have experienced few problems with this truck. One annoyance is the rubber door seal gaskets. It doesn't seem to be fixable"
Anonymous, GA (2004 Ford F-150 XL 4.2-L V6)