Ford F-150 Change Vehicle

"Started gradually. Cooling declined. Replaced one switch and it started working again. The compressor started making a crunching sound and discovered on tear down that it had failed and contaminated the entire system. Replaced everything but evaporator which I flushed. Used aftermarket parts because OEM Ford parts way too expensive. Two days to replace everything. Works fine."

"Living in South Florida I use the AC almost every time I drive it. I noticed that the AC didn't seem to be operating as well as it had in the past. I took it to an AC shop and the put some additional refrigerant in it and told me it would last only a short time. Two months later it stopped cooling. I had the compressor replaced and it now works like new. I have had the replacement for 6-month as of this writing."

"Total compressor failure, also refrigerant leaks and in the end replace entire system."

"Took Truck in Add freon. Had replace entire A/C System + Computer under Hood quit working and also had be replaced"

"No AC."

"AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OPERATES FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER TGE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEN STOPS COOLING."

"the A/C is on but very low"

"For years this truck did a better than average job of cooling the cab of my truck. My dachshund loved it. Last year this changed. It no longer cools like it did in spite of the fact I've had it in the shop twice for this."

"Unit still cools very well, however the fan will not turn off until the ignition is turned off. Also Ford does not have a replacement unit because of the truck's age. Also, there is no component maintenance, the dealers just remove and replace and the owner is left hanging. I am sure this applies to all automobile companies. Other wise I am very pleased with this vehicle."

"The fan did not work on some settings, had to be replaced. Also need the refrigerant replaced for the air conditioner."

"fan motor died, was replaced"

"Blower was not preforming as expected."

"blower motor needed to be replaced"

"corrosion caused leakage of the refrigerant"

"Replaced it because the compressor failed and scattered metallic parts throughout system. Used after market parts because OEM Frod parts too expensive."

"After transmission shifter repair the evaporator box started leaking inside the cab"

"The heater in my truck stopped working at 212000"

"The some duct work, the condenser and the evaporator required replacement due to corrosion"

"all pipes and hoses were replaced"

"Sudden complete failure with no prior symptoms"

"Reverse belt went out. Rebuilt entire tranny"

"The transmission had been completely serviced by a ford dealer 2 years ago, the unit started shifting very rough and finally quit working, No warranty and $4600.00 and 10 days later I received a ford reconditioned unit with a 3 yr warranty"

"No reverse"

"2nd and 3rd gears were slipping, pump went out"

"no problem with rebuild"

"Slipping gears at various speeds"

"Reverse cable broke and needed to be replaced"

"TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE PURCHASE"

"We bought the Ford F-150 in June 2016 from a private seller, but shortly after we had to totally replace transmission with a new one. It had run great for previous owner, a relative, and just went bad for us. Now the new transmission works great"

"Complete failure, required replacement as it is more cost effective"

"Started leaking and then froze up."

"Would not exceed 30mph when in overdrive mode. Was able to operate regularly out of overdrive mode."

"Transmission started slipping about 4 months ago, especially in overdrive. It got so that it was barely drivable because of slipping. Transmission was rebuilt about a month ago."

"On the expressway, the transmission seemed to just go into neutral. After stopping, it seemed to work fine again. Repeated problem several months later. Took to garage. Ran fine for the mechanic. Happened a third time. Had to tow it in. Was told that snap ring that holds Overdrive in place broke and jammed up transmission. Needed replaced. Apparently, this is a common problem with this transmission."

"The transmission started slipping and had to be rebuilt."

"Transmission was stuck in second gear . would not shift."

"Driving down highway and #3 coil on third cylinder went out. Engine was “missing”. I went to an automotive store and they told me what I needed to replace that particular coil. A mechanic installed the coil and I have had no more coil problems."

"Distributor bad, Replaced Coil and ??"

"I had a coil stack fail that caused the engine to shudder. I was able to drive to the repair shop 8 miles away. This is the second of eight stacks to fail. Not bad after 211,000 miles."

"The spark plug cylinders had to be replaced"

"The plugs are prone to breaking and require frequent replacement. My regular, non-dealer garage won't replace them. Had to take it to a dealer, and paid $1,100 to replace all eight plugs."

"Due to design it is a major undertaking to change plugs not to mention unreasonable coast. Ford should really be ashamed. This is NOT the only area Fords designs, wether intention or not, greatly increases coast and limits choice of service providers. Not the Automotive stability and value that Ford once was"

"Needed new plugs"

"Ford cant get them out without breaking them and as a result part of the ceramic gets in the combustion chamber. Expensive to replace $700 plus. Truck started using oil after replacement. Suspect the rings were damaged with spark plug change"

"had to be drilled out and cost us over 2,000"

"spark plug blew out in May and was fixed 2 weeks later"

"brakeing while being replaced"

"Extremely difficult and expensive to replace sparkplugs."

"rear spark plug blew out. repair center could not retap the single cylinder."

"A few months earlier, the check engine light went on and they said it had something to do with the starter, so they replaced that and the battery. The truck ran pretty much the same before and after, but the check engine light was off."

"My check engine light went on, and the local dealer diagnosed it as the starter slipping and the battery needing replacement. I didn't really have any actual problems that I noticed, before or after the repair."

"After 13 years the starter was turning very slowly so I replaced it"

"Cam phaser"

"lifters tapping"

"First of all I have had this vehicle since new in Jan. 2004. I have religiously done the recommended maintenance through my local Ford dealership. Have complete vehicle maintenance history on dealership computer spreadsheets. Had two successive incidents of engine overheat and radiator hose blowing off the coupling and spewing coolant throughout the engine compartment. Had dealer check the radiator, water pump and thermostat and then changed to new coolant. A week later the same thing happened"

"The Triton 5.4 engine failed. We replaced it and the replacement failed. It is currently failing again. The engine is a known problem for the 2004 F-150"

"during tune up dealer broke plugs 1 and 2. A few weeks later engine failure reported lost compression on cylinders 1 and 2. $8300 to replace engine on me"

"Three broken piston rods, causing damage to entire engine. The engine had to be replaced"

"I had some cylinders that needed some work/rework on them; and it was less expensive to install a rebuilt engine that to do the repairs on the original. The engine was losing power during acceleration and thought I just needed to replace the sparkplugs. This occurred at the 285,000 mile mark; I now have 298,000 miles on my truck."

"I simply replace the alternator, starter, wheel bearing. Now a code reads #6 cylinder. I don't have enough money to take it to a shop to fix it."

"Purchased truck knowing that I would replace the engine. The truck was in good shape for the age."

"Noticed engine noise in summer of 2019. Took to a Ford dealer in August 2019 and was diagnosed per Ford TSB 06-19-8 dated September 13, 206 as cam failure which had caused metal debris in engine, catastrophic failure requiring engine replacement $8000. Ford had known about this problem for 13 yrs and failed to notify or even advise customers when they brought their vehicles for other service. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT."

"I was told by many people that the Triton 5.4 engine is not a very good engine. I bought the used truck soon after returning from my deployment in 2011. After 2 years of driving the engine went bad. The total cost for replacement was $5000."

"Engine failed while driving on highway because of faulty cam sensors causing truck to run irratically. Have to buy a new engine at $6000. installed"

"Took new valve phasers"

"My "check engine" light went on and the dealership checked into it and said it had something to do with the timing chain. After they dismantled the engine to check this out, they recommended replacing the engine. When I said I couldn't afford to do that, they put it back together and re-set the check engine light. It has been working fine ever since, and they admitted it might run another five years before it failed!"

"Most of the problems with the truck occurred right at 250000 miles which I consider to be O.K. but had to replace the Cam Phasors and timing chain at around 190000 miles at considerable expense. This seemed excessive."

"One of the design issues in the Triton engine. Knocking noises that required rebuild of front end of engine."

"Recently had truck down for repairs to replace the driver's side front hub which included several other parts needing replace at the same time. The repair facility pointed out that there was an exhaust manifold leak o the passenger's side. It appears this is a complicate procedure which I don't understand why Ford would make this normally minor repair so difficult. It has not yet been fixed but I can tell it is getting louder until it warms up"

"Exhaust manifold became loose so engine would not stay running. Took to a shop to fix it."

"Both manifolds needed replacing"

"Upper and lower manifold pin hole leaks"

"Exhaust manifold developed a leak, along with the EGR tube. Was a $600 repair."

"Cracked exhaust manifold and broken bolts. Required replacement."

"Replace broken exhaust manifold on one side and resurface exhaust manifold/replace gasket on the other side"

"The muffler rotted off and had to b e replaced."

"It rusted out. It was time to replace it."

"cannot be depended upon. sometimes works, sometimes not."

"An exhaust pipe weld was defective and broke and had to be remade"

"Pipes to muffler rotted and fell half-way off dragging on highway."

"The pipe leading to the muffler rusted off all the way around connector."

"both rear door latches had to be replaced"

"The driver side seat does not stay up"

"Sliding moonroof parts made of plastic have become brittle and failed requiring replacement."

"Rear window *severe* leak. Window had to be removed and new sealant applied. Cost to repair was over $300."

"Window motors quit working on 3 of the 4 doors. Had to replace window assembly"

"This is a supercrew, all 4 power windows have failed. The drivers window happened while under warranty. The front passenger window cost me over $300 to fix. Both rear windows went out during the last 12 months and still do not work. This truck has only 28,000 miles on it and the rear windows have rarely been used"

"The electric windows have failed often. The cable comes loose from the pulleys and the glass falls into the door pocket. The part to replace is around $250 and labor around $175. Since I have owned the truck the drives side has failed once, front passenger side twice and the rear drives side once. Either a poor design or poorly made parts. This would make me consider a different make for my next truck"

"Regulators on two of the four windows, which control the movement of the window up and down, broke and needed to be replaced this past year"

"Passenger rear window regulator failed. This is the third window in this vehicle to fail"

"Left front-door window actuator went bad, had it replaced. (In 2013, I replaced the right front actuator. I also replaced a window in the past that simply shattered for no reason while the vehicle was parked. In the past, I have also had to repair the 4W drive.)"

"My truck has manual windows that have to be rolled up and down. a gear broke and the window fell down into the door panel and could not be rolled back up. I took the truck to a Ford dealership here in Alabama and it cost $318 to get the gear replaced. I felt like this was expensive for the problem but it's the only problem I've had in 16 years so I can't really complain overall."

"Ford seems to have problems with electronic windows as I've had 3 of the 4 windows fail in the 8 years I have owned the vehicle."

"The window mechanism failed on the drivers' side for the second time. The same problem occurred with the passengers' window."

"Differential cover rotted out"

"The tone ring disintegrated, rending the ABS sensor useless and unable to pass state emissions"

"Differential was replaced due to noise and leakage"

"Pi¿failure"

"Leak at pinion that was not fixed by new pinion seal previously. Discovered pinion was worn, requiring replacement of pinion-ring-yolk-limited slip clutches and all bearings."

"This is a rear wheel drive only truck. The intermediate drive shaft bearing and support froze up and broke. This dropped the drive shaft onto the street. the truck had less than 95000 miles when this happened."

"My Ford F-150 isn't built Ford Tough. It's Ford Wimpy. Both axle seals have failed and have had to have the entire axle replaced."

"Axle had to be repaired. Some kind of seal leaked and it ruined the brake pad and rotor too. Both had to be replaced"

"Vibration from rear end. rear end needed replacement"

"Right rear axle seal leaking."

"Replaced rear drive pinion seal for the second time in three years; altthough not very expensive repair."

"Fluid leak R-Rear wheel bearing. Required replacement of worn R-Rear axel shaft and wheel bearing."

"Started last Summer. When in car wash water would enter the right side top of the back glass. High mounted brake light allowed water to enter."

"Rear cab outside light gasket leaked causing water to enter cab and rot out cab corner on drivers side"

"General failure of seals allowing water to migrate into the carpet areas and become moldy"

"The seal around the sun roof leaked which caused the electric wiring that controls the back window to short out."

"rear window seal is leakeing"

"Failing weather stripping results in water leakage around windows, and excessive wind noise when driving."

"Main windshield seal is leaking and during rain it allows water to get inside the vehicle. Dripping from the top right corner onto my dashboard."

"The pickup is getting older but looks great. I guess some squeaks/rattles are to be expected."

"There is a rattle as if something is loose"

"After the vehicle warms up I seem to have a rattling noise coming from underneath the vehicle. Could be the exhaust expanding and vibrating against something when i accelerate."

"The driver side rear door rattles."

"Again, age is making this normal, but there is wind noise."

"4 wheel drive low is almost impossible to get out of so I don't use it."

"this was related to the transmission failure"

"The transmission has slipped since the vehicle was new. Even the mechanics at the dealer said everything was 'within spec' (honestly, tired of hearing that phrase. Don't care what the specs are, if it's not working properly, maybe the specs are incorrect?). I can recreate the issue at will. Typically the transmission will slip if I slow down to approximately 5 mph, then accelerate. This can be better understood if you imagine coming up to a stop light, and you are almost stopped, and the light turns green. Naturally, you immediately hit the gas. Boom, slippage. I've had the transmission checked by specialists, I've had the rear end gear oil replaced with high performance oil, as there was some issue with that as well. All in all, the drivetrain seems to have some issues. If you go on to some of the Ford boards online, there are a TON of people with the same issues. Yet Ford does nothing about it. Love my Ford trucks, but come on."

"Trucks slips out of gear at 30-35 mph. Switched off overdrive and truck runs fine. Just don't have benefit of overdrive"

"The problem started out as a slip here and there and not too often. Theslipping became more numerous and then graduated to rough shifting to the point that sometimes it wouldnt shift at all and the gear shift would stick or really have to work and this mostly occurred when shifting in or out of reverse."

"Use of overdrive feature is problematic at lower speeds. Transmission shudders/slips when changing gears."

"At cruising speed in overdrive the truck hesitates or misses during slight load, ie, trying to maintain speed while traversing a small hill on the highway. It does not trigger the check engine light. Also, it was often not going into overdrive but would stay in 3rd. When this occurred the cruise control did not work. One year ago the dealership did a transmission computer update that fixed the issue but recently it has returned."

"Temperature sensor malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. Expensive repair for a cheap part"

"Would not lock into overdrive. Kept slipping into and out of overdrive"

"it turns out that squirrels are attracted to and chewed on the sound insulation around the transmission and also chewed through the wiring harness that controls the transmission."

"cam phaser"

"Overhead cam shaft noisy"

"Cam shaft phasers"

"engine knock. can not find"

"The problem is with the truck's engine knocking and failing to idle when coming to a stop after driving it at highway speeds. The truck then stalls. Let the truck sit for a few minutes, and it fires back up and is ready to go. Neither my typical mechanic shop nor the local Ford dealer has been able to diagnose and fix the problem. The truck is great otherwise."

"spark plug # 7 cracked and failed. check engine light came on. Mechanic and internet reviews said this was a common problem in 2004 Ford 150s"

"I have had an oil leak for a while cannot figure out where it is coming from but it uses about a quart of oil every two tanks of gas."

"oil leak in the transfer case"

"My engine leaked from day one. When I would take it in to get the oil changed, I would request they investigate the leak. While still under warranty, they never found the leak. After the warranty expired, the leak was found."

"In a nutshell, the fuel gauge has NEVER worked. When taken in to get it fixed over the years they denied any problem. Upon investigation, this is not a rare problem. We have talked with other owners with similar results. Oh well with all of it's problems we use it as a farm vehicle. Not trustworthy as a major transportation source"

"Truck has not been usable for over two years"

"First failed intermittent for a couple of weeks and then failed completely"

"$825 fuel pump replace to much"

"fuel pump module rusted and stopped working causing vehicle to be disabled on interstate"

"Fuel Pump interupter switch is located rear of vehicle and fell apart with rust"

"Fuel Pump Relay. Manufactured with dissimilar metals and corroded completely. Located in the rear of the truck above the spare tire. Corroded to complete failure"

"fuel pump died on trip. Had to be towed 15 miles."

"broken wire to sensor"

"AM portion of radio quit working"

"I have had 3 different radio's that were installed from the ford dealership, I had to be without a vehicle all 3 times. Eventually I had to install a radio myself from a different company's which cost me a lot of money."

"can't see the odometer"