Five problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2004 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2004 F-150.
Loud rattling/vibration throughout the truck, causing tires at times to bounce and slip. Opened differential and carrier has malfunction.
During an oil change it was noticed that the left hand front differential mounting bracket appeared to have a crack pursuant with TSB 06-11-12. However upon closer examination it was shown that the damage was more extensive then the "concern of the left hand front differential mounting bracket separating from the frame rail. " mention in the TSB. Instead of the aforementioned mount breaking, a section of the frame approximately 1/4 of an inch around the welds for the differential mount on all sides had separated from the rest of the frame leaving a hole in the frame approximately four inches across.
I have had sunroof fixed twice. Keeps jumping off track & now need to get ti fixed for third time. Also, all 4 power windows have failed and had tro be fixed a few times.
Window failure. The left rear window just dropped out of the track due to a window regulator failure.
The spare tire rack holds the tire tightly to the frame has caused the sidewall of the spare tire to be damaged.