2 Star Reviews for 2004 Ford F-150

Overview & Reviews

Average Score

4.58/5 Average
670 Total Reviews
This Year's Model Updates:

The F-150 is fully redesigned for 2004. It's bigger, more powerful and offers a greater variety of features and body styles than ever before.

Pros:
  • Exceptional ride and handling characteristics, attractive and functional interior designs, multiple cab and bed configurations, most payload and towing capacity in the half-ton class.
Cons:
  • Feels sluggish even with larger V8, no available side airbags, not much interior storage space.

User Reviews:

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  • Worst Ford I have Owned. - 2004 Ford F-150
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    At 45000 I needed a Rear Diff. under warranty and at 75000 I needed a new Rear Diff again. 4x4 has not worked since 70000 miles and they dont even know what it is and have not been able to fix it they think it electrical. Transmission slips all the time since around 35000 miles and they say that is normal. I currently have 98000 miles on it and I now have a P00012a error (cam shaft timing) and apparently now I need a new engine. I would never buy one of these as they are Not Ford Tough...

  • Worst Ford I ever owned - 2004 Ford F-150
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    I have only 90 on this after buying it fresh off the showroom floor. I cant believe that Ford would allow such a mess. So many things have gone wrong and cost me money on a brand new truck even before 70k miles I cant even begin to list them all, however the other reviews pretty much say it all. My father and I have owned Ford trucks our whole lives.... My next truck will be a RAM, and my son will also be buying either RAM or foreign. Way to go Ford, you broke a family tradition of over 50 years of owning Ford Trucks.

  • Worst truck I have ever owned - 2004 Ford F-150
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    I still own the piece and have 92000 miles one it. By the time I had 55000 miles on it I was on my 3rd Rear Differential. I have never driven it off road. and Im an older gentleman. I have replaced the 4x4 actuators 5 times. The truck sounds like a diesel truck and clicks all the time. Ford Said that was normal of course the said that when it was in warranty and now they say I need new engine. Junk Junk Junk

  • First amd last Ford! - 2004 Ford F-150
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    Truck was ok till it hit about 100,000 four wheel drive went out, engine blew and rear end shuttered during turns. Every mechanic I talked to said this is not uncommon for the 5.4 after 100,000 the oil pumps quit and the engine self destructs, Ford knows they got a problem and wont fix it sounds like Toyota to me.

  • Its ok, BUT NOT FOR TEXAS - 2004 Ford F-150
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    Overall I like my truck ok. The MSRP was $41,000 It cost about $2,000 more than most of the others and about 4 to 5,000 more than a comparable Dodge or Chevy. It is way over priced!

  • Disappointed - 2004 Ford F-150
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    I compared the Toyota Tundra and the F150 and decided to buy American again. (I have been buying Toyota and Honda cars. My son bought the Tundra). But with pulsating brakes, 12- 13 mpg on the highway,and an uncomfortable seat, the 150 has disappointed me.

  • Cost of Ownership - 2004 Ford F-150
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    Bought my 2004 F-150 SuperCrew new. Had to make a decision between the Ford and the Nissan Titan, bad decision on my part as it turns out. Currently on my 5th set of tires at 61,000 miles, had to replace brake rotors during the first break job, the tranny slips and Ford has not been any help. The customer service rep from Ford Motor Co. tells me they have done all they can do. The cost of ownership and the time spent taking this truck back and forth to the dealer is ridiculous. Sorry Ford, I have given up on you guys. If the Japanese want to take over the US truck market you should at least make them work for it and not just give it to them!

  • Cant take it anymore! - 2004 Ford F-150
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    Ive owned Ford trucks since 1994 and have been happy with every design except this one. The seats are like sitting on a park bench the material will show something as small as a water stain. The 4.6 liter engine would have trouble pulling a dead snake out of a ditch. If you happen to get something stuck in the middle of the bed get ready to climb in the back. I just dont see how they can go from a truck as good as the 97-03 to this. By the time you read this it will be trade bait! What a shame!

  • LOW QUALITY - 2004 Ford F-150
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    3 MECHANICAL BREAKDOWNS IN 1 MONTH.. JUST TERRIBLE QUALITY. 9 DAYS IN THE SHOP. MAYBE A LEMON, MAYBE JUST POOR FORD QUALITY

  • Needs work - 2004 Ford F-150
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    brakes noisey,dealer wont fix, dash noisey,dealer tired to fix,ulgy rims, blackwall tires,gas hog

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