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2004 Ford F-150 drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 167 complaints for the 2004 Ford F-150, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
167 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 140 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 57 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 140 complaints that include mileage. 59% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles57
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 140 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Truck died, lost all power while driving down the road. This has happened 5 - 6 times through the years starting around 2010. Sometimes driving down freeway sometimes driving slowly into driveway. Battery was checked, it was okay and connected fine. Various other engine problems later include a rattle noise and low RPM. Running hot, chugging along like running out of gas, etc. Having to pull over till it could go again. Currently just a little over 100,000 miles.

Reported at 50,000 miles, September 2010 CrashInjury

I purchased my vehicle new in june of 2004. Since I've had the truck when turning right, especially from a dead stop, I get a severe vibration from the drive train. I've had the truck in many times for this problem. It got so bad ford replaced the drive shaft and seemed to help for a while. With only 17000 actual miles on the truck you would expect better quality for a sticker price of $ 42,000.00.

Reported at 3,500 miles, June 2005

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