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2004 Ford F-150 electrical system problems

100 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Ford F-150, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
100 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 12
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 82 complaints that include mileage. 54% 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 miles25
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 82 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 12 fires.

What owners wrote

My 2004 ford f-150 caught fire at 5:30am in the morning while sitting in my drive way. The fire ended up consuming the entire vehicle and then jumped to the house. The vehicle was totaled and total damage to the house was in excess of $30,000. The fire seemed to start near the rear of the vehicle. The fire department investingation resulted in an inconclusive reason for the fire. They could not find any evidence for what would have started the fire.

Reported at 5,000 miles, November 2004 Fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 ford f-150. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, a neighbor alerted the contact that the vehicle was on fire. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the fire. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Reported at 150,000 miles, July 2017 Fire

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