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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FTPX04574K••••••2004 Ford F-150
That is about average for the 2004 Ford F-150 — 5 complaints per build across 313 builds.
4on this build
1634on the model
313builds in total
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 3Visibility 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingJan 2010
Plug failure in v8-triton engines they break off in the heads of the engines is one problem causing a 300 dollar tune up to sky rocket all the way up to 2800 dollars this is all triton 3 valve motors ford said the fixed the problem they did not and they still break . The other…
VisibilityAug 2009
My daughter was driving my 2004 f150 when she heard a 'pop' type noise, then the driver side window fell down into the door. This is an extreme safety hazard as it is completely startling and can cause an accident. Fortunately she was driving in the city at reduced speed when it…
Engine And Engine CoolingDec 2009
The contact owns 2004 ford f-150 truck. The contact was driving 30 mph when the engine stalled and the contact coasted in neutral gear onto the side of the road. The roads were wet, yet, they played no factor in the vehicle failure. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The…
Engine And Engine CoolingApr 2008
The contact owns a 2004 ford f150. The contact took the vehicle in for a routine tune-up in 2007. A few months later, he had to replace the motor. On march 9, 2008, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. He took the vehicle to a repair shop and the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FTPX04574KC55092 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.