Well I dropped the L off at the dealer for the seat belt recall and to replace my drivers side window under warranty. I also wanted them to document the "marble in a can" noise. So they kept it overnight so they could start it up completely cold in the morning and told me to stop by on way to work. On my way there this morning, I'm thinking they are either going to say "We didnt hear anything" or "Its normal". I got neither of those responses. I got "We allow for very small tolerances and yours exceeds it. Something is definately wrong and we need to investigate". Now I sucks that I have to go without my L but its good that they acknowledged the issue and are going to do something about it. Thank my lucky stars that I havent installed any mods and the ones I ordered havent arrived yet. To make matters worse, my daily driver (Saturn) has all sorts of coolant system issues and I have to drive around in this 4 cyl. Focus loaner car with dealer stickers all over it. Oh well, I'll let you guys know what the outcome is.

 

my truck just got dropped off at dealer today too,,, they just dont make them like they used to

~Toast

 

rhino,
what are they doing to the driver window
ive had mine in for it not going up all the way
and banging into place when it does.
dealer said they adjusted it but it still does it.

 

Trashguy,

I noticed one day while putting the window down that an edge of the window that is only visible for a second or two had a 2 hairline cracks in it. It seems to travel no problem. Sorry I couldnt help.

 

Trashguy,

My driver's side window does the exact same thing. Not all the time, but it does it. I thought it might be the rubber around the window getting hard and not allowing the window to slip into place. It really doesn't bother me yet, but keep me informed on what you do (if anything), please!

 

i dropped mine off a week ago to have the intercooler recall done.they told me to drop it off at 9 am and told me it would be ready by 5 pm. i called around 3pm to check on it and to see if i should just come up there at 5pm. they told me that they were just about to start on it and it wouldnt be ready till the next day. what the hell did i drop it off at 9am for if it would just sit there till 3pm?

i hate taking it to them!!!!!!!!!

 

It could be worse...I had to drive around in a *** green escort for a week while they did my intercooler! It smelled like an old couple with really bad gas (not fuel) were having nasty sex in it before I picked it up!

 

thanks rhino,
good luck with your prob.
aggie,
they adjusted once got a little better,
they tried blaming it on the tint,i had the windows
tinted the 2nd day i had the truck so i dont remember
but i had tint on every car i owned and never had a prob.
im thinking of taking the door panel off and trying myself
im just afraid of breaking the window

 

Well my dealer called and they found nothing wrong with the truck. They called Ford Engineering and FE said that is was in fact normal and that it will not cause any problem with structural integrity on the motor. At least now they have a record of it just in case something happens in the future.

 

Rhinoslug,, you are bad news,, now my truck has to stay overnight too I hope she's ok

`Toast

 

Sorry Dude!

 

Hey guys I have been installing auto glass for 12 years now. The dealer sublets the glass work out to an actual auto glass company and they come and fix you window.

I have a 99 L and it does the same thing, and mine makes a geared sound while it is on it's way up and down. There is nothing to do about the noise found when the window comes in contact with the rubber at the top of the door frame. The sound is the sudden stop because ford makes the glasses run up and down so fast when it stops at the top it "bangs" into place.

The only window help you could ever do to your truck is to keep the track (part that glass slides in) in the front and back of the door lubed up with wd40 every once in a while to take some stress off your regulator and motor so it will last longer.



Hope this answers any window questions.
Speedfrek