The Lemon Index$386 middle bill · most between $301 and $450
About the same as the $400 middle bill owners of all 43 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 60,000 miles (68 reports).
Ford F-Series owners reported paying a median of $386 for a window regulator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $301 and $450. That's from 72 owner reports (72 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50076%
- $500–$1,00018%
- $1,000–$2,5004%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up1%
Share of the 72 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Ford F-Series1too few for a middle
- 2004 Ford F-Series59$400 middle bill
- 2005 Ford F-Series12$367 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2004 Ford F-Series503 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
- 2005 Ford F-Series146 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a power window regulator. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Ford F-Series reliability by year
- Window regulator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford F-Series owners reported
Transmission replacement (112) · Spark plug replacement (98) · Steering rack replacement (42) · Engine replacement (40) · Fuel pump replacement (31) · Brake repair (28) · Throttle body replacement (22) · Cam phaser replacement (21) · Timing chain replacement (20) · Fuel injector replacement (19) · Ignition coil replacement (17) · Brake booster replacement (15) · Catalytic converter replacement (13) · Wiring harness repair (13) · Brake master cylinder replacement (12) · Ball joint replacement (11) · Camshaft position sensor replacement (10) · EGR valve replacement (9) · Oil pan replacement (9) · Wheel bearing replacement (9) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (8) · Radiator replacement (8) · Valve body replacement (8) · Strut and shock replacement (7) · Tie rod replacement (7) · ABS module replacement (6) · Differential repair (6) · Clutch replacement (5) · Starter replacement (5) · Turbocharger replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10712720, 10538391, 10508064, 10479629, 10464267, 10464252, 10427713, 10424003, 10422867, 10404109, 10402743, 10402344 and more.
Quick answers
How much does window regulator replacement cost on a Ford F-Series?
Ford F-Series owners reported a median of $386, and the middle half paid $301 to $450, from 72 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford F-Series window regulator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford F-Series middle bill of $386 is about the same as the $400 owners of all 43 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford F-Series repair costs come from?
From 72 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford F-Series years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2004 (503), 2005 (146) Ford F-Series named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.