2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 FORD F-150 THE FIRST TIME THE SEATBELT DISENGAGED. IT HAPPENS OFTEN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS SEATBELT. I HAVE LET THIS GO LONG ENOUGH. I AM CALLING FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR F150 AS WELL. THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEATBELTS COMING UN- BUCKLED ON THERE OWN, WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND AN OIL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THERE'S A RECALL ALREADY FOR THE FUEL TANK STRAPS IN THE SALT BELT STATES.I LIVE ABOUT 20 MILE FROM TENN.IM SEATING AT MY JOB AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND MY FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE.THE TANK WAS ABOUT 2 INCH ABOVE THE ROAD.CALL FORD AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED.IM IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WE USE ROAD SALT EVERY YEAR.WHAT MAKES TEN ANY DIFFERENT.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IT STARTED DRAGGING ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING.WHER THE STRAP RUST.IT CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUST.NOW THE TANK IS LEAKING SAME PLACE THE STRAP RUSTED.HELP. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS NATURE. THE PREVIOUS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY IN JULY OF 2014. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE KEY WAS THE PROBLEM AND I PAID FOR A NEW KEY AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOOD UNTIL ~ 1/4/15. THIS TIME, THE PATS (ANTI-THEFT) SYSTEM TRIGGERED AND RENDERED THE VEHICLE USELESS. AFTER ~ 45 MINUTES IT EVENTUALLY STARTED AND I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THERE FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE SYSTEM TO TRIGGER. THEREFORE, THEY HAD ME COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE RENDERED ITSELF USELESS AGAIN THROUGH THE PATS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START FOR 2 DAYS AS I TRIED TO START IT PERIODICALLY AS I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. FINALLY IT STARTED ON THE 3RD MORNING. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE TRUCK IN THE TWO GUYS AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL. IN FACT WHEN I TOLD HIM OF THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING, THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKED IF I HAD A 2002 F150. WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH WHEN I SAID "YES, AND THAT ISN'T A GOOD SIGN THAT YOU KNOW THAT- WITHOUT SEEING MY VEHICLE." HE EXPLAINED THAT THE TILT MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN DAMAGES THE WIRE THAT RUNS FROM THE KEY TRANSPONDER AREA TO THE SENDING UNIT THAT TELLS THE ENGINE THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT KEY. THIS WAS THE NIGHT THAT THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS. THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE A PERFECT OPERATIONAL VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF A CHAFFED WIRE OR THE WIRE HAS BEEN PULLED FROM ITS SOLDERING POINT. I AM THE OWNER, YET I HAVE THE SAME CHANCE OF STARTING THAT TRUCK AS A CAR THIEF. IT MAKES NO SENSE. THIS DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME UNTIL I WAS STRANDED FOR 45 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD. I ENVISIONED SOMEONE TURNING THEIR CAR/TRUCK OFF FOR SOME REASON IN A PLACE WHERE THE TEMP WAS WELL BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING TO DEATH BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRIGGERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

2002 F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON EDITION WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD ADMITS NO CULPABILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TSB'S. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR PLUG & CHANGE OUT OTHER 7 SPARK PLUGS WITH 8 NEW COILS WAS $2800. I COULD ALMOST PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE FOR THAT. FOUND A REPUTABLE GARAGE TO DO THE WORK FOR AROUND $900 TOTAL. UNDERSTAND THAT I SHOULD GET USED TO THIS HAPPENING UNTIL ALL 8 SPARK PLUG HOLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. FORD MAN FOR 35 YEARS. OWN 3 CURRENTLY. IF DEPENDABILITY IS NO LONGER A PRIORITY FOR FORD DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,505.

ANOTHER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD TAKING THREADS WITH IT. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL SPEWS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH LIVE SPARKS CLOSE BY. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #2 CYLINDER TAKING THREADS WITH IT REQUIRED SPECIAL INSERT FOR NEW PLUG COST $400 POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL BLOWS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SPARK PLUG IS STILL FIRING. *TR