2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

I ALWAYS LATCH MY SEAT BELT. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1983. I NEVER DRIVE WITHOUT MY SEAT BELT LATCHED. FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN MYSTERIOUSLY BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I JUST WASN'T PUSHING IT IN FAR ENOUGH SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER BEFORE HAD AN ISSUE WITH IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE SEAT BELT BECOMES UNLATCHED. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE BECAUSE IT MAKES AN AUDIBLE CLICK AND RECEDES BACK SLIGHTLY RELIEVING ANY TENSION APPLIED TO MY TORSO. FOR A LONG TIME I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND I HAD JUST BEEN IN A HURRY OR SOMETHING. AFTER THE UNCLASPING I REINSERT IT INTO THE RECEIVER THEN I JOSTLE IT AND SEE IF IT UNCLASPING AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CAUSE IT TO BECOME UNCLASPED BY JOSTLING IT AND UP TILL TODAY IT WOULD NEVER BECOME UNCLASPED AFTER RESETTING IT. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FREQUENCY HAS INCREASED TO AN ESTIMATED 1/3 OF THE TRIPS THAT THIS HAPPENS. WELL TODAY I EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AND REINSERTED THE SEAT BELT AND JOSTLED IT AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THIS TIME I DIDN'T GET A MILE BEFORE IT BECAME UNCLASPED AGAIN. AHA! I AM NOT CRAZY. OKAY THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE I AM BUT I ASSURE YOU I AM NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT HAS TAKEN ME SEVERAL YEARS TO FINELY PROVE TO MYSELF THAT THE SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE. SO BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE UNCLASPING BY MANUALLY JOSTLING THE SEAT BELT WE TELL OURSELVES THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE SEAT BELT. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO NOT TAKE THE REQUIRED ACTION OF HAVING THE SEAT BELT FIXED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH MY LIFE AT RISK FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAILBED BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN MOVING THE TILT WHEEL. WILL WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS PLACED IN HIGHEST POSITION. HAVE SEEN RECALL ON RANGER TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND 20 MINUTES LATER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAME. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE WIRE HARNESS, AIR FILTER, FUSE BOX AND COMPLETELY MELTED THE CYLINDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNDER VERY NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THERE WERE LOUD POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VALVE COVER. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BLOWN-OUT SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-150 VIN # ([XXX]) DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 45MPH WHEN IT STARTED WHEEL HOPPING FROM THE REAR VERY BAD, THERE WAS A SCHOOL BUS STOPPED LETTING CHILDREN OFF & AS I WAS BRAKING IT WAS HOPPING & WAS A NEAR MISS, THIS WAS CLOSE. I PULLED THE TRUCK OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT AS I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED & RETIRED, FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF MY LIFE I WORKED IN THE AUTOMOBILE FIELD BECAUSE I HAD SCHOOLING FOR IT, ANYWAY I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK & SPOTTED THE PROBLEM RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BOTH REAR CENTER LEAF SPRINGS ARE BROKEN BIGGER THAN CRAP. I AM 54 AND A DIE HARD FORD FAN AND HAVE BEEN SINCE THE AGE OF 16, THAT IS ALL I HAVE OWNED & I AM THINKING ABOUT SWITCHING BRANDS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS TRUCK. I AM THE SECOND OWNER, I BOUGHT IT IN 10/2004 WITH 13,000 MILES. IT HAS NEVER HAD ANYTHING OVER 100 POUNDS HAULED IN IT AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DRIVEN IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK ON THIS PROBLEM? CAN FORD MOTOR COMPANY DO ANYTHING FOR ME? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS ON IT'S OWN, THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO PERFORM PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,006.

ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND WONT RESTART, SO YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. PROBLEM INDICATORS ARE 1. ENGINE WONT RESTART/ OR QUIT RUNNING 2. ODOMETER READS ALL DASHES, NO NUMBERS,3. ANTI THEFT ACTIVATED. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE POWER WIRE IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD CORRODING OFF FOR THE PCM RELAY AND LEAVING THE PCM DEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND REMAINED AT THE RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.