2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

I HAVE A 2002 F 150 AND THE BED SUPPORT RAILS AND BED FLOOR ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AS WELL AS THE FRAME RAILS. I AM AFRAID THE BED WILL COME OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND CAUSE A WRECK. FORD HAS GOT TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHY ARE THEY NOT ADDRESSING IT? I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME STYLE TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I BOUGHT A PICKUP TRUCK TO USE AS A TRUCK AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL FALL OFF THE TRUCK DUE TO ALL OF THE RUST. TOYOTA HAD A MAJOR RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS SAME ISSUE, WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT NOT MAKE FORD DO THE SAME THING??? I HAVE HAD PICKUPS IN THE PAST THAT WERE A LOT OLDER THAT DID NOT RUST LIKE THIS. MAKE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE A BED FLIES OFF AND CAUSES AT MINIMUM A WRECK AT WORST A DEATH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BECOME LOOSE AND HAD EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,800. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE #2 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/19/13

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 WINDOW REGULATORS FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER NOW MY FRONT DRIVER IS ABOUT TO GO OUT EACH TIME IT COST ALMOST $300.00 TO FIX IT. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND FEEL IT IS A FORD PROBLEM OF DEFECTS. AND SHOULD BE PAID AT THEIR EXPENSE. AS I SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM FORD CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP FORD CUSTOMER RESOLVE AND FIX THIS. THANKS [XXXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED THRU THE GAS TANK, FORD REPLACED THE STRAPS, BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE GAS TANK. THE FRAME, ROCKER PANELS, CAB & BED ARE RUSTED THRU, WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE SPEED VIA THE CRUISE CONTROL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. AFTER REACHING THE TARGET SPEED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,899.

AFTER STARTING ENGINE, SPARK PLUG #2 BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. DAMAGING COIL WITH A LOAD EXPLOSION! *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS IS THE 3RD (THIRD) PLUG THAT HAS BLOWN OUT IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS IS THE FOURTH REPAIR DUE TO THE FIRST REPAIR USING A "REPAIR KIT" THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED TO THE MECHANIC. THIS REPAIR KIT AND COIL PACK BECAME OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUR AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF RUN TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE THIN ALUMINUM HEADS IS THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY RECALL OR CONCERNS FROM FORD ON THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK I AM ALONE WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

THE REAR PORTION OF THE FRAME IS ROTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE LET SPRINGS HANGERS ARE READY TO BREAK OFF THE FRAME AND THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS ALSO READY TO FALL OFF. I JUST REPLACED THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES DUE TO THE WERE ALSO ROTTEN AND BROKE. THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE ALSO A PROBLEM DUE TO RUST BUT FORD THOUGH ENOUGH OF THE PROBLEM THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT, TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH RUSTED FRAMES AND DID A MASSIVE RECALL ON THAT ISSUE. WHY HASN'T FORD DONE THE SAME THING? THE FRAME SHOULD BE THE LAST THING ONE NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT WITH ANY VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 146000 MILES AND NOW WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT MOVE WILL BE WITH THIS VEHICLE. REPAIR IT, JUNK IT OR TRADE IT ????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE ENGINE ROARED ABNORMALLY LOUD AND EXHIBITED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT FOUND A SPARK PLUG SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,500.

WHILE DRIVING ON MO HWY 150, I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY 2002 FORD F-150 KING RANCH 4WD, TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE #3 ENGINE CYLINDER SPARKPLUG WAS GONE! AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE HOME I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE MOTOR FIXED. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $865.00. I WENT ON THE WWW AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FORD MOTORS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. FURTHER, IF THE PLUG WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE FUEL LINE JUST ABOVE, A FIRE MIGHT HAVE ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS 5.4 MOTOR AND REPLACE ALL PARTS EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR