2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND WOBBLED VIOLENTLY THEN FUEL SPEWED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUG COILS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 226,330.

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS TANK FELL OUT. THE TANK STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH DROPPING THE TANK. THE TANK CUT OPEN FROM SKIDDING ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY RELEASING 23 GALLONS OF FUEL. FORD DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND SAID THE STRAPS ARE UNDER RECALL AND WILL REPLACE, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE TANK. THE TANK IS ONLY DAMAGED DUE TO FAULTY STRAPS WHICH FORD HAS IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMATIC. THE FAULTY STRAPS BY FORD HAVE RESULTED IN A LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO TOW, CLEANUP, GAS LOSS, TIME.... AND FORD ESTIMATES $800 FOR A NEW GAS TANK. THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND THANKFUL NOBODY WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED, IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR CONSEQUENCE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THEM THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE THAT WERE NEVER SATISFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHICH RECALLS WERE OPEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHES SPONTANEOUSLY. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE THAT DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS IN THIS TRUCK MODEL. UNBELIEVABLY, FORD WILL NOT REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AT IT'S EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE, AND UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE 2 SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT ARE FAULTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT HAD PREVIOUSLY RELEASED DURING NORMAL OPERATION WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE. IN MY INSPECTION, I OBSERVED THAT THE SEATBELT BUCKLE'S BUTTON WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE AFTER BEING PRESSED. IT APPEARS THAT THE SPRING IS TOO WEAK TO FORCE THE BUTTON UP TO ENGAGE THE CLASP IN THE BUCKLE. IN SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT SEATBELT, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BEING TALKED ABOUT IN DISCUSSION BOARDS ONLINE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AS I PREPARE TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE, I AM HESITANT TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER OEM PART SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE ONLINE. I PLAN TO SEARCH FOR AN AFTERMARKET PART, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IS FORD AND THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? WHAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY SEATBELTS IN THIS VEHICLE? *TR

THE SPARK PLUG STRIPPED THE TREADING ON THE HEAD AN WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MINUTES, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED GASOLINE SPRAYING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALUMINUM IN THE BLOCK WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE SPARK PLUG. THE HOLE WAS RE-THREADED AND A SLEEVE WAS PLACED INSIDE. AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE 50 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 4/26/13 *CN