2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

LEAF SPRING BRACKETS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME HAVE RUSTED OUT AND HAVE SEPARATED THE LEAF SPRINGS FROM THE FRAME. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. 5.4 L TRIRON ENGINE. THREADS IN HEAD DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. FUEL VAPORS ESCAPING CYLINDER. SPARK PLUG HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED/REPLACED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR

FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SHORTED OUT CAUSING FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DAMAGING SOME WIRES, AIR FILTER HOUSING, FUSE BOX, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, HOOD STRUT AND HOOD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150 XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NATURAL FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NATURAL COMPRESSED TANK O-RING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD FOR NO REASON. *TR

ON AUGUST 20, 2011 ON MY WAY HOME, MY SPARE TIRE THAT WAS MOUNTED UNDER TRUCK FELL ONTO ROADWAY. I RECOVERED THE TIRE AND PARTS FROM ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER TRUCK FOR CAUSE. THE CABLE AND CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORRODED CABLE AND CLIP HOLDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ONLY ADDRESSING FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/11*BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AS A RESULT OF THE CORRODED STRAPS, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.