2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE ALLOWING FUEL TANK TO DROP AND NEARLY BREAK FREE FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GASOLINE TANK STRAP WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD WAS ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/11

AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE F150 FUEL STRAP PROBLEM I DECIDED TO REPORT A RUSTED AND BUSTED STRAP ON MY 2002 F150. A FRIEND NOTICED THE STRAP HANGING DOWN SO I WAS ABLE TO FIX IT BEFORE IT FELL. MI. *TR

WE FILLED THE GAS TANK OF OUR 2002 FORD F-150 AND DROVE ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION. THE FUEL TANK DROPPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK AND DRAGGED ON THE GROUND LEAKING FUEL EVERYWHERE. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AS I BELIEVE OTHERWISE THE TANK WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SPARK ON THE ROAD AND WE'D HAVE HAD A LARGE FIRE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. IT COST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THE TRUCK, PAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CLEAN UP AND TOW THE VEHICLE. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AFTER OUR MECHANIC TOLD US HE SEES F-150'S WITH THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND BROKEN PRETTY REGULARLY. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL SO WE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. NOW (2 MONTHS LATER) I HEAR THERE WILL BE A RECALL BUT IT WILL INCLUDE 1997-2001 TRUCKS ONLY. OURS IS A 2002 WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND I'VE READ FORD USED THE SAME FUEL TANK STRAPS ON 1997-2003 F-150'S. UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR STRAP BROKE AND THE FRONT STRAP BROKE FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE TANK AND THEY BROKE IN THE MIDDLE DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 08/15/11 *TR

STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK RUSTED. ONE STRAP RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS HANGING LOOSE-- THE OTHER WAS VERY CLOSE TO FAILURE. I WAS ABLE FORTUNATELY TO GET TO A GARAGE --AND I HAD THE STRAPS REPLACED. I JUST RECENTLY SAW THE NOTICE ABOUT OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AND I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK IS ONE YEAR NEWER THAN WHAT IS BEING LOOKED AT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 F150 WITH ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT 45MPH. IT WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL YOU PRETTY MUCH COMPLETELY STOP. STARTED OUT JUST DOING IT EVERY NOW AND THEN. NOW I CANT GET OVER 45MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 4 DIFFERENT FRONT END SHOPS AND THEY ALL END UP SAYING THE SAME THING. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2002 F150 FORD TRUCK BACK IN 2004. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE TRUCK HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES EVERY TIME IT RAINS FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS STRAIGHT. IT STARTS WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NEXT THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK THEN THE POWER WINDOWS WONT OPEN. EACH TIME HE GETS IN AND OUT OF HIS CAR, ANOTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURE WILL NOT WORK. FINALLY, WHEN HE GETS IN TO START HIS CAR AND IT WON'T TURN OVER. IN APRIL 2009, HE HAS THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR IN THE GEM MODEL REPLACED. ON APRIL 28TH 2010, HE HAD TO HAVE THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL FUSE BOX REPLACED. IN MARCH 2011, HE HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. TODAY HE IS WAITING FOR AAA TO JUMP HIS CAR AS IT WON'T START. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ARE NO KNOWN RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX MODULE DUE TO THE FRONT WINDOW NOT BEING PROPERLY SEALED . *TR

I AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUG EJECT FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH INDICATES THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE & CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN. WHERE I WORK, FOUR OF US HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK, THREE OF US HAD THE SAME SPARK PLUG EJECT PROBLEM! THE FOURTH GUY ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON HIS TRUCK, SO WERE ALL WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO HIM! JUST ANOTHER OF FORDS BETTER IDEAS-I DON'T THINK SO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLE WHEN IT IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING A WATER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED NEAR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES FROM THE FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED BUT NEITHER A POLICE OF FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS SIMILAR TO ONES THEY HAD WITNESSED THAT STARTED FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V107000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.