2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND SITTING IDLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD BURNED THE MASTER CYLINDER, CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND THE WIRING THAT CONNECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FRAME LEAKED WHENEVER IT RAINED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT CUSHION AND HEAD REST WAS ALSO WET WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A FORD F-150 THAT HAS A TRITON V-8 MOTOR. IT HAS 110,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND PURCHASED IT WITH A 5 YEAR LOAN AGREEMENT. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEWOUT OF THE MOTOR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM,SO COMMON THAT THEY HAVE A KIT THATS A QWIK FIX. EVIDENTLY A PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND PUT THE KIT ON THERE GOT RID OF THE CAR AND IT WAS SOLD TO ME BY TOWN TOYOTA IN ROXBURY, NEW JERSEY. IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT I BOUGHT IT WITH 65,000 MILES AND IT ALREDY HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM NOT ONLY ONCE WITH A PREVIOUS OWNER BUT ALSO HAPPENED TO ME. NOW THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR OR EVEN REPLACING THE ENTIRE MOTOR.I HAVE COME INTO HARD TIMES WITH BEING LAID OFF FROM WORK AND HAVING NO MEANS TO PAY FOR IT OR EVEN GETTING ANYWHERE TO FIND WORK. I AM GETTING PRICE QUOTES RANGING FROM 3000 TO 8000 DOLLARS. ITS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THERES NO RECALL OR COMPENSATION. IM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT I NOT ONLY HAVE TO PAY FOR BUT CANT EVEN DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. MY E-MAIL IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED.

THE FUEL TANK DROPPED DOWN FROM MY TRUCK AS I DROVE. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE THE END OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THERE WAS NO LIQUID AND NO SMELL. I CALLED FOR HELP AND SLOWLY PULLED MY CAR OVER AT THE NEAREST SIDE STREET. WHEN I GOT OUT, GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT AND I COULD THEN TELL THAT IT WAS INDEED THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS HANGING FROM THE UNDERBODY OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CLEAN UP OF THE FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TANK UP RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. TOTAL REPAIR COST WILL BE AROUND $1500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150 SUPER-CREW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING FLUID ABNORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXPLOSION FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLEW OUT AND DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO ASSIST AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) YET THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH A WIRE FROM THE CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

2002 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH REAR AXLE AND BEARING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE WAS WORN AND THE BEARING WAS BAD. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN AUGUST OF 2010 HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND HE WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE COMPONENT AT THAT TIME AND REPAIRS WERE NOT NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AUGUST 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.