2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

2002 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES A MAJOR WIRE HARNESS BURNED ON THE R.H. EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE WAS GONE AS WELL AS THE INSULATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR. *JB UPDATED 06/07/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT AND THE HORN STARTED TO HONK AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS REPORT. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2002 FORD F150, 4X4, 4 DOOR. WAS DRIVING HOME FROM KANSAS CITY KANSAS TO EMPORIA KANSAS, LUCKY I WAS STOPPING BY A FRIENDS HOUSE IN LAWRENCE KS. I WAS STOPPED @ A RED LIGHT IN DOWNTOWN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I GAVE MY TRUCK GAS, HEARD A POP, SMELLED GAS & LUMPED TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. ENDED UP HAVING TO CALL A FRIEND & RENT A TRAILER TO DRAG MY TRUCK HOME. FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD "BLOWIN" A "SPARK PLUG"! WHAT THE HECK??? THE CONSUMER REPORT BOOK SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS!!!!! AFTER READING EVERYONE'S STORIES, I AM SURE, FORD PAYS THEM OFF! NOT JUST THE "BEST" TRUCK IN AMERICA!!! BUT THE "WORLD"!!! BUT NO I LISTENED TO MY HUSBAND... I MYSELF AM A MOPAR PERSON. LADIES DON'T LET THEM MEN PICK YOUR RIDE FOR YA... HATE TO SEE YOU GET STUCK WITH A FORD LIKE ME.. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW "FORD" IS NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM FOR US. BUT DON'T GIVE UP HOPE THERE IS A: "WORLD'S BEST FORD SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR KIT". NOW DON'T WE ALL FEEL "COZY"..... HAHA (SORRY GUYS, GIRLS JUST PICK BETTER RIDES!) 1/6/2011. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED SPARKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN THE BANDS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK WERE RUSTED AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F150 WITH THE 4.6L V8. THE TRUCK HAS 109,000 MILES. NUMBER 4 PLUG EJECTED ON NOVEMBER 11TH WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE. I REPLACED THE PLUG AND COIL. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON DECEMBER 23RD THIS TIME THE PLUG EJECTED AND HIT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE HOOD AND SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRITON ENGINES. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IF I HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE ONE PLUG. SO I WILL PURCHASE A REPAIR KIT AND REPAIR ALL THE PLUGS MYSELF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR

MY 2002 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4 L TRITON V8 ENGINE SPIT OUT A SPARK PLUG FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY F150 HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OVER IT'S LIFE. IT IS SERVICED REGULARLY AND IS USED FOR ROUTINE DRIVING. I HAPPENED TO BE 30 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I HEARD A LOUD TAPPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. KNOWING A LITTLE ABOUT ENGINES I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN PUSHED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD, CAUSING THE COMPRESSION TO CAUSE IT AND THE COIL PACK TO CONTINUALLY STRIKE THE FUEL RAIL. FORTUNATELY I KNEW A MECHANIC IN THE AREA 1/4 MILE FROM MY LOCATION AND SLOWLY DROVE TO HIS SHOP. HE SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD 4.6, 5.4 AND 6.8 TRITON ENGINES. HE ADDED THAT THE ALUMINUM USED FOR THE HEADS WAS TOO SOFT CAUSING THE SPARK PLUGS TO SPIT OUT. THERE WAS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THIS FROM HAPPENING OR PREDICTING WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. THE HOLE FOR THIS SPARK PLUG HAD ALL THE TREADS BLOWN OUT WHEN THE PLUG CAME OUT SO I HAD TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AT THE GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF HAVING TO PUT A STEEL THREADED INSERT INTO THE HEAD IN ORDER TO SECURE THE NEW SPARK PLUG / COIL PACK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT DRIVE IT SINCE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. I COULD SMELL THE GAS FUMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FULLY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF SOMEONE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ENGINES AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THIS CONDITION WITH THE POSSIBLE RESULT OF A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THEIR FAMILY IS ABOARD. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES TO HAVE THEM REPAIRED IN A SAFE FASHION TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY OF A FIRE WHILE IN OPERATION. UPON A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS TOPIC IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENTS WITH THESE ENGINES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

I GOT INTO MY 2002 FORD F150 ONE MORNING, CRANKED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT.ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FUSE. I CHANGED THE FUSE AND IT WORKED., ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO I CHANGED THE FUSE AGAIN, THAT ALSO WORKED AGAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, WHICH I HAD JUST CHANGED. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH MY FUSES, I TOOK MY TRUCK OUT OF TOWN FOR FOUR DAYS. WHEN I GOT BACK I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM. AT THE FIRE STATION I WORK AT. AT 11:45PM DISPATCH WOKE ME UP OUT OF THE BUNKROOM TO INFORM ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *TR

IN APRIL OF 2010 MY F-150 TRUCK "SPIT" A SPARK PLUG WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR AND MANY 18 WHEEL TRUCKS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE I-5 AT THE TIME AND WERE RELUCTANT TO ALLOW A CAR TO PULL OVER. I HAD THE TRUCK FIXED AT A AAA APPROVED REPAIR STATION WHICH REMOVED THE REMAINING SPARK PLUG, RETAPPED THE BLOCK, INSTALLED AN INSERT AND NEW PLUG. THEN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN OCTOBER OF 2010 TO A DIFFERENT PLUG. AGAIN I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE RISK OF FIRE AND COLLISION WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THESE SPARK PLUGS. *TR

THE CAR WAS STOPPING TO DROP OFF MAIL AT A MAILBOX. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE FLUID ON THE GAS TANK. A RUSTED BRAKE LINE WAS THE CAUSE. DEALER REPLACED THE LINE AT COST OF $511.95 INCLUDING BRAKE FLUID FLUSH. THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. IT RUNS FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK.

FORD F150 2002 WAS HAVING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A WHEEL BALANCE ISSUE. DAY BEFORE SOUNDED LIKE LIFTERS WE NEEDING ADJUSTMENT (TAPPING) THAT SEEMED TO GET BETTER AS IT DROVE. WAS TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY TYPE ROAD, ENGINE MADE A BANG THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT THREW A ROD, FOLLOWED BY LOUD POPS. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR OIL. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE. HAD TO TOW TRUCK TO DEALER ($90). FORD DEALER IDENTIFIED BLOWN SPARK PLUG #3, AND USED A KIT TO INSTALL HELICOIL TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT SPARK PLUG. THEY SAID INDUCTION CLEANING WAS ALSO NECESSARY DUE TO THE NON-FIRING CYL, PLUS ALL NEW PLUGS. REPAIR COST $950. LOST USE OF TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS, AND THEN FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHOUT A RECALL; AND IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ON OTHER SPARK PLUGS. SPARK PLUGS ORIGINAL TO VEHICLE AND NORMAL MAINTENANCE WAS CONDUCTED ON THE TRUCK. WAS ADVISED I COULD HAVE DONE NOTHING DIFFERENT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.. SHOCKED AND APPALLED TO READ OF THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCE, AND FORD EVEN HAS A KIT TO REPAIR THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR