2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

I OWN A 2002 FORD F150 WITH A 5.4 TRITON ENGINE. I JUST HAD AN ISSUE WITH A SPARK PLUG COMING OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NEW FACTORY PLUGS AND REPLACEMENT PLUGS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD HAS YET TO ADMIT IS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS ISSUES CAN RESULT IN A FIRE LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN WITH MINE. I WORK AT A SALVAGE YARD AND THIS IS ONE OF THE COMMON THINGS WE SEE HAPPEN TO THESE MOTORS. I THOUGHT I HAD ONE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE ISSUE BUT I GUESS NOT. NOW I WILL HAVE THE COST OF A TOW CALL AND WHAT EVER IT WILL COST TO FIX IT AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN SO FAR AROUND $500-1500 IF HEADS ARE NOT CHANGED. IF HEADS ARE CHANGED THEN IT COULD BE ALOT MORE. *TR

OUR 2002 F150 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE FRONT OF OUR HOME. AFTER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY OUR TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WE FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL/BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH RECALL FROM FORD. WE CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER WE PUT OUT FIRE AND HAVE RECORD THAT THEY CAME TO MAKE SURE ALL HARM WAS OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE...EVERYDAY DRIVING.... THE FAILURE - FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW, A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. CONSEQUENCES - $800 FORD DEALERSHIP PARTS/LABOR, PLUS 2 TOW TRUCK SERVICES. NEW PLUG, INSERT, AND COIL. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 28TH 2010 I WAS DRIVING FROM INDIANAPOLIS, IN TO LOUISVILLE, KY ON A VERY BUSY I-65 INTERSTATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 4PM I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND LOST ALL POWER. I COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT WITH AS MANY CARS ON THE ROAD THIS WAS DIFFICULT. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED MY FLASHERS ON. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE I CHECKED FOR A FLAT TIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND LIFTED THE HOOD OF MY ENGINE. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF MY COIL POWER PACKS WAS AT A WEIRD ANGLE. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IF IT WAS STILL ATTACHED THE COMPRESSION OF MY NUMBER 2 CYLINDER BLEW THE SPARK PLUG THE REST OF THE WAY OUT OF THE ENGINE AND HIT MY HOOD VERY NARROWLY MISSING MY HEAD. THE COIL WAS ALSO DESTROYED BY THE FORCE OF THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT OF THE CYLINDER. MY TRUCK IS A 2002 FORD F-150 WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP ON MY 2002 FORD F 150 RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE TANK TO COME LOOSE. THE RUST WAS SO BAD THAT THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS AND AFTER THE TANK WAS REMOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ABOVE THE TANK WERE ALSO RUSTED WITH ONE STARTING TO LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ANOTHER DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, BOTH STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK FELL OFF AND THE TANK DROPPED DOWN ON THE GROUND. ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED HER TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ASSIGNED HIM A CASE NUMBER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 241,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKWAY TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO YIELD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HE WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON A SIDEWALK IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. HE TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN IN REVERSE AND CROSSED A SIX LANE HIGHWAY BEFORE CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE, WHICH FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT. THE STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,200. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

MY 2002 F150 CATCH ON FIRE TODAY. THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE COME FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE URBAN STREET AND I SUDDENLY HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LIKE SOMETHING IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH IS AROUND 2 KMS AWAY. WE DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG JUST PULL OUT OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS MAKING THE NOICE AND NO POWER. I BROUGHT IT TO MY FRIEND WHJO IS A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD IS DAMAGED AND HE CANNOT INSERT THE PLUG ANYMORE. I BOUGHT IT USED ON MARCH 2008. *TR