2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

NUMEROUS FORD PICK-UP TRUCKS TO INCLUDE F SERIES AND RANGER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CROSS BEAMS THAT HOLD THE PICK-UP BED TO THE TRUCK RUSTING OUT. THE POTENTIAL IS THERE THAT THE BED COULD COME LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK AND POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT IT BUT AS YOU CAN GUESS THEY WERE UNRESPONSIVE. SEVERAL WORKERS AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE FROM FORD. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 MODEL BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT OCCURS IN OLDER AS WELL AS NEWER MODELS. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE BED REMOVED AND NEW CROSS BEAMS WELDED ON TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONES AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE ONLY 77,000MILES. THE TRUCK IS OPERATED IN NC WITH SOME SALT USED IN THE WINTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT A SPARK PLUG FRACTURED FROM THE ENGINE AND TORE AN ENGINE COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,800.

2002 F-150 FORD 4.6 V-8 SPARK PLUG EJECTION. FIRST TIME HAPPENED ON JUNE 20 2008 IN THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER TRUCK SHOWING 160,000 KMS. I REMOVED THE HEAD SENT IT TO MACHINE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. 11 MONTHS LATER(182000) THE HELI-COIL THAT WAS INSTALLED CAME OUT WITH THE SPARK PLUG. REMOVED THE HEAD AND INSTALLED REMAN HEAD (ON RIGHT SIDE) DURING THE SPRING OF 2010 I STARTED TO LOOSE COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS, RANGING FROM 0-90 LBS AND THE BEST CYLINDER AT 120 LBS) BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER, AND RESULTS SHOWED LEAKING WAS AROUND SPARK PLUGS. FORD DECLARED I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO MY OWN REPAIRS. I PURCHASED A USED ENGINE FROM A WRECKER AND INSTALLED @ 190000KMS IN JULY 2010. I HAVE SPENT OVER $4000.00 ON THIS PROBLEM, AND I AM NOT DUMB ENOUGH TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT, I USE ANTI-SEIZE WHEN INSTALLING, AND TORQUE AS FORD RECOMMENDS! FORD NEEDS TO FESS UP TO THIS ISSUE AND OFFER SOME SORT OF RECALL PROGRAM. I'M SURE THAT MY REPAIR BILLS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE IF I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

FORD F150 HAD A RECALLED BACK IN 2005 WITH THE SPEED CONTROL WERE THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE OR BURN. WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TO DEALER TO DISCONNECT UNTIL PARTS COME IN WAS NOTIFIED ON NEW PARTS WERE AVAILABLE WHICH WERE INSTALL. AUG 21 2010 THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH STARTED LEAKING AND RUNNING FROM MY MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH PART THAT WAS LEAKING. COULD NOT BUY PART FROM AUTO PART STORE. *TR

STARTING FROM A STOPLIGHT, I HEARD A SUDDEN POP AND SMELLED GAS. LOUD CLICKING OR POPPING NOISE CAUSED ME TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, DAMAGING THE COIL. INITIAL ESTIMATE OF $500 GREW TO $3600 AS THEY SAID THEN THAT THE HEAD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE THERE AS WELL. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW (MANY MANY MANY) FORD OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM! WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? IMMEDIATE SAFETY OR NOT, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

A 2002 FORD F-150 STRUCK A 1996 CHEVY BLAZER IN THE RIGHT REAR, THERE FOR HAVING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL OF THE F-150. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO ROLL THE BLAZER OVER ON TO ITS TOP. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS IN BOTH VEHICLES DID NOT DEPLOY THE F-150 WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF +40MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE BLAZER WAS AT A PARKED STOP. *TR

OUR 02 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WERE NOT HOME AND WAS DESTROYED. THIS WAS 3 DAYS AFTER BEING OPERATED. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. OUR NEIGHBOR SAW FIRE AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE OUR BOAT AND HOME BY COMBATING THE FLAMES WHILE WAITING FOR 911 TO RESPOND. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED IT A TOTAL LOSS. WE CALLED FORD TO SEE IF OUR VIN NUMBER HAD RECALLS, AND THEY SAID YES, FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING A RECALL!!! WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THAT IF MY NEIGHBOR WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE FIRE WE WOULD HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 F-150 HARLEY-DAVIDSON EDITION SUPERCREW PICK UP TRUCK AND JUST HAD MY NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT IT DESTROYED THE COIL PACK THE PLUG AND BOOT THE VEHICLE HAS 121,556 MILES. *TR

I WAS FOLLOWING THE FORD RULES FOR WHEN TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 99,860 MILES ON MY 2002 FORD F150 XLT 4.6L TRITON V8 MOTOR. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING THE NEW PLUGS FROM THE AUTO STORE TO REPLACE WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN GOING OFF. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS FIRED OUT OF ITS LOCATION RIPPING OFF THE COIL PACK HITTING MY FAN BLADE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS I HAVE BEEN READING. THE FUEL COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY THE COIL PACK CAUSING A FIRE OR WORSE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WHY HAS THEIR NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE FORD MOTORS? *TR