2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND REAR-ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE CHEST PAINS FROM STRIKING THE STEERING COLUMN AND HIS LEG SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE AGENT DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2005. FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGED ITSELF FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF IMMOBILITY. ONE WEEK LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. HE HAS COPIES OF THE FIRE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 05/05/09 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MOUNTED TO THE VEHICLE BRAKES SYSTEM, IN WHICH SUBSEQUENT FIRES IS CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE SWTICH WHICH WOULD IGNITE. UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB

2002 FORD F-150 W/ 5.4 L V-8 ENGINE----SPARK PLUGS KEEP BLOWING OUT OF ENGINE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BUCKLE TO THE SEAT BELT BECOMES UNSECURED WHILE TRAVELING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOGANVILLE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ON THE ITEM. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WERE MADE ON THE NHTSA SITE, HOWEVER, NO RECALLS ARE NOTED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE 2001 FORD F150 AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDED 2002. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DEATH OF A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A HARNESS WAS INSTALLED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE HARNESS AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH FAILURES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LEAK AT THE TIME. CURRENTLY, BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AROUND THE SWITCH FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, BUT THE CONTACT DISAGREES. THE DEALER AGREES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED CURRENTLY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD BANG HAPPENED UNDER THE HOOD THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A CONSTANT PUFFING SOUND. THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND STARTED MISSING. ALL I COULD SMELL WAS GASOLINE. I PULLED OVER TO FIND A COIL ON PLUG SITTING ON TOP OF ENGINE, ALSO HAD A SPARK PLUG SITTING 7 INCHES AWAY FROM COP. I WAS VISITED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT PLUGS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE COME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND WAS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD WAS NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAD A FORD APPROVED WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE COST WOULD BE AROUND 500 DOLLARS FOR INSERT AND AROUND 3500 DOLLARS FOR NEW HEADS WITCH IS THE ONLY GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. FORD PLANS NOT TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THIS HEADS HAS 4 THREADS HOLDING THE PLUG IN, WHEN THEY COME LOSE THE THREADS ARE DESTROYED FROM THE POUNDING CAUSED BY THE COMPUSTION PROCESS. THIS VERY DANGEROUS, COIL SPARK CAN IGNITED FUEL SPRAYED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FIRE, LOSE OF CONTROL AND PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE. I HAVE A FAMILY AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANY ONE ELSE, AND BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. THE COIL ON PLUG OS LOCATED UNDER THE FUEL RAIL AND HAS ENOUGH FORCE TO DAMAGE THE FUEL RAIL CAUSE IT BREAK AND SPILL GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. I HAD A INSERT INSTALLED AND A NEW PLUG INSERTED WAS TOLD THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE SPARK PLUG WOULD STAY IN. *TR

THE FACTORY PAINT ALREADY HAS TO BE REPAINTED THE WHOLE PAINT JOB IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE TRUCK SO BAD THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE SANDED TO THE METAL AND COST OVER 4000 TO REPAINT. *TR

PAINT PEELING IN SMALL SHEETS AROUND EDGES OF HOOD. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE BUT, CAN FIND NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. HAS ALUMINUM HOOD ALSO. ONLY PAINT PEELING AS PRIMER STILL SHOWING. *TR

MY 2002 F-150 SUPERCREW 4X2 WITH 4.6LV8 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON SATURDAY AT ONLY 75K MILES. THE RESULT IS A REBUILD/REPLACEMENT FOR >$2000.00! I DON'T TOW ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT ISN'T ABUSED. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS VERY PREMATURE! THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A HISTORY WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN THE FORD TRUCKS/SUV'S HAVING LUBRICATION PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN DEFECT! *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE IGNITED MY OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT AND ALSO CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY HOME. BOTH VEHICLES WERE A TOTAL LOSS. *TR