2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

GOT HOME FROM WORK PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY CARPORT AVAILABLE SPACE IN MY APARTMENT. TURN OFF THE TRUCK COMPLETELY, NOTHING LEFT ON OR ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TO CAUSE A INCIDENT. WHEN TO MY APARTMENT UNIT TOOK A SHOWER AND NOT MORE THAN 20-30MINS WAS ALARMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY RAN OUTSIDE TO THE CARPORT SAW THE ENGINE ON FIRE, TRIED TO STOP IT WITH ANYTHING THAT I COULD FIND (WATER HOLES) OR EXTINGUISHER. MY NEIGHBORS CALLED 911 AS I SAW THE FLAMES GETTING HIGHER AND STRONGER THE FIRE MOVED INTO MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED NEXT TO OUR OTHER CARPORT SPACE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WELL. OVERALL, THERE ARE TWO VEHICLES COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS ALSO TWO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED THAT HAVE SOME BURNING DAMAGES. AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGES INTO OUR AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES. SOME WINDOWS FROM THE LOWER APARTMENTS WERE CRACKED. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED INTO MY PARKING PORT, NOT IN MOTION BUT TURNED OFF COMPLETELY.

ON 2002 FORD F-150 DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RANDOMLY COME UNBUCKLED AND ANY GIVEN TIME.

MY TRUCK FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH JUST BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL! THIS IS A 2002 FORD F150 SUPERCAB THAT HAS ONLY 75500 MILES ON IT. THE FRAME BROKE JUST AFTER I LEFT THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE TO MY SON'S HOUSE. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAW THE BREAK IN THE FRAME AS I DESCRIBED. A PICTURE IS ATTACHED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE WRECKED ON THE INTERSTATE! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH FORD THAT THE CHASSIS RUSTS THROUGH LIKE THIS!!! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH FORD?

MY FIANCE AND I HAD TO PLACE ARE FULL SIZE SPARE ON THAT CAME WITH TRUCK IT WAS BRAND NEW WE HAD NO CHOICE BC THIS WAS FRIDAY EVENING AND OUT LOCAL TIRE SHOP WAS CLOSED TELL TODAY (MONDAY) YESTERDAY WE DROVE 7 MILE TO COLLINSVILE TO CHANGE BRAKES AFTER WE FINISH WE LOAD OUR 3 KIDS AND BEFAN TO HIDE HOME ANOTHER 3 MILES FROM HOME WE NOTICE THE TRUCK SHAKING THEN WE HEARD LOAD POP AND TAIL OF THE TRUCK LOST CONTROL FOR ABOUT 2 SECOND ONCE WE GOT CONTROL BACK WE PULLED TO SAFETY TO ONLY SEE THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BED CRACKED TORE AND SHATTERED. EVEN THE HOSE WHERE U FUEL U TRUCK UP AT HAD BEEN DAMAGETTING WHEN WE CONTINUED TO EXAMINE THE TIRE IT WASN'T BLOWN AND IT'S STILL HOLDING AIR. BUT PLZ EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE ENTIRE CENTER SECTION OF TREAD RIPPED OFF FOR NO REASON AND NOT ONLY PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER BUT DAMAGED MY TRUCK TO A SEVERE EXTENT ? IT'S A FULL SIE HERCULES TERRAIN TRAC SIZE 16 HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH IT TELL NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE RUSTED AND DETACHED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO DROP FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PICKED UP THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ......UPDATED 11/21/17 *BF

SPARK BLOW BLOW FROM THE HEAD NO. 6 I THE MECHANIC FIX IT AND THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY I CANNOT REMEMBER THE HOPPING IN VEGAS I CAN REMEMBER ' THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 265/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDER WELL. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000, AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A LIGHT, ETC, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. MCMAGHN FORD DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) RANDOMLY DISENGAGE EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING MOTIONLESS. VERY UNSAFE!