2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

VEHICLE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG, RESULTING IN FUEL GOING INTO THE CYLINDER UNBURNED. THEN IT WASHES DOWN, PASS THE RINGS INTO THE CRANK CASE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION . PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING. IN A 45 MILE SPEED ZONE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. *AK. POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF COLLISION ENCLOSED. *AK

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY TRUCK'S ENGINE. THIS WAS AT LOW RPM AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE LEARNED THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER FIXED BECAUSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FREQUENCY INCREASES AS MORE MILES ARE ACCUMULATED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *JB

SAW TV NOTE ON DAIMLER-CHRYSLER RECALL RE: BALL JOINTS. MY WIFE HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH A GM F-150 (INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY A MECHANIC AS EXCESSIVE WEAR FOR 20,000 MILES AND IS ALREADY MAKING THE NOISE CHRYSLER SAYS IS A WARNING)--BUT DEALER SAYS IT'S WITHIN SPECS, AND GM SAYS IT WON'T GO AGAINST DEALER. NEW HUSBAND IS VERY WORRIED FOR HIS WIFE GIVEN THAT BALL JOINT IS ALREADY AT THE STAGE THAT IS QUOTED AS "CONSUMER WOULD HAVE WARNING BECAUSE OF NOISE"--YET NO REPAIR OFFERED OR EVEN THOUGHT NEEDING FURTHER REVIEW.*AK

MY 2002 F150 SUPERCREW [XXX] IS GETTING THE 3RD IGNITION COIL REPLACED. 1ST TIME @ 26,000 MILES, 2ND @ 46,000 MILES, AND NOW @ 59,000. EACH TIME TOMBALL FORD HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE LAST TWO TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO RECALL THE IGNITION COIL ON THIS MODEL AND PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE LOST MOTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 0-40 MPH AND WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS BEING ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS APPLIED DURING VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY AN BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

THE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAINED THE TAILGATE CORRODED. THE CONDITION CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DROP. *JB. ON JUNE 3, 2005 TOM BOWMAN (ODI) CONTACTED THE OWNER TO REVIEW THE ABOVE REPORT. THE OWNER ADVISED THAT HIS COMPLAINT WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE SPARE TIRE SUPPORT CABLE RATHER THAN THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE REPORTED ABOVE.