2002 FORD F-150 Complaints

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DRIVER HAD TO CHANGE GEARS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS PRODUCED DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER RELAY AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRAILER HITCH PROBLEM. THE BOLT ON THE TRAILER HITCH HAD A FOOT LONG BREAK IN THE TUBING. PULLING A LOAD MAY CAUSE THE TRAILER HITCH TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRAILER HITCH PROBLEM. THE BOLT ON THE TRAILER HITCH HAD A FOOT LONG CRACK IN THE TUBING. DRIVER DID NOT WANT TO HAUL ANYTHING WITH IT, TRAILER HITCH WILL NOT BARE THE LOAD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN MY F150 TRUCK AT 65 MPH(CRUISE CONTROL SET) I WAS TOTALLY BLINDED BY THE SUN AND REAR ENDED A FORD FOCUS. MY WIFE AND I WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH "WOULD HAVE REDUCED MY WIFE'S INJURIES" (HER PHYSICIAN). THE HOOD OF MY F150 WAS BUCKLED LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE AIRBAG. HOW CAN WE BE CERTAIN, IF THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY UNDER SIMILIAR CIRCUMSTANCES?

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH MANY NEW PARTS. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE BECOMES INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEADLIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ANOTHER MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS NEEDED. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SWITCH TO BE INSTALLED. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM, WHICH WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FORD, F150 VEHICLES. *AK

AFTER ONLY 17000 MILES MY 2002 F-150 TRUCK DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE THAT GOES FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE. BELOW THE LEAK IS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE TRUCK INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 2002 F-150 HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPERCREW, VIN#: [XXX] *LA UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING 5.4 MOTOR AT A STOP LIGHT IT BLEW THE #2 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD.*AK

THE CUSHION OF THIS SEAT ABSORBS LIQUIDS AND WILL NOT DRY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE CUSHION IN THE DRYER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT IT WAS STILL WET. THE CUSHION IS GROWING A GREEN MOLD THAT IS SPREADING DAILY. *NLM