2002 Ford F-250 SD complaints

SHAKING FRONT END WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY 55-65MPH. ALSO HAVE A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR

I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD OF MY FORD F250 2002 WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT.

2002 FORD F-250 V-10 I HAVING THE ISSUE OF THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN ABOUT A YEARS TIME. LUCKILY THE FIRST TIME SPARK PLUG WENT BACK IN THIS TIME IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WAY. IF ITS A FORD ISSUE THEY NEED TO FIX IT INSTEAD OF US HAVING TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON V* ENGINE. TO THIS DATE, IT HAS BLOWN OUT 5 SPARK PLUGS! SO FAR, THE REPAIRS HAVE RUN OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS, AND WITH THREE MORE TO GO, I CAN FORESEE AT LEAST ANOTHER $750, WHICH I CAN ILL AFFORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUSE WAS REPLACED IN 2007; YET, IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH HAVING TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

FORD F250 V-10 SPIT SPARK PLUG, CAUSED SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. BROKE THE COP. IF A SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT AND COULD INJURE A PERSON WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, WHY IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM THIS THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY RECALL? (ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES THAT BREAK UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING INJURY TO PERSONS WORKING ON A VEHICLE). *TR

I OWN A 2002 F250 V10 WITH APPROX 84,000 MILES. I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE # 8 CYLINDER BLEW OUT. I HAD TO RETAP IT AND PUT A HELICOIL IN IT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON KLINE. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO I NEED TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE SAME CYLINDER HEADS. THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ONLINE. *TR

FORD F-250 2002 ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AFTER STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. SHUT OFF ENGINE, POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY WITH MY SHIRT. COP WAS DAMAGED, TRIED TO RE-INSTALL PLUG, BUT THE THREADS IN THE HEAD WERE STRIPPED. I WAS ABLE TO JUST SNUG THE PLUG DOWN ENOUGH TO GET ME HOME. ABOUT .5 MI. I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC GOING AROUND ME BOTH DIRECTIONS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2009 FOR MY FORD F-250 PICK UP (FORD RECALL 05S28) I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE PANEL DAMAGING BOTH TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE BAD PART AND NOT THE DAMAGE IT CAUSED. FORD REPAIR TECH TOLD ME DEFECTIVE PART CAUSED DAMAGE DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AFTER DEALING WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM FORD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT OVER $2000. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH BBB BUT THEY STATED THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE COVERED BY THEM AS THE VEHICLE IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND CAN FIND NO AGENCY TO HELP ME. I TRIED SEVERAL FORMS OF RECOURSE WITH FORD TO NO AVAIL. THEY STATE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED TO LONG AGO HOWEVER THE NOTICE I RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE FIRST I RECEIVED ON THE MATTER. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

WE HAD PURCHASED 4 TBC WILD COUNTRY RADIAL XTX SPORT TIRES WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING A RECENT RECALL PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW SET IN MAY 'O8 THAT WE WERE TOLD WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES OF THE RECALL PERIOD. WE JUST NOTICED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THESE NEWER TIRES (WE HAVE APPROX. 34,000 MILES ON THE TIRES). WE ARE NOT CERTAIN WHEN THESE CRACKS MAY HAVE APPEARED, OR AT WHAT MILEAGE. MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER (LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER IN REDMOND, OR) THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL SEPARATION (WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE LAST RECALL), THAT THE CAUSE IS FROM RUNNING THE TIRES UNDER THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PRORATE THE TIRES. WE HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH AN OIL CHANGE, SO THE TIRES WERE NOT RUNNING UNDER PRESSURE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE HAD THEM, AND OF COURSE WE ARE NOT CERTAIN IF THEY WERE ALL ACTUALLY "UNDER PRESSURE" TODAY, OR WE WERE JUST TOLD THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM RE-SURFACING WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. HE NOTICED FLAMES EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168000.

5:30 MONDAY MORNING I STARTED MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY PICKUP, AS SOON AS MY TRUCK STARTED THERE WAS A HUGE EXPLOSION AND A BIG FIRE BALL FLASH FROM UNDER MY HOOD FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND THE ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING AND GAS FUMES. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD, AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION I WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY ENGINE. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE FIRE WAS MINIMAL BUT I WAS COMPLETELY AMAZED THAT A PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE. ABOUT SEVEN OR SO DAYS AGO MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, I KNEW THAT IT COULD BE A LIFTER BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEAD CAM BUT NOW I GUESS I KNOW WHAT THAT NOISE WAS, JUST THE GASES PUSHING THROUGH THE THREADS OF THE PLUG. NO ONE WAS HURT AND MY TRUCK DIDN'T BURN TO THE GROUND, BUT I DID HAVE TO BORROW MY WIFE'S TRUCK ALL WEEK AND WORK OUT RIDES WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP. I AM A CARPENTER AND NEED MY TRUCK EVERY DAY SO WHEN THIS HAPPENED I KNEW I HAD TO FIND INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE I KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED TO, SO I LOOKED INTO IT MORE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE COMPUTER WITH THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE AS ME SOME WITH MORE DAMAGE AND SOME SAY IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY REPAIR KIT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE FORD ENGINES, IT SEAMS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT FORD MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, I KNOW I'M

I HAVE A FORD F-250 SD 4X4 TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF I HIT ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO SPEEDS WELL BELOW THE LIMIT. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK MY TRUCK OR HAVE SOME REAREND ME ON THE HIGHWAY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK JUST SITS BECAUSE I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F250 3/4 TON 4-DOOR LONG BOX TRUCK. IT WAS A WYOMING HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TRUCK. I GOT IT IN JANUARY AND IT WAS RUNNING GREAT WITH 170,000 MILES ON IT, THEN THE # 3 SPARK PLUG WAS SPIT OUT OF THE ENGINE ON STARTUP, AFTER IT SAT FOR A HALF HOUR IN SEPTEMBER. THE COIL PACK ALSO WAS SPIT OUT AND WAS DANGLING OUT ON THE VALVE COVER. *TR

2002 FORD F250 WITH A TRITON V8 5.4L ENGINE HAD THE SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND DESTROYED THE IGNITION COIL. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING. COST OF REPAIR IS $1100.00. COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE AS FUEL AIR MIXTURE ESCAPE THE CYLINDER THE COIL WAS SPARKING AGAINST THE ENGINE AND THIS COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PLUGS WERE INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE HAS NEVER BEEN SERVICED BY ANYONE EXCEPT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY (5.4L V-8) I EXPERIENCED A POPPING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHICH INCREASED IN VOLUME VERY QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER (ON A BUSY HIGHWAY) AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED. THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE MOST MINIMAL THAT COULD BE DONE, COST ME OVER $600.00, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. MY INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE INCIDENTS INVOLVING FORD ENGINES. FORD CLEARLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BUT DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT, DOES NOT ASSIST WITH THE COSTS, AND WILL NOT RECALL THE ENGINES. THIS IS NOT JUST A VERY COSTLY INCONVENIENCE - IT IS A CLEAR-CUT SAFETY ISSUE THAT STRANDS VEHICLES ON BUSY HIGHWAYS AND HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS FIRES. *TR

FORD F-250 5.4 L WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED, HEARD LOUD POP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD. DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH ALUMINUM HEAD ENGINES, ESP FORD 1989 THROUGH 2005 4.6 AND 5.4 LITER ENGINES. PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF 5 THREAD DEPTH IN HEAD INSTEAD ON NEW SPEC OF 7. PREVENTIVE MEASURES, REMOVE PLUGS, CLEAN CARBON FROM THREADS, REINSTALL PLUG, TORQUE TO REQUIRED FOOT POUNDS. WHY FORD OR DEALER DOESN'T TELL YOU THIS IS CRIMINAL. THAT'S WHY I NOW DRIVE A TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM MY 2002 FORD F-250 5.4L V8 PICKUP TRUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC TODAY, WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM EVEN BEFORE I TOLD HIM WHY I WAS THERE, THAT THIS IS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT WITH MANY FORD ENGINES, BUT THAT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. GIVEN THE DANGER OF FUEL VAPORS ESCAPING FROM THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND RISK OF FIRE, PERHAPS THE NHTSA SHOULD PRESS FORD ON THE ISSUE IF IT REALLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TWO SPARK PLUG SO FAR HAVE BEEN EJECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 09/01/09 *BF

THE NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A LARGE SLURPEE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. OCCURS OFTEN IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN TAKING OFF. CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL NUMBER AND ENGINE TYPE HAVE BEEN RECALLED, HOWEVER, OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SO FORD WILL NOT HONOR. *TR

VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OLD WHEN STEERING WHEL SHOOK WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE NOW HAS 49,000 MILES AND AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AND PAD REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

I PURCHASED AN F250 2002 TRITON V8 SUPER DUTY MID YEAR 2007. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MANIFOLD. THIS ALL HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER PUT IN AN INSERT, RETHREADED IT AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG. ALMOST A YEAR TO THE DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO NOW #2 & #4 HAVE BLOWN OUT. ON 5/30/09 A THIRD ONE BLEW OUT. ALL ON THE LEFT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE MANIFOLD. SO NOW #2, #3 AND #4 HAVE BLOWN OUT. I RESEARCHED THE INCIDENT ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND 500 OTHER CASES. I'M CURIOUS HOW MANY ARE REALLY OUT THERE THAT WEREN'T REPORTED. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE BECAUSE IN SOME CASES THE SPARK PLUG BLEW THROUGH THE HOOD OR DAMAGED THE MANIFOLD. I DO HOWEVER WONDER WHAT DAMAGE IS OCCURRING EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. HOW MANY REPORTS OR HOW MANY VEHICLES DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THERE'S A RECALL? EVEN THOUGH I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY I'VE BEEN CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE EACH TIME AND NOW FACE A THIRD IF MY WARRANTY IS STILL GOOD. I HAVE ONE MORE PLUG ON THAT SIDE THAT HASN'T BLOWN YET AND SINCE THIS ONE WAS ONLY 7 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ONE I SUSPECT I'LL BE PAYING AGAIN. I SAW ONLINE WHERE IT WAS SUGGESTED AS A PISTON PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, I BEGAN TO HEAR AN EXHAUST LEAK. I KEPT DRIVING MY TRUCK ASSUMING IT WAS JUST A SMALL LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON APRIL 29, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD OF MY V10 TAKING THE LAST FEW THREADS WITH IT. THE DEALER SAYS, BEST CASE SCENARIO I NEED A HELICOIL REPAIR, COSTING AROUND $600, WORSE CASE SCENARIO, THE FAILURE COULD COST ME MY ENGINE. $1000'S OF DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN A LOUD POP AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE EXHAUST LEAK CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. VEHICLE STALLED AND DIDN'T WANT TO START. TOOK TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE RETAPPED SPARK PLUG CYLINDER ADDED HELI COIL NEW SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD GURGLING NOISE WHICH HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FROM THE REAR THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK. WITHIN SECONDS, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM A VENT AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE PASSENGER CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHERE HE NOTICED DRIPPING. THE PASSENGER PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS IN A WHEEL CHAIR. SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THE VIN CHECKED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

DRIVING IN MY CAR AND I HEARD A THUMP AND SOME SMOKE APPEARED FROM HOOD. WHEN I RAISED THE HOOD OF THE CAR I NOTICED A SPARK PLUG HANGING IN WHICH THIS IS A FORD F250 2002. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL FORD TRUCKS HAS BEEN DOING THIS. NOT FAIR THAT THERE IS NO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND CAUSED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN I DO BECAUSE IT IS BOUND TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND OIL DRIPPING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THEY WOULD NEED TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $2,800-$4,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE STEERING MADE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. WITHIN SECONDS, PINS BEGAN TO LOOSEN FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SHREDDING OF THE BOLTS CAUSED THE PINS TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $932. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,662. UPDATED 1/8/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE SAW A BOLT FLY OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE HEAR BOX WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. UPDATED 01/14/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE LOOSE AND THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WAS DETACHED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT FORD WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH ALUMINUM HEADS CAUSING THE SPARK PLUGS TO FAIL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 95,000.

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM #3 CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

2 YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER AT TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES HAD TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING $7000 WORTH OF BODY DAMAGE. THE SEPARATIONS WERE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. FIRST FAILURE WAS ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH. A SUDDEN SEVERE VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. A LOT OF BODY NOISE WAS HAPPENING AS THE NOT-QUITE-SEPARATED TREAD FLAILED AROUND THE WHEELWELL AS WAS SLOWING AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BODY AND REAR BUMPER. SECOND OCCASION WAS APPROX 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE PULLING A 5 HORSE TRAILER WITH 2 HORSES ON BOARD. THIS OCCURRENCE ALSO WAS ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 60MPH. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND ROUNDING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED A SWERVE INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT BEFORE SLOWING AND REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIRE CASING APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AND THEY WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED TOGETHER SO HAD EXACTLY THE SAME MILEAGE ON THEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY POPPED OFF THE PUMP SHAFT AFTER A BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2002 FORD F250 DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK. THE PULLEY APPEARS TO BE PRESSED ONTO THE PUMP SHAFT. I SUSPECT A PIECE OF TIRE TREAD HIT THE PULLEY OR EXCESS STRESS CAUSED BY THE BLOWOUT CAUSED IT TO POP OFF THE SHAFT. THE RESULT IS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING. I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. THANK YOU, THOMAS HUEBNER *TR

I EXPERIENCED A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE FROM THE POWERSTEERING PUMP TO THE HYDRABOOST ON MY 2002 FORD F250 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS PULLING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAD TO USE 1 GALLON OF FLUID TO RETURN 90 MILES. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING THIS HOSE IS CARRIED BY THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SNAPPED OFF ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION BY HIS MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 10/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

ON AUGUST 30, 2008 MY 2002 F-250 BLEW THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND I HAVE TO WAIT TILL TUESDAY TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON AMONG FORD PRODUCTS. FORD NEEDS TO SET THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. FORD BACK YOUR PRODUCT UP YOU CHARGE ENOUGH FOR THEM........ *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-250 W/A 5.4L TRITON ENGINE WITH 80K MILES, #3 CYLINDER SPIT OUT ITS SPARK PLUG AND STRIPS THREADS . VEHICLE STALLED, BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER AND INCURRED $3,800.00 ENGINE REPAIR. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS!, FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THOUSANDS OF THESE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS, AS THEY PROFIT FROM THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ($3,800.00). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE OUGHT TO BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS OF THIS DEFECTIVE FORD PRODUCT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, I STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE SPARKPLUG IS RIGHT UNDER MY FUEL RAIL. PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THIS IS ANOTHER INEFFECTIVE/COSTLY GOVERNMENT AGENCY, SURELY THE NHTSA IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2002 FORD F250 CREW CAB 4X4 SHORT BOX, 5.4L V-8 GASOLINE ENGINE JUST UNDER 92000 MILES. ON 7/21/2008 MERGING ON THE EXPRESSWAY UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, A LOUD BANG WITH SPRING POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY THE DISTINCT ODOR OF EXHAUST AND UNBURNED GASOLINE. VERIFIED THROTTLE CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. DROVE 4 MILES TO WORK TO SAFELY INSPECT THE PROBLEM. NOTED THAT THE EXHAUST Y-PIPE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ASSUMING THAT IT WAS JUST A FAILED MANIFOLD BOLT, DROVE ~20 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. RECEIVED THE CALL THAT THE NUMBER 6 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. UPON THE DEALERSHIPS INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED OUT OF THE HEAD. THE SPARK PLUG THEN ARRESTED IN THE IGNITION COIL WHICH WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HEAD DUE TO FAILURE OF ITS MOUNTING FLANGE. THE IGNITION WIRE HELD THE COIL AND PLUG ON THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ZERO GAP NOTED ON THE SPARK PLUG ELECTRODE WITH ANTI-SEIZE COMPOUND ON ONLY ABOUT .5" OF THE SPARK PLUG THREAD. THUS SUGGESTED THAT ONLY .5" OF THREAD ENGAGEMENT WAS PRESENT FROM THE FACTORY ORIGINAL PLUGS (I.E. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT REPLACED SINCE THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT INTERVAL IS 10 YEARS 100000 MILES). ADVISED THAT AT A MINIMUM A HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT AN ENGINE MAY BE A BETTER ECONOMICAL CHOICE SO THAT BOTH HEADS ARE REPLACED AND THIS DESIGN ISSUE COULD BE OVERCOME (THE NEWLY REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IS SUPPOSED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE PLACING AIR IN THE TIRE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF EACH TIRE. THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000. UPDATED 07/31/08.*LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. AS I WAS ONLY 100 YARDS FROM HOME , I WENT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE SAID I BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGED THE COIL FOR THAT PLUG. I HAD TO PUT IN A HELICOIL AND REPLACE THE COIL. AFTER READING MANY REPORTS OF THIS I FELT THE NEED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I FEEL FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO REPLACE MY TRUCK , MOST LIKELY WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP O-RING FAILURE. (1) O-RING FAILED AT 08/30/04 WITH 30,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED O-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (2)O-RING FAILED AGAIN AT 08/16/07 WITH 70,826 MILES. FORD DEALER REPAIRED WITH UPDATED 0-RING KIT AS SPECIFIED BY FORD BULLETIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. (3)O-RING FAILED AGAIN ON 06/11/08 WITH 83,000 MILES. REPAIRED AGAIN IN 10 MONTH SINCE LAST REPAIR. I HAD TO PAY THE FULL PRICE OF REPAIR OF 561.82. SAME PART HAS FAILED THREE TIMES ON MY 2002 F250 CREWCAB 4 DOOR 7.3 DIESEL. WHEN O-RING FAILS THE OIL IS LEAKING WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS IS NOT A SLOW LEAK BUT A STEADY STREAM AS THE LINE IS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR THE POWER STEERING ON VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKE ISSUE- HAVE HAD DISK'S ON THE FRONT SURFACED ONCE IN 20K MILES AND IS IN NEED TO RESURFACE AGAIN. I HAVE A 3/4 TON PICKUP, DIESEL AND FEEL THE ROTORS ARE NOT VENTED TO REDUCE THE (HEAT) BUILD UP SUFFICIENTLY. I FEEL THIS IS A ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE REMEDIED. WILL WIND UP IN BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

MY FORD F-250 PICKUP BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. THE DEALER CHARGED ME 5,200.00 TO REPLACE THE HEAD. AT THE TIME OF THIS, THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 5.4 LTR ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL FUSE BOX. A FIRE REPORT AND INSURANCE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WAS A JEEP CHEROKEE PARKED BESIDE THE BURNING VEHICLE AND IT TOO CAUGHT FIRE. THE DAMAGES WERE COVERED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I READ THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS HANDING PROBLEMS AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SAID THAT 2005-2007 HAD THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE 2002 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB THAT IS ALSO SCARY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT CAN THROW PARTIALLY INTO ANOTHER LANE.

RECENTLY FOUR GOSHEN VANS AND / OR BUSES HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP. IN THREE CASES THE BUSES / VANS WERE PARKED AND EITHER JUST SHUT OFF OR PARKED AND IDLING WHEN SMOKE WAS DISCOVERED AND THEN THE FIRE STARTED. IN EACH CASE THE VEHICLE BURNED UP IN MINUTES (7 MINUTES IN ONE CASE). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE USED TO TRANSPORT DISABLED CLIENTS SO THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS INCIDENTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEATH OR INJURY. *TR