2002 Ford F-350 SD complaints

MY FORD F350 SUPERDUTY QUAD CAB LARIAT LE DIESEL HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY BACK YARD FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS WITH THE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE INTERCOOLER, AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR AND ALL THE HEADLIGHTS, GRILL, RUBBER ON THE BUMPER AND ALL PLASTIC, RUBBER PARTS, WIRING, HOSES UNDER THE HOOD INCLUDING BOTH BATTERIES. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS AGO THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. THANK FULLY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY EITHER TIME, WHICH PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO OTHERS. MY TRUCK DAMAGE TOTALED ABOUT $ 3500 TO $ 4000 FOR EACH EVENT. THE FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE TRUCK WERE DAMAGED BY THE EXPLODING TIRE / TREAD THAT CAME APART. THE TIRES WERE OEM, GENERAL GRABBER TR, 235 85R16 LOAD RANGE E. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 F 350 DUALLY. BOTH HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. I SENT THE LAST FAILED TIRE TO GENERAL AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO AN IMPACT, NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I DISAGREE, THE TIRE JUST UNZIPPED ITSELF. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS. I HAVE NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES. THOUGH WE ALL GO OVER SPEED BUMPS, A LOAD RANGE E TIRE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO OVER A SPEED BUMP AT SLOW SPEED. TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED TO 60 PSIG. TREAD LIFE ON THE TIRES IS EXCELLENT. FOR TWO FAILURES FOR ME, A SIMILAR FAILURE FOR A CO-WORKER AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON DIESEL TRUCK MESSAGE BOARDS, THERE APPEARS TO BE A TREND OF EXPLODING 10 PLY GENERAL TIRES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE COMPANY NO LONGER MANUFACTURERS THIS SPECIFIC TIRE. *TR

VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OUT. ENGINE SPLUTTERS AND JERKS, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE DASH BOARD, AND ENGINE QUITS. IT HAS LET ME STANDED IN TRAFFIC FIVE OR SIX TIMES. IT CAN HAPPEN JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THERE IS NEVER ANY WARNING. IN 7 MILES I HAD TO RESTART MY VEHICLE 5 TIMES. IT STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2007. I THOUGHT THERE MAY BE MOISTURE IN THE FUEL FILTER, SO HAD ALL FILTERS CHANGED AND TRUCK PUT ON COMPUTER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS STEADLY GOTTEN WORSE; FROM ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN LESS THAN 10 MILES. I CAN NO LONGER RELY ON MY VEHICLE GETTING ME WHERE I NEED TO GO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN ON HER DIESEL ENGINE IS $2,399.82. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UNIVERSAL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 27,770 MILES AND THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME, IN ADDITION TO THE CARRIER BEARINGS AT 47,325 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME, BUT THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR THE SECOND TIME. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,347. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED WEATHERSTRIP, REPLACED REAR U JOINT, DISC PADS REPLACE, AND REPLACED BROKEN CONSOLE LID. UPDATED 02/04/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BECAME DETACHED AND THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING FAILED AND THEY MADE REPAIRS, HOWEVER, THE FIRE RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERI, SIZE 235/85/R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS SPLITTING AT THE TOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE BLEW DUE TO IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,600. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON GENERAL-GRABBERTR 235/85-R16---- GOOD TREAD ONLY 24203 MILES ON THEM-- CAME AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON 2002 FORD F350---AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF OTHER 5 TIRES --THERE ARE SIDEWALL SEPARATION DEFECTS (BUMPS) IN ALL OF THEM --THANKS TO THE GRACE OF GOD AND MY HUSBANDS PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A BLOWOUT WE ESCAPED UNHARMED-- BY THE WAY WE WERE ON I-40 IN TENNESSEE TOWING A LIVING QUARTERS HORSE TRAILER WITH A HORSE-- THE BLOWOUT DAMAGED THE FRONT FENDER AND WE HAD TO BE TOWED -- I WOULD LIKE TO WARN OTHERS DRIVERS OF THE DANGER-- JUDGING FROM THE COMPLAINTS I FOUND IN MY RESEARCH I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION-- I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY '02 FORD F-350 POWER STOKE DIESEL. *TR

I OWN A 2002 F350 FORD DIESEL TRUCK. I JUST HAD TO PAY $2221.70 TO REPLACE A RUSTED OUT OIL PAN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE, LOW COST JOB BUT SINCE FORD USED DEFECTIVE METAL IN THEIR OIL PANS CAUSING THEM TO RUST OUT AND THE CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE FRAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO CHANGE THE PAN. EVERY DIESEL FORD TRUCK OWNER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEIR OIL PAN WITHIN 6 YEARS OR IT WILL BEGIN LEAKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN ANYWHERE. HOW CAN I BEGIN A CLASS ACTION RECALL AT FORD'S EXPENSE FOR THIS UNNECESSARY AND VERY COSTLY JOB ? *JB

CAMSHSFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILED ON MY FORD F-350, 2002 MODEL, 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED GRADUALLY, WITH SIX UNINTENDED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS. THREE SHUTDOWNS WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THREE WHILE PARKED. DATE IS APPROXIMATED; ODOMETER READING APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. I WILL UPDATE WHEN I GET HOME.

7.3 L DIESEL ENGINE IN MY 2002 FORD F-350 WOULD JUST STOP DEAD AT NUMEROUS RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES WHILE JUST SITTING STILL AND IDLING, OTHERS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF, ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN NORMALLY. DEALER REPLACED THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (CPS), WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY, FAILURE HAPPENED JUST BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK LENGTHWISE ACROSS ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. PART THAT FAILED WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DON'T KNOW IF I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL PART. AFTER PART WAS REPLACED VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-350 DIESEL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A DUMP TRUCK BEHIND ME WHICH WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM ON FORD DIESELS FORD HAS NEVER NOTIFIED ME AS SUCH. WHEN I CONTACTED A DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AS THE VEHICLE WAS 6 MONTHS PAST THE 100,000 MILES 5 YEAR ENGINE WARRANTY , I AM STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FORD DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD PERSONNEL AS TO THE LIKLEYHOOD THAT THIS PART HAS KNOWN PROBLEMS AND COULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE DILIGENCE OF THE TRUCK DRIVER BEHIND ME YESTERDAY BECAUSE HAD HE NOT BEEN SO ALERT THEN INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRADEGY.*AK

CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AND ENGINE STALLED,REPLACED PARTS AT EXCESSIVE PRICE. *AK

CPS SENSOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON. AS I HEADED TO WORK AROUND 7:30 PM IN THE 2002 FORD F350 TURBO DIESEL AND WHILE MOVING AT A PACE OF 61-65 MPH EVERYTHING CUT OUT: ENGINE, BRAKES, ETC. I HAD TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. ONCE SITUATED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED TO START THE TRUCK OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND IT STARTED. GOT GOING AGAIN AT 61-65 MPH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES TO GET THE TRUCK HOME , DRIVING IT IN THAT FASHION. I BOUGHT A NEW CPS THE NEXT DAY FROM INTERNATIONAL FOR OVER $150.00. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS ABLE TO REPORT A PROBLEM OF THIS IMPORTANCE UNTIL I FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM... JUST FOUND OUT HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. THE DATES THAT I HAVE LISTED BELOW WERE NOT VERY ACCURATE BECAUSE I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE EXACT TIME AND DATE. *AK

DEFECTIVE CAM POSITION SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL ON FREEWAY. REPLACED CPS. *TR

2002 FORD F-350, WITH 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL .FAILURE OF THE "CPS". *JB

2002 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. STARTED OUT WITH INTERMITTENT SPUTTERING. WOULD NOT START ONE TIME - DEALER ASSURED US IT WAS JUST LOW ON FUEL. SAT FOR A WHILE AND THEY ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF FUEL. IT RESTARTED OK. STALLED A WEEK OR SO LATER AND TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT TOWING ANYTHING LIKE WE WERE WITH OUR OTHER TRUCK. STILL, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING A DUAL WHEEL TRUCK DIE OUT ON THE ROAD. SCANNED THE CODE - CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. *TR

MOTOR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. *JB

DRIVING MY 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY F350, NO WARNING, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRUCK DIED IN A TUNNEL. RESULT WAS CAM POSITION SENSOR. OVER $400 IN PARTS, LABOR AND TOWING BILL. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN AND GO AROUND ME. *TR

LOSS OF THE CPS SENSOR ON MY 02 FORD F350. THE SENSOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I87. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT THE FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO CELL SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NORTHEASTER ON 4/16/07. *TR

TRUCK WOULD PICKUP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEN FINALLY I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND IT DIED. THE CPS HAD FAILED I PUT A NEW ONE IN AND IT RUNS FINE. *TR

CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE ON 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY POWERSTROKE. I NOTICED MY ENGINE CUTTING OUT SLIGHTLY AT TIMES. THEN MY CPS FAILED LEAVING MY VEHICLE DEAD AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BEFORE I COULD FINALLY CHANGE THE PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK DIED GOING 55 MPH AND IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STOP AND F-350 WHEN THE MOTOR IS DEAD. THE FIX WAS REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I KNOW OF THREE OTHER FRIENDS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO, LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT WHEN THERE TRUCK DIED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED A SENSOR A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE FAILURE HAS RETURNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.*AK UPDATED 07/06/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE BLOWOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 43000 MILES. *AK

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL OEM TIRES , WHICH WERE CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV, LT235/85R16E, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, WAS INSTALLED ON F350 FROM THE FACTORY.*AK ON FRIDAY MARCH 23, 2007 I EXPERIENCED A TIRE SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY TRUCK. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH TOWING A LIGHT SINGLE WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED DAMAGING THE FENDER, INNER FENDER LINER AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING ABOVE THE INNER FENDER. WE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL WIRES WERE CUT AND NO TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE INSTALLED 6 NEW TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE LT235/85R16E '' LOAD RANGE E AND IMMEDIATELY COMPARED THE SIDEWALLS OF BOTH THE OEM INSTALLED TIRES AND THE NEW TIRES I PURCHASED. I ASKED THE TIRE DEALER FOR THEIR OPINION ON THE TIRE SEPARATION ISSUE AND THEY HAVE REPLACED A NUMBER OF TIRES FOR THE SAME OCCURRENCE THAT HAPPENED TO ME. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING IN THIS SITUATION AS THESE CONTINENTAL OEM TIRES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR INSTALL ON F350 DUALIE'''S EQUIPPED WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE OPTION. I AM SATISFIED WITH THE TRUCK OTHERWISE AND WOULD NOT HESITATE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER IF THE NEED AROSE. BUT I DEFINITELY WOULD LOOK AT THE TIRE SITUATION IN LIGHT OF MY EXPERIENCE. I ALSO BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SPECIFY A TIRE THAT IS SAFE BEYOND A REASONABLE LOADING TO PREVENT SITUATIONS

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FORD 4.6L 5.4L ENGINES HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG LITERALLY COME OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS INSTANTLY MAKES THE VEHICLE A GROSS EMISSIONS POLLUTER. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *JB

DIESEL TRUCK- PLUGGED IN AT NIGHT, FACTORY WIRING FAULTY AND CAUSED TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *JB

I HAVE 63000 MILES ON MY 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP (7.3L DIESEL). MY TRUCK STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ONCE WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE FAULT CODES INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE SENSOR MYSELF, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE THE OLD SENSOR AVAILABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG FORD TRUCK OWNERS. STALLING WHILE DRIVING CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND OBVIOUS STOP IN TRAFFIC. *NM

MY 20002 FORD F-350 V10 PICKUP TRUCK BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, I REPLACED IT AND THE COIL FOR $120.00. TWO DAYS LATER IT BLEW OUT AGAIN THIS TIME WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN ROAD, THE TRUCK DIED IN THE STREET FROM 40 MPH TO ZERO IN NO TIME AT ALL. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED MY A VERY LARGE 18 WHEELER CARRYING A LARGE EXCAVATING MACHINE . LUCKILY HE HAD ROOM TO PASS ME ON MY LEFT ,BEFORE ANY DAMAGED WAS DONE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPARK PLUGS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER WALLS , DUE TO FAULTY THREADINGS IN THE CYLINDER WALL. WHEN WILL FORD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR, WHEN SOMEONE DIES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WAS CONSULTED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HUB WAS REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F350 WITH TRITON V10 ENGINE. ON 07/27/06 THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT CAUSING LACK OF POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND A DAMAGED COIL. *JB

TREAD SEPARATION OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE 265/75R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *NM

OUT OF STATE ON VACATION. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED FORD WARRANTY - ONLY FORD DEALER IN AREA COULDN'T GET IT IN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. TALKED TO FRIEND THAT IS A DIESEL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CPS ALWAYS GOES BAD IN 7.3'S AND TO REPLACE IT. LOCATED ONE AT NAPA FOR $190.00 - BORROWED TOOLS AND INSTALLED. TRUCK THEN STARTED RIGHT UP AND HAS RUN FINE SINCE. ONLY 46,000 MILES ON TRUCK!! TOOK OLD CPS TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ALONG WITH BILL AND AM ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER EXPENSES UNDER WARRANTY AS THE MANUAL SAYS IT IS COVERED. LOCAL DEALER WASN'T VERY OPTIMISTIC. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND TRUCK BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST SOME POWER. PULLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, OPENED HOOD AND SAW THAT I LOST #9 SPARK PLUG. WAS OFFERED THROUGH FORD TO EITHER REPLACE THE HEAD FOR $3400.00 OR REPLACE ENTIRE MOTOR FOR $6200.00. NO OTHER OPTIONS. FORD DOES NOT RECOMMENDED HELI-COIL. WHEN ASKED THE DEALER AND FORD REPRESENTATIVE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP OFFSET THIS COST, THEY REPLIED "NOTHING". *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION FOLLOWED BY A NOISE FROM THE DRIVELINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE UNIVERSAL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION WAS MADE.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH DUAL REARS. THE TRUCK CAME WITH SEVEN GENERAL TIRES, 23585R16. OF THE SEVEN TIRES, FOUR HAVE FAILED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WITH TREAD/PLY SEPARATION AND BLOWOUTS. THE MOST SERIOUS WAS A LEFT FRONT THAT SUDDENLY BLEW OUT IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-35 JUST SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES AND AT 70 MPH. THAT FAILURE WAS A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT, BUT OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY WAY AS I FOUGHT TO RETAIN CONTROL AND GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE OTHER THREE BLOWOUTS WERE ON THE REAR AND THE DUAL WHEELS SAVED ME FROM A SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL. TWO OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE BEFORE FAILURE. ONLY ONE OF THE SEVEN ORIGINAL TIRES HAS NOT FAILED AND THAT ONE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE AS A SPARE. SO OVERALL SIX OUT OF SEVEN TIRES HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED BY TREAD/PLY SEPARATION WITH FOUR POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURES. *NM

THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT MY F-350 POWER STROKE HAD THE DREADED CAM POSITION FAILURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT AN INTERSECTION IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WAS DEAD. I CARRIED A SPARE SENSOR IN THE GLOVE BOX KNOWING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. IMAGINE BEING IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT DECIDES TO FAIL. LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. READ ABOUT CPS FAILURES ON "THEDIESELSTOP.COM". COULD FAIL WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THIS MOTOR. *JB

AT 43,350 THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER REQUIRING THE RIGHT HEAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD F-350 XLT 4X4 POWER STROKE DIESEL...AUTO TRANS. THE DIESEL ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE " SYNCHRONIZER " ( CAM POSITION SENSOR OR " CPS" ) WHILE TOWING A HEAVY BOAT & TRAILER ( 9,800 LBS ), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO STEER AND STOP, AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION,ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, AS I DID NOT KNOW THE ENGINE HAD DIED UNTIL I CONTINUED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AROUND A SLIGHT CORNER AND IT WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL I EXERTED HEAVY EFFORT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. ( NO POWER STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE DIES) A WOMAN WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. I THEN TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK, AND WITH THE ENGINE STALLED ,THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKES EITHER. WITH HEAVY TOWING WEIGHT, THIS IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I FOUND THAT IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO FORD DEALERS & POWERSTROKE OWNERS THAT THESE " CAM SENSORS " FAIL OFTEN, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY,OR SOMETIMES CAUSING IT NOT TO START IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START , THIS IS NOT A DANGEROUS CONDITION, HOWEVER IF THE ENGINE DIES WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL DUE TO THE EXTREME EFFORT REQUIRED TO STOP AND / OR STEER THE TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE

2002 F350 DIESEL, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN AUGUST 2003 AND HAVE PRESENTLY 93,000 MILES. THE OIL PAN TO THE MOTOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH. I FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A COUPLE OF FORD DEALERS AND THEY BOTH SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. I WAS QUOTED $1600.00 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS AS OF YET TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. *JB

DT: CONTACT HAD A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK AND THE STUDS TO THE MANIFOLD RUSTED. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO ON 7-8-05. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE TRUCK HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET THE STUDS REPLACED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY F-350 ON I-95, THERE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND AS I SLOWED TO VEER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE A LOUD HAMMERING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER TRUCK. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING I FOUND THE RIGHT INNER DUALLY WHEEL HAD COME APART AND OVER HALF THE TREAD WAS MISSING FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD SEPARATION RIPPED THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL HOUSING OUT AND RIPPED TWO 6" AND 8" TEARS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE FIBERGLASS WHEEL WELL HAD LARGE CRACKS AND THE SUPPORTS WERE TORN LOOSE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS ALSO TORN LOOSE AND IN THE BED OF TRUCK, BEHIND THE WELL, THE METAL WAS BENT UPWARD ABOUT 4" IN A SQ. FT. AREA. THE TAIL PIPE CHROME END PIECE WAS KNOCKED OFF AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS SMASHED FLAT. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE WITH SLIGHTLY LESS DAMAGE. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON ODOMETER.

2002 FORD 350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN UNDER MODERATE BRAKING THE FRONT ROTORS WARPED WHICH CAUSED BRAKE AND HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE BELT TENSIONER AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JB

COMING HOME FROM SHAWNEE ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME,AND AT ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BEING HOME FELT A BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRES,FELT ALL AROUND THEM NOTICED THAT THERE WHERE INDENTATIONS IN SIDE WALLS,LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE ARE CALLED LEMMONING MARKS,GOT BACK IN TRUCK AND CONTINUED ON AT A SLOWER SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH,AND ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD A SEVERE VIBRATION STARTED AND THEN THE LEFT FRONT BLEW OUT BAD CAUSING TO ME BE SWEPT OFF ROAD TO LEFT SEVERELY INTO THE MEDIAN,THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 29096 MILES ON THEM I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND AFTER BEING STRANDED ON ROAD FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS WAITING FOR FORDS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I AM IN A WHEELCHAIR I HAD TOO BE TOWED HOME. WHERE UPON CHECKING SEVERAL WEB SIGHTS I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGES THE REST OF MY TIRES SEAM TO BE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS PLUS SOME SIGNS OF CHALKING THIS IS ALSO A SIGN OF DEFECTIVE TIRES. ALSO I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THEM SINCE,I AM TRYING TO GET SOME RESPONSE OUT OF GENERAL TIRES BECAUSE MY TRUCK SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE WHOLE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND ALL THE ABS WIRING SYSTEM IS TORE UP AND HANGING LOOSE,I COULD NOT GET THE SPARE TIRE OFF OF ITS RACK BECAUSE FORD DID NOT PUT THE SPARE TIRE KEY THAT YOU NEED TO LOWER THE TIRE DOWN OFF OF IT'S RACK,WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED AGAIN TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE SPARE TIRE RACK CUT!! OFF TO GET TO SPARE,I FEEL THAT THERE

DRIVING ON I-10 WEST ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE RUBBER PEALED OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING $3400.00 DAMAGE TO F-350 FORD QUARTER PANEL,BED,TAIL LIGHT,END GATE AND BUMPER.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 F350 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP TRUCK WE PURCHASED ON 7/15/05, WITH ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, THE THROTTLE QUITS WORKING. THE ENGINE STAYS RUNNING, SO WE DO NOT LOOSE THE POWER STEERING ETC, BUT WHEN TURNING LEFT IT WENT OUT & WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK GOODNESS THE CARS WERE GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT THEY COULD STOP. IT HAPPENED 7/24/5, 5 TIMES IN 1 HR. WE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER & THEY SAID WE WERE OUT OF LUCK. TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US $90.00. WE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 9 DAYS & THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TO US IT IS SAFETY RELATED & SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MULLINAX FORD DEALERSHIP IN AMHERST, OH