I was following the ford rules for when to replace spark plugs at 100,000 miles. I have 99,860 miles on my 2002 ford f150 xlt 4.6l triton v8 motor. I was driving home from getting the new plugs from the auto store to replace when I heard what sounded like a gun going off. One of the spark plugs fired out of its location ripping off the coil pack hitting my fan blade on the truck. This is very dangerous because as I have been reading. The fuel could have been ignited by the coil pack causing a fire or worse. What is being done about this defect and why has their not been a recall on the ford motors?
2002 Ford F-150 transmission complaints
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In my case there were three separate occurrences where my spark plugs shot out of my engine. The first time it happened on the highway cruising along about 70 MPH. I actually thought I blew a tire.this was at night so in the morning I checked it out with a friend's help and saw the plug sitting right where it wasn't supposed to be. So we went and bought a new plug and coil pack and threaded it back in and believe it or not it stayed there and still is there today. This first time was roughly 3 1/2 yrs ago. The next time it happened while my same friend was driving my truck to his house but this time it was a different plug and we weren't so lucky threading it back in. The threads were stripped out so we helicoiled it back in ourselves and it is still there today. This second time was roughly 2 yrs ago. The last time happened in a parking lot right as I started my truck up.the plug actually hit the underside of the hood when it blew. So again I bought a new plug and coil pack and luckily it threaded back in again. So now I am very gunshy naturally everytime I drive it. To properly correct this problem it would cost a small fortune and to sell it as is who will buy it. Also on this same vehicle my transmission blew at 39,000 miles when the warranty ran out at 36,000 naturally I was told there was nothing they could do. That cost me $3,500 and a week stranded. I had to have a new transmission installed at a dealership. The truck is a f150 harley davidson edition. It now has roughly 94,000 miles on it. The dates are all approximate along with the mileage when they occurred.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150 purchased new september 2002. While depressing the clutch, the vehicle would not engage nor shift into gear. A technician from the ford dealer concluded that the sleigh cylinder had failed. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 67,000 . The current was 136,000. The VIN was not available.
I was driving on the highway home. All of a sudden a loud bang happened under the hood that was followed by a constant puffing sound. The truck lost power and started missing. All I could smell was gasoline. I pulled over to find a coil on plug sitting on top of engine, also had a spark plug sitting 7 inches away from cop. I was visited the ford dealership and was told that plugs are known to have come out of the engine and was not a new problem. They told me that ford was not fixing this problem, but had a ford approved way to fix the problem. The cost would be around 500 dollars for insert and around 3500 dollars for new heads witch is the only guarantee that this would prevent this from happening again. Ford plans not to recall this problem, they are fully aware that this heads has 4 threads holding the plug in, when they come lose the threads are destroyed from the pounding caused by the compustion process. This very dangerous, coil spark can ignited fuel sprayed in the engine compartment causing fire, lose of control and personal injury or death, depending on the circumstance. I have a family and they could have been seriously injured when this happened. Please do something to make this from happening to any one else, and before someone loses their life. The coil on plug os located under the fuel rail and has enough force to damage the fuel rail cause it break and spill gasoline all over the engine, which could cause an explosion. I had a insert installed and a new plug inserted was told there is no guarantee the spark plug would stay in.
My 2002 f-150 supercrew 4x2 with 4.6lv8 experienced a failure of the automatic transmission on saturday at only 75k miles. The result is a rebuild/replacement for >$2000.00! I don't tow anything with the vehicle and it isn't abused. This type of failure is very premature! The truck has been very well maintained. My mechanic says there is a history with this transmission in the ford trucks/SUV's having lubrication problems. Ford should step up and take responsibility for the design defect!
I noticed a tapping sound coming from my engine approximately 2 days before I ejected (blew out) a spark plug while cruising at approximately 55 MPH. I checked my oil the day before the blow-out and the oil level was fine. I was traveling on business at the time and fortunately I was able to limp to a hotel a couple of miles down the road. I had my truck towed to a repair shop and had to pay $800.00 to have the problem repaired. When I asked the mechanic what caused the spark plug to blow out, he simply replied that it happens a lot with "these ford engines".
On my way to a wedding I noticed the rpms kick up. I pushed button on trans selector and problem went away (for now).was parking truck and found I had no reverse. Monday took truck to dealer , mechanic could not find anything wrong till he opened cup transmission. Mechanic found weld on sun shell broken. Called ford no help. Spring hill ford put a rebuilt trans in truck.
My 2002 ford f150 needed to have the transmission rebuilt. My overdrive light was blinking on and off and I later found out the entire transmission needed to be rebuilt. I've been reading online from several people who have had this same problem. It seems like ford has some type of problem with this year. I don't understand why there can not be a recall in regards to this problem.
Spider gears in differential blew out for 2nd time on this truck which is a 2002 f-150 4x4 with a 3.55 diff. The first time was at around 45k mi.and this time at 83.5k miles. This truck was never overloaded and never pulled a trailer. Must be something wrong with ford rear. After this repair,I am done with ford!!
We have a ford f150 boss truck (2002) that has only 30,000 miles on it. The transmission went out yesterday. The truck has absolutely not had a hard life. We take very good care of our vehicles.
In november 2002, I purchased a 2002 ford f-150 extended cab, which was made in canada 09/01. After the break-in period I noticed that at speeds of 80-85 MPH the vehicle would whine , but I assumed that was normal because after 85 MPH the whine went away. At about 89,000 miles and the end of the warranty, at 35-50 MPH the vehicle would have loud roaring/whining noise from the rear end. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs on 10 january 2007,. The dealer replaced the pinion gear and assembly at a cost of 1501.00 , and the dealer said it was fixed. I drove the vehicle less than 1,500 miles after the repair was made, the vehicle started doing the same thing again at speeds 40-50 MPH, but with an added twist this time, the truck would whine even when I accelerate. I put the truck back in the shop for the same problem again on 01/23/2007. The truck has a 3.55 rear end.
Transmission drops out of gear at 25 to 30 MPH. Took to dealer, they say no codes shown and they need to take transmission apart to find problem.
Manual clutch malfunctioned including remaining disengaged (in gear) while pedal was depressed to the floor. Slave cylinder failed and leaked fluid necessitating replacement. Occurred at <45000 miles and is identical to the fail mechanism exhibited on neighbors 2001 f150 4.6 at 39000 miles.
I own a 2002 ford f-150 supercrew 4x4 pickup with 5.4l v8 gas engine and aod automatic transmission. At 48,500 miles on the vehicle the od on/off switch would not stay engaged and was flashing intermittently I took the truck to a local transmission shop who showed me metal shavings in the transmission pan and was told the torque converter must be replaced and the transmission must be rebuilt. I agreed to the work because I need a dependable vehicle. I have never abused the truck in any way and do not haul any type of trailers with the vehicle.
At about 75k miles, a very faint whine was coming from the back end of the vehicle, mainly audible with acceleration and at speeds of about 35 MPH. It slowly progressed, we took it to a local ford dealership and was told that this is happening with many ford 150's with this year, it was a defect in the parts (the material it was made with). We were told to continue to drive it until noise was too loud. At 92k miles, it was a pretty loud whine at all speeds except about 70 MPH, and then progressed to a grinding noise. I just took it into the dealership, they said the rear differential, pinion and carriage gears were "torn up". They found a replacement and total cost is $1800. At this point ford is not fixing part, since there is no extended warranty, but this is not a part that should be going out at 90k miles either, and with the dealership saying this is happening often and there was a defect in the part, ford should be recalling this, or at the very least paying for the fix when it starts to go bad.
I brought the truck on june 1, 2004. A few months after I brought the truck it started giving me problems. I tried talking to the dealership but they were no help at all. I have tried talking to them plenty of times. I have took my truck to an mechanic an they told me it was a transmission problem . I don't know what to do the dealership is no help at all. Their warranty policy is a fraud they do not keep up with it. I am tired of this situation. That's the reason I want to cancel the purchase of this car.
2002 ford f150.
2002 ford f-150 traveling west on highway 40 in arizona. Recall notice received on the cruise control initial failure cruise control on. Engaged maintain speed button vehicle started accelerating. Punched all of the cruise control buttons and tapped the brakes cruise control turned off. Confirmation turned cruise control on and hit maintain speed button. Vehicle started accelerating as before. Hit all of the cruise control buttons and tapped the brake. At 85 MPH, I turned off the ignition. Immediately turned ignition on. Cruise control was active, motor raced, but transmission was in neutral. Shifter was in drive. Turned off ignition again and cruised to the left side of the road. Started vehicle and proceeded without using cruise control recommendation transmissions should not shift into neutral unless the operator places the shift lever in neutral. Previously owned fords from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s do not disengage the transmission when the key is turned off.
Dt: the contact stated while driving the clutch would not disengage. He took the vehicle to a certified repair shop for diagnosis. The engine lost a cylinder and fluid leaked out into the engine. The vehicle is being repaired at the contact's expense.
Dt: contact states his car rolled backwards and hit a man pinning him between two trucks. The car was locked and parked at the time. He immediately got in his vehicle and started it and pulled the car off of the man. He reports having no problems of this kind prior to this incident or since this incident. *jb updated 12/07/05/
Shudder in drivetrain at slow/idle speed. Ford dealer replaced drive shaft, and transfer case - did not fix problem. Still do not have any answers or fixes.
My 2002 ford f-150's tranny completely broke at 35,000 miles 27 days after the 3 year warranty was up. I don't haul or pull anything with this truck. We are having to put a factory rebuilt tranny in it as we speak.
Dt: the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. The rear end differential made a whining noise. They told him that it will not hurt the vehicle but it was not normal since the june 16,2005 contact was trying to get vehicle fixed. They replaced the rack and pinion twice, but problem recurred. The manufacturer told contact that they could not fix the vehicle. Technician at dealership said he owned the same vehicle and it was doing the same thing. The dealerships laughed when contact brought the vehicle to be fixed. At 40-45 MPH contact could hear the noise ,and if when pulling ta load the noise got worse. The dealership tried to fix this problem, but ford kept sending wrong parts that were not correcting the problem. Contact has have an extended warranty on vehicle. *ak
Heard banging in rear of truck,mostly while backing up and turning to left at first. Heard loud bang while pulling into gas station,then when I drove away,felt dragging,still not sure what the problem was,till I got home while backing into a parking spot,heard the loud bang again. After some ivestigation,determined the problem was in the differential. Had to have truck towed to dealer,and they found broken spider gears in the differential. Dealer replaced parts. Sattisfied with repair.
Electrical: at 306 miles the solenoids had to be replaced. Upon shutting the vehicle off; the dash board would still illuminate. Also, upon shutting the vehicle off it would continue to run. This has happened a total of four times. The transmission completely failed with no warning. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and was told the windshield had a leak which corroded the electrical system. The electrical problems started at 44000 miles. The gasket had to be replaced, and the harness wiring had to be replaced also. Upon trying to start the vehicle again the battery would be completely dead. Please provide any further information.
Driving at slow speed on gravel road, lost control of vehicle, swerved to the right, was able to stop vehicle, found left rear wheel had come off, left rear axle shaft broken at wheel. No vehicle damage, did not contact anything. Axle just broke.
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.
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.
Rough idle.
I was driving down sr 33 in polk city when it seemed as if my car was slowing down. I had the pedal depressed but the truck continued to slow down. I had to pull off to the side of the road. When the speedometer fell back down to zero I attempted to take off again. Once again, the truck would get to 50 and then not shift to the next gear. This was the first and only signs something was wrong. I assumed it was a problem with the transmission. I drove to work (15 miles) in second gear, called a tow truck and had it towed to lakeland ford. I was told the overdrive clutch burned up and the direct drive pak burned up. The ford dealership wanted $2,326.09 to fix a 2002 vehicle that is not even two years old and has 44,176 miles on it. Most of the miles on this vehicle were highway miles always driven with overdrive on and only was something towed. This vehicle has the towing package in it so this problem should not have happened. My warranty was 3 years/36,000 miles. Truck is now at aamco with transmission being rebuilt.
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