2002 Ford F-350 SD electrical problems

Filed May 11, 2017 · Electrical · 142,000 miles · DE

Vsm has failed this controls the door ajar and power locks. Power locks fail to function or are hyper active (locking and unlocking by themselves). Door ajar light flashing and emitting a sound indication a vehicle's door is not secure while driving after vehicle has warmed up.

Filed Jul 2, 2011 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · CO

Re: ford truck 4x4 f350 diesel. This is my 2nd complaint to you in about a year for the same problem. There are no warning signs, just failure of the alternator. We have a 2002 ford f350 super duty diesel, crew cab, 7.3l engine. Today, we are installing the 5th or 6th (we've stopped counting, but have records) alternator!! This occurs at least every year, and we have the old alternator now. This is beyond ridiculous, expensive, and unsafe. It warrants a look see by you. Our truck only has 88 thousand (can't see, the alternator is out, but this is approximate) miles. Please, help! If this were to happen while we were going down the highway, at high speeds, someone could be hurt or killed.

Filed May 7, 2011 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · 00 · fire

I have a 2002 f350 ford truck, I was driving along when I heard this big pop noise with shaking I stop and smelled gas ,I shut it off open the hood and the motor was starting to catch on fire,needless to say the spark plug blew out hit the coil and fuel line which ruptured it and caused the fire. If this had been my wife or one of my kids driving it they might have been killed. I think ford should step up and recall there problems that they no they have and fix them before somebody gets hurt or worse killed,this isn't right that they can get away with this knowing what can happen,they said I caused it,how did I do that when hundreds if not thousands have had this same problem. I hope that you can do something about this before it's to late ! Thanks they fixed it and it done it again.

Filed Sep 12, 2009 · Electrical · 898,934 miles · CT

Fuse #48 will blow when engaging overdrive button on gear shift lever. With blown fuse vehicle will only idle, leaving vehicle powerless on highway. Occurs periodically, depending on usage of overdrive button. To date the source of problem causing the fuse to blow has not been located.

Filed Dec 5, 2008 · Electrical · 41,385 miles · UT

Shifting the transmission, fuse blown, every time truck was driven,loose instrument panel, tack, speedometer, gas pedal vehicle will not move, replaced shift lever and wiring harness. I asked for the old parts, they had thrown them away.

Filed Mar 6, 2008 · Electrical · 43,000 miles · IA · fire

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.

Filed Oct 3, 2007 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · UT · fire

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

Filed Jun 10, 2007 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · MN

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.

Filed May 10, 2007 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Apr 22, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 57,500 miles · CO

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.