2002 Ford F Series engine complaints

Filed Dec 5, 2007 · Engine · 98,000 miles · KS

2002 ford f150 5.4 liter engine 2 months ago I had a spark plug thread failure on my f150. It cost 400.00 to repr the vehicle so that it could be driven. 1500 miles later I have another thread failure causing another plug to be spit out of my6 cylinder head. I have been told by dealerships and mechanics that this is a common problem and that I can replace the heads with new ones but that they can not guarantee that it would not happen again. Or I can have both heads removed and have inserts machined into the heads to prevent anything from failing again. The cost of this process is 2200.00. I have now spent 2600.00 on the engine in 2 months time due to a improper manufacturing of the heads that were made for this engine. I would like to see a defect recall made on the heads and possibly be reimbursed for some of the expense.

Filed May 30, 2007 · Engine · 75,000 miles · WA · fire

I woke up last week to the sound of a car alarm. I looked outside and the front of my ford f 150 was engulfed in flames. It was so hot the tires melted into the driveway. We had not driven the truck in several days. It appears the fire started in the engine as the entire front of the vehicle is incinerated.

Filed Sep 28, 2005 · Engine · 47,345 miles · NH

Ford triton v8 spark plug blew out of head 2002 f250.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine, Fuel system · 77,249 miles · AZ

Excessive exhaust smoke. Poor performance.

Filed Nov 12, 2003 · Engine · MS

Truck experiences a "rough idle" at all conditions where engine is idling.

Filed Mar 17, 2003 · Engine · 15,000 miles · WA

I made a trip to california and right before I left I had the oils changed on my truck. My truck had about 15,000 miles on it. The trip was 1,000 miles round trip and it used 2 1/2 quarts of oil. I took it to the dealer and was told that it was normal to use that much oil. And they changed the oil to a different weight to do a test on oil consumption. It still uses oil and now the motor smokes when you first start it up. And if it sits for a couple of days it will know loud when you start it. The for d dealer said this is normal.