2002 Ford F-350 Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPRESSION FROM THE ENGINE CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PLUGGED AN ENGINE BLOCK WARMER UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE CONTACT LATER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 03/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL LEAKED OCCURRED DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 03/07/12

I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HAVE BLOWN FOUR SPARK PLUGS SO FAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE WATER PUMP STARTED TO LEAK. THIS CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO BECOME WET AND SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEYS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLES BRAKES AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL. I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE FORD DEALER(HENRY DAY FORD) IN WEST VALLEY UTAH AND THEY ADVISED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. TO ME THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR OCCUPANTS AND COULD BE A LIABILITY FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THAT FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WOULD NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I HAVE A 2002 FOR F350 SUPERDUTY, I FIRST HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ALMOST A YEAR AGO ON CYLINDER 1 IT WAS A LOUD POP THEN FLUTTERING SOUND WITH REDUCED POWER, A SMELL LIKE BURNING OIL- GAS, I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED & WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN I DID GO UNDER THE HOOD THE SPARK PLUG WAS JAMMED UNDER THE FUEL LINE FOR THE INJECTORS & I STILL SMELLED A FAINT ODER OF GAS, THE COIL WAS ARCHING ON THE METAL TUBING ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG. I FIGURED IT WAS THE FAULT OF MY MECHANIC WHEN HE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ONE YEAR EARLIER, MAYBE HE STRIPED THE THING OR SOMETHING. I FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A HELI COIL EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PLUG I AGAIN FIXED IT MAKING SURE TO TIGHTEN THE PLUG DOWN GOOD, THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING SO I AGAIN FIXED IT EACH TIME HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW COIL. NOW YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT 2 YEARS SINCE THE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED, CYLINDER 2 JUST BLEW OUT A PLUG AND DESTROYED ITS COIL, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERES SOMETHING GOING ON HERE, SOMETHINGS WRONG!, & LOOKED ON LINE FOR THE ANSWER. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED! & I'M FED UP! I HAVE THE SPARK PLUG & COIL FROM THIS LAST. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD, WITH GAS BEING FED TO THE CYLINDER AND THE COIL ARCHING ON THE METAL AROUND IT, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A TRUCK EXPLODES, OR HAS AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE DIES! *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS FORD F350 TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AT FIRST HE WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM THEN HE LOOKED DOWN AND SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF THE FIRE WALL AND UP HIS LEG, HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT. HE COULD NOT EXTINGUISH IT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT IT OUT. HE HAD NO WARNING AND HEARD NO NOISE JUST SMELLED THE SMOKE. *TR

TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER- THEN OIL BEGAN TO LEAK- OIL LEAK BECAME WORSE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. NEEDED TO REPLACE O RING AND TURBO!! *TR

ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2008. MY 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS SITTING FOR ROUGHLY 10 HRS. WHEN IT STARTED ON FIRE. VEHICLE IS DESTROYED AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY QUAD CAB LE 7.3L DIESEL PARKED IN MY BACK YARD WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW. MY TRUCK WAS BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. THE GRILL, BUMPER RUBBER, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERCOOLER BURNED AWAY. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINALLY PUT IT OUT YOU COULD SEE THAT ALL THE RUBBER, PLASTIC, WIRING AND BATTERIES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE ENGINE REMAINED IDLE BUT THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AGAIN SINCE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES, IT MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 250,000.

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 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.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW F350 FORD LARIAT TRUCK IN THE FALL OF 2002 FOR $42,000. WE STILL HAD IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, STALLED ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS ALONE AT THE TIME, AND HE WAS ABOUT 8 MILES FROM ANY HOUSE OR STORE, SO HE WALKED FOR HELP AT 8:30 PM. HE WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO PICK HIM UP, BRING HIM HOME AT 1 AM, AND DELIVER THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE COST OF THE TOW WAS OVER $300.00. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO WORK DUE TO NO VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM THE ENTIRE DAY TO CONTACT US BACK. THEY HAD NO DIAGNOSIS, BUT SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH A LOCKOUT DEVICE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE VALVE COVERS BE REMOVED AND AROUND $700.00 IN SERVICE COSTS. THEY DID CHARGE US A DIAGNOSTIC FEE WHICH WAS AROUND $80.00 - $90.00. I HAD LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND KEPT FINDING REFERENCES TO A CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOM OF SUDDEN STALLING. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IF THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT WAS VERY UNLIKELY; IN FACT I THINK HE CLAIMED HE WAS UNAWARE OF A CPS ISSUE AT ALL. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING SO WE PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT STALLED AGAIN ON OUR WAY HOME. SO WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, A DISTANCE OF 80 MILES AND A COST OF ANOTHER $150.00. I DISCUSSED REPLACING THE CPS WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THERE AND HE SAID IT WAS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND A GOOD FIRST ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. SO WE HAD IT REPLACED AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THIS TRUCK HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS OUR FOURTH FORD TRUCK. I WONDER WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR FORD TO GET AROUND TO NOTIFYING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR SERVICE STAFF. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT FORD WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD FOR YEARS WHEN THEIR CUSTOMERS WERE ESSENTIALLY UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F 350 WITH V10 ENGINE. THE MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP RUSTING OFF AND BREAKING. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 11,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK NOW. FORD FIXED THE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON MAY 8, 2007 AS I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 8500 MILES ON IT THEN. THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT A REP IN FROM FORD ON MAY 2, 2007 TO PHOTOGRAPH MY TRUCK DURING THE REPAIR AT WHITED TRUCK CENTER IN BANGOR, MAINE. *DT NOW THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND I NOTICED THE BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE ARE RUSTED OFF AND COMPLETELY GONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A BIG ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE V10 ENGINES AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THERE ARE EXHAUST FUMES LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THESE FAILED BOLTS. THE FUMES FILL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN ARE DRAWN INTO THE VEHICLE BUY THE HEATING/AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN OR GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS BY NO MEANS A SAFE SITUATION AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. FORD IS DODGING THE PROBLEM AS THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS PROHIBITIVE, BUT THE COST OF A LIFE IS MUCH DEARER. I HAVE HAD TO PARK THE TRUCK FOR MONTHS NOW AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE FIX OR TO DIE. THIRTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK WITH 11000 MILES ON IT SITTING AROUND LIKE IT IS A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR