2002 Ford E-350 engine problems
21 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Ford E-350, which is 34% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 34% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Engine failure on 2002 e350 ford van. Van was being operated normally on a rainy day in california. Van stopped running. Driver restarted van and returned to yard. Van engine was making knocking noise. Van was sent to dealer. Dealer determined that vehicle had large volume of water in intake system and said it would not be covered under warranty. Consumer appealed to ford motor co.
Ford e-350 with 5.4 triton v-8 in HVAC service truck. Blew spark plug out of # 7 cylinder @ 92,000 miles on 5/15/06. Lost day of work to make repairs on truck , repair parts $130.00 on 6/22/06 blew spark plug out of #2 cylinder. Put truck down for 2 days while repairs were made. I had all plugs removed 4 of the remaining including #2 were bad. That's 5 of 8 that the threads were compromised . All of these were factory installed original plugs. I had the repair shop install repair sleeves in all the plug holes.