2002 Ford F Series engine problems
17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2002 Ford F Series, which is 40% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 40% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 105,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
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.
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.