2002 FORD F-150 Electrical System Problems

Speed control deactivation switch

Unknown cause of incident. Vehicle is available for inspection. Vehicle spontaneously burst into flames. No reproduction due to incident happening on 09/02/2022. Vehicle inspected by Fire Department and California Highway Patrol. No warnings or symptoms leading up to incident. On 09/02/2022 I attempted to help my wife that was stranded out State Route Highway 36 in her 2009 BMW 750 LI at the Van Duzen Grange. I had been hooked up to her car for approximately 10 to 15 minutes with my truck idling when she screamed, " Your truck's on FIRE!" I barely got myself out of the cab when a ball of flames shot through the dashboard. 3/4ths of the truck was consumed in fire in less than 5 minutes. Fire Department arrived approximately 10 minutes later and doused the fire. Everything in my truck was destroyed. My wife's BMW suffered severe damage to the front end.

I went to get a state inspection and a code came up Po174

When it rains the rain is somehow getting into the fuse box under the steering column and causing it to drain the battery, short out some of the instrument cluster, make noise, blow fuses, and rust up. It is a fire hazard and it puts all inside the truck in danger. I have not yet had a fire but if I keep the truck as is it will eventually.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 FORD F-150. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ALERTED BY A PASSERBY THAT THERE WERE FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FLAMES WERE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. A FIRE INSPECTOR EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA05005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND DP05005 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

WOKE UP AT 1AM ONE 4-1-2018 TO MY FORD F 150 ON FIRE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT UNDER THE HOOD. UNKNOW TO US OUR LOCAL SHERIFF HAD SPOTTED THE FIRE AND ALREADY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TOTAL LOSS. BOUGHT THE TRUCK A FEW MONTHS BACK WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE NEXT TO OUR OTHER CARS FOR 3 HOUR WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 190,000

THE RECALL IE AN INLINE FUSE ON SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DID NOT WORK IT JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE AND RUINED MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE SYSTEM.IT WONT HOLD BRAKE FLUID NOW BECAUSE THE SWITCH MELTED INTO IT.FORD SAYS OH WELL RECALLS BEEN DONE

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 200,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE PAST TWO WITH MY VEHICLE(ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE BATTERY), RANGING FROM HIGHLIGHT AND FLASHERS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND TURNED OFF. THE RADIO AND BLOWER MOTOR HAVING ISSUES AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COMING ON ANS STAYING ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MORE AND MORE THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE WIPERS AND HEAD LIGHTS LIGHTS SHUT OFF ONCE WHILST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING HEAVY RAIN.. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON THE 12/23/2016 AT MY PLACE OF WORK (NTB), ONE OF MY CO WORKERS NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS FADING IN AND OUT THE RADIO COMING ON AND GOING OFF. WENT OVER TO THE TRUCK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND NOT LEFT ON BY MISTAKE BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF. SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE WORK SHOP TO HAVE A LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE AND DID SOME DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND DISCOVERED MULTIPLE DEFECT CODES THAT ALL CONNECT THROUGH THE GEM(GENERAL ELECTRICAL MODULE) ON THE INTERIOR FUSE PANEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I ALSO NOTICED BOTH THE GEM AND FUSE PANEL BOX HAVE GOT WATER INGESTION AND GREEN/BROWN STAINS COMING OUT THE BOTTOM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THESE'S ISSUES AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM OVER MODELS FROM FORD FROM 98-03. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE GEM AND FUSE BOX AND TO RESEAL/REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. NOW I BELIEVE THAT IS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD THEM SELF'S REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS. HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F12/LEAKY-WINDSHIELD-GEM-MODULE-PROBLEM-TWIST-98192/ HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F6/GEM-ANSWER-ALL-MY-ISSUES-43475/

Mileage: 162,473

VEHICLE CAB ROCKER PANELS RUSTING OFF REAR WINDOW LEAKING CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING VEHICLE RUSTING AND BEEN IN AREA WITH NO SALT ON ROADS

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 5 HOURS. ALMOST BURNT MY BUILDING DOWN.

LOUD NOISE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT AND CAUSED SPARKS WHEN OPENED THE HOOD. AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE SO HAD IT TOWED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC IS A FORD ISSUE ONGOING BUT NO RECALL NOR WILL FORD PAY FOR IT. 91120 MILES ON TRUCK WELL MAINTAINED.

Mileage: 91,000

TURNS SIGNALS DIDN'T WHILE DRIVING IN COLD VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. ONCE THE TEMPERATURE WARMED UP THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED NORMALLY. I HAD NO PROBLEMS IN THE WARM MONTHS OF THE YEAR. TURN SIGNAL LEVER WORKS PROPERLY ON AND OFF. THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLASHER UNIT, REPLACE IT AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD ( SOMEWHERE BELOW 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ) THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN A LOWER TILT POSITION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE TEMPERATURE IS CLOSE TO FREEZING. WHEN THE CAB OF THE PICKUP WARMS UP SIGNALS WILL WORK. WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 50 DEGREES F SIGNALS WILL WORK. THE SIGNAL WIRES ARE STRETCHED IN THE COLUMN BY TILTING THE STEERING WHEEL DOWN. THE COLD MAKES THE WIRES STIFF. WHEN THE WIRES WARM UP THEY FLEX TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER CONNECTION AND ACTIVE THE SIGNALS PROPERLY. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON RANGER TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE ISSUED FOR THIS TRUCK.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/27/16*LJ *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING AND THE BATTERY APPEARING TO BE DEAD. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE WIDESPREAD AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE RADIO, WIPERS, DOME LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON AND THE STARTER TRIES TO START THE TRUCK AFTER IT IS RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE TRUCK DUE TO THE LOCKS ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IN A SEVERE RAINSTORM DUE TO THE WIPERS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS BEEN ROOT CAUSED TO BE WATER INTRUSION INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX AND THE GEM MODULE IS NOW BAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT VERY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE YEAR IS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ LITERALLY A THOUSAND COMMENTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD. NO RECALL WAS ISSUED AND WE HAVE TO SPEND A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. NOW THE FORD DEALER IS TELLING ME THE GEM MODULE HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS AS THEY ARE RESOURCING THE PRODUCT, SO I CAN'T EVEN GET THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I AM FORTUNATE THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT OR FIRE.

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CYLINDER #5 SPARK PLUG LIBERATED IT SELF FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS NATURE. THE PREVIOUS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY IN JULY OF 2014. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE KEY WAS THE PROBLEM AND I PAID FOR A NEW KEY AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOOD UNTIL ~ 1/4/15. THIS TIME, THE PATS (ANTI-THEFT) SYSTEM TRIGGERED AND RENDERED THE VEHICLE USELESS. AFTER ~ 45 MINUTES IT EVENTUALLY STARTED AND I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THERE FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE SYSTEM TO TRIGGER. THEREFORE, THEY HAD ME COME PICK UP THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE RENDERED ITSELF USELESS AGAIN THROUGH THE PATS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START FOR 2 DAYS AS I TRIED TO START IT PERIODICALLY AS I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. FINALLY IT STARTED ON THE 3RD MORNING. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE TRUCK IN THE TWO GUYS AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL. IN FACT WHEN I TOLD HIM OF THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING, THE SERVICE MANAGER ASKED IF I HAD A 2002 F150. WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH WHEN I SAID "YES, AND THAT ISN'T A GOOD SIGN THAT YOU KNOW THAT- WITHOUT SEEING MY VEHICLE." HE EXPLAINED THAT THE TILT MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN DAMAGES THE WIRE THAT RUNS FROM THE KEY TRANSPONDER AREA TO THE SENDING UNIT THAT TELLS THE ENGINE THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT KEY. THIS WAS THE NIGHT THAT THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS. THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE A PERFECT OPERATIONAL VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF A CHAFFED WIRE OR THE WIRE HAS BEEN PULLED FROM ITS SOLDERING POINT. I AM THE OWNER, YET I HAVE THE SAME CHANCE OF STARTING THAT TRUCK AS A CAR THIEF. IT MAKES NO SENSE. THIS DIDN'T SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME UNTIL I WAS STRANDED FOR 45 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT AND IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD. I ENVISIONED SOMEONE TURNING THEIR CAR/TRUCK OFF FOR SOME REASON IN A PLACE WHERE THE TEMP WAS WELL BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING TO DEATH BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRIGGERED. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAILBED BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN MOVING THE TILT WHEEL. WILL WORK WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS PLACED IN HIGHEST POSITION. HAVE SEEN RECALL ON RANGER TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 118,870

ODOMETER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES WOULD GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON. NOW NOT WORKING AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

Mileage: 230,000

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MINUTES, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2002 FORD F150 XLT SUP CAB 4WD V8 HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A MONTH OR SO IT STARTED BY ACTING LIKE IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY BUT THAT WASN'T IT WE USED 2 NEW BATTERY'S IN IT SO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP SHOWED US HOW TO REMOVE THE HOT POST HAVE THE TRUCK TURNED ON BUT NOT CRANKED AND WHEN YOU REPLACE THE HOT POST WATCH FOR THE RPM TO RACE TO THE HIGHEST THEN BACK DOWN TO 0 THEN CRANK IT THIS IS A TWO MAN JOB BY THE WAY AND IT WORKED THEN IT JUST STOPPED NEEDING TO BE DONE AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE I DROVE IT ON TUESDAY NO PROBLEMS AND TODAY FRIDAY SOMEONE CAME INSIDE AND TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS CRANKING ON ITS OWN I HAD THE ONLY SET OF KEYS IN MY POCKET SO I THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE WELL I WENT TO CHECK AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS TRYING TO START ON ITS OWN I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO CRANK IT BUT IT WOULDN'T START ON MY 3RD TRY IT TURNED OVER BUT SOUNDED LIKE THE STARTER WAS BANGING INTO SOMETHING AND NOW THAT I HAVE READ MULTIPLE CASES WHERE PEOPLES TRUCK HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE NO ONE WAS IN IT AND IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A FEW DAYS I WONDER IF THERE TRUCK HAD TRIED TO START ON ITS OWN AND THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT IM GOING TO CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOMORROW BUT THE PEOPLE WHOSE TRUCKS CAUGHT ON FIRE GOT NO HELP FROM THEM IM HOPING THEY WILL HELP ME BEFORE MY TRUCK CATCHES ON FIRE ITS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT BUT A FIRE WOULD NOT ONLY DESTROY ANY CHANCE OF FIXING IT BUT THE DAMAGE THE TRUCK COULD CAUSE TO OTHER THINGS OR PEOPLE AROUND IT WOULD BE IRREVERSIBLE HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THERE TRUCK TO CRANK WITHOUT A PERSON OR KEY NEAR IT ? HERE'S HOPING FORD MOTOR COMPANY CARES ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 186,498

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO AND ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED THE AREA WHERE THE IGNITION KEY WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AS THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY DIMINISHED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED BURNS TO THE FINGERS. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REINSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION HOWEVER, TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V385000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) FOR CORROSION OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUEL STRAPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT ADVISED AS TO WHY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASON WHY THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT INTENT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND UPON ENGAGING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A FEW YEARS LATER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. ...UPDATE 01/20/12 *BF UPDATED 01/25/12

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEM MODULE FAILED DUE TO A WATER LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 103,000

2002 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AS SUGGESTED BY THE RECALL LETTER TWO WEEKS AGO AND AS OF OCTOBER 7, 2011 THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MODULE AS THE DASH MUST BE TAKEN APART. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THE PARTS AND WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE LEAK WAS DUE TO THE FAULTY STRAPS WHERE THE METAL WAS RUBBING ON METAL. UPDATED 12/20/11

I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT AS THE PERSON WHO'S CAR WAS AFFECTED BY THE FIRE. I PARKED MY CAR NEXT TO A 2002 FORD F150, AND AFTER BEING HOME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, A POLICE OFFICER CAME TO MY DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR (VW JETTA) WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR FIRE. APPARENTLY THE F150 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED MY CAR, A BUSH, AND ANOTHER CAR. THE FIRE MARSHAL ON SCENE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FORD HAD A RECALL ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE F150 IN QUESTION IS TOTALED AND HAS TO BE TOWED OFF THE PROPERTY. I HAVE SINCE COME INSIDE AND FOUND THE SWITCHFIRES.COM WEBSITE, AND CLICKED ON THE LINK PROVIDED BELOW, WHICH IN TURN HAS LED TO GIVING IN MY INFO, AND DISCUSSING MY DILEMMA. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

COIL PACK CAUSING ENGINE TO MISFIRE. *TT

Mileage: 102,002

2002 FORD F-150, 4.6 TRITON ENGINE KEEPS BLOWING THE SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE HEADS. *TR

Mileage: 191,365

ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTING UNDER THE DASH AND ENDED UP TOTALING MY TRUCK. 2002 FORD F150. SUSPECTED TO BE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS NEVER FIXED BY DEALER BEFORE PURCHASE, AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO US AFTER GETTING THE INFORMATION TO THE INSURANCE CO. AND SERVICING THE FIRE REPORT TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FILE A COMPLAINT/CLAIM. FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH, THEN PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM ALL UNDERTHE DASH AND CONTINUED TO SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF TO ARRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY HUSBAND PURCHASED A USED 2002 F150 FORD TRUCK BACK IN 2004. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE TRUCK HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES EVERY TIME IT RAINS FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS STRAIGHT. IT STARTS WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NEXT THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK THEN THE POWER WINDOWS WONT OPEN. EACH TIME HE GETS IN AND OUT OF HIS CAR, ANOTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURE WILL NOT WORK. FINALLY, WHEN HE GETS IN TO START HIS CAR AND IT WON'T TURN OVER. IN APRIL 2009, HE HAS THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR IN THE GEM MODEL REPLACED. ON APRIL 28TH 2010, HE HAD TO HAVE THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL FUSE BOX REPLACED. IN MARCH 2011, HE HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. TODAY HE IS WAITING FOR AAA TO JUMP HIS CAR AS IT WON'T START. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ARE NO KNOWN RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WATER IS GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX MODULE DUE TO THE FRONT WINDOW NOT BEING PROPERLY SEALED . *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2002 FORD F-150. CONSUMER STATES A MAJOR WIRE HARNESS BURNED ON THE R.H. EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE WAS GONE AS WELL AS THE INSULATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR. *JB UPDATED 06/07/11

Mileage: 80,270

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT AND THE HORN STARTED TO HONK AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS REPORT. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT HEAD. DAMAGING HEAD, COIL PACK AND INJECTOR LINE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F150 WITH THE 4.6L V8. THE TRUCK HAS 109,000 MILES. NUMBER 4 PLUG EJECTED ON NOVEMBER 11TH WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE. I REPLACED THE PLUG AND COIL. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON DECEMBER 23RD THIS TIME THE PLUG EJECTED AND HIT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE HOOD AND SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD TRITON ENGINES. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IF I HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE PROBLEM THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE ONE PLUG. SO I WILL PURCHASE A REPAIR KIT AND REPAIR ALL THE PLUGS MYSELF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I GOT INTO MY 2002 FORD F150 ONE MORNING, CRANKED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT.ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FUSE. I CHANGED THE FUSE AND IT WORKED., ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN SO I CHANGED THE FUSE AGAIN, THAT ALSO WORKED AGAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, WHICH I HAD JUST CHANGED. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH MY FUSES, I TOOK MY TRUCK OUT OF TOWN FOR FOUR DAYS. WHEN I GOT BACK I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM. AT THE FIRE STATION I WORK AT. AT 11:45PM DISPATCH WOKE ME UP OUT OF THE BUNKROOM TO INFORM ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

OUR 02 FORD F150 CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WERE NOT HOME AND WAS DESTROYED. THIS WAS 3 DAYS AFTER BEING OPERATED. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. OUR NEIGHBOR SAW FIRE AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE OUR BOAT AND HOME BY COMBATING THE FLAMES WHILE WAITING FOR 911 TO RESPOND. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED IT A TOTAL LOSS. WE CALLED FORD TO SEE IF OUR VIN NUMBER HAD RECALLS, AND THEY SAID YES, FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD REGARDING A RECALL!!! WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE UP TO THIS POINT. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THAT IF MY NEIGHBOR WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE FIRE WE WOULD HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS FOLLOWING THE FORD RULES FOR WHEN TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 99,860 MILES ON MY 2002 FORD F150 XLT 4.6L TRITON V8 MOTOR. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING THE NEW PLUGS FROM THE AUTO STORE TO REPLACE WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN GOING OFF. ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS FIRED OUT OF ITS LOCATION RIPPING OFF THE COIL PACK HITTING MY FAN BLADE ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS I HAVE BEEN READING. THE FUEL COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY THE COIL PACK CAUSING A FIRE OR WORSE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WHY HAS THEIR NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE FORD MOTORS? *TR

Mileage: 99,860

FORD MOTOR COMPANYMAIN TOPIC: VEHICLE SERVICE ISSUES YOUR INQUIRY: I HAVE A 02 FORD F150 SUPERCREW WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON THE DRIVERSIDE WHEN IT RANS INTO THE GEM MODULE CAUSE THE TRUCK TO BE HARD TO START AND THE GAUGES AND SERVICES LIGHTS TO STAY ON THE SEATBELT BELL TO RING ALL THE TIME > I CONTACTED DICK MASHETER FORD AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE TRUCK ANDTHEY TOLD ME IT IS COMMON WITH THAT YEAR TRUCK FORF THE WINDSHIELD TO LEAK ONTO THE GEM MODULE OWNER: YESVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] MILEAGE: 94000VEHICLE LOCATION: INPOSSESSIONIF CONTACTED DEALER: YESDEALER NAME: DICK MASHETER FORD OWNER FIRST NAME: [XXX] OWNER LAST NAME: [XXX] OWNER EMAIL ADDRESS: [XXX] OWNER ADDRESS1: 2761 GOSLING WAY CITY: COLUMBUSSTATE: OHZIPPOSTAL: [XXX]: UNITED STATESDAY PHONE: [XXX] CLIENT > THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 03/19/10 I HAVE BEEN ONT HE FORD FORUM AND HAVE SEEN ALOT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GEM MODULE GETTING WET WHEN IT RAINS > > I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO DICK MASHETER FORD ON HAMILTON RD IN COLUMBUS, OH AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE GEM MODULE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH FORD F150 TRUCKS FROM THE YEAR '97 ON UP. IT SEEMS THAT FORD IS DOING RECALLS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE WHY NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-150/TAA9DVMDG7RO706EI/P3#LASTPOST THIS IS THE WEBSITE THAT I FOUND THAT OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS COSTING THEM ALOT OF MONEY TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. > > FROM: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 92,250

2002 FORD F150. 4X4. 5.4 L V8. DRIVERS SIDE LEAKY WINDSHIELD. LEAK CAUSES CORROSION OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNDER DASH. THE GEM MODULE; WHICH CONTROLS MOST ALL ELECTRONICS ON THE DASH; RADION, 4X4, WIPERS, HEADLIGHTS CONTROLS, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS. DUE TO THE CORROSION OR THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE THE STARTER WILL RANDOMLY ENGAGE ITSELF AS WELL. MANY OF THE RELAYS UNDER THE DASH ARE UNDER ABNORMAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ABOVE TWO ITEMS THE RELAYS WILL "CHATTER" CONSTANTLY. ALL OF THE ABOVE CONDITIONS WILL HAPPEN WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION THE FAN BLOWER WILL STILL RUN, HEADLIGHTS STAY ON ( IN AUTO POSITION). NUMEROUS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS OR IDENTICAL TROUBLES ON THE INTERNET. COUNTLESS FORD MECHANICS WILL TELL OF SAME TROUBLES. *TW

Mileage: 105,000

THE WINDSHIELD OF MY F150 FORD KING RANCH LEAKS AND HAS DONE DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX AND RUST IS OCCURRING IN LOCATIONS NOT EASILY ACCESSED BY WATER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2002 FORD F-150 WINDSHIELD LEAKS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL MODULE). MANY ISSUE HAPPENING INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING AND SHORTING OUT THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH. WINDSHIELD REPAIR FACILITY STATES THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PRIMING OF THE WINDSHIELDS AT INSTALLATION IN MANUFACTURING. ALSO STATES IT MIGHT CAUSE A POTENTIAL FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO EJECT ITSELF DURING A ROLLOVER REDUCING STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CAB. DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM STATED IT WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE BUT RESEARCH STATES OTHERWISE AS WELL AS A LETTER FROM FORD TO THE DEALERSHIPS EXPLAINING THE ISSUE - #15773. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE ANTI THEFT UNIT IN THAT IT WON'T ALLOW THE TRUCK TO START. IF ALLOWED TO SIT FOR AN HOUR OR SO IT USUALLY STARTS. FORD DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. WELL, NOW THE PROBLEM SEEMS PERMANENT, AS IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN ASKED IF SYSTEM CAN BE TURNED OFF THEY SAY "NO, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE" THEIR SAFETY ISSUE HAS PUT ME IN PERIL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. ONE BEING ON A BOAT RAMP WITH RISING WATER AND A VEHICLE THAT WON'T START. HOW SAFE IS THAT? THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER NOW, AND THEY TELL ME THEY MUST DUPLICATE THE NOT STARTING SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S WRONG, IN FACT IT IS NOT STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD THE 02' F150 SINCE DECEMBER 07' AND HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH IN THE 97' TO 03' F150 MODELS VIA FORD FORUMS AND OTHER INTERNET SITES AS WELL AS THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIR SHOP WHO WORKED ON MY TRUCK. THIS LEAK SHORTS OUT THE FUSE PANEL IN THE CAB THAT CAUSES THE LOSS OF POWER TO EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE LEAK ALSO TENDS TO SHORT OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO BE UNABLE TO READ WHAT GEAR THE TRUCK IS IN. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO NOT START AND EVEN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHICH AGAIN IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION. THIS LEAK COST ME $1500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE STARTER, RELAY, ALTERNATOR, COMPUTER, FUSE PANEL, AND HAVING TO REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS LEAK WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE ONLY ISSUED A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN! I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE WINDSHIELD LEAK IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE YET A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED FOR FADING PAINT? *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE LOOSE AND THE COIL HAD BLOWN OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE COILS AND THE SPARK PLUGS. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 113,000.

Mileage: 102,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A WATER LEAK THAT IS GETTING THE GEM MODULE WET AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE WIPERS FAILING, THE POWER WINDOWS TO FAIL, THE HEATER FAN STAYS ON AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND STALLS RESULTING IN ME LOSING THE POWER STEERING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN A DITCH, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT I FOUND OUT THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-9-13 TO THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND ALSO FORD SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $1,100.00 TO FIX .THIS PROBLEM IS IN 1997-2002 FORD F150 AND EXPEDITIONS. I FEEL THAT THE LOSS OF WIPERS AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES IS A BIGGER SAFETY HAZARD THAN THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A WATER LEAK THAT IS GETTING THE GEM MODULE WET AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE WIPERS FAILING, THE POWER WINDOWS TO FAIL, THE HEATER FAN STAYS ON AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND THE ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND STALLS RESULTING IN ME LOSING THE POWER STEERING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN A DITCH, THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT I FOUND OUT THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 98-9-13 TO THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND ALSO FORD SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $1,100.00 TO FIX .THIS PROBLEM IS IN 1997-2002 FORD F150 AND EXPEDITIONS. I FEEL THAT THE LOSS OF WIPERS AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES IS A BIGGER SAFETY HAZARD THAN THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE HAD THE 02' F150 JUST OVER ONE YEAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING INTO THE CAB. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 97' TO 03' F150 MODEL VIA FORD FORUMS AND OTHER INTERNET GROUPS. THIS LEAK SHORTS OUT THE FUSE PANEL CAUSING THE LOSS IN POWER IN VARIOUS EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS SHORT HAS ALSO CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FAIL CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO NOT READ WHAT GEAR THE TRUCK IS IN WHICH HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK NOT TO START OR STOP RUNNING WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN OPERATION. THE ONLY WAY THE FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REMOVED AND RESEALED AS WELL AS REPLACING THE FUSE PANEL REPLACED. OTHERS AS WELL AS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE OTHER REPAIRS MADE DUE TO THE LEAK INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, STARTER, RELAY, ALTERNATOR, AND THE IGNITION SENSOR. I HAVE HAD TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET AS NO MANUFACTURE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, ONLY A SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HAS STATED THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 103

2002 F150 SUPERCREW LEAKY WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL PARTS TO GO ON AND OFF. I WISH FORD WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM IM AFRAID TO TAKE THE FAMILY IN IT IN FEAR OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *TR

1. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH IN TOWN IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HAD TO PULL OVER. BARELY MADE IT TO AUTO SHOP A COUPLE OF MILES DOWN THE ROAD. 2. DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG WHICH DAMAGED THE BLOCK, HEAD AND ENGINE. THE AUTO REPAIR COMPANY TOLD ME THAT ONLY FORD DEALER COULD REPAIR THIS DAMAGE. ESTIMATED AT $3500 TO $4000 TO REPAIR. 3. HAVE YET TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO, AS WE STILL OWE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE OFF. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. AND WHILE THE TRUCK WAS OFF. VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN GO TO START. AFTER REPLACING WITH A NEW BATTERY, TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER HE SHUT OFF, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WOULD NOT START. TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE. IT TOOK MECHANICS 5 HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSE BOXES, ETC. IT ENDED UP TO BE THE FUSEBOX UNDER THE DASH. THE FUSEBOX WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE FUSEBOX. THUS CAUSING THE FUSEBOX DAMAGE. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE FUSEBOX AND A RELAY. I DO HAVE THE OLD ONE THAT WAS DAMAGED. HE SAID THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT TO BE RESEALED ON REINSTALLING. WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE YET. HE SAID I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING OR SHORTING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 410,000

VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE OFF. DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. AND WHILE THE TRUCK WAS OFF. VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN GO TO START. AFTER REPLACING WITH A NEW BATTERY, TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD A TOW TRUCK COME AND WHEN HE TRIED TO START IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER HE SHUT OFF, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WOULD NOT START. TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE. IT TOOK MECHANICS 5 HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSE BOXES, ETC. IT ENDED UP TO BE THE FUSEBOX UNDER THE DASH. THE FUSEBOX WAS CORRODED AND DETERIORATING DUE TO WATER DAMAGE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE FUSEBOX. THUS CAUSING THE FUSEBOX DAMAGE. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE FUSEBOX AND A RELAY. I DO HAVE THE OLD ONE THAT WAS DAMAGED. HE SAID THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT TO BE RESEALED ON REINSTALLING. WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE YET. HE SAID I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING OR SHORTING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 410,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY ELECTRICAL PANEL STARTED HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN EVERYTIME IT RAINS. MY RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BLINKERS, TAIL LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE BECAUSE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING AND ALSO BECAUSE OF BLINKERS NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE IT IS DEFINITELY SEVERAL LARGE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT INSTALL THE FUSE NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE TOWING HARNESS LAMPS ON THE 2002 F150. LOCAL FORD DEALER INSTALLED A FUSE AND THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PIN BENEATH THE FUSE BOX WAS BENT. THE FUSE BOX HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE PIN AND THEN RE-INSTALLED. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THE COST ($200.00) SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTENTION IS THAT THIS EITHER CAME FROM THE FACTORY THIS WAY OR THE DEALER BENT THE PIN WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE FUSE. NEITHER FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THE BENT PIN MADE THE PARKING LAMPS INOPERABLE WHICH WOULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR TOWING ANYTHING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

POSSIBLE WINDSHIELD LEAKAGE CAUSING EXTREME RANDOM ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TRUCK WON'T START IF RAINING. TRUCK SHUTS OFF DURING OPERATION. PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, WITH OR WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

MY F-150 PICKUP JUST STARTED SMOKING THEN WITH IN SECONDS WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES RESULTING IN ME JUMPING OUT TO SAVE OWN LIFE. THANKFULLY NO ONE ELSE WAS WITH ME. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GARAGE PARKED VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT ONLY THE TRUCK BED REMAINED. THE CONTACT COULD OBTAIN A FIRE REPORT. *AK RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 04/20/07 FAILED. *LJ

IN LATE SUMMER OF 2006, MY 2002 FORD F-150 BEGAN EXPERIENCING CHASSIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. EVERY TIME THERE WAS A RAINSTORM. SPECIFICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON & OFF, THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATER WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF IGNITION, THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER # 1 WHO, WHEN I DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS, STATED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WATER LEAKING PAST THE LOWER WINDSHIELD SEAL AND SHORTING OUT THE GEM MODULE AND THE FUSE BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE INTERIOR FIREWALL. DEALER STATED "THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THE WORK YOURSELF". AS I DIDN'T FEEL I HAD THE ABILITY TO REPAIR, I LET IT GO FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2006, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK BEFORE SUNRISE, IN A VERY HEAVY RAIN, WHEN THE WIPERS SHUT OFF AND THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. I TOLD MY PARENTS ABOUT THIS & THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER # 2 FOR REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. DEALER # 2 WAS AWARE OF THE CONDITION AS WELL. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $553 TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DAMAGED BY THE MOISTURE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO A GLASS SHOP TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD RE-SEALED. THE WORK WAS DECLINED, AND I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPLAINING THAT AS THIS WAS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE, KNOWN TO BOTH DEALERSHIPS, I FELT THEY SHOULD ABSORB SOME OF THE EXPENSE OF MAKING VEHICLE DRIVABLE DURING ANY WEATHER CONDITION. REQUEST WAS DENIED. MY CONTENTION IS THAT SINCE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WITHOUT WIPERS AND AN ERRATIC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND SINCE BOTH DEALERSHIPS WERE ACQUAINTED WITH THE CONDITION, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTARY RECALL, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, A TSB ADVISING OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 97,000

WATER INTRUSION FROM LEAKING WINDSHIELD CAUSED GEM MODULE /FUSE BLOCK CORROSION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERABLE AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS INOPERABLE WITH NO INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKING. *JB

Mileage: 24,490

2002 FORD F150 LIGHTNING, THREE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. TWO WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, ONE OUT OF MY POCKET. FORD DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRITON CYLINDER HEAD AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. FORD LEFT ME STRANDED THREE TIMES, TWICE ON THE FREEWAY. THANKS FORD. *NM

Mileage: 32,213

ON THURS. 12-07, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND LOUD. I PULLED OVER, IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG(#4). TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THE HEAD WOULD BE REPLACED, THEN WHEN I RETURNED FOR THE TRUCK WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE HOLE WITH A HELICOIL, WHICH I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN #0214 THAT STATES ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN VEHICLE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/ OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS TRIVIAL, AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE HEAD UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK IS AN '02 F-150 LIGHTNING. 5.4 MOTOR. *NM

Mileage: 37,000

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ERRATIC AT TIMES, OK ON START UPS. BUT WHILE IN USE IT WOULD DROP TO ZERO AND THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IF YOU SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART OIL GAUGE WOULD GO BACK TO OK. UNTIL YOU START DRIVING. *JB

Mileage: 101,888

DROVE MY 2002 F 150 APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES HOME AND PARKED IT. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS AND WASN'T MAKING ANY NOISE. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER I NOTICED A ORANGE FIRE BALL REALIZING IT WAS MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS FULLY INVOLVED WITHIN MINUTES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK MELTED AWAY. THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, HOOD, AND EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK IS NON EXISTENT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CAB WHICH THERE IS NOTHING LEFT EITHER. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS TRUCK, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. IM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. FIRE MARSHALL SAID IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

WIPERS AND RADIO WORK ONLY WHEN IN PARK. LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN IN OFF POSITION. VEHICLE WILL SPORADICALLY NOT START. PROBLEM STARTED IN THE FALL OF 05 AND PERSISTED UNTIL SUMMER 06, AT WHICH TIME ALL SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED. NOW IN THE FALL OF 06, ALL SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

TRUCK MAKES NOISE AND WILL NOT START THE KEY PAD WILL NOT LET ME IN MY TRUCK AND THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WON'T LET IT START. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 46,000

THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BACK FROM THE STORE, A DISTANCE OF A FEW MILES, THEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. APPRXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER I HEAD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A COMPRESSOR RUNNING OUT IN THE STREET. WENT OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND FOUND THE STARTER WAS TURNING OVER THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TURNED OFF WHEN PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. WENT BACK INSIDE GOT THE KEY, AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE "RUN" POSITION. TRUCK STARTED AND RAN. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND REMOVED KEY, BUT THE STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN ENGINE. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LETTING THE ENGINE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THEN FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND STARTER DID NOT CRANK THE ENGINE. NEXT MORNING TRUCK WOULD NOT START. TRUCK WAS TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE STARTER REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD BURNED OUT. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 15,000 MILES. CALLED LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH STARTERS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH STARTER ENGAGING BY ITSELF.

Mileage: 15,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, A BURNT SMELL WAS NOTICED. UPON INSPECTION, A RED WIRE UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ON FIRE. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FOR THE POWER SEATS AND SEAT HEATER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WIRES RUBBING AGAINST THE SEAT FRAME CAUSED THE FIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE 3 WIRING HARNESSES CONNECTED FROM THE DASH TO ALL SEATS IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND DENIED THE CLAIM.

Mileage: 119,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS, HORN AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FUSES WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT AND THE WINDOWS, HORN AND TURN SIGNALS RESUMED PROPER FUNCTION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS ENGAGED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS, HORN AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FUSES WERE REPLACED BY THE CONTACT AND THE WINDOWS, HORN AND TURN SIGNALS RESUMED PROPER FUNCTION. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS ENGAGED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

I RECEIVE STORM DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE. DURING THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE WE SUSTAIN INJURIES FROM THE WINDSHIELD FIBERS AND GLASS, IN THE VENTS WHICH THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE GLASS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. THE TRUCK HAS A DEFECT IN THE HEAT CONTROL AND THE RADIO PANEL GET EXTREMELY HOT. WE INHALE THE FIBER FROM THE GLASS , IT GOT IN OUR EYES, STINGING AND ITCHING, ETC. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY BE A PRODUCT PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 31,000

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE THREE COILS HAVE GONE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO NOT WASH THE MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE COIL CONFIGURATION ON ALL FORD, LINCOLN, AND MERCURY VEHICLES SINCE THEY SWITCHED TO INDIVIDUAL COILS FOR EACH CYLINDER. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND IT HAS TO BE CHECKED ON THE COMPUTER TO TELL WHICH ONE IS BAD. *JB

Mileage: 69,800

2002 F-150 HAS HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 4 TIMES PREVIOUSLY IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THIS TIME THE GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO NOTHING, JUMPED BACK UP AND TRUCK LOST POWER. WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, WHEN RESTARTED, GAUGES WENT TO FULL POWER, DROPPED TO NOTHING, THEN BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH. WITHIN 20 MILES, BATTERY LEVEL DROPPED TO ALMOST NOTHING. *NM

Mileage: 134,167

MANUFACTURER USES FAULTY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN VEHICLE IGNITION SYSTEM. NO PART OF SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR INDICATION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE OR COMPLETE FAILURE. ONCE PART FAILS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES RANDOM MISFIRING IN CYCLINDER WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO SPARK PLUG THREADS OF ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. EVENTUALLY SPARK PLUG IS BLOWN FROM CYCLINDER HEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND FUNCTION. RESULTING DAMAGE TO ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT COST OF @ $3,000. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO FAILED PARTS AND POTENTIAL REPEAT FAILURES CONTINUE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PARTS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NO IMPROVEMENTS TO VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN MADE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES EXCEPT THOSE COVERED UNDER INITIAL VEHICLE WARRANTY OR THOSE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THEN FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT COVER COLLATERAL DAMAGES ( FAILURE OF CYLINDER HEAD SPARK PLUG THREADS). FORD MOTOR COMPANY PUBLISHED INTERNAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR FACILITIES THAT REQUIRES USE OF OSCILLISCOPE TO DETERMINE IF ELECTRICAL PART IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. FORD REPAIR FACILITY REFUSED TO RETURN DAMAGED CYLINDER HEAD AND FAULTY COIL-ON-PLUG ASSEMBLY STATING THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED CORE RETURNS. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE WIPERS AND THE RADIO COME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOP WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WINDSHIELD LEAKED IN THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. THE FUSE BOX WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE LEAKING, AND REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY FREE REMEDY. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKING FROM FAULTY WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION. *JB

Mileage: 67,500

AFTER RAINING 4X4 INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES , WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO SHUT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NM

Mileage: 34,000

DT: IN JUNE WHILE OWNER WAS SITTING THERE WAS A HONKING NOISE. OWNER WAS UNAWARE IF THE HONKING WAS FROM OTHER CARS OR FROM THE ALARM. THEN ,HE HEARD A LOUD POP. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW THE TRUCK ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 14.5 MILES FOR 20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES IN DRIVEWAY. WHEN OWNER SAW THE FIRE THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. IT BURNED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES FOR THEM TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON IN THE VEHICLE NOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND OWNER DIDN'T REALLY USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.. PART OF THE GARAGE BURNED AS WELL. THE FIRE REPORT STATED THAT THE BRAKE DEACTIVATING SWITCH WITHIN THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FIRE REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATORS TO VIEW. THE FIRE REPORT STATED THE FIRE WAS MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN THE LEFT REAR COMPARTMENT OF ENGINE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT.*AK

Mileage: 35,600

WATER LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE DASH BOARD DAMAGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR THE AMOUNT OVER $800.00, THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD 150, IT HAD A THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ONLY 33,000 MILES BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS. THEREFORE THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT WITHOUT A CHARGE.

Mileage: 33,377

WATER LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE DASH BOARD DAMAGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR THE AMOUNT OVER $800.00, THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD 150, IT HAD A THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ONLY 33,000 MILES BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS. THEREFORE THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT WITHOUT A CHARGE.

Mileage: 33,377

DT: 2002, F150, FORD PICK-UP TRUCK. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, TWO FIREMEN AND A FIRE EXPERT NAMED BUD STRINGER SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER STATED THEY HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. IT CAUGHT FLAMES AROUND 25 MINUTES AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED. FIRE CAUSED SMOKE DAMAGE TO INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOME. *AK

Mileage: 136,000

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 F-150 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND LEARNED THAT THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKED BREAK FLUID INTO THE SERVO CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. I ALSO LEARNED THAT FORD HAS ADMITTED THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN VEHICLES FROM 1997 TO 2003, BUT HAVE ONLY RECALLED 2000 AND 2001 YEAR MODELS. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $380 AND I THINK FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS COST

Mileage: 50,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT/STRIPED OUT OF CYLNIDER HEAD

Mileage: 171,000

2002 FORD F150 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THEN APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE HORN BEGAN TO HUNK AND THE CONSUMER HAD COME OUTSIDE AND FOUND THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE CAB PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD ON MY 2002 FORD F150 (5.4L TRITON V8) PICKUP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MOTOR. NO WARNING, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY THEN IT JUST BLEW WHILE DRIVING. LOST POWER & COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. HEAD IS BEING REPLACED, TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TIME TO GET IT BACK WILL BE ABOUT A WEEK & A HALF.

Mileage: 33,000

I PURCHASED MY 2002 FORD F150 SUPER CREW IN AUGUST OF 2002. I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSES OR ASSISTANCE FROM ANY FORD DEALERSHIPS. THE PROBLEMS STARTED OUT WITH MY RADIO GOING ON AND OFF ALL ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 10 TIMES ALONE FOR THIS PROBLEM. NEVER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE PROBLEMS ESCALATED AROUND 40,000 MILES AND MY WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE SHORTING OUT. I HAVE HAD FIRE UNDER THE DASH, THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORK, THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SAME THING WITH THE HEATER, IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. NOW THIS WEEK I HAD ANOTHER FIRE WHICH I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT ON MY OWN. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEM MODULE AND CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX. APPARENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY AND THESE MODULES KEEP SHORTING OUT CAUSING MY VEHICLES PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO WONDER EVERYDAY WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN UP. ON A DAILY BASIS I CAN SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH ALMOST LIKE BURNING PLASTIC OR WIRING. NONE OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND SEEM TO BE ESCALATING. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT I WOULD BE TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY AND THE CAR CATCH FIRE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED. NONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. I EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND RECEIVED NO REAL CONCERN.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *AK

WHILE PARKED IN A WORK YARD VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 27,000

IGNITION COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *NM

THE IGNITION COIL WENT OUT CONTINUOUSLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL FOUR TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AGAIN FOR THE COIL. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

ELECTRICAL: AT 306 MILES THE SOLENOIDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF; THE DASH BOARD WOULD STILL ILLUMINATE. ALSO, UPON SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LEAK WHICH CORRODED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED AT 44000 MILES. THE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE HARNESS WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE BATTERY WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 306

(1) TRUCK'S BED SPREADING APART AND IGNITION/WIRING SHORTAGE (2) THE BED OF MY TRUCK HAS SPREAD APART FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I CANNOT EVEN SHUT MY TAILGATE. MY TRUCK'S BATTERY CONTINUES TO RUN DOWN. WHEN I TURN ON MY TRUCK, THE STARTER DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. A LIGHT DISPLAYS, "DOOR OPENED!" THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE MUSIC GOES ON AND OFF. (3) I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO GET THE BED FIXED. THEY SET ME AN APPOINTMENT. I MADE ANOTHER TRIP OVER AN HOUR ONE WAY TO GET FIXED AND THEN THEY DIDN'T FIX. MY WARRANTY HAS JUST RECENTLY RAN OUT. I AM HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE MATTER. I HAVEN'T HAD NO LUCK WITH TALKING WITH A FORD MECHANIC. THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN LOOKS TOO TIGHT OR LOOSE. THERE IS A CONSTANT BUZZING SOUND. MY CLOCK AND MILEAGE READINGS ERASES. MY WINDOWS STOP WORKING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I PLACE THE TRUCK IN DRIVE. MOST OF THE TIME EVERYTHING STARTS WORKING ONCE PLACED IN PARK. I ONLY HAVE CLOSE TO 70,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG, RESULTING IN FUEL GOING INTO THE CYLINDER UNBURNED. THEN IT WASHES DOWN, PASS THE RINGS INTO THE CRANK CASE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION . PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

MY 2002 F150 SUPERCREW [XXX] IS GETTING THE 3RD IGNITION COIL REPLACED. 1ST TIME @ 26,000 MILES, 2ND @ 46,000 MILES, AND NOW @ 59,000. EACH TIME TOMBALL FORD HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE LAST TWO TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO RECALL THE IGNITION COIL ON THIS MODEL AND PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY AN BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICALLY COMPLIENCES FAILED. TO COME ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DUPLICATED. *AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. I HEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY TIMES TO MENTION. I HAVE A 2002 HD - F-150 WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

WINDSHIELD SEAL LEAKED (RAIN) ALONG ROOFLINE CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS VISIBLE ON DASH. SHORT CIRCUIT SOUNDS COMING FROM BEHIND DASHBOARD. WARNING LIGHTS, BLOWER MOTOR AND HEAD LIGHTS OPERATE WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSING BATTERY TO BE DRAINED. WIPERS CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DOOR WINDOWS STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE RACES WHILE PARKED (REVS TO 4000 RPM AND RETURNS TO NORMAL). SALES MAN INFORMED THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO BRING TRUCK TO DEALER (5/3/04). TRUCK WOULD NOT START UNTIL 5/8/04. SEAL TO WINDSHIELD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE ON LEFT SIDE WHILE DRIVING TO DEALERSHIP (5/10/04). THE TRUCK NOW HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE. TRUCK WILL NO LONGER START (5/11/04). I CALLED FORDS CUSTOMER AND REQUESTED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD INSPECT THE TRUCK. CUSTOMER SERVICE ASKED THAT THE TRUCK BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. DEALER DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME CONTACT FORD AFTER I INFORMED THEM THAT THE TRUCK HAS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD SEAL. DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME ON 5/13/04 THAT THE ZONE SUPERVISOR FROM FORD SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, DEALER REFUSES TO PUT STATEMENT IN WRITING. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT FOR A FEE, THEY COULD SEAL THE WINDSHIELD AND DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM SHOULD DO THE REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 53,379

IGNITION COIL MISFIRING, VEHICLE EXHIBITED OCCASIONAL MISS FIRE. UPON COLD START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS PLUME OF BLUE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE WAS NOTICED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE EVENT BUT DETERMINED #1 IGNITION COIL WAS FIRING AT REDUCED CAPACITY. UNIT WAS REPLACED AND INCIDENT OF BLUE SMOKE AT COLD START HAS BEEN REDUCED. *LA

Mileage: 3,000

SPARKPLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AT 65 MPH ON SVT LIGHTNING. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED FORD IS AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING BUT THEY ARE NOT ISSUING A RECALL. HE STATED THEY PUT OUT A "WHAT TO DO" IF A VEHICLE COMES IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOES NOT HELP US CONSUMERS WHO HAVE TO FORK THE BILL.*AK

Mileage: 40,180

CONSUMER CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM IGNITION WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FIRST GEAR WHEN IT INADVERTENTLY STARTED AND HIT THE HOUSE. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO BLINK. *AK

HELLO, I'M WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY FRIENDS 2002 FORD LIGHTNING WHICH LAUNCHED A SPARK PLUG THROUGH THE HEAD. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS, AND I THINK THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. HOW ABOUT A RECALL. *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PASSENGER DOOR, AND PAINT DEFECT ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY PROBLEMS WERE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AS THERE WAS A PAINT DEFECT ON THE DOOR HANDLE WHICH DIDN'T FULLY SHUT AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS WILLING TO GIVE BACK THE VEHICLE IN RETURN OF ALL THE MONIES (PAYMENT(S)/DOWN PAYMENT). *SCC *JB

SPARK PLUG SELF LAUNCHING FROM FORD F150 5.4 L ENGINE

Mileage: 17,000

THE REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS THE LOCK IS MANUALLY UNLOCKED. THE FRONT DOORS WILL UNLOCK AND OPEN BY USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT DO THIS. YOU MUST FIRST UNLOCK THE REAR DOOR MANUALLY (FOR WITH THE POWER LOCKS), THEN OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I FEEL THAT THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THERE IS AN INSTANCE WHERE SOMEONE IS RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE PERSON MUST EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY, THEY MAY BECOME DISORIENTED AND FORGET TO FIRST UNLOCK THE REAR DOOR MANUALLY. THEY WILL GET PANICKY THEN UNTIL THEY REALIZE, IF THEY DO, WHAT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE CASE OF OLDER CHILDREN WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH TO OPERATE A CAR DOOR BY THEMSELVES.**** DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769311. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED A PROBLEM IN THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER DASH BOARD, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. (SEE ODI#0814163). NLM