2002 Ford F-150 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 94
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 94 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- spark plug · 80 records
- spark plugs · 28 records
- plug blew · 16 records
- heard loud · 15 records
- coil pack · 12 records
- passenger side · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
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…
ODI 10346892
Engine And Engine Cooling
I have a 2002 f-150 harley-davidson edition supercrew pick up truck and just had my number 3 spark plug blown out it destroyed the coil pack the plug and boot the vehicle has 121,556 miles. *tr
ODI 10347119
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 FORD F150 5.4L ENGINE PLUG POPPED OUT BROKE COIL. *TR
ODI 10347003
Engine And Engine Cooling
I have had two sparkplugs ejected from my truck motor. I have a ford truck. It has happened twice in two years with plugs that were in it when i bought it new from a ford dealer, with ford certified mechanics. 2 out of 8 is a 25 % failure rate. *tr
ODI 10339959
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other
On a 2002 ford f-150 harley davidson edition truck, the # 2 spark plug was ejected from the engine while driving 65 mph, causing my vehicle to slow down, and the gasoline and exhaust fumes were filing the drivers compartment. This is the second truck i have owned previous a (2003 same vehicle model) where the sparkplug has been ejected from the engine while driving. Why is there no recall or study on this problem…
ODI 10334930
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. While driving at 55 mph, the spark plug failed. The contact called an authorized dealership and the dealer stated that the spark plug did not call for repair until 100,000 miles. The dealer also stated that there are different metals interacting with each other which would cause the spark plugs to fail and stated that the contact would have to pay out of pocket for repair. The…
ODI 10335082
Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FORD F150 4.6 V8 TRITON ENGINE. *TR
ODI 10334351
Engine And Engine Cooling
Spark plug blowout of the cylinder head on a ford 5.4 triton motor. Many have had this problem and have to deal with a bad design by ford. It makes these ford vehicles non reliable because it could leave you stranded away from home with no one to fix the problem like what happened to me. *tr
ODI 10335867
Engine And Engine Cooling
Auto fire: resident heard car horn sounding, came out and saw 2002 ford f-150 smoking. Opened door and air entering vehicle started flames to grow. Neighbor extinguished with dry chemical. Appears to have been smoldering for sometime, due to heavy smoked glass in cab interior and melted dash compartment. Resident had last driven vehicle at 7pm, monday night. Truck dash is extensively damaged. Fire originated in the…
Fire reported
ODI 10333911
Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2002 ford f-150 with triton 4.6 liter engine blew the #4 plug on sunday morning. After it spent 3 days in the dealership to repair the problem, it then blew the #2 plug the very same night i picked it up on 4/7. Now i have found that this is a very common and well known problem in the 1997 to 2008 for engines with aluminum head threads. Ford is not taking responsibility for this design flaw. It is a hug problem…
ODI 10324432
Engine And Engine Cooling
I was driving my 2002 ford f150 with a 4.6l triton v8 at 65 miles per hour, when all of a sudden my motor made a loud bang and the was banging non stop. I was unable to pull over imediatly because i was on the pa turnpike at a narrow point. I pulled over a little down the road and after a exspensive tow i learned that the #3 spark plug blew out of the cylinder head. The mechanic first tried to repair it with a self…
ODI 10321853
Engine And Engine Cooling
#3 spark plug blew out of the head going 65 mph. $500- repair bill to place a helicoil. Talking to several mechanics, it is a common problem with the 5.4 ford motor. Why has there been no recall or safety warning issued? *tr
ODI 10310917
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 ford f150 blew the spark plug out of the head when starting engine. Gasoline fumes in cab very strong, had to exit vehicle, disable sparkplug coil to keep from having a serious gasoling fire on my hands...... *tr
ODI 10303284
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 ford f-150 5.4 v8 - spark plug blew out of cylinder no. 3 under normal driving use. Vehicle has 98,000 original miles on the engine. I have ford extended service plan on the vehicle, although the local dealer said this is not covered under the warranty, and wants to charge me $4500.00 to repair. When i called the salesman to inquire about the esp, he said that the 5.4 is known to have those problems with the…
ODI 10300467
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 ford f-150 5.4 v8 - original factory spark plug blew out of cylinder no. 3 under normal driving use. Vehicle has 78,000 original miles on the engine and plugs and ford does not recommend changing the spark plugs in this engine for the first 100,000 miles. Service manager at the ford dealership where truck is being repaired indicated that this is a common issue with this motor, however the repair is not covered…
ODI 10295392
Engine And Engine Cooling
I own a 2002 f-150 4x4 it has 79k miles and had the original ford plugs in it. I was stranded a long distance from home when the truck spit a spark plug out destroying the coil. Smoke and fuel came out from the engine compartment and not knowing what went wrong i thought the truck was on fire. I had the truck towed to a ford dealership where they said yes that's a bummer. They fixed it with an insert and said there…
ODI 10298728
Engine And Engine Cooling
FORD TRITON 5.4 SPARK PLUG EJECTION. *TR
ODI 10293906
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 F150 FORD TRITON SPARK PLUG EJECTION. *TR
ODI 10293356
Engine And Engine Cooling
I got in the truck and started it, there was a funny noise and a loud bang. I shut off the truck and saw smoke coming from under the hood on the passenger side near the windshield. I looked under the hood and decided it needed to go into the shop. I took it to the dealership and was told the spark plug had blown out of the block of the truck, they tried to put it back in but the head had been stripped and the coil…
ODI 10292004
Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 ford f150 5.4l,spark plug blew out of engine while driving, gas smell and sparks in engine compartment. This has happened twice to me, 11-25-08 at 70k mi with original factory plugs cly #3 passenger side and 11-03-09 at 82k mi with the replacement ngk plugs cly #4 drivers side. This should be a recall very high risk of under hood fire. *tr
ODI 10291169
Engine And Engine Cooling
02' ford f150 triton v8 5.4 1. Loud tapping noise from motor. 2. & 3. Spark plug blown out of the head. So far this has happened twice. New spark plug, new coil pack, healy-coil pack, 4 hrs of my time working on this p.o.f.s... There should be a recall on this because it seems to be happening on all the ford trucks out there. Only ford. *tr
ODI 10291573
Engine And Engine Cooling
I have a 2002 ford f-150 lightning, i was driving one day and the spark plug shot out of the engine due to lack of threads to hold the spark plug in. The vehicle was repaired using a time-sert kit. *tr
ODI 10287110
Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2002 ford f-150 has in the past two months experienced three blown/ejected spark plugs causing the damage and necessary replacement of "coils". This posed a possible safety hazard, and i am very unhappy at the time and cost i have incurred since the initial onset of this problem, that apparently ford has been aware of all of this time. *tr
ODI 10282448
Engine And Engine Cooling
Event.. I was driving west bound on the 215 freeway in las vegas, nv. Exiting durango road. I sat at the intersection waiting for the signal light to turn green. When the light turned green, moving forward, i was making a left hand turn going (10mph) south bound on durango road, just at that time i herd a loud pop noise. As i was pulling over, my truck (f150) was running rough, i stopped, put it in park , shut the…
ODI 10282354
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
I own a 2002 ford f150 with the triton 5.4l v-8. I have had spark plugs eject from 3 different cylinders now and ford claims it is not a recall issue. This problem has been noted on many of the ford vehicles with the triton 5.4 v-8. When the spark plug is ejected fuel vapor can leak into the engine compartment and possibly cause a fire. I have not had that problem but i am frustrated with ford's unwillingness to…
ODI 10276885