2002 Ford F-150 equipment problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 2002 Ford F-150 — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On 11/1/08 I was driving and heard loud pop from my engine. Upon further investigation I saw that the spark plug in the seventh cylinder of my 2002 f150 5.4 triton had blown out of the head and broke the coil. This was preceded by a ticking noise that almost sounded like a exhaust manifold leak. I…”
filed Nov 4, 2008
“I purchased 4 new goodyear fortera tires 8/2004 and had freeway blow outs on 3 of the 4 tires with less than 15,000 miles on each tire. Blow outs occured 2 in may and 1 in june. I replaced the first 2 again with fortera tires, but after blow #3 I requested that goodyear prorate all tires so I could…”
filed Jul 6, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Equipment problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 F-150 | 4 | 1% |
| 2022 F-150 | 45 | 8% |
| 2021 F-150 | 10 | 1% |
| 2019 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 F-150 | 4 | 0% |
| 2015 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 F-150 | 3 | 0% |
| 2009 F-150 | 4 | 1% |
| 2008 F-150 | 6 | 2% |
| 2007 F-150 | 6 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Ford F-150
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.