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2002 Ford F Series engine and engine cooling problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Ford F Series29% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
29%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Blew spark plug out of head while accelerating to get on highway. Had gas spill on motor. It has the 5.4 triton motor. *tr

    filed Dec 28, 2011

  • My truck threw a spark plug while driving down the road. This is the second time it has done this and the same exact one as before. *tr

    filed Dec 20, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Jerr-dan: anti stall feature for ford f series light duty chassis with v10 gas engine and an engine drive clutch pump. Model years unknown. *pe

    TB-08-258 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 29, 2008
  • Customer satisfaction program 02m01 supplement #4. Certain ford 2000 through 2003 vehicles equipped with a tube-mounted egr pressure sensor - additional egr pressure sensor warranty coverage. *tt supplement #3. *mj…

    02M01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 1, 2004
  • False failure of the vapor management valve (vmv). *tt *jb

    16683 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2003
  • Some vehicles may exhibit fuel diagnostic trouble codes p0171, p0172, p0174, p0175 or mass air flow diagnostic trouble codes p0102, p0103, p0112, p0113. *tt

    16094 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 1, 2002
  • Some dedicated cng vehicles may exhibit driveability conditions of hard start / no start / rough running. *tt

    15761 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2002
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F Series years

YearReportsShare
2001 F Series1227%
2000 F Series1025%
1999 F Series1233%
1998 F Series735%
1997 F Series2145%
F Series engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.