general problems of the 2002 Ford F-150 - part 2

After starting engine, spark plug #2 blew out of cylnder head. Damaging coil with a load exploision!.

Spark plug ejection when accelerating from a stop. This is the 3rd (third) plug that has blown out in the past year. This is the fourth repair due to the first repair using a "repair kit" that the local dealership recommended to the mechanic. This repair kit and coil pack became overheated and blew our after about 2 months of run time. It sounds like the thin aluminum heads is the source of this problem. Is there any recall or concerns from Ford on this problem. I do not think I am alone with this situation.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that after driving and parking the vehicle for approximately 15 minutes, the contact found that the vehicle had caught on fire. Prior to the incident the contact had noticed that the abs warning light was illuminated. The police and fire department were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was later towed but was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised them that there were recalls on the vehicle that were never satisfied, but the contact was unsure of which recalls were open on the vehicle. The failure and current mileages was approximately 160,000.

The spark plug stripped the treading on the head an was ejected from the engine.

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.

While driving down the road, spark plug blew out of cylinder head. Original plugs in engine so not a question of improper torque as Ford contends. Ford even has a name for the issue = "spark plug ejection". Improper design caused immediate loss of power in traffic on highway during rush hour. Had to coast to side of road. Potential for fire due to unburned fuel vapors escaping cylinder bore into engine compartment which now had spark coil exposed due to failure.

The #3 plug on the passenger side towards the rear blew out of the engine. The engine has never had the plugs replaced. I purchased the truck new from Ford in April 2002. The truck has the Ford 5. 4 triton. The plug has all of its threads the head has no threads. The coil was also damaged when the plug blew out of the head.

While driving 60 mph I heard a loud pop followed by deceleration and engine misfire. Examined engine compartment and observed compression air from #4 spark plug. Overhead coil broke off and still attached to #4 spark plug. Gas fumes and still sparking plug was a disaster waiting to happen so I had the truck towed 150. 00. And 300. 00 repair to rethread cylinder head. Mechanic said it was original sparkplugs and examined all remaining plugs. # 1 plug seating was damaged upon inspection and appeared that it was about to pop out also.

While driving the truck one of the spark plugs blew out of the aluminum head on top of the motor. This vehicle malfunction destroyed a coil pack, spark plug and wiring.

Spark plug ejected at ignition while parked.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, he heard a loud bang from the engine and started to smell an abnormal fuel odor. The vehicle taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that one of the spark plugs was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 05/07/12.

Spark plug blew out and stripped threads in head. This is the 2nd time a spark plug has blown out of the head. Repaired once about a year ago.

A neighbor called 911 to report my vehicle on fire, parked in my driveway while I was at work. The engine was not on and there were no keys in the ignition. The last time the vehicle was driven was 2/14/2012. A neighbor was able to spray water on the fire, and the fire department was able to get the fire out and prevent the fire's spread to the cab, or to my house. There is quite a bit of fire damage to the engine. There are several components of the engine melted on the driver side of the engine, above the left front tire.

1. Coils on top of spark plug get moisture in them when there is just the right kind of rain storm. This makes the coil or coils fail until the dry out. This seems to make the coil eventually go bad. Yes, it is available for inspection. 2. Not sure if its a combination of heat and moisture but sometime right away and sometimes a few minutes into driving the coil or coils fail and the engine loses power. Then if seems to be a random, unpredictable occurrence until it dries out, very unsafe. If one coil fails it loses just a little power, but if more than one fails it loses a lot of power and stalls at times. This is why I am writing it up. A few time now, I have gone to pull into traffic and then I lose power and either have to run off the road or just upset the car behind me if they are not too close. 3 & 4. I have advise all the Ford dealerships in my area trying to find one that has a fix yet. The only fix Ford has, is a new designed coil, which does not appear to be any better. The dealership just replaces the coil. I have had all my coils replaced, some 2 or 3 times. 5. It depends, sometime the engine light will come on and advise which coil is misfiring and sometimes if does not. Right now my engine light is on and it displays the #6 coil misfire. Then the engine light will go out after it dries out and stops failing or it will stay off if the coil had gone bad again. I am sure its not just the f 150, but the 4. 6 liter engine that is in other vehicles. I started keeping track in 2012. I wrote a letter to Ford in 2015 and they replied, there was no recall. I have several repair receipts and the letter from Ford if you need that. Just search on your site and you will see many complaints. One example manufacturer communication number: 041601. If you google "Ford fix for moisture in coils" you will see many forums trying to figure out a fix and just complaining.

While at a stop light waiting to proceed on the arrow, I excellerated and heard very loud pop and a violant shake. Pulled over out of traffic and check under the hood and found that the right rear spark plug ejected out of head. It should be noted that this the secoud time for this to happen my vehicle the first time the had 71000 miles and now. Ford will not do any thing about this requring problem with it's Ford F-150 5. 4 triton engine 2002.

I was tavelling 60 mph on the freeway when a sparkplug was ejected from the engine, breaking the coil attachment from the engine. I found both the spark plug and the coil lying on top of the engine.

The contact owned a 2002 Ford F-150. While driving in reverse at approximately 2 mph, the contact noticed smoke emitting from underneath the hood. The contact immediately exited the vehicle. A police report of the incident was filed. The fire department extinguished the massive flames, which extended 50 feet into the air. The vehicle was towed to a salvage facility for further investigation. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

On three separate occasions my truck has blown 3 separate spark plugs from 3 different ports in the head. I have read numerous complaints about these motors doing this, and Ford should be held responsible.

Upon starting the vehicle a spark plug blew out of the head. 5. 4 l triron engine. Threads in head damaged beyond repair. Fuel vapors escaping cylynder. Spark plug has never been removed/replaced to my knowledge.

On start up a sparkplug blew out of cylinder head . . . . 3rd plug to bow out in 8 months over 800. 00 per plug to fix then caught on fire under hood. . . . . . Very dangerous to have happen may cause our house to burn down if in garage. . . . I called Ford 4 times no help what so ever. . . . . Bad company . . . . . Do not advise . . . . . . Bad Ford products. . . . They need to do a class action on Ford . . . . .

Went to make an appointment with firestone to have my plugs changed per Ford manual on my 2002 f150 5. 4 liter v8. It was told to me that they would not touch the vehicle as I should contact Ford directly. They claim the plugs explode. We then called the Ford dealer service department in sayville the woman stated at sayville Ford service department the plugs would cost to replace $ 383. 00unless the plugs explode inside the engine when removed then it would cost 1/2 hour more per plug as they are having problems with the plugs exploding it could run up to a total cost of$ 800. 00 max to remove. Something about new sleave has to be replaced when it explodes. I was really irate we are only talking about plugs. I then contacted Ford at 1 800 392-3673 at customer relationship center claims they know nothing about this problem well I have a problem with this if firestones will not touch the vehicle and there own Ford dealers explains they have a major problem then how do you not know about it. Problem. I have a big problem with this not only concerns about engine also the cost factor with regards with the removal of . Defected plugs I believe they already new of this problem and as usually they are trying to pass the defect to the consumer. It needs to be stopped.

On more than one occasion spark plug and coil for #4 cylinder has blown out. Few times I was able to tighten down the plug and replace the coil. Last time it happened it messed up the threads. Had to buy a special plug to put in along with a rethread part. Now I can not every replace that spark plug do to having the threading housing.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that spark plug number six blewout, damaging the engine coil and reducing the power of the vehicle. There was no warning prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the failure was a factory defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 102,000.

I am one of the people who have had the original factory spark plug eject from the engine, which indicates there is a defect with the engine & cylinder head design. Where I work, four of us have the same year truck, three of us had the same spark plug eject problem! the fourth guy only has 40,000 miles on his truck, so were all waiting for it to happen to him! just another of Fords better ideas-I don't think so.

Spark plug blew out of #2 cylinder taking threads with it required special insert for new plug cost $400 possible fire hazard as fuel blows into engine compartment and spark plug is still firing.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact started the vehicle and there was an abnormal explosion from under the front hood. The vehicle was shut off and towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that one of the spark plugs had blew out and detached from the engine. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 78,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I own a 2002 Ford f150 with a 5. 4 triton engine. I just had an issue with a spark plug coming out of the head. I have read many reports of people having this same issue with new factory plugs and replacement plugs. This seems to be a design flaw that Ford has yet to admit is a design flaw. This issues can result in a fire luckily it did not happen with mine. I work at a salvage yard and this is one of the common things we see happen to these motors. I thought I had one that was not part of the issue but I guess not. Now I will have the cost of a tow call and what ever it will cost to fix it and from what I have seen so far around $500-1500 if heads are not changed. If heads are changed then it could be alot more.

I was driving in the urban street and I suddenly hear a noise coming from the engine compartment, like something is leaking from the engine. So I had it towed to my house which is around 2 kms away. We discovered that one of the spark plug just pull out of the engine and it was the one that was making the noice and no power. I brought it to my friend whjo is a mechanic and he discovered that the tread is damaged and he cannot insert the plug anymore. I bought it used on March 2008.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 3 mph, the vehicle exhibited a loud pop from the engine as the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where he was informed that a spark plug fractured from the engine and tore an engine coil. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 95,800.

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.

2002 Ford f150 5. 4l engine plug popped out broke coil.

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.

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 vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 89,533. The failure mileage was 89,520.

Spark plug blow out Ford f150 4. 6 v8 triton engine.

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.