11 problems related to loud engine noise have been reported for the 2002 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2002 F-150.
Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated the while driving various speeds they heard a loud abnormal noise coming from underneath the hood. The engine warning light illuminated. The dealer did not diagnosed or repaired the vehicle. The contact knew that the failure came from a spark plug. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000. Nd.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that there was a blown spark plug that needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 170,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, he heard a loud noise as the vehicle began to shake violently. The vehicle was shut off and restarted however, the engine roared abnormally loud and exhibited a reduction in engine power. The contact found a spark plug sitting on top of the engine, which appeared to have been ejected from the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified and stated that no assistance would be offered. The failure and current mileage was 149,500.
Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 60 mph he heard a loud noise under the hood. He then noticed gasoline spraying out of the vehicle. After further inspection he noticed a spark plug had blown out of the head of the motor. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and was informed that the aluminum in the block was not strong enough to hold the spark plug and that it was a common problem. The hole was re-threaded and a sleeve was placed inside. After 50 miles the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a different mechanic and he was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 137,000. Dt.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford f150. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked he heard a loud noise and noticed the vehicle was on fire. The fire department stated the fire initiated in the engine. There was no mention of a fire report being filed. The VIN information was not available. The failure and current miles was 200,000.
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 engine off, opened the hood and there sat a coil pack including the spark plug on top of the motor. After evaluating the incident more, I notice that the coil pack and spark plug came from the passenger side engine head #three (3) cylinder. My truck has the original motorcraft spark plugs in it since 2002. Not sure why the spark plug would just pop-out. Nice job Ford!! Ford manufactures the motor (triton 5. 4l) and the motorcraft spark plugs? seems very simple whose responsibility this is. Repair costthe repair shop is estimating $2,500. 00 head repair or new engine at approximately $6,500. 00 inc. Labor. Questiions. . How is the consumer going to know prior to the spark plug popping out, to secure it? why are the spark plugs popping out? not enough threads? how do the executives at Ford sleep at night knowing that this problem could take someones life at any time? personal comment. . When the spark plug or the coil pack was ejected from the engine head, this could have hit the fuel rail and started a tremendous fire, like a lot of people in the us we dont always carry a fire extinguisher because an !@#$% spark plug is going to pop out of the engine head and start the truck on fire. This is ridiculous!!!! Ford motor company needs to own up to there mistakes before somebody looses there life. I am not the suing type of person, but if one of my kids looses there life driving my truck because of a spark plug problem and Ford motor company did not tell me about it, I am afraid to tell you what I would do. This is not a threat just reality.
I own a 2002 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 with a trition 5. 4l v-8. I went out to start it this morning and I heard a loud noise that sounded like a shot went off. Then my truck started shaking and making a chugging noise. I shut it off and opened the hood and found that one of my spark plugs just blew out of the engine. It broke the coil and stripped out the threads where the spark plug goes. I had to have it towed to a mechanic and it cost $503. 83 for the repair. The mechanic told me this was a common problem with the trition engines. I went online and did some research and found many complaints of the same subject. I think Ford needs to issue a recall to fix this problem.
Vehicle started making loud noise under the hood, turned out to be a stripped spark plug hole in the cylinder head that led to complete replacement of head. Dealership stated this was the 4th one this year, always 2002 model, 5. 4 liter engine, always right side cylinder head. If a dealership in a town of less than 600 people has a failure rate this high, how big is this problem nation wide?.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford f150 harley davidson. On January 3, 2008, a spark plug blew out. On may 31, 2008, while at a car wash, the contact heard a loud noise. The vehicle was turned off and towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the same spark plug from the solenoid had blown again, which also blew the engine head. The repair is expected to cost between $2,200, and $5,000. Also, in December of 2007, the sunroof motor shorted and no longer works. She was informed that the repair would cost $1,000, and has not used the sunroof since. The current and failure mileages were 143,000.
I was driving down the road about 45 mph, when I heard a loud noise so I pulled over , found the pass side rear plug was shot out of the motor and laying on the top of the engine. The coil pack is cracked and the mounting bracket snapped off. I have done nothing to fix this yet!yes I have old parts.
Driving down the road about 55 mph and heard a terrible sound come from the engine. It sounded like a piston disconected from the connecting rod. I had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer. Their diagnosis is that the #3 sparkplug loosend up and damaged the plug hole. The said that the head needed to be replaced and the biil would range from $3500-4500. I did not have the money to get the vehicle repaired so the vehicle sat at the dealer for 5 months. When I called the dealer they said there was a repair that could be done but it wasn't recomended by Ford. The repair was to remove the head and sleave the blown out spark plug hole. I had them repair it this way. The cost to me was $1796. 00 and there was no waranty because it was not a Ford recomended repair. My concern is that this seems to be a fairly common problem and could happen again at great expense to the consumer. Not only is there great expense but, if this were to happen in heavy traffic it could cause a major accident.