general problems of the 2002 Ford F-150

Numerous Ford pick-up trucks to include f series and ranger have an issue with the cross beams that hold the pick-up bed to the truck rusting out. The potential is there that the bed could come loose from the truck and pose a serious safety hazard. I have contacted Ford about it but as you can guess they were unresponsive. Several workers at the local Ford dealer also have the same problem but have been unable to get a satisfactory response from Ford. My vehicle is a 2002 model but I have been told that it occurs in older as well as newer models. I am going to have to have the bed removed and new cross beams welded on to replace the defective ones at my expense. I have only 77,000miles. The truck is operated in nc with some salt used in the winter.

I have a 2002 Ford F-150. It started to leak when it rains. The problem is the bezel covering the places where the glass is attached to the truck - the brackets where the screws go have cracked and the grommets around the bolts have failed. I want to fix the item, but I have learned that the necessary part (the plastic bezel for the back window) is on national backorder, because so many of them have failed there are no more available. It seems to me that if something is breaking so much that no one has the repair parts, then this should be an item for recall.

I have a 2002 Ford f150 during the last rain we had water leaked in from the front windshield and got into the fuse box and shorted out the battery, fuse box and a module total cost was over $1,000. 00. Insurance said they could not cover it because the service manager said this is a common problem with Ford trucks so the adjuster said it sounded like a defect and Ford should correct the problem. I talked to Ford and they said no recall has been issued and no reimburse ment could be made, but if this is a common problem with Ford trucks why hasn't a recall been issued.

I have a 2002 f150 harley davidson f150 kingcab truck, black in color and the paint on the hood is cracking something terrible. I have taken it to the local Ford dealership here in pensacola and the service manager told me that it is a defect in the paint process but there is no recall for this. They quoted me over $500. 00 to repaint just the hood and another body shop quoted me the same because it has to be completely stripped and repainted. I have noticed that several other Ford hd trucks are doing the same thing also on other body part to. I'm afraid that this might get worse and possibly start on the fenders. Is there ever going to be a recall on the paint on these trucks or does everyone drive around proudly in a beautiful truck with cracking paint displaying the Ford emblem with the harley davidson reputation next to it?.

Back window leaks and have been told Ford knows about it. But yet no recalls are on it.

I own a 2002 Ford f150 super crew pickup truck. Shortly after purchasing this truck it developed a leak in the windshield. The windshield was replaced under warranty and was leak free for about 2 years. The leak returned and during some heavy rain storms I have had chronic electrical problems due to water leaking in the windshield and running down behind the dashboard and getting into the electrical components. I have had the interior lights come on with no one in or near the truck. At the same time, some of the dash indicator lights were on very dim. I had to disconnect the battery to get the lights to turn off. I ran the heat in the truck for a few hours to dry it out and it seemed to temporarily cure the lighting problem. I also had a problem starting the truck in the rain. I turned the key to the start position and nothing happened. I got in the truck the next day after the rain stopped and it started without a problem. I took the truck to a local glass shop and had some sealer put on the top rim of the windshield to try and stop the leak. It did not work. I was told by the glass shop that the only way to seal the windshield properly was to replace it due to the fact that the windshields now are glued in and the glue is what seals them. I am reluctant to replace the windshield again because the first replacement windshield did not solve the problem. I may spend several hundred dollars on a new windshield and still have the same problem.

While traveling over 65 mph, the vehicle started to vibrate. The dealer told the consumer to place sand bags in the truck bed, however it did not solve the problem.