Three problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2002 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2002 F-250 7. 3l diesel. Driving down the highway pulling a horse trailer engine just completely stalled without warning. I lost all steering and brakes. I put it in neutral and restarted while coasting. Drove another few miles and it stalled again. Would not start again after that. This happened on a remote highway at night. Had a wrecker tow us to a diesel shop who reported truck started fine next day. Went and picked it up and it stuttered a few times on the way home but did not stall. A few months later, engine stalled at a red light in heavy traffic but started back up. Took it to my mechanic who read a cam position sensor circuit fault on the computer. Replaced cam position sensor. A few months later, stalled again at an intersection. I coasted to the side of the road and had it towed to my mechanic. Upon arriving and unloading from wrecker. Truck started up. Started to drive it home and stalled again halfway there on a busy rural road with no shoulder. Called wrecker again and towed to different diesel shop. Replaced cps again and truck started fine. Took it home and ran it at idle until engine temp was normal. Engine stalled again and would not start. Waited about 2 hours and it started up just fine and ran at idle for one hour without stalling. Current cps was from Ford dealer (the grey one) but apparently the same problem as the one involved in NHTSA ea06012 recall from 2006 is still a problem. It could stall without warning in the middle of an intersection and cause a serious crash. This is a serious safety issue!!.
While driving at 35 mph, a spark plug was ejected from my 2002 Ford F-250 5. 4l v8 pickup truck, causing the engine to stall and resulting in a loss of power for steering and braking. I'm told by my mechanic today, who identified the problem even before I told him why I was there, that this is due to a known defect with many Ford engines, but that no recall was ever issued. Given the danger of fuel vapors escaping from the spark plug hole and risk of fire, perhaps the NHTSA should press Ford on the issue if it really is a common problem.
While the consumer was backing the vehicle down the driveway, the engine stalled and due to the increased ability to steer or brake, the vehicle rolled into the kingpin of the fifth wheel and damaged the upper left rear fender. The consumer requested reimbursement or refund.