Three problems related to ignition have been reported for the 2002 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
7. 3 l diesel engine in my 2002 Ford F-350 would just stop dead at numerous random times, sometimes while just sitting still and idling, others while driving in traffic. After turning ignition off, engine would restart and run normally. Dealer replaced the cam position sensor (cps), which solved the problem.
Driving my 2002 Ford superduty f350, no warning, driving in traffic and truck died in a tunnel. Result was cam position sensor. Over $400 in parts, labor and towing bill. Caused traffic to slow down and go around me.
This happened several months ago, but my F-350 power stroke had the dreaded cam position failure. My daughter was stuck at an intersection in 5 o'clock traffic and the truck was dead. I carried a spare sensor in the glove box knowing that this is a very common failure. Imagine being in the left lane of the interstate when it decides to fail. Lose power steering and power brakes. Read about cps failures on "thedieselstop. Com". Could fail when turning left in front of on coming traffic. I feel this is a very dangerous flaw in this motor.