FordF-2502002
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  3. 2002
  4. Engine

2002 Ford F-250 Engine Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 8 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • spark plug · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
150–400k mi5
60–100k mi2
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 27, 2019 · 162,000 miles

    Engine

    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…

    ODI 11271348

  • January 17, 2019 · 177,700 miles

    Engine

    Tl* the contact owned a 2002 ford f-250. While the vehicle was parked for a couple of hours in cold temperatures and connected to the block heater, the vehicle caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 177,700.

    Fire reported

    ODI 11172110

  • November 26, 2017 · 98,000 miles

    Engine

    On november 26th 2017, my truck started having a significant mis-fire in cylinder #4. Travelling at about 30 mph on city streets; this particular incident was not a safety issue although difficult to limp the vehicle home as it did not accelerate well. Upon removing the spark plug; it was determined that the cylinder head threads in the spark plug port have been damaged. This would have resulted in an ejected spark…

    ODI 11051574

  • March 31, 2017 · 117,000 miles

    Engine

    Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart on the second attempt; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 07v553000 (engine). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

    ODI 10970059

  • September 15, 2016 · 86,000 miles

    Engine

    Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250. While driving at any speed and as soon as the engine became hot, a burning oil odor was present inside the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that there was a defective head gasket that needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

    ODI 10949722

  • June 6, 2016 · 165,000 miles

    Engine

    My 2002 ford f250 super duty 5.4 gasoline engine had a spark plug blow out at around 165,000 miles. I had pulled over to take a call turned off the engine, when i started it back up it was making a loud popping sound, my machanic shop was next door to where i was so i was lucky that i did not have to drive it anywhere.

    ODI 10874039

  • February 3, 2014 · 185,500 miles

    Diesel · Engine

    OIL PAN RUSTED OUT.

    ODI 10562748

  • October 2, 2012 · 156,000 miles

    Engine

    The #3 spark plug blew out of the engine head. This is the second time this has happened on the same side of the engine. By blowing out, it is a fire hazard ,as the engine still pumps gas through this piston. This is an expensive problem to fix and ford needs to take responsibility for its bad head problem. *tr

    ODI 10478498