KnownCarProblems2002 Ford F-350 SD Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 124 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Ford F-350 SD, most often about the engine (36% of complaints, typically around 65,500 miles). It is 13th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2002 Ford F-350 SD problems
Engine
44 complaints · 36%Half of these problems showed up before 65,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
I have 63000 miles on my 2002 f350 super duty pick-up (7.3l diesel). My truck stalled 3 times while driving, once while turning across traffic. The fault codes indicated an intermittent camshaft position sensor. I replaced the sensor myself, and the problem has been corrected. I have the old sensor available. This is…
On more than one occasion Ford 4.6l 5.4l engines have had a spark plug literally come out of the engine block while driving. This instantly makes the vehicle a gross emissions polluter. The vehicle is unsafe to drive, considering the potential for fire.
Wheels and tires
28 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 42,000 miles. Parts named most often: tread/belt, sidewall.
I now have bought 2 sets of parnelli jones dirt grip tires. I have had 2 inside sidewall blowouts with these tires in the last year. Both times, I have had a large load on the tires, carrying a camper and driving at highway speeds. Both times it has been a rear tire. The first time the manufacture told me it was tire…
- the contact owns a 2002 Ford f350. While driving at 70 MPH the general ameri-trac tire blew out on the front passenger's side. There were approximately 38,000 miles on the tire at the time of the blowout. The tire dealer was unable to provide an explanation for the blowout. Approximately one year later the contact…
Electrical
16 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 69,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, wiring, 12v/24v/48v battery.
Cps sensor failed while driving on federal highway in washington. As I headed to work around 7:30 pm in the 2002 Ford f350 turbo diesel and while moving at a pace of 61-65 MPH everything cut out: engine, brakes, etc. I had to move to the side of the road as quickly and carefully as possible to avoid being hit from…
Tl contact owns a 2002 Ford f350 super duty. The contact stated that smoke and flames billowed from the hood of the vehicle. The wiring from the alternator was completely burnt. The dealer stated that the wiring failed and they made repairs, however, the fire recurred. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.…
Fuel system
11 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 39,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford f350 sd. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to lose power. The contact shut off the vehicle and restarted. After driving a very short distance, the vehicle would not accelerate past 5 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact…
Accelerator pedal just quit working, both on take off and steady MPH going down the road. This time it quit just after taking off from a red light and a mini van rearended US. Had to have a wrecker lift the mini van off our trailer hitch. No damage to US but plenty to the mini van. I had a sore lower back for almost a…
Steering
7 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles. Parts named most often: hydraulic power assist system, hydraulic power assist.
I hit a bump with a 2002 Ford f-350 you could barely keep the truck on the road, darting back and forth, very dangerous had to pull over several times till it straight out this has happen a few times. I have seen many complaint about this Ford should do something before someone gets killed.
Tl contact owns a 2002 Ford F-350 SD. The contact was driving approximately 5 MPH in reverse with a fifth wheel attached to the vehicle. The power steering hose ruptured causing the vehicle to loose power steering and brake failure. The gear selector was shifted into neutral, and then into the park position in order…
Transmission
7 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 39,500 miles. Parts named most often: clutch assembly, automatic transmission, axle hubs, driveline.
Tl contact owns a 2002 Ford f350 super duty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a safety recall repaired. At that time, the contact was informed that the vehicle needed to have an oil change. Also, the oil pan needed to be changed because it was rusting and pitting. The cost to replace the oil pan on her…
: the contact stated while driving 40mph, there was a vibration from the rear suspension followed by a noise from the driveline. The vehicle was seen by an independent repair shop. The mechanic replaced the rear universal joint, but the problem persisted. The vehicle was returned to the repair shop for further…
Brakes
5 complaints · 4%Parts named most often: foundation components.
Tl contact owns a 2002 Ford f350 super duty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a safety recall repaired. At that time, the contact was informed that the vehicle needed to have an oil change. Also, the oil pan needed to be changed because it was rusting and pitting. The cost to replace the oil pan on her…
Tl contact owns a 2002 Ford f350 diesel engine vehicle. He stated that the rear brakes would not lock but would stick while braking at 40 MPH. He also stated that the vehicle would feel as if it were pulling from side to side. The dealer replaced the rear and frontal disc brakes. The contact made repairs to the rear…
Other or unspecified
5 complaints · 4%While driving the 2002 f350 super duty pick-up truck we purchased on 7/15/05, with only 26,000 miles on it, the throttle quits working. The engine stays running, so we do not loose the power steering etc, but when turning left it went out & we could not get out of the way of the oncoming traffic. Thank goodness the…
I was driving down the highway and my truck died going 55 MPH and it is hard to steer and stop and f-350 when the motor is dead. The fix was replace the cam shaft position sensor. I know of three other friends the same thing happen to, luckily no one got hurt when there truck died going down the highway.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2002 Ford F-350 SD recalls
Lights: brake lights
Risk: Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. The safety recall began on august 15, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the multi-function switch was shipped with a subcomponent (slider) that may experience deformation. A multi-function switch with a deformed slider may malfunction causing the turn signal, tail lights, hazard warning signal flashers and/or brake lights not to activate.
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Fix: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Engine: diesel
Risk: In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Engine stalling
Summary
In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. The subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection r
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Engine compartment fires
Summary
Ea05-005 is closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford is also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation is closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the obs
Accelerator pedal sensor (etc)
Summary
Failure counts from odi?s analysis are stated above; see the additional problem experience discussion in the summary report.ford data contained duplicative reports for 4 odi complaints and 1 crash.three crashes were allegedly due to intermittent operation of the electronic throttle control (etc) pedal, one crash occurred when an etc disabled vehicle was struck by another motorist, one report contained no detail.the injuries were minor.an issue involving fixed etc pedals was investigated also, however failure reports and populations are not shown above; see summary report for detail.although ford has used etc based throttle control systems for many years, the pap feature was new for my 2002.t
Questions about the 2002 Ford F-350 SD
- What are the most common problems with the 2002 Ford F-350 SD?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (44 complaints, typically around 65,500 miles); wheels and tires (28 complaints, typically around 42,000 miles); electrical (16 complaints, typically around 69,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2002 Ford F-350 SD have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 13, 2011 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2002 a bad year for the Ford F-350 SD?
- It is 13th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints, with 124 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.