Problems with 2002 Ford F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owned a 2002 ford f-150. after the contact turned off and exited the vehicle, he was alerted by a passerby that there were flames under the hood. the flames were near the driver's side of the engine compartment near the brake system. a fire inspector extinguished the flames. the vehicle was destroyed by the fire. a dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was uncertain if the failure was related to nhtsa action numbers: ea05005 (electrical system, vehicle speed control) and dp05005 (engine and engine cooling) and nhtsa campaign numbers: 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle remained at the scene. the cause of the failure was not determined. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

Woke up at 1am one 4-1-2018 to my ford f 150 on fire drivers side front under the hood. unknow to us our local sheriff had spotted the fire and already called the fire department. total loss. bought the truck a few months back without any knowledge of a recall on the speed control switch. the vehicle was sitting in our drive next to our other cars for 3 hour with keys out of the ignition.

The recall ie an inline fuse on speed control deactivation switch did not work it just caught on fire and ruined my master cylinder and brake system.it wont hold brake fluid now because the switch melted into it.ford says oh well recalls been done

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. the contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked. the contact extinguished the fire. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure the approximate failure mileage was 200,000. updated 03/03/17*lj *cn

Vehicle caught fire after being parked for 5 hours. almost burnt my building down.

Loud noise spark plug blow out and caused sparks when opened the hood. afraid it was going to catch fire so had it towed. according to mechanic is a ford issue ongoing but no recall nor will ford pay for it. 91120 miles on truck well maintained.

Turns signals didn't while driving in cold vehicle in cold weather. once the temperature warmed up the inside of the vehicle the turn signals worked normally. i had no problems in the warm months of the year. turn signal lever works properly on and off. thought it was the flasher unit, replace it and had the same problem. when the vehicle is cold ( somewhere below 40 degrees fahrenheit ) the turn signals do not work when steering wheel is in a lower tilt position. this is especially true if the temperature is close to freezing. when the cab of the pickup warms up signals will work. when the outside temperature is above 50 degrees f signals will work. the signal wires are stretched in the column by tilting the steering wheel down. the cold makes the wires stiff. when the wires warm up they flex to complete the circuit on the turn signal lever connection and active the signals properly. there may have been a recall on ranger trucks for this issue. would like to see ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. while the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. a fire report was not filed. the contact's daughter extinguished the fire. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was unknown. updated 01/27/16*lj *tr

The problem started with the vehicle not starting and the battery appearing to be dead. battery was replaced and now the electrical issues are widespread and out of control. the radio, wipers, dome lights and dash lights go off and on and the starter tries to start the truck after it is running. i have been locked out of the truck due to the locks engaging on their own and i had to pull over in a severe rainstorm due to the wipers that all of a sudden stopped working. it has been root caused to be water intrusion into the vehicle from the windshield getting into the fuse box and the gem module is now bad. i have researched this and it very frustrating to know that this particular vehicle year is well known for this issue. i have read literally a thousand comments of people having the exact same issue with no resolution from ford. no recall was issued and we have to spend a large sum of money to fix a known issue with this and similar vehicles. now the ford dealer ...

While driving at 15 mph cylinder #5 spark plug liberated it self from the engine. *tr

This is the second occurrence of this nature. the previous happened approximately in july of 2014. at that time the dealership said that the key was the problem and i paid for a new key and everything has been good until ~ 1/4/15. this time, the pats (anti-theft) system triggered and rendered the vehicle useless. after ~ 45 minutes it eventually started and i drove it to the dealership. it was there for 2 days and they couldn't get the system to trigger. therefore, they had me come pick up the vehicle. two days later, the vehicle rendered itself useless again through the pats system. the vehicle wouldn't start for 2 days as i tried to start it periodically as i was instructed by the dealership. finally it started on the 3rd morning. when i originally took the truck in the two guys at the dealership said that this is a common problem in this year model. in fact when i told him of the issue i was having, the service manager asked if i had a 2002 f150. we had a good laugh when i said ...

Have noticed that the turn signals and tailbed brake lights do not work when moving the tilt wheel. will work when steering wheel is placed in highest position. have seen recall on ranger trucks for this issue. *tr

Odometer worked intermittently, sometimes would go out and then come back on. now not working at all. airbag light stays on. updated 4/24/2015 *js

The truck was parked in the driveway and caught fire and was totaled. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-150. the contact stated that after parking the vehicle for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, a loud noise was heard from the vehicle. the contact discovered that the vehicle had caught on fire from under the hood. the police and the fire department were contacted and a report was filed. the fire department advised him that the failure was caused by an electrical issue. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were unknown. the vin was unavailable.