Problems with 2002 Ford F-150 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Truck stopped and idling at stop sign followed by loud bang and thumping noise. shut off truck, and looked under hood to find spark plug had blown out of cylinder head along with coil. the smell of fuel was evident from the open hole in the cylinder head. lucky there was no fire when the plug was discharged. ford will not do anything to remedy the problem even though this is very common in these vehicles even with the original spark plugs. i was told that this was my mistake for overtightening the plugs. i have never changed the plugs nor does ford recommend this until 100,000 miles. i believe that the issue is widespread enough to warrant a recall, but this has not happened yet. average people cannot afford the $1,000 - $3,500 repair that is necessary to fix this problem nor should they be required to when it is a problem that ford has known about and refused to fix. ford is providing an inferior product and will not take responsibility for it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f150. the contacted was driving 65 mph when both fuel tank straps fractured. the straps were rusted and corroded and also causing the fuel tank to detach from the vehicle. the fuel tank also caused the drive shaft to fail while the vehicle was in motion and the contact could not control the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic shop and was repaired. the dealer was not contacted and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 86,442 and the current mileage is 92,000. updated 6/8/11 *cn updated 06/16/11

I own a 2002 ford f150 with the triton 5.4l v-8. i have had spark plugs eject from 3 different cylinders now and ford claims it is not a recall issue. this problem has been noted on many of the ford vehicles with the triton 5.4 v-8. when the spark plug is ejected fuel vapor can leak into the engine compartment and possibly cause a fire. i have not had that problem but i am frustrated with ford's unwillingness to cover a known problem with their design. *tr

After hearing about the f150 fuel strap problem i decided to report a rusted and busted strap on my 2002 f150. a friend noticed the strap hanging down so i was able to fix it before it fell. mi. *tr

While driving at 45 mph on level surface the #5 spark plug was ejected from it's hole damaging the coil over plug causing arcing from the coil to the engine. the vehicle immediately slowed dramatically and the smell of gasoline was apparent. luckily there was very light traffic and i was able to pull to the side of the road and shutdown the engine. i identified the problem and having some mechanical training knew enough to disconnect the fuel injector wire for the #5 cylinder. this was the only way i could safely move the vehicle. had i not known what to do, an engine compartment explosion would have easily resulted. *tr

On 11/1/08 i was driving and heard loud pop from my engine. upon further investigation i saw that the spark plug in the seventh cylinder of my 2002 f150 5.4 triton had blown out of the head and broke the coil. this was preceded by a ticking noise that almost sounded like a exhaust manifold leak. i personally changed my plugs at 100,000 miles and the truck currently has about 125,000 miles on it. while on the internet researching the problem i realized that i'm not alone and this is a nation wide problem with the f150. at this point my truck is sitting in the driveway because the dealership is charging at least $2000 dollars to replace the head. i am researching a cost effective alternative to replacing the parts at this time. *tr

On april 17, i noticed a whistling sound coming from the engine, but could not find the source of the sound, and thought it was a vacuum line leak. i started the truck on the morning of april 14 and i heard a loud popping sound followed by a small black cloud, upon examining under the hood, i found the #3 spark plug on the passenger side had blown out of the hole and the coil had been blown off with it, breaking the plastic that had a steel insert that was screwed down to the block. i tried to replace the spark plug, but could not get it started in to the threads on the head. i found out that o'reily's sells a cylinder head repair kit # 42025 specifically for this problem, it had a insert that you screwed into the head and it was threaded on the inside to accept a extended length spark plug that was included in the kit, i tried this kit @ $64 dollars plus the new coil @ $43, upon completing the work with the kit and the new coil installed, i started the truck and still had the same whistling problem and was losing compression, i contacted a local mechanic, and found out from him that this is a very common problem and he see this same problem once every two weeks or so, i took the truck to him and he worked on it for approx. 6 hours and has the problem fixed, however, he said he couldn't promise that this is not going to happen again, to the same plug or others. if ford knows there is a problem why won't anybody make them fix it and make it right for the little guy (consumers?) *tr

I own a 2002 ford f-150 supercrew 4x4 pickup with 5.4l v8 gas engine and aod automatic transmission. at 48,500 miles on the vehicle the od on/off switch would not stay engaged and was flashing intermittently i took the truck to a local transmission shop who showed me metal shavings in the transmission pan and was told the torque converter must be replaced and the transmission must be rebuilt. i agreed to the work because i need a dependable vehicle. i have never abused the truck in any way and do not haul any type of trailers with the vehicle. *nm

The consumer has noticed a discrepancy in the mpg the manufacturer said the vehicle would get and the actual mpg the 2002 ford f150 get. *mr the consumer claimed that he never gets more than 11 mpg while driving in the city, on long distance trips, while pulling a trailer or while driving empty. *nm

After only 17000 miles my 2002 f-150 truck developed a fuel leak in the fuel line that goes from the fuel filter to the engine. below the leak is part of the exhaust system. the truck information is as follows: 2002 f-150 harley davidson supercrew, vin#: [xxx] *la updated 07/27/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Gas fumes or leak when driving and gas fumes or leak when started truck in my driveway don't feel safe driving. *ak