2002 Ford F-150 Transmission Problems

IN MY CASE THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE OCCURRENCES WHERE MY SPARK PLUGS SHOT OUT OF MY ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY CRUISING ALONG ABOUT 70 MPH. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE.THIS WAS AT NIGHT SO IN THE MORNING I CHECKED IT OUT WITH A FRIEND'S HELP AND SAW THE PLUG SITTING RIGHT WHERE IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE. SO WE WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK AND THREADED IT BACK IN AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT STAYED THERE AND STILL IS THERE TODAY. THIS FIRST TIME WAS ROUGHLY 3 1/2 YRS AGO. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE MY SAME FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO HIS HOUSE BUT THIS TIME IT WAS A DIFFERENT PLUG AND WE WEREN'T SO LUCKY THREADING IT BACK IN. THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED OUT SO WE HELICOILED IT BACK IN OURSELVES AND IT IS STILL THERE TODAY. THIS SECOND TIME WAS ROUGHLY 2 YRS AGO. THE LAST TIME HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT RIGHT AS I STARTED MY TRUCK UP.THE PLUG ACTUALLY HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD WHEN IT BLEW. SO AGAIN I BOUGHT A NEW PLUG AND COIL PACK AND LUCKILY IT THREADED BACK IN AGAIN. SO NOW I AM VERY GUNSHY NATURALLY EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. TO PROPERLY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD COST A SMALL FORTUNE AND TO SELL IT AS IS WHO WILL BUY IT. ALSO ON THIS SAME VEHICLE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW AT 39,000 MILES WHEN THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 NATURALLY I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THAT COST ME $3,500 AND A WEEK STRANDED. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK IS A F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON EDITION. IT NOW HAS ROUGHLY 94,000 MILES ON IT. THE DATES ARE ALL APPROXIMATE ALONG WITH THE MILEAGE WHEN THEY OCCURRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298380

Incident

Jul 4, 2008

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-150 PURCHASED NEW SEPTEMBER 2002. WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE NOR SHIFT INTO GEAR. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE FORD DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE SLEIGH CYLINDER HAD FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 . THE CURRENT WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10297542

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

Mileage

67,000 mi

MY 2002 F-150 SUPERCREW 4X2 WITH 4.6LV8 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON SATURDAY AT ONLY 75K MILES. THE RESULT IS A REBUILD/REPLACEMENT FOR >$2000.00! I DON'T TOW ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT ISN'T ABUSED. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS VERY PREMATURE! THE TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A HISTORY WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN THE FORD TRUCKS/SUV'S HAVING LUBRICATION PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN DEFECT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10259967

Incident

Feb 21, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD F150 NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND I LATER FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE FORD HAS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE CAN NOT BE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217582

Incident

Feb 9, 2008

Mileage

54,260 mi

SPIDER GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT FOR 2ND TIME ON THIS TRUCK WHICH IS A 2002 F-150 4X4 WITH A 3.55 DIFF. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AROUND 45K MI.AND THIS TIME AT 83.5K MILES. THIS TRUCK WAS NEVER OVERLOADED AND NEVER PULLED A TRAILER. MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH FORD REAR. AFTER THIS REPAIR,I AM DONE WITH FORD!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10202984

Incident

Sep 12, 2007

Mileage

83,500 mi

WE HAVE A FORD F150 BOSS TRUCK (2002) THAT HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT YESTERDAY. THE TRUCK HAS ABSOLUTELY NOT HAD A HARD LIFE. WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10194704

Incident

Jun 25, 2007

Mileage

30,147 mi

TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR AT 25 TO 30 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAY NO CODES SHOWN AND THEY NEED TO TAKE TRANSMISSION APART TO FIND PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178087

Incident

Oct 2, 2006

Mileage

94,712 mi

MANUAL CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED INCLUDING REMAINING DISENGAGED (IN GEAR) WHILE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AND LEAKED FLUID NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT. OCCURRED AT <45000 MILES AND IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAIL MECHANISM EXHIBITED ON NEIGHBORS 2001 F150 4.6 AT 39000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167791

Incident

Sep 4, 2006

Mileage

45,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10166791

Incident

Aug 22, 2006

Mileage

46,000 mi

I BROUGHT THE TRUCK ON JUNE 1, 2004. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO THEM PLENTY OF TIMES. I HAVE TOOK MY TRUCK TO AN MECHANIC AN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO THE DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP AT ALL. THEIR WARRANTY POLICY IS A FRAUD THEY DO NOT KEEP UP WITH IT. I AM TIRED OF THIS SITUATION. THAT'S THE REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153686

Incident

Dec 19, 2004

2002 FORD F-150 TRAVELING WEST ON HIGHWAY 40 IN ARIZONA. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL INITIAL FAILURE CRUISE CONTROL ON. ENGAGED MAINTAIN SPEED BUTTON VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING. PUNCHED ALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS AND TAPPED THE BRAKES CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF. CONFIRMATION TURNED CRUISE CONTROL ON AND HIT MAINTAIN SPEED BUTTON. VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AS BEFORE. HIT ALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS AND TAPPED THE BRAKE. AT 85 MPH, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. IMMEDIATELY TURNED IGNITION ON. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVE, MOTOR RACED, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. TURNED OFF IGNITION AGAIN AND CRUISED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. STARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL RECOMMENDATION TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL UNLESS THE OPERATOR PLACES THE SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL. PREVIOUSLY OWNED FORDS FROM THE 60S, 70S, 80S, AND EARLY 90S DO NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145169

Incident

Dec 9, 2005

Mileage

27,500 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE ENGINE LOST A CYLINDER AND FLUID LEAKED OUT INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10144840

Incident

Dec 8, 2005

Mileage

45,000 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES HIS CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A MAN PINNING HIM BETWEEN TWO TRUCKS. THE CAR WAS LOCKED AND PARKED AT THE TIME. HE IMMEDIATELY GOT IN HIS VEHICLE AND STARTED IT AND PULLED THE CAR OFF OF THE MAN. HE REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS OF THIS KIND PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OR SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 12/07/05/ *JB

NHTSA ID

10142722

Incident

Oct 7, 2005

Mileage

46,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD F-150'S TRANNY COMPLETELY BROKE AT 35,000 MILES 27 DAYS AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP. I DON'T HAUL OR PULL ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. WE ARE HAVING TO PUT A FACTORY REBUILT TRANNY IN IT AS WE SPEAK. *NM

NHTSA ID

10135479

Incident

Aug 30, 2005

Mileage

35,242 mi

ELECTRICAL: AT 306 MILES THE SOLENOIDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF; THE DASH BOARD WOULD STILL ILLUMINATE. ALSO, UPON SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LEAK WHICH CORRODED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED AT 44000 MILES. THE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE HARNESS WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE BATTERY WOULD BE COMPLETELY DEAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10108792

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

Mileage

306 mi

VEHICLE LOST MOTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 0-40 MPH AND WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS BEING ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID

10099308

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS APPLIED DURING VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. *JB

NHTSA ID

10099152

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN SR 33 IN POLK CITY WHEN IT SEEMED AS IF MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I HAD THE PEDAL DEPRESSED BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FELL BACK DOWN TO ZERO I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, THE TRUCK WOULD GET TO 50 AND THEN NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY SIGNS SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I ASSUMED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DROVE TO WORK (15 MILES) IN SECOND GEAR, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO LAKELAND FORD. I WAS TOLD THE OVERDRIVE CLUTCH BURNED UP AND THE DIRECT DRIVE PAK BURNED UP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED $2,326.09 TO FIX A 2002 VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS 44,176 MILES ON IT. MOST OF THE MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE HIGHWAY MILES ALWAYS DRIVEN WITH OVERDRIVE ON AND ONLY WAS SOMETHING TOWED. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE TOWING PACKAGE IN IT SO THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. MY WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. TRUCK IS NOW AT AAMCO WITH TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10072338

Incident

May 5, 2004

Mileage

44,176 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DOES NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061685

Incident

Mar 9, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY. DRIVER HAD TO CHANGE GEARS REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS PRODUCED DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER RELAY AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061673

Incident

Mar 9, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10048328

Incident

Nov 2, 2003

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PASSENGER DOOR, AND PAINT DEFECT ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY PROBLEMS WERE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AS THERE WAS A PAINT DEFECT ON THE DOOR HANDLE WHICH DIDN'T FULLY SHUT AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS WILLING TO GIVE BACK THE VEHICLE IN RETURN OF ALL THE MONIES (PAYMENT(S)/DOWN PAYMENT). *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10034016

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BOLT CAME LOOSE AND THE FLUID WENT OUT, CAUSING PULL OUT ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION:: MR

NHTSA ID

8022674

Incident

Nov 13, 2002

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN, JERKS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765568

Incident

Jul 26, 2002

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN REVERSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SLIP IN DRIVE ONLY IN REVERSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

757649