2002 Ford F-350 problems
Owners have filed 140 complaints about the 2002 Ford F-350 with NHTSA. Tires account for 14.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 13.6%.
Complaints140
Crashes19
Fires11
Injuries14
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Tires 14.3% · 20
Engine and engine cooling 13.6% · 19
Steering 11.4% · 16
Electrical system 10.7% · 15
Power train 7.1% · 10
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.4% · 9
Vehicle speed control 5.0% · 7
Suspension 4.3% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire, 14 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 18 model years of the Ford F-350 in this data, 2002 sits 14th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 13 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 65,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Dt: three of the 6 tires blew out. Two on the front and one on the rear. Contacted general tires ,they said they would send a form to fill out. First the front tire blewout and about 50 feet further the left front tire blewout. The sidewalls were still intact. The front two blew out on july 9,2005, the rear blew out on july 19, 2005. *Ak the blowoutds caused damage to the vehicle Tires · reported at 37,000 miles
Tire tread started wearing from the outside and inside of tires. *Mr the tread started wearing on the outside/inside of the tires as if the tire pressure was low. The tires were rotated with no improvement. The tires had gotten so bad that the vehicle bounced while in motion. (The tires separated on the inside) Tires
A 6 inch split was noticed on both front tires and the steel belts were coming thourgh the tire. Original equipment, 2002 Ford f350, tire size lt235/85r16 dot number unavailable. General dealer and manufacturer were notified. *Ak consumer states that tires have severe spider web cracking. *Slc Tires
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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