1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
114,775 miles

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problem #6

Feb 262014

F-550 6-cyl

  • 154,000 miles
Throttle body linkage "plastic cover clamshell" cracked in half at plastic hinge (oxidized plastic). Loose plastic cover wedged open throttle fully causing "dangerous life threatening" driving stuck at full throttle. I have the cover and photos if you want me to send them.

- Bowling Green, KY, USA

problem #5

Jul 302011

F-550 6-cyl

  • 148,000 miles
Fuel tank straps failed while driving resulting in the tank dropping. The front of the tank contacted the road surface resulting in a leak and spilling of approximately 21 gals of fuel on the road. No fire resulted but the hazmat team was required to clean up the spilled fuel. The 2002 F 150 was towed to a Ford dealer for repair.

- Terre Haute, IN, USA

problem #4

Mar 112011

F-550 6-cyl

  • 37,400 miles
Spark plug blow out. # 2 plug passenger side.this happened yesterday March 11,2011. My truck has 37,000 miles on it. This is a Ford F-150, 7700 series with a 5.4 engine.where is the recall on this truck.after reading all the problems, with the same thing. What a slap in the face by Ford. And yet no recall mandated by the feds. What a country we live in?

- Fairland, OK, USA

problem #3

Sep 132010

F-550

  • 102,000 miles
Fuel tank straps rusted and broken causing tank to almost fall out

- South Lyon, MI, USA

problem #2

Jul 012010

F-550 4WD

  • 170,000 miles
Gas tank leak at strap holding tank in place. 2002 Ford F-150 4X4 4.6 liter. At this time I can not fill the vehicles tank to full. The problem will only get worse with time. At this time the vehicle is only filled to 1/2 full.

- Fenton, MI, USA

problem #1

Nov 152003

F-550

  • Manual transmission
  • 77,249 miles
Excessive exhaust smoke. Poor performance.

- Mesa, AZ, USA