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2002 Ford F-350 engine problems

The 2002 Ford F-350 has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

F-350 engine complaints by model year87 complaints1981: 2 complaints1985: 1 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 7 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 13 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 13 complaints1995: 34 complaints1996: 22 complaints1997: 30 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 21 complaints2001: 17 complaints2002: 22 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 87 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 34 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 50 complaints2009: 4 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 37 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 34 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 17 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 13 complaints
F-350 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS FORD F350 TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AT FIRST HE WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM THEN HE LOOKED DOWN AND SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF THE FIRE WALL AND UP HIS LEG, HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT. HE COULD NOT EXTINGUISH IT AND THE FIRE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 20, 2009 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2002 Ford F-350 have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2002 Ford F-350 engine — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.