2002 Ford E-350 engine and engine cooling problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Ford E-350 — 30% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Started my 2001 ford e-350. After 10-15 seconds, large pop and engine died. Opened hood and found right rear spark plug had blown out of engine. I'm an engineer and I've been working on engines of all descriptions for 35 years. This is an obvious engineering defect. Ford should replace the parts…”
filed Jun 7, 2011
“2002 ford econoline 350 equipped with v8 tritan engine. Spark plug blew out. Have tapped with heli-coil repair kit, but his repair has failed. Now faced with cylinder had been removal and replacement. *tr”
filed Nov 25, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other E-350 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 E-350 | 1 | 3% |
| 2006 E-350 | 13 | 25% |
| 2005 E-350 | 16 | 29% |
| 2004 E-350 | 10 | 22% |
| 2003 E-350 | 6 | 13% |
| 2001 E-350 | 14 | 27% |
| 2000 E-350 | 6 | 10% |
| 1999 E-350 | 12 | 17% |
| 1998 E-350 | 8 | 13% |
| 1997 E-350 | 15 | 19% |
| 1996 E-350 | 3 | 6% |
| 1995 E-350 | 4 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Ford E-350
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.