2002 Ford F-150 fuel/propulsion system problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2002 Ford F-150 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Cruise control kicked on and won't go off. Gas fumes come from the AC unit. When driving the truck started speeding up. Now the truck is parked.”
filed Apr 8, 2026
“Driving down [xxx] the straps on my gas tank broke because they rusted thru causing gas tank to drop and spill fuel all over [xxx] in iowa causing so much fuel spilled out they had to close one lane of traffic....the fire dept chief of whiting, iowa, steven snyder, can verify what happened....there…”
filed Jul 26, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 F-150 | 5 | 3% |
| 2023 F-150 | 9 | 2% |
| 2022 F-150 | 30 | 5% |
| 2021 F-150 | 43 | 4% |
| 2020 F-150 | 12 | 2% |
| 2019 F-150 | 20 | 2% |
| 2018 F-150 | 55 | 2% |
| 2017 F-150 | 24 | 2% |
| 2016 F-150 | 82 | 4% |
| 2015 F-150 | 73 | 4% |
| 2014 F-150 | 63 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Ford F-150
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.