2002 Ford Mustang GT engine and engine cooling problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2002 Ford Mustang GT — 33% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have a 2002 mustang gt bullitt that I bought in july 2013. So far I have had two different incidents where a spark plug has blown the head. The most recent was yesterday 11/23/2013. All I was doing was backing out of my driveway and heard a noise come from the spark plug. Today, I changed the…”
filed Nov 24, 2013
“This is regarding the intake manifold on ford v8 engines. My intake manifold on my 2002 ford mustang v8 cracked and caused me to replace the entire intake manifold. When this happened, it leaked coolant rapidly. There was a class action suit filed (in which ford was held liable) in the past years…”
filed Oct 28, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some vehicles may exhibit an oil leak coming from the camshaft / valve cover area where the positive crankcase ventilation (pcf) valve mounts. *tt
15717 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2002Information on oil capacity changed. *tt
15716 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2002
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Mustang GT years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mustang GT | 6 | 4% |
| 2005 Mustang GT | 6 | 4% |
| 2003 Mustang GT | 11 | 22% |
| 2001 Mustang GT | 13 | 22% |
| 2000 Mustang GT | 21 | 33% |
| 1999 Mustang GT | 21 | 58% |
| 1998 Mustang GT | 44 | 83% |
| 1997 Mustang GT | 16 | 70% |
| 1996 Mustang GT | 24 | 75% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Ford Mustang GT
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.