2002 Ford Econoline: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
96,517mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

61,000 25th Percentile
96,517 Median Mileage
120,262 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING WHEEL IS VERY SLIPPERY AND FEELS UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING AS IF WILL LOSE GRIP ON WHEEL AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHEEL DOES NOT HAVE ANY FINGER "GROOVES" ON THE REAR.*AK"
"CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER REGARDING DEFECT RELATED TO THE 2001-2003 ECONOLINE 5.4L CUTAWAY CHASSIS CAB. RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PEFORMED DUE TO THE WAY THE BUMPER WAS MOUNTED ON VEHICLE.* LA *MR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28