2002 Ford F Super Duty: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 50 complaints
50
Total Complaints
87,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

72,000 25th Percentile
87,500 Median Mileage
112,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
POWER TRAIN
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ENGINE
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
TIRES
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ESSENTIALLY, I HAVE HAD TO MAKE AT LEAST 7 ABRUPT STOPS IN THE PAST 1.5 MONTHS OF OWNING VEHICLE. 3 OF WHICH REQUIRED THAT I MAKE A VEHICLE MANUVER BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON ALL 3 INCIDENTS, WHILE UNDER BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM MAKING ..."
"WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK"
"FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S ON MY 2002 F250 FORD. AT 4000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, BLISTERED ON THE OUTSIDE AND STARTED COMING APART. THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TIRE AND ANOTHER HE IDENTIFIED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASROPHIC IF I DIDNT SEE IT. THIS HAS BEEN A COM..."

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