CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 has the well-known and documented problem with their dashboards falling to pieces, but it also has engine failure from oil sludge. That's a doube shot of awful in your morning coffee.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $340
- Average Mileage:
- 75,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace bad wire in the conduit between the fuse box & PCM (1 reports)

engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
HAD COMPLETE TUNE UP... WIRES, PLUGS, FILTERS, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, FUEL PUMP, STARTER COIL, BATTERY, OIL CHANGE, TRUCK STILL NOT KICKING OVER SINCE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED . I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. IS IT THE ECM COMPUTER ? HELP I DROVE IT ON FATHERS DAY OUT WITH MY SON HAD A GREAT DAY. IT RAINED WHILE WE WERE AT THE BATTING CAGES CAME OUT, PROBLEM STARTING. GOT IT STARTED AND WENT TO DINNER AND ON THE WAY HOME THE TRUCK JUST CUT OFF LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS. EVERYTHING SOUNDS NORMAL BUT IT WONT KICK OVER.
- waynestewsunart, Philadelphia, Penn, US