Ford Excursion Body Problems
561 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2005.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES, SIZE: 385/65-R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, A CRASH OCCURRED A...
A DRIVERS FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE, ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EXPLODED ON JULY 7, 2002 ON I-95 IN WALTERBORO, SC. MY GIRLFRIEND AGNES AND A GOOD FRIEND DAVE WERE KILLED, DAVES 11 YR OLD SON MAX SUFFERED A SEVERLY BROKEN RIGHT FEM...
IT WILL NOT PULL 10,000 POUNDS. IT HAS A STABILITY PROBLEM. PULING 5000 POUND CAUSE ROLLOVER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. ROOF ABOVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS TOTALLY COLLAPSED. ROOF OVER SECOND ROW AND THIRD ROW SEATS REMAINED INTACT. CONSUMER FELT THAT DRIVER AND PASSEN...
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unattended, the vehicle caught fire without warning. There were no reported injuries, police reports, or air bag deployments. The fire depar...
HAD A B F GOODRICH LT315/75R16D ALL TERRAIN KO, DOT: BFAUHX111211, FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPLODE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 65, ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF BRANSON, MO. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH IN THE RIGHT HAND L...
THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT HAD USED THE SEAT HEATER. THE NEXT DAY, THE SEAT COVER AND CUSHION WAS BURNED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME. APPARENTLY THE HEATING ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE.
WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE I FELT A POP AND THEN THERE WAS NO STEERING CONTROL. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD CONNECTION TO THE PITMAN ARM HAD SNAPPED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY ...
APPROXIMATELY AT 04:00 A.M. MY TRUCK BEGAN TO BURN BY ITSELF. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS A WITNESS WHO SAID HE HEARD THE TRUCK RADIO ON AND THAT WAS WHAT AWAKENED HIM. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY BURNED FROM FRONT TO R...
ON OCTOBER 11, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN; MASON 10 AND PRESTON 8, TO THEIR KARATE LESSONS. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 20 JUST WEST OF FORT WORTH, WHEN I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON OUR 2000 FORD ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACTS DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE POWER ...