2001 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT 50 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONSUNERS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE SITTING IN FRONT OF HERS AND TOTALLED THAT VEHICLE, THERE WERE 4 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SCC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD, VEHICLE SWERVES LEFT OR RIGHT MAKING CONTROL VERY DIFFICULT. ON TWO OCCASIONS COULD NOT STAY IN LANE. HAVE HAD IT IN DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES. DEALER HAS CHANGED DISCS, ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, AND HAVE SWAPPED PARTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THEY HAVE ALSO CHANGED TIE ROD. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED SHOCKS AND TIRES. DEALER SAYS THEY ALL DO THIS. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, AND HAD THERE BEEN CARS IN NEXT LANE I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TO MAKE IT WORSE TWO PEOPLE HAVE JUST DIED IN AN EXCURSION WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL ON HIGHWAY IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, JUNE 2, 2002, WE HAD ONLY TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE EXPLOSION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS CAUSED US TO LOSE CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE, CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND ENDING UP IN THE MEDIAN. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS, TURNED SIDEWAYS, AND ALMOST ROLLED. MY EXCURSION WAS UP ON TWO WHEELS, NEARLY ROLLING OVER. IT STAYED SUSPENDED IN AIR FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE FALLING BACK DOWN ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED, AND NO PHYSICAL INJURY WAS INCURRED. HOWEVER, IT ENDANGERED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY, AND TRAUMATIZED MY CHILDREN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO FIRESTONE TIRES. THERE DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM THERE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING ON BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VEER LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, AND SENT OUT AREA REPRESENTATIVES/ TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO REPAIR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE,R4STEEL, TEX, P265/R1675, DOT # UNKNOWN.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND THE PEDAL WILL PULSATE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE WAS MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE WIPER ARM TO BREAK, ALSO VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, THE DEALER PERFORMED SUSPENSION WORK ON THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A COOLANT LEAK, DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR HOSE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPERS UNEXPECTANTLY STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR WIPERS TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND COMING UP ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO GO, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO HIGHER THAN 20MPH, RPMS WERE AT 2800.VEHICLE WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND COULD HAVE BEEN BROAD SIDED OR REAR ENDED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DEFECT IS CAUSING SEVERELY IMPAIRED HANDLING OF VEHICLE DURING TRAVEL TRAILER TOWING OPERATION. THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TRAVEL TRAILER TOWING OPERATION IS UNSAFE AND LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR SUBSTANTIAL BODILY INJURY. THE TRAVEL TRAILER TOWING OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF TRAILER MANUFACTURER; HITCH MANUFACTURER, TIRE MANUFACTURER, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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 PASSENGER SIDE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE COLLAPSED. THERE WERE TWO DEATHS. *AK *SLC