2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

BUTTON WHICH TURNS ON HEADLIGHTS BROKE OFF OF SWITCH. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000 EXCURSIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LATER CALLED FORD THEY CLAIMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY INSIST THAT I HAVE TO BUY THE $85 HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY JUST TO GET THE $5 KNOB. I AM CURRENTLY USING A PAIR OF NEEDLENOSE PLIERS TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF WHICH IS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING.*AK

2000 FORD EXCURSION XLT 7.3L DIESEL. FOUR DOOR LOCK MOTORS FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. DOORS DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH USE OF ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SWITCHES LOCATED ON FRONT DOOR HANDLES. REPLACED ALL DOOR LOCK MOTORS AT ASE CERTIFED TECHNICIAN SHOP, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.*AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER WAS IN HIS GARAGE WITH THE DOOR UP WHEN HE NETS RECALL CAMPAIGN HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THE FIRE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO SO. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

TRAVELING NORTH IN LIGHT RAIN ON IH 55 AT BROOKHAVEN, MS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20, 2005. I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S RADIAL TIRE. LUCKILY IT WAS ON THE REAR OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLY FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE. THE TIRE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE IN A SIMILAR MODE AS THE OTHER FIRESTONE FAILURES LEADS ME TO BELIEVE PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO. THIS TIRE IS AN ORIGINAL TIRE THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY, AND IS A LOAD RANGE D TIRE. MY EXCURSION IS A DIESEL MODEL.*AK

WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT AND SHIMMIED INTERMITENLLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PAST SIX WEEKS MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND CHANGING FUEL FILTER THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS GOING DIM QUITE FREQUENTLY. AFTER THIRD OCCURENCE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. AFTER CHECKING FOR TWO DAYS, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAS AGAIN BEEN MELTED THROUGH. THIS WAS REPORTED TO YOU ON 2-17-2004 WHEN THE FIRST FIRE WAS DISCOVERED. CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS 10081075. YOU CAN CONTACT THIS SERVICE SHOP. THEY HAVE REPLACED THIS PART ON MANY FORDS. THEY HAD ONE VEHICLE WHICH BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD IS REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS. THE WIRING HARNESS IS PLACED WHERE ENGINE FLUIDS FREQUENTLY DRIP ON WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSES IT TO MELT AND EVENTUALLY STARTING ON FIRE. I HAVE ANOTHER FORD WITH SAME ENGINE. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED BEFORE IT COSTS ME ANOTHER $2500 FOR THAT VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP IS VALLEY DIESEL INJECTION LOCATED IN NEENAH, WI . PLEASE CALL THEM WITH QUESTIONS. FORD DEALERS WILL NOT TRUTHFULLY STATE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. IF THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WHY ARE THE WIRING HARNESSES NOT AVAILABLE. LAST TIME IT WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER.*AK

VEHICLE FIRE. 2000 FORD EXCURSION. IN THE SAME WIRE/SWITCH AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT, AND PREPARED TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE STORE OPENED. I SAW PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE HOOD. I GOT OUT AND CAUTIOUSLY LIFTED THE HOOD. THE WIRING NEAREST THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURST INTO FLAMES. I CLOSED THE HOOD TO LIMIT AIRFLOW AND A BYSTANDER CALLED 911. THE FIRE TRUCK CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO TOW THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP NEARBY. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WIRING AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A CONSTANT CURRENT THROUGH IT. I HAVE THE BURNED PARTS. *NM

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT OPERATE DUE TO THE SPRING. ALSO, THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP ACCORDINGLY.*AK

THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AFTER ONLY 58000 MILES. THIS WAS THE OEM SPARK PLUG. IT DAMAGED THE HEAD, THE COIL AND, OF COURSE, THE SPARK PLUG. A NEW HEAD WILL BE NEEDED. THE DEALER, RANCHO FORD IN TEMECULA, CA, SAYS THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOT YET CORRECTED. *JB

2000 FORD EXCURSION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HOME ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED. *NM