2003 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

OUR FORD 2003 EXCURSION SPEED CONTROL/CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THERE IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE WIRING HARNESS. FORD STATES THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN FOR NO CHARGE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 210 MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT DIM MY HEAD LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER THEN THE DASH BOARD WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERYTHING STARTED TO BLINK FUEL LIKE MILES TO EMPTY SEATBELT ECT.. THEN LOSS ALL POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN WE FLIPPED IN TO A DITCH AFTER HITTING SOME MAIL BOXES.. WTH I SEE SOME OF THE SAME REPORTS WHY HASN'T FORD FIXED THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR

DRIVER USED CRUISE CONTROL ON TOLLWAY, GOT OFF TOLLWAY FIRE STARTED 1/4 MILE FROM EXIT. FORD EXCURSION V 10 GAS ENGINE, CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILURE GOT HOT CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. THE DIESEL ENGINES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS VEHICLE IS A LIMOUSINE/QVM. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V078000 MANUFACTURE CAMPAIGN # 05S28. *TR

2003 FORD EXCURSION 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE EXPERIENCING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE, ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE. ALL SYMPTOMS MATCH "ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE" AS DESCRIBED IN FORD FSA#03B03 DEALER SERVICE DEPT STATES ITS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS VEHICLE BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DEALERS QUOTED ME A COST OF OVER $1000.00 TO REPAIR. VIN#[XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE FIRE ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE 2003 FORD EXCURSION 6.0 LITER DIESEL WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST TEN DAYS. THE RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE, GARAGE, CONTENTS AND DAMAGED THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIESEL GARAGE SPECIALIST WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES, FILTER AND SUPPLY LINES WERE ALL BLOCKED AND THE FUEL TANK LINER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION WITH COPPER REPLACEMENT TIRES, MODEL DISCOVERY HT 265/70R/16. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CASING FRACTURED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED ONCE, PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND THEN LANDED UPRIGHT. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED TO FURTHER INSPECT THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

WE OWN A 2003, DIESEL FORD EXCURSION. LATE ON 6/10 AS WE WERE GOING DOWN A STEEP CURVE THE ENGINE STALLED. WE LOST ALL POWER. IT TOOK ALL MY HUSBAND'S STRENGTH TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD, WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DIMINISHED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL DISASTER FOR OUR FAMILY, WE HAD 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL. HE MANAGED TO GET US SOMEWHAT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION OF THE FORD EXCURSION. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD FOR INVESTIGATION AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WIRE HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER REPORTS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTION HAVE BEEN REPORTED. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT, IT IS A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THANK GOODNESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SUCH THAT WE WERE OKAY. WE SHUDDER TO THINK IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I, THE WIFE AS DRIVING OR ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS, WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO IF THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WAS NONFUNCTIONAL. THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS CONSIST OF; REAR DRIVER SEAT BELT, CENTER ROW DRIVER SEAT BELT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELT. A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE SEAT BELT WEBBING BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND TANGLED AROUND THE NECK AREA WHICH NEARLY CHOKED THE OCCUPANT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

2003 FORD EXCURSION WILL SPORADICALLY NOT START. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT FIRE. IT WILL NOT START WITH A JUMP START. TYPICALLY, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN. AT THAT POINT IT WILL START WITH A JUMP START. IT ALSO USUALLY STARTS AFTER IT SITS FOR AT LEAST 1 DAY. THIS SPORADIC INCIDENT HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER 6 MONTHS. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED 4 TIMES BY A TRUSTED AND CAPABLE AUTO SERVICE CENTER. THEY HAVE RUN COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS, REVIEWED EVERY POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS, HAVE RESEARCHED EVERY POSSIBLE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS WELL - WHEN IT STARTS. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS TODAY FEB. 24, 2010. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. *TR