2005 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

IN DECEMBER AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY. I DROVE HOME, AND WHEN I STEPPED OUT OF MY VEHICLE I STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG GAS ODOR. EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK HALF WAY OR MORE, THEN DRIVE ANY. I START SMELLING A STRONG GAS ODOR. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR , AND THE BACK LEFT SIDE WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, AND RADIO WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHILE MERGING ONTO 75MPH HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER MAKING STEERING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE ONTO SHOULDER JUST AT THE POINT WHERE HIGHWAY AND ON RAMP MET. WE COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE AND HAD WE MADE IT ONTO HIGHWAY, COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE LOST COMPLETE POWER WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD SAME SITUATION IN JULY AND HAD PAID OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE FUEL SYSTEM REPAIRED. FORD HAD RECALL ON THIS BUT OUR TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, HAVE CONCERNS FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE VEHICLES WHOSE VINS ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ANOTHER FAMILY MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE AS WE WERE YESTERDAY. FORD IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND I HOPE FORD DOES NOT WAIT UNTIL LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES! *TR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH OUR EXCURSION DATING BACK TO ONE WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED IT USED FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2009 UNTIL NOW - SEPT. 2012. WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION ISSUES AFTER THE FIRST WEEK. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. THEY REPLACED THE IPR AND FUEL PUMP. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL JANUARY 2011. IN JANUARY 2011, THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN FAILING AGAIN. IT WOULD JUST STOP WORKING. THE CAR WOULD CRANK INITIALLY AND THEN FAIL TO RECRANK IF TURNED OFF WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME (I.E. DRIVING TO THE STORE). WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW FUEL SENSOR. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WE THEN HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING IN AFTERNOON TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN, EVERYTHING ONCE AGAIN SHUT OFF. I BARELY MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CAN NOT EVEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION ONLY TO HAVE MY ACCELERATOR NOT WORK. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN MORE EXTREME. TODAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL THAT TOOK PLACE FOR THE SAME MODEL/YEAR, BUT ACCORDING TO THE FORD PEOPLE, MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED USED IN MAY OF 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH NEW BCT RADIAL A/P LT265/75R16 TIRES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND AND WAS REPLACED WITH A BF GOODRICH TIRE. NOW 13 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE ONE OF THE OTHER BCT TIRES HAS SIDEWALL SEPARATION IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. I AM NOW REPLACING ALL OF THE BCT TIRES TO PREVENT A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGR COOLER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY MERGING ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD FOUR CHILDREN WITH US, THREE OF THEM SMALL AND IN CAR SEATS. WE HAD TO TRANSFER THE CHILDREN INTO A TOW TRUCK WITH MOVING TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF US. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT CAUSING MAJOR TRAUMA OR DEATH. FICM IS GOOD, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP. THIS 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED WITH PICK-UPS AND VANS, BUT NOT THE EXCURSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.