2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

AT FOUR THOUSAND MILES A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE, AND WAS TRADED FOR A 2001 MODEL. CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

RUBBER MOUNT ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF FRAME IS TOUCHING THE SPRING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT, AND FRONT END TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THERE IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 1/8 OF A INCH OF CLEARANCE WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO ABSORB SHOCK. OTHER FORD HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS HAVE 3 TO 3 1\2 INCH OF CLEARANCE. *AK *SLC

WHILE TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS SWITCH BROKE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL.*AK

TOWING 30' TRAVEL TRAILER, REAR AXLE WT. OF 5000 LBS, REAR TIRES INFLATED TO 55 PSI, AVERAGE SPEED 65MPH

GOING 25 MPH, WE HEARD A SWISH NOISE AND IT WAS THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS A 3" LONG TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL THAT GOES INTO THE TREAD AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LAST TIME WE WERE GOING 60 MPH AND THE TIRE SHREDDED BEFORE WE COULD COME SAFELY TO A STOP. BOTH TIMES IT'S BEEN THE SAME LOCATION, REAR DRIVER SIDE. BOTH TIMES IT'S BEEN A SIDE WALL FAILURE. WE ARE REPLACING ALL TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE AS I DO NOT TRUST THEM. MY TIRES ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL AND FORD/FIRESTONE SAID IT IS A ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM AND/OR TIRE INFLATION. THEY WERE AT 65 PSI AND THE MAX RATING IS 80 PSI. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 15 YEARS NOW AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SIDEWALL GO OUT AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TWICE IN ONE YEAR IS TOO COINCIDENTAL.*AK

VEHICLE HAD AUDIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATION, DRIVESHAFT WAS REMOVED FROM 2001 MODEL ON LOT AND PLACED IN MY VEHICLE, DRIVESHAFT WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE. STILL HAVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS 55- 70. DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 5700 MI. ON IT.THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT AT 46OR 4700. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY MAJOR TRIPS.*AK

1ST FAILURE: PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT MY SECURITY SYSTEM "THEFT" LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THIS SHOULDN'T BE BLINKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN NOTICED THAT ALL GAUGES HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT WITH NO POWER TO DRIVE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED INTO COVERT FORD AND THEIR EXPLANATION WAS A BLOWN FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE). THIS AFFECTED THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE IT IS CONTROLLED BY A CHIP INSTEAD OF A CABLE. COVERT FORD REPLACED FUSE, CHECKED OUT ALL WIRING HARNESSES AND COULD NOT FIND ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. RETURNED VEHICLE TO ME. 2ND FAILURE: 2-1/2 WEEKS AFTER 1ST FAILURE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TURNED OFF THE "OVERDRIVE" AT THE END OF THE GEAR SHIFTER. WHEN I TURNED THE "OVERDRIVE" BACK ON I IMMEDIATELY HEARD A POP FROM THE FUSE BOX AND NOTICED THAT MY GAUGES HAD FAILED AND THE "THEFT" LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I CONTINUED TO COAST UNTIL I FOUND A FAIRLY SAFE AREA TO PULL OFF. BECAUSE I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AT THE TIME OF FAILURE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO COVERT FORD AND IS STILL WITH THEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL NEVER BE LOCATED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNALS. ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING, BUT PROVIDES NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE REASON THAT I AM REPORTING THIS IS THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETIN # 14044, SEQ # 136, DATE: 0004, NHTSA # SB613701 MAKES REFERENCE TO A #19 BLOWN FUSE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON COMPLETING OUR TRIP HOME, I MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER. AFTER VISITING THE DEALER AND HAVING MY TIRE INSPECTED, FIRESTONE CLAIMS I HAD VALVE STEM FAILURE. (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING TIRE SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL OF RIM. WHEN I TOOK TO DEALER THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO HELP US. SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL SO HE WOULD NOT WARRENTY. DAMAGED RIM ALSO.*AK (TIRESIZE: /75R16)

DRIVING ON 270 E OUTERBELT. WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT 65MPH, REAR PASSENGER TIRE SMOKED THEN WENT FLAT, I OBSERVED A SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD FROM THE BELTS OF THE RUBBER, AND A MELTED FIBERS AROUND THE BELTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW810379 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)