2005 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD EXCURSION DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE BUT WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,500. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY COOLED DOWN BEFORE RESUMING OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,210.

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN PURCHASING THIS FORD TRUCK....I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME REASON...EGR VALVE GETS STUCK AND I'M STUCK ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY....I CANNOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME TO THE CORNER STORE LET ALONE A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. ALTHOUGH I LOVED MY TRUCK...THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE JUST BEEN ASTRONOMICAL, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF CONSTANT TOWING AND DAYS SPENT IN THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT FORD COMPANY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.0-LITER DIESEL ENGINES AND HAS DONE LITTLE TO NOTHING TO HELP ITS CONSUMERS. MY HUSBAND AND I LOVED FORD TRUCKS, BUT THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE THE LAST TIME I PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY OR ITS BRANDS. IN FACT, IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN!!!!! AS I TYPE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE WHEN TURNED ON NORMALLY, IF SIGNAL LEVER IS HELD PARTIALLY TO THE LEFT BEFORE THE DETENT TO HOLD IT IN THE LEFT SIGNAL POSITION, THE SIGNAL WILL WORK. FOUND A NHTSA CAMPAIGN DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE (11V352000) FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND OUT FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL (11C18) FOR THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, IT BUT I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS REPETITIVE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS, PRESSURE REGULATOR AND VALVE ASSEMBLY MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE AND INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

THERE WAS NO WARNING. WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY GOING 75MPH. THE FORD EXCURSION STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY WHERE WE WAITED FOR 2 HOURS FOR HELP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THEY GIVE A DIFFERENT REASON FOR THE EVENT. IT WAS REKEYED, PUT NEW BATTERIES, AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A CLUTCH FAN. THE CLUTCH FAN COULD HAVE NOT POSSIBLY CAUSED THIS TYPE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. WE NOTICED THAT THE 2005 FORD EXCURSION WAS ON A RECALL LIST FOR WIRING PROBLEMS. IN FORD'S DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE THAT MAY RESULT IT STATES "THE VEHICLE MAY QUIT RUNNING IN TRAFFIC AND MAY OR MAY NOT START AGAIN...RESULTING IN A CRASH". HOWEVER WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER HE SAID OUR VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE REMEDIED. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT CONTINUED TO COAST BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START IF IT WAS COLD SOAKED FOR MORE THAN 6 HOURS. WHEN IT DID START IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND DURING THAT TIME IT RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH (SHAKING THE ENTIRE TRUCK) WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK EXHAUST. THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED FOR ALL WINTER. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD EXCURSION DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, FUMES WOULD EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 04/29/11

THE FICM IN MY DIESEL 6.0 IS BAD. FORD CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED BY THEIR RECALL ON THIS ITEM. HOWEVER, THE 6.0 ENGINE WAS NOT A GOOD ENGINE IT CAUSED FORD A LOT OF MONEY IN REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS IF FORD KNOWS THE FICM IS BAD IN THESE ENGINES WHY DO THEY NOT REPLACE THEM AND ADD THEM TO THE CURRENT RECALL. I HAVE THE 200,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MY ORIGINAL 100,000 WARRANTY JUST ENDED ABOUT 2000 MILES AGO. UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY THE REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BUT UNDER THE EXTENDED 200,000 WARRANTY IT IS NOT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS JUST A PAPER PUSH TYPE COVER UP. 1. FORD KNOWS THIS ENGINE WAS NOT AS GOOD AS THEIR 7.3 ENGINE B/C THEY IMMEDIATELY STARTED PRODUCING THE 6.4 ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 6.0 2. FORD KNOWS THE FICM IS BAD IN THESES ENGINES AND IT HAS HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF THEM BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM 3. IF THEY ADMITTEDLY KNOW THE ENGINE WAS CRAPPY. AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FICM WHY WILL THEY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYING FOR A REPAIR ON ANY VEHICLE IF I KNEW IT WAS FROM WEAR AND TEAR. BUT THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY MANUFATURNING FORD SAYS QUALITY IS JOB 1... THIS IS NOT A QUALITY ENGINE AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN FORDS AND THIS IS MY 4TH DIESEL ENGINE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM BUT THEY WERE ALL 7.3 DIESELS. HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK ADDED TO THE RECALL WITH THE FAULTY FICM TO GET IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP? *TR