2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD CAME "UN-BOLTED" HIT THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY LAID OUT AT ABOUT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE VEHICAL. IF WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED MY FAMILY WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND OVER VEHICLE WANDERED OFF ROAD, TRAVELING LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALIGNED, TIRES WERE BALANCED, STEERING GEAR BOX WAS ADJUSTED, NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH

EA 01 009; MANUAL: SHAFT SECTOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH T VEHICLE WOULD START VIBRATING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM. THEY BELIEVED IT WAS MANUFACTURER'S FRAUD. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. ALSO, HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

OIL LEAKAGES DUE TO ENGINE GALLEY PLUG COMING OUT OF IT HOUSING ON TWO OTHER OCCASIO. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING FRONT END BOUNCES UP AND DOWN/ UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS FRONT END, MAY BE POOR SHARKS. *AK

SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW, IT IS OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER IF YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED, FORTUNATELY, BUT IT IS STILL A HAZARD. TWO FORD DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, FORD WILL NOT FIX IT AND "THEY ARE ALL THAT WAY." I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHICH HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER..*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES. ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT SAFE. *YH