2001 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

TURNED CAR OFF, WENT INTO SCHOOL. WHEN WE CAME OUT IT WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS, ITEMS LOST NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE AS INSURANCE HAS STILL NOT SETTLED CLAIM. *TR

EXCURSION WAS BOUGHT 7-01 APPROXIMATELY 3MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE HEAD LAMP SWITCH BROKE OFF. TOOK TRUCK INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE 190.00 TO FIX. UPON RESEARCH FOUND THAT THE 2000 MODEL EXCURSION HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM [NHTSA RECALL NO. 01V075/FORD RECALL NO. 01S09] THE PART NO. FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT WOULD BE LOGICAL TO ME IF THE PART NUMBER FOR THE 2000 EXCURSION AND THE 2001 EXCURSION ARE THE SAME THEN THEY BOTH SHOULD BE RECALLED. IN ADDITION THE PASSENGER FRONT AND SIDE DOOR DO NOT LOCK WHEN INTERNAL BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF IF THE BACK HATCH IS OPENED AND MOISTURE IS PRESENT. DRIVERS SEAT IS STUCK DOES NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK, MOTOR WORKS SEAT WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 EXCURSION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT POPS FREE BY IT'S SELF SEVERAL TIMES DURING A COUPLE OF HOURS OF DRIVING. DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I ALSO HAD THE WINDOWS & DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING BACK IN 2006. IT NEEDED A NEW GEM MODULE AND SOME FUSE PANEL WORK (DUE TO A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD SEAL FROM THE FACTORY). I FINALLY SAVED UP ENOUGH MONEY TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED-- ROUGHLY $1100.00. THE REP. FROM THE WINDOW COMPANY SAID HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL LIKE THIS HIMSELF. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2001 EXCURSION AUG 25, 08. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIS-ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORD SAID THEIR IS NOT A RECALL ON MY EXCURSION, AND THE WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS IS ONLY 5 YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BURNED BECAUSE THE HEATING SWITCH FAILED TO DEACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO FILE A REPORT WITH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START OCCASIONALLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING OR CHANGING LANES. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE HAVE A 2001 EXCURSION, APPARENTLY ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS OWNER, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PLUG BLOWOUTS AND HEAD BLOWOUTS IN THESE V10 VEHICLES. IF THIS WAS THE CASE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACTUALLY MAKES A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT FOR THESE ISSUES, WHY WERE THE CONSUMERS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT BY RECALL NOTICE? THIS ISSUE WILL COST UPWARDS OF 300$ OF WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE TO FIX, DUE TO FORDS ERROR IN REPORTING THIS DEFECT. WE SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE OWNER OF A LOCAL FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON AUG 29,2008 MY 2001 FORD EXCURSION CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS NEVER CONTACTED MY A FORD DEALER OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE WERE A RECALL ON FORD SUV MY SUV ARE TOTAL LOST DUE TO THIS FIRE AS I LOOK UNDER FORD FIRE RECALL THERE ARE A RECALL ON FORD SUV DUE TO FIRE. *TR

2001 FORD EXCURSION 7.3L POWERSTROKE DIESEL WITH 114500 MILES : ABS CONTROL MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND DISABLED ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID UNCONTROLLABLY ON WET SURFACE. FAILURE IS PERMANENT IN NATURE AND CANNOT BE RESET, SO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED. REPAIR REQUIRED IS FOR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER (COST EXCEEDS $500) AND OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

FORD TRITON 6.8L V10 SPARK PLUG EJECTION FORD INSISTS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO IMPROPER TORQUING OF NEW PLUGS OR ANY NUMBER OF OTHER REASONS. HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUGS EJECT FROM THE ENGINE, WHICH INDICATES THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE & CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN. *TR