2003 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST STEERING CONTROL. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO A BUSY STREET. VERY DANGEROUS. THE STALL HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 OTHER TIMES, USUALLY WHEN DECELERATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. TODAY, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN I HEARD A CLICK AND ALL THE GAUGES LOST POWER, THE RADIO DISPLAY WENT OUT. I COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE - ONLY HEARD A CLICK SOUND. AFTER WAITING AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE STARTED. BATTERIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. IT WAS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE UNDER AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER. SENSOR REPLACED ALONG WITH BATTERIES. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE SHOP. TALKED TO FORD AND THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS THAT DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX. *TR

OVER THE LAST 1 1/2 YEAR, VEH DIES AND WONT RESTART OR SLOWER TO START EVENTUALLY WILL NOT START. ALL GAUGES GO FULL TILT, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, WILL NOT RESTART, JUST CLICKS, THEN NOTHING. HAVE TO DISCONNECT AND FULLY RECHARGE BATTERIES TO RESTART,,,, THEN,,,, PROBLEM RECURS IN FEW WEEKS. NEW BATTERIES 11/07, CAM SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED 3/07. CODE P0603. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS OVERLOADED FROM THE BATTERY BEING PLUGGED UP TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE ICP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WAS $1,062.25. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,501 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,474. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ

2003 FORD EXCURSION ------AUTO ENTRY AN DEACTIVATION OFF THE ALARM SYSTEM BY ORDINARY SCREWDRIVER. STANDARD SCREWDRIVER INSERTED IN DRIVER SIDE KEY LOCK BOTH OPENS THE DOOR AND DEACTIVATES THE ALARM SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR THEFT OF INTERIOR MATERIALS AND FURTHER THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 2003 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED V-10 GAS ENGINE. THIS WAS SPARK PLUG ON DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR OF ENGINE, CLOSEST TO DASHBOARD. PULLED HEAD AND FOUND THREE OF THE REMAINING FOUR THREADS TO BE WORN. CONSIDERED SAME ISSUE COULD BE PRESENT ON OTHER SIDE OF ENGINE, SO REPLACED ENGINE. ENGINE HAD APPROX. 106K MILES. WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V553000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS SHOULD BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,500. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED TWICE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRO BOOST FAILED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THIS FORCED THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT IS AN AFC CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND REPLACED THE COMPONENTS HIMSELF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING @ 40-45 MPH ON US41. VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. BATTERIES REPLACED MORE THAN 4X . FORD GALLOWAY FORT MYERS , FLORIDA REFUSES TO FIX WANTS ME TO KEEP REPLACING BATTERIES. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED FOR OVER 6-7 MONTHS. DANGEROUS VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED ME. FROM 12/2006-5/2007 VEHICLE HAS DIED ON ME EVERY MONTH SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MONTH. DEALER STILL HAS VEHICLE. *JB

CRANK POSITION FAILURE , PN F7TZ12K073A, AT 80,000 MILES ON THE 2003 FORD EXCURSION 7.3 LTR DIESEL. BACK UP SENSORS FAILED INTERMITTANTLY. *AK