2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM MY FORD EXCURSION TRITON V10 MOTOR WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO IMPROPER FITTING OF THE SPARK PLUGS OR ANY AFTER MARKET ALTERATIONS DONE TO THE MOTOR. THIS IS A FACTORY STOCK MOTOR WITH 115,000 MILES. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MOTORS AND YET THERE HAS NOT BE A RECALL ON THE MATTER. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I PERSONALLY SPOKE TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE AN EXCURSION AND 2 OF THE 3 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, LINE SIZE LT265/75/R16, DOT NUMBER UPW8XDJ3007. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH AND OVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY WOBBLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A TIRE SPECIALIST AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED VISIBLE TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. THE REMAINING THREE TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HIS BRAND AND LINE OF TIRES HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT COVER HIS SPECIFIC TIRE SIZE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06T016000: TIRES: TREAD/BELT). THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES WERE NOT YET REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2008 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 136,000.

ON JULY 2, 2010 WHILE AT DAYCARE CENTER PICKING UP GRANDDAUGHTER, MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION BURSTED INTO FLAMES. THE CITY OF JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE DAYCARE CENTER BEGIN TO BURN DOWN. *TR

GOT UP TO START MY VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN I CHECKED I NOTICED A SPARK PLUG WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. GOT IT REPAIRD AT AROUND $.400.00 BUT IT HAPPEND 5 MORE TIMES EVER SINCE, EACH TIME A DIFFRENT PLUG. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AS HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HE PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICE THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD WATER IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. HE REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 267,500. VWB

MASTERCRAFT TIRE LT265/75R SEPARATION AND FAILURE RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS TIRE WAS THE SECOND TO FAIL. THE FIRST FAILED AND WAS REMOVED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. THE 2ND TIRE THAT FAILED WAS INSPECTED 10 MILES BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. TWO OF THE 4 MASTERCRAFT TIRES FAILED WHILE OPERATING AT CORRECT PRESSURES AND LOADS WITH SPEEDS UNDER 60MPH. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY 200 FORD EXCURSION SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THEN 2 DAYS LATER MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT WOULD JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE HAS HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP 4 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $400.00 WITH IT NOT FIXED. FRONT SPEED SENSOR AND THE REAR SENSOR HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED. ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DRAINED AND REPLACED. I THEN CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED OIL WAS LEAKING AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION LAST MONTH FROM PRIVATE SELLER. AFTER FIXING ALL OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ( WHICH IS APPARENTLY IS YET ANOTHER NON-RECALLED PROBLEM) AFFECTING MOST OF THESE FORD VEHICLES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FORMER OWNER "FORGOT" TO TELL ME THE GEM UNIT HAD BEEN SWAPPED OUT FOR ONE FOUND APPARENTLY IN A SALVAGE YARD. THE GEM CONTROLS 4X4 FUNCTION, AND A FORD TECH TELLS ME, IT APPEARS THIS ONE CAME FROM A 4X2 VEHICLE. THE PLOT THICKENS. THIS INTEGRAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF A FORMERLY $45,000 VEHICLE HAS BEEN DECLARED OBSOLETE BY FO MO CO. . IT CANNOT BE FOUND. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE...ANYWHERE. NO AFTER MARKET COMPANY HAS THEM EITHER. THIS VEHICLE IS VIRTUALLY WORTHLESS TO ME.. I LIVE IN COLORADO AND MUST HAVE A 4X4. I THOUGHT PARTS FOR VEHICLES HAD TO BE AVAILABLE FOR 20 YEARS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HIRELINGS HAVE BEEN TOTALLY WORTHLESS. "WE'RE SORRY, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE SUDDENLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD THE STARTER REPLACED TWO TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A STICKING THROTTLE BODY AND NOT THE STARTER. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.