2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

MY 2000 EXCURSION WAS PARKED IN THE YARD AND WE HAD JUST UNLOADED GROCERIES. THE 2 BOTTOM DOORS WERE CLOSED ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE TOP DOOR/WINDOW WAS CLOSED NORMALLY AS WE ALWAYS DO AND THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST SHATTERED INTO 1000'S OF PIECES. MY HUSBAND JUMPED BACK WHEN THE GLASS STARTED FLYING AND FALLING SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS HAPPENED ONCE....WINDOW IS STILL NOT REPLACED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT. THAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF MARCH. TWO DAYS AGO, WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE, OVERNIGHT SOMETIME, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DID THE SAME THING AND SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOW I HAVE TWO WINDOWS GONE AND AM UNABLE TO USE MY CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON THE NIGHT OF THE 22ND INTO THE 23RD OF MAY 2009 THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN ENOUGH FOR VENTILATION. TEMP AGAIN WAS MODERATE, ABOUT 65-68. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. NOW I WONDER WHEN THE NEXT ONE WILL DISINTERGRATE AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD. I FEEL THE FORD COMPANY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS CAR IS NOT ABUSED IN ANY WAY AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I STOPPED ENGINE AT MY HOUSE, LEFT HEADLIGHTS ON TO SEE. WIRING HARNESS FAILURE (DEAD SHORT) IGNITED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, FLAMES EXTENDED OVER A FOOT HIGH. FUSE NEVER BLEW OUT. HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HAND, PUT OUT FLAMES. $4600 DAMAGE, BUT SAVED THE VEHICLE. WHY DIDN'T THE FUSE BLOW? I HAVE ALL OF THE DAMAGED PARTS: WIRE HARNESS, HEADLIGHT, BRACKET. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER, DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, INSURANCE PAID. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING.....BRUSHED OFF........THEN WE WENT TO USE THE HORN AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK WITH THE ENGINE ON. THE GEM IS FAULTY. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH OEM UNIT. *TR

PAINT IS PEELING OFF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSON. SEPERATING FROM THE PRIMER SIMILAIR TO MY 1988 BONCO II. *TR

FRONT MANUAL HUBS ON 2000 FORD 4WD. EXCURSION SEEM TO BREAK APART FREQUENTLY. U JOINTS ON FRONT END MAKES NOISE EVERYTIME I MAKE A SHARP TURN. DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. *TR

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION TODAY ON MY WAY HOME. IT WAS A LOUD BANG, I THOUGHT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED OR MUFFLER WENT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT REPAIR. IT WILL COST ABOUT $4500. TO FIX. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT I DID NOT HEAR THIS ON THE NEWS, IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY FORD OWNERS BUT NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT UNTIL I HAD THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNFAIR THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD AND THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ENFORCE A RECALL. FORD RECALLED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. FIRE...THAT IS ENOUGH REASON TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

2000 FORD EXCURSION SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD ON 9/30/2008 HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE LOSING AIR. HE TESTED THE RIMS BY SUBMERGING THEM IN WATER AND CONCLUDED THAT STRESS CRACKS WERE PRESENT. THE COMPANY REPLACED THE RIMS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIM BLEW APART ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED THAT HE RETURN THE RIM TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND LATER STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RETURN THE RIM UNLESS THE CONTACT PROVIDES HIS INSURANCE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN FILE A CLAIM ON HIS BEHALF. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE WIPER AS WELL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR) AND WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,000. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REAR WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE OVER 100,000.