general problems of the 2000 Ford Excursion

The turn signal will intermittently stop working or not signal at all when the signal is activated in either direction (right or left turn). This will occur whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary. This has been occurring for over a year now.

Tl the contact owned a 2000 Ford Excursion. While driving, the contact noticed smoke coming from the front driver's side floorboard. The driver was not aware of any warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road where it caught fire and burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not driveable and was towed to the driver's residence. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The driver believed the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control); however, she never received a notification. The failure mileage was unknown.

Front passenger seat caught fire and burned a hole in the seat with my daughter seated in it while we were driving.

The nob on the headlight switch is loose, it works but I see on a web sight that there is a recall on the headlight switch but my dealer says that that there was no recall, whats the deal?.

Car was stoped and I turned the lights on and the headlights would not turn on. The plug that the lights plug in to was replaced and the lights word. It seems that the center post on both of them had burned out.

Accessories stays on with the key removed draining the battery. Sparks plugs blows out.

How can a company as Ford claim to be an honest american car company. . . They should be stripped of their title of american and given their own identity of corporate cause they obviously do not care about the safety or their own integrity with the united states the people and we the people are just dollar signs to them. I have two Fords and lets just say I should have learned after my second found on the road dead vehicle to not have been suckered into buying the american made Ford again. I own a 2000 Ford Excursion and have had four spark plugs blown in the last two months. . . Two in the last week. My truck barely hit 143,000. . . . Work trucks, dependable family vehicles. . . Not so much. My truck has been taken care of immaculantly since 2000 and many who are not familiar with body details mistake it for the newer versions. This is a common problem that has been in existence since the truck came out. . . So much a problem Ford came out with a special repair kit for it that will only be warranteed if you go to Ford to fix it. . . Sounds like a racket to me. A racket the government has looked into and approved. I have a family and am trying to get through this recession but seem to be going bankrupt not on gas prices from overseas or inflation but from repairs for an american, excuse me corporate american made vehicle that has taken almost every pint of blood my family has collectively. After a decade of continued complaints Ford and the "safety agency" does nothing. . . My truck sits in my drive way because I choose to buy school clothes for my children and groceries vs. Repairing it again. Beyond disgusted on behalf of the american Ford owners. . . Who have walked in my shoes. After so many complaints how can the government and consumer affairs allow this corporate company not be held accountable?.

While driving the vehicle made a loud bang and smoke began coming out of hood. Once we got the engine turned off and the emergency was over we discovered the spark plug had blown up. When it blew up the head became stripped and we had to have a plug installed into the defective head and replace the coil. I have since found out this is a very common problem with Ford Excursions.

The power door lock electric motors freeze up and do do not operate with the electric switch. The frozen pwer door lock does not allow the door to be opened properly and quickly in an event of an emergency. The manual door lock release must be utilized in order to unlock the doors. This safety issue affects all four doors of the vehicle. This not an isolated safety hazard, we currently have 2 in our fleet and all the power door locks dont operate safely or properly. We have had other Ford Excursions which all were affected with the defective power door locks.

The power door lock electric motors freeze up and do not operate with the electric switch. The frozen power door lock does not allow the door to be opened properly and quickly in an event of an emergency. The manual door lock release knob must be utilized in order to unlock the doors. This safety issue affects all four doors of the vehicle. This is not an isolated safety hazard, we currently have 2 in our fleet and all the power door locks dont operate safely or properly. We have had other Ford Excursions which all were affected with the defective power door locks. The front door manual release knob is flush with the door panel which makes it even more difficult to attempt to escape from the vehicle in an event of an emergency.

In parking lot of restaurant. We went into the restaurant and in 15 min someone ran in to tell everyone someone's truck was on fire. Well it was our 2000 Ford Excursion diesel. No fore warning engine just caught on fire. Front end destroyed. Massive smoke damage and water damage from fire trucks. The car was totaled.

Windshield wipers running in intermittent mode. Started to smell an electrical burning smell in the interior cabin. Windshield wipers started to move very slowly. I tried to turn wipers to on-slow and on-fast mode and they worked erratically. I pulled off road and stopped vehicle and smoke was pouring out of drivers side on outside of windshield where wiper motor is located. I ran for my fire extinguisher but did not have to use it. Wipers are not functioning at this time. I have not replaced any parts at this time and I am filling a complaint. I see there is a NHTSA campaign id# 01v258000 that I believe involves my vehicle. I called Ford motor company and they noted my concerns and said there was no recall on my vehicle at this time.

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. ".

#4 spark plug ejected from head. This is an obvious defect and I believe Ford should be held accountable for this poor design.

My car was working perfectly, except for a blinker light which was not working, it was completely off, I started my truck around 10am and I dropped my kids to school, came back and park my car, about 1 hour later I head out again, I insert the key to start the car and the minute it started lots of smoke started coming out from the front hood. Everything was so quick, there was not even time to open the hood and look, the truck got into fire, buy the time the firemen came there was a big fire, the car is completely lost.

2000 Ford Excursion 7. 3l diesel 4x4 we've experienced intermittent failure of the generic electronic module that affects electrical safety components of the vehicle while raining heavily. The safety components affected are windshield wipers and lights on our vehicle- water leaking through the windshield was blamed by the dealer and a faulty gem was replaced to the tune of about $755.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The vehicle caught fire while parked. The front end was completely destroyed. The fire department believed that the cause of the fire was electrical and originated underneath the hood. A police and fire report were filed. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 144,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the spark plug ejects from the aluminum head in the vehicle's engine. The vehicle makes a loud noise and then shuts off. The failure usually occurs while driving 15 mph. The vehicle also has a gas leak. The current mileage is 126,000 and failure mileage was 106,000.

My wife went into town and was returning and driving through a busy intersection when our Excursion died, she had a terrible time steering and avoiding injury without power assist, we had the vehicle towed at our expense, I borrowed an obdii scan tool and pulled the code for cps, replaced and it runs again $200. 00 later.

While driving down a steep grade, engine cut out and set a ses code. Had a hard time getting the SUV to stop and almost lost control of vehicle, but due to the slow nature of driving I kept it under control with 8 occupants in SUV. Once stopped, I got out code reader and found out that the cps (cam position sensor) had failed. I had a spare in the SUV and replaced it. Contacted Ford main office and they have known it to be a problem with the diesels and nothing is being done to get a recall or replacement part to fix cps problem.

Cps failed on 2000 Ford 7. 3l diesel.

4 a. M. We heard a loud noise. Woke up to see what it was and our 2000 Ford Excursion was in flames. At that time the fire was consentrated under the hood on left side. The left tire was already in flames. Vehicle was totally destroyed by the time the fire depatment arrived to put it out. Which took about 10-15 minutes. The only problems we had was the cruise control had recently quit working.

At 76000 miles the spark plug blew out of my v10 Excursion. The Excursion is a 2000 model year and in very good condition. The plugs have never been changed since new. Ford will not fix it as it is out of warranty and the warranty company, (heritage insurance) will not cover it as they say it is a defect with the design of the head and plugs from Ford. They say there is not enough threads in the head design. This seems to be echoed on the internet in many forums and other articles. Appearently Ford knows about this and still does nothing, except chage their customers thousands to fix the problem. Furthermore the fix of replacing the head is not a permenant solution.

Recently purchased a 2000 Ford Excursion. Blew spark plug right out of head. Took back to dealer where I purchased it. They put in a heil coil. 5 months later same thing happened only different spark plug. Took to Ford. Told it was going to cost me 3500. 00 to replace new head. Did some research online, this is a very common problem with 1996-present Ford trucks and even Ford mustangs. Ford is refusing to acknowledge the problem. Meantime everyone who it happens to usually ends up shelling out $3000. 00 plus.

Experience problems with door locks on my 2000 Ford Excursion. Excursions has same type of electrical problem.

The consumer request reimbursement for recalled firestone steeltex tires. There was a shimmy when the vehicle was shimmying and the rotors were machined, the vehicle was hard to turn and was aligned in the front, the power locks were inoperative and the batteries needed to be replaced. (steeltex radial a/t lt265/75r16 lrd).

Lound popping noise coming from motor. Towed to Ford delership. Spark plug blown out of head. $4,000. 00 to fix. In shop now. Hands are tied with no other possible solution. 2000 Ford Excursion v-10 motor.

2000 Ford Excursion caught on fire while parked. ** answer required***. The consumer home also caught on fire because the vehicle was parked in the garage when the fire erupted.

Loud missing noise comming from engine and loss of power. Problem found was # 4 spark plug on pass side of engine had blown out and was laying on top of engine. It damaged threads in alum head and coil pack. Spark plugs have never been changed. Factory defect during build. Ford dealers contacted and could offer no assitance.

My 2000 Ford diesel Excursion caught on fire from the dash, stereo area. There had been no prior warning nor any kind of problems at all with this vehicle. There were no defaults at the time it was bought. Everything worked and was in great condition and was kept that way.