Four problems related to seats have been reported for the 2000 Ford Excursion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Excursion based on all problems reported for the 2000 Excursion.
Front passenger seat caught fire and burned a hole in the seat with my daughter seated in it while we were driving.
Turned on my heated drivers seat as I left my driveway, shortly after I smelled something burning. Pulled into store parking lot, turned Excursion off, got out, thinking it was something in the engine or brakes. Didn't find anything. Finished my day, arrived home and notice a blackish brown area on drivers seat. Further inspection was that the seat had a burnt area. Thank goodness when I pulled into the parking lot earlier that I turned the Excursion off thus disengaging the heat seat. Otherwise I feel the Excursion would have caught on fire.
The passenger seat warmer started turning off and on at its own will. Eventually the set got so hot it started smoldering. Upon pulling the leather back we found the foam material to be burning away. Took an extinguisher to put fire out. Have removed fuse so future occurrences don't happen.
Seat tracks for seat to be moved back and forth are excessively sharp and unprotected. Two people have been injured.