Body problems of the 2001 Ford Excursion

Two problems related to body have been reported for the 2001 Ford Excursion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Excursion based on all problems reported for the 2001 Excursion.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/09/2002

Vehicle was traveling at 70 mph when consumer lost control and vehicle rolled over. Roof above driver and passenger seats totally collapsed. Roof over second row and third row seats remained intact. Consumer felt that driver and passenger side roof should not have collapsed. There were two deaths.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2001

There is a constant loud rattling when driving vehicle, at any speed. Vehicle has been taken to dealer 6 times, mechanic stated that body had been welded to frame crooked, and frame mounts needed to be replaced. Ford motor company representative stated the rattling is a characteristic of vehicle.


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