Two problems related to front suspension lower ball joint have been reported for the 2003 Ford Excursion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Excursion based on all problems reported for the 2003 Excursion.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford Excursion. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer due to a rattling noise in the front end. The failure was noticed while driving 10 mph. He was informed that all four ball joints needed to be replaced. Seventeen thousand miles after the replacement, he took the vehicle to be inspected and it failed because of the ball joints. The contact returned to the dealer and they confirmed that all four ball joints should be replaced again. The failure mileage was 78,500 and current mileage was 95,500. Updated 03-04-08.
The contact states while driving at any speed the vehicle wandered into another lane. There was poor steering return. He took the vehicle to a dealer numerous times. The dealer made several attempts to correct the problem. He took the service manager on a drive, who agreed that there was a problem. The technician stated this was a death trap, and ball joints needed to be replaced. The dealer discovered a technical service bulletin (TSB) on earlier models that suggested replacing the ball joints. The dealer replaced the upper and lower ball joints. Since the repairs there have been no further problems.
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