general problems of the 2005 Ford Excursion

While driving, the engine just quits and loses all power. I have to shift into neutral, turn the key all the way to off, and restart the engine. Sometimes it starts right up, other times it takes several (many) tries to get the engine to restart. It can go 200 miles without killing, and then kill 5 times in 5 miles. The issue appears to be similar to the recall 05s34 (NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000), but that's specific to diesel engines, and my truck has a gasoline engine.

While driving the truck the accelerator becomes nonresponsive and soon after the truck shuts down, complete power loss. Very difficult to steer and brake. It will start back up most of the time, but on occasion it will take 20 to 30 minutes to re-start. Ford has a recall for this # 05s34. My VIN indicates that my Excursion isn't under this recall, but this is exactly what is happening. This event happens on city streets and highways, while driving or sitting at a stop sign or stop light. This event has become more frequent as my wife will no longer drive it do to the vehicles handling/breaking issues without power so I only drive it on weekends. It happens at least once a day sometimes repeatedly within seconds after restarting and sometimes never again during the weekend. It also is not time or distance related. It has happened leaving our house and it has happened 20 minutes into a drive. Very sporadic.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 70 mph. The contact was able restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure could be related to the fuel injector. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 146,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 61,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. . . . . Updated 07/22/15.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was able to start on the first attempt. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the instructment panel and the fuel injection control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 05v270000(electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Jo.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled as the battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that both of the batteries needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred several times later. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 69,900.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Excursion. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled and power to the headlights, door locks, and radio was lost. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 25,000.