Ford Excursion owners have reported 23 visibility related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 8 most common visibility problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's side/rear glass (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's windshield wiper/washer motor (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
My 2000 Excursion was parked in the yard and we had just unloaded groceries. The 2 bottom doors were closed on the back of the vehicle and then the top door/window was closed normally as we always do and the whole window just shattered into 1000's of pieces. Read details...
- the contact called regarding the 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact turned the the windshield wipers on duringn snowy conditions. The contact was not sure if he turned of the wipers when he exited the vehicle. Read details...
The windshield on my Excursion cracked along the bottom from the heat and cold about 3'' up along the whole length of the windshield. This happened to my sons 2001 f250 same way. There was no reason as nothing hit the window. Read details...
I contacted the Ford hot line, they said this is a normal condition. The blurred vision in thier side view mirrors does not present a safety isue at "this time". I feel not being able to adequately judge the distance of other vehicles on the sides of such a large vehicle, at night, does Read details...
Wife driving children to school, wipers unknowingly frozen to window and wipers unknowingly on intermittent cycle, wipers finally unfrozen and moved, meanwhile smoke filled the cabin, smelling like soldering fumes. Turned off wipers and smoke stopped. Later, tested wipers, and they would not stop. Read details...