Windshield Wiper/washer Motor Problems of Ford Excursion

- 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. Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes later he returned to the vehicle and started to smell something burning. Black smoke came through the defroster. There were no flames. The contact called the fire department. They could not find the source of the smoke. The vehicle was driven to the fire department. The smoke ceased, the contact took the windshield washer motor out and noticed the wiring harness melted. The failure mileage was 150,000. A police and fire department reports were filed.

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The consumer received recall notice in 2001. Nhtas's recall # 01v258000. Recently the wiper cover started to burn, which caused the motor and switch not to work.

I have a 2000 Ford Excursion. Reference NHTSA campaign id number 01v258000:motor. I have called my Ford dealer about this problem/recall and was told that the wiper motor was replaced in my truck, but I told them that this is the problem I am having. The wiper just stops on intermittent mode and does not go back to park mode. I was told there is nothing they can do and I would have to pay to have the motor replaced. Why should I have to pay to get it replaced it is there recall problem I have been dealing with this for more then 2 1/2 years now. Can someone give me an answer. Thank you for you time, jim fennelli.

I own a 2000 Ford Excursion that recently experienced the exact symptoms described in a recall issued by Ford on 8/3/2001 (ref: NHTSA campaign id 01v258000). Namely, the intermittent windshield wiper funtion stopped working, followed later by complete failure of the wipers following snow and ice obstruction. The wipers are currently completely inoperable and pose a significant safety risk. I brought the vehical to the Ford dealer that it was purchased from (capistrano Ford in san juan capistrano, California) and was told that our particular vehicle was not covered by the recall and that it would cost nearly $500 to fix and $88 to diagnose. I find it very disturbing that I own a vehicle with the same year, make and model addressed in the recall with a know safety risk, and yet somehow it is not covered. Obvioulsy the problem I experienced is the exact problem that the recall was meant to address. The only two conclusions that I can draw from this are: (1) Ford's computer system is somehow not pulling up our VIN number under this recall, or (2) the recall was not broad enough and needs to be expanded.