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2000 Ford Excursion Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 533 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford Excursion, most often about the wheels and tires (35% of complaints, typically around 42,500 miles). It is the most complained-about Excursion model year since 2000 and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2000 Ford Excursion problems
Wheels and tires
186 complaints · 35%Half of these problems showed up before 42,500 miles. Parts named most often: tread/belt, sidewall, valve, temporary/emergency spare tire.
Firestone steeltex a/t tread and steel cord peeled off from tire carcass causing over $2,000 damage to vehicle and momentary loss of vehicle control. This is third steeltex failure on same vehicle in less than 2 months. Remaining tire has been removed from the vehicle. Firestone refused to warranty out either tire…
Reimbursement request solicited by firestone safety campaign. Numerous splits were discovered in the sidewall off all four tires mounted on the vehicle. After discussions with the dealer, a local firestone rep agreed to sell the consumer four new firestone steeltex radial at load range d tires at a prorated price. Ten…
Engine
68 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 110,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
I have owned by 2000 Ford Excursion with the triton 5.4 for 3 years. I have barely put 20,000 miles on it. It know has 110,000 mi. When the spark plug blew on it. I was driving down the road when I heard a loud popping noise and then sputtering. I had to have it towed to my mechanic and had a costly repair done. As I…
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while parked and unoccupied, the vehicle independently started. The contact disabled the battery. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. In addition, the heater and the interior lights would activate without the vehicle in operation. The vehicle was…
Brakes
62 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 56,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, conventional, antilock.
My Excursion has been to the dealership 8+ times since purchase in 12-2002. The brakes and suspension are the top recurring problems. I do not have enough room to conclude all problems. Brakes have been serviced 3 times at dealership, I have asked them to look at the brakes two times in the last two months because of…
While braking at highway speeds steering wheel pulled to the left/right and shimmied intermitenlly. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Electrical
59 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 106,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, ignition.
Vehicle fire. 2000 Ford Excursion. In the same wire/switch as the recalled vehicles. I parked in a mall parking lot, and prepared to wait a few minutes until the store opened. I saw puffs of smoke from under the driver's side of the hood. I got out and cautiously lifted the hood. The wiring nearest the driver's side…
Tl contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the spark plug ejects from the aluminum head in the vehicle's engine. The vehicle makes a loud noise and then shuts off. The failure usually occurs while driving 15 MPH. The vehicle also has a gas leak. The current mileage is 126,000 and failure mileage…
Suspension
35 complaints · 7%Parts named most often: front, rear.
I own a 2000 Ford Excursion and have had problems with the rotors warping since new. The dealers have said I was the only one with this problem but after seeing this web site I see that is not true. Also I had the bearings go out in the right front wheel almost leading to the tire falling off if my wife had not…
My Excursion has been to the dealership 8+ times since purchase in 12-2002. The brakes and suspension are the top recurring problems. I do not have enough room to conclude all problems. Brakes have been serviced 3 times at dealership, I have asked them to look at the brakes two times in the last two months because of…
Speed control
30 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 96,500 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control, accelerator pedal, linkages.
My cruise control malfunctioned and about 3 months later a fire broke out while parked for 5 minutes. My wife smelled something coming from SUV and saw smoke start to come from driver side of engine compartment, immediately after she saw the glow on street from fire break out (9:00pm). Fire dept was unable to open…
On 26jan06 I took my 2000 Ford Excursion limited edition to eddie yalklin Ford dealership in kingsville texas for a safety inspection of my SUV due to the fact that I had a fire and smoke coming from under the hood of the Excursion after a trip. When I took the Excursion and they inspected it they could see where the…
Transmission
19 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 70,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, driveline, axle assembly, axle hubs.
Front manual hubs on 2000 Ford 4WD. Excursion seem to break apart frequently. U joints on front end makes noise everytime I make a sharp turn. Does not sound right.
Our transmission on our Ford 2000 Excursion keeps going out. On dangerous two lane mountain roads where the vehicle takes up the entire lane and I always have children in the car. I am on my third transmission and my three year old son now asks if the car is going to break down each and everytime we get into the…
Lights
19 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 88,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights.
Dt: the headlight switch knob broke and separated from the switch. Consumer matched the recall campaign that was already in effect, but it does not cover the owners vehicle although the problems were exactly the same. There were no problems or warnings before the knob broke.
I went to turn on my headlights and the knob broke. I am unable to turn on my headlights without using a pair of plyers. I have been trying to find a replacement knob and one is not available without buying from Ford the whole headlamp switch for 85.00. All I need is a 5.00 knob. I saw on your website that certain…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2000 Ford Excursion recalls
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
Fix: Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the ABS control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
Engine: diesel
Risk: In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
Speed control: vehicle speed control
Risk: Overheating could result in smoke or burn and an underhood fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)
Full defect summary
On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
Visibility and wipers: motor
Risk: Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began august 20, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the "parked" position at the bottom of the windshield. These vehicles were built at the following assembly plants: atlanta plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; kansas city plant from 2/26/00 to 9/4/00; kentucky truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; michigan truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; norfolk plant from 2/21/00 thro
Lights: switch
Risk: This would cause difficulty for the driver to activate the headlamps, which could affect driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the headlamp switch knob. Owner notification began april 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. Due to the use of incorrect material by a supplier, the headlamp switch knob can fracture and separate from the headlamp switch.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Engine stalling
Summary
The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs are equipped with manual transmissions which are capable of back-driving the engine when a stall occurs; power assisted steering and braking are not lost during engine back-drive.ford data also indicates that back-drive occurs in automatic transmission vehicles above certain road
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Headlamp switch knob breaks off
Summary
By letter dated february 8, 2006 ford notified the agency that ford will extend the warranty coverage of the headlight switch knob to 7 years for certain my 2000 ford excursion vehicles.ford identifies its action as customer satisfaction program 06n05.the program covers subject vehicles built from october 31, 1999 through january 31, 2000.ford sent letters to owners february 15, 2006. The action taken by the manufacturer is sufficient to resolve the issues raised by this investigation.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.
Engine compartment fires
Summary
Ea05-005 is closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford is also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation is closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the obs
Sector shaft fractures
Summary
This ea was opened based on a response received from ford motor company to an information request (ir) submitted during sq00-018.ford stated in an internal service message that it had changed the steering gear sector shafts and pitman arms installed 1999 model year f-series super duty vehicles on march 22, 1999.ford stated that these design changes were implemented to make improvements in vehicle steering and handling, and that virtually all of the reported fractured sector shafts were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts.an engineering analysis closing report is attached.
Pulls under hard braking
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Pulls under hard braking
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Questions about the 2000 Ford Excursion
- What are the most common problems with the 2000 Ford Excursion?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: wheels and tires (186 complaints, typically around 42,500 miles); engine (68 complaints, typically around 110,500 miles); brakes (62 complaints, typically around 56,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2000 Ford Excursion have?
- 5 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 13, 2009 (speed control). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2000 a bad year for the Ford Excursion?
- It is the most complained-about Excursion model year since 2000, with 533 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.