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2004 Ford Excursion Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 95 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Ford Excursion, most often about the engine (31% of complaints, typically around 74,000 miles). It is 5th of 7 Excursion model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2004 Ford Excursion problems
Engine
29 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 74,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
My 2004 Ford Excursion threw a spark plug from the cylinder head last week. This caused me to leave my car on the side of the road and try and find a ride home. Once I got the truck home I found the coil had broken off of it's mount and the plug was resting in the hole of the head. The threads are mangled on the plug…
The hose from the turbo to the intake cooler will blow off and cause pressure loss. When towing a trailer on a hill the engine turbo system will produce high pressure and will blow the hose connecting the turbo to the intake cooler. The vehicle ends up without power, making the situation extremely dangerous to riders…
Electrical
21 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 95,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, alternator/generator/regulator, 12v/24v/48v battery.
Tl contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. After starting the vehicle and placing it in drive or reverse, it accelerates or surges on its own. The vehicle now surges or revs as if it is trying to surge when driving or idling. The failure occurs at speeds between 0-25 MPH. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The fuel injection control module failed, which caused the engine to stall without warning. The manufacturer was notified, and he was advised that he vehicle identification number was excluded from recall #05v270000 (electrical system:wiring). He was not eligible for a free…
Fuel system
12 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 88,000 miles. Parts named most often: fuel injection system.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The contact was stopped at a light when the vehicle attempted to accelerate forward. The contact stated that the brakes were applied during the failure. The following day, the vehicle failed to start and was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised him that the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH the engine stalled without prior warning. The engine was able to be restarted after ten minutes and resumed normally, however all of the power windows failed to operate. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an…
Speed control
9 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 43,500 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control.
Vehicle experienced cruise control problems. When driving down a hill cruise control disengaged. When the driver pressed cruise control it will not engage, and vehicle will continue to slow down, and then it stalled.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The contact was stopped at a light when the vehicle attempted to accelerate forward. The contact stated that the brakes were applied during the failure. The following day, the vehicle failed to start and was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised him that the vehicle…
Transmission
7 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 5,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive).
I have a 2004 Ford Excursion with 9000 miles on it presently and have had numerous incidents with the vehicle losing power and getting stuck in the midde of the road and highway. This problem first occured in december 2004 with 5000 miles on it . Since then it has been back to the dealership numerous times for the…
I own a 2004 Ford Excursion which has on two occasions failed to start and was towed to fairview Ford. The first occurrence the dealer replaced the camshaft sensor and reflashed the computer. The second incident the car was also towed by roadside assistance from my driveway. The tow truck driver was also unable to…
Wheels and tires
6 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: tread/belt, sidewall.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. At 65 MPH the rear of the vehicle began to swerve, followed by a loud banging sound. The contact pulled over, noticed the tire tread had completely separated, and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The tire was a cooper discover st; tire size lt245/75r16. The road conditions…
Visibility and wipers
5 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 67,000 miles. Parts named most often: glass, side/rear, power window devices and controls.
Tl contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the entire vehicle is electronic. He stated that the speedometer does not work, the windows occasionally roll up and down, the door locks do not open, and the temperature gauge works intermittently. The vehicle was purchased used and the dealer stated that…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH the engine stalled without prior warning. The engine was able to be restarted after ten minutes and resumed normally, however all of the power windows failed to operate. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an…
Brakes
5 complaints · 5%Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
I had a 1998 expedition before buying my 2004 excurion, and I could not keep brakes on the expedition. When shopping for the Excursion I made it a point to ask if the brakes were more heavy duty due to my problems on the expecition. I was mislead to believe that the ton framework would translate into more heavy duty…
Dt: vehicle was involved n an accident due to brake failure. The ABS went out. When opened the hood for investigation the master cyclinder separted from the brake booster cylinder. No lock on bolt and the nut sheared itself off. Called Ford and left message. Had to put new transmission at 16,000 miles as well. Had 2…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2004 Ford Excursion recalls
Lights: brake lights
Risk: Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. The safety recall began on august 15, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the multi-function switch was shipped with a subcomponent (slider) that may experience deformation. A multi-function switch with a deformed slider may malfunction causing the turn signal, tail lights, hazard warning signal flashers and/or brake lights not to activate.
Electrical: wiring
Risk: Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
Fix: Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. The recall began on july 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.
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
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
Engine stalling
Summary
In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (NHTSA recall no. 05v-270, ford no. 05s34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control
Engine stalling
Summary
Twenty five of the odi failure reports are duplicative of ford complaints.twenty odi reports do not contain a VIN (and may or may not be duplicative of ford reports).the 14 alleged crashes and 2 alleged injuries were all minor.submitted during preliminary evaluation (pe) 04-070, ford's response to odi's information request (ir) letter contained about 5,000 consumer reports (mors) and 8,700 field reports (cqis).ford reviewed the complaints and categorized them.the manufacturer reports shown above represent a count of unique vehicles that ford categorized as allegedly stalling due to a subject engine component ('a' category, see ford's ir response letter for further detail); some of these vehi
Questions about the 2004 Ford Excursion
- What are the most common problems with the 2004 Ford Excursion?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (29 complaints, typically around 74,000 miles); electrical (21 complaints, typically around 95,000 miles); fuel system (12 complaints, typically around 88,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2004 Ford Excursion have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 13, 2011 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2004 a bad year for the Ford Excursion?
- It is 5th of 7 Excursion model years by number of complaints, with 95 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.