There are 2 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2002 Ford Excursion in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)ENGINE PERFORMANCE SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC AND VERY ROUGH RUNNING. IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME/ HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALER. DEALERSHIP RAN $250 DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT CAME BACK CLEAN. I WAS DIRECTED TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL AS AIR MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE FUEL INJECTION LUBING SYSTEM ALONG WITH CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER. ON PERFORMANCE OF FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT, TECHNICIAN DIRECTED MY ATTENTION TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMALL PIECES OF METAL TRAPPED IN AND ON TOP OF FILTER ELEMENT. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH METAL THE RESULT OF DELAMINATION OF THE INNER LINING OF THE FUEL TANK IN FORD DIESELS. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS TO BOTH FORD AND NHTSA OVER THIS ISSUE. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND TRAILER BRAKES WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF LIVES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD AND MY COMPLAINT HAS BEEN DULY NOTED AND REGISTERED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,300. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN EYEWITNESS STATEMENT, FREEPORT POLICE REPOR, VARIOUS ARTICLES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT, AND THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE DEALER STATED THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL, PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE, AND CUSTOMER OVERHEAD DOOR IS BROKEN. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: May 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.