There are 2 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission 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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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER KEPT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULDN'T GO AS FELT LIKE YOU WANTED TO TURN OFF IT WOULD STALL WE HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK ENGINE EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING SEEMS GOOD TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HAVE ANY METAL SHAVINGS I DID NOTICE THAT FOR SOME REASON THE ELECTRICAL PANEL HAVE MELTED IT WAS ALL COMPLETELY MELTED AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO MELTED AND STUCK TOGETHER I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVEN'T I MEAN TRANSMISSION HAS NO SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT I THINK THIS IS VERY THING I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND IMAGINE IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAFFIC THANK GOD THAT THERE WASN'T THAT NOBODY WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME CUZ THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED AND IT WAS NOT GOING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY, AND TOWED IT TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TRANSFER CASE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *AK *NM
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.