2005 Ford Excursion Complaint Log

BUBBLING AND RUSTING OF PAINT OFF ROOF OF TRUCK. *TR

2005 FORD EXCURSION, VEHICLE LOST ITS LEFT FRONT WHEEL. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NEW TIRES HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF APRIL 2008. THE POLICE REPORT STATED ALL OF THE LUG NUT STUDS WERE INTACT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0604-91. *JB UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF

SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD OF VEHICLE, BROUGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PLUG HAD LOOSENED ,THESE PLUGS WERE FACTORY INSTALLED THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORD MOTORS AS I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE. I HAVE ALSO REVIEWED MANY ARTICLES RELATING TO THIS SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE QUITE DISTURBING MAINLY THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF SPARK PLUGS EJECTING AND RUPTURING THE FUEL LINE WHICH SITS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG CAUSING A FIRE AND ENGULFING THE VEHICLES IN FLAMES. BEING AS I HAVE A LARGE FAMILY WE HAVE A FORD EXCURSION AND WE HAVE CHILDREN STRAPPED IN CAR SEATS I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS EVEN A REMOTE POSSIBILITY AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A GRAVE CONCERN FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL. BOTTOM LINE IS FORD HAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS AND NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND CORRECT THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY UNSAFE AND WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PEDAL DOES NOT OPERATE. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. MOTOR JUST IDLES STEP ON PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND DOES NOT RESTART. IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HIGH VOLUME OIL PRESSURE PUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) AND COULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WHILE TOWING A CAMPER, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO FORD AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS COMMON WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. HE STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAD BOLTS STRETCHING. HE REPAIRED IT, BUT, TOLD ME I WOULD BE BACK AGAIN UNLESS I PURCHASED ARP RACING HEAD BOLTS($600). I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND HE WAS CORRECT. I PROVIDED THE BOLTS AND FORD DID THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. IN 2008, THE EGR COOLER/OIL COOLER RUPTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). IN 2009, THE FICM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, FORD WANTED $700 FOR THE PART, PLUS LABOR. IN 2010, THE EGR COOLER/OIL COOLER RUPTURED AGAIN. SINCE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $4000 TO REPAIR. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AGAIN AND FOUND THE WHOLE EGR DESIGN WAS FLAWED. I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET DESIGNED COOLER AND, SINCE THEN, HAVE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. *JS

DIESEL ENGINE, VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION FAIL TO START. ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT IT SEEMS NO FUEL GETS TO ENGINE. GAS PEDAL MODULE AND ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM CONTINUING. *TR

2005 6.0 DIESEL EXCURSION HAS HAD MANY MOTOR ISSUES AND LOTS OF PARTS ALREADY REPLACED BY FORD UP TO THIS DATE. TURBO QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MAY, 2007. IN JUNE, 2007, VEHICLE HAS MORE TURBO ISSUES AND EGR COOLER ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED. ON JULY 4TH, 2007, VEHICLE STARTS STALLING WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AND WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON JULY 16TH, 2007, (3 DAYS HOME FROM SHOP), STALLS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO BUY BACK DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. IT'S BEEN OVER 60 DAYS IN SHOP SINCE BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2005. OASIS REPORT IS 6 PAGES LONG ALREADY. *TR

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN PURCHASING THIS FORD TRUCK....I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME REASON...EGR VALVE GETS STUCK AND I'M STUCK ON SIDE THE HIGHWAY....I CANNOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME TO THE CORNER STORE LET ALONE A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. ALTHOUGH I LOVED MY TRUCK...THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE JUST BEEN ASTRONOMICAL, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE OF CONSTANT TOWING AND DAYS SPENT IN THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT FORD COMPANY IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 6.0-LITER DIESEL ENGINES AND HAS DONE LITTLE TO NOTHING TO HELP ITS CONSUMERS. MY HUSBAND AND I LOVED FORD TRUCKS, BUT THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE THE LAST TIME I PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY OR ITS BRANDS. IN FACT, IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN!!!!! AS I TYPE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD EXCURSION WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING FLUID, AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BRAKE LINE WAS PUT ON BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THIS HAPPENED ON 10-1-03. *SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, AND RADIO WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DT: PURCHASED THE UNIT IN AUGUST AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED A NEW ONE. THE FRAME ON THIS UNIT IS COCKED AND IS GOING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CABINETS TO COME LOOSE, AND THE CABINETS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING REPAIRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED SUNRISE AND WAS TOLD THAT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. THE BEND WASN'T AS BAD WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT'S GOING FROM FRONT TO BACK. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 05' FORD EXCURSION SLIPS AND WHEN IT FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR, IT JERKS REALLY HARD. THE ELECTRICAL UNIT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, THE LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK NOR UNLOCK, THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON. WE HAVE HAD IT ON THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT STILL IS NOT REPAIR, WE STILL HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTACHING TRAILER TO THE VEHICLE THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. AFTER THE TRAILER WAS LOADED THE REAR SUSPENSION DROPPED SEVEN INCHES, CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO RAISE SEVEN INCHES. THIS SHIFT IN THE SUSPENSION MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE TRAILER ATTACHMENTS IN USE WERE THE ONES RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TRAILER WAS ALWAYS LOADED WITH WEIGHT THAT WAS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. THE MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE PRODUCED AFTER THIS YEAR.*AK