2000 Ford Excursion brakes problems

Filed Jan 24, 2019 · Brakes · 187 miles · CO

I purchased this truck 3 months ago from mike marooney north. When I got home I noticed it would not stay in park at all. This caused it to roll down the street with my baby in it. I have made over 50 attempts to get the dealer to put me in a safe vehicle or refund the $3200 back. They refuse to call me back or email me. They told me it was fixed after 3 days but it wasnt.

Filed Mar 25, 2016 · Brakes, Steering · 134,000 miles · CA

It's happened be for but never so scary. We were coming down one of the mountains on highway 299. We were,doing the speed limit of 55. And as we applied the brake it started pulling to the right. Like it was gonna go off the road. It also was vibrating so bad it felt like it was going to fall apart. We pulled over checked for loose bolts. Tire imperfections but nothing.

Filed Sep 13, 2010 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · 00

Extended braking distances reported to dealership within first 20,000 kms. Impossible to invoke antilock pulsing on hard braking on dry pavement. Dealer checked full brake system and found no problems. Aftermarket pads improved the problem. Repeated warping of rotors for the first 50-60,000 kms, then mysteriously only minor warping on extended brake use.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Brakes · 92,000 miles · IL

2000 ford excursion with less than 100,000 miles, well maintained and original owner. Brakes failed when rear brake line burst on the frame rail while applying the brakes to slow, this was not a panic stop which would induce a high pressure in the line. I was able to make a safe stop and was perplexed by this failure. There was no early warning of this failure and in fact the vehicle was at the dealer two days prior for oil change and new batteries and no mention of low brake fluid or leak in the brake system. After consulting with local repair facilities they state this is a known problem, I do not believe a vehicle that is properly maintained should have a sudden and catastrophic brake line failure that is only 10 years old and I'm sure there must be accidents related to similar vehicles.

Filed Dec 9, 2005 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · CA

Dt: the contact stated while driving at 40 MPH the vehicle rattled. The vehicle was taken to the dealership. The first time the front rotors had to be turned. Several thousand miles later the problem recurred. He took the vehicle to the dealership again. This time it was the rear wheel rotors. The rotors were turned. The third time he took the vehicle to the dealer have it serviced. This time the brake pads, and rotors were turned. The dealership told him it was the design of the brake system, the rotors were too small for the brake system. All repairs have been made at the contacted expense. *ak updated 1/19/2006 - the front rotors warped which caused pulsation while braking.

Filed Nov 15, 2005 · Brakes · 104,000 miles · TX

Front disc brake rotors warp under normal driving conditions. This results in extremely violent shuddering and shaking of the steering wheel while braking at speeds over 40 MPH. Rapid braking at freeway speeds are high risk for loss of control and collision. I bought this excursion used with ~48,000 miles and have had the rotors resurfaced at ~ 60, 000 and 84,000 mi. At 93,000 miles I had to replace all 4 rotors because of repeated shuddering from rotor warpage and wear which cost me over $500 on top of the $400 I spent at 84,000 miles for a brake job. Six months and 14,000 miles later I am having the same problem and now the dealer tells me there is a ford service bulletin recommending a new type of pad. They also told me they have four other excursion owners that are having the same complaints and safety concerns requiring similar repairs. The front rotors are insufficiently engineered for the size and weight of this vehicle, and presents a safety risk for excursion owners as well as surrounding motorists. Ford knows they have a problem but instead of doing the right thing and fixing it they are bleeding consumers for repairs of a faulty design while the government does nothing about it.

Filed Jul 21, 2005 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · TX

Vehicle was parked in my garage. I was in the garage at the time. Began smelling burning electrical smell. Found white smoke coming out of engine compartment, increasing dramatically in volume. In just a few moments, the smoke was a solid curtain coming from the gap between the hood and driver side front fender. Opened hood and found an electrical switch on the brake system master cylinder creating the smoke. Using a rag I pulled the switch away from the cylinder and it was melted in half. The part of the switch connected to the electrical wire continued to smoke. I disconnected the remaining piece of the switch from the wire and it stopped smoking but everything was hot.

Filed May 15, 2005 · Brakes · 00

Park brake assembly split in 2, complete failure of park brake and unit failure. Whole unit must be replaced, hardly ever used, so it should not have failed

Filed May 15, 2005 · Brakes · 00

Park brake assembly split in 2, complete failure of park brake and unit failure. Whole unit must be replaced, hardly ever used, so it should not have failed

Filed Mar 16, 2005 · Brakes · 59,500 miles · OH

While braking at highway speeds steering wheel pulled to the left/right and shimmied intermitenlly. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.