The #3 spark plug blew out under normal conditions after only 58000 miles. This was the oem spark plug. It damaged the head, the coil and, of course, the spark plug. A new head will be needed. The dealer, rancho ford in temecula, ca, says this happens all the time. Not yet corrected.
2000 Ford Excursion electrical complaints
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2000 ford excursion caught on fire while parked.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer home also caught on fire because the vehicle was parked in the garage when the fire erupted.
Vehicle caught on fire unexpectedly while it was parked. Manufacturer was contacted by owner, but the cause was undetermined.
The vehicle was parked and without warning it caught on fire. Driver called the fire department to extinguish the fire. Vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company.
Experience problems with door locks on my 2000 ford excursion. Excursions has same type of electrical problem. *bf
At 76000 miles the spark plug blew out of my v10 excursion. The excursion is a 2000 model year and in very good condition. The plugs have never been changed since new. Ford will not fix it as it is out of warranty and the warranty company, (heritage insurance) will not cover it as they say it is a defect with the design of the head and plugs from ford. They say there is not enough threads in the head design. This seems to be echoed on the internet in many forums and other articles. Appearently ford knows about this and still does nothing, except chage their customers thousands to fix the problem. Furthermore the fix of replacing the head is not a permenant solution.
Recently purchased a 2000 ford excursion. Blew spark plug right out of head. Took back to dealer where I purchased it. They put in a heil coil. 5 months later same thing happened only different spark plug. Took to ford. Told it was going to cost me 3500.00 to replace new head. Did some research online, this is a very common problem with 1996-present ford trucks and even ford mustangs. Ford is refusing to acknowledge the problem. Meantime everyone who it happens to usually ends up shelling out $3000.00 plus.
The consumer request reimbursement for recalled firestone steeltex tires. *nm there was a shimmy when the vehicle was shimmying and the rotors were machined, the vehicle was hard to turn and was aligned in the front, the power locks were inoperative and the batteries needed to be replaced. (steeltex radial a/t lt265/75r16 lrd)
Lound popping noise coming from motor. Towed to ford delership. Spark plug blown out of head. $4,000.00 to fix. In shop now. Hands are tied with no other possible solution. 2000 ford excursion v-10 motor.
While driving my check engine light came on. After checking engine fluids and verifying everything was okay. The engine started losing power. We called the local dealer and they weren't able to get it in to check, so we trailered it to a neenah repair shop. After checking various things he indicated there was a fire in the wiring harness of this vehicle. I have retained the parts which the ford dealer wanted to have. This was my third ford vehicle which started on fire. I've had an ltd that was totaled while parked in my driveway. A ford conversion van which the auxiliary power started the interior on fire while I was driving it and this ford excursion. I also have a 2002 f350 which has had every problem that my excursion has had. Both these vehicles have the same motor. Both vehicles are on the third alternator. There is a problem in the electrical system of these ford vehicles. The repair costs for the excursion have exceeded $2500.00.
Wis. Dept of consumer protection forwarded my complaint file # 435376. Since I filed this complaint against ford and l& s truck my vehicle had another problem. I took it to an independent service center. He stated that the plug from the high pressure oil pump mysteriously came loose. This happened less that two weeks after l& s truck serviced my truck after my complaint. All the oil came out of the truck and into the engine compartment. This time I have not had a fire. I do have the wiring harness which burned from the previous time.
Loud missing noise comming from engine and loss of power. Problem found was # 4 spark plug on pass side of engine had blown out and was laying on top of engine. It damaged threads in alum head and coil pack. Spark plugs have never been changed. Factory defect during build. Ford dealers contacted and could offer no assitance
V-10 spark plug blow out.
My 2000 ford diesel excursion caught on fire from the dash, stereo area. There had been no prior warning nor any kind of problems at all with this vehicle. There were no defaults at the time it was bought. Everything worked and was in great condition and was kept that way.
The wiring harness on the steering column causes the truck to stall when driver used the "tilt" option. The dealership replaced the wiring harness and told the owner not to no longer use the "tilt" option on steering column. Nlm
Spark plug vibrated out of socket damaging engine head ($2100.00). Spark plugs were original factory install. Manufacturer is currently investigating.
1st failure: pulling out of my driveway and noticed that my security system "theft" light was blinking. This shouldn't be blinking while I am driving. All of a sudden I realized that I had no power when I pressed on the gas pedal. Then noticed that all gauges had failed. The engine continued to run but with no power to drive. Turned vehicle off and would not start again. Towed into covert ford and their explanation was a blown fuse that controls the PCM (power control module). This affected the gas pedal because it is controlled by a chip instead of a cable. Covert ford replaced fuse, checked out all wiring harnesses and could not find additional problems. Returned vehicle to me. 2nd failure: 2-1/2 weeks after 1st failure I was driving down the road and had turned off the "overdrive" at the end of the gear shifter. When I turned the "overdrive" back on I immediately heard a pop from the fuse box and noticed that my gauges had failed and the "theft" light was blinking. I continued to coast until I found a fairly safe area to pull off. Because I was going downhill at the time of failure I was able to get off the road. This vehicle was towed into covert ford and is still with them. I am concerned that this is an intermittent electrical problem and that it will never be located. This is very dangerous because there is no prior warning signals. All of a sudden your engine is still running, but provides no power to the vehicle. The reason that I am reporting this is that there is a service bulletin addressing a similar problem. Service bulletin # 14044, seq # 136, date: 0004, the federal safety agency # sb613701 makes reference to a #19 blown fuse.
Consumer is having electrical problems. There are a few items that don't even work at times, like dome light and instrument panel. Consumer has not contacted dealer. Please provide further details.
Consumer heard about a recall regarding stalling due to a faulty ignition system, consumer states that her vehicle has stalled while in traffic and at traffic lights repeatedly and is requesting specific information regarding the recall.
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