2000 Ford Excursion: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jan 26, 2022 · Tires · CA

Michelin Defender LTX M/S size 265/75R16. 4 new tires installed less than 60 days and 1,800 miles by Costco before incident. Tire air pressure checked prior to a trip. On the trip, 1 tire rapidly deflated without warning on the freeway in Arizona. Barely had enough time to pull off the freeway and onto the shoulder. The tire showed no punctures, or tread separation, but the tire sidewalls were wrinkled and distorted. Took tire to Costco for warranty and the tire shop could not find any internal punctures and were unable to determine as to why the tire went flat. They said they have never seen a tire fail like this.

Filed Mar 7, 2018 · Tires · 150,000 miles · MI · crash · 3 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion equipped with firestone steeltex tires, size: 385/65-r18 (na). While driving 70 MPH, the tread on the tires separated and the contact lost control of the vehicle. As a result, a crash occurred and three occupants sustained major and minor injuries. One injury was fatal. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The VIN and dot number were not available. The vehicle failure mileage was 150,000 and the tire failure mileage was 3,000.

Filed Jul 13, 2015 · Tires · 104,027 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion equipped with mastercraft courser awt tires, size: lt265/75/r16 (na). While driving at approximately 65 MPH, the contact felt a vibration. The vehicle veered from left to right, the tread separated, and the rear passenger side tire blew out. The tire was replaced. The following day, while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle vibrated and veered from left to right. The tread separated and the rear driver side tire blew out. The tire was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the vehicle. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 104,027. The tire failure mileage was 95,404. Updated 09/10/15

Filed Sep 5, 2014 · Engine · 112,000 miles · NV

Ford dose not have enough threads in spark plug holes and plugs blow out without warning , this left us stranded in unsafe location.

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Tires · 190,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion equipped with firestone tires, tire line: steel tex radial a/t, tire size: lt 265/75r16. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH on a dirt road, the rear driver's side tire exploded. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and discovered that the tread was separated from the tire. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000 and the tire failure mileage was 200. The dot number was vnw81xl049. Djr

Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Engine · 154,000 miles · CO

Spark plug blowout.

Filed Dec 12, 2010 · 158,000 miles · TX · crash

On october 11, 2010, I was driving myself and my two children; mason 10 and preston 8, to their karate lessons. I was traveling down interstate 20 just west of fort worth, when I experienced a catastrophic tire failure on our 2000 ford excursion. I was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and the next thing I knew we had hit an eighteen wheeler, started rolling and landed upside down on the side of the highway. By the grace of god no one was injured in this accident! However, the events that LED up to this accident, and the behavior of the companies and individuals responsible for it are extreme examples of the worst in human behavior. Approximately 4 days prior to the accident we suffered a flat tire on our vehicle. My husband placed the spare tire on the vehicle. The running tire was going to require a replacement and a tire was ordered from our local tire shop. When my husband placed the spare tire on the vehicle he checked for proper inflation and made the necessary corrections. In fact, all of the tires were checked again for proper inflation, prior to us leaving on the above mentioned trip. After the accident my husband noticed the way that the tire had failed. All of the tread separated and the air pressure was lost instantaneously. Since that day we have discovered the following: our 2000 ford excursion was originally equipped with firestone steeltex a/t lt265/75r16 tires, which included the full size spare tire. This tire was the subject of a recall by the federal safety agency on february 26, 2004. Recall number 04t003000 this recall was the result of a high number of catastrophic tire tread separation failures on the affected tires. An internal e-mail from ford was sent to dealers to advise them of the appropriate measures they needed to take to help in facilitating in the recall. Nothing was done!

Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Tires · 27,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion. The vehicle has cooper dominator sport a/t tires, line size lt265/75/r16, dot number upw8xdj3007. The contact stated when driving at speeds of 25 MPH and over, the steering wheel would become extremely wobbly. The failure persisted and became progressively worse over time. The tires were taken to a tire specialist and the mechanic advised the tires exhibited excessive tread separation. One of the front tires exhibited visible tread separation and was replaced at the manufacturer's expense. The remaining three tires would be replaced at the contact's expense. The contact was able to locate a recall for his brand and line of tires however, the recall did not cover his specific tire size (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 06t016000: tires: tread/belt). The remaining four tires were not yet replaced. The tires were purchased in 2008 and the tire failure mileage was 27,000. The current and failure mileage of the vehicle was 136,000.

Filed Apr 9, 2010 · Engine · IL

On two separate occasions spark plugs have blown out of the cylinder heads my 2000 ford excursion v10. Ford disclaims any responsibility for the damage and costs incurred. When the spark plugs blow out of the cylinder heads they also destroy the coil ones.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Engine · 117,000 miles · OK

Recently had #2 spark plug blow out of my excursion.

Filed Jan 9, 2010 · Engine · 127,000 miles · WA · crash

Having just made it over the mountain pass with no previous trouble, we stopped at gas station for more wiper fluid. When starting up our 2000 ford excursion a loud boom came from the truck. This startled us and others outside of vehicle including a sheriff that heard it and came next to us to see what is was. We immediately turned off vehicle - sheriff and passer bys thought maybe exhaust?? We made it home but truck now sounds like a loud putt putt truck. We smelled fuel all the way home. As it turns out #10 sparkplug blew out hitting firewall. From two repair shops it is in a very difficult spot and is not likely will hold. So, we took it to ford dealership to see what they can do. We have been told by ford dealership that a "bandage fix" will probably not hold and other plugs could also blow or may not - apparently this is not new news to ford or the other repair shops we spoke with. So to replace just one side of head we are looking at $3680 or $5900 + for new engine. Vehicle is not worth that in trade in per ford dealership - even before blowout . Needles to say, we could have been on freeway and been forced off road (it was snowing badly and a bang that loud could have spooked many.) so that is why I stated there was a crash as there could have been if we had been driving. Also, not sure if the fumes were cause of illness we had that evening and next day. We smelled fuel and smoke/exhaust all the way home. Also, plug was not found and may have damaged or injured someone or something else. It is very dangerous and irresponsible of ford to not recall this problem. Only to wait until someone tragically is injured or dies. It will happen. There is no control over where plug blows and what it will take out in its path. It seems this is and has been a problem with various model fords from 1999 to 2004. Waiting for recall... Or ford to step up and repair this problem at their cost. This is not my design flaw! Thank you for your help.

Filed Sep 2, 2007 · Engine · HI

Spark plug blow out on 5.4 triton engine.