2001 Ford Excursion: pulls to one side

Filed Mar 26, 2003 · Brakes · 23,000 miles · OK

Panic stop and vehicle pulled left so hard that it almost went through the center safety barriers on interstate. Pulled so hard that it felt like someone had grabbed the steering wheel and yanked it. Anytime you brake hard it progressively pulls harder to the left the more you apply the brakes. Also power-steering will disappear at slow speeds making it almost impossible to turn into parking lots. Dealer had vehicle for over 4 weeks. The ford hot line had the dealer replace the front springs, tie rod ends, steering box, power steering pump, check alignment,try different alignment specs, balance & rotate tires, swapped calipers from side to side, put new calipers and pads on. Dealer drove two other excursion's one new one & another customer's and they both did the same thing. Ford hot line has admitted to dealership they know of problem but don't know what else to try.

Filed Dec 4, 2002 · Brakes · TX

When applying the brakes truck pulls to the left or right very hard almost forcing steering wheel out of consumers hand. Consumer is concerned vehicle may tip over. Consumer took vehicle to ford and the replaced the brake calipers. Please provide any further information. Ts

Filed Jul 8, 2002 · Tires · TX

While driving at low speeds a vibration was noticeable. Vechile had tendency to pull to the left. Stopped and checked tire pressure of both front tires. Pressure of both front tires was 62psi hot. Stopped a walmart service to have balance checked. Right tire had a bulge where the tread was separating from tire. Tire has been maintained at manufacturer recommended pressure. Remaining tread depth was 11/32.

Filed May 23, 2002 · Brakes, Engine · MD

When the consumer applies the brakes, the vehicle will vibrate and the pedal will pulsate. The dealership is aware of the problem. *jb consumer also stated the windshield wiper blade was missing which caused the wiper arm to break, also vehicle was pulling to the left when braking, the dealer performed suspension work on the vehicle, vehicle was experiencing a coolant leak, dealer replaced the radiator hose.

Filed Jan 18, 2002 · Suspension · CO

While driving vehicle pulls continuously to right, had to pull to left to keep vehicle straight. Please provide any further infformation, and indentification number.

Filed Dec 7, 2000 · Acceleration · NY

Failure of cruise control to cancel from the steering wheel or from the brake. The cruise control was activated at approximately 65-70 MPH. After applying the foot brake the vehicle failed to disengage the cruise control. I was fortunate enough to be able to reduce the speed even as the RPM continued to stay at 2000rpm, although it took a much greater distance than normal. I brought the vehicle to a stop and the engine continued to rev at 2000rpm. The cancel button on the steering wheel would not disengage the engine RPM at 2000, and neither would the brake pedal. I pulled to the right side of the road and and placed the transmission in park, and the engine continued to rev at 2000rpm. I applied more fuel and was able to rev the engine between 2000 and 3000rpm only. The cancel button on the steering wheel continued to be inoperable. Finally, at one point, I released my foot from the brake pedal and the RPM then dropped to the normal idle range. I then opened the hood and inspected the engine compartment but was unable to see anything significant to have caused this to have occurred. I consider myself quite lucky to have been in the particular driving situation where I had ample room to bring the vehicle to a stop without having been involved in an accident or to have involved others in an accident. My suspicions are that the code that monitors the switches was somehow confused. I have taken the vehicle to covert ford where it has been since 11/14/2000. Yesterday, I am told, a fmc technical rep has looked over the vehicle. To date no one else , I am told, has been able to replicate the problem. This is the second time reporting this problem. The initial report was identified by the federal safety agency as "odi-735-005" but the report does not appear on your databases.