2002 Ford Excursion: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jul 16, 2013 · Acceleration · 176,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford excursion. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, she applied the brakes to disengage the cruise control and the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact was able to get the vehicle to stop after several minutes. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 176,000.

Filed Jun 16, 2009 · Acceleration · 92,000 miles · IN

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford excursion. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from the steering column. The consumer pulled over to the side of the road.the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician observed that the control box and electrical wiring burned without warning. The failure was related to the cruise control switch. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel); however, the manufacturer refused to assume financially responsibility for the $4,500 repair cost. The vehicle is currently inoperable and has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 92,000. Updated 8/10/09 *cn updated 08/13/09.

Filed Jan 14, 2008 · Acceleration, Steering · NY

Cruise control would not engage. Icon on dash just flashed when" set "was depressed. I tried all cruise switches to verify if it was a stuck switch. Pressing cruise" on "and "coast" switches on steering wheel causes horn to sound. Dealer said the brake switch was the cause due to a missing ground buss. The vehicle uses ground switching so the horn should be on all the time. The horn still sounds when switches are depressed. I feel cause is in the steering wheel hub and am concerned this can effect the air bag deployment.

Filed Nov 16, 2005 · Electrical · MO · fire

In june of 2003, a 2002 ford excursion limo suffered a fire loss under the hood. The vehicle was parked without the engine running or power switches on. It had not been used for several hours. While an employee was in the passenger area cleaning the limo, he noticed the vehicle was on fire underneath the hood. The fire originated on the left side of the engine compartment. Damage to wiring and other combustibles was extensive. No cause of the fire was determined. After hearing of the cruise control deactivation switch recall, I believe the casuse of this fire could have been the switch malfunction. I know the excusions have not been included in the recall, however, since they have the same switch and operating characteristics, it is possible that the cause was a switch failure. I have also heard of another excursion in our area having a fire loss with similiar conditions.

Filed Aug 11, 2005 · Electrical · 63,050 miles · GA

The electronic controller for the over drive lock switch is shorting out in my 2002 ford excursion. I experienced a problem with the gauges turning off while I was driving around atlanta, ga with my family. The battery went dead because the fuse that controls the dash gauges blew. The alternator quit charging the battery, and the gauges quit working. I did not notice this problem until I was stopped at a red light and the engine died. I restarted the car, put it in drive and when the light turned green the engine began to stall and the transmission would not shift. Take off was very sluggish. The engine ran for about 300 feet and died again so I pulled into a convenience store parking lot. I determined the battery went dead and bought another one to get me home. My wife took the car to a service center and they found the bad fuse for the dash gauges. This was about 3 months ago. The car has blown several fuses since. Today the car's gauges would work intermittently. While driving the car the gauges would go one and off when I tried to set the cruise control or move the gear shifter. When I got home this evening I disassembled the plastic covers for the steering column. I found that the wire for the over drive lock out switch has insulation that has rubbed off leaving a hole. The exposed wiring is grounding out onto the shaft of the gear shift that parallels the steering column. Please inform ford of the potential fire hazard, and let them know that they have to find a better way of routing wire around moving metal surfaces to prevent shorting out the wiring.