Engine fire associated with electrical short in engine compartment while 2003 ford excursion 6.0 liter diesel was parked in the garage. The vehicle had not been driven for at least ten days. The resulting fire destroyed the vehicle, garage, contents and damaged the exterior of the home.
2003 Ford Excursion electrical complaints
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We own a 2003, diesel ford excursion. Late on 6/10 as we were going down a steep curve the engine stalled. We lost all power. It took all my husband's strength to keep the truck on the road, without power steering. The braking system was diminished. This could have been a potential disaster for our family, we had 2 children in the vehicle as well. He managed to get us somewhat off to the side of the road. The vehicle would not start. This is a very dangerous, potentially life-threatening malfunction of the ford excursion. We had the vehicle towed to the local ford for investigation and found out that the wire harness is defective and needs to be replaced. We investigated this problem and found other reports with similar description have been reported. Ford needs to do something about this defect, it is a potential accident waiting to happen without warning. Thank goodness the circumstances were such that we were okay. We shudder to think if this had happened while I, the wife as driving or on a busy freeway. We don't want another person to experience this, when they don't have to if the problem is corrected. It is an obvious problem.
I have a 2003 ford excursion v-10. This vehicle is equipped with adjustable foot pedals which routinely stop working, sometimes in the fully retracted position. When this happens the drivers seat also does not work, making the vehicle un-driveable for my wife whose reach is considerably shorter than mine. Fords solution to this problem is to replace the seat at an out-of-pocket cost starting at about $800.00, instead of tracing the bad wire or faulty control module. Internet research has shown me that this problem is apparently prevalent in the larger ford SUV's manufactured from 2003-2006. I feel this defect should be corrected in a factory recall and not at the expense of vehicle owners when the problem is clearly faulty exuipment / design. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion xlt. The contact stated while idling, the alternator failed and destroyed the gauge cluster. As a consequence no information is visible on the display of the instrument control panel. The dealer was contacted, and a technician concluded that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced at an expense of $500.00. No repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 90,000. The current mileage was unknown.
Over the last 1 1/2 year, veh dies and wont restart or slower to start eventually will not start. All gauges go full tilt, ABS light comes on, loss of all electrical systems, will not restart, just clicks, then nothing. Have to disconnect and fully recharge batteries to restart,,,, then,,,, problem recurs in few weeks. New batteries 11/07, cam shaft sensor replaced 3/07. Code p0603.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. While the vehicle was being serviced for an oil change, the dealer stated that the alternator wiring harness needed to be replaced. The alternator was overloaded from the battery being plugged up to the travel trailer. The icp sensor was replaced. The cost for parts and labor was $1,062.25. The contact stated that the vehicle did not feel right when driving uphill occasionally. The current mileage was 83,501 and failure mileage was 83,474. Updated 04/02/08.
2003 ford excursion ------auto entry an deactivation off the alarm system by ordinary screwdriver. Standard screwdriver inserted in driver side key lock both opens the door and deactivates the alarm system allowing for theft of interior materials and further theft of automobile.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. While driving 30 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure occurred while driving in reverse or forward. The dealer stated that the camshaft position sensor failed. No repairs were made. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v553000 (electrical system:software). The failure mileage was 48,000 and current mileage was 53,000.
Vehicle stalled while driving @ 40-45 MPH on us41. Vehicle completely locked up. Batteries replaced more than 4x . Ford galloway fort myers , florida refuses to fix wants me to keep replacing batteries. Vehicle being repaired for over 6-7 months. Dangerous vehicle almost killed me. From 12/2006-5/2007 vehicle has died on me every month several times during the month. Dealer still has vehicle.
On route 228 I was going about 45 MPH. My truck just stopped, everything turned off steering was locked I put it in park ank had to make two attempts to start my truck up again the batterry light blinked and went off.
Motor failure in hazardous situations caused by wiring harness chaffing . I had to be towed 5 times in a 4 day period. Engine quit on interstate hwy without warning.
While driving vehicle lost electrical power. When vehicle was jump started the electrical components were inoperative.
Vehicle had been driven the most of the day without any incident. Towards the end of the day vehicle caught on fire. The fire department indicated that fire was located behind the third row seat, near the spare tire.
While trying to start vehicle consumer was unsuccessful twice. A few minutes after the second try consumer came outside and found vehicle on fire. Electrical wires melted. Fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries.
Dealership has refused to repair ( warranty ) my 4 month old 2003 ford excursion. The door locks do not work, the roof leaks, the hood is crooked. The cruise control sticks and the truck accelerates but when the off button is pushed the engine dies. The paint has 100,000 rust particles in the finish, the primer is showing through the white paint in places on the truck, strange noise when the truck is first started.
All guages went full tilt, ABS light came on, loss of power to electrical systems, vehicle was towed twice for same problem. Once vehicle turned off would not start just clicking. Dealer replaced battery twice.
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