The vehicle has a steering issue. It will pull to the right mostly but occasionally to the left. So you spend the entire drive correcting the wheel to try to keep the vehicle in the road. Towing is impossible with this issue because it causes the trailer to go in to a snaking motion because of the constant steering correction. This occurs when ever the car is in motion.
2003 Ford Excursion: pulls to one side
5 of the 106 complaints about the 2003 Ford Excursion describe pulls to one side.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Pulls to one side by model year
What owners say
Dt: the contact states while driving at any speed the vehicle wandered into another lane. There was poor steering return. He took the vehicle to a dealer numerous times. The dealer made several attempts to correct the problem. He took the service manager on a drive, who agreed that there was a problem. The technician stated this was a death trap, and ball joints needed to be replaced. The dealer discovered a technical service bulletin (tsb) on earlier models that suggested replacing the ball joints. The dealer replaced the upper and lower ball joints. Since the repairs there have been no further problems.
While driving and upon pressing on the brakes, the vehicle pulled to the left. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs and the problem became worse. The consumer got rid of the vehicle. However, he got another excursion vehicle of the same year, but the new one was a four wheel drive. However, the problem with the brakes continued. Upon pressing on the brakes, the vehicle pulled to the left. The consumer was traveling and pressed the brakes and they locked up. *ak
Consumer complained of a brake problem. When applying the brakes vehicle pulled to the left gradually, and some times it would pull violently. Consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer, and dealer performed several different services, including changing the ABS module, but problem recurred.
We received a rental vehicle from hertz, it was a 2003 ford excursion. When the woman dropped it off she told my husband to be careful, it pulls to the right. Last week my husband was driving on a straight road about 40 MPH, when it started pulling to the right, he applied the brakes and he tried to steer to the left but it pulled to the right even more and he ended up in a ditch, after he got out it went through a steel fence and ended in a cow pasture. Something caused it to swerve to the right and cause this accident. The body shop said there is too much damage to tell what could of caused it.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Ford Excursion pulling
Is pulls to one side a common problem on the 2003 Ford Excursion?
5 of 106 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Excursion (5%) mention pulls to one side. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Ford Excursion?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Ford Excursion
Stalling 19Loss of power 7ABS 6Fire or smoke 6Adaptive cruise 5Check engine light 5Won't start 5
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2003 Ford Excursion?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history