Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. The contact stated that the entire vehicle is electronic. He stated that the speedometer does not work, the windows occasionally roll up and down, the door locks do not open, and the temperature gauge works intermittently. The vehicle was purchased used and the dealer stated that they cannot repair the failures. The VIN is not included in the recall. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 90,000.
2004 Ford Excursion electrical complaints
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We purchased 2004 ford excursion with the 6.0l diesel engine new in february 2004. It has been to the dealer now 2 times for the back up sensor, approximately 5 times for the turbo, unable to count the number of times for the lack of power, the vent windows not working, 3 times for the motor on the power drivers seat, ball joints 1 time, and now other front end parts. This vehicle is primarily used to go to church and travel with the entire family on the weekends for day trips. We have had it to graham ford several times, germain ford several times, (both are in columbus, ohio) and the last place we have it is donley ford in mount vernon, ohio. We can get a full history of all repairs on this vehicle if needed. There have been so many things gone wrong with the truck that it is difficult to keep track. The service advisor is now telling my wife to "just trade it in". We just want all of the problems fixed correctly and find the cause of the electrical failures/issues/problems instead of just fixing what breaks and not fixing the cause. We paid 50,000 bucks for this vehicle and have had nothing but problems. The start was when we wanted to go to maine and could not take it but had to take our older conversion van.
2004 ford excursion has a problem with stalling. *nj the consumer stated the recall was not being honored. Recall # 05v270000. The consumer also stated the alternator was replaced less than a year ago.
Vehicle would stall while driving and surge while stopped. This happened due to the wiring harness being burned and the fuel injection control modulator wiring harness as well as the icp sensor has to be replaced. This is a recall issue for my year and make but not my VIN. The mechanics said it will happen again, it is not safe to drive with this risk.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. After the vehicle had been parked for eight hours, the contact smelled something burning when it was restarted. He noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle burst into flames two minutes later. The fire burned through the air conditioner hose and erupted. The eruption also extinguished the fire. The contact is a mechanic and he inspected the vehicle. He was able to start the vehicle and drove to the dealer. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by a loose wire. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v327000 (electrical system:battery) for the 2003 models. The current and failure mileages were 56,880. Updated 03-04-08 *bf the consumer believed the problem he experienced was related to the recall. Updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. While driving between 35-40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and then shut off. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and they replaced the number 1 and number 3 fuel injectors. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v270000 (electrical system:wiring). The current mileage was 130,994 and failure mileage was 108,480. Updated 09/10/08 *bf the alternator, control module for the heating and AC system, and cooling system were replaced. Updated 09/19/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. After starting the vehicle and placing it in drive or reverse, it accelerates or surges on its own. The vehicle now surges or revs as if it is trying to surge when driving or idling. The failure occurs at speeds between 0-25 MPH. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The contact was informed that his VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v27000 (electrical system:wiring). The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 101,000 and failure mileage was 95,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. While driving between 25 and 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle also failed to accelerate when the pedal was depressed. After being parked for 3-4 hours, the vehicle would operate normally for thirty minutes before the stalling began. The check engine light illuminated after the failure, but dimmed when the vehicle was restarted. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer twice and to a mechanic another two times. On one occasion, he was informed that the fuel filter was clogged. The federal safety agency campaign id number 05v270000 (electrical system:wiring) was referenced. The current mileage was 75,100 and failure mileage was 68,000.
I own a 2004 ford excursion which has on two occasions failed to start and was towed to fairview ford. The first occurrence the dealer replaced the camshaft sensor and reflashed the computer. The second incident the car was also towed by roadside assistance from my driveway. The tow truck driver was also unable to start the vehicle. I was contacted later in the day by my service advisor saying that the vehicle started fine and they were unable to duplicate the problem. On a third occurrence the vehicle stalled in a parking lot and would not restart for my wife. After shopping for approximately 45 minutes my wife returned and was able start the vehicle and it was driven strait to the dealer. The dealer was again unable to duplicate the problem. I have also given fairview ford six attempts to fix misaligned doors that are visibly misaligned and cause the door to have to be slammed to close them. The doors were misaligned when purchased and the dealer is unable to fix them. At one point after the dealer tried to align the front drivers side door I could stick my fingers in between the door and the body all the way to the outside with the door closed. The vehicle has been in the shop a total of 35 days and now has 16k miles. My wife is afraid to drive the vehicle with my three young children for fear of stalling and causing an accident.
Dt: the caller had recall work done on his vehicle and it is running worse than before. Received recall 05s34 concerning injection control pressure sensor and wiring harness. Now, the vehicle has problems that it did not have before the recall. Vehicle stalls when engine is cold/hesitates and surges while accelerating. Took vehicle to the dealer 4 times since july 19, 2005, and is now was taking it to them again. Manufacturer can not be reached. *ak the dealer's service manager told the consumer that he may have to live with the engineering change ford made to the engine when recall 05s34 was completed on july 19, 2005.
While driving 35 MPH, a fire started under the hood. Consumer managed to pull over , and put out the fire. Had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
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