Ford Excursion ball joint problems

Filed Apr 25, 2023 · Steering · VA

Tie rod end broke in half. Tie rod fell to the ground

Filed Jan 15, 2018 · Steering · 259,000 miles · MD · crash

While backing the vehicle I felt a pop and then there was no steering control. I looked under the vehicle and found that the tie rod connection to the pitman arm had snapped.

Filed Aug 5, 2011 · Steering · 120,000 miles · TX

Right side tie rod end came out of coupler due to worn threads. Happened immediately upon leaving house, so very low speed. Vehicle had to be towed and repaired. Could have caused a serious accident if speed had been higher. Right front wheel was completely disconnected from the steering linkage.

Filed May 18, 2011 · Steering · 189,000 miles · NY

Driving on level streets, highways, experienced intermittent ghost steering inputs resulting in vehicle maneuvering severely left or right. Also, no auto-recovery from 90 degree cornering turn. Vehicle would continue in turn direction until severe steering wheel input by driver. At highway speeds, vehicle would intermittently pull left or right (non-dependent on driver input), until finally needing severe corrective steering wheel input to maintain lane. Corrective inputs of 1/4 turn or more needed 100% of time. Condition would also suddenly present itself at highway speeds, appearing suddenly, with no driver input. Driver needed an emergency corrective maneuver to maintain lane and prevent crash. Finding - failed power steering box. Excessive play in control arm, metal shards inside steering box. Currative action - replaced steering box, flushed power steering system of metallic shards.

Filed Oct 6, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · OH

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.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Steering · 95,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford excursion. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle veered to the right without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that the steering control arm detached from the frame. The current and failure mileages were 95,000.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Suspension · 78,500 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer due to a rattling noise in the front end. The failure was noticed while driving 10 MPH. He was informed that all four ball joints needed to be replaced. Seventeen thousand miles after the replacement, he took the vehicle to be inspected and it failed because of the ball joints. The contact returned to the dealer and they confirmed that all four ball joints should be replaced again. The failure mileage was 78,500 and current mileage was 95,500. Updated 03-04-08

Filed Nov 8, 2006 · Suspension · 74,000 miles · OH

Dt*: the contact stated the suspension: front control arm: upper ball joints and the suspension: front control arm: lower ball joints had prematurely worn out. The old parts were not manufactured with grease fittings as were the replacement parts. The upper and lower ball joints were replaced by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified.

Filed Aug 9, 2006 · Suspension · 96,200 miles · IN

While backing up and turning, the lower ball joint on my 1999 ford expedition failed. The pin actually sheared off the ball. The vehicle had about 96200 miles on it.

Filed Nov 10, 2005 · Suspension · 60,000 miles · TN

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.