Ford Excursion engine failure problems

Filed Jul 14, 2017 · Transmission · 17,000 miles · PA

The 6.8 and 5.4 engines have been failing due to defective valve train cam followers. I am having the 3rd engine installed in my excursion. The cam followers are failing and spitting them out causing catstropic engine failure. I have been in contact with anthony bariana who works for holman distribution in new jersey @ 1‑800‑521‑1223 ext 305 and he confirmed that the 6.8 and 5.4 engines have had the same problem as my truck at an abnormally high rate. Mt truck is currently at matthews paoli ford 610‑644‑4700 and the general manager bryan lippincott told me that they have replaced 6 state farm truck engines in 2.00 months 6.8 liter same as mine identical problem. Ford has done nothing from what I see doing some research but this is an ongoing problem and ford has done nothing to address the problem and made no attempt to find the root cause and have a fix so this will stop costing consumers thousands of dollars. I was driving on my street and without warning the engine started to shake so I shut it off and had it towed to the dealer matthews ford located in paoli pa.

Filed Mar 4, 2013 · Engine · 84,014 miles · MI

Spark plug blew out of engine. Possible defect in casting..?? Was told this is not uncommon but ford refused to cover their known defect. Cost me over $6,000 to replace engine.

Filed Oct 9, 2012 · Engine · 82,000 miles · MI

Spark plug blew out of engine. Possible defect in casting..?? Was told this is not uncommon but ford refused to cover their known defect. Cost me over $5,000 to replace engine.

Filed Jun 28, 2012 · Engine · 98,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford excursion. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, he heard a loud noise in the engine. The vehicle then stalled and the contact confirmed that the engine was blown. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer advised that the oil was not entering the engine as it should have, which caused the failure to occur. The engine was replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.

Filed Mar 20, 2012 · Steering · 125,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion. The contact stated that while in reverse, the contact heard a snap noise from the steering system and immediately, the steering wheel seized. The contact observed the vehicle and discovered that the steering shaft was fractured in half from the steering linkage. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Feb 23, 2011 · Engine · 84,800 miles · AK

2002 ford triton 6.8l v10 engine in an excursion vehicle ejected an original (unchanged, factory torqued) spark plug with great force and damage in the engine compartment. Coil was immediately damaged as spark plug ricocheted around the engine compartment followed by the smell of gasoline vapors and loud noise from the engine compression being directly vented from the vacated spark plug hole. The five threads of the triton spark plug hole were damaged by the force of the ejection. This should not happen with the ford engine to the customers safety given this was an original plug (at 85,000 miles). The weather at the time of the spark plug ejection was -4f, and the spark plug ejected as the vehicle was beginning to accelerate from a standstill. Ford has a major and costly defect with their triton engines they sold to customers (engine replacement is estimated at $4000) and the government should enforce ford to recall and repair all spark plug holes in these aluminum engines spanning years 2000 to 2004 given they only used 5 threads in each spark plug hole, which is insufficient for an aluminum block. How is it that this widely known issue is not getting the federal government's attention given this is a demonstrated major defect and a safety issue (could have had a fire in the engine compartment if a spark from the ejected spark plug occurred).

Filed Jan 9, 2010 · Engine · 127,000 miles · WA · crash

Having just made it over the mountain pass with no previous trouble, we stopped at gas station for more wiper fluid. When starting up our 2000 ford excursion a loud boom came from the truck. This startled us and others outside of vehicle including a sheriff that heard it and came next to us to see what is was. We immediately turned off vehicle - sheriff and passer bys thought maybe exhaust?? We made it home but truck now sounds like a loud putt putt truck. We smelled fuel all the way home. As it turns out #10 sparkplug blew out hitting firewall. From two repair shops it is in a very difficult spot and is not likely will hold. So, we took it to ford dealership to see what they can do. We have been told by ford dealership that a "bandage fix" will probably not hold and other plugs could also blow or may not - apparently this is not new news to ford or the other repair shops we spoke with. So to replace just one side of head we are looking at $3680 or $5900 + for new engine. Vehicle is not worth that in trade in per ford dealership - even before blowout . Needles to say, we could have been on freeway and been forced off road (it was snowing badly and a bang that loud could have spooked many.) so that is why I stated there was a crash as there could have been if we had been driving. Also, not sure if the fumes were cause of illness we had that evening and next day. We smelled fuel and smoke/exhaust all the way home. Also, plug was not found and may have damaged or injured someone or something else. It is very dangerous and irresponsible of ford to not recall this problem. Only to wait until someone tragically is injured or dies. It will happen. There is no control over where plug blows and what it will take out in its path. It seems this is and has been a problem with various model fords from 1999 to 2004. Waiting for recall... Or ford to step up and repair this problem at their cost. This is not my design flaw! Thank you for your help.

Filed Jan 4, 2010 · Engine · 127,000 miles · TX

Ford - spark plug blow out: yesterday my 2001 excursion with a 5.4 triton v8 engine blew a spark plug right out of the engine. It blew out with such force, the boot and cap/ coil snapped in two (the screw is still on tight). The treads of the old plug have no (none, zero) signs of damage, so how does a spark plug that is screwed in just blow out. Our local mechanic states "this is common on many ford triton engines. The head heats up and expands, since there are minimal threads holding the plug in place, during the combustion cycle, the plug just blows completely out." I thought he was giving me a load of non-sense, thus simply preparing me for the sure to be huge up-coming bill. However, once I researched this on-line, it only took just a few minutes to discover many, many people have experienced the same thing, on several different year, make and model vehicles involving ford's triton engines. I have always been a ford guy. I dealt with the cruise control issue and such but this one takes the cake. During these harsh economic times ford needs to step up and do the right thing or they will never see me, any of my relatives or friends at any of their dealerships again! We will go elsewhere and let ford learn a thing or two about a very valuable lesson regarding simple economics called "supply and demand" or lack thereof for any of ford's products (cars, trucks, t-shirts, logo stickers, etc). Ford owners experiencing this same issue need to stand up, be heard and more importantly to have this problem fixed by those responsible for creating the issue - ford!

Filed Feb 7, 2008 · Engine · 106,000 miles · LA

Spark plug blow out on 2003 ford excursion limited v-10 gas engine. This was spark plug on driver's side, rear of engine, closest to dashboard. Pulled head and found three of the remaining four threads to be worn. Considered same issue could be present on other side of engine, so replaced engine. Engine had approx. 106k miles. Was driving about 25 MPH when problem occurred.

Filed Apr 10, 2007 · Engine · 135,904 miles · WA

I was driving down the highway when the 01 ford excursion began intermittently losing power. As I began to pull of the road the engine died completely and would not restart. After leaving the truck to sit for 8 hours, I went back and it started up fine. My mechanic said no error codes were showing on the ECM. After research on the internet,I figured out it was the camshaft position sensor and had it replaced. No more problems since then. Apparently this is a huge issue. There are entire message boards filled with complaints about this problem.