Ford Excursion fire or smoke problems

Filed Mar 13, 2023 · 135,000 miles · AZ · fire

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unattended, the vehicle caught fire without warning. There were no reported injuries, police reports, or air bag deployments. The fire department and city employees extinguished the fire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Mar 7, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 ford excursion. While driving, the contact noticed smoke coming from the front driver's side floorboard. The driver was not aware of any warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road where it caught fire and burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not driveable and was towed to the driver's residence. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The driver believed the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control); however, she never received a notification. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Seats · 227,000 miles · NV · fire

The front right seat occupant had used the seat heater. The next day, the seat cover and cushion was burned through. The vehicle was parked in the driveway at home. Apparently the heating element caught fire.

Filed Jan 22, 2018 · Electrical, Seats · 292,000 miles · TN · fire

Front passenger seat caught fire and burned a hole in the seat with my daughter seated in it while we were driving.

Filed Dec 15, 2015 · Seats · 200,000 miles · MD

Turned on my heated drivers seat as I left my driveway, shortly after I smelled something burning. Pulled into store parking lot, turned excursion off, got out, thinking it was something in the engine or brakes. Didn't find anything. Finished my day, arrived home and notice a blackish brown area on drivers seat. Further inspection was that the seat had a burnt area. Thank goodness when I pulled into the parking lot earlier that I turned the excursion off thus disengaging the heat seat. Otherwise I feel the excursion would have caught on fire.

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · CA · fire

Drove to local high school around 7:30am and returned home around 7:45 am about a hour later I was notified by my neighbor that my ford excursion was on fire, the fire flames were coming from the engine compartment. The excursion was park in the driveway.

Filed Jul 31, 2015 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. The contact stated that the gear shift lever sparked a fire and the wiring of the shifter began to melt. The vehicle was engulfed in smoke shortly after the failure. The contact immediately shut off the vehicle and disconnected the battery. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the wiring insulation of the lever had worn and caused the failure. As a result, the gear shift assembly would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000. In addition, the contact stated that the silver circuit box inside of the fuse box melted and caught on fire. When the failure occurred, all the gauges on the instrument panel and the alternator failed causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who stated that the fuse box would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed him that the fuse box was discontinued. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred shortly after. In order to remedy the failure, a modification had to be made to bypass the melting current by placing an external wire and circuit breaker. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Jul 6, 2015 · Electrical · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford excursion. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 8, 2013 · Brakes · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford excursion. The contact stated that while traveling 55 MPH and applying the brakes, there was an abnormal noise heard from the braking system. The brake pedal became stuck and the vehicle would not slow down. The contact continued to pump the brakes and was able to coast to a stop. The contact later parked the vehicle and noticed that a fire had started from under the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the fire however, the transmission and central computer was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the transmission computer module, transmission and the brake booster was replaced. The dealer advised that the brake booster leaked onto the transmission and the front drive shaft, causing the vehicle to catch on fire. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer three weeks prior to fire and there was no indication of a potential failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 190,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Acceleration · 168,000 miles · VA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked and unoccupied. The fire originated in the engine area. The contact was able to extinguish the fire by disconnecting the battery and determining that the cruise control deactivation switch failed and caused an electrical fire. The contact repaired the vehicle. The cruise control smart switch harness was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 168,000.