Was driving, when I turned the lights on thay would not work. Center post of the plug that connects the headlight bulb burned off on both headlights at 115000 miles. Both headlights were not working. I replaced the plugs and the lights are working.
Ford Excursion headlights problems
32 of the 1,145 owner complaints about the Ford Excursion describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 32
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 101,000
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20051
- 20041
- 20034
- 20021
- 20014
- 200020
- 19971
Often reported together
Fire or smoke 3Won't start 1Wipers 1Tire blowout 1Steering lock-up 1Stalling 1Overheating 1Loss of power 1
What owners say
The nob on the headlight switch is loose, it works but I see on a web sight that there is a recall on the headlight switch but my dealer says that that there was no recall, whats the deal?
Car was stoped and I turned the lights on and the headlights would not turn on. The plug that the lights plug in to was replaced and the lights word. It seems that the center post on both of them had burned out.
At night, in fog, in driveway, I turned on high beams, defrosters, wipers and lowered driver window. A major silver electrical circuit in the fuse breaker box overheated melted and popped. Ford's incompetent electrical engineer's design causes circuit board silver circuitry in fuse box to melt, while no circuit breakers melt/work. The circuit that melted also causes vehicle to lose use of indicators and gauges in the dash gauge panel, the alternator also fails to work and vehicle dies within a day, with no warning, while driving, due to totally dead battery. Ford has at least three different versions of fuse boxes for the 2003 excursion xlt 5.4l. Ford has no replacement fuse boxes to sell. Problem is so common on the internet, I luckily located the last used fuse box in the country, 1000 miles away from ca. Ford's only solution was a new fuse box for a newer f150 costing $750 and requiring hundreds of more dollars to modify it for an f250/f350/excursion. The melting fuse box happened twice in one year at $500 per failure. Technician had to put in an external bypass wire with its own external circuit breaker. No more meltdowns in 2.5 years. Incompetent ford electrical engineers.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford excursion. The contact stated that the headlight switch detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the headlight switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford excursion. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled and power to the headlights, door locks, and radio was lost. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 25,000.
While driving on hwy 210 my ABS light came on then my interior lights went dim my head lights started to flicker then the dash board was like christmas everything started to blink fuel like miles to empty seatbelt ect.. Then loss all power steering wheel locked I had my four children in the car when we flipped in to a ditch after hitting some mail boxes.. Wth I see some of the same reports why hasn't ford fixed this problem!!!
Headlight switch feel off- I see ford was to notify customers in 2006 about this problem and they did not notify me.
I stopped engine at my house, left headlights on to see. Wiring harness failure (dead short) ignited the left headlight assembly, flames extended over a foot high. Fuse never blew out. Had a fire extinguisher at hand, put out flames. $4600 damage, but saved the vehicle. Why didn't the fuse blow? I have all of the damaged parts: wire harness, headlight, bracket. Took vehicle to ford dealer, damage was repaired, insurance paid.
Excursion was bought 7-01 approximately 3months after purchase head lamp switch broke off. Took truck into dealer and was told this was not covered under warranty and would be 190.00 to fix. Upon research found that the 2000 model excursion had a recall for this same problem [the federal safety agency recall no. 01v075/ford recall no. 01s09] the part no. For the 2000 and 2001 has been replaced. It would be logical to me if the part number for the 2000 excursion and the 2001 excursion are the same then they both should be recalled. In addition the passenger front and side door do not lock when internal button is depressed. The interior lights do not shut off if the back hatch is opened and moisture is present. Drivers seat is stuck does not go forward or back, motor works seat will not move.
Related recalls
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- What is wrong
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the multi-function switch was shipped with a subcomponent (slider) that may experience deformation. A multi-function switch with a deformed slider may malfunction causing the turn signal, tail lights, hazard warning signal flashers and/or brake lights not to activate.
- Risk
- Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. The safety recall began on august 15, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 11V352000 · Recall details
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. Due to the use of incorrect material by a supplier, the headlamp switch knob can fracture and separate from the headlamp switch.
- Risk
- This would cause difficulty for the driver to activate the headlamps, which could affect driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the headlamp switch knob. Owner notification began april 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 01V075000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (20 complaints), 2001 (4 complaints) and 2003 (4 complaints).
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