2000 Ford Excursion Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 3%of 533 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 76,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Ford Excursion, 3% of the 533 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,000 miles. 16 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving my 2000 Ford Excursion at 35 MPH. On a posted 35 MPH. Road another driver ran a red light, to avoid hitting him I veered away and ran off the roadway striking a tree head on. No front air-bag deployment.”
NHTSA complaint #10145506, filed 2005-12, 62,308 miles“Swerved to miss a squirel, purse fell from console area, reached with r hand to retrieve, headon into telephone pole traveling approx 34mph, airbags didn't deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10370803, filed 2010-12, 145,000 miles“While driving 60 MPH the vehicle hit a telephone pole head on. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy. The consumer sustained minor injuries. The driver's chest hit the steering wheel and his chin hit the windshield cracking it. The vehicle was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10067219, filed 2004-05, 76,000 miles“2000 Ford Excursion was involved in a head on collision with a Ford focus. The air bags did not deploy. $ 10,000.00 in damage was done to Excursion and focus was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10038774, filed 2003-09, 28,000 miles“2000 Ford Excursion recall was never done. Allan Vigil Ford in Clayton County GA disconnected my airbag, horn, and cruise control. They stated that a part was on order to complete the recall. We checked up on this over and over and over, the part was always on order . This part was never installed/replaced on my car and the three things that were disconnected were never re-connected. Yet, they reported it as competed. This was 2010 I believe. Ford shows this recall as complete , however it is not. We called Allan Vigil Ford recently, however no one will return our calls.”
NHTSA complaint #11537112, filed 2023-08Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Ford Excursion
184 complaintsBrakes
63 complaintsElectrical system
59 complaintsEngine cooling
59 complaintsSuspension
35 complaintsVehicle speed control
30 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsExterior lighting
18 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Ford Excursion
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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