2000 Ford Excursion Brakes Problems

“I purchased this truck 3 months ago from mike marooney north. When I got home I noticed it would not stay in park at all. This caused it to roll down the street with my baby in it. I have made over 50 attempts to get the dealer to put me in a safe vehicle or refund the $3200 back. They refuse to call me back or email me. They told me it was fixed after 3 days but it wasnt.”

“It's happened be for but never so scary. We were coming down one of the mountains on highway 299. We were,doing the speed limit of 55. And as we applied the brake it started pulling to the right. Like it was gonna go off the road. It also was vibrating so bad it felt like it was going to fall apart. We pulled over checked for loose bolts. Tire imperfections but nothing.”

“My Excursion has been to the dealership 8+ times since purchase in 12-2002. The brakes and suspension are the top recurring problems. I do not have enough room to conclude all problems. Brakes have been serviced 3 times at dealership, I have asked them to look at the brakes two times in the last two months because of difficulty stopping, they find no problems. I don't see how they can tell when my mileage in is the same as my mileage out. I don't think Ford wants to deal with this problem. …”

“Front disc brake rotors warp under normal driving conditions. This results in extremely violent shuddering and shaking of the steering wheel while braking at speeds over 40 MPH. Rapid braking at freeway speeds are high risk for loss of control and collision. I bought this Excursion used with ~48,000 miles and have had the rotors resurfaced at ~ 60, 000 and 84,000 mi. At 93,000 miles I had to replace all 4 rotors because of repeated shuddering from rotor warpage and wear which cost me over $500 on top of the $400 I spent at 84,000 miles for a brake job. …”

“Vehicle was parked in my garage. I was in the garage at the time. Began smelling burning electrical smell. Found white smoke coming out of engine compartment, increasing dramatically in volume. In just a few moments, the smoke was a solid curtain coming from the gap between the hood and driver side front fender. Opened hood and found an electrical switch on the brake system master cylinder creating the smoke. Using a rag I pulled the switch away from the cylinder and it was melted in half. The part of the switch connected to the electrical wire continued to smoke. …”