2000 Ford Excursion Engine Problems

“How can a company as Ford claim to be an honest american car company...they should be stripped of their title of american and given their own identity of corporate cause they obviously do not care about the safety or their own integrity with the united states the people and we the people are just dollar signs to them. I have two fords and lets just say I should have learned after my second found on the road dead vehicle to not have been suckered into buying the american made Ford again. …”

“The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while parked and unoccupied, the vehicle independently started. The contact disabled the battery. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. In addition, the heater and the interior lights would activate without the vehicle in operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure was 111,000. The VIN was unavailable.”

“The contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. While driving various speeds, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the spark plug had ejected from the cylinder head. As a result, the spark plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired twice, but the failure recurred both times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.”

“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 contact owns a 2000 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that while pulling into the residential driveway, the check engine warning lamp illuminated and the vehicle made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who refused to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred her to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.”