2003 Ford Excursion Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 7%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the steering of the 2003 Ford Excursion, 7% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was turning my Ford Excursion and heard a loud pop! My steering wheel appeared to break and the vehicle kept rolling forward. Had I been anywhere else, like traffic, I could have killed someone or myself.”
NHTSA complaint #10311453, filed 2010-02, 70,000 miles“The vehicle has a steering issue. It will pull to the right mostly but occasionally to the left. So you spend the entire drive correcting the wheel to try to keep the vehicle in the road. Towing is impossible with this issue because it causes the trailer to go in to a snaking motion because of the constant steering correction. This occurs when ever the car is in motion.”
NHTSA complaint #11326093, filed 2020-05, 189,000 miles“The contact owns a 2003 Ford Excursion. While reversing the vehicle, the steering wheel failed to operate. The contact noticed that the steering wheel bolts were fractured. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 235,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11096496, filed 2018-05, 235,000 miles“We received a rental vehicle from hertz, it was a 2003 Ford Excursion. When the woman dropped it off she told my husband to be careful, it pulls to the right. Last week my husband was driving on a straight road about 40 MPH, when it started pulling to the right, he applied the brakes and he tried to steer to the left but it pulled to the right even more and he ended up in a ditch, after he got out it went through a steel fence and ended in a cow pasture. Something caused it to swerve to the right and cause this accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10045708, filed 2003-11“The contact owns a 2003 Ford Excursion. The contact stated that the vehicle lost its power steering and the brakes failed. The failures have occurred twice. While driving at an unknown speed on the highway, the master cylinder and the hydro boost failed while the brakes were being applied. This forced the master cylinder into the engine compartment. The dealer and manufacturer have not yet been notified. The contact is an afc certified technician and replaced the components himself. The current mileage was 64,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10197911, filed 2007-07, 60,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10148818Oct 2, 2018This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball…
Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Ford Excursion
26 complaintsEngine cooling
25 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsTires
10 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 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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