2004 Ford Excursion Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 22%of 95 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the electrical system of the 2004 Ford Excursion, 22% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle would stall while driving and surge while stopped. This happened due to the wiring harness being burned and the fuel injection control modulator wiring harness as well as the icp sensor has to be replaced. This is a recall issue for my year and make but not my VIN. The mechanics said it will happen again, it is not safe to drive with this risk.”
NHTSA complaint #10242479, filed 2008-09, 150,000 miles“While driving the vehicle, it will go into a reduce power mode or sometimes stall. This has happened at various speeds, from around town to highway driving. Very dangerous condition when trying to make left turns and power is lost or engine stalls. Also engine fails to start or starts and stalls right away on occasion. Call Ford customer relations and dealer and they tell me my VIN is not covered under the recall. I am experiencing the same symptoms but I am not covered. Don't want to spend more money at dealer if they don't know what is happening and how to fix it.”
NHTSA complaint #10501155, filed 2013-03, 101,000 miles“I own a 2004 Ford Excursion which has on two occasions failed to start and was towed to fairview Ford. The first occurrence the dealer replaced the camshaft sensor and reflashed the computer. The second incident the car was also towed by roadside assistance from my driveway. The tow truck driver was also unable to start the vehicle. I was contacted later in the day by my service advisor saying that the vehicle started fine and they were unable to duplicate the problem. On a third occurrence the vehicle stalled in a parking lot and would not restart for my wife. …”
NHTSA complaint #10138060, filed 2005-09, 2,700 miles“Total loss of engine power massive amount black soot exiting exhaust while driving recall # 05v270000 was not performed on vehicle ( I am the original owner) never received notice in mail and dealer somehow missed this work and Ford should have followed through on this situation. …”
NHTSA complaint #11405521, filed 2021-03, 59,000 miles“Dt: the caller had recall work done on his vehicle and it is running worse than before. Received recall 05s34 concerning injection control pressure sensor and wiring harness. Now, the vehicle has problems that it did not have before the recall. Vehicle stalls when engine is cold/hesitates and surges while accelerating. Took vehicle to the dealer 4 times since july 19, 2005, and is now was taking it to them again. Manufacturer can not be reached. …”
NHTSA complaint #10132840, filed 2005-09, 33,000 milesRelated recalls
- 05V270000Jun 10, 2005Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may…Covers: Ford Excursion 2004–2005, E-350 2004–2005, F-550 SD 2004–2005 +4 more
Related service bulletins
- 10019795Apr 28, 2006P0404 SERVICE TIP.
- 10019949Jan 1, 2006Water-in-fuel (wif) lamp on.
- 10013322Jan 1, 2005Popping or quavering from radio on the am band.
- 10013116Sep 6, 2004Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. Various models including 2004 f-series.
- 10011158Aug 9, 20046.0l diagnosis using the wds power balance test - service tip. 2003-2005 excursion, f-super duty. 2004-2005 econoline.
- 10011174Aug 1, 2004Dtc u1262 (scp communication bus fault) stored in the instrument cluster (ic).
- 10013113Jan 1, 2004Adding additional bulbs to turn indicator or hazard flasher circuits - service tips.
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Ford Excursion
22 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsTires
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 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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