2004 Ford Excursion Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 9%of 95 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 43,650miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2004 Ford Excursion, 9% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,650 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.
“Purchased new 2004 Ford Excursion on 3/9/2004. Within a month we discovered a problem with the cruise control. When going down hill, the unit would fail to re-engage as it started back up the hill. Sometimes it would re-engage with a massive surge of engine. Once the engine totally stalled forcing us to fight the vehicle off the road and out of the flow of traffic. After three returns to the dealership, they finally admitted that there is a known defect and Ford is working on determining a fix. We have been calling and waiting since april, 2004 to have this repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #10082665, filed 2004-07, 500 miles“While driving engine revved and the vehicle surged forward, although the consumer's foot was not on the accelerator pedal. The vehicle has done this n several occasion and sometimes the vehicle even stalled. The dealership serviced the vehicle 3 times for this issue. The dealer is currently working on the vehicle but is unable to remedy the problem because they can not duplicate it.”
NHTSA complaint #10081689, filed 2004-08, 4,049 miles“While driving, vehicle would stall. The driver was able to restart and noticed that the vehicle would accelerated suddenly on its own without warning. The driver applied the brakes the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle continue to accelerated with speed. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the problem can not be duplicated. There was an oil leak.”
NHTSA complaint #10096995, filed 2004-11, 2,248 miles“Vehicle experienced cruise control problems. When driving down a hill cruise control disengaged. When the driver pressed cruise control it will not engage, and vehicle will continue to slow down, and then it stalled.”
NHTSA complaint #10109153, filed 2005-01, 5,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Ford Excursion. In july of 2009 the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall 09v399000 vehicle speed control; however, the repair didn't correct the failure. On july 30, 2010 while driving the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who stated that a faulty switch in the cruise control area caused the fan and fuses to fail. …”
NHTSA complaint #10353538, filed 2010-09, 131,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10017879Apr 1, 2005Rpm surge at idle; audible egr surge; low power/smoke/rough idle following a cold start that corrects after engine is warm; surge on resume with speed control; intake flutter…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Ford Excursion
22 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsFuel system
12 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 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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