- The problem
- On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3L diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
- The risk
- In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. The recall began on december 29, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Engine & cooling
2001 Ford Excursion Engine problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints about the 2001 Ford Excursion's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 25% of all its complaints, most recently on September 22, 2015. They describe 0 crashes, 3 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 52
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 3
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 2001 Ford Excursion
Engine complaints
I have had two spark plugs eject from the cylinder head on my ford excursion. The first plug ejected about three months ago. On the 24th of february 2008 a second spark plug ejected the cylinder head. The first problem was repaired at a ford dealership, costing me $350.00 To repair. I am currently waiting for a ford representative to contact me about the second failure. The reason this is happening is because there are only approximately three threads tapped into the head to hold the pug in. A typical...
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cylinder head usually has at least 1/2 of an inch or about 7-8 threads to hold the plug in. This is, in my opinion, an engineering defect with ford being liable for the defect from factory. There is a safety hazard associated with this. When the spark plug ejects fuel vapor is blown out of the spark plug hole during the compression stroke. If the coil pack comes apart, as was the case in the first failure, that fuel vapor has the potential to ignite and cause a fire. *Tr
Blast from engine at 45 mph while driving on snowy/icy bridge christmas night 2007. No where to pull over. Bounced off snow pile and with momentum crossed over bridge. Still in traffic and several near misses later highway patrol found me and diverted traffic. Spark had blown right out of engine but still attached to coil. Gas exiting and ignited with each spark firing. Vehicle now at ford dealer. Greater than $4,000 repair. Service writer says spark plugs blowing out of engine and disabling engine with...
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possible fire has been common on 2000-2005 ford truck engines. Ford needs to be pressed for recall. Not enough threads to hold spark plugs in long term on original equipment. Common expectation of serviceability is that spark plugs and ignition fire stay inside engines. Consumer affairs web sight list hundreds of complaints on this issue. *Tr
I was driving home from a trip, 70 mph on interstate and engine makes a loud bang. I pull over my husband checks under the hood. The coil is on top of the engine sparking. At further inspection the spark plug has blown out of the engine. My husband is able to get the plug back in the engine so we can make it home. Nothing has been done to fix this problem, can't see paying ford $3000.00 To replace head with the same faulty part. *Tr
While driving the vehicle at city speeds the vehicle blew out a spark plug. *Tr
Cam position sensor failure on 2001 ford excursion with 7.3L turbo diesel for the 3rd time in 2 years. Have replace the part twice before at a parts cost of $195.00. Ford came out with a new part number and now it costs $30 but they cant get them in. *Tr
While driving through a construction zone on a two lane road with concrete barriers, my ford truck equipped with a 7.3L powerstroke diesel engine, suddenly quit, causing me to have to coast to a stop with no engine power. Luckily, I had enough momentum to take a off-ramp and get off the road. But this sudden failure of the cam position sensor or cps could have caused a serious accident. Failure of this part is common on powerstrokes and it shuts off all fuel to the engine. Please investigate. *Tr
Cps, cam position sensor, failed in traffic. Intermittent hiccup while driving, stopped in traffic facing downhill truck died. Re-started and continued with intermittent stop/start for several more miles. Replace with new. No more problems.*Jb
I was driving down the highway when the 01 ford excursion began intermittently losing power. As I began to pull of the road the engine died completely and would not restart. After leaving the truck to sit for 8 hours, I went back and it started up fine. My mechanic said no error codes were showing on the ecm. After research on the internet,i figured out it was the camshaft position sensor and had it replaced. No more problems since then. Apparently this is a huge issue. There are entire message boards filled with complaints about this problem.*Ak
Vehicle stalls without prior warning. There's no consistent situation I have noticed, has stalled at highway speeds, as well as at a stop light. The problem was rather sporadic when I first noticed some time ago, but is becoming more frequent.*Ak I have not attempted any repairs yet.
2001 Ford excursion: accelerated after turning a corner and a spark plug blew out. Had been highway driving for 60 miles prior to the failure. The engine still ran but did not run smoothly. The threads were damaged and a new plug could not be inserted. The head is being replaced with a new head from the dealer at an approximate cost of $3800. Nm
Own 3 ford vehicles. This year, 2 out of 3 have had blown spark plugs. E350 was repaired and seems to be running well. Excursion not so lucky and now, it looks like needs a new head. Extremely frustrating due to the low mileage on this vehicle 51000 when plug blew. *Jb
My 2001 ford excursion with 82,000 miles, blew a spark plug out of the rear passenger side cylinder. The dealer states that the aluminum head failed and that there are no threads left in the hole. They also state that the only fix is to replace the head and it is not covered under my extended warranty that I purchased from ford. *Nm
2001 FORD EXCURSION SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NM
2001 Ford excursion with 7.3L power stroke and automatic transmission. On 11/06/2005 the engine died without warning with my wife driving along a remote country road along a river. The immediate loss of power brakes and power steering resulted in a partial loss of control that caused the truck to leave the pavement and nearly plunge into the river. The check engine light came on. The truck restarted, but there was a profound loss of power rendering it undriveable. The truck was towed 45 miles to the nearest...
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ford dealer where a sensor was replaced and we were charged $1000 for a tune-up. The service manager told us that we should use unleaded gasoline to augment the octane in the diesel fuel to prevent a future failure. On 3/9/2006, after just 3000 miles, the truck stalled and the check engine light came on again, this time while towing a loaded horse trailer and with my 4 year old twins in the vehicle. Again, power steering and power brakes were lost and the truck became extremely difficult to control. I halted the vehicle before it went fully over the edge of the road and into the river. Had my wife been driving it is unlikely we would have survived. *Nm
Multiple times over the last several months my 2001 ford excursion with a 7.3-Liter diesel engine has cut out intermittently. If I am traveling at highway speeds it will cut out briefly and then resume running. If on the other hand I am idling up to a traffic light and it cuts out, it must be restarted using the ignition switch. This is a potentially hazardous situation given there is no power steering or brakes available in these instances. I noticed a report in my local newspaper today (3/5/06) explaining this exact issue with other 2001 excursions. *Jb
While driving down the road heard big pop and lots of noise. Spark plug on #4 cylinder blew out on v-10 on 2001 ford excursion. Had heli coil put in sparkplug hole. Spark plug on #7 cylinder blew out and had heli coil put in, but started leaking again. Was told could not fix with heli coil and had to replace head. *Ak
Driving down rural road, 60 mph in our 2001 ford excursion diesel. Engine just died. No brakes, limited steering. Turns out to be a part called a cps (camshaft position sensor). According to my local dealer this is a common failure and when they fail it is sudden and complete. Had this occurred anywhere that would have required me to maneuver and all, it would have been bad. *Jb
Driving on level interstate highway with cruise control set at 70 mph. Heard small explosion similar to tire blowout. Immediately pulled over to side of road and checked engine. Found that the #3 spark plug had blown out of the cylinder head. Had vehicle towed home. No repairs made at this time due to holidays. *Jb
I have a 2001 ford excursion with 52,000 miles. I was 2 blocks from home when I heard this loud pop, then this loud clapping noise from under the hood. I immediately shut the vehicle off and had it towed to the dealership that I purchased it from and have had all the regular maintenence done at. (Morrie's buffalo ford, buffalo, mn) the 3rd spark plug on the rh side of the engine blewout, and took the cylinder head threads with it. $3000 To repair. The ford inspector refused to admit fault on ford's part, yet...
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the service manager at the dealership told me that the plug blowout was no fault of mine. Purchased an additional $2000 bumper to bumper extended warranty that wouldn't cover it either. It is still at the dealership as I'm trying to figure out how to get ford motor company to take responsibility for a faulty product and fix like they should. I have filed a formal complaint with the ford motor company. I've also been doing some pretty heavy research over the last week, and have found hundreds of identical incidents. It's about time ford is forced to be responsible. *Ak
Ford excursion 2001 v10 ford v10 engine oil coagulates due to poor oil flow and seezes engine. One mechanic told me he had at least ten on his lot with the same problem. The only solution given is replace the entire engine. An expensive solution. *Ak I have read many testomonials on the web of people complaining about this same situation. Hopefully I can get some help with a recall or class action suit.
Consumer has taken vehicle to the dealership on two occasions concerning exhaust clamp cracking and falling off. Mechanic was able to fix the problem. *Ak
After purchasing my 2001 excursion with power stroke diesel I had problems with a hunting and sometimes surging when starting the engine. After two trips to the dealer and them stationing that there was "no" problem, the vehicle shut down while driving three days later. Luckily I wasn't in traffic I was just getting ready to pull out onto the road. After having it towed to a different dealer (due to location) I was informed that the cam pick-up sensor was bad and there was a service bulletin on this. I returned...
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about two days later complaining that the hunting and surging was still present. Again, I was told that there appeared to be "no" problems. (They plugged the computer into it and got no codes. But, did not drive or run the vehicle.) Now three dealers, less warranty and months later I'm still having lack of power,acceleration and poor fuel consumption problems. But, still being told by the dealer that nothing is wrong. Finally I took the excursion in to the dealer while is was demonstrating the problem. The service tech agreed that "this isn't right". They replaced the fuel injector on number 8 cylinder. And the turbo charger under the warranty. The vehicle still exhibits lack of acceleration on take off and now shuttering when first placed into reverse. Service tech states that it is the torque converter and that is not covered under warranty now and will cost approximately $3000. The cost of the vehicle new is $50,000 I would think the engine and transmission would last more than 40,000 miles? Ford is ignoring and not standing behind a manufacture defect that is noted on multiple excursions and f-250's. *La
Consumer stated the vehicle would cut off without warning.*Jb
When the consumer applies the brakes, the vehicle will vibrate and the pedal will pulsate. The dealership is aware of the problem. *Jb consumer also stated the windshield wiper blade was missing which caused the wiper arm to break, also vehicle was pulling to the left when braking, the dealer performed suspension work on the vehicle, vehicle was experiencing a coolant leak, dealer replaced the radiator hose.*Jb
When brakes are applied on an incline vehicle will stall. Vehicle has been to dealer on one occasion, and dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.*Ak
Ford Excursion engine complaints by year
Excursion engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data