- 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
2002 Ford Excursion Engine problems
Owners have filed 39 complaints about the 2002 Ford Excursion's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 23% of all its complaints, most recently on September 5, 2019. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 39
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 2002 Ford Excursion
Engine complaints
Truck started to stop and stall. Happened approximately 5 times leaving me stranded on the side of the road when it finally stopped the truck dead. *Tr
Our 2002 ford excursion, with the 5.4L motor, had just turned 59,000 miles last week when my wife was driving home from picking up the kids from school. My wife calls to tell me that she had to pull to the side of the road because the truck began experiencing severe power loss and what sounded like a major exhaust leak. Upon having the vehicle towed to the local ford dealer, the service writer tells me it's most likely a blown spark plug and the repair will be in the $500 range. The service writer calls back the...
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next day and confirms the blown spark plug and tells me it's a $725 repair. He goes on to tell me that he's been seeing a lot of this type of problem lately ("just had one last week"). After a couple of hours of haggling, I got the cost down to the original $500 range. The next day I check with my trusted independent mechanic on the problem to see if I should have him check the other seven plugs. He tells me he won't even touch the plugs because of the history with these heads and the blown spark plug problem. He goes on to tell me that the problem will most likely occur with the seven remaining cylinders. Upon conducting a quick web investigation, I learn that this is a major problem that ford is not stepping up to help resolve. Help?!*Jb
In early december 2006 we were out christmas shopping when I heard a loud pop followed by a sharp decrease in power and following pop sounds. I pulled over and checked the engine. At first I just noticed the coil had blown off the head. I thought it may have just been a weird occurrence with a bad cop but later found that the spark plug had blown out of the #6 cylinder destroying the cop. The truck was towed back to my residence and the next morning I looked it over. The spark plug had blown out stripping the threads. After looking on the net, I found that this a common issue with this year and engine type. *Jb
Cam position sensor failure on a 2002 ford excursion with a 7.3L powerstroke at 42,800 miles. *Nm
Dt*: the contact stated while merging with traffic on the interstate at 55mph, a spark plug blew upward into the engine which caused the vehicle to stall and operate at a reduced speed. The contact managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer. The dealer suggested replacing the engine because of the damage sustained by the spark plug, but no repairs were made.
While driving my 2002 ford excursion on the interstate at about 65 mph, I heard a thump under the hood and then my engine began to make a loud clunky sound (almost as if there were no muffler). One of the sparks plugs had blown out of the engine! Luckily, my excursion was still drivable and I was within a few miles of my home and could park it until I could seek repairs on monday. I did not take it to the ford dealership (trust issues). I took it to tune-up 2000, where they told me the spark plug threads had...
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stripped out causing it to blow form the engine. It had to be re-threaded, costing me $500. This puts my repair bills, for my less than four year old excursion, at over $3500 in 2005. The entire transmission had to be rebuilt this summer due to a cracked transmission case. *Jb
Dt: the contact stated while driving a spark plug blew out of the engine ,causing a hole to be blown in the ignition coil. The independent repair shop personal replaced the coil pack, drilled and tapped the motor head on the number three cylinder. *Ak
I have a 2002 ford explorer, I saw on the news there has been reports of iddle problems. I have noticed when I reverse at times it revs up even when my foot is not on the gas. I also have had the problem when I drive on the highway at a constant speed the engine rpm all the sudden iddles fast ans revs the engine up I have to take my foot off the gas. This problems has only lasted a few seconds then goes back to normal. I have only had the car iddle fast once on the highway and I have had a problem twice when the car is put in to reverse.
The vehicle caught on fire under the hood while being parked in the driveway for more then 10 hours or more. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was not determined. The consumer notified the dealer and the manufacturer. *Ak the main body of the fire was coming from the engine. *Sc *jb
The spark plug popped out of the head of my 2002 ford excursion. The dealer repaired it at a cost of around $500.00. They told me they never heard of this before and I was lucky I didn't blow the motor at a $7000,00 cost. I first felt lucky when I called customer service they too said it was new to them also. Many of my friends say this problem is a common one. Now I want to know how common and if so why do I have to pay for their design flaw.
A sensor fails and causes engine to stop running - has happened while going 65mph on an interstate hiway - engine may restart but car is left coasting, totally without power at hiway speeds. Engine has stopped 4 times now. Only last occurrance is listed here. *Ak
2002 Ford excursion, limited. Engine stalls when coming to stop at traffic signs, signals. Will restart in park but die immediately upon being put back in gear. Has been to authorized ford service dealership, now 5 times, multiple testing with flight recorders, multiple part replacements, still no appropriate resolve. Currently back at dealership for another probable excuse, without definitive correction.
The vehicle has a front suspension problem which causes the vehicle to vibrate, the vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times but the problem still exist, both driver side doors are misaligned with respect to the fender trim, the differential was originally misaligned with respect to the rear fender trims, now the differential is properly aligned and the consumer questioned the technicians who stated that they did nothing to correct the misalignment, the consumer feels this is a definite safety problem if the...
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differential goes in and out of alignment on is own, the a/c was not cooling and needed to be recharged, the consumer can hear static in radio when turning on the rear tv switch, a/c and turn signal, steering gear and hydro boost line replaced, tire out of balanced causing vibration at 75-70 mph, steering out of adjustment (off center), calipers replaced, transmission experiencing a delay when shifting, both wiper blades off center, drain plug leaking oil, weather stripping on right rear door failed, headliner is coming loose on the left side, windshield washers inoperative, fuel gauge read incorrectly, faulty accelerator pedal caused the vehicle to stall when coming to a stop. Nlm
Truck dies when you slow down or apply brakes. Then will not remain running when put into drive, it will die immediately when taken out of park. Have to start car in n gear, bring engine speed over 1500 rpm's then pop it into drive for truck to remain running. Has now happened four times.*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