2003 Ford Excursion Engine problems

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was an injector failure. The vehicle was not repaired. A local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,106. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently to approximately 75-80 mph. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.

Faulty exhaust manifold bolts break off and cause excessive noise, exhaust enters the drivers cabin, vehicle will not pass emissions inspection and is expensive to repair. I have 4 ford vehicles with this problem. First incident was at around 50,000 miles and 48 months after purchase. Ford refused to make repairs under any portion of the factory warranty. They claim lifetime emissions warranty doesn't cover it, nor the 100,000 powertrain warranty. I have spent over $8000.00 Making repairs to these exhaust manifolds. Triton v-10 gas engine.

The inter lights stay on anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour after you turn truck off, the low range 4x4 will not disengage until you back up for about 1/2 mile electrical system keeps turning the truck off shows battery light then glow plug light shuts engine off and have to jump the truck then it runs for 45 minutes and jump it again

The 2003 ford excursion 6.0 Liter diesel, first broke down while driving home from the dealer who was working on recall items. The vehicle stalled while driving less than 2 miles from the dealer (dealer now out of business). After a while the vehicle began losing power, but not stalling while driving, especially up hills. After many attempts to clean parts, egr valve etc, it was stated that the injectors were bad. All injectors replaced. Front main leaf spring broke on the vehicle, and had to be replaced - the...

2003 Ford excursion will sporadically not start. When this happens, it will crank but will not fire. It will not start with a jump start. Typically, after several tries the battery will drain. At that point it will start with a jump start. It also usually starts after it sits for at least 1 day. This sporadic incident has been occurring over 6 months. I've had it checked 4 times by a trusted and capable auto service center. They have run comprehensive diagnostics, reviewed every possible source of the problems,...

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford excursion. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph on a wet road and suddenly, excessive white smoke expelled from the rear tail pipe exhaust system. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The engine stalled again and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to a broken fuel injector which also resulted in damages to...

Spark plug blown out of 8th cylinder of v10 ford triton. *Tr

2003 Ford excursion limited with 6.0L diesel engine. Only two weeks ago, my truck began to surge in acceleration at both idle and while cruising. It has also begun to stall out at both idle and while cruising. Also the vehicle has begun to have a strong smell of diesel fuel which enters the passenger cabin at start up. My service engine light has begun to light up and I checked the light with a digital diagnostic code reader. The code was p2285 (injector control pressure sensor circuit low). The situation is...

While driving about 25 mph, the engine stalled and I lost steering control. Luckily no other cars were approaching because I was making a left turn on to a busy street. Very dangerous. The stall has also occurred at least 5 other times, usually when decelerating when coming to a stop light. Today, the abs light came on, then I heard a click and all the gauges lost power, the radio display went out. I could not restart the vehicle - only heard a click sound. After waiting an hour, the vehicle started. ...

Over the last 1 1/2 year, veh dies and wont restart or slower to start eventually will not start. All gauges go full tilt, abs light comes on, loss of all electrical systems, will not restart, just clicks, then nothing. Have to disconnect and fully recharge batteries to restart,,,, then,,,, problem recurs in few weeks. New batteries 11/07, cam shaft sensor replaced 3/07. Code p0603. *Tr

Spark plug blow out on 2003 ford excursion limited v-10 gas engine. This was spark plug on driver's side, rear of engine, closest to dashboard. Pulled head and found three of the remaining four threads to be worn. Considered same issue could be present on other side of engine, so replaced engine. Engine had approx. 106K miles. Was driving about 25 mph when problem occurred. *Tr

Crank position failure , pn f7tz12k073a, at 80,000 miles on the 2003 ford excursion 7.3 Ltr diesel. Back up sensors failed intermittantly. *Ak

We own a 2003 ford expedition with a 5.4 L, v-8 triton engine. While driving we heard a loud bang and then it sounded like the engine was back firing. We smelled gas and a burning smell. We had our expedition towed to the dealer and were informed that spark plug #7 had blown out of the head, stripping the threads. The dealership informed us that the head needed to be replaced at an estimated cost of $3,500. We had previously taken this expedition into ford at 72,723 miles because the engine lacked power and...

On february 2007 I was driving the expedition in rush hour trafficwhen I noticed that car began to feel very heavy. I also noticed that the speedometer was going down despite fact that I was pressing down the gas pedal, and suddenly all of the engine lights turned on. I was able to pull over and start the car with no problem ,but 5 minutes later it will do the same thing all over again. I took the car to the dealer, and ever since they are awaiting for parts to come in ,and they have been on national backorder. Ford d refuses to give me either a rental or a loaner. Ford consumer department sucks.*Ak

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on normal road conditions, the check engine light illuminated intermittently and then remained illuminated. The illuminated light indicated the cam shaft was off center which created undesirable emissions. The epa was contacted who declared it should be under warranty for 5 years or 50,000 miles however the manufacturer refused repair the defect without a cost.*Ak

2003 Ford explorer overheated and lost coolant. Taken to dealership 3 times. First 2 trips, problem not found. After 3rd incident, a cracked engine block was found. In addition to engine failure, the vehicle would jerk forward when slowing to a stop, this occurs mostly in cold weather at least once weekly. Upon taking to the dealership (problem cannot be replicated); this could lead to a crash, damage to a pedestrian........Gee, hate to think of the potential consequences. *Nm

I purchased a new ford excursion in late december of 03. It leaked oil from the engine block due to defects in its manufacture. The engine was replaced after much conflict by the dealer with a used remanufactured engine under warranty after only 11,700 miles. The used engine leaked from the rear of the block in the same way as the original engine. Ford refused to replace the engine with a new motor. The used engine suffered from erratic idle, leakage etc. It seemed destined to fail as the original engine...

I have a 2003 ford excursion with the triton v10 gas engine. I was driving on the highway and heard an exhaust sound. I drove directly to pasadena ford and as I drove in a salesman told me that it was the #3 cylinder and that the spark plug had blown out of the head. He stated that it was common and he saw it all the time. I proceeded to drop off the truck and my service tech called me back and indeed the spark plug had blown out and stripped the head. He told me the repairs would cost $4,000.00. I checked...

Driving down interstate 91 in mass. My 2003 ford expedition blew out a spark plug. This was a factory installed original plug . This vehicle is equipped with the 5.4 Triton engine which seems to have a history of this problem. We had to be towed to a ford dealer for repairs. Re-threading the engine head, replace the damaged coil pack and a new spark plug. With labor my bill was over $700. This does not include the tow fee and a night at a local hotel (we were traveling from out of state on vacation). Upon...

Faulty fuel injectors in the 6.0 Liter diesel engine resulting in excessive amounts of diesel fuel to enter the oil crankcase. Oil level in crankcase is diluted with fuel to the extent of being measured on the dipstick by several inches and flash point of oil reduced to half of the flash point of the oil. *Jb

Our vehicle has been to three different ford dealers for the same repair. The vehicle develops a miss. It will show up while driving at about any speed under very light acceleration. The only thing consistent that was said by all the dealers is that many 6.0L engines had the same problem, that ford was developing a repair plan, that the engine was sooting up a sensor, and that they didn't know how to stop the problem. They said they could keep replacing the same sensor that would temporarily resolve and clear codes, problem would likely return. *Jb

When driving the vehicle stalls and also occasionally losses turbo power. Has stalled at stop signs and when pulling into parking spaces. At this time you lose brakes and steering, very dangerous!! When loses turbo, it takes about a minute or two for it to kick back on.

My 2003 excursion had a major turbo failure while traveling on i-10 on 12-26-03. My family and myself were traveling to houston. The vehicle only had a total of 1,049 life to date miles. While on the interstate for about 30 to 45 minutes we hear a larger pop noise and a large drop in the engine power. I only had a flash of a dash light and it went right back off. I was trying to get off the interstate. Was driving about 25 to 35 mph trying to get to the next exit. Notice large volume of smoke coming from the rear...

Dealership has refused to repair ( warranty ) my 4 month old 2003 ford excursion. The door locks do not work, the roof leaks, the hood is crooked. The cruise control sticks and the truck accelerates but when the off button is pushed the engine dies. The paint has 100,000 rust particles in the finish, the primer is showing through the white paint in places on the truck, strange noise when the truck is first started. *Nlm