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2003 Ford Excursion Acceleration problems

Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2003 Ford Excursion's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 5% of all its complaints, most recently on November 7, 2018. They describe 1 crash, 1 fire and 1 injury. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Complaints
8
Recalls
2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Acceleration recalls for the 2003 Ford Excursion

Vehicle speed control

09V3990004,500,000 vehicles affected

The problem
Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed control deactivation switch (scds). The scds may leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.
The risk
A vehicle fire could occur with or without the engine running.
The fix
Ford will notify owners that dealers will install a fused wiring harness in line with the scds. On 1999-2003 windstar vehicles with a leaking scds, dealers will also inspect the abs control module connector and repair as necessary. Repairs will be completed free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2009. Owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751.

Vehicle speed control

07V078000155,584 vehicles affected

The problem
On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
The risk
Overheating could result in smoke, burn, or an underhood fire.
The fix
Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on march 12, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. (Note: also see recalls 05v017, 05v388, and 06v286)

Acceleration complaints

Acceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 11149909
Electrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlDriver assistanceCrash1 injury

Tamara recall while driving or stopped the cars power does 100% shut off. No codes or warning lights. In dec/2016 driving on a on a east on charleston blvd in nv, after pulling out of cit bank parking lot going about 45 mph the light turned red and when I went to break the pedal was hard and that's when I saw no power. By then it was too late and we were going to crash. I had no power steering or abs and I hit the car. It caused 12000 of damage to the car in front of me. No airbags deployed. Only bumper and...

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fog light damage to my truck thankfully. After that the problem didn't re accur until 2/2017 and left me stranded over night on the road and now last night 5/13/2017 the car was off no keys in the ignition and I saw smoke that came from where the battery sits not sure what that was but odd it was. It has no rhythmic pattern, I have replaced the battery fuses relay and fuel pump, also checked cam shaft and crank sensor. It has spark gas air and compression. It's a very large and heavy death trap when it's not working properly other wise I love my truck and it need to be fixed

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed control · Electronic stability control (ESC)NHTSA 10985529
Electrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

Our ford 2003 excursion speed control/cruise control stopped working after the recall repair has been performed. There is brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder on the wiring harness. Ford states they will not repair again for no charge. My complaint is that I believe this should be taken care of at no charge to the consumer. Thank you *tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10410294
Electrical systemAcceleration & cruise controlFire

Driver used cruise control on tollway, got off tollway fire started 1/4 mile from exit. Ford excursion v 10 gas engine, cruise control deactivation switch failure got hot causing engine fire. The diesel engines were recalled for the same reason. This vehicle is a limousine/qvm. Nhtsa campaign # 07v078000 manufacture campaign # 05s28. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10390081
Acceleration & cruise control

2003 Ford excursion 7.3L diesel engine experiencing accelerator pedal failure pedal becomes unresponsive, engine returns to idle. All symptoms match "accelerator pedal failure" as described in ford fsa#03b03 dealer service dept states its not uncommon in this vehicle but ford will not do anything about it. Dealers quoted me a cost of over $1000.00 To repair. Vin#[[redacted]] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10384005
Acceleration & cruise control

Cruise control stuck; does not release with pressure on brake pedal. The cruise will only release with the cruise 'off' button on the steering wheel or if brake pedal is pushed to the floor. This is dangerous and has the potential to cause a rear-end collision. Plan to take it to dealer next week; hopefully this will be covered even though vehicle warranty has expired. I won't use cruise until then. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10241806
Acceleration & cruise control

Cruise control malfunctioned on 2003 ford explorer and fixed at a cost of 1479.67 Paid by the owner (angela morgan). Vehicle required servicing as it began stalling while in traffic (atlanta). Cruise control problems caused other electronic problems. I would like a refund as this cruise control problems extend beyond the ford 2002 models; I have a ford explorer 2003. Please contact me angela morgan *tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10199085
Acceleration & cruise control

When in speed control at 55 mph after a long down hill the cruise control will sometimes cause the engine to stall. This occurs while the vehicle is still traveling at 20-30mph. The result is loss of steering control and power brakes. The engine can be restarted immediately. Reported problem to selling dealer on about 11 november 2003. No action taken. Reported problem to service dealer on approximately 15 feb 2004. Updated rom. Reported problem again to service dealer on 19 march 2004. Re-flashed rom. Otherwise no action taken.*Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10066228

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