Ford Excursion
Owners filed 1,146 complaints across 10 model years of the Ford Excursion. The 2000 drew the most (533).
Model years10
Complaints1,146
Recalls30
Fires91
Deaths9
Which Ford Excursion years should you avoid?
Going by 1,146 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ford Excursion years to avoid are 2000.
- 2000533 complaints, 4.5× a typical Excursion year, most often about the tires.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Ford Excursion model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 106 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 129 | 5 | 9 | 13 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2001 | 209 | 7 | 19 | 17 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000Avoid | 533 | 6 | 49 | 37 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.