Ford Excursion
Owners filed 1,146 complaints across 10 model years of the Ford Excursion. The 2000 drew the most (533); the 2010 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints1,146
Recalls30
Fires91
Deaths9
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 | |
| 2000 | 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 |
Which Ford Excursion years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 533 complaints concentrated in the tires. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.