1997 Ford Excursion

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › headlights. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Exterior Lighting › Headlights	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel07V553000

Filed Dec 5, 20071,176,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. 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.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Exterior Lighting › Headlights

Filed Jan 28, 200482,000 milesWI

FRONT HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER'S VIEW. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2010	1	0	0	0	Routine
2005	65	2	1	0	Routine
2004	95	2	3	0	Routine
2003	106	5	9	0	Routine
2002	129	5	9	0	Routine
2001	209	7	19	2	Fatalities reported
2000	533	6	49	7	Fatalities reported
1999	7	1	1	0	Routine
1998	0	1	0	0	Routine
1997 — this page	1	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 5, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.