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2004 Ford Excursion electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 23 complaints for the 2004 Ford Excursion, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
23 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
96,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford Excursion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 96,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 96,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving 35 MPH, a fire started under the hood. Consumer managed to pull over , and put out the fire. Had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Reported at 14,000 miles, February 2005 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford excursion. The contact was stopped at a light when the vehicle attempted to accelerate forward. The contact stated that the brakes were applied during the failure. The following day, the vehicle failed to start and was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised him that the vehicle would need a new injection control pressure sensor and a fuel injection control module. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 82,300 miles, December 2010

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