2000 Ford Excursion steering problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2000 Ford Excursion — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When I'm driving ar a slow pace, going around corners or backing up slowly to park... The steering is very hard to turn. I've had the power steering pump and gear box replaced and now a year later it's doing the same thing.”
filed Jun 18, 2018
“It's happened be for but never so scary. We were coming down one of the mountains on highway 299. We were,doing the speed limit of 55. And as we applied the brake it started pulling to the right. Like it was gonna go off the road. It also was vibrating so bad it felt like it was going to fall…”
filed Mar 25, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. Excessive friction in the…
DOR-B8H4Z-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 2, 2018
Steering problems in other Excursion years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Excursion | 4 | 6% |
| 2004 Excursion | 3 | 3% |
| 2003 Excursion | 7 | 7% |
| 2002 Excursion | 5 | 4% |
| 2001 Excursion | 9 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Ford Excursion
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.