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2005 Ford Excursion engine and engine cooling problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Ford Excursion22% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
22%
share of all complaints
62,158 mi
median reported mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 6.0l diesel engines to address reported incidents of engine stalling while driving occurred up to 9 times in one day. On june 25 took vehicle to certified diesel tech, no computer errors. D & s service techs trouble shot for 5 days to no avail. Manufacture has no advice for repair. After 1 week…

    filed Jul 3, 2014

  • Was traveling approximately 65mph on the freeway merging onto another freeway when the truck suddenly stalled. There were no brakes, no steering, and the truck would not restart. We had four children with us, three of them small and in car seats. We had to transfer the children into a tow truck…

    filed Mar 15, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a…

    SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 21, 2016
  • Ford: some vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engine may exhibit any one or combination of the following concerns-lack of power, white/black smoke or a surge. *pe

    TSB-08-16-13 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 2009
  • Ford trucks: misfire, lack of power, buck/jerk, excessive smoke, crank/no start-diagnostics for fuel system. There are several potential causes for these symptoms. *pe

    TSB-08-20-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 20, 2009
  • Ford: vehicles may exhibit fuel in the engine coolant, due to leaks in the cylinder head fuel injector area. Symptoms may include fuel in engine coolant and coolant expulsion from the degas bottle. *pe updated 3/20/09…

    TSB-08-23-8 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 4, 2009
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Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Excursion years

YearReportsShare
2004 Excursion2223%
2003 Excursion2524%
2002 Excursion3124%
2001 Excursion4421%
2000 Excursion5911%
Excursion engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.