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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMSU43F21E••••••2002 Ford EXCURSION
This build draws 2.9× more complaints than the average 2002 Ford EXCURSION build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
98on the model
57builds in total
Most reportedTires 2Power Train 1Steering 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
TiresNov 2009
Copper tires dominator at lt 305 70 16 purchased from discount tire 10-14-2005. The vehicle a ford 2001 excursion had 86000 miles on it. On 11-24-2009 a blowout occurred, right rear tire. Damaging rear tail light the paint on rear door and rear qtr panel wheel well trim damage…
Engine And Engine CoolingAug 2009
2001 ford excursion shuts off while driving or stopped. It was taken to local dealer and was told there were no recalls and that everything was fine. This happen on average 2 a week. From that point to present. The vehicle is a psd and had its csp replace several times. This…
SteeringApr 2005
I have a 2001 ford excursion. My complaint is that the steering stabilizer is located too low in the front of the vehicle. Most all of ford's four-wheel drive vehicles, during those model years, have the same setup. If the vehicle comes into contact with a small( or medium)…
Power TrainSep 2003
Total failure of automatic transmission, without warning while driving. Transmission would not shift out of lower gears, creating extremely unsafe driving environment. Vehicle taken to transmission shop, diagnosed as having the "direct drum" break apart and overheat the internal…
TiresNov 2004
The consumer received letter regarding recall # 03t0020000. However, bridgestone/firestone has not cooperated with the consumer. The right rear passenger tire blew out. Chunks of the tire damaged underneath the vehicle, and ford said there was nothing they can do. Please provide…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMSU43F21EC18428 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.