"How reliable is the 2001 Ford Excursion?"

"Based on 240 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Ford Excursion has a median complaint mileage of 79250 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Ford Excursion?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Ford Excursion is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 240 total complaints filed."

2001 Ford Excursion: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 240 complaints

240

Total Complaints

79,250mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

46,132 25th Percentile

79,250 Median Mileage

111,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TIRES:SIDEWALL

SUSPENSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT APROXIMATELY 65-70MPH. AFTER APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED EVEN AS THE RPM CONTINUED TO STAY AT 2000 RPM, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK A MUCH GREATER DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. I BR..."

"FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL TO CANCEL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OR FROM THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH. AFTER APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED EVEN AS THE RPM CONTINUE..."

"LOAD BANG AND TIRE BLEW OUT IN INTERSTATE 80. LOOK LIKE INTERNAL RIP BY TREAD WARE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. DEALER REPLACE BUT OFFERED NO REASON AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

TIRES 31 complaints

25th: 33,750 mi Median: 38,772 mi 75th: 62,016 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 17 complaints

25th: 89,250 mi Median: 103,625 mi 75th: 118,000 mi

TIRES:TREAD/BELT 15 complaints

25th: 40,155 mi Median: 45,765 mi 75th: 51,500 mi

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 14 complaints

25th: 37,245 mi Median: 44,567 mi 75th: 53,753 mi

TIRES:SIDEWALL 10 complaints

25th: 34,000 mi Median: 35,000 mi 75th: 45,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 33 CA: 24 FL: 19 MD: 15 MI: 13 OH: 11 IL: 10 NV: 10 NY: 9 CO: 9

Who Files Complaints?

34.6%

Original Owners

65.4%

Second+ Owners

Ford Excursion — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	634	80,500	TIRES	43
2002	150	64,525	TIRES	18
2003	139	56,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	9
2004	125	82,300	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2005	84	87,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28