"How reliable is the 2004 Ford Excursion?"

"Based on 125 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Ford Excursion has a median complaint mileage of 82300 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Ford Excursion?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Ford Excursion is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 125 total complaints filed."

2004 Ford Excursion: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 125 complaints

125

Total Complaints

82,300mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,500 25th Percentile

82,300 Median Mileage

101,070 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO HEAD REST ON REAR SEAT OF EXCURSIONS AND NO SHOULDER BELTS ON CENTER REAR SEATS. THESE SAFETY FEATURES WERE DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY TO PREVENT CERVICAL SPINE AND LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THESE BEING ABSENT. I COULD SEE FORD THEORETICALLY BEING HELD LIABLE IF PERSONS WERE I..."

"CONSUMER CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT HE WAS HAVING. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, BUT VEHICLE STILL WANDERED LEFT AND RIGHT. MECHANIC CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THE PR..."

"WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE HAD BEEN CONTACTED. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX , HT26575R16. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE RECALLED AND HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED. *JB"

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 complaints

25th: 59,000 mi Median: 97,000 mi 75th: 101,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 8 complaints

25th: 75,150 mi Median: 95,000 mi 75th: 102,240 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 complaints

25th: 23,611 mi Median: 106,650 mi 75th: 135,500 mi

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL 7 complaints

25th: 47,000 mi Median: 78,318 mi 75th: 81,000 mi

ENGINE 7 complaints

25th: 69,500 mi Median: 82,500 mi 75th: 95,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 21 FL: 11 OH: 9 TX: 8 CO: 8 PA: 7 MO: 5 MA: 5 NJ: 4 AZ: 4

Who Files Complaints?

31.2%

Original Owners

68.8%

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
2001	240	79,250	TIRES	19
2002	150	64,525	TIRES	18
2003	139	56,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	9
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