2005 Ford Excursion: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"DT: PURCHASED THE UNIT IN AUGUST AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED A NEW ONE. THE FRAME ON THIS UNIT IS COCKED AND IS GOING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CABINETS TO COME LOOSE, AND THE CABINETS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING REPAIRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED SUNRISE AND WAS TOLD THAT THA..."
"DT: PURCHASED THE UNIT IN AUGUST AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED A NEW ONE. THE FRAME ON THIS UNIT IS COCKED AND IS GOING. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CABINETS TO COME LOOSE, AND THE CABINETS ARE CURRENTLY GETTING REPAIRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED SUNRISE AND WAS TOLD THAT THA..."
"DT: THE CONSUMER'S 2005 FORD EXCURSION WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING FLUID, AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BRAKE LINE WAS PUT ON BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE V..."
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.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Ford Excursion — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
Copy this code to embed on your website: