Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 07/13/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated that the knob that turned on and off the head lamps broke off. consumer spoke to the dealership that he take the vehicle, and was told that this happened a lot. also, there was a recall on the 2000 model, but not on the 2001 model, altough both had the same design. *ak | |||
| 09/08/2001 | 4 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Truck has been into ford twice, with a third appointment on 10/30/01, systems have failed 4 times now while vehicle has been traveling at highway speed. headlights and running lights have not been on to notice if they to are affected. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 04/03/2004 | 73000 | 1 | 10/31/2003 |
| Headlight switch knob snapped off. called ford parts counter at my local dealership and was advised that this was occuring a lot in 2001 model excursion and f250 models which both use the same switch. employee stated that he had received numerous calls requesting the knob. searched the internet and found that the 2000 model excursion had a recall for this same problem [nhtsa recall no. 01v075/ford recall no. 01s09] the 2000 model and the 2001 model appear to me to have the same headlight switch as the reacall notification did not start until march 26, 2001. *la | |||