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2001 Ford Excursion vehicle speed control problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2001 Ford Excursion6% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Cruise control cutout switch mounted on master cylinder is full of brake fluid including the electrical connector. The vin number doesn't link to a recall. Perhaps the previous owner had switch replaced under recall or perhaps this vin wasn't in the original recall. In any event a fire hazard is…

    filed Jun 17, 2018

  • On sept. 29,2014i approached stop light and applied brakes, engine rpm increased very high and brakes would not hold vehicle - had to put it in neutral and engine rpm continue to go higher - this lasted for about 10 seconds before engine went back to idle speed then we proceeded home with no more…

    filed Oct 4, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Excursion years

YearReportsShare
2005 Excursion35%
2004 Excursion99%
2003 Excursion77%
2002 Excursion1612%
2000 Excursion306%
Excursion vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.