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2004 Ford Excursion hesitation / surging reports

8 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2004 Ford Excursion — roughly 8% of all complaints for this model year.

8
Hesitation / surging reports
8%
share of complaints
82,400 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Excursion years

2000 Excursion5
Excursion hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2004 Ford Excursion

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2004 Ford Excursion report before drawing conclusions.