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#179 of 519 Re: Removing 2000 Excursion inside pass. door panel [shash] by napablue

May 10, 2006 (11:41 am)

Replying to: shash (Aug 05, 2005 5:40 pm)
Read your instructions and went out to try. Perfect and effortless. Much thanks! Recommend that anyone wanting to remove door panel, follow the instructions!
 
I (and a friend before me) have the door lock problem. Passenger doors went out first, then driver's door. Just after the warranty expired (~40k miles). They're under-powered and when I get them fixed I'm going to dis-assemble one of the broken ones, check the coil winding, compute the uH, comvert to torque, blah blah, find that they're underpowered. I'm sure Ford knew the problem but shipped the product anyway.
 
My wife's Lincoln Aviator's power door locks sound like a nail gun. The Excursion's always sounded weak.
 
Oh, I also have the rotor warpage problem. My buddy who owns a Lincoln/Mercury dealership fixed them gratis, but now I'm out-of-state. Time to get rid of the Excursion.

#180 of 519 Re: Power door locks dont work [dmurrell] by napablue

May 10, 2006 (4:50 pm)

Replying to: dmurrell (Dec 25, 2005 10:19 pm)
Yeah, I noticed the same thing, and my instincts question the failure of 3 at once (driver's side failed later). Could be that one fails and that sucks the juice out of the others. The others aren't bad, just don't get enough current to energize coils? Another member replaced the locks. Did this fix the problem? Were the "bad" solenoids tested individually to see if all were indeed bad?
 
A friend had a similar failure of the locks before me, around 40k miles (mine happened at 44k), but with that problem, the spedometer also read zero (0) while the vehicle was moving, along with a couple of other intermittents. This would suggest a more sinister harness or computer problem.
 
I think Ford knows what the problem is, but is keeping it quiet. This is a safety issue, though, and it won't serve Ford well to cover it up. Sometimes the rear passenger door locks get jammed and the doors can't be opened from inside or outside. We have to move the vehicle or bump the door until the mechanism finds the sweet spot and unlocks.
 
SAFETY HAZARD

#181 of 519 Door Lock Actuator Replacement Procedure by cuinak

May 20, 2006 (2:40 am)

Instructions
 
Photos
 
Enjoy...
 
CUINAK

#182 of 519 Latch Problem by rlh0348

May 27, 2006 (5:19 pm)

Driver's side door will not latch. Can anyone help?

#183 of 519 Re: Brake Me Up!!! [agoodwin] by webjive

May 31, 2006 (11:53 am)

Replying to: agoodwin (Oct 26, 2004 7:29 pm)
I have been following this thread for a while and now that it's time to do something about my 03 X's pitiful brakes. I did a little digging and found PowerStop slotted brake rotors and pads for about $150. Any feedback on these?
 
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#184 of 519 Transmission? Shudder by truktoy

Jun 01, 2006 (2:38 pm)

2004 Ford Diesel EXC, 30,000 miles. Recently at 45 to 48 mph the vehicle jerked back and forth for about eight seconds. Eng rpm stayed at about 1300. The next day it occured again but was very mild. The first time dealer reprogrammed transmission computer but after about two weeks the problem reoccured. Dealer can't duplicate. Problem only occurs about twice a week!! Any ideas??

#185 of 519 Re: Transmission? Shudder [truktoy] by culinryd

Jun 04, 2006 (6:54 pm)

Replying to: truktoy (Jun 01, 2006 2:38 pm)
i think i have the same problem and ofcourse when i take the car to dealer it wont do it. do you also get hard shifts, noise like a backfire and alot of black smoke from the exahst, also does the car hesitate when all this happens.

#186 of 519 Door Ajar Light/Exterior running lights & Interior lights by john142

Jun 05, 2006 (6:35 pm)

I have an 01 v-10 X. My door ajar light comes on and interior lights stay on while driving although all doors are closed. When I turn car off running board lights and interior lights stay on as if a door where opened. Any suggestions?

#187 of 519 Noisy When accelerating by kingd

Jun 06, 2006 (5:35 pm)

The front driver side (Wheel) is very noisy when I accelerate. The faster I go, the louder it gets. It's like metal pans being hit together. There is a hose under there that is torn. I haven't taken the X out since the noise started. I only drive it on Sunday's so I thought that it may have been sitting to long but, the hose torn has me worry. Any Ideas on what is going on?

#188 of 519 Re: Transmission? Shudder [culinryd] by truktoy

Jul 19, 2006 (10:21 am)

Replying to: culinryd (Jun 04, 2006 6:54 pm)
Vehicle does sometimes hesitate when stepping on the pedal.
Occasionally takes extra time when shifting around 18 to 20 mph. Not really a hard shift but not smooth either. Have not experienced a backfire or black smoke from the exhaust. Suspect your exhaust gas recirculation valve for that problem. Ford has a recall for the EGR valve.

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