Selling a junk Ford Excursion
Any Excursion sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Ford Excursion
NHTSA has 1,385 owner complaints on file for the Ford Excursion, model years 1997 to 2010, the 233rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are tires (296, 21%), engine and cooling (202, 15%), electrical system (157, 11%). 97 complaints involved a crash, 102 a fire, and 9 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 79,284 miles. The 2000 model year has the most complaints (635). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Ford Excursion by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | Lights | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | Engine and cooling | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 635 | Tires | 43 | 56 | 6 | 81,300 |
| 2001 | 240 | Tires | 19 | 20 | 7 | 79,750 |
| 2002 | 150 | Engine and cooling | 18 | 9 | 5 | 64,525 |
| 2003 | 139 | Electrical system | 9 | 12 | 5 | 60,000 |
| 2004 | 125 | Engine and cooling | 6 | 3 | 2 | 82,300 |
| 2005 | 84 | Electrical system | 2 | 1 | 2 | 88,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Ford Excursion recalls
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for speed control (3), lights (2), electrical system (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2002 model year, lights (campaign 11V352000, Jul 2011): FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2011 MODEL …
- 2000 model year, speed control (campaign 09V399000, Oct 2009): FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER…
- 2000 model year, wheels (campaign 07E106000, Dec 2007): CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, …
- 1997 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 07V553000, Dec 2007): ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.
- 2003 model year, speed control (campaign 07V078000, Mar 2007): ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
What a Ford Excursion is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Excursion on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Ford Excursion worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Excursion gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Ford Excursion that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Ford Excursion?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Ford Excursion numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.