Jalopnik: Excursion

Ford Recalling 1.8 Million Diesels For Computer Glitch

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:45:00 EST

Ford is having to recall approximately 1.8 million 7.3-liter PowerStroke diesel-powered trucks due to a computer software problem that has caused engine failures for customers, which we think is how I, Robot originally was supposed to start. According to Ford, the camshaft position sensor could break down and disrupt the flow of air and fuel, thus causing the vehicle to stall. Totally not as much fun as farting fire from the last Ford Recall.

No deaths or serious injuries have been reported, though a few accidents have occurred. Models included in the recall are F-Series Super Duty Trucks, E-Series Vans and Excursions from 1997 to 2003 equipped with the engine. Expect a lawsuit in... 1, 2, 3... [CNN Money]

Four-Year-Old Leaps From Repo'd Excursion

Murilee Martin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:30:19 EDT

A Repo Man's life is always intense, but a line of some sort gets crossed when he reeps a car with the owner's kid still inside. Four-year-old Fashawn Parker, of Naperville, IL, was in the Excursion when the crew from Helping Hand Acceptance rolled up with a tow truck. The kid figured he'd better get out, so he jumped out of the truck when the tow driver slowed for a construction zone; fortunately, he wasn't badly hurt. [WBBM]

Broken! Ford Recalls Additional 1.2 Million Vehicles Due To Fire Risk

Ray Wert — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:31:16 EDT

The hits just keep on coming today for FoMoCo. First it was the hiring of the M&A guy we talked about this morning in the Morning Shift for the Jaguar fire-sale job, then FoMoCo had to restate its earnings to the tune of an additional $120 million or so. Now FoMoCo's got one more entr e on its problematic plate, and it's an extra helping of recalls. The Dearborn, MI-based automaker's added an extra 1.2 million vehicles to the recall it began last year over a faulty speed control deactivation system, a system with a history of acting as a firestarter unless a fused wiring harness is added to the speed control deactivation switch. Last years recall and this new one bring the grand total to six million vehicles recalled due to the electrical bug, with this new group including F-Series pickups, Excursions, Explorers and Mountaineers. That's a hella lot of recalls.

Ford Supplements A Safety Recall [Auto Spectator]

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Use Decoy Ford Excursions To Leave Hospital

David Thomas — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:26:37 EDT

As f'ed up as we all might think Tom Cruise is, you almost have to sympathize with the guy for having to go to such lengths to seemingly escape the public eye he's been clamoring for since Taps. That said, check out this crazy shit that Tom Cruise just did. He and Katie, with baby Suri in tow, hopped into a black Ford Excursion after leaving the hospital. But a total of three Excursions then headed for three different locations including a Scientology center. Does Tom really think he is the guy from those Mission:Impossible movies? That kid is going to be super messed up as a teenager/adult. The name Suri will be the least of her problems.

Tom Cruise Used Decoy Cars To Leave Hospital [Starpulse]

Ford Ends the Excursion

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:14:48 EDT

Ford Expansion, Ford Exploitation, Ford Exposition, Ford Exclamation — it's heard all the jokes, and still doesn't give two Tahoes. But, after five years of disappointing sales, Ford is pulling a (really big) sheet over the giant corpse and calling its death. The last model will roll off Ford's Louisville assembly line later today. Though excoriated by detractors as the "Ford Valdez" and exposited by trailer-pulling fans as the toughest, most powerful SUV for the money, in the end, Ford just couldn't exculpate the Excursion from its excruciating performance in the marketplace. Ex post facto, however, Ford is reportedly building an extended Expedition to extol. Excellent.

Out of Gas [The Detroit News]

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