NHTSA Complaint #759470 — 2000 FORD EXCURSION

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTS IN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. RAPID BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ARE HIGH RISK FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT 16, 000 AND 25,000 MI. AT 31,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS BECAUSE OF REPEATED SHUDDERING FROM ROTOR WARPAGE AND WEAR. I HAVE ASKED FOUR OTHER EXCURSION OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY CONCERNS REQUIRING SIMILAR REPAIRS. FRONT ROTORS ARE INSUFFICIENTLY ENGINEERED FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE, AND PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK FOR EXCURSION OWNERS AS WELL AS SURROUNDING MOTORISTS. EVEN WHEN SERVICED PROPERLY AS OUTLINED, SHUDDERING RETURNS QUICKLY.*AK