Overview & Reviews

The Excursion's final year of production is 2004 so there are few changes from last year. Ford's excellent new 6.0-liter turbodiesel V8 replaces last year's 7.3-liter diesel. Besides offering considerably more horsepower and torque, the new engine has cleaner emissions and gets better gas mileage. Several new options are available; these include wireless headphones for the rear-seat entertainment package and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. Body-side cladding and illuminated running boards are no longer available on XLT models. Also note that the trim level structure has been revised slightly, as base XLS and midlevel XLT trim replace XLT Value and XLT Premium.

• Substantial passenger and cargo capacity, impressive towing ability, diesel engine option.

• Unwieldy size, trucklike driving characteristics, poor fuel economy, high sticker price.

User Reviews:

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  great truck - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By gillian - January 26 - 2:00 am

  people say the Excursion is a big gas guzzler try this 18city/25.3hwy per gal.

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  joe`s review - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By jojoe - January 26 - 2:00 am

  the power(deisel),the mileage,the comfort and safety are top notch for a truck this size. and by the way it is a TRUCK not a suv.

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  2004 Excursion eddie bauer deisel - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By deank - January 22 - 2:00 am

  Without a doubt the roomy interior and averaging 17 miles per gallon combined highway and city driving with the powerfull and smooth deisel engine made this an easy decision for me and my towing and cargo needs

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  Excursion, just Outstanding!!!!! - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By cptntims - January 20 - 2:00 am

  I am in the Mining business and drive between 80,000 to 90,000 miles a year and the Excursion has been maintance free except for Oil changes and tires. I currently have 144,000 miles and believe I can push her to 400,000 before any real problems occur. If you buy a Excursion make it a Diesel and not gas. Pretty good considering its weight is just 200 pounds short of 10,000 lbs. If you have never driven one you will feel like "King of the road". If you are in traffic and need to get over, most people are just scared to death of getting hit and let you over with no problems. I can say I will purchase another Excursion in the future.

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  Not as bad as you may think! - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By SCTommyDC - December 30 - 2:00 am

  This is our second Excursion. We frequently take excursions from SoCal into NorCal and Central Cal, delivering finished goods and transporting our two sons. With a quick mod on the air intake, we get 14+ MPG, and this includes 75mph ascent on the grapevine and fully loaded in the cabin! We got 16.3 mpg once on a trip to Vegas and back. Its bigger than other SUVs (Largest), so small cars yield and Semis see us.

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  Excursion 2004 Diesel - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By gregrys - December 28 - 2:00 am

  Excelent SUV for our family, goes anywhere and does anything with the whole family in style. Just needs small finish quality improvements.

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  LOVE My Excursion - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By TwinMom - December 27 - 2:00 am

  My Excursion is a 2000 Limited model. We had owned an Eddie Bauer Expendition that we traded for the Excursion. We had 3 children at the time and was expecting our 4th. My other children are older and into a lot of sports, so I needed something that would hold all that. The Expendition has to small storage. I am looking into getting another Excursion. I have heard that they might not make them anymore, so I am waiting for the last year they do. It is my car, I drive it everywhere. It holds everything that I need and keeps me and my children safe. And I love being bigger then everyone else, except for my fellow Excursioners.

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  Excursions for the future - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By Shereespm - December 27 - 2:00 am

  We have always maintained between 14 to 18 mpg even when towing. The ease of getting in and out of the third seat is unbelievable. It is perfect when taking large groups of children because everyone can see the screen on the entertainment package. The turning ratio is better than I could have ever hoped for especially when I am coming from a Dodge Dakota with no turning ratio. We are so totally happy with this vehicle.

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  Money well spent - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By Lynn Campbell - April 1 - 10:00 am

  We went from the Ford Expedition to the Excurison just a few months ago. After trying the GMC and Chevy large size SUVs we went right back to the Ford. The handing and towing ability keeps us coming back. The new trasmission is out of this world! All I can say is...try it..youll buy it!!

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  2 time owner - 2004 Ford Excursion
  By Frank Musgrove - May 25 - 2:00 am

  My second Excursion and Ill buy another if Ford continues production. This vehicle has it all. My fuel mileage is better than expected too with 14.6 on the highway out of the V-10