Ford Explorer Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 5
- Years with records
- 1999–2003
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Automatic Transmission · Differential Unit · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
2002 ford explorer xlt transmission problems. Shifting from park to reverse causes a loud clunking noise and the vehicle jerks forward. There is also a problem with the transmission shifting when driving the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10134055
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Consumer was unable to shift the vehicle out of park. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak
ODI 10073587
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Claimant states that the car was in park, engine off, and the emergency brake was engaged. Claimant left keys in the ignition and procedeed to the rear of vehicle. After cleanng the tailgate area, claimant went to remove keys. At this point the vehicle rolled backwards down the driveway with claimant half in the car. Vehicle hit husband's park car, and continued into the street where it struck a neighbor's mailbox,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 755787
Automatic Transmission · Door · Foundation Components · Gasoline · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch · Suspension
Customer states, the cover for door lock and window switches on the driver side and front door is loose and will not stay snapped in place, also the door hinges were replaced.*scc *yh
ODI 567425
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Vehicle was parked with engine running, park brake not applied, and vehicle suuddenly went backward, knocking consumer over , went [redacted] and hit a house. No injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 3000.00. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 898268
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
I was driving down the busy highway @ 55 mph, the transmission went into neutral and it stopped moving. The car behind me just narrowly missed rear ending me. There was traffic in front of me, in back of me as well as along side of me. It could have been a very serious situation. Called nelson ford and they attempted to fix it, but could not find out the problem. It happened again on aug. 6, 2001 and they wouldn't…
ODI 750154
Door · Module · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch · Power Window Devices And Controls
Main computer module malfunctions, causing other major components, such as transmission/ power window, and doors not to work. *ak
ODI 8014601
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Consumer's child was sitting between bucket seats and turned key slightly. He hit gear lever, and the vehicle rolled , causing damage to vehicle. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, they stated there was nothing they could do. Vehicle didn't have such a feature.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 889522