2000 Ford Explorer Unknown Or Other Problems
- 23
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 23 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Seat Belts · Unknown Or Other
The passenger door stopped locking, one of the seats belts is missing the cover to click the belt
ODI 11145239
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle is stuck in 4-wheel low animal going to 4 wheel high or auto i
ODI 11257876
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
I was driving slightly uphill in stop and go traffic, off exit 16 on the palisades parkway, due to a controlled stop set up by police to check inspection and registration. I saw smoke around my vehicle, so i looked at my instrument panel to see if my car was overheating. My instrument panel indicated nothing was wrong. When i looked up, an officer was motioning for me to pull over saying my car was on fire. I…
Fire reported
ODI 10749616
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Before my transmission went out my over drive would flash then my 4wheel drive stopped working. I had the 4wheel drive switch replaced and everything was fine until i went to sacramento. After taking care of my eddie bauer explorer having the transmission flushed and filled on a regular basis. While leaving sacramento stopped at a chevron to fill up before heading back up to tahoe. As im leaving the gas station all…
ODI 10717579
Unknown Or Other
Dealer letter stating to take to local dealership to have recall fixed. Letter was sent in august and each time i've taken my vehicle to be repaired, which has been at least three times, there were no parts available. It's now october 4, 2007 and i called to check on the status of parts and the dealership says mid november to early december. My question is this, if my car catches on fire because they never get…
ODI 10204839
Unknown Or Other
On july 25 my 2000 ford 4wd explorer xlt caught on fire (per finding of bexar county fire inspector) sitting in my garage and destroyed the vehicle, garage, all its contents and all the surrounding trees and landscaping. The car had been driven 5 miles about 30 minutes before the fire started. There was no ford recall on the explorer and there still isn't. *nm
Fire reported
ODI 10164985
Unknown Or Other
My wife was driving our 2000 ford explorer to work when smoke started coming out of the steering column. It cost $212.57 to get repaired at the ford dealership (victory ford). Dealership called it a "multi function switch".
ODI 10114667
Unknown Or Other
I purchased the ford explorer xlt in october 2000 and within three years the transmission went of service. I took the vehicle to ford company to see whether or not the vehicle was able to be repaired under the warranty and i was told that the vehicle was not under warranty because it over 36,000 miles and three (3) years has elapsed. I then took the vehicle to amaco co. To repair the vehicle with my personal…
ODI 10745267
Equipment · Unknown Or Other
When i bought my 2000 ford explorer xlt 4dr the radio display on the mach rds cd/tape radio did not light up. The dealer said he fixed it and indeed it worked for about five minutes after i drove off his lot. I did some research into this problem and have discovered that it is a common problem with this type of oem radio. Supposedly, fixes are available from technicians advertising on ebay or at this internet site:…
ODI 10020728
Unknown Or Other
LEAKAGE AROUND THE BACK WINDOW. PH
ODI 10007558
Axle Shaft · Radiator Assembly · Rim · Sidewall · Steering · Unknown Or Other
While driving and with no warning, the left rear tire sidewall started to separate, causing a tire blowout. Dealer notifed. Size p235 175r15, dot6#m6hlfnwr2801. *ak the vehicle started to sway to the left-2 times. The consumer's husband then started to decelerate, and on the third time the left rear tire exploded. The vehicle was very difficult to control, and damage was done to the panel(vent peelings), and the…
ODI 8016753
Unknown Or Other
Engine check light comes on frequently. Ford says is normal and over 100 things could cause it. Service people say loose gas cap or fill while running could cause. Charged $86 to run test to determine nothing is wrong.gas cap might have been left loose after fill...ford has a significant, frequent problem with engine light and should be responsible to take care of these nuisance instances without charge to…
ODI 757549
Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other
When starting vehicle temp gauge does not read, check gauge & engine light come on. Must wait at least 5 mins for temp to come up. Reported to fmc they state normal must wait for warm up before driving.
ODI 742703
Unknown Or Other
NO SUMMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 732784
Ignition · Unknown Or Other
While driving explore engine check lights come on, and the explorer just stopped.. After a few seconds, the explorer will start again. This has been happened every single week for about a month. The dealership was not able to correct this explorer will to be towed to the dealership. Please provide any further information. *ak
ODI 871266
Automatic Transmission · Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch · Unknown Or Other
1st failure: transmission would not downshift. Engine check engine & o/d lights on. Dealer replaced all electronic trans components + valve assembly. 2nd failure: 2 months later transmission slipping, would not engage any gear. Fluid leaking apparently from cooling line.
ODI 734990
Ignition · Unknown Or Other
While driving suv up steep grade, it started to sputter. When crossiing 4 lane highway, it stalled and the "check engine light" came on. Restarted and continued to stall several times. Finally after several start / stalls it quit completely and would not restart. Took to nearest (was 2 hours from home) ford dealership and found nothing wrong with it after it finally would start. I don't feel safe in this suv at all.…
ODI 733181
Unknown Or Other
Customer states that ford unplugged the cruise control and did not fix it. She stated that they will not have the part until december. *kb *tr
ODI 10206085
Unknown Or Other
While driving 35 mph the spare tire that was mounted underneath the vehicle fell off into the road and vehicle ran over it. The dealer has been contacted. *ak
ODI 10038409
Unknown Or Other
Bought car new 1/2000. 5/2000 noticed sidewalls turning brown and very bad handling on road bumps. Shortly thereafter noticed that on dirt roads (normal country road driving, not off-road) car tended to slide out on corners, and jerk to side if bump not symmetrical. Brought to ford's attention, told them i thought the suspension was incompetent. When the recall was announced, bought michelin tires. They have not…
ODI 737888
Glass, Side/Rear · Tail Lights · Unknown Or Other
Shortly after purchasing the vehicle the left rear window began leaking during the rain. After two repairs the luggage rack was replaced and the seals around the windows were replaced. The tail light casings began to collect water after the second repair. After close inspection the case surrounding the tail lights were rusted. I have had the vehicle at the dealership 4 times for the leaking and it has not been…
ODI 735148
Unknown Or Other
Get this message out to the public! Light trucks crashing into cars accounts for the majority of fatalities in vehicle-to-vehicle collisions 2,000 people would still be alive if their vehicles had been hit by a heavy car instead of an suv 80 percent of car and suv owners strongly that automakers should make safety changes to suvs that would make the roads safer for car occupants are suv's safe? Overall safety on…
ODI 729801
Unknown Or Other
You are giving the public a false sence of protection, they think after the tires are replaced on the ford explores they will be total safe. You should be releasing information on ford explorers that rollover without the tire failure. You know that dam vehicle did not meet the rollover test and it will continue killing people, not only people driving the vehicle but people like me that happens to be near one when it…
ODI 729799