2000 Ford Explorer Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch Problems
- 5
- 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 5 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
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
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
On 5 november i was driving to church and decided to stop the car by the side of the road, take off my jacket and place it on the back seat. I believe i put the gear into park, left the engine running, and got out. The next thing i knew the car was driving away, unmanned. It went off the road, then recrossed the road, and finally ended up in some trees. I was moderately injured when i fell trying to open the door of…
1 injury
ODI 738012
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