2000 Ford Explorer Interior Lighting Problems

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.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

May 25, 2002
Interior Lighting · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Radio lights and clock just went out-will come on when cold---many people are experiencing same problem --ford says replace radio--for $650. People have done this and still have it go out again--radio lights and interior lights should work for more than 2 years. *ak
ODI 763029
July 1, 2000 · 151 miles
Interior Lighting
On this date i examined the 2000 ford explorer interior light located above the middle of the dashboard is a two light assembly. One of the lights was operational, while the second would only operate when the light assembly was jiggled, going from off to on, to dim. The contact points for the lights is a thin copper strip which encompasses each light. The strip is fragile and the heat from the lights caused the…
ODI 10275510
April 11, 2000
Fuses And Circuit Breakers · Interior Lighting · Motor
This is a chronic problem affecting electronic (wipers, turn signal, instrumentation). *ak
ODI 721456