FordExplorer2000
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2000 Ford Explorer Equipment Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 30, 2007 · 78,136 miles

    Air Bags · Equipment

    While driving the airbag light came on and stayed on. I took it to a ford dealer the same day and was told it was the side airbag problem. The testing code was 1998. They charged me $903.45 to fix it on august 30, 2007. On august 23, 2008 the airbag light started flashing while i was driving. I called the ford dealer and took it right in. Was told the part they replaced had gone bad and needed to be replaced again.…

    ODI 10240355

  • June 29, 2007 · 88,000 miles

    Column · Equipment

    1.shift lever would stick on occasions had to jiggle shifter to put it in gear. 2.while putting vehicle in drive, shift handle broke off, locking the key in the ignition switch. 3. Dealer replaced steering column was told by dealer maintenance that this was the third one this year for that particular dealership. *tr

    ODI 10208991

  • March 30, 2003 · 50,000 miles

    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

  • August 2, 2001 · 32,000 miles

    Equipment

    My radio lost all the lights to it..the display lights for the radio no longer works. Apparently ford knew of this defect as hundreds of owners complained as early as 2001 (one year after the car was sold). I complained and they said i would have to pay for a new radio. Seems they should have replaced the radio back when they saw the problem in 2001 while still under warranty.

    ODI 10240863