2000 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

2000 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 54,000 MILES, REBUILT COST $1,350. CAR IS AT 128500 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN! CAR HAS NOT PILED TRAILER OR LOAD ON SYSTEM. FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK! *JB

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPLORER WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A DELAY GOING INTO FIRST GEAR ON TRANSMISSION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED TRANSMISSION TO THE COST OF $2900. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND DRIVE VERY LITTLE. I EXPECTED AT LEAST 100,000 MILES FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS. DEALER FOUND ELC TRANS DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL WEAR. FOUND INTER AND OD SERVO PISTON HARD 2-3 SHIFT VALVE STICKING. R/R VALVE BODY. PISTONS OVERHAULED AND FLUSHED COOLER LINES .REPLACED CONTROL ASSEMBLY,GASKET, PISTON AND ROD, SCREEN ASSEMBLY, CONVERTER ASSEMBLY & FLUID. *JB

EXPLORER WILL NOT START AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR A WHILE, THE FORD SERVICE CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, I BROUGHT IT ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE IS FAULTY, PAID 276.23 TO REPAIR. *JB

VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD HARSHLY & OD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. DID NOT DO IT EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE LISTED ON THIS TYPE PROBLEM. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR 2000 EXPLORER WITH SAME PROBLEM. TRANSY MECHANIC REPAIRED OTV VALVE ON TRANSMISSION, RESOLVED PROBLEM AT MY COST OF $350. SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WHEN THIS MANY REPORTS ARE FILED FOR SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE ALSO WEAVES WHEN SPEEDS OF 60 MPH+ ARE REACHED AS IF WOULD ROLL OVER. SHOCKS DO NOT SEEM TO BE SET RIGHT, VERY ROUGH RIDE FOR SUCH A LUXURY FITTED OUT VEHICLE. FIRST FORD I HAVE EVER OWNED IN THE 30+ YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN...NOT HAPPY....I AM SELLING. GIVE ME A PONTIAC ANYDAY! FORD, TAKE OWNERSHIP! *NM

2000 FORD EXPLORER WITH 58,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. 'OD OFF' LIGHT FLASHES. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER. I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE MAJOR TRANNY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AT 60K. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ONLINE. *NM

UPDATE TO ODI ID NUMBER 10080842 - SAME OWNER; BRAKE PEDAL MASTER CYLINDER JUST STARTED LEAKING AGAIN; HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY; YEAR 2000 VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 42,000 MILES ON IT; VERY COSTLY REPAIR TO HAVE TO DO EVERY 2 YEARS! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION THE DEALER DETERMINED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED.

CONSUMER 2000 EXPLORER CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. ( THE LETTER IS WRITTEN IN SPANISH). *JB

2000 FORD EXPLORER DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

ENGINE THROTTLE DOES NOT RELEASE. APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. I HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE, LOST STEERING. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN APRIL 05. THERE WAS A CRASH AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND TIME WAS TODAY AND I WAS SURE IT WAS THE CAR THIS TIME. *JB