2000 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO MY GARAGE BURNED TO THE GROUND.A POLICE INVESTIGATION FOUND A HOT SPOT WHERE MY 2000 EXPLORER WAS PARKED BUT HAD NO REASONABLE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE.THE SAME CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON ON OTHER MODELS HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT FOR SOME REASON I DIDN`T GET ONE FOR THIS VEHICLE.I CAN FIND OUT THE EXACT DATES BUT AT THIS TIME THE DATES ARE ESTIMATED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 75 MPH. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, ALTHOUGH CONSUMER HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. HAD TO CIRCLE THE GAS STATION 3 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE RAN 3 RED LIGHTS BEFORE SHE COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER SLAMMED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK GOING 50MPH. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE WAS LUCKY THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT. *TC

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE CAR SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND THEN IS FINE AFTER THAT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTS FROM ONLINE FORUMS WITH EXPLORERES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2000 FORD EXPLORER XLS. WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK, THE DSHBOARD GAUGES SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK (FUEL, OIL AND TEMP). IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS NUMEROUS TIME BOTH IN AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ACTUALLY STARTED WHEN THE VEHILCE WAS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OLD. NEVER HAS A DEALER BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATING. *AK

WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE SIGNAL STOPS WORKING & SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AROUND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON AND FROM AROUND THE TURN SIGNAL ARM. THE SMOKE ALSO CAUSES VISABILITY PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE AND/OR DEATH AND FORD HAS MORE LAWSUITS ON THEIR HANDS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE TAKES UP TO 2-5 SECONDS UPON CHANGING GEARS TO REVERSE. GOING UP HILL IT WILL DOWN SHIFT VERY HARD AS IF THE FLOOR BOARD IS BEING KNOCKED OUT. THE DIFFERENTIAL, AND REAR END WERE REPLACED. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT I THINK OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF SIMILAR FORD VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACE THEIR BALL JOINTS, SOME AS EARLY AS 40,000 MILES. SOME MECHANICS IN THE AREA SAY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS, BUT THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW TO HAVE THEM CHECKED.*AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASION THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES YOU COULD SMELL THE PLASTIC BURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM . THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

IN MARCH OF 2004, I TOOK MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER XLT FOR GENERAL SERVICE, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE FRONT PINION SEAL, AND TORQUE CONVERTER SEALS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THANK THE LORD THAT I TOOK OUT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT SEPT, 2002. THE REPAIRS WHERE COMPLETED, I ALSO TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THE WORK WAS DONE. ON 10/26/04 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN AGAIN FOR WORK TO BE DONE AND THE MECHANIC AGAIN FOUND THE FRONT PINION TO BE LEAKING, ALSO FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NEEDED AND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS CHATTERING. JUST SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION: THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY MY SISTER, WHEN I PURCHASED THE VECHICLE, SHE WAS TURNING IN HER 2 YEAR LEASE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE OVER IT ONLY HAD 11,681 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST REPAIRS WERE AT 37126 MILES, SECOND TIME MILES WERE 45721 MILES. I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL AREA'S ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE RUST. I CAN REMEBER A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE 3 MAJOR CAR COMPANIES TALKED ABOUT RUST NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. ONE OF THE PLACES WITH RUST IS ON THE RADIATOR SUPPORT. I JUST WONDER HOW FORD OR ANY OF OUR OTHER US CAR COMPANIES CAN EXPECT US TO KEEP BUYING INFERIOR PRODUCTS AND PAY ALOT MORE MONEY. *JB

MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER RADIO LCD NO LONGER WORK THE RADIO WORKS FINE I JUST CAN NOT TELL WHAT TIME OR WHAT STATION ID NUMBERS ARE. *JB