2000 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES DUE TO HUMMING NOISES AND RECALL#00T005000. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE, VIBRATED, OVERHEATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLES FAULTY SHOCKS CAUSED NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK, WOULD NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY AND WENT UP UNEVENLY. THE STARTER BECAME STUCK MADE SCRAPING SOUNDS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LEMON LAW. *MR *SCC *NLM

2000 FORD EXPLORER 4DR AWD - THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY WENT INTO THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT. A FORD DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN BOLT. REPAIRS COST $240.22 *AK

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: HTTP://WWW.SHAREAMEMORY.COM/RADIO/ (THE RADIO PICTURED AT THIS SITE IS EXACTLY THE ONE I HAVE). I AM A QUALIFIED ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN AND DISCOVERED THE DETAILS OF THE SUGGESTED DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIR FROM AN INTERNET NEWS GROUP. I FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE TO REFLOW THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE SMT RESISTORS AND COMMON GROUNDS ON THE DIPLAY DRIVER BOARD BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I QUESS I WILL BE SENDING MY RADIO OFF FOR "QUESTIONABLE" REPAIRS FROM ONE OF THOSE EBAY TECHNICIANS GETTTING RICH OFF OF FORD'S POOR QUALITY RADIO. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM, YET THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE IT AS SUCH AND MAKE THE NECEASSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE (OR EVEN AT A REASONABLE COST).

THE DRIVERS SEATBACK IN MY WIFES 2000 EXPLORER APPEARS TO BE LOOSE,IT ROCKS FORE AND AFT ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND POSSIBILY COLLASPE WHILE DRIVING.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH 24,040 MILES ON IT. I AM SCHEDULED FOR A THIRD BREAK JOB ON THIS SUV. I PERSONALLY THINK IT IS CRAZY THAT A VEHICLE WITH THAT LOW OF MILEAGE HAS THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO HOPEFULLY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE OTHER TWO SERVICES WERE PERFORMED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS. *NLM

CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL WHEN SMOKE SUDDENLY BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTION. *NLM

MY EXPLORER'S RADIO AND CLOCK WERE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTTING OFF, NO THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT. TOOK INTO DEALER WHO SEEMED QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNWILLING TO FIX IT. GAVE ME THE NUMBER OF SOME RADIO REPAIR SHOP. I DIDN'T GO. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD FIX AT NO COST. ANYTHING I CAN DO? *NLM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ON MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER BROKE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NLM

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER XLT STARTED SMOKING WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON. THE SERVICE MAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS SITUATION NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT FIXED THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT A FIRE WOULD START BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE THAT WOULD TAKE OUT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE. FORD EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THIS A "HAZARD" IT WAS SOMETHING THEY CONSIDERED A "MAINTENANCE ISSUE." I HAVE 42,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED 2 EXPLORERS PREVIOUS TO THIS AND ONE OF MY OTHER EXPLORERS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *NLM

THE CAR WHILE THE DAY BEFORE RAN FINE,BEGAN BY SLIPPING WHILE IN REVERSE. WOULD NOT WORK IN REVERSE SO I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR TO DRIVE WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO SMOOTHLY INTO THAT GEAR EITHER. THE CAR WILL DRIVE IN SECOND BUT WITH NOT MUCH POWER. THIS IS ONE OF MANY INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS HAVING ALSO REPLACING THE BRAKES THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS, TWICE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. *NLM