Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-28 | 00V394000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 137,700 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE WARNIN… |
| 2013-04-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | I GOT INTO MY CAR TO GO TO LUNCH FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WITH MY CEO. WHEN I SAT DOWN THE SEAT FELL BACK AND THE SE… |
| 2012-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS WAS A TERRIBLE EVENT... MY CAR WAS AIMED DOWN MY 300 FT DRIVEWAY. I DON'T BELIEVE AT THAT POINT OR IF IT WAS STUCK… |
| 2011-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 FORD EXPLORER, O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, CAR SPUTTERED, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR WOULD NOT GO AT ALL AS THOUGH I… |
| 2011-06-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINT MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE, I DID GREASE BUT STILL HAVE NOISE. *TR |
| 2010-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED. TOOK TO DEALER AND TOLD IGNITION SWITCH HAD SIGNS OF A H… |
| 2010-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING,POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING, DOME LIGHT NOT WORKING, FOG LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND 4 WHEEL DR… |
| 2010-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO IT HAD JUST A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN IT. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT … |
| 2009-10-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER COMPLETELY BURNT , ENTIRELY GUTTED. I HAVE PICTURES. *TR |
| 2009-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT STEERING COLUMN: SMELL OF WIRES GETTING HOT AND SMOKE. *TR |
| 2008-11-26 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER STATES A "SHORT" IN WIRING LOOM, NEEDS TO REPLACE WITH A BETTER CONNECTOR FOR $1100. DEA… |
| 2008-10-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BOTTOM FRAME FAILED IN A NON MOVING AREA. THIS CAUSE THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL BACK AS THE HIN… |
| 2008-09-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT, WITHOUT WARNING, RECLINED COMPLETELY. MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE RECLINE… |
| 2008-06-05 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN… |
| 2007-12-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON 2000 FORD EXPLORER FOR DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL UNIT THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES IN AUG.'07 AND SEP'0… |
| 2007-12-21 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFT FELL OFF WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANK… |
| 2007-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD A CONSTANT BEEPING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED… |
| 2007-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVERS' SEAT FRAME NEAR THE SEAT-BACK ADJUSTMENT LEVER BROKE WHILE DRIVING, FORCING THE DRIVERS SEAT-BACK TO… |
| 2007-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICL… |
| 2007-08-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | 1) DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSE. 2) FORD ISSUED A RECALL CLAIMING A DEFECTIVE DRIVER SEAT BOLT 3) TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALE… |
| 2007-08-23 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. BOTH MY SON AND WITNESSES STATE THAT MY SON WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT (5… |
| 2007-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | EL PASADO DOMINGO 10 DE JUNIO DEL 2007, SIENDO LAS 4 P.M. ESTACION Y APAGU UN VEHCULO FORD EXPLORER 2000 ELITE, PLACAS … |
| 2007-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IN THIS EXPLORER (VIN 'X') STARTED SLIPPING AT 55K MILES BETWEEN 2-3 SHIFT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUIL… |
| 2007-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NO EVENTS LED UP TO THE CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. OUR 2000 FORD EXPLORER WAS BEING DRIVEN AS A DAILY ROUTINE TRIP IN TOWN. TH… |
| 2007-02-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE ODI WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAG… |
| 2006-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR BREAK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I JUST SO HAPPENNED TO TELL MY UNCLE AND HE GOT WORRIED SINCE I HAVE A 1 YEAR OL… |
| 2006-10-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS NOT CONTACTED TO THE RECALL ON MY FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER, UNTIL LAST WEEK, AND TOOK IT UPON MYS… |
| 2005-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE IS A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT RECALL ON FORD EXPLORER SPORTS THAT FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID INFORMATION WAS SENT OUT… |
| 2005-07-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ONLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT. THE UPPER BALL JOINT MOVES FREELY… |
| 2005-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL, SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN |
| 2005-03-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 1 | ON EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 27 2005, MY FAMILY (3 YOUNG BOYS AND MY WIFE) LEFT MY MOMS HOUSE AT ABOUT 10:20 AM TO HEAD TO CH… |
| 2005-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE BALL JOINTS ON MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT I THINK OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE DUE TO SAFE… |
| 2005-01-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS THE DRIVER. IT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY… |
| 2005-01-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000, FORD EXPLORER SPORT HAS FAILED. UPON TAKING IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT FORD… |
| 2004-12-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN LOUISIANA, DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, CHANGED LANES AND HAD BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER REAR T… |
| 2004-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE CAR SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND THEN IS FINE AFTER THAT. I… |
| 2004-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 53,000 MILES, THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND MISSING SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS 2-3 AND 3-4. WE TOOK IT TO F… |
| 2004-11-03 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | 2000 FORD EXPLORER TURNED OVER FOUR TIMES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. HE STATED THAT NO ONE HAS HELP… |
| 2004-11-03 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL WHILE ON THE GRASS SIDING UNTIL… |
| 2004-10-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BOLT ON THE PASSENGER HIGH BACK SEAT REPAIRED. THE SEAT WAS STILL… |
| 2004-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SMOKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICA… |
| 2004-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY FORD YEAR 2000 IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS IN COLD WEATHER. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS DIRTY INJECTORS AND KEPT HAVING THE… |
| 2004-03-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LATCH/LOCKING ASSEMBLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. DEA… |
| 2004-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT ON JANUARY 30 FOR A FEW MINUTES TO WARM IT UP, BEFORE I DROVE TO WORK. I RAN BACK INTO… |
| 2003-11-16 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | Yes | 2 | AUTO ACCIDENT, REAR ENDED AT A RED LIGHT, SUBSTAINED SURIOUS INJURIES, MY CAR 000 FORD EXPLORE DRIVER SEAT BROKE AFTER… |
| 2003-10-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE FUEL PUMP SHUTOFF SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING… |
| 2003-08-25 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT WHEELS:RIM PROBLEM. STATED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N… |
| 2003-08-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MULTIPLE FAILURES REPORT FROM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR FAILING TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS BARELY THREE YRS OLD W… |
| 2003-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 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 PERSON… |
| 2003-05-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ON MY 2000 FORD EXPLORER BROKE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, MAKING THE VEHICLE VE… |