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2000 Ford Expedition engine problems

142 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Ford Expedition, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
142 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
120,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 33
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 120,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 12 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 19 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 9 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 120,000 miles
Based on 94 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles12
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles19
160k to 180k miles9
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 94 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 33 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving consumer states' the vehicle's tail pipe was shooting out metal. Consumer witness flames in the rear seat, pulled over and vehicle caught fire. Cause is still unknown. Please provide any further information.

Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. Approximately an hour and a half after parking the vehicle, the contact noticed smoke and flames coming from the hood. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 02-01-08. Hialeah police report. Updated 02/01/08

Reported at 100,000 miles, July 2007 Fire

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