2000 Ford Explorer Sport problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford Explorer Sport. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. After that come engine (12%) and transmission (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 53 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 65,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Ford Explorer Sport with enough data (69 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was recently involved in an automobile accident in which I was the driver. It happened last friday evening, january 21st at approximately 6:24 pm. Just outside of carroll, iowa. I hit a patch of black ice and my vehicle rolled into a ditch. I was driving a 2000 ford explorer with both driver and passenger front airbags and neither one deployed. We rolled at least once and landed with enough force to shatter the front windshield, and I believe that the equipment was faulty.
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 church, my wife was driving, and as we got out onto the main highway road route 360 hull st. My wife set on the cruise control and about 60. Speed limit is 55 after about 20 seconds she needed to take off the cruise due to another car upcoming, when she went to get off the cruise it would not come out of cruise control and the speed went back up to like 80...at this point my wife and I tried to…
Auto accident, rear ended at a red light, substained surious injuries, my car 000 ford explore driver seat broke after the inpact the driver seat. Recliner bolt broke.
Consumer complained about wheels:rim problem. Stated the problem was in the middle of the rim. The manufacturer was not contacted. The tire leaked but the location of the problem could not be found. The tire was removed from the rim and it was determined that the rim was cracked. *scc *nlm
Windshield wipers stop working,power windows not working, dome light not working, fog lights not working and 4 wheel drive and auto not working.