2000 Ford Explorer brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 72 complaints for the 2000 Ford Explorer, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 4 fires, 8 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
The day of the fatality I was standing outside the vehicle for around 5 to 10 minutes. I was on an upgrade,. (however I had just recently had new brakes installed and the car was in park). Suddenly the vehicle began to roll back at a fast pace killing the back seat driver that was in there seatbelt. And injuring myself in an attempt to halt the vehicle.
I was stopped at an intersection waiting for oncoming traffic to slow down to turn, and the truck just takes off on its own. I tried pressing the brake pedal but as soon as it took off I was hit by another vehicle. After my truck was hit by the vehicle it took off again out of control on its own while I was trying to press the brake. Luckily the truck died on its own before hitting anything else.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Explorer
- Tires 237 complaints
- Cruise control 117 complaints
- Transmission 105 complaints
- Engine 100 complaints
- Electrical system 79 complaints
- Air bags 70 complaints
- Suspension 69 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 48 complaints