2000 Ford Explorer drivetrain & axles problems
38 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2000 Ford Explorer, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 110,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 110,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 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.
Before my transmission went out my over drive would flash then my 4wheel drive stopped working. I had the 4wheel drive switch replaced and everything was fine until I went to sacramento. After taking care of my eddie bauer explorer having the transmission flushed and filled on a regular basis. While leaving sacramento stopped at a chevron to fill up before heading back up to tahoe.
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
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Air bags 70 complaints
- Suspension 69 complaints