2000 Ford Explorer lighting problems
Owners reported lighting problems in 31 complaints for the 2000 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
*note* problems arose when vehicle was bought* vehicle bucks while in od. Also vehicle makes a ticking/hissing noise. Dealer cannot locate noise. Od light flashes. Rear right passenger door is hard to open from inside, consumer must pull latch to extreme point to open, also when open, after closed dome and door ajar lights stay on. Ford refuses to fix. Lighter while in use was pushed through dash, unit and all. Plastics melted. Vehicle also gets 7 mpg highway, but is supposed to get 14.
When using the left turn signal, flashing pauses, then smoke drifts up from the area of the emergency flasher switch opening. With so few complaints, I assume the remedy is to allow the vehicle to catch fire and file suit against ford. Would seem more reasonable for ford to investigate and resolve their quality issue.
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