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2000 Ford Explorer transmission problems

105 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2000 Ford Explorer, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
105 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 4
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 50 complaints that include mileage. 38% 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 miles6
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 50 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 4 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

My 2 year old son was standing on the seat and was able to pull the vehicle out of park and into drive. The car was not running, the key was not on. The vehicle rolled down a hill and upon striking another vehicle, my son fell out. There is significant body damage to the vehicle, only minor injuries to my son. I was standing next to the open passenger door when it happened.

Reported at 71,002 miles, May 2004 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford explorer. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle jerked when the contact shifted gears. The failure occurred intermittently at any speed. The failure also occurred while the vehicle was in reverse gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized three times but the failure could not be duplicated. The solenoid was replaced, but the failure continued to occur more frequently over time.

Reported at 16 miles, September 2004

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