2000 Ford Explorer XLS from North America - Comments

Rear wiper motor has been replaced twice.

Fuel gauge sensor replaced.

Bad Idle Air Control motor needed to be replaced.

Rack and pinion leaking.

All by the ripe old age of two!

I really like my Explorer, but am fed up with the steady stream of problems. The last ones being the Idle Air Control motor and leaking pinion. My Explorer has just over 38,000 miles so now I pay.

I won't be taken again, as much as I like it, I will chose another SUV next time.

Sorry Ford, this is my first experience with your company and I won't be a repeat customer.

I also have a 2000 Ford Ranger and have had both the fuel gauge sensor problem and bad air conditioner motor. The transmission was also acting goofy and the Ford dealer couldn't figure out what was up and ended up replacing it. After contacting an attorney and filing some paperwork, Ford sent a check for a few thousand dollars. It's been pretty annoying. If you want to buy a used truck stay away from the 2000 Rangers!

The Ford Explorer and Ford Ranger are built on the same chassis and share some sheet metal parts, but that is where the truck similarities stop. The only engine which the two vehicles share is the SOHC 4.0L V6 in North America. The transmission codes are different as well as most suspension parts and axle combinations. In fairness to the two vehicles, Explorer and Ranger, they are not comparable nor are repair issues.

I have a 2000 Ford Explorer XLS also. I have had the idle sensor replaced twice. I only have 53600 miles on mine. Also the rear wiper motor had to be replaced. Now of all things my transmission is going out. I can't believe it. I am definitely going to buy a different brand SUV.

I have a Ford Explorer 2000.

Here are me list of problems (All repaired so far under new car warranty) :

Received car when it had about 20 miles on it. I currently have 34,000 miles.

1. Rear wiper motor replaced

2. Firestone tires replaced

3. Transmission replaced (symptom - OD light blinking)

4. Cruise control replaced (symptom - cruise light

blinks, radio display dims when lights turned on,

cruise control light does not come on. Sometimes

when restarting car cruise control will work)

5. Paint on roof rack is peeling

6. Had problems starting truck once, told it was

the manifold. (tried half an hour later

and truck started up like there were no problems.)

Now, Cruise control has gone out for the 2nd time.

My husband and I purchased our 1999 Ford Explorer in August 2002 due to needing a bigger and more dependable vehicle because our first child was on its way and we own a 130 lb choc. lab that loves to ride. Well I thought it was dependable?? Here is a list of things that have gone wrong and things that are currently not working.

The T Stat had to be replaced - vehicle kept overheating and burned out the DPFE Sensor which had to be replaced along with multiple hoses as well.

We have had every tire including the spare patched for leaks. These next items have just recently come up within the last 6 months or so:

Rear window wiper does not work.

Remote Entry Key Fobs do not work.

Driver side automatic window rocker switch sometimes works - sometimes it doesn't - when it doesn't I sure hope it doesn't rain because I can't get my window to roll up.

Power door lock system suddenly does not work now.

CD player actually stopped working about 6 months after getting the vehicle.

Door Ajar light continuously stays on - even when there are no doors ajar.

ABS light continuously stays on - not sure when that became disabled?

And to top it off now when we run the air conditioner the blower/fan apparently is going because it is really loud - it is giving off a terrible smell that is coming through the vents and it makes the vehicle about stall when you turn the AC on - hopefully cooler weather is on its way.

Otherwise it was a great buy. Yeah right!!!

Driver side.

I myself own both a 1995 & 2000 ford explorer, and have had no problems with either of them... maybe you all should try taking better care of your cars. I am very satisfied with my purchases and will continue to buy from Ford again.

My OD light was blinking, and was shifting all messed up, so they just installed some new wiring and sensors and said it was fixed. Well I have a feeling that when they either did that, or when they put in the new motor, they didn't tighten the exhaust, or they screwed it up somehow, cuz now all of a sudden I have a leak!

I just purchased a 2003 Ford Explorer 3 weeks ago, and I am praying I did not make a terrible decision.

The CD player was working when we test drove it, and broke after about 1 week. We tried cleaning it, but it seems to get overheated.

The door ajar light continually stayed on for no reason, but my husband looked online and found some type of resolution by putting WD40 oil somewhere on the doors. Please look that up on specific instructions on how to fix the door ajar problem.

Also, we just discovered after 3 weeks of having the vehicle, the passenger window does not work: everything was fine when we test drove it, but I wanted to try something American made, although My Honda, Nissan, and Toyota rarely gave me any problems.

I purchased a 2000 Ford Explorer last year and my sister did as well. This is direct comparison...

1. Both of us had to replace our CD players, stopped working.

2. Both of us had to replace our center console arm rest cover. They started cracking and chipping the exact same way. Odds of that being "our" fault... slim to none.

3. Both of our rear windshield wiper motors stopped working.

I guess I'll stop. I will never purchase another Found On Road Dead again!

Well, I just bought a 2002 Explorer Sport in December, and haven't had any of the problems mentioned here -- wiper motor is fine, console armrest is fine, OD is fine.

However, when it was cold this winter, the CD player did have a couple of days when it didn't want to spit out the CD. It's the 6-slot in-dash CD player. I just assumed that electronics don't always like to work when it's frigid out. Even a home stereo CD player will start skipping if it gets too hot or isn't ventilated, so I can accept that. I just kept hitting the eject button every 20 minutes or so, and after the cab had warmed up, it finally ejected. Not the end of the world, but we'll see if it does it again. I love my Explorer, nicest vehicle I ever owned.

I have a 2000 ford explorer since I had it I replaced a couple of things that by manufature are not so good.

1.rebuilt transmission and plaked it out.

2.Changed shocks to mono max KYB

3.Changed both front links 4 balljoints

4.Changed back wiper

5.changed radiater to a performance one.

6.changed rear door handle because factory one broke all of a sudden.

7. changed computer chip so the performance would be better because it felt havey when droven.

8.Replaced muffler with a flow master put a k&n Filter and double exust so gas milege would be resonable.

I have had to change alote of things to make my explorer

a good suv, since I changed all these things I have no complaints.