Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2000
Model Explorer Sport Trac made in 2000 by Ford got 7 consumer complains, 3 investigations there is 1 recall as well as 8 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, power train and suspension. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags, engine and engine cooling and power train. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling). There was one recall concerning structure .
Model 2000
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V394000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/24/1999 to 10/17/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 137700 | 01/23/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/28/2000 | 11/29/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles with steel hoods and certain pickup trucks equipped with sheet molding compound hoods. a wire formed hood striker could be susceptible to fatigue fractures. if the hood striker fractures, the hood could fly open while the vehicle is being driven. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A hood fly-up while the vehicle is being operated could result in reduced driver visibility. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the hood striker. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began january 23, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 16131 | 08/01/2002 | 636151 | Some vehicles may exhibit repeat service for an air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes b1994 and b1998 set. *tt | 11/06/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 15040 | 01/01/2002 | 630022 | Some vehicles including 1997 through 1999 explorer sport trac equipped with a 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt | 04/11/2002 | |
| 15006 | 06/01/2001 | 622817 | Some vehicles with 4.0l sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt | 10/23/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 0186 | 04/30/2001 | 619276 | On some vehicles, including sport and sport trac, the front axle leaks fluid from the vent tube. *tt | 05/22/2001 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 15859 | 05/01/2002 | 637710 | Some vehicles with 4wabs may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes c1233 and c1234 (anti-lock brake sensor output failure). *tt | 12/04/2002 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 15910 | 05/01/2002 | 637803 | Concerns with brake vibration, roughness and / or grinding noise, and excessive brake rotor corrosion. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 02171 | 09/02/2002 | 10008575 | Paint-premature clearcoat cracking-service tips. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 17777 | 05/01/2004 | 10008552 | Rear leaf spring noise. *tt | 08/04/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/20/2002 | 1 | 02/26/2000 | |
| Radio lcd does not light up or seat belt alarm when not wearing a seat belt. this happened after having service work done on my vehicle at the ford dealer in elk grove ca. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 41000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 ford explorer sport trac. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck when accelerating uphill. the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop and the rmps would increase to 3,500. the contact placed the vehicle in neutral but the rpms would continuously increase. the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted numerous times, but the rpms would continue to increase at 3500. the vehicle was allowed to run idle for thirty minutes before resuming normal operation. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 41,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 41000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 ford explorer sport trac. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would stick while the vehicle was going up a hill. the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. the rmps would rev up to 3500. the contact placed the vehicle into neutral, but the rpms would continuously rev. the contact turned the vehicle off and back on numerous times, but the rpms would continue to rev at 3500. while idol for about thirty minutes, the vehicle began to operate normally. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 41,000. the vin unavailable. nw | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 12/11/2005 | 89000 | 2 | 09/01/1999 |
| Rear passenger tire snapped off in august of 2005, rear drivers side tire snapped off in december 2005. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 10000 | 1 | ||
| While driving at low speeds on a slightly wet surface rear of the vehicle will lose traction and slide. the cause of the failure is undetermined. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/06/2012 | 41000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford explorer sport trac. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck when accelerating uphill. the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop and the rmps would increase to 3,500. the contact placed the vehicle in neutral but the rpms would continuously increase. the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted numerous times, but the rpms would continue to increase at 3500. the vehicle was allowed to run idle for thirty minutes before resuming normal operation. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 41,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | WALNUT CREEK | WALNUT CREEK FORD | ||
| TX | FISCO | BANSTON FORD |