NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Ford Explorer. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, EVEN IF THE CHILD PROOF LOCKS ARE OFF.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER ACTIVATED THE SPEED CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND THE ENGINE KEPT SURGING. THE DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EVENTUALLY HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP. *AK RECALL#03V280000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *SC
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.