2000 Ford Explorer Equipment Problems

“My radio lost all the lights to it..the display lights for the radio no longer works. Apparently Ford knew of this defect as hundreds of owners complained as early as 2001 (one year after the car was sold). I complained and they said I would have to pay for a new radio. Seems they should have replaced the radio back when they saw the problem in 2001 while still under warranty.”

“While driving the airbag light came on and stayed on. I took it to a Ford dealer the same day and was told it was the side airbag problem. The testing code was 1998. They charged me $903.45 to fix it on august 30, 2007. On august 23, 2008 the airbag light started flashing while I was driving. I called the Ford dealer and took it right in. Was told the part they replaced had gone bad and needed to be replaced again. Of course they had to order the part and that took three days. I was told that when the light is on the airbags don?t work. …”

“1.shift lever would stick on occasions had to jiggle shifter to put it in gear. 2.while putting vehicle in drive, shift handle broke off, locking the key in the ignition switch. 3. Dealer replaced steering column was told by dealer maintenance that this was the third one this year for that particular dealership.”

“Recently purchased 2000 Explorer xlt. Radio light goes on/off intermittently, sometimes not working for hours! Also,when cds are ejected, they are hot to the touch.”

“My Explorer's radio and clock were intermittently shutting off, no they are completely out. Took into dealer who seemed quite familiar with the problem, but was unwilling to fix it. Gave me the number of some radio repair shop. I didn't go. Seems like this is a common defect that Ford should fix at no cost. Anything I can do?”