2000 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes	Injuries
Suspension › Rear	1	0	0
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft	1	1	1
Electrical System › Wiring	1	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments00V394000

Filed Nov 28, 2000137,700 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. 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.

Risk. A HOOD FLY-UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD STRIKER.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle ShaftCrash1 injured

Filed Dec 12, 200589,000 milesTX

REAR PASSENGER TIRE SNAPPED OFF IN AUGUST OF 2005, REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SNAPPED OFF IN DECEMBER 2005. *NM

Electrical System › Wiring

Filed Aug 30, 2005CA

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

Suspension › Rear

Filed Aug 25, 200310,000 milesPA

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

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2010	31	1	2	0	Routine
2009	6	0	0	0	Routine
2008	23	1	1	0	Routine
2007	100	1	2	0	Routine
2006	5	0	0	0	Routine
2005	66	1	1	0	Routine
2004	86	2	1	0	Routine
2003	78	1	6	1	Fatalities reported
2002	144	4	3	0	Routine
2001	167	6	9	0	Routine
2000 — this page	3	1	0	0	Routine
1998	5	0	1	0	Routine
1997	6	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 28, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.