2000 FORD FORD TRUCK

0 recalls — 30 complaints — 2 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

30 total complaints 3 crashes 2 fires 2 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
TIRES	4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	2
WHEELS	2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	1
AIR BAGS	1

Incident date: Dec 18, 2010

WHILE DRIVING THE EXCURSION AT A SPEED AROUND 35 MPH, HEARD A VERY LOAD POP NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING PURPOSE. THEY TOLD ME THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM TH... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2010

2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL -THE ACTIVE CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON SLIGHT BUMPS OR ROUGH ON HIGHWAYS-GOES OFF, BUT RECENTLY AFTER THE REAR AXLE RECALL AND CHECK OF BY DEALERSHIP ON OCT 4, 2010, OUR CAR HAS ON MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR TIMES WENT INTO THE ACTION CONTROL MODE WHEN THE LIGHT ON DASH WENT ON --AND... Read more

Incident date: Oct 20, 2010

Incident date: Dec 22, 2007

OUR RV SEEMED SLUGGISH ON GOING UP ON HILLS, THEN SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE GOING UPHILL ON HWY 77 IN WV. TOWED TO A LARGE AAA REPAIR CENTRE, WHERE THEY LOOKED INTO SOME SPARK PLUGS AND PULLED 5 OUT, ONE OF WHICH WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED, FLATTENED WITH TWISTED THREADS, THEY DETERMINED IT NEEDS A NEW ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2006

2000 FORD EXCURSION LIGHT SWITCH TO HEADLIGHT BROKE. *NM

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

CLOCK AND RADIO 'READ OUT-NUMBER' JUST QUIT WORKING - FAIL TO LIGHT UP. MILEAGE READ OUT COMES ON AND OFF AS IT PLEASES, DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. THE RADIO BUTTONS ARE STARTING TO NOT COME ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND DO NOT STAY ON - 2005.*JB

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

Incident date: Aug 14, 2005

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION (4 WHEEL DRIVE). ON THREE OCCASIONS THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE ON AUTOMATICALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE MOST RECENT EVENT MY WIFE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, BUT THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE TH... Read more

Incident date: Apr 9, 2005

I WAS DRIVING OUR FORD EXPEDITION AND I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND I HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RIDE VERY ROUGHLY, AND WE SMELLED GAS AS WE PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Incident date: Feb 28, 2005

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXC. LTD. AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK HALF THE TIME WHEN WE USE THE REMOTE, EVEN WHEN IN THE VEHICLE WE PUSH THE LOCK BUTTON AND WE STILL HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE ACTUAL LOCK DOWN. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT PURCH. THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE A... Read more

Incident date: Jul 19, 2004

PURCHASED A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LAST WEEK OF JANUARY 2004 FOR THE PRICE OF 13900.00. THE VAN WAS STORED OUT BACK FOR A WHILE, AND WAS UNDER 30,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER NEVER GOT IT INSPECTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. BY JULY 2004, OUR VAN WAS IN THE... Read more

Incident date: Nov 15, 2002

I OWN A '00 FORD LIGHTNING AND IT RECENTLY LAUNCHED A PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I AM OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY, SO I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO A FAULTY MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE 5.4L ALUMINUM HEADS THAT FORD PUTS ON IT'S 5.4L V8 TRUCKS. THIS IS NOT A PROB... Read more

Incident date: Aug 7, 2001

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK PUSHED THE ENGINE IN ENOUGH, THAT IT HAD BROKEN THE WINDSHIELD, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. (BOTH VEHICLES IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE TOTALED) FORD/F150/2000 SCC

Crash 1 injured

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH RECALL TIRES, DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH UNIROYAL BRAND WHICH DEVELOPED KNOT-LIKE BULGES, FIRESTONE REPLACED ONE WHICH BLEW OUT. *JG ( FIRESTONE TIRES)

Incident date: May 7, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH RECALL TIRES, DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH UNIROYAL BRAND WHICH DEVELOPED KNOT-LIKE BULGES, FIRESTONE REPLACED ONE WHICH BLEW OUT. *JG ( FIRESTONE TIRES)

Incident date: Nov 10, 2001

THIS TIRE DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT REASON. LOW MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT WAS PURELY SHEER LUCK THAT THREE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER WERE NOT KILLED. (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)

Incident date: Nov 10, 2001

THIS TIRE DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT REASON. LOW MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT WAS PURELY SHEER LUCK THAT THREE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER WERE NOT KILLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75 R)

BLOWOUT, TIRES ROTATED EVERY 12,000, 29,300 MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL269 TIRESIZE: 265-75-R16)

Incident date: May 15, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Fire 1 injured

Incident date: Jul 6, 2001

TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO TRUCK. ON DATE OF INCIDENT, I STEPPED FROM THE TRUCK, AND WHILE WAITING FOR PERSON GLANCED AT LEFT FRONT TIRE AND NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG WITH TREAD. I CHECK WITH FINGERS TO PROBE AND FOUND 4 INCH SEPARATION 2 INCHES IN FROM OUTSIDE EDGE OF TREAD. SEPARATION WAS IN FIRST TREA... Read more

Incident date: Sep 4, 2000

THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A DOUBLE REAR AXLE FAILED WHILE TRANSPORTING A PATIENT. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SIDEWALL.. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W10P TIRESIZE: NO SPACE!)

Incident date: Sep 4, 2000

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, FORCING HIM OFF TO SHOULDERS INTO A BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK

Crash

Incident date: Nov 15, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: DA217PF12D TIRE SIZE: LT265/75RX )

Incident date: Nov 15, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DA217PF12D TIRESIZE: LT265/75RX)

MY CONCERN IS NOT WITH MY FORD MINI VAN...HOWEVER, IT IS WITH THE COURT SYSTEM THAT SUPPRESSES FULL DISCLOSURE OF LIABILITY CLAIMS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A DENIAL OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THAT RESULTED IN 100 PLUS FATALITIES, FIRESTONE/FORD AND OVER 200 FATALS WITH GM TRUCKS AND OUTER GAS TANKS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 11, 2000

WE WERE DRIVING THE RV IN EASTERN COLORADO ON HOT PAVEMENT. IT WAS ABOUT 93 F. SUDDENLY THE TIRE LOST ALL OF ITS TREAD AND DAMAGED THE BACK OF THE RV. LUCKY FOR US WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD A CRASH. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 6200 MILES ON IT.( DOT ... Read more

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Oct 17, 1999

2000 FORD TRUCK EXCURSION; WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AN DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Crash

Technical Service Bulletins — 2000 FORD FORD TRUCK

2 manufacturer communications from 2 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	1
101000 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY	1

106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

SOME VEHICLES WITH MODEL 80 REAR AXLES ONLY MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE ABOVE 35 MPH. *TT

101000 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

INFORMATION ON REVISED CLUTCH DISC FOR 7.3L M6 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. *TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations — FORD FORD TRUCK

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1985

INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM'S

There is no summary currently available

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1981

THROTTLE PLATE JAMS OPEN

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FORD FORD TRUCK — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the FORD FORD TRUCK across all model years (1967–1980).

22 Total Recalls

412 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

28 Reported Crashes

22 Reported Fires

3 Reported Deaths

FORD FORD TRUCK — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2003	0	14	View
2002	0	54	View
2001	0	22	View
2000 (current)	0	30
1999	0	37	View
1998	0	29	View
1997	0	47	View
1996	0	22	View
1995	0	28	View
1994	0	21	View
1993	0	8	View
1992	0	11	View
1991	0	9	View
1990	0	8	View
1989	0	6	View
1988	0	7	View
1987	0	2	View
1986	0	2	View
1985	0	2	View
1984	0	1	View
1983	0	1	View
1980	1	0	View
1979	1	0	View
1978	1	0	View
1977	1	1	View
1976	1	0	View
1975	1	0	View
1974	1	2	View
1973	1	0	View
1972	4	0	View
1971	2	0	View
1970	2	0	View
1969	3	0	View
1968	2	1	View
1967	1	0	View

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