Six problems related to seats have been reported for the 2000 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2000 Explorer.
Front seat will not stay up. They recline out of nowhere. I believe it's just old wore out parts.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. While driving 55 mph, the seat fractured and rotated backwards. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v281000 (seats). The failure mileage was 153,000.
2000 Ford Explorer went up in flames. Reported it right away to Ford and was given a case number. They told us to take it to a Ford dealer in the area. After months and months and months of getting no response we kept getting the run around then told that it had nothing to do with any defect. We recently got a recall letter from Ford for the exact thing that happened to this car causing it to go on fire and Ford will not respond. They say that the claim has been closed and that the original decision (which we never received) stands and they will not respond to us any longer. How can this be acceptable. See Ford safety recall #05s28 it is exactly what happened to the Explorer.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the driver's seat was reclining farther than normal. When the contact entered the vehicle and sat back, the seat failed. The manufacturer stated that this was normal wear on the seat and it cannot be repaired. The current and failure mileages were 93,924.
Consumer had already done recall 03-v-281-000 repairs. Sent document to the manufacturer. And was still waiting for the reimbursement.
Vehicle was involved in a 5 mph rear end collision, hitting a tree. Driver and passenger seats collapsed backwards. *akjg.