Five problems related to transfer case 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.
On the evening of June 7, 2004, as I was driving on 85s, my car began shaking violently. As I was trying to get out of the way of the traffic, there was a huge boom from my vehicle and the car stopped. Initially, all of the service people around thought that it was my transmission that fell out. I had the car towed to my mechanic who later confirmed that it was my transfer case that had fallen from the bottom of the car. There was absolutely no prior warnings (no service lights appeared in the vehicle) of this happening other than a slight shaking in the car a day or two before. My mechanic is in the process of creating an estimate for this work.
When engaging the 4 - wheel drive low the vehicle locked up without warning. As a result, the steering becomes inoperative. The cause has yet to be determined.
4-wheel drive does not work with only 38,770 miles on 2000 Ford Explorer and Ford will not fix it under covered expenses even though we don't know how long it has been broken. High and low light up on dash board and when put in drive, it makes the thump as though it is in 4 wheel drive. We thought all along it was working until we got hung up 2 weeks ago in a drive way and the front wheels would not move. I think it was broke before the 36000 mile warranty expired. But Ford will not consider fixing it without us paying for it.
The consumer heard a noise coming from transfer case while traveling at low speeds. The vehicle was serviced but the dealer couldn't duplicate the problem.
Transmission or transfer case seems to be dropping out of gear. Regardless of speed it will drop out then back in gear. Sometimes when backing up and then putting vehicle in drive it sits there for almost one min. Until it kicks in. Been to the dealership a few times and they said it was normal. Whem I bought this in Aug of 2000 transfer case was empty of fluid and did not find out for two weeks. Dealership refuses to check it or change it. Already had a new engine in this in the first three weeks of ownership.