| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050553 | Incident Date: Dec, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU73E9YZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Rear doors on 2000 ford explorer (4-door, 4x4, xlt) fail to open. in january of 2005 the left rear door would not open, either from the inside nor from the outside. this has just happened to the right rear door (december 2005). i have brought it to a ford dealership ( don jenkins ford in fuquay varina, nc) for both fixes, and the service writer acknowledged the problem immediately saying that they have seen this/fixed this on numerous ford explorers before. this indicates to me that this is a known and repeating problem to ford. besides costing me $500 to fix both door latch mechanisms, my greatest concern is that this is a safety defect - my children are not able to get out of the vehicle, and no one can open the door from the outside either in the case of an emergency. *jb |
