2000 Ford Explorer consumer reviews

used 1 owner 2000 explorer 4x4 small parts needed replacement or soldering chips on circuit board for upper dash, shift solenoids. easy to fix parts, some parts no longer being made but plenty of part out vehicles to choose from. if you work on your vehicles and want a budget friendly vehicle I'd recommend this one as it will work for all weather conditions and a good family rig.

Yeah i bought the car when it had 100k on the clock now i’m running it still as a daily with 430k and i only replaced a lot of parts but the engine is great condition.

my experience with my 2000 XLS has been superb. I got the car with 67,000 mi on it driven by my grandmother with all of the maintenance taken care of on time and it was driven very lightly. Since I have had it for the last 7 years I have put 175,000 mi on it with the majority of those being hard driving as I use it as my grocery getter and as my four-wheeling toy. It has never left me stranded. Inside of the motor seems to be bulletproof. That being said I have no door handles but I got around that okay. the accessories and bolt ons on the outside of the motor I've had to change a couple, but 90% of it is original and I still drive it hard.. Good job Ford!!!!!

i got my car for free it has over 305000 miles on it and it runs perfectly. i’m super tiny 5 foot under 100 pounds and i love feeling safe in my car.

i dont know im not lucky with his vehicle lots of problem water pump failed , next brake failure .alternator went out.....ball joint.....man i get heart attack on this car.

Bought Certified Pre-owned in 2004 with 36K miles. 18 years later, only has a total of 85K Miles. My wife's car. This is a 2000 Explorer XLT Sport 4 Dr with a 5.0L (302CI) V8. In a few words, this has been a great car! I am not an SUV person. If it weighs 4000 Lbs and gets 13 MPG, it should say Lincoln on the back and be like driving a living room, but this car is very capable in bad weather. My wife (aka Chihuahua) loves the thing because it gives her a sense of size and power. I can get about 13 MPG around town, 20 MPG on a steady highway trip. My wife cannot, mostly because she takes advantage of the 5.0L. This car is used for local, around town driving and is not garaged. Has a leather interior that has held up, but otherwise, the interior is rather spartan. It is rather tight for me but I am 6"0 and 360Lbs. I have the same issue with neighbor's 2005 Explorer. Amazingly, considering that this is a rust belt (PA, NY) car and is our 1st choice in our 3 car fleet (also have a 2003 Taurus and a 1991 Aerostar) for the rain and snow, this car has no body rust and only slight bubbling of the paint of the rear bumper. There is underbody rust but nothing structural. Only Body Integrity issue is the factory sunroof. there is no good sealing between the sliding panel and the roof; a "gutter" is the primary means of handling leakage. However, even if not clogged, the gutter is insufficient to handle seal leakage in heavy rain. The seal is not available separately from the glass. Other than a failed starter when the car was 19 years old, it has NEVER let us down. Only repairs were to the starter, radiator and upper / lower ball joints, all done by me. Everything else is original. If one looks for 2000 Explorers for sale, one will find that the average one listed for sale has 200,000 miles or more. That says something about the quality of this SUV! Give it a modicum of maintenance and it will just go and go and go.

I bought my 2000 Ford Explorer in January of 2016 for $1900 dollars, it had 150,000 miles on it. It now has 181,000 thousand miles on it. I get the oil changed every summer with Pennzoil High Milage synthetic every year. The ball joints, radiator, and the radiator fan blade has been replaced. I replaced the EGR feedback pressure sensor and the EGR valve myself. I clean my map sensor, change my air filter and replace my fuel filter. It does not burn oil, I check my oil every two weeks. This Explorer is easy to work on, the parts are easy to find. It has never left me stranded. Sometimes the motor hums, it is a beautiful sound. I don't drive it far unless I'm going to Atlanta. It would be nice if I could get 300,000 miles on her. It is a sturdy SUV. I don't push it but when I step on the gas it accelerates without hesitation. If you are looking for a solid SUV consider the 2000 Ford Explorer.

This Eddie bauer has all the modern comforts I need. Highly dependable and never a breakdown. Drives comfortable and stops on a dime. Of all the SUV's I ever owned none compare to the 2000 Ford Explorer.

Loved the drive and feel of SUV over a small car, rear wheel drive was great in summer, no issues in the winter, great weight distribution

This car was better than fords i ownedat least 12,cars & trucks,Best ford truck was a 1950 1/2 ton Flat head v8my second car was a 1950 merc.the fastest a 1956 Merc 312 eng purrredat 120 mph