2000 Ford Explorer recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with the 3.27 or 3.55 axle ration. The subject vehicles have a powertrain control module that could allow the vehicle to exceed the design intent top speed. At these extreme speeds, the vehicle could be capable of exceeding the speed rating of the tire.
💥 The risk
Operating the vehicle above the maximum speed rating could lead to a tire failure which at these speeds could result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V395000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S46
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 100,500
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 23, 2001
- Built
- Jun 26, 1998 – Nov 23, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began january 23, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).