Ford F-150 / 2000
2000 Ford F-150 problems
Owners have filed 1,274 complaints about the 2000 Ford F-150 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 15.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of vehicle speed control at 15%.
Complaints1,274
Crashes102
Fires387
Injuries89
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 15.4% · 196
Vehicle speed control 15.0% · 191
Engine and engine cooling 10.7% · 136
Fuel system, gasoline 10.7% · 136
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.0% · 77
Steering 5.6% · 71
Air bags 5.5% · 70
Structure 5.4% · 69
Severity
Of those complaints, 102 describe a crash, 387 describe a fire, 89 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 35 model years of the Ford F-150 in this data, 2000 sits 17th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 13 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 91,686 miles.
In owners' own words
On august 26, 2004 consumer's vehicle caught on fire in front yard. The cause of fire was undetermined. Consumer called Ford, and was told that they would have someone to investigate the incident. Until this day Ford has not responded. Consumer made eleven attempts to contact Ford but still no answer.*Ak the burning vehicle caused major damage to its surrounding area including the consumers other vehicle. Electrical system · reported at 63,000 miles
Driving down smooth road,engine quit with no warning but the theft light flashed and the speedometer flashed. I was able to restart engine without a problem. Then after shutting engine off later it would crank but would not start. After towing to shop for repair it starts ok but speedometer shows dashes after the turn on light test. If this had happened when I had pulled out in traffic I would be dead. Electrical system · reported at 76,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway overnight and caught on fire. The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. No one was injured and the vehicle was destroyed. The fire department advised the contact that the fire was electrical and a fire report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 240,000. Electrical system · reported at 240,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Ford F-150 years
1997 3,285 complaints · 17.1% engine and engine cooling 1998 1,624 complaints · 11.6% fuel system, gasoline 1999 1,323 complaints · 17.3% engine and engine cooling 2001 1,451 complaints · 16.4% engine and engine cooling 2002 965 complaints · 20.4% engine and engine cooling 2003 527 complaints · 13.5% engine and engine cooling