2000 Ford Ford Truck: Reliability Data

30
Total Complaints
66,500mi
Median Mileage
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

47,341 25th Percentile
66,500 Median Mileage
79,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT
4
TIRES
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
WHEELS
2
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
1
AIR BAGS
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2000 FORD TRUCK EXCURSION; WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AN DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE STARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK"
"WE WERE DRIVING THE RV IN EASTERN COLORADO ON HOT PAVEMENT. IT WAS ABOUT 93 F. SUDDENLY THE TIRE LOST ALL OF ITS TREAD AND DAMAGED THE BACK OF THE RV. LUCKY FOR US WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD A CRASH. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 6200 MILES ON IT.( DOT ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28