When turning the car steering wheel turns pops and clicks without tires or steering collum turning like it's broke off of the collum as well the car come out of park and rolls off wile car is off and in park with keys out shifters also very loose as the steering goes it first happend going down the highway and we just started drifting in and out if lanes with little control happens when cars off on moving or not nothing changes does seem to improve when it's in 4WD

- Dayton, OH, USA

The power steering randomly goes out while driving and when that happens my car won't accelerate. I turn my car off and back on and it fixes it temporarily

- St. George, UT, USA

Sometimes when I have my turn signal on smoke will come out from the steering wheel where the emergency signal button is on top of the steering wheel. It doesn't happen everytime I use it but it happens quite often.

- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that smoke would emit from the steering column intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and denied any assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 142,000 and the current mileage was 152,603.

- Hot Springs, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The vehicle was parked in the residence driveway, and caught fire. There were no prior warnings. The fire department extinguished the fire which originated underneath the hood in the engine compartment. The flames melted the siding of the house. The vehicle remained at the residence. The contact stated that the fire could possibly be related to the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 09V399000 (vehicle speed control). The contact was in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Proctorville , OH, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The contact was driving 5 mph and attempting a left turn with the left turn signal engaged when white smoke emitted from the steering column. The dealer was called and informed the contact that the multi function switch could potentially be the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was called and advised the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- San Marcos, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The contact received a recall notice for the speed control assembly. The vehicle was repaired according to the recall remedy. Two weeks later, when the vehicle was started, the steering column began smoking. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was not inspected. The contact was informed that the recall repair did not cause the steering column to begin smoking. The vehicle would have to be left at the dealer for the steering column to be taken apart for further inspection. No repairs were made. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 119,000 and current mileage was 119,065.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

During an up-hill left hand turn at speed less than 10 miles per hour the driver's side sway bar link failed and broke with a loud bang. A sway bar link kit was purchased from Napa and replaced by the owner.

- Indian Head, MD, USA

My wife was driving my daughters 2000 Ford Explorer on Texas 183 in austin Texas when the steering wheel become very erratic and turned to the left over two lanes into the center concrete barrier. She had no control over the steering to straighten the vehicle. It seemed the vehicle anti-skid computer took control of the wheels.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

On a clear, sunny morning in phoenix I was making a turn on the airport exit ramp leading to the 143 at 35-45mph. Suddenly I feel a clunk in the front steering/suspension and my 4 dr, 4X4 2000 Explorer oversteers. I struggle to keep the Explorer straight and not roll over. I lost control of the steering mechanism for a few seconds before I regain total control. I stop in a emergency lane and visually inspect Explorer front suspension/steering. I notice from that point forward that there isn't enough resistence when I steer and that it steers too easily. I bring the car in to the Ford dealer on June 16, 2005 and at the end of the day the dealer advises me that the ball joints need to be replaced. The service advisor states that it is common on the Explorer to replace ball joints because the Explorer wears them out quickly. My Explorer only has 52,000 miles and I've had it for almost 5 years. I've read on the internet since this incident that Ford Explorer have had problems with their ball joints, that they come without a lubrication nipple and that they tend to dry out and deteriorate!!! I feel that this should be a safety recall because I could have gotten killed due to these faulty ball joints. I am an excellent driver and I keep my Explorer in tip-top condition. Please act before someone else does lose control and rolls over. I am getting rid of this vehicle as soon as I can.

- Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Disappointment over a recently purchased 2000 Ford Explorer. The consumer had experienced problems with the engine and the steering of the vehicle. The dealer was notified about mechanical problems.

- Ridgeland , SC, USA

Consumer stated that the top hinge of driver's side door separated from the body of vehicle. Consumer also had problems with the steering.

- Enfield, CT, USA

While driving the steering became difficult which resulted in loss of control of the vehicle and the vehicle rolled over.

- Hondo, TX, USA

Steering knuckle broke while driving 25mph vehicle loss steering control and hit a tree. Dealer and manufacturer notified

- Nanuet, NY, USA

Consumer states that when changing lanes at 55mph and without warning consumer lost steering control causing an accident. Dealer notified.

- Bailey, CO, USA

While driving and with no warning, the left rear tire sidewall started to separate, causing a tire blowout. Dealer notifed. Size P235 175R15, dot6#M6hlfnwr2801. The vehicle started to sway to the left-2 times. The consumer's husband then started to decelerate, and on the third time the left rear tire exploded. The vehicle was very difficult to control, and damage was done to the panel(vent peelings), and the tires/rims needed to be replaced. (other) problems in detail are as followed: The wheel/tires were out of round, there was a vibration from the drive shaft, steering/excessive tire wear, and the engine thermostat is sticking.

- Edinburg, TX, USA

Steering very senitive and quick to respond, the traffic in front stopped and I swerved to the right, missing the car infront of me, crossed to lanes on my left, missed all cars and then rolled over, tire was blow-out, all due to steering mechanism failure.

- West Covina, CA, USA

When steering vehicle will go straight, and when trying to turn wheel it jerks. When trying to turn wheel either left or right it is hard, and it makes a grinding noise. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated they knew it was a problem, but they didn't have a solution.

- Glenwood, NY, USA

This is a 4 wheel drive vehicle; while making a left turn with car in 4- wheel drive, vehicle was handled inproperly, and it was extremely hard to turn wheel back to straight position. Consumer almost hit another car. Took to dealer, and dealer agreed to steering problem.

- Manlius, NY, USA

While driving on highway at 45mph vehicle started veering to left into oncoming traffic. Consumer had no control of steering or brakes, eventually consumer was able to get over, and went into a ditch. Took to dealer, and they could not duplicate the problem.

- Austin, TX, USA