1996 Ford Windstar complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT ARM NUT BECAME LOOSE WHILE IN USE. WIPER FELL TO LEFT OFF OF WINDSHIELD.

RECALL NO. 97V180000; THERE IS NO SIGN THAT THAT RECALL WORK HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES THERE'S PLENTY OF VIBRATION. STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE HELD TIGHTLY DUE TO MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. TOOK TO DEALER 6 TIMES & BRAKES REPAIRED EACH TIME. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER SAID MET WARRANTY OBLIGATION. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT/SIGN & THEN READY TO MOVE FORWARD, CANNOT ENGAGE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE POSITION. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. INFORMED OWNER TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S WORSE BEFORE THE PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND & FIXED. DEALER FINALLY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 10/24/97. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE LATEST REPAIRS. *AK

THE AUTOMACTIC LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE MANUFACTURER'S KEY. THE VAN HAS BEEN REPAIRED (8) TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM, SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT AGAIN ON DECEMBER 20, 1997. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF.

REAR AXLE PROBLEMS.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE IT STOPS. BUT IT CAN ALSO VARY, DEPENDING ON THE SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES/7 TIMES ROTORS AND CALIPERS. THIS HAS TO BE DONE USUALLY EVERY 1500-3000 MILES DEFECT IS OCCURRING. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING VIBRATIONS.

PINCH POINT ON REAR DOOR UPON OPENING. OWNER HAS TO OPEN WITH PALM AND SQUEEZE UPWARD WITH FOUR FINGERS, STILL PINCHING MOTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT DISENGAGES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MLP SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. NLM

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS CAUSED BURN INJURY.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKE/ABS WARNING LIGHT ON.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

DRIVERS SEAT FAILED.

RIGHT OIL PUMP GASKET FAILED.

BLOWER MOTOR FAILED.

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKEN CAUSING FAILURE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

GEARSHIFT STICKS ON OCCASIONS.

THE ROTORS WARPED AND CAUSED THE WINDSTAR TO SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED IN JULY OF 1997 BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FAILED.

ABS BRAKE SENSOR FAILED RESULTING IN COLLISION.

RIGHT SIDE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

FRONT WHEEL LUG NUT BROKE OFF CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAG HAD VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT, INJURING THE DRIVER.

THUMP FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN STARTING TO MOVE OR WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE INSIDE. *AK

WHEN THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT IS LOCKED A GREEN INSERT IS SHOWN. WHEN LOCKING THE CSS THE GREEN INSERT SHOWS, BUT WHEN TUGGING ON THE STRAPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILD IS BUCKLED IN PROPERLY, THE BUCKLE SEPARATES VERY EASILY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THE CRACKING OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE BRAKING.

ABS PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBROAD, AND MORE STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE MISSING AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES.0 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR TWO DAYS HAD A DEFECTIVE REAR A/C WIRE WHICH WAS TOO SHORT, AND CAUSED AN OVERLOAD ON THAT REAR A/C WIRE, CAUSING A FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ENGINE LIGHT DID COME ON, BUT LIGHT WENT OFF. *AK

BRAKES FADED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

POWER WINDOW FAILED.

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING INTO A FOUR VEHICLE COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*JB

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED IDLE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE FOUR-FIVE TIMES. FIRST TIME JULY 29-97, THEN NO PROBLEM FOR FIVE DAYS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVING 35MPH, IF FOOT IS TAKEN OFF PEDAL AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE IDLES THERE. WHEN DRIVING AT 55 IN OVER DRIVE THE IDLE GEST STUCK ALSO. DEALER CHANGED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL THE FIRST TIME PART #9F715-9F670. THE FOURTH TIME DEALER ADDED A FLIGHT RECORDER WHICH RECORDED THREE FAILURES, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. VEHICLE IS IN SHOP FOR FIFTH TIME. LAKE SHORE FORD- MERCURY-TOYOTA INC. 244 MELTON RD. *AK CHESTERTON, IN. 46034. 219-787-8600. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER 20 DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION; V EHICLE ROLLED ACROSS ANN ISLE IN PARKING LOT DUE TO EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE AND STOPPED AT A PLANTER ISLAND. *AK

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

THE VEHICLE'S INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT STRAPS WHICH COME ACROSS THE CHILD'S CHEST CAN POP OPEN VERY EASILY. THE CHILD WHICH SITS IN THE SEAT CAN POP OPEN THE STRAPS. *AK *SLC

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO ABS WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *AK

CHILDREN EASILY SLIP OUT OF HARNESS OF INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT.