1999 Ford Windstar complaints

REAR AXLE BREAKS IN HALF! FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CARS WHERE AROUND WHEN THIS HAPPENED, ONLINE FOUND VERY COMMON, FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING! *TR

OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED A CRACK IN THE SUBFRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO RUST. TO REPLACE WITH A USED SUBFRAME, IT WILL COST APPRX $1,000, A NEW ONE IS MORE THEN THE CAR IS WORTH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL RECURRING PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE AND FROM READING OTHER POSTS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SUBFRAME DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM ON FORD'S PART. *TR

REAR AXLE OF THE CAR BROKE AS WE DROVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD, LEAKING FLUID, NON-WORKING SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS SENSOR, AND OIL SENSOR. FLICKERING DOME LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. SCDS IS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THIS MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR HAS CAUSED ALL SORTS OF ISSUES. FLUID LEAKED ON TO ABS BOX AND THE WIRES CAUSING SHORTS AND BLOWN FUSES. ALL DAMAGE HAS BEEN SAID TO STEM FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE FULL DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SCDS'S. *TR

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY DISCONNECT RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRACTION AND UNANTICIPATED SKIDDING. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE ABS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN MAKES THE ABS WARNING LIGHT GO OFF AND IT USUALLY STAYS OFF. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND OCCURS EVERY FEW WEEKS. WHEN THE ABS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT IS ON I EXPERIENCE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE ON FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER BRACKET RUSTED OFF FRAME. NOTICED LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET RUSTED BAD AND READY TO COME LOOSE. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT SUBFRAME BROKE LOOSE FROM THE MAIN CHASSIS WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DROPPED, DISCONNECTING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE STEERING RACK AND RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL. SUBFRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WHOSE 1999 WINDSTAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING ONE WEEK EARLIER. CAR ENDED UP BEING SCRAPPED AS REPAIR COSTS FAR OUT WEIGHED THE CAR'S VALUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURIES OR FATALITIES IF THE CAR WERE MOVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. FORD IS AWARE THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IS NOT ADVISING OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR CARS INSPECTED. LOTS OF POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OLDER WINDSTARS ON THE ROAD. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR REAR DEAD AXLE CRACKED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND SAME LOCATION OF CRACK. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

BROKEN REAR AXLE ON A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND THE AXLE JUST SNAPPED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS AROUND 85000 MILES ON IT. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD TOWED THREE OF THESE SAME SITUATIONS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND TOWS ABOUT 12-15 A YEAR. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED IT SAID THAT HE HAS FIXED 4 OF THEM. NOW THIS IS JUST IN MY LOCATION SO I CAN'T IMAGINE COUNTRY WIDE THAT FORD IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS AND I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR REAR DEAD AXLE CRACKED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND SAME LOCATION OF CRACK. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ON THE ABS LIGHT IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE SPORT. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT BOTH COME ON SPORADICALLY AS I DRIVE THE VAN. THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE ECM, WHICH CAN CAUSE GREATER DISTANCE TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. I ALSO OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX, WHICH HAS THE SAME ABS LIGHT INDICATION. DURING A FULL SPEED (75 MPH) EMERGENCY STOP IN DECEMBER OF 2009 WITH MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX, I SKIDDED ON THE INTERSTATE AND LOST CONTROL, ENDING UP ON THE LEFT-LANE SHOULDER BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE 1999 WINDSTAR ALSO HAD SPORADIC ABS LIGHT INDICATIONS (6 MONTHS) UNTIL THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY BEGINNING IN LATE 2006. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FORD WINDSTAR HAS THIS ISSUE REGULARLY. IN FACT MY FIANCEE IS CONSIDERING BUYING ANOTHER 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ALSO CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED IN THAT VAN AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE MORE THAN A MERE COINCIDENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE; HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. HE THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE SUPPORT BAR WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD HIM THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

I AM A RETIRED FORMER TECHNICIAN/MANAGER FOR FORD DEALERS FOR 41 YEARS. TO KEEP MYSELF BUSY, I WORK ON FRIENDS VEHICLES. RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A CONCERN WITH FORD WINDSTARS. THE REAR AXLES (I-BEAM ASSYS) BREAK IN HALF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEH TO LOSE CONTROL. THE FIRST ONE I SAW ( A 2001 MY VEH) WAS ONLY CRACKED HALF WAY, I REPLACED IT BEFORE IT BROKE. LAST WEEK I HAD ONE ( A 1999 MY VEH) TOWED TO ME BROKEN IN HALF. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS GOING SLOW & WAS PULLED OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. I ALSO NOTICED THE CRACK & THE BREAK OCCURRED AT ALMOST THE SAME LOCATION ON THE AXLE (APPROX. 12" FROM THE LEFT SIDE). IN BOTH CASES I REPLACED THEM WITH USED PARTS FROM AN AUTO WRECKING YARD. THIS WAS DUE TO THE OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH PRICE OF A NEW PART FROM FORD. I ASKED AROUND AT LOCAL SHOPS & EVEN WITH SOME OF THE TECH'S WHERE I USED TO WORK & WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD INDEED SEEN THIS CONCERN BEFORE. I WAS WONDERING IF THE NHTSB WAS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. AS A FORMER FORD DEALER EMPLOYEE, I KNOW MANUFACTURERS HAVE PROGRAMS ASKING CUSTOMERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR A "SAFETY CHECK" & POSSIBLE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO "SUGGEST" TO FORD BEFORE ONE OF THESE AXLES BREAKS AT SPEED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE ACCESS TO THE BROKEN AXLE IF ANYONE CARES TO INSPECT IT. I ALSO CUT THE CRACKED SECTION OUT OF THE FIRST AXLE & GAVE IT TO THE OWNER TO RETAIN SHOULD ANYTHING PROGRAM-WISE EVER OCCUR. NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THE CONSUMER POR

WHILE DRIVING THRU AN INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED HARD ITSELF, AND THE VAN WAS UNDRIVABLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THRU AN HAD BROKE OFF FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT. HE SAID THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW FROM FORD, AND THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL WINDSTARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO RECALLS YET, AND FORD WILL NOT HELP, YET. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. COINCIDENTLY ALL THE OTHER WINDSTAR MOUNTS BROKE IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE. THE MECHANIC HAS QUOTED US $750.00 TO REPLACE WITH A USED PART AND $1300.00 FOR A NEW PART. SO FAR ALL OF THE USED PARTS ARE ROTTED (RUSTED THRU), IN THE SAME PLACE AS MINE AND NOT WORTH USING. IF WE CANNOT FIND A QUALITY USED PART SOON, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WITH NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY CRACKED. THE MECHANIC STATED HE OBSERVED THE FAILURE OFTEN IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT WAS 132,000.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, REAR AXLES ASSEMBLY, REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO. FOUND WHILE INSPECTING LEFT REAR TIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD TURNED INTO VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING WHY WHEEL AD TURNED INWARD, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD SNAPPED IN TWO AND WAS HANGING ON THE GROUND. FORD DEALER(SARAT FORD-AGAWAM,MA) STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES REAR AXLES ALL THE TIME, MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPLACED 3-4 AXLES HIMSELF. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BROKEN AXLE WAS THE SECOND AXLE ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TWO PIECES OF THE AXLES AND DISPOSED OF THEM. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE BROKEN AXLE ALONG WITH RECEIPTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY & PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN STREET, CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL & TIRE ON RIGHT REAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUBBING FIRE WALL. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT, GOT OUT & LOOKED, NO FLAT BUT WHEEL WAS BOWED IN. I TURNED AROUND & WENT BACK HOME, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY & GOT UNDER VAN. THE REAR AXEL WAS CRACKED. CALLED TO GET ANOTHER AXEL TO REPAIR VAN & WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES I CALLED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VAN. CALLED FORD DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NEVER A RECALL ON IT.IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING FAST & THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MYSELF & OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MYSELF FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM FIXING MY VAN MYSELF, BUT THEIR ARE A LOT OF THESE VANS ON THE ROAD & MOST OF THEM ARE PROBABLY DRIVEN BY WOMEN WITH KIDS IN THE VAN & I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEM IF THIS HAPPENED TO THEIR VAN. I COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW AXEL SO I BOUGHT A USED ONE AT A JUNK YARD, MY CONCERN IS IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART HOW LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKILY NEXT TIME. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE POWER STEERING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP COMPLAINT, REGARDING FORD RECALL 09S09, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SERVICED ON 11DEC09. THE VEHICLE'S ABS DASH LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM TURNED OFF. LATELY, THE ABS LIGHT IS COMING ON MORE FREQUENTLY, WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP AND A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE (WITHIN A MILE AWAY OF THE PREVIOUS STARTING POINT). AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ABS BRAKING CAPABILITY OR TRACTION CONTROL CAPABILITY (AS THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF ALONG W/ THE ABS SYSTEM). THE RECALL SERVICE WAS COMPLETED BY PERFORMANCE FORD, 11910 W. DODGE ROAD OMAHA NE 68154. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, AS WE BELIEVE THE FORD DEALER FAILED TO ADEQUATELY REPAIR THE RECALL AND HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PUT OUR FAMILY AT RISK. THE DEALER INSPECTION FOUND THE FOLLOWING UPON INITIAL REPAIR: FOUND SWITCH LEAKING WITH NO HEAT DAMAGE. INSPECT SERVO SWITCH NO HEAT DAMAGE AND NO HEAT DAMAGE TO ABS CONNECTOR APPLIED GREASE TO BOTH CONNECTORS OK AFTER REPAIR. PLEASE PRESS FORD TO HAVE THEIR DEALERS COMPLETE THE RECALL AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT COMPLETING THE WORK AS PROMISED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE HE SUDDENLY NOTICED A LARGE POPPING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE BENT INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, 118K MILES. VAN HAS UNSTABLE STEERING AND NOISE IN RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED AND TAKING IT TO REPAIR SHOP, THE NOISE GETS LOUDER AND MY SON FOLLOWING ME REPORTS REAR TIRES BECOMING MISALIGNED. RIGHT TIRE IS SMOKING AND TIRE FRAGMENTS ARE EVIDENT. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS THAT REAR AXLE IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RIGHT TIRE ALSO NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE ASKED FOR OLD PARTS TO BE SAVED FOR MY PERSONAL INSPECTION. AFTER SOME WEB BROWSING (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR FAILURE EVENTS FROM OTHER FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS MOSTLY FROM NORTHERN MIDWEST AND NORTHERN EASTERN STATES, I.E. WINTER STATES. ALL COMPLAINTS OBSERVED WERE FOR WINDSTARS OVER 10 YEARS AND / OR 100K MILES. *TR

CHASSIS RUSTED OUT AROUND MTR MOUNTS: CAR MAKES NOISE AND STEERS CROOKED: I JUST FOUND OUT WHY BUT, IT'S BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND MY ENTIRE DASH HAS GONE OUT EXCEPT FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS INCLUDES MY SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, MY RPMS, AND MY GAS GAUGES. *TR

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LAST SPRING. ALL THE GAUGES WOULD GO WACKY AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE LUTHER FORD DEALER IN FARGO, ND AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. OFFERED TO REPLACE FRONT BOARD WHERE THE GAUGES ARE FOR NO CHARGE I WOULD JUST PAY FOR THE LABOR. I SAID NO. WENT THIS WAY ALL SUMMER AND THEN THE RPM NEEDLE JUST QUIT. THIS VAN HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH TROUBLE REGARDING THE WIRING. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BOARD IN THE BACK RIGHT PANEL OF THE VAN. AND AM ALWAYS REPLACING LIGHT BULBS IN THE BACK. DISGUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DID TAKE IT IN FOR THE RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF NOW. DO I HAVE ABS??????????? I FELT THEY JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF ME. *TR

MY REAR AXEL IS BROKEN ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. HAPPENED JANUARY 1ST 2010, ATLEAST THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE! CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN BABIED. NO HISTORY OF ABUSE. THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE AND IN READING HUNDREDS (LITERALLY) OF THREADS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN HAD THEY BEEN IN THE CAR. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! *TR

FORD WINDSTAR SEEMS TO HAVE A DESIGN THAT IS A DEFINITE HAZARD WITH THE REAR AXLE MEMBER. THE STAMPED REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WILL FAIL AFTER 100,00 MILE BY CRACKING AND FAILURE IS QUICK TO COME. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF IT FROM 1996 TO PRESENT, I HAVE A 1999 AND MY WIFE KEPT TELLING ME ABOUT A RUBBING SOUND SHE HEARS WHEN TURNING INTO THE ALLEY AND I COULD NOT TRACE ANYTHING DOWN. I THEN TURNED OUT OF OUR ALLEY AND THEN IT BROKE 95% THROUGH. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT AT FIRST AND THEN FOUND THE CRACK IN THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. PRAISE GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH. I AM WAITING TO GET INTO THE MECHANICS 12-30-2009 AND WILL CAST AROUND $1000 PARTS, LABOR AND TOW AND 2 NEW TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, HE HEARD A BANG NOISE, AND THEN HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING. HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE BENT INWARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED. HE WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE SHIPPED FOR REPAIRS. HE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

OUR FAMILY WAS IN OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX 3.8L V6 WHEN WE WERE LOOSING CONTROL OVER THE REAR END OF OUR VAN. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A TIRE PROBLEM. WE DROVE TO THE TIRE STORE. THEY SHOWED US THAT OUR REAR AXLE HAD ALMOST BROKEN COMPLETELY IN HALF. WITH SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY FAMILIES AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THANK GOD WE MADE IT TO THE SHOP IN TIME. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF SUB FRAME CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A DEAD STOP AND FRONT END TO DROP. THERE WAS NO WARNING EXCEPT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, HAD TO REPLACE SUB FRAME. THE BRACKET WHERE THE CONTROL ARM SHOULD BE WAS COMPLETELY GONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE....IT WAS STILL TOGETHER AND INTACT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. YOU LOSE TOTAL CONTROL AND CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING WHEN WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN WE STOPPED AND LIFTED UP THE HOOD THERE WERE FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE IS WHAT WE THINK IS A SENSOR UNDER MASTER CYLINDER IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION NO SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN OF EXPENSE $1500.00. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 825.00 DOLLARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR 1999 WITH ABS LIGHT COMES ON. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD FOR RECALL OF A SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AS IT POSES A LEAK IN BRAKE FLUID WHICH MAY CAUSE FIRE. I WENT TO DEALER CLOSE BY AND HE SAID HE CHANGE THE WIRE HARNESS AND AS FAR AS THE ABS LIGHT DIAGNOSIS HE CHARGE ME $46.95 AND COME UP WITH A CODE C1185WHICH PINPOINT TO ABS MODULE FAILURE AND HE GAVE ME ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IT ~$800. AFTER I WENT BACK HOME AND LOOKING AT THE SAFETY REPORT AND OTHER REPORT FROM CUSTOMER LIKE ME I UNDERSTAND THE RECALL . SO I DID CALL THE DEALER 'S SERVICE AND EXPLAIN TO HIM WHY HE DID NOT TELL ME THAT THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN ABS AND THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND BRAKE FLUID LEAK , HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM AS WELL AS NO LETTER FROM FORD EXPLAIN THE SUCH CONNECTION HE PROMISE ME TO LOOK AT IT MORE CAREFUL NEXT DAY AND I WAIT TO HEAR THE NEWS BUT NO SATISFACTION AS HE COMES UP THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILURE IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL SWITCH . SO I DECIDE TO CALL THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WITH ALONG DISCUSSION THEY DENIED ME THE RIGHT TO FIX THE ABS MODULE OR TO DEAL WITH MY PROBLEM OR T LEAST GIVE ME BACK THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES FOR THE ABS LIGHT I FEEL THERE IS A COVER BY FORD SERVICE TO DENIED ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LEAK TO THE ABS MODULE OR CONNECTOR AND THEY FIGHT SO HARD ON ALL LEVELS TO DENIED SUCH RIGHT PLEASE HELP IN INCLUDING THE STATEMENT OF CHECKING THE ABS MODULE AND CONNECTOR WITH THE RECALL ONCE FOR GOOD AND STO

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BEING TRANSMITTED FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS (LATER DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER THAT ALSO DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION). *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY GO 'HAYWIRE' - SWEEPING BACK AND FORTH FOR UP TO 20 SECONDS AT A TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE WIRES BEHIND THE MOTOR STARTED A FIRE, NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, MILES 84,000. UNDER NORM DRIVING CONDITIONS, R2 VALVE COVER FELLED HAD A HOLE INSIDE IT ALONG WITH GASKETS IN R2 PLATNIUM. I HAD TO BUY FROM FORD THE GASKETS SET AND R 2VALUE COVER AND THE BOLTS WHICH ARE SPECIALLY MADE BUY THEM. ONE WOULD BELIEVE THAT FORD DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH IN THE BOLTS TO HOLD THE PLATNIUM IS PLACE THAT ALLOW THE AIR LEAK TO TAKE PLACE IN THE VALVE COVER AND PLATNIUM. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS ON HAND. *TR

THE THROTTLE CABLE OF MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR FRAYED AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO STICK. THE FRAYED OUTER PART OF THE WIRE CAME OFF LEAVING SHARP METAL ENDS THAT ALLOWED THE CABLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE PLASTIC SHEATH. HAD TO BE PULLED OUT BY HAND. NO INJURY OCCURRED BUT COULD HAVE IF ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 1999 WINDSTAR AND ABS LIGHT GOES ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND DOES NOT GO OUT -- IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IS IT DANGEROUS -- THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

WHILE CORNERING AT 20 MILES PER HOUR, MY 1999 FORD WIND STAR GAVE OUT A LOUD METAL CRACKING NOISE. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE ASSY. HAD SNAPPED EXACTLY WHERE EVERYONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING ON LINE DID. THIS IS NOT COINCIDENCE NOR FROM THOSE, ROTTEN DENYING REPS OF FORD, TELLING US THAT THIS IS FROM JACKING UP THE CAR USING THE IMPROPER POSITION ON THIS AXLE. GO TO THE ACTUAL FORD SERVICE MANUAL AND YOU WILL SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON DOING A LOT OF REAR END WORK USING THIS REAR AXLE HOUSING AS A JACKING POINT ( CENTER OF HOUSING ASSY. ). I WORK FROM THESE EXPENSIVE FACTORY MANUALS. FORD HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND REFUSES TO ADMIT IT. ANYONE WITH BASIC MENTALITY CAN UNDERSTAND. THIS IS ABOUT MONEY, NOT SAFETY. I WOULD NOT BLAME ANY MAN THAT WOULD LOSE HIS FAMILY DUE TO THIS NONSENSE DENIAL FROM GETTING A GUN AND SHOOTING THESE '!@#$%. THEY DON'T SEEM TO GIVE A'!@#$% ABOUT THEIR FAULTY PARTS NOR FAMILIES. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYONE DYING IN A CRASH, BUT I'LL BET IT WILL HAPPEN, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

ABS WARNING LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. IT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK ON. GOODYEAR SAID I PROBABLY NEED NEW COMPUTER CHIP THAT THE ABS ONE WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPS A LEAKING AND "ABS" LIGHT TURN ON IN THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1999 WINDSTAR SE VAN SINCE ON SEPT. 29, 2009, THEREFORE MPH IS NOT WORKING ON SPEED-O-METER AND MILEAGE GETS BLANK LIKES "---------". ALSO HEAT & A/C FAN MOTOR IS WORKING FINE BUT HEAT AND A/C DID NOT OPERATE AS WELL. CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO QUIT. *TR

THE CAR STARTED PULLING REALLY HARD TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED IN ONE SPOT ON THE SUBFRAME WHERE IT JOINS THE FRAME AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLT. THIS IS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BROKEN LOOSE AND THERE IS SUBFRAME/CONTROL ARM AND OTHER DAMAGE. DEALER SAID WHEN A JOB LIKE THIS IS DONE THERE IS USUALLY A SNOWBALL AFFECT WITH THE DAMAGE. ATLEAST $2000. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION JUST PU IN LAST YEAR. CAR IS ONLY GOOD FOR SCRAP NOW. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TWO KIDS AGES 3 AND 5 THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.*TR

MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING CORRECTLY, POSSIBLY 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT SPEED. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT A RADAR TICKET IN THE MAIL. I KNEW WHAT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS DIFFERENT THAN WAS INDICATED. I FOUND A WEB SITE WHICH DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I WAS HAVING. THESE WERE THE SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES NOT WORKING THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER, ABS LIGHT IS ON, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN GO OFF, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT WORKING. I THOUGHT THEY WERE UNRELATED BUT AFTER THE SPEEDING TICKET DISCOVERED THEY WERE CAUSED BY THE SAME PROBLEM, A SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I TOOK THE MEASURES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON BUT THE OTHER SYSTEMS WORK FINE NOW. THE AC WORKS, THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS RIGHT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH IS BLOWING A FUSE CAUSING MY SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULTS IF NOT DISABLED. AFTER READING THESE RESULTS I IMMEDIATELY HAD SOMEONE DISCONNECT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE HOOD WHICH DISABLED MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM TO PREVENT A FIRE. IN TURN MY ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOW WORKING BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A POSSIBLE FIRE WAS PREVENTED! I WOULD APPRECIATE ATTENTION BEING TAKEN IN THIS MATTER SEEING AS HOW IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED TWICE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT DUST ON THE CYLINOID OF THE DOOR MECHANISM COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK, DEFECT AS WELL AS THE CHILD SEATS LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.