1999 Ford Windstar complaints

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. LAST WEEK OF JULY/2009, HAD FORD DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & PADS + REAR SHOES & MACHINED REAR DRUMS. WITHIN 1ST WEEK AFTER BRAKES JOB ABS LIGHT BEGAN CYCLING ON & OFF. AFTER THE 4TH WEEK, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED SOLID. CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. FORD DEALER SAYS MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. READ SOMEWHERE THAT CONTROLS OF THESE TWO COMPONENTS MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO A SWITCH THEREAFTER MOISTURE WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE SWITCH CAUSING A SHORT BLOWING FUSE #10. ALSO READ THAT THIS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE MIGHT LEAD TO A FIRE SUBSEQUENTLY. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED TO BE HIGH. WILL REPAIR ONCE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY SAVED. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR - THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE 'CHECK TRACTION CONTROL' MESSAGE COMES UP AS WELL. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR- ALL THE INSTRUMENTS LIKE 'ODOMETER', RPM, FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE HEAT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THEY SOMETIMES RANDOMLY GO UP DOWN, SOMETIMES GO TO ZERO AND LOOK LIKE DEAD. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT IS INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE HAD THE ABS CHECKED AND TOLD IT IS FINE, BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST 4 OR SO YEARS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE, ODOMETER UP AND DOWN, OVERDRIVE FLASHING,BRAKE LIGHT ON, ABS LIGHT ON. '99 WINDSTAR A COMPLETE LEMON FROM 30,000 MILES ON. IN SHOP AT 34000 MILES FOR SIX WEEKS. PRESENTLY SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD CAUSED BY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. REPLACING THIS DATE. PREVIOUS QUOTE FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $600.00. REPLACING MYSELF FOR $21.00. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE CATCHES ON FIRE. LUCKILY I CAUGHT THIS IN TIME TO PREVENT MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY GAUGES WILL NOT WORK BUT THEN SUDDENLY WORK FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN GET STUCK IN WHATEVER POSITION THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN. ITS MY FUEL, RPM, SPEED AND TEMP ARE EFFECTED. MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND MY O/D LIGHT FLASHES BUT ONLY AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN TEN TO FIFTEEN MILES. MY A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. BECAUSE MY GAUGE WAS WORKING AT THE TIME AND SAID I WAS GOING 30MPH I BELIEVED I WAS GOING 30 BUT I GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE WHICH SAID I WAS GOING ACTUALLY 46MPH. *TR

ABS LIGHT, O/D LIGHT IN DASHBOARD COMING ON. WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED AS USED CAR THESE ITEMS SHOWED UP ON THE DRIVE HOME AFTER PURCHASE. VEH HAS BEEN IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP GARAGE 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AT THAT TIME. 3 MONTHS LATER BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. CHECK AND FIND THAT BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. ONE BEING THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON REMOVING THIS PLUG I FOUND BRAKE FLUID IN THE CONNECTION. LOOKING BELOW I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRING HARNESS BELOW THE SWITCH AND ON THE METAL PANEL, WHERE IT HAD ACTUALLY BEGAN TO RUST. BELIEVE THIS HARNESS IS THE POWER STEERING WIRING. BRAKE PEDAL IN CAB NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS A HISSING SOUND WHEN THIS IS DONE. BELIEVE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AS WELL AND HAS DESTROYED THE GASKET IN THERE AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THANKFULLY ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CONSIDERING I TRANSPORT MY 3 CHILDREN AND WIFE IN THIS VAN. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL MINIVAN. WE TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE, AND AIR FILTERS REPLACED. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING, WE NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN WE WENT TO LOOK AT IT, WE FOUND WHITE SMOKE COMING UP FROM BEHIND THE AIR FILTER AND IN FRONT OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. WE THOUGHT THAT SOME FLUIDS HAD BEEN SPILT AND WERE SIMPLY BURNING OFF. WHEN WE WENT TO DRIVE IT LATER THAT EVENING, THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT DARK. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COMPUTER STATION, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WE MADE IT HOME SAFELY AS THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. UPON INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPED A LEAK. IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME AND HAD LITERALLY EATEN AWAY THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THE WIRES HAD BEEN EATEN THROUGH AS WELL AND HAD CROSSED AND CAUSED THE SHORT. *TR

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR ESL 99, YESTERDAY THE WIRES OF THE SENSOR OF THE BRAKES FLUID BURNED, I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A TIRE SHOP AND THEY CHECKED AND DISCONNECTED IT. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE VAN IS ON RECALL, HE HAS SENT ME DIFFERENT ARTICLES FROM THE INTERNET ABOUT FORD FIRES RECALL THAT INCLUDES MY VEHICLE MODEL. CALLING FORD RECALL INFORMATION THEY SAID VIN# DOESN'T SHOWS ANY RECALL. THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT THAT I'M ASKING FORD TO REPAIR IT EVEN IT IS NOT IN RECALL AS THEY SAID BUT IT IS LISTED IN OTHER SOURCES, THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW BY MAIL IN 10-15 LABOR DAYS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY VAN TO A FORD DEALER FOR MY SAFETY AS I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY. I WANT TO COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE THE FORD REIMBURSE AND THAT THEY INCLUDE THE 99 WINDSTAR ESL IN THEIR LIST, AS IT IS IN OTHERS, EVEN ATTORNEYS HAVING LAWSUITS CURRENTLY AGAINST FORD. IT HAPPENS TO ME ALREADY, AND MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. THE FAILURE DIDN'T MAKE ANY MORE DAMAGE THAN WIRES BURNED, SO FAR. I NEED THEM TO RESPOND PROPERLY AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE WITH HIGH SAFETY CONSEQUENCES. *TR THANK YOU,

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,405.

MY ABS LIGHT IS ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON, NOW MY SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM METER ARE NOT WORKING... *TR

THE REAR AXLE (OR REAR SUPPORT BEAM)BROKE IN TWO ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WE HAD HEARD SOME NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED THE DAY AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAD THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE REAR SHOCKS WERE GOING. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON SUNRISE HIGHWAY IN ROCKVILLE CENTER,NEW YORK WHEN THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STARTED SWERVING TO THE RIGHT AND I STARTED T SMELL A BURNING ODOR. IT WAS QUITE A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I THANK GOD THAT NEITHER I OR ANYONE ELSE WAS HURT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I NOTICED THE LOOK OF HORROR ON THE FACES OF THE FEW BYSTANDERS ON THE SIDEWALK. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I SAW WHEN I GOT OUT. THE REAR WHEELS WERE BOTH SPREAD EAGLE APART AND THE AXLE WAS BROKE IN TWO AND SCRAPING ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS A DISTINCT SCRAPE MARK IN THE ROAD FROM THE AXLE THAT TRACED MY PATH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET I WAS DISTURBED TO SEE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK TODAY, AUGUST 4,2009. I HAD TO PAY $870.00 FOR THE REPAIR AND THAT IS WITH A USED REAR AXLE SUPPORT FROM A JUNK YARD. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE CARS!!! TO MAKE THINGS JUST A LITTLE WORSE, IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE MY 50TH BIRTHDAY ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. WHAT A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM THE FORD MOTOR

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME I HAD A CRACK IN MY REAR AXLE. HE SAID IT WAS THE THIRD WINDSTAR HE HAD SEEN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM -- TWO 1999 WINDSTARS (ONE BEING MINE) AND A 2001 WINDSTAR. THIS IS POSSIBLE A RECALL SITUATION. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND AFTER INVESTIGATION THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE ECM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERY DAY AND THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE IS REDUCED. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE MODULE AS WE CAN NOT LOCATE ONE LOCALLY. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR 3.0L 4SP AUTO. ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (TESTED AT MY EXPENSE $70) HAS GONE BAD, SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS. I HAVE NO ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER OR ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN ON OCCASION, DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RELATED OR NOT. VAN RUNS GOOD OTHERWISE, HAS 107000 MILES ON IT I THINK, SINCE THE ODOMETER HASN'T WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS. I CANT EVEN GET A REPLACEMENT MODULE UNLESS I GO TO FORD AND THEN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED TOO. ITS SHAMEFUL HOW MUCH OF THE GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. I COULD LIVE WITHOUT THE ANTILOCK, BUT I NEED A SPEEDOMETER, MY VAN IS DEAD IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I WORK ENOUGH OVERTIME TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT. *TR

1. REAR OF VAN SWAYING AND A SQUEAKING NOISE..............2. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE REAR AXLE CRACKED AT THE MID POINT 3/4 THE WAY THROUGH..............3. PLAN TO REPLACE THE AXLE, HAVE NOT DONE SO AS YET. I WILL KEEP THE OLD AXLE OR MAKE IT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.............."THE WHOLE STORY"..............OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I'VE NOTICED WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE REAR OF THE VAN WOULD SWAY A LITTLE, AND OCCASIONALLY I?D HEAR A SQUEAK/SCREECH THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS SHOCKED, DISMAYED, DUMBFOUNDED, AND DISBELIEVED WHAT MY EYES WHERE SHOWING ME. THE REAR AXLE, A RATHER BEEFY LOOKING PIECE OF STEEL AND ENGINEERING, WAS CRACKED OF THE WAY THROUGH. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTAR VANS. APPARENTLY DOZENS OF WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY FORD LIKE THE VALVE COVER SNAFU HAS DECIDED TO IGNORE IT. PLEASE, BEFORE SOMEONE TRAGICALLY PAYS THE ULTIMATE PRICE MAKE THEM STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON DAILY. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF START UP. *TR

I BOUGHT A FORD WINDSTAR VAN FROM A USED CAR DEALER BY THE NAME OF RAY PRICE IN DEC. OF '07. WE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR A VAN FOR SOME TIME AND I HAD LOOKED FOR ANY RECALLS BEFORE WE PURCHASED. I FOUND NONE LISTED. WE PAID OFF THE CAR LAST MONTH, AND THAT'S WHEN THE TROUBLE STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE GARAGE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH BECAUSE IT KEPT STALLING WHEN IT WOULD IDLE FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS AND THE SURROUNDING PARTS, REPLACING THEM AS NEEDED EACH TIME. I ALSO HAD THE SPARK PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES REPLACED JUST IN CASE. ON THURSDAY JULY 23RD, MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKES ON THE FRONT. HE DROVE THE VAN ALL DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL STALL. WE STOPPED FOR MILK AT THE GROCERY STORE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM MY WORK AND HAD BEEN INSIDE FOR ONLY 5-10 MINUTES WHEN THE MANAGER CALLED OUT THAT OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. WE RAN OUTSIDE, AND THE FIREMEN GOT IT OUT, BUT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC AND THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD COME ACROSS A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN OUT A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT MY VAN. IT SEEMS THAT FORD RECALLED THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRES JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE WHAT HE HAD SEEN BEFORE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SINCE THEN, FORD HAS DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND WON'T LOOK INTO THE MATTER. MY CAR HAD BEEN ON THIS LOT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. IF THE REC

MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, I WOULD SMELL A ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL AFTER DRIVING IT AND A LITTLE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MY DADA AND MYSELF CHECKED AND FOUND A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK THAT WAS GETTING ON A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THIS WAS ALSO CAUSING SOME FUSES TO BLOW. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ABS ECM MODULE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH AND REPLACE IT, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT. *TR

MY SISTERS 1999 WINDSTAR HAD A RUSTED SUBFRAME. I TOOK MY 1999 WINDSTAR TO A MECHANIC , THE SUBFRAME WAS STARTING TO RUST ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WITHIN 4 WEEKS , THE FRAME SPLIT WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR. IT IS UNDRIVABLE. I CALL FORD ON 7/22/09 TO LET THEM KNOW OF A DESIGN PROBLEM (THE A/C DRAINTUBE DRAINS ON THE SUBFRAME ON THE RIGHT. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ON THE CAR, BUT FORD SAID MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ITS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, ITS A DESIGN ISSUE. I AM HAVING IT FIXED AND I THINK FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME . THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME. *TR

I HAVE HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 WINDSTAR SE. THE INSIDE FAN GOES ON WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOORS, LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS AND I HAVE HAD ABS PROBLEMS. WE'VE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION THREE TIMES. I LOVE MY VAN, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE HORN ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE BACKED INTO! *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WITHOUT WARNING. THOUGHT I WAS HYDROPLANING, AS IT WAS RAINING. AT 60 MPH, I STARTED TO LOOSE CONTROL AND I SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. I DROVE 5 MILES, THINKING I WAS GETTING A FLAT TIRE. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, REAR TIRES WERE SCRAPING THE FENDER AND I DISCOVERED THE AXLE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. *TR

REAR AXLE SNAPPED INTO 2 ON 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT ON, ODOMETER INOP, SPEEDOMETER INOP, 15 AMP FUSE CONSTANTLY BLOWS. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER SERVICE,BRAKE LIGHT RED, 15 AMP FUSE BLOWING OUT, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT,SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING, ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

2 WEEKS AGO, MY FAMILY AND I HAD MADE A TRIP TO THE DALLAS TEXAS AREA. A FEW DAYS INTO THE VACATION WE HAD GONE TO CHURCH. WELL, WHEN WE HAD LEFT CHURCH, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS WAS ON. MY FATHER-IN-LAW SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FUSE PROBLEM THAT MADE THE AC STOP WORKING. WE LOOKED THE FUSES OVER AND REPLACED THE BURNT ONES ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED UNTIL WE HAD LEFT TEXAS. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, (WE WERE IN OKLAHOMA AT THE TIME) WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP. LEAVING THE GAS STATION ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY (IT WAS AROUND 5 AM). SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BY THIS TIME THE HOOD OF THE VAN WAS BLOWING OUT FAINT SMOKE. WE LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEEN THERE WAS A FIRE. MY WIFE AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUR 3 KIDS OUT OF THE VAN AND INTO OUR PARENT'S CAR, WHILE MY FATHER-IN-LAW DOUSED THE FLAMES. THANK GOD WE HAD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THAT TOWED US TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE. WE WERE SHOCKED AS TO WHAT EXACTLY HAD HAPPENED. AFTER REPLACING SOME MORE FUSES, WE GOT IT UP AND RUNNING LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. THE SPEEDOMETER STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON. DURING THAT TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTION UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HOUSED THE ABS MODULE HAD COMPLETELY MELTED AND HAD STARTED THE FIRE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO

SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PROBLEM FOUND WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK, AIR CONDITIONER AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. APPARENTLY FLUID CAUSED A SHORT THAT ACTIVATED A FUSE, DISABLING THESE ITEMS. REQUESTED FORD REPAIR AT THEIR COST AS SWITCH IS SAME AS WAS RECALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000. THEY REFUSED SINCE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE WINDSTAR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AT MY COST, AND PROBLEMS APPEARS RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST IN THE SUBFRAME COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING. CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE SUBFRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE RUST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN $3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,547 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,560.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V147000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD KEEPS COMING ON.. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR... NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.. JUST LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON....IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM... THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BURNED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. IN 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V261000; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. FORD STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHEN HAVING THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE, OUR MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE CLAIMED THAT IT WAS FAR WORSE THAN IT EVER SHOULD BE AND IF THIS WAS A GM, THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. HOWEVER, THIS IS A FORD AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR- WAS HEARING A LOT OF DEEP SOUNDING SQUEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. ALSO SOME CRACKING SOUNDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AND FOUND THE SUBFRAME WAS VERY BADLY RUSTED. WE REPLACED THE SUBFRAME. THE REPAIR SHOP TOOK PICTURES FOR US AND WE WERE HORRIFIED TO SEE HOW SEVERE THE SITUATION ACTUALLY WAS. IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO RUSTING COMPLETELY THROUGH. 1999 WINDSTAR WITH 98,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS APROX. $1500. THE CAR RIDES VERY SMOOTH NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL. WAS NOT AWARE HOW BOUNCY THE CAR WAS RIDING. NOW IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE A NEW SUSPENSION. *TR

CONNECTOR COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SENSOR ON THE BRAKE RESERVOIR ON MY 1999 WINDSTAR 3.8 LITER IS BURNED - MELTED. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE ABS TO SHUT DOWN AND THE LIGHT TO COME ON. ALSO, THE A/C DOESN'T WORK AND THE FANS DON'T WORK. *TR

ON MAY 22 MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN STARTED TO MAKE A SQUEALING/WHINING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 IN THE MORNING DURING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 40 MINUTE DRIVE TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE. DUE TO THE WEIRD NOISE I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRE (RIGHT REAR) WHERE THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM. THE PRESSURE WAS A LITTLE LOW SO I TOPPED IT OFF AND CONTINUED ON MY TRIP. THE SOUND CONTINUED AND I DECIDED TO STOP AT A SERVICE STATION ABOUT 20 MORE MILES INTO THE TRIP. THE SERVICE STATION WAS LITTLE HELP, THEY CHECKED MY POWER STEERING FLUID, DROVE THE VAN AROUND THE PARKING LOT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT MADE NO NOISES. THE ATTENDANT TOLD ME HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT THE SOUND MIGHT BE AND ASKED IF I COULD RETURN IN AN HOUR WHEN HIS SUPERIOR WOULD BE THERE. I AGREED TO RETURN AFTER DROPPING OFF MY KIDS AT MY MOTHERS. AFTER GOING ON DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT ANOTHER TEN MILES I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL START TO FLOAT AND DRIFT AND MY BRAKES BECAME USELESS AND THE VAN CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND THERE WAS A HUGE BANG AS THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED. AS WE ALL PILED OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WE FOUND THE REAR WHEELS POINTING INWARD UNDER THE VAN AT A BACKWARDS ANGLE. SOME MEN CAME TO HELP ME WHO WERE NEARBY THEY INFORMED ME MY AXLE WAS SNAPPED. LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I COULD CLEARLY SEE THEY WERE RIGHT. MY VAN WILL BE REPAIRED THIS WEEKEND. I CALLED FORD THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO EAT THE REPAIRS MYSELF. IN WV A YEARLY INSPECTION IS REQUIR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. ABS WARNING LIGHT IN DASH HAS BECOME ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATE ABS ECM RELAY FAILURE. FAILURE IS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN, AND POOR MATERIALS CHOICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. MODULE FAILURE EFFECTS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED, RANDOM BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. REMOVAL OF FUSES OF CIRCUITS 101 AND 102, DE-ENERGIZE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL AND MAKES THE VEHICLE OPERABLE AGAIN, WITHOUT ABS BRAKES OR TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHEN DRIVING. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH RANDOMLY. THIS INDICATES THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE NOTICED THAT PARTS NEAR A CIRCUIT BOARD ARE GETTING HOT CAUSING EXPANSION CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND FURTHERMORE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO. I CARRY MY PRECIOUS FAMILY IN MY VAN. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE ON HIS VEHICLE CRACKED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,641. THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRINGS FRACTURED JUST LIKE THOSE SPECIFIED ON FORD WINDSTAR 1997 AND 1998 ASSEMBLED AT OAKVILLE PLANT BETWEEN AUG 1996 THROUGH JULY 1998. THE DEFECTIVE SPRINGS FORCED FORD TO ISSUE RECALL 01S19. MY 1999 WINDSTAR WAS SHIPPED NOV 1998 AND I SUSPECT WITH BAD SPRINGS BECAUSE OTHER 1999 FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME SPRING BREAKAGE CAUSING PUNCTURED FRONT TIRES. MY SPRINGS WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE AND NOW FAIL NH SAFETY INSPECTION. PLEASE ACT SWIFTLY MY FUNDS ARE VERY LOW! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED IN HALF AND THE REAR TIRES WERE BENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 04/13/09. *JB

WE HAVE A 99 WINDSTAR WITH A BROKEN ENGINE CRADLE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN ALONG WITH MY SON TO A LOCAL RETAILER. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE VAN. MY SON WHO WAS SITTING TON THE PASSENGER SIDE SAID HE FELT IT UNDER HIS FEET. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. SHE WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME SO DECIDED TO TAKE IT BACK HOME. SURPRISINGLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I CRAWLED UNDER THE UNIT AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD SNAPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. IT WAS THEN THAT WE STOPPED DRIVING THE VAN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND THEY WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO OURS. IT SEEMS THAT THE AC DRAIN HOSE IS SITUATED OVER THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE BREAK. APPARENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THIS CAUSES THE FRAME TO RUST OUT. I CALLED FORD TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PASSED ON BUYING A NEW PART DUE TO THE COST. I HAD TO TAKE A DAY OFF FROM WORK AND GO JUNKYARD SHOPPING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I LOCATED ONE AND WE HAD THE UNIT TOWED TO LUCAS FORD IN BURLINGTON, N.J. WHERE MY WIFE WORKS PART TIME. THE PART WAS DELIVERED AND THE DEALER DID THE REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A BAD RACK AND PINION UNIT THAT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE SAME TIME. THE UNIT HAD 77,817 ON THE ODOMETER AT THE TIME THE WORK WAS DONE. I CAN UNDERSTAND MECHANICAL ITEMS GOING BAD BUT THIS WAS A STRUCTURAL IT

1999 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L V6 99K MILES DRIVING TO WORK TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE FORWARD. IT ONLY WOULD WORK IN REVERSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS PLEASE REFERENCE THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/WINDSTAR/2000/TRANSMISSION/. *TR

REPLACED WIRING ON FUSE BLOCK,REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH TWICE,ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON DASH,DRIVER BRAKE LIGHT DON'T WORK,DEALER SAID IT IS THE REAR BRAKE MODULE. I HOPE THIS IS GOING TO RECALL ON ALL THESE CARS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE TO HERE BACK FROM SOMEONE ON ALL THESE ISSUES WITH MY FORD WINDSTAR 1999. I HAD CALLED THE DEALER ON MY BRAKE MODULE AND THEY ARE HAVING A HAD TIME GETTING A PART,I HAD CALLED THE DEALER ON 3/20/09 AND CALLED THEM ON 3/24/09 AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE DEALER ON WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COST FOR THE PART AND LABOR. HOPE TO HERE FROM SOMEONE SOON. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING, CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. ( APPROXIMATELY LATE FEBRUARY 2009) BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY LIT. REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FAN CONSTANTLY ON WHEN HEAT/AC ENGAGED. #10 FUSE BLOWN. FIX WAS ON 3/25/09---BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) AND PLUG AND FUSE #10 REPLACED. SOME LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID WITH CORROSION EVIDENT TO MECHANIC, ALTHOUGH MINIMAL WIRE DAMAGE NOTED. MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT FLUID HAD JUST RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR XL 1999- FRONT END CLUNKING NOISES SERVICED 3-4 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. REPEATED REPAIRS TO VARIOUS FRONT END COMPONENTS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE INCLUDING POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK & PINION, TIE RODS, U-JOINTS COSTING $2000 OR MORE. CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM GROANING, NOISY, & STIFF STEERING. ALSO ONGOING ENGINE PINGING UPON ACCELERATION AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. RANDOM POWER SLIDING DOOR FUNCTION. METALLIC RATTLING, JINGLING NOISES FROM UNDER CAR BOTH WHEN IDLING & DRIVING. *TR

MULTIPLE ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS. MOST RECENT FIXED BY REPLACING BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS. STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS HAD CAUSED SHORTED FUSE WHICH KNOCKED OUT SPEEDOMETER, HEATER AND CRUISE CONTROL. THIS BILL WAS $336.86, AND IT'S THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE HAD ABS-RELATED PROBLEMS. RECALL NEEDED! *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT ON MY 1999 WINDSTAR VAN. THIS HAS OCCURRED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN BY FORD. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS ON THE CRADLE CREATING A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE CRADLE RUSTING OUT. THIS CAN BE AND HAS BEEN RESULTING IN CAR ACCIDENT DEATHS. I WAS LUCKY. I HAD THE CAR AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ENGLEWOOD FLORIDA(BAY HARBOR FORD) FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND THEY WENT TO PUT MY CAR ON THE LIFT AND THE CRADLE BROKE BECAUSE OF THE RUST. THEY ARE REPLACING THE CRADLE AND THEN CONTINUING ON THE REPAIRS. THE COST TO ME IS EXPECTED AROUND $2,200 OR MORE. THEY HAVE ORDERED A USED CRADLE. FORD INSPECTED MY CAR BEFORE I PURCHASE IT AND NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS RUST PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VAN IN 2007- OCT BASED ON THEIR BLESSING THAT IT WAS A SOUND, SAFE VEHICLE AND WOULD LAST ME FOR AT LEAST ANTHER 200,000 MILES. *TR