1999 Ford Windstar complaints

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON INCLINE, FACING DOWNWARD, PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD SLAM SHUT AFTER BEING OPENED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE - CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM, POSSIBLE INTAKE LEAK - WILL HAVE TO REMOVE INTAKE COVERS TO CHECK AT MY EXPENSE WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. DOES FORD HAVE ANY SOLUTIONS THAT THEIR DEALERS DON'T KNOW ABOUT?*AK

SLIDING DOOR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE WHEN DOOR IS LATCHED IN THE OPEN POSITION. DOOR HAS CLOSED ON A CHILD, BUT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY INJURY. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40MPH. THE WINDSTAR BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY SHUDDER AND MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VAN VIOLENTLY BUCKED. WE MANAGED TO GET TO OUR HOUSE. VAN WOULD NOT START AFTER TURNING OFF. DEALER CALLED AND VAN TOWED.DEALER CHECKED PROBLEM AND FOUND THE #5 PISTON HAD FAILED AND HAD CAUSED MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND FAILURE. EST. REPLACEMENT COST $4,000. DEALER WAS NOT SURE IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE EARLIER MODEL WINDSTAR 3.8L V-6 PROBLEMS CAUSING FAILURE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY MAY DECLINE TO ASSIST IN REPLACEMENT COST. I NOW HAVE A $16,000 BLUE PAPERWEIGHT. THE SUDDEN JERKINESS OF THE ENGINE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS TO RUN OFF THE ROAD . THE PISTON IN THE MOTOR DROPPED DOWN INTO THE OILPAN AREA. ENGINE NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AT 48,692.MILES. DOING RESEARCH INTO YOUR DATABASE, FROM OWNERS OF 1995 WINDSTARS AND A FEW 1999 MODELS, I NOTICED A SIMILARITY IN DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND RESULTING ENGINE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED, I AM THE SECOND OWNER. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AS A LEASED VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT AFTER THE LEASE WAS OVER. I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE FLAW/DEFECT WITH FORD AND I CAN GET SATISFACTION

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING A FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *JG

INSURED PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AT A STAND AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE RESULTED FROM FAULTY COOLING FANS/WIRES, CLAIM 59-V539-348. *JG

THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE 27TH OF DEC.2001 AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS. ON THE 28TH OF DEC. 2001 MY WIFE WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON A 2 LANE ROADS STEEP HILL ON A CURVE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED UP TO REDLINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL NO GEAR WOULD ENGAGE. FORD DID PICK UP ALL BUT 495.00 OF THE REPAIR COST,BUT I STILL FOUND IT MY OBLIGATION TO INFORM OTHER ENTITIES OF THIS FAILURE. THE INDIAN HEAD FORD DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. WAS VERY HELPFUL AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE JUST THE PRODUCT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE RAN HOT. ENGINE CHECK SENSORS FAILED AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ENGINE. *AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN POSITION. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FORCIBLY BRING WHEEL BACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR TYPE GOES INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL POST RATTLES AND MAY BE BROKEN. *TT

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE POINT WHERE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WENT SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE STOPPING AND CONSUMER STATED NOT SURE HOW VEHICLE STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE.*AK *YH

01 V 262 000/AUXILIARY A/C BLOWER MOTOR WIRING: THIS RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE ON THE 7 DEC 01 BY LOUISBURG FORD; LOUISBURG, KS; PHONE # 913/837-5333. ON THE INCIDENT DATE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELEIVED THIS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEND FROM INSIDE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPEND FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START 11 TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAR WAS "FIXED;" HOWEVER, WITHIN WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN ASCERTAINING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AFTER LEGAL REPRESENTATION WAS OBTAINED. A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WAS COMPLETED WHICH REVEALED NO INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, WE WERE INFORMED WE COULD, MOST LIKELY, CONTINUE TO EXPRERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS WE OWNED IT. DESPITE THE ONGOING DIFFICULTY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO WORK TOWARD A RESOLUTION IN THIS ISSUE BY REFUSING TO EITHER REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE AUTOMIBLE MINUS WEAR AND TEAR OR PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR WHICH OUR AUTOMOBILE COULD BE TRADED. *AK

HEATER BLOWER WILL TURN ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. WHEN CONTROLS ARE OFF BLOWER WILL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN BLOWER OFF AND ON TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

THE MECHANIC FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND SPUN BRASS OFF AND RUINED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *YD

VEHICLE IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AROUND BUSHING. A MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT PROBLEM COULD BE WITH RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

HORN IS VERY HARD TO PRESS, AND AT NIGHT SYMBOL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT PROBLEM IS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED LEFT VALVE COVER WITH A UPDATED VERSION OF PART AND FUEL REGULATOR SUPPLY HOSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SUN GEAR SHEARED FROM HOUSING. REQUIRED TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND PARTS TOTALING $1855.00. VEHICLE STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP AT INTERSECTION. DRIVER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. STRANDED VEHILCE IN INTERSECTION. REVERSE WORKED BUT ALL FORWARD GEARS INOPERABLE. PART DESIGN APPEARS TO BE WEEK INTHE AREA THAT A GEAR MOUNTS TO METAL HOUSING. *AK

HORN BUTTON IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO MODULATE, RESULTING IN ALL-OR- NOTHING OPERATION.*AK

PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. KEYLESS REMOTE CONTROL COULD SOMETIMES OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR. THIS CAUSED BATTERY TO BE DRAINED, AND VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. EACH TIME MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF DOOR PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WOULD MAKE A REAL LOUD NOISE. SOON AFTER THAT STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND NOISE CONTINUED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

AT FREEWAY SPEED WE HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THE VEHICLE LIFTED UP SUDDENLY IN THE REAR, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD SLAPPING SOUND. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE MARKS OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. WHEN WE GOT THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED "BULGES" IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THESE TIRES AND ASKED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. GENERAL SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL THESE TIRES. MANY WERE PUT ON WINDSTAR MINIVANS AND THIS WAS A VERY VIOLENT SEPARATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WITH LESS EXPERIENCE WAS DRIVING, OR ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET OR SLIPPERY!*AK (DOT NUMBER: A3M3 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

POWER STEERING PUMP UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS BY DEALER, FROM 28,000 MILES TO PRESENT. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS RIGHT NOW AND THE UNIT WOULD BE REPLACED AGAIN. *YH

I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF I COULD GET SOME HELP AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

STARTING OVER A YEAR AGO MY PASSENGER REAR ELECTRIC DOOR STARTED POPPING OPEN WHIIE I WAS DRIVING (SEVERAL INCHES). I HAVE NOW HAD THIS IN FOR SERVICE TEN TIMES AND THE DOOR CONTINUES TO POP OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. 'FORD' SO FAR IS UNWILLING TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK OR LET ME OUT OF LEASE. I WILL BE APPLYING FOR ARBITRATION THIS MONTH, NOVEMBER, 2001.

WHILE TURNING AT A LOW SPEED, NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE. DROVE 4 MILES TO AGENCY WHERE VAN WAS PURCHASED. SERVICE TECH. STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ADVISED NOT T DRIVE VAN HOME. NEXT DAY, THE TECH. STATED THAT THE POWER STEER. PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACE (COST OF $320.). TWO DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW WITH LEAKING FLUID. DEALER REFUSED TO TOW BACK TO DEALERSHIP, NO RENTAL CAR OFFERED. TECH. STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING - NO COST. AT SAME TIME, ADVISED TECH. THAT CAR "MISFIRES" AT START UP, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. CAR "SCOPED" AT A COST OF $60. REPLACED "AIR-INTAKE VALVE". AGAIN, TWO DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. AGENCY CURRENTLY FINDING PARTS TO REPLACE VARIOUS SENSORS. NO CAR FOR OVER ONE WEEK BUT DEALER HAS PROVIDED A RENTAL.*AK

THE MAJOR COMPLAINT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BOTH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE DEALERSHIP - NEITHER OF WHOM HAS SEEN FIT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE ON THIS PLANET. THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST (LEVER APPARENTLY HAS A PERPETUAL SHORT) - WHICH MEANS I CAN'T SEE COMFORTABLE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

THIS RECURRING PROBLEM CONTINUES TO FAIL WITHIN ONE TO TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED A NEEDED PART. EACH TIME I GET MY VEHICLE BACK IT WORKS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED TIME AND THE PROBLEM COMES UP AGAIN. THEY REPLACE PARTS ONE BY ONE AND EACH TIME ANOTHER PART ON THE SYSTEM FAILS .ANOTHER ISSUE I BELIEVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERIES OF THIS ENTIRE VACCUM SYSTEM IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 -35 MPH, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE LIFTER RATTLE . IT HAPPENS WHEN I NEED TO ACCLERATE TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY ALSO. I NOTICE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WHICH REQUIRES THAT A PART OR PARTS BE REPLACED FOR THE VACCUM SYSTEM), THE NOISE WILL STOP AND WON'T BE NOTICEABLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN.THIS ISSUE OF THE LIFTER NOISE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THAT THEY CANNNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWER OR SOLUTION. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE COMSUMPTION OF GAS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VAN WILL USE ONE EIGHTH TANK OF GAS ON A NORMAL DAY OF DRIVING WHEN , IF THE LIGHT IS ON, THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY I WILL USE ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK OF GAS. THE CONSUMPTION IS DOUBLED.

VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT ANY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 20-25 TIMES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WAS GENTLY ACCELERATING INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN SOMETHING POOPED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER GO FOWARD, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BREAKDOEN WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE WELD WHICH HOLDS THE DRUM AND THE SECONDARY SUN GEAR TOGETHER.*YD

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PUT VAN IN DRIVE, REACHED ABOUT 25MPH, VAN JUST LOCKED UP(TIRES DID NOT ROLL)...THREW ME FORWARD. I PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE, THEN BACK IN DRIVE, BUT IT STILL WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. BACKED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND CONTACTED FORD DEALER. AM NOW TOLD "THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKE". ON A CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD MAKE THIS WRONG, RIGHT!*AK

AT 36,500 MILES POWER ASSIST PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL, AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL IN WHICH HE BELIEVES IS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMNT THAT WAS INCURRED BY THE DEALER TO JUST EXAMINE IT.*YH

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING, JUST LIKE WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOW IN FLUID, CONSUMER THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, THEY SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH RACK AND PINION STEERING THAT HAD A LEAKAGE. MANUFACTRURER WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER HELP.*AK *JB

SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AS PART OF RECALL, THE DEALER INDICATED THE RECALL WAS NOT TRANSMISSION RELATED AND WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR FIXING IT. *YH

THE PLASTIC SEAM WHERE THE BACK AND SEAT PORTION OF THE CHILD CAR SEAT BROKE. THEREFORE, THE BACK CAN JUST FLOP FRONTWARDS AND BACKWARDS. OUR OTHER SEAT (SAME MODEL) SHOWS STRESS AT THE SAME SEAM (PLASTIC IS A LIGHTER SHADE OF GREY). THE SEATS WERE PURCHASED A YEAR AGO, HAVE NOT BEEN IN A WRECK OR ABUSED. I WILL CONTACT FISHER PRICE TOMORROW BY PHONE.

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V261000, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL ONLY COVERED FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE WENT OUT AS MY WIFE WAS ROUNDING A CURVE. SHE DESCRIBED IT AS GOING OFF AND COMING BACK ON. WHEN IT STIFFENED UP, SHE TURNED HARDER AND IT LOOSENED UP FAST. THIS CAUSED HER TO GO PARTIALLY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE GOT IT HOME AND IT WOULD HARDLY TURN WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE RACK AND PINION BOOT. A FORD DEALER SHOWED ME ARTICLE NO. 01-5-6 DATED MARCH 8,2001 THAT DISCUSSES THIS ISSUE AND STATES IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON, VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN BEFORE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS RELEASED. *AK THE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD, THEY SEEM TO WEAR OUT FIRST.*YH

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ENGINE KNOCK SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 1999. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED SERVICE AT A FORD DEALER WAS IN SEPTEMBER 1999 AT 5,000 MILES. THE ENGINE KNOCK WAS APPARENT AT HIGHWAY ACCELERATION SPEEDS AND ON SLIGHT HILLS. IT BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. AFTER MY CONTINUED PERSISTENCE AT THE DEALER OVER MORE THAN A YEAR, A TSB WAS FOUND AND THE VALVE COVER WAS REPLACED IN THE JULY-AUGUST 2001 TIMEFRAME PER A FORD TSB (NHTSA NUMBER SB618552). THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER TOLD ME IN SEPTEMBER 2001 THAT HE STILL FOUND AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. FORD ENGINEERS HAVE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PCV VALVE AND TUBING SYSTEM AMONG OTHER MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH THE TECHNICIAN DOUBTS WILL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THAT THE VALVE COVER REDESIGN IN THE TSB DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS COMPLAINT IS IDENTICAL TO ODI IDS: 744509 AND 725795.*AK

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROZE UP. BRAKES WERE WORN DOWN AND WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED BECAUSE OF RECALLS. DEALER NEVER DID SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND FOUND BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK

THE MAIN PROCESSOR FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SHUTTER AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONSUMER STATED THAT AT 53000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK.AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AN OFF ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS. ALSO, LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING OFF AND ON. FINALLY, THEN HORN FAILED. CONSUMER REPLACED HORN, AND HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER FELT PROBLEMS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN SAYING THE NAME AND ADDRESS BELONGS TO HER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT HERS, NOR IS ANY OF THE INFORMATION ALONG WITH IT. *SLC