1999 Ford Windstar complaints

THE FRONT FRAME NEAR THE RIGHT WHEEL OF MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR DEPARTMENT NOT TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 900,000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 77000 MILE ON IT AND IS OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION AND NOW IS USELESS UNLESS REPAIRED. I AM ADDING TO THE COMPLAINT LIST! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED IN HALF. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

OUR 99 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED, BROKE ITS REAR BAR YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, WE PURCHASED IT USED FROM LUTHER FAMILY FORD IN NORTH DAKOTA, THEY TOLD US THAT OUR WINDSTAR HAD SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE UP NORTH IN OHIO, MINNESOTA ETC. I LOOKED AT THE FORD WINDSTARS UNDER BODY YESTERDAY AND YOU CAN EASILY TELL THAT IT HAS BEEN CORRODED ALL ALONG THE UNDERBODY FROM THE SALT. WHERE THE REAR BAR BROKE YOU CAN SEE RUST AND SALT CORROSION VERY EASILY, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE SPARE TIRE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OVER FROM THE SALT. MY WIFE AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLE, AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ANYWHERE IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO AND YESTERDAY SHE PULLED OUT A PARKING SPOT AND SHE HEARD A THUD, AND THEN A SCRAPING SOUND. SHE CALLED ME AND I CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT IT. I NOTICED THAT ALL ACROSS THE REAR BAR AREA THERE IS A LARGE QUANTITY OF RUST AND WHERE IT BROKE YOU CAN SEE A BUILD UP OF RUST FROM SALT. MAINLY DUE TO IT SPENDING MOST OF ITS LIFE UP NORTH. WE DID SPEAK TO FORD, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT OUR REAR BAR SNAPPED IN TWO, AND IT WAS FROM RUST AND SALT THAT WEAKENED IT TO THE POINT OF BREAKING. THEY HOWEVER STATE ITS NOT ON THE LIST SO THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. WE EVEN DOUBLE CHECKED WITH LUTHER FAMILY FORD, AND THEY TOLD US OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN ONE OF THE PLANTS THAT DID HAVE PROBLEMS. SO EVEN THOUGH FORD STATES THAT IT IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A LARGER UNDERLYING AMOUNT THAT THEY WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WE HAD OUR

WEEK OF JUNE 21ST,2010 ON WEST KIMBERLY ROAD VAN BEGAN TO WAVER ON DRY PAVEMENT AND I GOT IT HOME SAFETY. INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT REAR WHEEL AT A EXTREME ANGLE LEFT REAR WHEEL ALSO IS AT A SLANTED ANGLE. RUST HAS DAMAGED REAR AXLE BENDS WHERE REAR WHEEL ARE SECURED. LEFT IN GARAGE AS I CAN'T DRIVE IT SAFETY AND DO NOT HAVE AVAILABLE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED. RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS RUBBING THE UNDERNEATH OF VAN. OLD PART IS STILL ON THE VAN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY WIFE NOTICED EXCESSIVE BOUNCING OF THE REAR END WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD HER DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS BOUNCING LIKE CRAZY. THE DEALER FOUND A SEVERE CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE AND REPLACED IT ALONG WITH BOTH REAR SHOCKS AND REAR TIRES. THIS OCCURRED IN FEB. OF 2008. *TR

AFTER A COUPLE OF INSPECTIONS AND LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES, MY MECHANIC (AND A MECHANIC FROM ANOTHER SHOP) SUGGESTED STRONGLY THAT I REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE. THE FRAME WAS RUSTING/ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AT BOTH FRONT ENDS NEAR AND AROUND THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE SUBFRAME BOLTS (ATTACHING TO THE UNIBODY FRAME). THERE WAS ALSO SOME ROT OCCURRING BELOW THE AREA THAT A/C WATER CONDENSATION DRIPS. THE FRAME WAS REPLACED SOON AFTER ... AVOIDING DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIR WAS MADE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OLD PART WAS TOSSED BEFORE I COULD ASK THE MECHANIC TO SAVE IT FOR ME. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR SUBFRAME CRACKED LESS THAN A 100,000.00 MILES MECHANIC CONFUSED AND SURPRISED SAYS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON SUCH A YOUNG CAR. *TR

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR STILL HAS A ABS LIGHT ON AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER (DON SELLY KALAMAZOO MI) AND POINTING OUT THE ABS LIGHT, THE RECALL AND THAT WE ARE NOTICING IT TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP THIS VEHICLE THEN IT USED TO. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR CRACKED AXLE IN CALIFORNIA. HAD FORD REPLACE THE AXLE----THIS WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL NOTICE 6 MONTHS AGO. AS IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY, WE ARE AMAZED THAT CALIFORNIA WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A COLD WEATHER STATE (POOR DESIGNATION, GIVEN THAT CARS MOVE). WE FREQUENTED LAKE TAHOE (CALIF), SIERRA NEVADAS (CALIF), AND NEVADA (HAVE TO CROSS THRU SNOW TO GET THERE) IN OUR FAMILY'S MINIVAN. OUR REPAIR IS ALREADY PAID FOR & VAN SOLD (THIS SCARED US) SO MY MEMO IS NOT FOR MY FAMILY, BUT FOR EVERYONE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PLEASE RECONSIDER & ADD CA TO YOUR RECALL. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. BEGAN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM SCDS ONTO TRANSAXLE AND DOWN FIREWALL. SCDS HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL. ONCE I BECAME AWARE OF THE SCDS PROBLEM I FOUND BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED ALL AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONCURRENT WITH THE LEAKING FLUID, I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC, THE "O/D OFF" LAMP SOMETIMES FLASHED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFTEN NON-FUNCTIONAL. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ABS LIGHT NOW COMES ON ALMOST INSTANTLY, THUS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALWAYS ERRATIC AND JUMPY, THUS IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL MY ACTUAL SPEED. THE CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO FOLLOW THE BOUNCY SPEEDOMETER, AS THUS IS USELESS. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED WITH YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. THIS IS CRITICAL IN THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED BY FORD. THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY HEAT IN THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) (2C219) MODULE CAUSING EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE (HEAT SINK) IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD AT ALL POINTS. THE EXPANSION OCCURS WHEN THE UNIT GETS WARM ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED RESULTING IN CODE C1185. *TR

FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSION COMPLETE SEPARATION OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS . LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

FRONT FRAME (SHOP CALLED IT A K-MEMBER OR ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED THRU & BROKE OFF WHERE IT ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING LOCALLY, LUCKILY NOT ON THE FREEWAY. STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT A FULL 90 TO 120 DEGREES WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. MOST SHOPS WOULD NOT FIX IT, BUT FOUND A SHOP WHO PUT IN A SALVAGE YARD PART. FORD DEALER WAS LUDICROUSLY HIGH DOLLAR & VERY UNSYMPATHETIC. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED (75%) REAR AXLE BEAM. NOT FIXED YET, LOOKING FOR A SHOP TO REPLACE THE PART WITH A SALVAGE YARD PART. REPLACEMENT AT THE FORD DEALER IS WAY TOO MUCH MONEY. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAD PROBLEM CONTROLLING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME BUT WHEN I BACKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A RUBBING SOUND . I LOOK TO SEE THAT MY REAR TIRES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR ARE LEANING INTO THE CAR. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR THE REAR AXLE BEAM IS CRACKED 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH. IT IS ABOUT 1.5 FEET FROM DRIVES SIDE I AM LOOKING FOR PRICES TO REPAIR THIS AT THIS MOMENT. *TR

WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR AXLE BEAM OF MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE IN HALF CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO TILT INWARD AND RUB AGAINST THE INNER WHEEL WELLS. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO REAR END ME. *TR

MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WERE GETTING OFF I-696 TO MOUND IN OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED. THE VAN SWERVED AND THEN ROLLED 3 TIMES. THE VAN CAME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN AND WHEN THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IT WENT THROUGH THE GAS TANK AND COVERED OUR BABY IN GASOLINE. THIS HAPPENED ON 1-21-2010. I'VE BEEN READING OF THE SAME FAILURE ON OTHER WINDSTARS AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. THE VAN WAS TOTALLED. *TR

FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSION HAS CAUSED FRAME TO BREAK ON PASSENGER SIDE. BREAK LIKELY OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN TO JOIN TRAFFIC ON A 40MPH ROAD AS A NOISE WAS HEARD AT THAT TIME. NOT REALIZING THAT SOME STRUCTURAL FAILURE HAD OCCURRED THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ONE DAY LATER STRANGE NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN TURNING, SO CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. REPAIR SHOP HAS INDICATED SUB-FRAME IS SEVERED IN AREA NOTED ABOVE AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL BUT THE RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,055.

THE REAR AXLE CRACKED ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS BEING PICKED UP TOMORROW (THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 2010) AND I WILL SEE IF THE BROKEN AXLE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR REAL AXLE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. RETURNED HOME TO FIND THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD SNAPPED. HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SPEND THE MONEY AND HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN - WHILE DRIVING VAN JUST DROPPED IN THE BACK DRAGGING AND SMOKING UNTIL WE COULD PULL OVER. VERY SCARY. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE REAR AXEL JUST CRACKED IN TWO. REAR TIRES WERE BOWED IN AND VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. TOW TRUCK OWNER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE...CRACKED MORE TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT AND THE WHOLE VAN MIGHT HAVE FLIPPED. WHO DRIVES MINI VANS? THOSE WITH 3 PLUS CHILDREN. SAFETY SHOULD BE MORE OF A PRIORITY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 99 WINDSTAR SOUTH BOUND AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AND HAD THOUGHT THAT A TIRE WENT FLAT ALMOST LOST CONTROL TRIED TO PULL LEFT BUT THE VAN WAS STILL GOING RIGHT AND ALMOST SPUN ME AROUND AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THREE OTHER CARS,UPON PULLING OVER HEARD NOISES COMING FROM REAR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THE AXLE WAS BROKEN IN HALF. HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW JUST TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND THEN WAIT FOR ANOTHER TOW FROM THERE. I DRIVE 200 HUNDRED MILES DAILY 5 DAYS A WEEK. IT WAS MANY ONLY VEHICLE TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE HAZARD OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL (NOT LISTED IN THE NHTSA DATABASE) IN MARCH 2010 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

1999 WINDSTAR,FRONT SUBFRAME BROKE OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. *TR

NOISE HEARD IN FRONT END. SUSPECTED PROBLEM POSSIBLY WITH JOINTS....TURNS OUT TO BE A RUSTED AND CRACKED FRAME. *TR THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE SALVAGE CO WHO TOOK OUR CAR WITNESSED THIS SAME PROBLEM. DANGEROUS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD POP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE FLAT. THE REAR AXLE WAS ALSO FRACTURED IN HALF AND HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE BOTH REAR TIRES AND THE AXLE WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ARE UNKNOWN.

I WAS SERVICING THE BRAKES AND NOTICE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUB-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTING AWAY. I WAS TELLING MY FATHER ABOUT THE FRAME RUSTING AND HE HAD THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT. I STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT NO RECALL INFO. I AM NOT SURE IF THE VAN IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I ALSO OWN A 2000 WINDSTAR AND IT SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS OF HEAVY RUST IN THE SAME AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE WHEEL WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 11/17/10

I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ALONG WITH THE OTHER FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS FOR REAR AXLE BREAKING. MY 1999 WINDSTAR BROKE LAST NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING ON I90 IN BOSTON. THE CAR BEGAN TO WANDER EXCESSIVELY, THEN NOISES, TIRE SMOKE, AND DANGEROUS CONTROLLABILITY. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR, AND IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME, MY DAUGHTER AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION BANGS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING OD IS OFF. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2001;IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. IT STARTED AGAIN IN EARLY 2006. MILLER FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT WAS JUST OUT SIDE OF MY 4 YEAR WARRANTY BUT STILL WITHIN THE MILEAGE. (79,000). I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN IN 2008. THEY STILL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. TOOK IT 2009 THEY LOOKED AT IT, CHARGED ME $400.00 DOLLARS AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. OH WELL. NO MORE FORDS. *TR

RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME. IT COST ME $1,150.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR WITH A USED ONE. NOT HAPPY. TRANNY SLAMS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR; IT STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN 2001, THEY FIXED IT. THEN IT STARTED AGAIN IN 2006 WHEN IT HIT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. I STOPPED DRIVING IT FOR AWHILE AFTER FIGHTING OVER IT WITH THE MILLER FORD DEALER THEN FINALLY GOT THE MONEY TO REPAIR THE SUB FRAME. NOW I JUST DRIVE IT AND USE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE OD LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

REAR AXLE BEAM HAS CRACK AND SOME ROT. I NOW HAVE VAN PARKED FOR FEAR FOR SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY. WE DO NOT HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE TO USE .SO IT WILL BE A BURDEN UNTIL A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I AM A FORD GUY AND ALWAYS BOUGHT A FORD VEHICLE AND NOW IM HAVING DOUBT ABOUT THEIR LACKING FOR THIS RECALL. SHAME ON THEM. HAVING TO NOW START BORROWING A CAR UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

THE REAR AXEL OR REAR CASING ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE IN HALF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND DO A RECALL AS THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN HE TRAVELED OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AT 360 DEGREES FIVE TIMES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,952.

FORD WINDSTAR AFTER RECALL, LINK HAS BEEN INSTALLED. ABS LIGHT STILL TURNED ON AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UNDER LINK THAT WAS INSTALLED BY FORD DEALER. *TR

99 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS BATTERY PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES AND 1 ALTERNATOR. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHO COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. MY 99 WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. TURNS OUT CAR DIED TODAY ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. BURNING SMELL UNDER HOOD. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I DELIBERATELY ASKED ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL 2 WEEKS AGO AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY DOMINICK THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. ON OCT. 13 2009 MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AGES... MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN AT FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE OCT 13 2009 SO I KNOW THE RECALL WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE DEALER IS COURTESY FORD IN SANFORD FLORIDA... THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THAT LOCATION. IT IS SUNDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LE SEEMED TO BE SWAYING ON TURNS. I LOOKED UNDER AND THE REAR AXLE WAS SNAPPED IN TWO ABOUT 12" OFF OF CENTER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS ONLY ON LOCAL ROADS, GOING NO MORE THAN 35 OR 40 AT MOST. IT IS NOW PARKED IN A PUBLIC LOT. I TOOK PICTURES. I RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THE REPAIR MIGHT BE AND FOUND A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT I AM IN. I HOPE FORD WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I NOTICED MY ABS LIGHT ISSUE IS NOT MINE ALONE EITHER! *TR

MY 99 WINDSTAR WITH 144,000 R/F SUB FRAME SNAPPED DUE TO RUST FROM THE A/C DRAIN TUBE LOCATED ABOVE THE SUB FRAME. POOR DESIGN ON THE PART OF FORD. THIS VAN IS IN VERY GOOD RUNNING CONDITION, BUT NOW IT WILL COST MORE THAN IT'S BLUE BOOK WORTH TO REPAIR IT. PLEASE FIND BELOW A LINK TO A FORUM WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL !! THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE FRAME TO RUST OUT BEFORE THE BODY OR 20 YEARS OF DRIVING. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/FORD/WINDSTAR/R114296/COMMENTS/ SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED . *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I95 IN PHILADELPHIA MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED TO SWERVE AND MAKE STRANGE NOISES. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ON A 45 DEGREE SLANT AND MY OTHER TIRE ON A SLANT TOO. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO A MECHANIC SHOP. WHEN THE PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT WE NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE WAY. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR W/ 103,500 MI. TRAVELING 57MPH ON HIGHWAY. WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROUGH SECTION THE VAN STARTED TO SHIMMY, THEN THE REAR STARTED SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE RAPIDLY THEN THE REAREND OF THE VAN DROPPED. THE FACT THAT THE REAREND DROPPED, W/ THE TOPS OF BOTH TIRES RIDING AGAINST THE INNER WHEEL WELLS ( / \ = REAR VIEW OF VAN), IS WHAT STABILIZED THE VAN TILL I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS FRACTURED, SURFACE RUST IS NOTICEABLE BUT THERE IS NO ROT IN THIS AREA, I HAVE A PHOTO. THE FRACTURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VAN ABOUT 6" TO THE RIGHT OF THE WELDS, (THE AXLE BEAM IS TORN IN HALF). THIS IS A STRESS FRACTURE! I'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE THIS OVER THE YEARS ON SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT AT WORK. I FIRST NOTICED SOME SWAY IN THE REAREND THE DAY BEFORE WHILE GOING AROUND SHARP CURVES IN THE RAIN, I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO TRACTION. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE SWAY I STARTED HAVING A SHIMMY WHICH EMANATED FROM THE FRONT, OR SO I ASSUMED. THE VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN BY FLAT BED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM CONCERNING COSTS ON REPAIR WORK. THE VAN IS NOT DRIVABLE IN ANY WAY! *TR

REAR AXLE BEAM FAILURE, 99 FORD WINDSTAR. AXLE AILED (BROKE) ON 4-8-09 AT 96,765 MILES AND THEN AGAIN ON 7-13-10 AT 107,500 MILES. FIRST TIME THE AXLE SNAPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE 2ND TIME IT SNAPPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE AXLE BROKE. THE SECOND AXLE WAS A USED PART WHICH WAS INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE 1ST. AXLE AFTER IT FAILED. *TR

INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT. ALREADY HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR RECALL 09V399000, BUT CONTINUE TO GET INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT. *TR

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF GOOD THING NOBODY HURT. I CALLED FORD THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS 900.00 TO FIX PROBLEM THIS HAPPENED 7/8/2010 73,000, MILES. *TR

REAR AXLE RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS FAILURE, BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR