2000 Ford Windstar complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT THE SPEED IT WAS MOVING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED; HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE; THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. FURTHERMORE, THE LOCKS ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS DID NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

ABS AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL SENSORS ARE ON 24/7. DEALER STATES I HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN SNOW AND RAIN. BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE CONSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS BEGINNING TO RUST. PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR AXLE REPAIRED DUE TO RUST. THE SUB FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FRONT TIE ROD BROKE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT TIE ROD, STRUT, UPPER STRUT AND UPPER BEARING BECAUSE THEY WERE COVERED WITH RUST. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BECAUSE OF RUST. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE SALT WAS NOT USED ON THE ROAD NEAR HIS RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75224 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84199. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 05/31/11

MY ABS LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT CAME ON WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH. NOW IT COMES AND GOES. SOMETIMES WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES WITH THE HOUR OR SO. BREAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY DECREASED. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. IT SOMETIMES COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN OF DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES RIGHT ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING 90KM WHEN I HEARD A LARGE BANG AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY VAN. I VEHICLE CAME TO REST AT THE EDGE OF A STEEP DITCH. APPARENTLY THE SUBFRAME ON IT HAD ROTTED CAUSING THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM TO BREAK, WHICH IN TURN TORE THE AXEL FROM THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK EVERYWHERE. AS WELL VERY LIKELY CAUSING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLUCTUATES ON AND OFF DURING DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE CHICAGO INTERSTATE I-290 AT AROUND 3:30 AM WHEN MY REAR AXEL SNAPPED ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2010 ON A CLEAR DAY WITH IDEAL ROAD CONDITIONS BUT IN A LONG TERM CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND IN LIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN THE AXEL SNAPPED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE CAUSING ME TO JERK VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THROUGH CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS INTO AN OPEN LANE AND ONTO THE SHOULDER A SHORT DISTANCE LATER. ANY OTHER TIME, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC BUT GIVEN THE EARLY HOUR OF MY TRAVEL TO WORK AND THE REDUCED SPEEDS DUE TO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VIOLENT MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT INJURY OR MISHAP. THE CAR WAS TOWED A SHORT TIME LATER TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND I SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ON BROKEN AXLES AND WINDSTARS I FOUND THE INFORMATION ON THE FORD RECALL. A LOCAL DEALER PAID FOR TOWING TO THEIR LOT, AND ARRANGED FOR A LONG-TERM LOANER VEHICLE AND FOR VEHICLE RENTAL INSURANCE. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED IN A REGULAR FASHION BUT WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND HAD 184 THOUSAND REAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT REMAINS AT THE FORD DEALER IN ELMHURST, ILLINOIS AWAITING WORD FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT DISCUSSIONS. NO OFFERS OF CORRECTION, REPAIR, OR REPLACEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS TIME, OCTOBER 20TH, 2010 BEST REGARDS, *TR

THE SUBFRAME, LOCATED AT THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE 2000 WINDSTAR, IS SUPPOSED TO HELP KEEP THE ENGINE AND OTHER INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE WINDSTAR IN PLACE AND STABLE. IT HAS BEEN COMPROMISED ON THIS VEHICLE WITH 185,000 MILES, AND BROKE DURING A TURN INTO A PARK AFTER CHURCH ON THE AFOREMENTIONED DATE (10-10-10). FORTUNATELY THE RESULTS WERE NOT DEADLY BUT COULD HAVE BEEN IF WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH WE FREQUENTLY DO. WHAT HAPPENED WAS A DETACHMENT OF THE DRIVE AXLE (HALF SHAFT) FROM THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO PULL FREE FROM THE DRIVE AXLE. FURTHERMORE THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FAILURES. THE AREA OF THE SUBFRAME AFFECTED BY THIS CORROSION IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TPS TRANSMISSION IN TOLEDO OH AND IS BEING REPAIRED. THE SUB FRAME IS BEING REPLACED AND I WILL ASK THAT THE OLD PART BE RETURNED. IN THE MEANTIME WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH THIS OBVIOUS GROWING PROBLEM? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF CAUSING ME TO SLIDE SUDDENLY. I PHONED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSTAR (MINE IS A 2000). WHY IS FORD NOT SENDING OUT WORD TO PEOPLE, MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

REVERSING VEHICLE FRONT SUBFRAME FAILURE, LOWER SUSPENSION ARM BROKEAWAY DRIVE SHAFT DISCONNECTED SUBFRAME & DRIVESHAFT REPLACED OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVERY CHECKUP, THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO GO OUT. I HAD PARKED THE CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO GO FORWARD, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING READY TO GIVE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART, BUT HAVE HEARD IT IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM AMONG '99-'03 WINDSTARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK PAINS DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

WHILE REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR, WE WERE REMOVING SUBFRAME MOUNTING BOLT WHEN WE FOUND THE TOP OF THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BE COMPLETED RUSTED THROUGH WITH A LARGE HOLE. THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME WITH VERY LITTLE HOLDING IT TOGETHER. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNDRIVABLE AND UNABLE TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY THE STATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WENT BACK INTO HER HOUSE WHILE THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD, REVVING NOISE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED FROM THE FLAMES. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HER RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND THE VENT AND RUBBER SEALS WERE MELTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON 2000 WINDSTAR. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL (STEERING) WITHOUT WARNING ON A PROPERLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE. RIGHT "A: FRAME DETACHED, WELDS AND METAL PULLED APART ON REAR TIE POINT. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITH NO WARNING AT 55 MPH. PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD TO RIGHT, (ABOUT 10 FEET) WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE AGAIN HIT PAVEMENT I WAS PULLED ACROSS THE ON COMING LANE - REGAINED CONTROL AND COASTED PARTLY OFF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. IT IS NOT A NORMALLY SERVICEABLE PART. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO SOMEONE ELSE, LUCK WAS WITH ME OR I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS! IT WAS ON A FAIRLY BUSY STATE ROUTE. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW THE ABS DASH LIGHT GOES ON. IT USUALLY SHUTS OFF AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAK BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR JUST DIED AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY TODAY 9/26/2010. THE CAR WONT MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE, BUT GOES BACKWARDS IN REVERSE. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS ITS BEEN JERKING AND RACING AND I CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THE JERKING WHEN YOU SHIFT IS NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DALE JARRET FORD IN CHARLOTTE NC TO SERVICE ANOTHER RECALL AND I MENTIONED ABOUT THE JERKING WHEN YOU SHIFT AND THE NEEDLES FLIPPING OUT. HE SAID THAT HIS WIFE'S CAR HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE SALESMAN SHIFTED THE GEAR UP AND DOWN AND SAID IT WAS DEFINETELY THE ALTERNATOR AND IT WOULD COST $350 TO FIX. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT SAID THE ALTERNATOR WAS FINE, IT WAS THE CLUSTER THAT MADE THE NEEDLES FLIP OUT. NICE GOIN' FORD GUY!! THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAD BEEN FLICKERING SINCE SATURDAY MORNING AND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE TRANSMISSION LOOKS LIKE IT IS FRIED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR ANY OTHER OPTIONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKING DISTANCES SUDDENLY INCREASED . ABS LIGHT ON. *TR

SUDDEN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND RECENTLY HAD RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE FAULTY SCDS IN WHICH FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND THEN THEY USED SOME SORT OF HARNESS TO ENABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FORD CLAIMS THE TWO ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED. HOWEVER, WHEN I HAD DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE BY MY MECHANIC HE PINPOINTED THE ABS/ECM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING. THAT IN MY OPINION LINKS THE TWO ISSUES BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TIED INTO THAT ABS MODULE (WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE SCDS SWITCH). FORD IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS MODULE AT THIS POINT. IN READING SOME OTHER INFORMATION ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT MODULE EXPANDS WHEN IT GETS WARM AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE OCTOBER 2009 RECALL (TO FIX THE SCDS SWITCH) WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNLESS YOU HAD A FIRE AT THE ABS CONNECTOR. WHICH TOO ME IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE DESIGN AND BECAUSE THAT PART COSTS $800 THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING IT THEIR ISSUE. THEY ARE WILLING TO ALLOW VEHICLES LIKE MINE TO TRAVEL AROUND WITHOUT THE ABS FUNCTIONING, WHICH IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2000 ABS LIGHT CAME ON. READING THE CODES SAID C1185 POWER RELAY FAILURE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS, GETS WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT. RESTART OF THE VEHICLE CLEARS THE LIGHT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

THE PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SNAPPED OFF AT THE FRAME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND NEITHER MY WIFE AND DISABLED DAUGHTER WERE INJURED. I HAD THE SUB FRAME AND RELATED COMPONENTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1045.00. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND MY ABS MODULE HAS GONE BAD. THE ABS YELLOW WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE PART ALONE IS $800.00. I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE WINDSTAR DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PART. PLEASE CONSIDER ASKING FORD TO RECALL THE PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD WINDSTAR 2000 ON A HIGHWAY IN MARYLAND WITH MY FAMILY, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER. UPON CHECKING WE REALIZED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE INCLINED INWARD. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE REVEALED THAT THE REAR BEAM WAS BROKEN. I HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT REAR BEAM . *TR

REAR AXLE ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR COMPLETELY FAILED AND CRACKED TODAY WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AFTER COMPLETING A 300 MILE TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. *TR

IN HOT WEATHER MY ABS LIGHT,SPEEDOMETER AND TACH GO NUTS AND JUMP ALL OVER. ABS LIGHT STAYS ON IN HOT WEATHER. 2000 WINDSTAR. *TR

RECENTLY HAD MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX EXAMINED BY MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THE FRAME IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, ONE IN FRONT, THE OTHER IN REAR. COST OF REPAIR $2000+. CAR HAS 175K MILES. NEEDS REPAIRS TO PREVENT FURTHER CORROSION. SINCE NEW CAR LOCATED IN RI. STILL NEED TO HAVE REAR AXLE RECALL INSPECTION. *TR

SUBFRAME AT RIGHT CONNECTION RUSTED THROUGH. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10026, VEHICLE IN MICHIGAN (SALT BELT STATE). ITS TERRIBLE THAT I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED WHEN THEY MAY BE FORCED TO FIX THIS FOR FREE SOON! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB-FRAME ON THE VEHICLE CRACKED AND BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME BROKE WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONER DRIPPED ONTO THE FRAME. THE LEAK CAUSED RUST LEADING TO THE FRAME BREAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77441 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79500.

WE CURRENTLY OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SE MINIVAN AND WANTED TO ADD OUR COMPLAINT REGARDING THE REAR AXLE SNAPPING. WE WERE LUCKY IN THAT WHEN OUR VAN STARTED TO FISHTAIL WE TOOK IT IN THINKING IT WAS THE TIRES AND HAD THEM REPLACED, THIS IS WHEN THE TIRE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THE REAR AXLE WAS SLIT ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN WHICH IT COST $645 TO HAVE A NEW AXLE PUT ON. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL IT DIDN'T BREAK WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON DURING OPERATION FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS. AFTER THAT TIME, BOTH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUALLY LIT. *TR

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SUB FRAME. THERE IS NO RUST VISIBLE ON THE SEPARATION POINT; IT COULD BE POOR WORKMANSHIP. THERE WAS NOT ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEED. I PHONED FORD CANADA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SERVICE, THEIR REFUSED TO EXAMINE THE CAR. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2000 CAR SAFETY PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 9 2010, HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. MY WIFE HAD BACKED OUR 2000 WINDSTAR SEL OUT OF THE GARAGE SO WE COULD SWEEP OUT THE GARAGE. THE CAR HAD SAT FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT BACK INTO THE GARAGE. WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE GARAGE CABINETS AT THE REAR OF THE GARAGE, FORCING THE SIDES OF THE CABINET THROUGH THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. THE IMPACT DESTROYED TWO FULL SEVEN FOOT CABINETS AND A TREE DRAWER CABINET. THE FRONT BUMPER COVER WAS TORN AND PUSHED BACK ABOUT INCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE A/C COIL WAS PIERCED AND LEAKING, THE RADIATOR BRACKET WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE BATTERY. AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED!! VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, INSURANCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TR

CORROSION FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SUBFRAME OF 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT THERE'S NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER SHOWING A PROBLEM THIS HAPPENS IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON AT ALL. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ECM CONTROL FAILURE LEADING TO INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. RELATED TO FORD RECALL 09S09, BUT ECM NOT REPLACED UNDER RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT IN AND OUT GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO SHIFT MUCH EXTREME FORCE. THE RADIO ALSO CAME ON AND BY ITSELF. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT BOX AND A SEAL WAS ADDED TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF THE WHEELS WHERE BOWED OUT I HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK FLATBED THE CAR BUT HE HAD SOME DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY SNAPPED INTO TWO. A FEW DAYS BEFORE I HEARD SOME SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK AND I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC BUT THEN THESE HAPPENED. NOW I HAVE BEEN HEARING SQUEAKY SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT AND MAYBE IS THE FRONT AXLE NOW. THIS IS RIDICULOUS I HARDLY HAD MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE TOW TRUCK AND NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN THE "CHECK THE ENGINE" LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON EVEN AFTER I TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD EVER AGAIN. I PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED I TOOK PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS @ A STOP SIGN WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE BACK. WHEN I STARTED TO CROSS THE BUSY INTERSECTION I HEARD A LOUD POP & THE VAN LURCHED FORWARD & STOPPED PART WAY IN THE INTERSECTION. I COULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. MY KIDS WERE JUST SCREAMING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ONLY DRIVE IN REVERSE (NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME) & GET THE VAN OUT OF TRAFFIC. MY FATHER IS A MECHANIC & SAID HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME WITH WINDSTARS, ESPECIALLY THE 2000. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO ACTUALLY FIND A SALVAGED TRANSMISSION (I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REBUILT). APPARENTLY THAT TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY MADE FOR THAT ONE YEAR BECAUSE FORD KNEW IT WAS BAD. BUT THAT MADE IT THAT MUCH HARDER TO REPLACE. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN THE ENGINE HEATS UP A LITTLE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER WORKING. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED THE LIGHT ARE OFF FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS HAD TIME TO HEAT UP. *TR

I READ ABOUT THE NHTSA ACTION # PE10026, FRONT SUBFRAME CORROSION ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT TODAY AND HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AROUND 75%+ OF THE CONNECTION POINT TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS WAS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAD SIDES AND IT WAS CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF THE SUBFRAME. .HE RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD IT REPAIRED AS IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF IT BREAKING ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, HOT WEATHER. THE ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP. ABS AND TRAC ARE DISABLED, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. IN COOLER WEATHER, THE SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE WORKING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO SHIFT. HE HEARS A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING AND THE VEHICLE ALSO LOOSES POWER. THE FAILURE IS MORE PRONOUNCED ON AN INCLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED NOR HAS THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR RETURNING FROM TRIP TO VIRGINIA FROM BALTIMORE; O/D LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND THEN FLUID AND SMOKE POUR FROM UNDER CAR AT 55 MPH, FOUND MECHANIC RIGHT OFF FREEWAY EXIT, MECHANIC FINDS THAT TRANSMISSION SELF-DESTRUCTED. REPLACEMENT WITH GOOD WARRANTY IS $3500. LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY SAME SITUATIONS BUT NO RECALL FROM FORD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS ON THE WASHINGTON BELTWAY. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AS IT WAS ACTING INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVERY SENSOR AND CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED ACCORDING TO THE CODE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT REALLY POSSIBLE HOWEVER HE BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CONTROL MODULE. I HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN THIS YEAR AS THE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME NOW AND IT IS THE CONTROL MODULE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE VAN. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES FOR YEARS WITHOUT ABS SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME TO NOT HAVE IT. THE COST TO FIX IT IS NOT WORTH IT AS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ALSO STARTED TO FAIL. THE ABS LIGHT ACTS UP MORE DURING THE WARM WEATHER/SUMMER. *TR

REAR AXLE SNAPPED AT ABOUT 30 MPH. DESTROYED BOTH REAR SHOCKS AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. *TR