2000 Ford Windstar complaints

BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. ABS LIGHTS ON AND ALL SENSORS CHECKED AND WORKING FINE. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ALL RECALL ITEMS PERFORMED BY FORD. NEWER BRAKES (1 YEAR) AND NEW TIRES 4 TIRES). *TR

LOCAL NEWS ARTICLE BROADCAST YESTERDAY REGARDING REAR AXEL PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR. MY 2000FORD WINDSTAR LX WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE/CONTROL, SIMILAR TO DRIVING WITH FLAT TIRES & UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VAN WAS"DRIFTING" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I LOOKED AT THE REAR AXEL & THERE IS A VISIBLE CRACK ON DRIVER SIDE OF REAR AXEL. PASSENGER SIDE OF REAR AXEL IS ALSO STARTING TO CRACK. *TR

ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2010, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FOR LUNCH AND THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED ON OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SLE MINIVAN. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THE "DIFFERENTIALS" WERE DAMAGED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $795. FORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WAS NOT ON A BUSY STREET AND HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL WE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. ALSO, HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AXLE TO SNAP. IN JULY 2009, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS SAME VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING TO MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., ON VACATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM MY VAN WAS SHAKING, I THOUGHT I HIT A PUDDLE WRONG AFTER DRIVING A BIT MORE MY CAR STARTING SHAKING AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL, I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED TO A GAS STATION, WHERE MAN SAW ME LOOK AT MY TIRES, AND ADVISED DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF RAIN IT WAS PROBABLY HYDROPLAINING. I CONTINUED ON. THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS DRY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY VAN WAS SHAKING, AND AT TIME HARD TO CONTROL, I WAS SO SCARED AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT HOME. I TOLD MY HUSBAND, HE NOTICED THE INNER PORTION OF THE 2 BACK TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BELTS, AND DID NOT ALLOW IT TO BE DRIVING AGAIN. I HAD A RETAIL FIX IT SHOP ADVISE IT WOULD BE 650.00 FOR NEW TIE RODS AND SHIMS PLUS 2 NEW TIRES(EVEN THOUGH WE JUST PURCHASED THEM 1 1/2 YEARS PRIOR). WE WERE DEBATING TO GET IT FIXED OR TAKE TO A DIFFERENT MORE TRUSTED MECHANIC. A FRIEND PASSED ALONG A LINK REGARDING INVESTIGATION ON WINDSTAR VANS FOR BROKEN REAR AXLES. AFTER READING WHAT OTHER EXPERIENCED, I REALIZED THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. WE HAVE A SUMMER CAR I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE, BUT WOULD LIKE MY MINIVAN FIXED FOR FAMILY SUMMER TRAVELS. AFTER READING THE LINK - I WILL PROBABLY WAIT FOR A RECALL, OR A SOLUTION AS TO WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF; THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,409.

MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING THAT SHE WAS HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF HER 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I CHECKED THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. TODAY SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BADLY TILTED INWARD. I STOPPED HER AND LOOKED UNDER THE VAN AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD SPLIT IN TWO. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF RUST OR CORROSION, JUST A HUGE FRACTURE OF THE ENTIRE AXLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL TRAVELING APPROX. 40 MPH THE REAR AXLE COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND IT WAS AIMED IN A DIRECTION ALLOWING IT TO PULLED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED HOME AND WE ARE INVESTIGATING NEXT STEPS. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000, FOR ABS ECM MODULE THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. FORD ONLY INSTALLED A FUSIBLE LINK AS A SOLUTION AND I AM STILL HAVING TROUBLES. THE ADDRESSED THE INITIAL CAUSE, BUT PROBLEM HAD ALREADY STARTED. POWER STEERING OUT, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER DO NOT WORK, ALL DOCUMENTED ISSUES FOR THE RECALL THAT CAN LEAD TO FIRE. *TR

HI..ON JANUARY 25,2010 ,I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN I RECEIVED A FLAT TIRE ON MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL. AAA CAME OUT TO REPAIR FLAT AND WHEN THE TECH WAS FINISHED HE SHOWED ME THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT. THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND BROKEN, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO TOW INWARD AND MAKE THE TIRE RUB ON THE CAR BODY, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, KELLY FORD ,OF MELBOURNE ,FLORIDA. I REQUESTED A RECALL CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE REAR AXLE AND THE TIRE WERE REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER ON JANUARY 28, 2010. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $1030. DOLLARS.. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE NOW INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP.. *TR

THE REAR AXLE ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SNAPPED OFF. *TR

I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND WHEN I GOT TO THE PARKING LOT I WAS TOLD MY REAR TIRES WERE SIDE WAYS. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME 2/10THS OF A MILE. WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE SAID THE POT HOLE WASN'T THE PROBLEM. IT WAS ALREADY CRACKED. HE SAID HE HAD REPAIRED A NUMBER OF AXLES ON FORD. ALSO, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SKIPPING AT THE SAME TIME THIS WHOLE INCIDENT STARTED. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VAN, I WAS IN LINE IN THE CAFETERIA AND A GENTLEMEN ASKED ME IF I WAS PICKED EACH DAY IN A WINDSTAR AND I SAID YES. HE INFORMED ME THAT WINDSTARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I KNOW HE IS RIGHT. *TR

FORD COMPANY HAD A RECALL OF A DEAC SWITCH IN WHICH BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN ON....I HAD THE RECALL DONE...BUT MY ABS YELLOW DASH LIGHT IS ON STILL...I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE OR WHETHER MY ABS IS WORKING OR NOT...I DON'T WANT TO FEEL I CAN RELY ON SOMETHING THAT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AROUND WITH MY KIDS AND I WENT OVER A BUMP AND THAT'S WHEN IT ALL WENT WRONG. THE MINUTE I WENT OVER THE BUMP, WE HEARD A CRACK THEN A DRAGGING NOISE. I PARKED TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG AND THEN I SAW MY REAR TIRES GOING TOWARD THE AXLE AND THEN I SAW MY REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED. I HAD TO GET A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK AND TOW IT TO THE NEAREST GARAGE. MY SISTER HAD TO PICK US UP AND TAKE US TO OUR DESTINATION. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON A COLD WINDY SATURDAY. ON A BREEZY MONDAY, I CALLED THE GARAGE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW REAR AXLE WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO GET A IT AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK. I HAD TO FIND WAYS TO GET TO WORK AND THEY WERE HARD CHOICES TO MAKE. FINALLY WHEN THE NEW AXLE CAME IN, THEY REPAIRED IT AND THE TOTAL WAS $800. IT WAS HARD TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY BECAUSE I JUST GOT DONE PAYING OFF THE FRONT BREAKS. I THINK I SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE MONEY I PUT OUT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD'VE RECALLED THE REAR AXLES OF THE WINDSTARS BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE I GOT FROM THE GARAGE THAT FIXED MY CAR. [XXX] P.S. I WOULD LIKE SATISFACTION ON THE MATTER OF THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON JULY 5, 2007 MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE WITH MY WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY OBVIOUS THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

I HAD THE LEFT REAR AXLE OF A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR CRACK CLEAN THROUGH WHILE ON THE HWY WITH PEOPLE IN MY VAN. THE VIDEO I HAVE SEEN ARE THE SAME CRACK AS MINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ST. AND THE REAR AXLE JUST BROKE IN TWO ON MY 2000 WINDSTAR VAN, MY CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, I FOUND 18 MORE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON WINDSTARS. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD WIDSTAR. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WAS A MATTER OF THE ABS LIGHT REMAINING ON. LATER I BEGAN TO HAVE THE SMELL OF BURNING IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON UNLESS I TOOK PRECAUTIONS TO MANUALLY PULL UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER PAIDING A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES PREIOUSLY MENTIONED, I RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER. I TOOK THE LETTER AND REPLACED PART TO MY AREA FORD DEALER WHO SUBMITED REIMBURSMENT INVOICES. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF THE REIMBUSMENT AND WAS ISSUED A CHECK WHICH COVERED ONLY A THIRD OF THE COST OF MY REPAIRS. *TR

ROLLING BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY IN NEUTRAL ( AS I ALWAYS DO ) WHEN THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL AND HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. A USED REPLACEMENT REAR AXLE WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. *TR

ABS FAILS AS WEATHER GETS WARMER. LIGHT COMES ON SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE . *TR

HAD FORD DEALER REPLACE RECALLED SWITCH. STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH ABS LIGHT ON. CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOESN'T WORK. STILL USING UP A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE DISTRIBUTOR CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER MOVES FAST TO THE RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR A RECALL LESS THAN 6 MOS AGO FOR CRUISE CONTROL. THE ABOVE WE HAVE LIVED WITH BUT NOW THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, THE CAR ROLLS A BIT MORE THAN STOPS. *TR

I TOOK MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO ADDRESS A FLAT RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD CRACKED ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. I INQUIRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED BECAUSE IF IT SNAPS YOU COULD SERIOUSLY LOSE TO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SO I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME LOCATION FROM A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL OWNERS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR ANYTHING HAS BEEN DONE THUS FAR, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I AM YET ANOTHER OWNER WITH SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS PRUDENT THAT SOME NOTIFICATION BEEN SENT TO OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE THEY CONTINUALLY HAVE THE REAR AXLE CHECKED FOR CRACKS. THIS MAY HELP ANY POTENTIAL FOR INJURIES IN THE FUTURE. *TR

2000 WINDSTAR. REAR AXLE SNAPPED. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 55 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE CHILDREN. CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF WE WERE ALL IN IT WHEN IT SNAPPED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT IF NOT DIE. NOT TO MENTION THE COST. FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? *TR

2000 WINDSTAR. REAR AXLE SNAPPED. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 55 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE CHILDREN. CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IF WE WERE ALL IN IT WHEN IT SNAPPED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT IF NOT DIE. NOT TO MENTION THE COST. FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN WITH 3 CHILDREN IN CAR, THE REAR END OF VEHICLE WAS SWAYING SIDEWAYS. THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THEN CAR WOULD JUMP SIDEWAYS. DROVE CAR HOME SLOWLY WITH FLASHERS ON. MY HUSBAND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH CAR TO FIND REAR AXLE RUSTED AND CRACKED IN HALF AND REAR TIRES TILTING INWARD. MY HUSBAND SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAR DEEMED TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. IT DAMAGED THE TIRE AS WELL. HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND THE WHOLE COIL SPRING ASSY. TODAY, WHILE PARKED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE, PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS TIME DIDN'T PUNCTURE THE TIRE, BUT HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ANOTHER COIL SPRING ASSY. *TR

HAVE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 120K MILES ON IT. WHILE SERVICING LAST WEEK, MECHANIC WAS CHECKING REAR BRAKES AND NOTICED REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM RIGHT SIDE. ALSO A HOLE AROUND 10 INCHES FROM LEFT SIDE END. *TR

BRAKES FAILED. SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON FRONT OF BRAKE MASTER CYL LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. PRIOR TO THIS CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. *TR

I HAD THE FORD OCTOBER 2009 RECALL PERFORMED (SPEED CONTROL WIRING HARNESS FIRE RELATED) ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR, AND PRIOR TO THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ABS YELLOW BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE FORD DEALER MECHANICS, AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND A FIX FOR IT. AFTER THE RECALL, I STILL HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ABS ECM MODULE (2C219) WILL HEAT EXPANDING THE HEAT PLATE AS DESCRIBED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#PROBLEM1. IT IS TROUBLING TO ME THAT MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, MAKING ME WONDER ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM, YET FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON AND NO DESIRE TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE ABS SYSTEM IS EVEN ACTIVE OR NOT, OR WHETHER EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON THIS INDICATES A DAMAGING SITUATION, OVERHEATING (IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THE 2009 RECALL WAS DUE TO ABS FLUID DRIPPING ON THE WIRING HARNESS), OR SOMETHING EVEN BLATANTLY DANGEROUS OUT ON THE ROAD. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE ARE NOT KNOWN AND INCONSISTENT - THE LIGHT WILL COME ON OFTENTIMES WHEN I AM NOT EVEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE (LIGHT) OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES AS OFTEN AS EVERY TIME I RUN MY WINDSTAR, OTHER TIMES PERHAPS ONLY ONCE EVERY WEEK; ONCE IN AWHILE THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHES ITSELF WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM -- I HAVE TAK

THE REAR AXLE BEAM ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN BROKE IN HALF SUDDENLY SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. JUST PRIOR TO EXITING THE FREEWAY THE VAN SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 50 MPH BEFORE EXITING THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH BOTH REAR WHEELS COLLAPSED AGAINST THE INSIDE REAR WHEEL WELLS AND THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET IT STOPPED WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE VAN HAD AN ON AND OFF VIBRATION AND SEEMED TO WANDER IN ITS LANE ON OCCASION. I TOOK IT IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE WORK LAST WEEK AND HAD THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED AS WELL AS SOME FRONT END BUSHINGS. ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WAS TIGHTENED UP, THE PERIODIC VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES ON THE INTERNET TO DISCOVER THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I FOUND ABOUT 130 SIMILAR ISSUES/COMPLAINTS BY GOOGLING "FORD WINDSTAR AXLE PROBLEMS." THIS IS CLEARLY A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED BUT I INTEND TO FIND OUT. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO INVOLVE 2000 & 2001 WINDSTARS WITH MILEAGE RANGING FROM 70K TO 160K. BASED ON THE INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE AND REVIEW OF OTHER POSTED COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS FORD USES A DOUBLE WALLED U SHAPED STEEL BEAM TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT THE REAR WHEELS AND SPRINGS. THE AXLE BEAM IS NOT TOTALLY ENCLOSED AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTS. WATER ENTERS THE AXLE TUBE AND

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST, SPLIT IN TWO PIECES AND WAS HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 200 FORD WINDSTAR AND RECENTLY TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. I DID SO AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM (NOT HAVING ANY BRAKE). I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IT TO A REGULAR GARAGE AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I HAD NO BRAKE BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE GOOD SO THEY TOLD ME TO GET TO FORD AND HAVE RECALL SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF. AFTER DOING SO I STILL HAVE HARDLY ANY BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON. EVERY WEEK I SEEM TO BE PUTTING IN BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS GETTING OUT OF PARK AND HAVE NO IDEA WHY. I AM DUE TO HAVE AN INSPECTION AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO IF IT DOES NOT PASS DUE TO NOT HAVING MUCH OF A BRAKE. IS THERE SOME OTHER PROBLEM WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT INVOLVING THE ABS SYSTEM? *TR

A FORD WINDSTAR MADE A LOUD BANGING SOUND AT A PARKING I WAS AT. WHEN WE TRIED TO ASSIST WE FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WAS BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. SINCE IT WAS THE SAME VEHICLE WE CHECKED OURS AND IT HAS A 2 AND A HALF INCH CRACK IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT ON THE HOUSING. CHECKING THE INTERNET IT HAS OCCURRED ON OVER 50 OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME TYPE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION!!! THERE IS NO WELD POINT BEND OR OTHERWISE TO START A CRACK AT THAT POINT. THIS IS A CASE OF SEVERE METAL FATIGUE. THIS BREAK MAKES THE REAR WHEELS FOLD OUT WITH A LOSS OF CONTROL. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER HOUSING TO REPLACE IT. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR SE VAN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT 35,500 MILES THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FORD REPLACED IT. OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NEEDED. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITES REGARDING FORD TRANSMISSIONS (2000 - 2005) YEAR MODELS OF VANS, SUV, AND LIGHT TRUCKS. THE BLINKING OD LIGHT IS A RECURRING THEME (HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS) AND REQUIRES EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. FORD HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT, BUT HAS NOT NOTHING!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX THE REAR AXLE CRACKED IN HALF. IF IT WOULD OF BEEN MINUTES LATER THE VAN WOULD HAVE BEEN BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE COULD OF POSSIBLY GOT KILLED. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 1998 WITH THE WINDSTAR'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE REAR AXLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX - 122,000 MILES - REAR AXLE FAILURE ON MARCH 30, 2010 THE WINDSTAR BEGAN FISHTAILING AND SWAYING IN THE REAR. IT WAS ALSO MAKING A BANG NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THOUGHT THAT THE SHOCKS WERE BAD AND WAS PLANNING ON REPLACING THEM. ON FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010 WE WERE LOADING THE FAMILY AND DOG FOR A TRIP TO THE BEACH. PRIOR TO PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TILTED INWARDS AT THE TOP. AT THAT POINT I REMOVED THE FAMILY FROM THE VEHICLE AND JACKED UP THE REAR OF THE VAN. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 12-18 INCHES IN FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. I WENT ON LINE AND IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED ANOTHER 50+ COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME FAILURE. I INITIALLY THOUGH IT BROKE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE POTHOLES IN THE REGION. HOWEVER, I NOW FEEL THAT THIS MAY BE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM AND A DEFECT WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE BEAM. THE PART ALONE COST $500 OR MORE. *TR

ABS FAILURE, BRAKING DISTANCE REDUCED. TRACTION CONTRO OFF, EFFECTS SAFETY OF DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWERVED SIDE TO SIDE SO HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM THAT IF THE FAILURE BECAME A RECALL, HE COULD BE REIMBURSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY AFTER FUTHER INVESTAGATION THE REAR AXLE IS SPLIT IN 2 PIECES 1 1/2 TO 2 FT FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE *CN

WE OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WE FELT STRONG VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE AXLE HAD BROKEN IN TWO. AFTER RESEARCHING IN THE INTERNET WE HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME EXACT BREAK IS HAPPENING IN THE SAME YEAR OF OTHER OWNERS. FORD IS NOT RECONIZING THE DEFECT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE DRIVER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINSTAR, THE REAR AXLE BEAM TWICE NOW FOR CRACKING/SPLITTING ,BOTH HAPPEND IN THE SAME SPOT,WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT? BAD METAL ! I REPLACE IT WITH A 96 REAR AXLE WHICH HAS SUPPORTS AND A SUPPORT BEAM UNDER THE AXLE, WISH WHEN I CHANGED IT THE FIRST TIME I CHANGED IT WITH THIS YEAR AXLE!! NEXT I JUST NOTICED THE OTHER DAY THAT THE SUB-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE ) IS ROTTED OUT ON THE PASSANGER SIDE! WHEN GOING TO THE JUNK YARDS I HAVE NOTICED HIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY WOULDN'T FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? AFTER ALL THESE ARE FAMILY VANS THAT HAUL CHRILDREN 99% OF THE TIME! THESE THINGS COULD CAUSE DEATH VERY EASY! IF THEY FAIL ON A HWY GOD HELP THEM !!!

ABS LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY, MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN VEHICLE (LIGHTS, LOCKS, WINDOWS) - THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR 2-3 YEARS. ALSO, THE BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE BRAKES SOMETIMES GET EXTREMELY HARD AND BARELY MOVE AND OTHER TIMES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 09S09 HAS BEEN DONE BUT THE PROBLEMS REMAIN ONGOING.

RUSTED RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT WHICH I FOUND BEFORE COMPLETE FALIURE. *DT

ON THIS DATE, REAR AXEL OF MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE AND BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE BOWED OUT AND A LARGE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXEL FAILURE. *TR

BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AROUND THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPS A LEAK. THIS CAUSES A SHORT AND A FUSE TRIP, FUSE #10 IF THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS LEAK ALSO CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE (2C219). THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE (ALWAYS ON) POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE FLUID ATTRACTS MOISTURE, ROAD SALT AND LEADS TO A FIRE WHEN THE FLUID AND MOISTURE ACT AS CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE HOT LEADS AND GROUND. *TR

2000 WINDSTAR BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARM. DIAGNOSTIC CODES: C1185, C1194, C1198, C1210, C1214, C1242, C1246, C1250, AND C1254. *TR