2000 Ford Windstar complaints

PART ON BOTTOM OF BRAKE RESERVOIR LEAKS CAUSES FUSE TO TRIP OIL GETS ON ELECTRICAL WIRES SMOKES FIRE HAZARD. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER DEAD, ABS LIGHT IS ON, NO A/C, REAR BLOWER ALSO DEAD ON WINDSTAR 2000. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON 5 MINUTES AFTER YOU START THE ENGINE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN YELLOW ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. PARTS COST APPROX. $400, LABOR APPROXIMATELY $200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUSE THAT ILLUMINATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS FAILS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ACTIVATION SWITCH. THE FAILURE CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW, WHICH CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL. THE FUSE HAS BURNED OUT AND BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE CRACKED THROUGH 9/10THS OF THE AXLE. ISSUES WITH DRIVABLE BUT DID NOT REALIZE CAUSE. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT DUE TO LOUD NOISE IN REAR WHEEL WELL. BOTH TIRES WERE PITCHED INWARD DUE TO THE AXLE HAVING MOVED OUT OF POSITION DUE TO THE CRACK. ONLY ABOUT 1 INCH OF METAL REMAINED INTACT ON THE AXLE. AUTO WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $1100. HAVING JUST DRIVEN FOR 4 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY THROUGH A DOWNPORE, I AM CERTAINLY GLAD THE BREAKAGE DID NOT FULLY MATERIALIZE UNTIL I WAS RUNNING AT A SLOWER SPEED. IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY FAMILY AND I MAY NOT BE HERE TODAY. AT A MINIMUM, A BULLETIN SHOULD BE ISSUED TO ALL CONSUMERS TO CHECK FOR POTENTIAL CRACKS AND FAILURES OF THE REAR AXLE AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION AND I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO A SHOP 1 DAY BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE FOR REPLACING A REAR TIRE. THE REPAIR SHOP DID NOT ADVISE OF ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. HE STATES THAT WHILE BACKING OUT HE NOTICED THAT THE THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED. A WEEK BEFORE THE VEHICLE DEVEOLPED A UNDER STEER . THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. HE NOTICED THAT THERE MANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE RESIDENCE AND IS NOT DRIVABLE.THE HAS NOT DECIDED YET TI REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146000.

FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I NOTICED A FLUID LEAK RECENTLY AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME DISCOVERED MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH I CAME ACROSS THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE LEAKAGE AROUND THE ABOVE PART DRIPPED ONTO THE WIRING BELOW WHERE IT IS MOUNTED. I WENT AHEAD AND PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH TO AVOID HAVING A FIRE AND TO FIX THE MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. I JUST HAD 2 VALVE STEMS REPLACED ONE WAS DUE TO A FLAT TIRE AND THE OTHER THE MECHANIC SAID WAS BAD. THANK GOODNESS I WASNT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WENT SOMEWHERE PARKED THE VAN AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE WE DISCOVERED A CRACKED VALVE STEM. *TR

THESE CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE AND TOTALLY UNSAFE AFTER 1 YEAR OF BUYING MY FORD WINDSTAR 2000 MY BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN OUT COMPLETELY THEN ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT EVEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE ABS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME I'M AFRAID GET FORD TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR TO DEACTIVATE THE BRAKES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES CONNECTED TO THE ACCESSORIES RELAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE, EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V351000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TWO DAYS PRIOR TO REAR AXLE SNAPPING IN TWO NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION STRESS CRACK WAS UNOBSERVABLE. WHILE IN REVERSE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO. CAN'T FIND TOWING COMPANY THAT WILL TOW VAN IN SUCH AN UNSAFE STATE SINCE REAR SPRING COULD FLY OUT AND KILL SOMEONE. *TR

I HAVE A FAULTY SWITCH ON MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER- AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FORD ISSUED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO IT'S OTHER VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM IS LINKED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAUSES THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES, ALSO THE O/D OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES RAPIDLY. *TR

1. YESTERDAY LEAVING LUNCH (HAD DRIVEN TO CHURCH, HOME, OUT AGAIN NO ISSUES) THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, THE AIR WAS RUNNING STRANGE, CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER ALL WERE GONE. 2. FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. 3. WE ARE CALLING DEALERSHIP/ REPAIR SHOPS NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REPAIR AS WE SPEAK. *TR

I HAVE A WINDSTAR AND THIS MORNING I LOST THE SPEEDOMETER, AC, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND THIS SITE LINKED FROM SEVERAL OTHERS THIS MORNING WHEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE. MOST OF THE SITES LISTED ISSUES CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I TOOK THE VAN TO MECHANIC AND THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID AND CAUSED A SHORT AND FUSE #10 TO BLOW. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCHED REPLACED AND THE ENGINE CLEANED FROM THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VAN IS NOW FUNCTIONING AGAIN BUT WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE RECALLED BY FORD AS IT IS A POTENTIAL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH OTHERS FAILURES HAVING CAUSED FIRES. *TR

I HAD BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT A BAD SHIMMY AT 50 MPH ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR, AND I HAD SPOKEN TO MY DEALER ABOUT IT WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, AS I PULLED FROM MY DRIVEWAY, THE REAR AXLE BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET FORD TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AS THERE MUST BE MILLIONS OF THESE VANS STILL ON THE ROAD, AND MOST OF THEM CARRY CHILDREN. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE SO WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER FAILURES AND AS YOU KNOW THEY COULD BE DEADLY. WE PAID TO HAVE THE AXLE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,516 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ON 5-22-09 MY FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE WED. NIGHT AROUND 9:00PM. IT WAS BURNING UNDER THE MASTER CYL. I CALLED KEN STOPEL FORD IN KERRVILLE TX. AND THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IT'S THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. HE SAID I WAS ON MY ON WITH THE REPAIR. THAT JUST DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. *TR

IN 2004/2005 THE PAINT ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN FLAKING OFF. IT STARTED ON THE HOOD, THEN THE LIFTGATE AND THE ROOF. AT THIS POINT IF WE HAVE A WIND STORM I FIND CHIPS OF PAINT ALL OVER MY DRIVE WAY. FORD SAYS "PAINT DOESN'T LAST FOREVER" AND BASICALLY THE PROBLEM IS ALL MINE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ABS, ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. REPLACED FUSE WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ONE WEEK LATER. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2000 WINDSTAR AND THE ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND WONT GO OFF. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2000, TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I AM 55 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A BAD BACK AND HAD TO RISK MY LIFE TO PUSH THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SO I WOULD NOT GET HIT BY TRAFFIC ON A RAINY EVENING! LUCKILY, MY AGED MOTHER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. IF YOU LOOK UP WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND RESEARCH FORD TRANSMISSION, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. NO WONDER THEY CAN'T SELL THEIR CARS! THIS TRANSMISSION WAS JUST REBUILT TWO YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR, AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS BEEN LEAKING, CAUSING BLOWN FUSES, MALFUNCTION OF THE A/C, MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS, LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND MALFUNCTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER. MY FIANCE FOUND THE WEBSITE HTTP://FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#LEAKAGE WHICH DETAILED THE PROBLEM, AND PER INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE HE REMOVED THE ABS FUSES, REMOVED THE PLUG FROM THE SWITCH, INSTALLED A JUMPER IN THE PLUG SO THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK, AND RE-INSTALLED THE #10 FUSE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. EVERYTHING IS NOW FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT THE ABS; WE ARE WAITING TO SEE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL BEFORE REPLACING THE SWITCH AT OUR EXPENSE. LUCKILY WE FOUND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A FIRE WAS STARTED. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. VEHICLE GOT NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT THEN TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. I WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER, THE MECHANIC CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD A CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CRACK WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE AXLE WAS ALMOST IN TWO PARTS AND AT THE BASE THERE IS A QUARTER INCH SEPARATION IN THE CRACK. THE TIRE IS NO LONGER LAYING FLAT. THE BOTTOM OF THE TIRE IS FACING OUT. IF THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND THE FAILURE THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. *TR

MILEAGE 65,000 MY WIFE AND 3 TODDLERS DROVE TO A TIRE STORE MONDAY MORNING (MARCH 5, 2009) TO PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES FOR THE BACK. THE MECHANICS DROVE THE CAR ONTO THE HYDRAULIC JACKS AND AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS BEING LIFTED UP, THEY NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT THE REAR AXLE OF THE CAR WAS SPLITTING IN HALF... SO THEY TELL MY WIFE WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE CALLS ME UP. WELL I'M ROUGHLY 30 MILES AWAY, SO I HAD TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND DROVE MY LITTLE CAR TO THE PLACE AND COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN WITH INCH REMAINING ON THE TOP PORTION BEFORE IT COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. UNBELIEVABLE! THE BREAK WAS ABOUT 2 FEET FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET IT FIXED SINCE IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN AND UP IN THE AIR. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY UP AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE MECHANIC EVEN TOLD ME AND MY WIFE THAT HE WENT THROUGH 4 REAR AXLES ROUGHLY THE SAME AS MY VAN! AFTER HEARING OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TELL THE PUBLIC AND HAVE THERE VANS CHECKED BEFORE SOMEONE OR FAMILY GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED!! THE LORD WAS WITH US ON THAT DAY. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT/SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. *TR

ABS LIGHT LIT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. I FOUND PART OF THE SPRING ON THE GROUND COVERED IN BRIGHT ORANGE RUST. THE SPRING COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. I NOTICED THAT THE 1995-1998 WINDSTAR HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01I007000 ) I AM CERTAINLY GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN! *TR

REAR AXLE ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VAN. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THE CRACK STARTED, BUT IT WAS FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE VAN. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HA CAUSED SAFETY ISSUES ON OTHER VANS. I WILL NEED TO FIND A WAY TO REPAIR THE AXLE, IT APPEARS THE REPLACEMENT PARTS MAY BE AN ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, PULLING ON TO ROADWAY FROM GAS STATION , WINDSTAR MADE IT 10 FEET, SNAP, BANG THEN STUCK IN MIDDLE OF STREET, CARS AROUND ENDED UP ON GRASS BUT NO ACCIDENT. RE TRIED TO MOVE NOTHING CAR ONLY HAS REVERSE, NOW AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB FINDING OUT VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR, SOMEONE WILL GET HURT / KILLED FROM THIS PROBLEM,AND FORD KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND 3000.00 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION, FOR A 50.00 PART DEEP INSIDE THE TRANS JUST BREAKS WHEN IT BREAKS..... THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT IS BEING IGNORED, JUST LIKE THE ( TFI MODULE RECALL OF THE LATE 90'S). *TR

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS; ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY A BRAKE LEAK FROM "THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER). 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. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF OTHER FORD RECALLS, JUST NOT THE WINDSTAR VAN YET. IT IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY FORD WINDSTAR MODEL YEARS 1999 - 2003. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION. HERNAN ARDILA *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIGADIER/REYNOLDS TOURING XT PLUS TIRES, SIZE P215/70R15 97T. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE VISIBLE. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD DEPTH WAS STILL IN TACT. THE DOT AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 05/07/09 *BF UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FIRST, THEN THE ODOMETER WENT TO DASHES, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND ONE OF THE TIMES IT WENT OUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *TR

THE SPEED CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH IN OUR MINI VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS THICK BLACK SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER OUR HOOD. OUR CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. IT IS ALSO LINKED TO OUR MASTER CYLINDER, FOR OUR BRAKES. THIS CAUSED OUR BRAKES TO STOP WORKING. WE NEED A NEW PRESSURE SWITCH, AND A NEW MASTER CYLINDER FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NO INJURIES. *TR

MY FUSES KEEP POPPING UNDER THE DASH AFTER FINDING BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON SOME WIRING I GOOGLED SOME THINGS FINDING OUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND I CAUGHT MINE BEFORE A SERIOUS FIRE. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: FAILURE OF BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264). I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING COMPLAINT, REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE NHTSA. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE STABILIZER BAR FRACTURED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASH WERE INCREASED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE EXCEEDING $1500.00. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WE OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. THIS VAN HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON DURING THE DURATION OF DRIVING THE VAN. THE VAN HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING AND PROBLEMS WITH VALVE SEALS THAT ARE AROUND THE INJECTORS GOING BAD (TWICE). RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING ERR*F CAME ON AND THEN A WARNING OF "FUEL COMPUTER DATA ERROR" AND "OIL LIFE DATA ERROR" REMAINED ON. I ALSO LOST A/C POWER, ODOMETER READING, AND SPEEDOMETER READING. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS SEEMED TO BE OUT. WHEN RESTARTING THE VAN, THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH. THE VAN DID RUN WITH THE TACHOMETER OPERATIONAL. I HOPE THE FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE WORKING. AFTER RESEARCH, WE DETERMINED THE #10 FUSE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE IT, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE AIR FILTER AREA. THERE IS A CONNECTOR UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HAS CORROSION, BRAKE FLUID AND APPEARS TO BE BURNT ON THE INSIDE. WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE CONNECTOR, AND RESTARTED THE VAN, THE PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED TO BE GONE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS AND MORE COSTLY ONES IN THE FUTURE. *TR

REAR AXLE BEAM CRACKED IN HALF ABOUT 1.5 FT FROM DRIVER SIDE WHEEL . HEARD CLUNKING SOUND MECHANIC FOUND CRACK. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, HEAT WENT OUT, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, REAR BLOWERS STOPPED WORKING, REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WE REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID AND CHANGED THE PADS, THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MOMENTARILY BUT THEN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND THE GAS HAND BEGAN TO MOVE SLOWLY ALSO. THE BRAKES SQUEAL REALLY BAD WHEN STOPPING AND TURNING AND THEY HAVE TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VAN STOP. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK FOR SOME REASON. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED A FIX IE) REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I HAD TO BUY A NEW SWITCH AND A NEW FUSE. ITS NOW FIXED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $37.30 CDN - RECEIPTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED A FIX IE) THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CHANGED IT AND REPLACED FUSE #10. THE TOTAL COST WAS $37.30 CDN - RECEIPTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL SYSTEM. COMPONENT REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE UNREASONABLE AND PROHIBITIVE. NEW ELECTRICAL MODULES ARE REPORTED TO INHERIT ORIGINAL DESIGN FLAW AND INEVITABLE SAME STRESS-RELATED FAILURE. *TR

MY MINIVAN HAS STARTED ACTING STRANGE WITH LIGHTS FLICKERING INSIDE AND ON THE DASH BOARD. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT BEING ON FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVING GONE OUT. I ONLY FOUND THIS OUT WHEN TURNING ONTO A DARK STREET WITH NO STREET LIGHTS ONE NIGHT COMING HOME AND SAW NO LIGHTS FROM MY VEHICLE AND ONLY DARKNESS. I WAS TERRIFIED THINKING NO OTHER CAR WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE ME . AS I SAW OTHER CARS COMING DOWN THE (NEIGHBORHOOD ) STREET, I WOULD PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM HAVING THEM RUN INTO ME. I GOT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND REFUSE TO DRY IT ANYMORE AT NIGHT UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT AND SAYS THIS IS A DEFECT WITH FORD AND SOME TYPE OF WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND EVEN PUT ON A MACHINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY "GUESSES" BUT NO DEFINITE FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO TRY TO FIX THE "GUESSES" AND STILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR'S SPEEDOMETER,ODOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE #10 FUSE CONTINUOUSLY BLOWS AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES, PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND THE CONNECTOR AND HAD THEM INSTALLED. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON, # 10 FUSE KEEPS BLOWING, CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER DO NOT WORK. NEW FUSE IN WORKS FINE THEN THE FUSE BLOWS AGAIN. *TR