2000 Ford Windstar complaints

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, HAD TO REPLACE O2 SENSOR ON MACHINE. THIS CAUSES A BRAKE PAD FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS, BUT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO SQUEAL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR 2 TIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED ONLY DASHES. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH, WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AS A LEAKING BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH XW7Z 9F924 BA. SWITCH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH #10 FUSE AND ALL PROBLEMS RESOLVED. INTERNET RESEARCH PROVIDE THE LINK TO THIS SITE FOR REPORTING. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN SINCE 2003, FROM DAY ONE THE ABS LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS BUT THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT CAME BACK ON. NOW I HAVE REPLACED AT MY COST THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS AND NUMEROUS BRAKE JOBS BUT NOTHING FIXES IT. SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THE VAN DOES NOT STOP!!!! BUT INSTEAD MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND YOU FEEL A SKIP THROUGH THE BRAKE PAD. WHEN IT IS PUT ONTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE ABS SENSORS NOTHING SHOWS UP AND THE DEALER JUST RESETS THE LIGHT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ARE THREE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE THE SAME MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR AND ARE HAVING THIS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE VANS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (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. THIS SWITCH WILL CAUSE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

FIRST INDICATION WAS THE ABS LIGHT, THEN THE #10 FUSE BLEW LOSING THE ODOMETER, A/C, ETC. TURNS OUT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THINGS TO SHORT OUT. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THAT SWITCH, CABLE AND SOME PARTS ON THE ABS. *TR

CRACK IN REAR AXLE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR,,FAILURE OF BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO WIRING HARNESS, DANGER OF FIRE.*TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN BROKEN REAR AXLE, HAD TO COMPLETELY INSTALL NEW REAR AXLE DEALER PART ONLY ALE BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF! VAN CREAKED LIKE IT WAS BROKEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN HAD REAR SHOCKS REPLACED AND AXLE BROKE. I HAVE PICTURES AND THE ORIGINAL PART. *TR

I WAS PARKED ON A STREET IN MY TOWN WHEN SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE HOOD OF MY VAN. I DROVE TO NEAREST MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD BURNED AND WAS SPREADING. MECHANIC REMOVED PIECE (IT IS IN MY POSSESSION). HAD TO HAVE VAN REPAIRED BY FORD BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST (I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN). I FEEL FORD SHOULD ADD MY MAKE AND MODEL TO THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. THEY SHOULD ALSO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPAIRS AND DAMAGES. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-94 IN JACKSON, MI, ON OUR WAY FROM ANN ARBOR, MI, TO CHICAGO, IL ON FRIDAY 9/19/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM. GOING 70 MPH, IN THE RIGHT LANE (OF TWO), THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN VEERING OFF THE PAVEMENT ONTO THE GRASSY SHOULDER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. WE SHEARED OFF A ROAD SIGN, WHICH IN THE PROCESS, PENETRATED OUR RADIATOR, AND WITH ME DEPRESSING THE BRAKE FULLY, WE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS. WE LATER LEARNED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED OFF OF THE FRAME, THEREBY RENDERING THE VAN UNSTEERABLE. FORTUNATELY, WE WALKED AWAY FROM THIS FRIGHTENING INCIDENT, BUT THOUGHTS OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN REMAIN WITH US. OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION, AS I HAVE DISCOVERED IN A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN HAVING EXPERIENCED THE TERROR OF A DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARM ON A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL RELAY SWITCH,LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER ON 2000 WINDSTAR,CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN NHTSA ODI NUMBER 10242689 A FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSING A DANGEROUS LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE WIRES BELOW. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR RANGE (BUT NOT THE WINDSTAR) AND WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON WITHIN SECONDS OF DRIVING. AS A FOLLOW UP, I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE LEAKING FLUID HAD ALSO DAMAGED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HIS CHILDREN THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE FIREWALL WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 169,000.

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER MASTER CYLINDER HAS LEAK THAT CAUSES SHORTS AND FUSE #10 CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. FIRE HAZARD, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, A/C GONE OUT, ETC. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING W/ THESE VANS ALL OVER THE PLACE - HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTS CONFIRM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WENT OVER A MINOR DIP WHEN I HEARD A THUMP IN THE FRONT END. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND PULLED OVER. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND AND I LOOKED UNDER THE VAN TO FIND NOTHING OBVIOUS. SINCE THEN WE OCCASIONALLY HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE HIT A BUMP. I FINALLY NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAD IT DIAGNOSED WITH CODES P0171, AND P0174, ENGINE TOO LEAN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE FORD DEALER, AND OTHER MECHANICS I CALLED THAT IT IS A COMMON THING ON FORD WINDSTARS, AND THAT IT'S NOT A IF IT WILL HAPPEN PROBLEM, IT'S A WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN PROBLEM. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS, WHICH PRICES RANGING FROM $800 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL WINDSTARS AND HAVE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AT NO CHARGE. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AT A LOCAL SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR, BUT THAT ABS WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. RECENTLY ABS LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON AGAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THE DEALER MENTIONED THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH AND CLEAN THE WIRES FOR SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES IN MY YEAR RANGE, BUT NOT THE WINDSTAR. A QUICK SEARCH FOUND VOLUMES OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS VERY DEFECT. *TR

NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK IN JULY 08, NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG AS I DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. STARTED TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ADDED BRAKE FLUID ON 9/14/08. 9/16/08 ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. ODOMETER & SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. DECIDED TO CHECK RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS, WAS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT YET NO RECALL. MILEAGE WAS 81,000+. NO ABS BRAKES AND NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAD A 95 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH FORD BOUGHT BACK FROM ME DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES AT 45,000 MILES BUT I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER WINDSTAR. FORD SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS, NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO. THIS CAR REQUIRES NEW BRAKES ALMOST EVERY YEAR. THERE IS DEFINITELY ENGINEERING PROBLEMS THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. I HAD A HUGE REPAIR BILL AT THE FORD DEALER ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS THE REAR AXLE. *TR

ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. VENTS (HOT\COLD) NOT WORKING. *TR

CONSTANTLY LOSING BRAKE FLUID. CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. BLOWS FUSES A/C QUITS SPEEDOMETERS DOESN'T WORK. REPLACED SENSOR ON BOTTOM OF BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ABS MODULE AND POSSIBLY ECU UNIT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN APRIL OF 2006. ABS SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING FINE FROM THAT TIME UNTIL MARCH 2007. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 35 DEGREES F. THERE IS NO ABS LIGHT AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY WHEN TEMP IS BELOW 35. ABS LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY AT START UP IN SUMMER TIME (TEMPS AROUND 80 DEGREES) AND MALFUNCTIONS. ABS TIME TO FAILURE CORRELATES TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN THAT IT TAKES LONGER TO MALFUNCTION CLOSER TO 35 DEGREES, AND SHORT TIME TO MALFUNCTION AT GREATER TEMPERATURES. I HAVE TAKEN NO CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THIS TIME AS I AM WAITING FOR FORD TO DO A RECALL. SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION DAILY. THE WEBSITE I FOUND THAT ENCOURAGED FILING THIS COMPLAINT SAYS THAT WINDSTARS FROM MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2003 ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME WIDESPREAD DEFECT. (HEAT RELATED DUE TO EXPANSION OF AN ALUMINUM HEAT SINK IN THE ABS ECM. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION LEAKING. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN BECAME MORE SERIOUS. LEAVING A STREAM AND TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY GARAGE, MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A COMPLETE REBUILD. I HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE FIRST. THE LOWEST REPAIR COST IS $2200. AFTER RESEARCHING FOR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR, I AM AMAZED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL (TOO MANY) COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CANNOT BE COINCIDENCE. IF THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN FORD PROVIDED IN THESE VEHICLES IS NOT RELIABLE, FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THESE ISSUES UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT HAS LONG EXPIRED. CHRYSLER REALIZED THEY HAD AN ISSUE AND REVISED THEIR WARRANTIES TO 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. FORD NEEDS TO FOLLOW SUIT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. RECENTLY THE FUSE BLEW THAT CONTROLLED THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, HEATING SYSTEMS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THESE ISSUES. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TIRES HAVE SQUEALED AROUND CORNERS. NO CRUISE CONTROL. SAW WEBSITE ON COMMON,POORLY ENGINEERED PROBLEM. RECOMMENDED THAT NHTSA BE NOTIFIED. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL REPAIR AFTER RECALL. *TR

71,000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN NEED OF BEING REBUILT. FREQUENT PROBLEM ACCORDING TO INTERNET SEARCH. FORD SHOULD RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HER SISTER HAD THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR. THE CONTACT DESCRIBED THE ISSUE TO HER AND WAS ADVISED TO VISIT HER MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE BEAM, WHICH SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO EITHER A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE OR THE STEEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

OUR VAN HAS 86000 MILES ON IT. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VAN, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VAN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, WILL EASE FORWARD IN NEUTRAL AND IS JERKY IN DRIVE. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH BURNT OUT WHILE DRIVE ONLY THREE MILES FROM HOME. BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK OUT AND CREATED SMOKE AND FUMES. TOOK VAN TO REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE SWITCH AND INFORMED ME OF THE DEFECT ON OTHER FORD MAKES, BUT SAID THAT CURRENTLY THE 2000 WINDSTAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST. AUTO SHOP HAS OLD PART, BUT MAY HAVE THROWN IT OUT BY NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX AND IT HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS KEPT UP WELL AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF IT AND WILL COST ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTARS. *TR

WINDSTAR BROKEN REAR AXLE STRIKES AGAIN. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO DINNER WITH RETIRED FORD EMPLOYEE AND HIS LOVELY WIFE. WE WERE IN DEARBORN ON MICHIGAN AVENUE WHEN BAD NOISES, AND SMELLS CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN. WE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A TOTALLY BROKEN AXLE COVER. MY HUSBAND WORKS IN STEEL. IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE SOUTHFIELD AS WE HAD PLANNED AND THIS HAPPENED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS RESULTS NOT ONLY FOR US BUT WE COULD HAVE PLACED OTHER FAMILIES IN DANGER AS WELL. BOTH MEN. THE POLICE WHO STOPPED TO HELP AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AGREED THAT AXLES DON'T JUST BREAK. *TR

ABS & TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY. SPEEDOMETER NOT ACCURATE & NO CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. NO ABS BRAKES? *TR

MINIVAN CAUGHT FIRE AS RESULT OF TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. DRIVING ON A SHORT EXCURSION (ABOUT 50 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WITH GIRL SCOUTS THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS NOT CLEAN OR CLEAR AS NORMAL. AS THEY APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP THE TRANSMISSION OVER-DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP IT WAS NOT ABLE ACCELERATE ABOVE 45 MPH AND APPROXIMATELY HALF MILE FROM THE STOP THE DRIVER WAS ALERTED OF FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BY PASSING DRIVERS. THE MINIVAN DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO EVACUATE PASSENGERS AND CALL FOR HELP. WHEN THE VAN WAS STOPPED AND ITS ENGINE TURNED OFF THE FIRE SUBSIDED WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT ABSORBENT TO DRY OIL DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. AS OF 8/13/08 IT IS THERE WAITING FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ODOMETER, SPEEDODOMETER (NOT WORKING), ABS BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON AND #10 FUSES KEEPS BLOWING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER, AND RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. PRIOR TO BEING TOWED, THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR SOME TIME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,279.

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LEAKS. *TR

THE PROBLEM I WILL BE HAVING VERY SOON LOTS OF OTHERS HAVE ALREADY HAD. IT IS WITH THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. MY O/D OFF LIGHT ON DASH IS FLASHING. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT RECALL IT. IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE USING. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY WINDSTAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IT WAS RUNNING FINE TILL THE PAST WEEK OR TWO. MY TRANS WILL GO OUT. LOTS OF PEOPLE KEEP REPLACING THE TRANS JUST TO HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN W/O WARNING FOR MOST. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST EVERYDAY. I HAVE 4 KIDS WITH ME. IF MY TRANS GOES OUT AND I AM ON THE HIGHWAY...THAT COULD BE FATAL. FORD DOES NOT THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW COULD THAT NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING MADE ABOUT THE TRANS THEY ARE USING ON THEIR VEHICLES. NOT JUST THE WINDSTAR EITHER. ACCIDENTS COULD HAPPEN FROM THIS. DO PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS AND DIE BEFORE IT IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE? WHY NOT PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE? *TR

MY WIFE WAS AT A STOP SIGN ON AN INCLINE, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO TURN AND EXPERIENCED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A CRASH. THE VAN WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, ONLY REVERSE. SHE COASTED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL, WE GOT A TOW TRUCK AND WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP (AFTER BUSINESS HOURS). THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY EXPLODED ON THE INSIDE. ONE SITE I HAVE VISITED HAS 41 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, YET FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE "DESIGN FLAW" IN THE 2000 WINDSTAR VAN TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "FUEL ERROR". THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE WIRES, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO SHORT OUT. IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT PERFORMED, IT COULD CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, A FIRE COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING, AS WELL AS THE POWER SEATING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND DEVELOPED LEAK, LETTING BRAKE FLUID DRIP INTO A CONNECTOR AND CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 99-03 FORD WINDSTARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD MODEL SEL - MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TOO FORD TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SINCE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE (INTERCONTINENTAL WARRANTY SERVICES -IWS - 1-800-333-3028) IWS FIRST AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIRS TO THE BURNED OUT WIPER MOTOR. FORD (305-266-3000) CALLED IWS TO GET AN ADDITIONAL CABLE TO BE COVERED AS WELL SINCE THE PINS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THAT CABLE WHERE ALSO ATTACHED TO THE WIPER MOTOR AND BROKE OFF. THEY GOT CORRODED WITH WATER AND RUST BUILD UP. IWS THEN DECIDED TO REJECT COVERAGE SINCE WATER DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED IN THEIR POLICY. I SPOKE WITH IWS AND THEY GAVE ME RECALL #01S25 AND ADVISED ME FORD WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIRS. I CALLED FORD BACK AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT NO RECALLS SHOW UP FOR MY VIN#. HOWEVER, I FIND THAT THE SAME ISSUE OF THIS RECALL IS AFFECTING MY VEHICLE AS WELL AND FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY FORD OR IWS. WWW.CUSTOMERSASKFORD.COM PER MIKE (AT FORD, NO RECALL SHOWS UP FOR MY VIN#). I CHECKED ON THE FORD WEBSITE AND WAS ADVISED THAT NO RECALL SHOWS FOR MY CAR. *TR

THE ABS AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE, CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A PRESSURE SWITCH AT THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

ABS LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON WHEN DRIVING. FORD 2000 WINDSTAR. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE CRASH. WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP HER 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS (ALMOST DAILY NOW). I HAVE HAD A LOT OF WORK DONE ON MY BRAKES. THE LIGHT HAS COME ON LIKE THIS FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE VAN WE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK WE ASKED THE CAR DEALER ABOUT IT HE WAS VERY VAGUE (SURPRISE) SAID THE BRAKE WAS A SENSOR THING IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WIGGLE IT AND IT WOULD GO AWAY PLUS THE CC WAS PROBABLE A FUSE THING. SO WE BOUGHT IT ANYWAYS (WE REALLY NEEDED IT) THEN THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING IN WE GOT NEW BRAKES TH AT HELPED FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN WE TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION ASK ABOUT CC FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A LEAKING BRAKE LINE AND WOULD ORDER THE PART. HE PUT ON THE NEW PART AND SAID TO CHECK ABOUT A RECALL SO I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD AND THEN WAS LED HERE TO REPORT WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH OURS. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT RESETS ITSELF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND THEN RESTARTED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT ONLY HAPPENS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND IN HOT WEATHER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING THE WIRING FOR A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD USE A CODE READER ON THE CAR, BUT WOULD COST $$$$ TO OBTAIN THE READING. AUTO ZONE HAS AN ABS CODE READER FOR SALE, BUT COSTS OVER $300.00. *TR

LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER FUNCTION, ODOMETER FUNCTION, CRUISE CONTROL, ABS CONTROLS ON 2000 WINDSTAR AS A RESULT OF SHORT CIRCUITING DUE TO LEAKING CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

THE CAR SEEMED AT FIRST TO BE HYDROPLANING DUE TO THE RAIN, BUT THEN IT GOT MUCH WORSE. WHEN I REMOVED THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL, I SAW THE REAR AXLE BEAM HAD SNAPPED AT THE WELD POINT. THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED IN BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE WHEELS WILL SHEAR AWAY FROM THE SUSPENSION WHEN THE BEAM IS BROKEN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY BEEN IN ONE MINOR ACCIDENT, WITH MINIMAL BODY DAMAGE AND NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE BODY STRUCTURE, SO THIS WAS WITHOUT QUESTION A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE PART. *TR

THE INTAKE WENT AT 58,000 MILES BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . 1 YEAR LATER HAD SAME PROBLEM AND VAN WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND FORD REFUSED TO COVER HAD TO PAY $1,800 DOLLARS. THEN LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISSION WENT VAN HAD 78,000 MILES. FORD WILL NOT FIX THEY WOULD NOT REPO IT. THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO SUE ME FOR A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR