2000 Ford Windstar complaints

BRAKES SQUEAKING THEN ABS LIGHT ON THEN SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT TRAX CONTROL OFF AND MILEAGE METER OFF TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL KEEP PARTS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF QUITE OFTEN. AT ABOUT 125,000 MILES I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. MY O/D LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO FLASH AND MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPED UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HAD TO HAVE A SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. A DAY LATER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. NOW I HAVE A LIGHT ON THE PANEL (THE MASTER LIGHTING SWITCH). WHEN I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS, THE PARKING LIGHTS COME BACK ON. I USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD STAY OFF, BUT NOW I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY EVERY TIME I PARK AND RECONNECT IT TO DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO, ONE BY ONE, ALL OF THE POWER LOCKS ARE GOING OUT. THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS CORRECTLY IS THE ONE FOR THE REAR DOOR (TRUNK). THE REAR WINDOWS CAN OPEN, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES DAYS OF TRYING BEFORE I CAN GET THEM TO CLOSE AGAIN. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGHT WITH OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND A VW JETTA RAN THE RED LIGHT AND MY HUSBAND HIT HIM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE HOLE FRONT OF THE VAN WAS PUSHED IN AND CONSIDERED TOTALED. BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE BUMPER ON THE VAN WAS BASICALLY HANGING ON THE GROUND AND THE HOOD BENT UP WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE FRONT. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS, CRUISE, CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO FORD DEALER SAID THE PRESSURE SWITCH AND PIGTAL SPLICE IN HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO THE ECM, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEAL REPLACED THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR $302. TO REPLACE THE ECM WAS $1200 AND COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING AS DEFECTIVE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. DISCOVERED A CRACK IN REAR AXLE. IT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF SPAN BETWEEN REAR WHEELS. THE CRACK RAN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE AXLE ABOUT 3" AND WAS SPREAD APART APPROXIMATELY 1/8" ON BOTTOM. THERE WAS ONLY 50% OF THE AXLE REMAINING. FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED IT JUST PRIOR TO A VACATION TRIP WITH OUR FAMILY OF 5. THERE HAS BEEN NO KNOWN EVENT TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE. *TR

CAR DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT FELT LIKE BACK END SWAYING. MADE NOISE. BROUGHT TO REPAIR SHOP, NEED NEW REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, OR ALSO CALLED REAR I BEAM ASSEMBLY, IT HAS A MAJOR CRACK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS PART IS ON BACKORDER. *TR

EVERY TIME WE GET HEAVY RAINS MY FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS. WHILE CHECKING RECALLS I HAVE COME ACROSS THIS PROBLEM WHICH MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME EXACTLY AS THE RECALL READS. FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEIR SITE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS TOO OLD OR IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALER ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I WAS TOLD IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT MY WINDSHIELD MAY COME LOOSE BECAUSE OF THE BONDING AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

WE LOST OUR ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR CONDITIONING ON A RECENT TRIP FROM VA TO NC. AT FIRST, REPLACING THE #10AMP FUSE TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE FUSES BEGAN TO BLOW AS SOON AS THE CAR IS TURNED ON. NOW, IT BLOWS THE FUSE EACH TIME A NEW ONE IS REPLACED. THEREFORE, NO ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COOL AIR, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH ON LINE, WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SOURCES WITH INCREDIBLE DOCUMENTATION AND CONSISTENCY SHOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERVASIVE ACROSS FORD WINDSTAR PRODUCTS IN THE AGE RANGE OF OUR VAN. WE HAVE NOT HAD A FIRE, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH OF A RECORD ON THIS, THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT WITH FORD BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A FIRE THAT CAUSES DEATH OR INJURY. THANKS FOR A RESPONSE ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT NEXT. *TR

ABS MODULE FAILED. THE REPAIR PART IS $800 AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REVIEWING THE ISSUE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND APPEARS TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO A POOR DESIGNED HEAT SINK ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ABS LIGHT HAS SUDDENLY STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 TAIL-LIGHT RECEPTICLES FAIL AND "BURN" OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE RECEPTACLE, AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 3:00PM WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VAN WHEN MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE REAR AXLE SPIT INTO TWO. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARRING. I DRIVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WITH APPROX. 100K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. ON JUNE 12, 2008, THE HANDLING IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED OF A 4-INCH CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, HE WILL REASSEMBLE THE VEHICLE SO IT CAN BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON MINUTES AFTER GETTING INTO CAR. APPROX 6MO. TO A YEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE ODOMETER WENT OUT. THE AIR COND BLOWS BUT NO COLD AIR. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME INCIDENTS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN AND CAUSING A FIRE. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GET THE ABS SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN, WITCH WAS IN FEB OF 08. TODAY JUNE2 OF 08 THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AND SO DID ODOMETER. A FUSE WAS BLOWN, I LOOKED FOR ANSWERS ON THE WEB AND RAN ACROSS THIS WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/1-VT49767.HTML?POSTDAYS=0&POSTORDER=ASC&START=0 THIS LISTED EVERYTHING THAT HAD BEEN WRONG WITH MY VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT IS ALSO KNOW TO CAUSE FIRES FROM HAVING FAULTY BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FORD HAS RECALLED LOTS OF THE CARS AND TRUCKS FOR THIS SWITCH BECAUSE IT CAUSES FIRES. *TR

ABS LIGHT TURNS ON. ODOMETER & SPEEDOMETER DIED. AC NOT COLD. ELECTRONIC [LIKE AUTO SLIDING DOOR, CRUISE CONTROL] WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS "BREAK-DOWN" IS OBSERVED INITIALLY (FALL 2007) WITH CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING. SINCE IT'S ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE'RE A BIT TIGHT WITH OUR BUDGET, WE DECIDED NOT TO FIX IT. EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE SLIDING DOOR STOPS WORKING, BUT IT SEEMS TO COMEBACK AGAIN ON ITS OWN, SO WE'RE LIVING THROUGH THESE MALFUNCTIONS. ON MAY 19, 2008, THE ABS LIGHT IS ON, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DIED AND AC NOT COLD; THINKING SOME OF THESE ARE URGENT AND IMPORTANT WE BROUGHT IT TO FIRESTONES WHICH RETURNED THE CAR AND ADVISED US TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. LATER I LEARN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD WINDSTAR 2000 AND THUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MAT THAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V207000 IS STILL DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL REPLACEMENT IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE MAT CURLS IN THE UPPER-RIGHT AND INTERFERES WITH THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

MAR 2008 WE TOOK OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN IN FOR A CLICKING NOISE. WAS TOLD THAT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD INTAKE VALVE WAS BROKE. THEY SAID TO FIX IT WOULD BE ABOUT $800 BUT IF THE NOISE DID NOT BOTHER US WE COULD LEAVE IT. MAY 2008 WAS REAR ENDED AND TWO DAYS LATER VAN BROKE DOWN. TOOK IT TO HARRIS FORD IN LYNNWOOD WAS TOLD THE MANIFOLD WAS COMPLETELY BROKE AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1200. I KNOW THE PLASTIC MANIFOLDS WERE RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS AND THINK THE VANS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, WHICH CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW RESULTING IN LOSE OF SOME SPEEDOMETER, MILEAGE, AND HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT, EVALUATED, AND DOCUMENTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC HAS SINCE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED TAKING OUT THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ABS AND CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED AND IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V261000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE FUSE #10 KEPT BLOWING AND THE A/C, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ETC.. STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET I FOUND THE CULPRIT WAS A LEAKY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, WHICH ONCE I DISCONNECTED IT THE FUSE STOPPED TRIPPING AND THE AC AND DASHBOARD WORKED. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS LEAKED AND ALSO CORRODED AND STARTED TO MELT THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES, WHICH HASN'T WORKED IN A WHILE, AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE. THIS IS A KNOWN FIRE HAZARD BY FORD AND THERE IS NOT YET A RECALL THOUGH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD TO REMOVE FUSES 101 AND 102 TO PREVENT A FIRE AND WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ALL THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, AT 60,000 MILES, THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE CYLINDER-CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT (STARTED SMOKING), NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND FUSE # 10 KEEPS BLOWING. WHEN FUSE 10 GOES SO DOES THE OPERATION OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN MY 2000 WINDSTAR I ACCELERATED TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LEFT ME TO DRIFT INTO CROSS TRAFFIC WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A MACK TRUCK. I SWERVED IN AN ALMOST U-TURN LIKE FASHION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY NEXT TO THE ROAD I HAD ORIGINATED FROM. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION TO FAIL IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST FAILED AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES. LUCKILY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT BUT THEY MADE ME PRODUCE MY ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO PROVE I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME WAS ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO, AFTER FORD'S REFUSAL TO HELP I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND I PAID $2800 TO REPAIR. AFTER BEING REFERRED TO THIS WEBSITE I WAS ASTOUNDED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I WAS ALMOST KILLED THIS MORNING, WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND ADVANCE AUTOPARTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A SERVICE SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. HE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WERE DYSFUNCTIONAL AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. BRAKE FLUID ALSO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED BY A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM KISTLER FORD IN TOLEDO. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN UP TO DATE WITH THE MAINTENANCE WORK ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. ON MARCH 12, 2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON HOLLAND-SYLVANIA ROAD NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE IN TOLEDO, OHIO WHEN MY REAR AXLE BROKE. THIS IS A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MIDAS MUFFLER. MIDAS REPLACED THE AXLE WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS AT A TOTAL COST OF $912.69. ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REMEDIED WITH FORD AND KISLTER FORD WERE DENIED FOR WANT OF WARRANTY. FORD MECHANICS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT WHEN IT'S HOT. 2000 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8. *TR

2000 WINDSTAR ABS PROBLEM WITH DTC 1185 RETRIEVED FROM ABS MODULE. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE WHEN HOT. ABS LIGHT ON ONLY. *TR

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE 4 HOURS AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS AND HAS COST MY FAMILY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT (STARTED SMOKING), NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND FUSE # 10 KEEPS BLOWING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S AIR BAG HOTLINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,650.

FUEL RAIL LEAKING GASOLINE, DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS AS THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CRACKS, LEAK IS NEAR ELECTRIC STUFF, STRONG ODOR AND SOME LIQUID GAS. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH MULTIPLE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. CONSUMER STATES THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP FAILURE, REVERSE SENSOR SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS STICKING AND MORE. *KB THE MESSAGE CENTER STARTED TO READ ERROR WHEN DISPLAYING THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. THE CONSUMER FOUND ONE OF THE MALE PRONGS ON THE SENSOR PLUG HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE SENSOR PLUG WAS NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM MOISTURE. ONE OF THE COOLANT LINES TO THE REAR HEATER CORRODED AND FAILED AT THE POINT WHERE IT CROSSED UNDER THE FRAME AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING LEAN DUE TO AN AIR LEAK. THE COOLANT CROSSOVER TUBE SPRANG A LEAK. *JB

YELLOW ABS WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX WHICH HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM, THE ODOMETER, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP FUNCTIONING. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH LEAKS FLUID ONTO THE ABS SYSTEM AND CAN RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. FORD APPARENTLY IS AWARE THAT THIS DEFECT EXISTS IN 1999 THROUGH 2003 WINDSTARS BUT TO DATE HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ALL OF US WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

JAN 7, 2008, MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WAS HIT BY CAR THAT RAN A REDLIGHT. IT HAD SIDE AIR BAGS THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS "BOUNCING" AS I WENT AROUND A CORNER. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE BOWING OUT AT THE BOTTOM. I PUT THE CAR UP ON A JACK TO INVESTIGATE AND SAW WHERE THE REAR AXLE HAD SEVERED HALF WAY THROUGH IN TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS. RUST WAS VISIBLE AT ONE LOCATION. THE WORSE OF THE TWO SEVER POINTS WAS ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE ON A VERTICAL SEAM IN THE METAL. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS RUNNING TO THE STORE JUST PRIOR TO MY WIFE TAKING OUR THREE DAUGHTERS TO BALLET - FOR WHICH SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. I HAVE NOW SEEN AT LEAST 4 OTHER COMMENTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AS INDICATED BY DASH WARNING LIGHT. ADVISED THAT THIS IS PROBABLY FAILING ABS MODULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SMALL FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A RAG. THE UNDERHOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED. A WORKER AT A LOCAL DEALER ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DISCONNECTED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000. UPDATED 02-13-08 *BF

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 PROBLEM GOES AWAY DURING COLD WEATHER - RETURNS IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 25 MPH. HE HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE OVERDRIVE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,575.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE WIPERS AND WIPER PARK FUNCTION WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AS OF NOVEMBER 23, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V261000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT LOCATED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AT THE END OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE FLUID DESTROYED THE WIRING FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07.

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTS AT THE SUBFRAME OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 95K MILES. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE DRIVER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A CURB WHEN THE CONTROL ARM MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SWING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVE AXLE TO PULL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO IN TURN INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM MOUNTS. FORD HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE REVEALED 12 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES WITH 1998-2001 WINDSTARS. (ODI #S: 10152076, 10103097, 10152712, 10138539, 10183135, 10171784, 10173473, 10153590, 10200106, 10005872, 761511, 10172459) THERE APPEARS TO BE A TREND RELATED TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE REAR PORTION OF THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONE POSSIBLE FACTOR COULD BE THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM AND THE TENDENCY FOR CONDENSATION TO DRIP ON THIS PORTION OF THE FRAME WHENEVER THE SYSTEM IS IN COOLING OR DEFROST MODE CAUSING ACCELERATED CORROSION. THIS IS A SEVERE FAILURE THAT IS PREMATURE,

HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SINCE 40,000 MILES. HAVE ALREADY DONE THE OVERHAUL FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND OFF DAILY FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATION SWITCH 2 YEARS AGO, BUT I GUESS THE LEAKING FLUIDS HAVE DESTROYED MY ECU. ALSO HAVE CLEANED AND CHECKED ALL WHEEL SENSORS WHICH HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL. I USED TO BE A FORD MAN, BUT AFTER THESE PROBLEMS AND $$$ SPEND, I'M VERY CAUTIOUS OF FORDS NOW! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, WAS REPAIRING HIS VEHICLE, HE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. AS SOON AS HE REPLACED THE FUSE, HE SMELLED BRAKE FLUID BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKE FLUID SHORTED OUT THE WIRING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FORD WINDSTARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.