2000 Ford Windstar complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON I-5 SEATTLE WASHINGTON, FAILURE MODE IS SIMILAR TO PRIOR RECALL # 01V261000. IT APPEARS THAT THE RECALL IMPLEMENTED IN 2001/2002 WAS EITHER INEFFECTIVE OR WIPER MOTOR WAS ALREADY DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPAIRED WIPER BY REPLACING DAMAGED MOTOR AND WIRING HARNESS. CORROSION WAS EXTENSIVE. AS IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL IT LOOKS LIKE HEATING MAY HAVE OCCURRED. WIPER FAILED AND LEFT BLADE STUCK IN A POSITION THAT OBSTRUCTED DRIVERS VIEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. RECEIVED 12/12/07 64200. *TR *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

ABS LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON, AND SOMETIMES GOES OFF. SOMETIMES, BRAKING IS HARD. *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IN DECEMBER OF 2006. THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AT 85,000 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER CHECKING THE CODES, AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT I AMONG THE MANY, MANY OWNERS FACED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU. I HAVE NOT SPENT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT AS I AM AWAITING POSSIBLE RESTITUTION BY FORD. *TR

FOR WINDSTAR 2000, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. GET CODE C1185. STARTED IN MAY 2006 AND HAPPENS DAILY. RECENTLY RED BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON AFTER HARD BRAKING. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND ARE SUPPOSEDLY FINE. *TR

ON AUG. 18, 2007, I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY NEAR MY HOME WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC WHO TOLD US IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. AFTER INSPECTING IT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD THE SENSOR SYSTEM WORKED I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT 8 WEEKS EARLIER AT A LOW COST, HOWEVER THE SENSOR, WHICH WAS GOOD, WAS NOT READ BY THE MAIN SYSTEM AND WE HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE HAD NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE BECAUSE IT WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF AND BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE SPECIALIST TOLD US WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE OFF THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT HAD THE TRANSMISSION GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT IT TO FORD WHO HAVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT, A COST OF MORE THAN $1900 NOT INCLUDING TOWING AND RENTAL CAR. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ALSO SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1999-2000 FORD WINDSTAR, WHICH IS THE MODEL VEHICLE I HAVE BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NOTHING I DID, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES AND I THINK FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE SENSORS THAT WOULD HAVE ULTIMATELY SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO FIX. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN BLOWING THE NUMBER 10 FUSE WHICH CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, HEAT AND OR AIR CONDITIONER TO NOT WORK. A FORD MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT CAN'T FIND OUT WHY AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO KEEP LOOKING. THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN THE FUSE BLOWS IT DOES NOT SEAM TO ADD MILEAGE TO THE ODOMETER, MIME HAS READ THE SAME MILEAGE FOR AWHILE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS, I JUST KEEP REPLACING FUSES. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HIS SPEED CONTROL SWITCH IS BURNED OUT. THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THIS ISSUE BUT NOT ON HIS VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. JP

2000 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO SHEARED OFF SUN GEAR IN AX4S TRANSMISSION. FAILURE OCCURRED AS VEHICLE WAS BEING ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP INTO HEAVY CROSS TRAFFIC. ALL FORWARD GEARS INOPERATIVE AS VAN THEN SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER A BIT OF PANICKING TO FIGURE HOW TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WE FOUND THAT THE REVERSE GEAR STILL FUNCTIONED. PULLED VEHICLE WITHOUT ACCIDENT OUT OF TRAFFIC.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE SWITCH THAT GOES INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK VIA THE FOB OR INTERNAL ELECTRONIC CONTROLS DUE TO BAD LOCK ACTUATORS. HAD DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY), BUT NOW BOTH SLIDING DOORS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE SLIDING DOORS TO NOT HAVE A KEYED ENTRY SYSTEM SO THE DOORS MUST BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE BY PULLING UP ON THE LOCK KNOB. *JB

FIRE UNDER HOOD. WIRE DAMAGE, ABS AND CRUSE CONTROL SYSTEMS ALSO AFFECTED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE SEAT BELTS IN HER VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE. SHE FOUND A SAFETY RECALL ON THE INTERNET AND CALLED THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT IS NOT A FORD RECALL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND TWO REAR SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH BROKEN AXLE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF FOR NO APPARENT REASON**CC THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNED A 199 FORD TAURUS. THERE WAS A CONSTANT LEAK COMING FROM THE FORD TAURUS AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RECALL ON THE FORD TAURUS REGARDING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FAIL TO REMAIN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING. REPLACED PUMP ON 5-18, STILL NOISY. FOUND OUT ON 5-21-07 THAT RACK AND PINION WAS BAD, ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK INTO BELLOWS BOOTS ONE OF WHICH BURST, SPRAYING FLUID ALL OVER DEALERSHIP. VAN COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SINCE BOOT WILL FILL UP WITH FLUID AGAIN, SPRAYING IT ON BRAKE ROTOR. DEALER WANTED $900 TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. CHECKED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH FORD. *AK

I BOUGH T A 2000 WINDSTAR 1 MONTH AGO AND I HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND FOUND A LEAK ABOVE THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH I SAW MYSELF. THE FUEL SYSTEM PROVED TO BE FAULTY AS PER THE DEALER'S REPORT. I LOST MY TRUST TO THE VEHICLE, AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLY USING IT FOR MY FAMILY, AND UNCOMFORTABLY SELLING IT TO ANY BODY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. I AM SCARED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: NO RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. THE STORY I HEARD ABOUT THE FAMILY WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY BURNED IN A GM CAR DUE TO FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM. HEREWAS A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN WINDSTAR 2000 AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE. *AK

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH APPX 79500 MILES HAD THE REAR AXLE NEARLY SEVERED (APPX 80 %) ON APR 24, 2007 WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE MGR STATES THAT HE HAS SEEN AT LEAST 5 OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIGHLY MAINTAINED, GARAGE STORED, AND UNDER BODY FLUSHED TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN THE SPRING OF 2000. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AXLE, IT WAS APPARENT THAT CORROSION WAS PRESENT IN AN APPX 1/2 INCH AREA, AND THE ROADSIDE CURB CAUSED THE CRACK FROM THIS WEAKENED SPOT. OBVIOUSLY, IF A LESS OBSERVANT DRIVER HAD NOT NOTICED THE INSTABILITY AND HAD TAKEN IT ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY, A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY HAVE OCCURRED. KENNY ROSS FORD SOUTH REPLACED THE AXLE (FOR $1135.74), AND I HAVE RETAINED THE OLD ONE FOR MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION.

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE UPPER INPUT AND THE UPPER GASKET REPLACED. THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, PERFORMED A TUNE UP, AND REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRE. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS ,WHICH TOTALED $900. THE DIAGNOSIS LISTED CODE PO133 , SENSOR SLOW RESPONSE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ANOTHER FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT'S FOOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED. THE RPM NEEDLE ALSO FLUCTUATED FROM HIGH TO LOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,016. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN HOME WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SOON AFTER SEEING THE SMOKE, SHE SAW FIRE. SHE QUICKLY PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT, GOT OUR 2 KIDS ( AGE 5 AND 7 ) OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM A BUSINESS . THEY PROCEEDED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. IT WAS THERE THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED US THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME FAULTY PART THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL IN THE F-150'S AND OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. I WAS TOLD IT IS THE SAME REPLACEMENT PART AND THE REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE BURNT WIRING IS A FORD AUTHORIZED REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE IS NOT CAUSE FOR ALARM OR CONCERN WITH THE WINDSTAR. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ONLY THE NHTSA CAN ISSUE A RECALL. FORD DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP WITH OUR EXPENSES THAT WE INCURRED DUE TO THIS FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL CUTOFF SWITCH LOCATED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT IN THIS INCIDENT. I JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS TERRIFYING ORDEAL. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING FOUR GOOD YEAR TIRES. THE MODEL NAME WAS ASSURANCE. THE CONTACT INFLATED THE TIRES AND TWO DAYS LATER THE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GOOD YEAR DEALER AND WAS THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE DRY ROT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 24,655. THE DEALER KEPT THE TIRES. THE DOT INFORMATION AND VIN FOR VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATE 05/21/07*TR

I SLOWLY WENT OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE CAR JUST DIED AS I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT IN PARK, STARTED UP AGAIN, UNTIL I GOT TO THE RED LIGHT, AND IT DIED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES - I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT.*AK

ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND FLASHING A CODE. I ASKED A FRIEND THAT WORKS AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHAT THIS CODE MEANT AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SHORT IN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I SAID SOMETHING TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT AT A CONFERENCE HE ATTENDED THEY WERE TOLD THAT ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT LIKE AIRBAGS THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED THE SHOP MANAGER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO SUCH THING AND THEY ARE COVERED THE SAME AS THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WHICH IS 60,000 MILES. AS OF TODAY MY VAN HAS ABOUT 118,000 MILES ON IT SO I AM WELL BEYOND THE WARRANTY. IS THERE AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT? I WAS ALSO WONDERING SINCE THIS IS A SHORT IN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAN THAT AIRBAG DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING IN A CRASH. I ASK THIS BECAUSE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS SIT UP FRONT WITH ME ALL THE TIME AND I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO EXPLODE IN THEIR FACE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, JUST BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE SHORT FIXED. *JB

ENGINE COOLANT DISAPPEARING WITHOUT EXPLANATION. TOOK INTO DEALER TO LEARN IT WAS A COMMON LEAK IN THE FRONT COVER GASKET THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE. I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8L V-6. *JB

I HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY FOR A CHILD THAT RAN INTO THE STREET. MY BRAKES WHEN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THIS TOOK PLACE I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID EVEN AFTER FILLING THIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT FELT MAYBE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD, THIS WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUALLY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDING TO BE FILLED. *JB

I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 200 FORD WINDSTAR SE. ON MONDAY, JAN. 8, 2007, I DROVE MY VAN TO GET COFFEE, CAME HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE CAR BURNED OUT, DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPT. *NM

VEHICLE: 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SE MINI-VAN COMPLAINT: VEHICLE STOP LIGHT SWITCH STICKS AND STAYS ON, DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CREATING A CONFUSING SITUATION TO FOLLOWING DRIVERS THUS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS DRAINED MY BATTERY 3 TIMES. FORD DEALER WANTS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME YEAR FORD TAURUS AND SABLE VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIRS HAVE A REPAIR POLICY NUMBER AND SERVICE BULLETIN AND WILL FIX THIS FOR FREE ON THESE VEHICLES. THE FORD WINDSTAR VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. I WANT AN ANSWER FROM FORD ABOUT THIS. I WOULD EVEN ACCEPT AN OFFER FOR THEM TO PICK UP PART OF THE COST. I REALLY FEEL THOUGH THAT THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THE SERVICE REP FROM FORD SHOULD CALL ME AND TELL ME TO COME ON IN TO A DEALER AND WE WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. *JB

CONTACT STATES THAT IT WAS A DRY AN CLEAR DAY. HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING UP A HILL ONE OF THE RODS TORE AWAY FROM THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THIS SEPARATION IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE CONTACT GAINED THIS INFORMATION AFTER HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS ALREADY CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH WINDSTAR VAN, BUT THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS OUTSIDE OF HIS WARRANTY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2000 WINDSTAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. *TS THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS FOUND TO BE THE SPEED CONTROL ACTIVATION SWITCH. *JB

1- THERE WAS NOT ANY SYMPTOM LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2- THE FAILURE WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE WELD ON ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS ACTUALLY BROKE OFF THE FRAME. AS A RESULT THE WHEEL WAS ALLOWED MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THIS FORCED THE VEHICLE OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A VERY IMMEDIATE UNCONTROLLED MANNER. 3- THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. DEALER DOESN'T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN FIXING THE VEHICLE UNLESS WE PAY FOR IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED GAS AND FUMES LEAKED CONSISTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR PARKED. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #00V164000 REGARDING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AND AVOIDING TO HIT A DEER, THE SUB FRAME OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD FELL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SUB FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VIN # DID NOT FIT UNDER ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP WAITING FOR REPAIRS. THE BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE SMOKE ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE SMOKE SEIZED. AFTER TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE SMOKE STARTED IMMEDIATELY ERUPTING FROM THE SAME AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED TO BURN AND THE BRAKE WIRE JUMPER KIT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BLACK SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE; THE AIR CONDITIONER, ODOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE, WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A FUSE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY, AND REPLACED IT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN VAN MADE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE. NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED $2400! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE. *NM

CALIFORNIA VERSION OF THE WINDSTAR; CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY, CAUSING BACK PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE, CAUSED ENGINE INPUT AIR CONTROL VALVE TO BECOME OVERLOADED WITH CARBON DEPOSITS WHICH IN TURN ALSO FAILED. FOR 3 MONTHS CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE $1400 ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL FOR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE FUSE. THIS PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS LEAKING. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/06.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, METAL WAS OBSERVED STICKING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS REGULARLY CHECKED, AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 6,300 MILES. THERE WAS NEITHER VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING NOR ABNORMAL BULGING IN TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. MAKE: BIG "O", MODEL: EURO TOUR, SIZE: P215-70-15. *AK

MY REAR PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS NOT BEEN CLOSING AND LOCKING. DOOR WILL POP OPEN. AS OF LABOR DAY 2006 THIS DOOR IS LOCKED AND NOW WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. THIS IS FORCING MY CHILDREN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *NM

ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS,DRIVERS SIDE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, WHEN YOU HIT THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK, IT KEEPS STICKING AND IT WILL NOT LET YOU PULL IT BY HAND AND WILL NOT WORK AT ALL WITH THE REMOTE, IT DOES IT EVERY TIME WE USE THE VAN, WHICH IS PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY MAKING IT HARD AND AGGRAVATING TO GET MY 2 YEAR OLD OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT,IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET HIM OUT IN TIME. *JB

1. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE RESERVOIR FILLED. 2. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM PRESSURE SWITCH. IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE WHILE THE VAN WAS IN THE BASEMENT GARAGE. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE WHILE UNLOADING THE VAN AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ITS SOURCE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. 3. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE VAN FROM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VAN AT THIS TIME, AND THEY COULD SELL ME A PRESSURE SWITCH. I PURCHASED THE SWITCH. THEN DROPPED THE VAN OFF AT THE MECHANIC I USE, AND HE REPLACED IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. DURING THE TIME THAT THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY. WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH, AND WOULD NOT RUN SMOOTHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR'S FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. *TS THE FRACTURED COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. *NM

OUR 2000 WINDSTAR HAS HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS FROM 20,000 MILES ON. RECENTLY AT 60K MILES, OUR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WE WERE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. EACH TIME WE WENT TO FORD SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD A SEAL WAS BROKEN AND REPAIRED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM. THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME DIAGNOSIS. AT 70 K, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. ALTHOUGH WE DEMANDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, FORD SERVICE REFUSED, TELLING US THAT A SEAL WAS ONCE AGAIN BROKEN. WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSING A BREAKDOWN OUT OF STATE. NEW SERVICE REP. ROLLED HIS EYES WHEN HE SAW WHAT THE PRIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID, BUT 4 DAYS LATER, TOLD US THAT A DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED AND THAT A NEW PART WOULD BE PUT IN. OF COURSE, NO NEW PART WAS PUT IN AND ON TRANSIT HOME, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND O/D LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I WOULD NEVER EVER EVER EVER BUY A FORD AGAIN AS A RESULT OF THEIR LIES AND FAILURE TO FULFILL WARRANTY COMMITMENTS. *NM

UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE, FIRST AT 30K THEN AT 50K

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED, THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

POWER STEERING GRUNT OR BANGING SOUND, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. *JB

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIHGWAY SPEED AND CAN'T BE RESOLVED BY WHEEL BALANCING ETC. *JB