2000 Ford Windstar complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING FROM 20 TO 50 SPORADICALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, BUT RECURS SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. RESEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE ALL-TOO COMMON. THIS IS USUALLY CAUSED BY A BAD SOLDER JOINT(S) IN THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE LOCATED ON THE ABS MODULE (HYDRAULIC). WORST OF ALL, FORD GETS TO PROFIT FROM OUR MISERY, SINCE THEY CAN SELL YOU A NEW PART TO FIX THEIR OWN INFERIOR PART. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. NO PROBLEM DETECTED. LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE AND THE ENGINE GETS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. MECHANICS TELL ME THE ABS MODULE IS BAD. I HAVE TWO WINDSTARS AND THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH. FORD DEFINITELY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE! *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. *TR

DOOR CONSTANTLY OPENS AND CLOSES. HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DOOR FULLY CLOSING. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE ONLY CODE THAT WAS AFFECTING THE LIGHT WAS THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPEED SENSOR WHICH WE REPLACED AND THE CODE WENT AWAY. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOSENT WORK AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND BREAKING IS SOMETIMES MUCH MORE DIFFICULT WHEN SLICK/WET AND LIABLE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL FROM 6/2012 RELATINGN TO ABS LIGHT AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1185

I CURRENTLY OWN 2 - 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VANS. BOTH OF MY VANS ARE WHEEL CHAIR CONVERSION VANS, REAR ENTRY TYPE. THEY ARE USED TO TRANSPORT MY SON, A STUDENT IN COLLEGE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, AND USES A POWER WHEELCHAIR. HIS FRIENDS, AND ATTENDANTS USE THE VANS TO TRANSPORT HIM. LAST SPRING I HAD ONE OF THE VANS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE KEY PROGRAMMING. WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, THE REPAIR TO THE REAR AXEL WAS MADE, WHICH INVOLVED INSTALLING SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE AXEL. THESE BRACKETS ARE CLAMPED TOGETHER ON THE TOP OF THE AXEL. THIS INCREASE IN AXEL HEIGHT CAUSED A PROBLEM THAT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS FOR ME TO DIAGNOSE. ANYTIME THE VAN DROVE OVER A BUMP, A SEVERE JAR, AND LOUD BANG HAPPENED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BOTH VANS WERE SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER. I WAS DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM TO ONE OF MY DRIVERS, AND BEGAN TO SHOW HIM WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. AND I SAW IT, THE INSTALLED BRACKETS WERE HITTING THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEELCHAIR FLOOR. IT WAS METAL AGAINST METAL, AND HAD BEGAN TO BEND INTO THE FLOOR PAN. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THEY DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED, AND THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. BUT NOW ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE VAN IS POUNDING ON THESE BRACKETS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN A WEAK SPOT ON THE AXEL. THEY DECIDED TO PLACE A PIECE OF RUBBER ABOVE THE BRACKET, BUT THIS ONLY INCREASES THE AXEL HEIGHT. I FEEL THE AXEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FACTORY BUMP STOP NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, AS THIS NEW DEALER DESIGN

ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, MULTIPLE OBD2 CODES. *TR

FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED GRABBING. I CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND C1185. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULES WITH THE WINDSTARS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE MY COMPLAINT AND HAVE A RECALL FOR FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. *JS

ABS LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY , REAR BRAKES LOCKS UP. USED A SCANNER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM ,SAY ABS MODULE IS FAULTY. *JS

THE REAR AXEL BROKE. CONTACTED FORD BECAUSE THIS WAS A RECALL THAT THEY JUST PUT BRACKETS OVER PARTS OF THE AXEL. IT STILL BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY PUT BRACKETS ON AND THAT FIXED IT BUT IT STILL BROKE RIGHT WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO. *TT

ABC LIGHT APPEARED - LOSS OF BRAKE PEDDLE RESET AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IN JUNE OF 2012 ABS LIGHT CAN ON - GARAGE REPLACED ABS MODULE THEN IN AUGUST ABS LIGHT CAN ON WAITING ON A SECOND USED ABS MODULE. *TR

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. NO IMMEDIATE AFFECT ON BRAKING UNTIL USED HARD. THEN REAR BRAKES LOCK-UP IMMEDIATELY. SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN USING OVERHEAD CONTROL. LOCKS DO NOT 'UN-LOCK' WHEN UNLOCK IS DEPRESSED. CHILD PROTECTIVE DOOR LOCKS ARE OFF, AND STILL THE SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT OPERATE FROM INSIDE HANDLE. THE ONLY AUTOMATIC FUNCTION THAT OPERATE ON THE SLIDING DOORS IS THE 'CLOSE DOOR' BUTTON ON BOTH SIDES. EXTERIOR HANDLES DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL THE LOCKS ARE MANUALLY/PHYSICALLY FORCED INTO THE UNLOCK POSITION. DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES GO OUT-OF-CONTROL RANDOMLY. IE: SPEEDOMETER GOES FROM 0 - OVERSPEED, TACHOMETER DOES THE SAME AS WELL AS FUEL AND TEMP. *TR

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE OR OPERATE AS DESIGNED MINOR INCIDENT REPAIR GARAGE SCANNED VEHICLE DTC CODE 1185 AND ABS LIGHT ON REQUIRES NEW ABS ECU TO REPAIR ABS SYSTEM APPARENTLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE, POORLY SOLDER JOINT IN ECU. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED, GAS LEVEL TEMP, ETC ACCURATELY. OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CRACKED SOLDER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. *TR

THE REAR AXLE CRACKED. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL MY INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES (SPEEDOMETER,GAS, RPM, MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE) WERE ALL JUMPING AROUND. THIS WENT ON ALL THE WAY HOME. I PARKED THE CAR BUT THE RPM NEEDLE WAS STUCK I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE RPM NEEDLE BUT NOW ITS BROKE .THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUES TO SPORADICALLY GO FROM WORKING, TO NOT WORKING AT ALL, TO ALL THE NEEDLES JUMPING AROUND. *TR

AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING A BUMPER TO BUMPER ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY REAR AXLE GAVE OUT CAUSING MY TIRE TO TILT IN AND RUB AGAINST THE AXLE ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY REPLACED IT ONCE AND WON'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. WHEN FIRST AXLE WAS REPLACE WITH A FAULTY AXLE FROM A WINDSTAR IN A JUNK YARD BEFORE THE RECALL EVER CAME OUT I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS REIMBURSED BY FORD. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T REPLACE IT AGAIN. THEY NEVER FELT THE NEED TO INSPECT THE VAN WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT. *TR

I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES AND HAVE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT ON MY VAN SO I BROUGHT IT TO KEENE AUTOMOTIVE IN DANSVILLE NEW YORK. WHILE I WAS THERE I ALSO HAD A NEW INNER TIE ROD END PUT IN. AFTER HE WAS DONE THE OWNER BOB KEENE BROUGHT ME OUT TO THE SHOP FLOOR AND SHOWED ME ON THE COMPUTER FOR ALIGNMENT WAS SHOWING THAT THERE WAS A DEGREE OF CAMBER OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH HE FEELS WAS CAUSED BY THE FIX JOB THAT WAS DONE TO THE SUBFRAME BY FORD. HE ALSO SHOWED ME IN SPOTS WHERE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTING BENEATH FORDS FIX IT JOB THAT WAS DONE IN JULY OF LAST YEAR FOR THE RECALL . I AM UNSURE AS TO WHAT TO DO IN THIS SCENARIO I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS KEENE STATED IT WAS SAFE FOR A SHORT TIME. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE RIGHT NOW I AM THE ONLY ONE WORKING AND SUPPORTING A FAMILY OF 5. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL MY INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDLES (GAS, RPM, MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE) WERE ALL JUMPING AROUND. THIS WENT ON ALL THE WAY HOME. I PARKED THE CAR BUT THE RPM NEEDLE WAS STUCK AND I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK (P) AND COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CAME OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (N) AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CHECKED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE RPM NEEDLE SO THAT I COULD SHIFT THE CAR BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUES TO SPORADICALLY GO FROM WORKING, TO NOT WORKING AT ALL, TO ALL THE NEEDLES JUMPING AROUND. THE MECHANIC WAS AWARE THAT I HAD THE TRANSMISSION DONE 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT. 2003 AND TOLD ME THAT THE MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ABOUT THE MAKE A TURN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY TIGHT AND FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHERE I WANTED TO TURN. MY SON WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT AND TOGETHER WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IN ORDER TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND CALL THE MECHANIC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO P, R, N, OR D, IT MAKES A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AND MAKES THE WHOLE CAR JERK. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD GRINDING, CREAKY CRACKING LIKE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME AS I STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT HAD STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD CAUSING BRUISING. THE SEAT BELT IS WORKING PROPERLY. I CALLED FORD TO INFORM THEM OF WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR REGARDING THE SEAT BELT. *TR

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER IS NOT WORKING. MECHANIC STATES THE REAR WIPER MOTOR HAS WATER DAMAGE AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

ALL OF THE DASHBOARD NEEDLES BEGAN FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH SPORADICALLY. THEY WOULD BOTTOM OUT BELOW THE 0 MARK FOR A WHILE REGISTERING NO SPEED OR GAS TANK AMOUNT AND THEN START JUMPING AROUND AGAIN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS LYING ACROSS THE BOTTOM AND KEPT THE CAR FROM BEING ABLE TO GO INTO PARK. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY, UNABLE TO BE RE-STARTED, UNABLE TO STEER AND I HAD TO HOLD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING. WE WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO START AND THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME ONCE THE NEEDLE JUMPED BACK UP. ONCE AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT DID THE SAME THING AND WE HAD TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE DASH IN ORDER TO MANUALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE OUT OF THE WAY SO THE VAN COULD BE PLACED IN PARK. WE WILL BE HAVING IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER AND RMP GUAGE GOES CRAZY AND STOPS WORKING, LEAKING BREAK FLIUD BUT CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE PROBLEM, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, DOOR LOCKS WILL START GOING UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND WILL SOMETIME POP OUT BUT NOT COMPLETELY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, MAKES NOISE WHEN TURING LEFT I HAD THE RACK AND PINION CHANGED BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE NOISE JUST GOT WORSE. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON. MECHANIC READS THE CODE C1185. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE ABS MODULE BE REPLACED AND COST $976. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. GOING 20 MPH. HEARD A CLUNK, THEN A BIG BAM. FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN. PULLED INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO WHERE I WORK (TOYOTA DEALER). SERVICE LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE. IT ALSO NEEDS A NEW TIRE, SPRING, STRUT AND ABS SENSOR. I'VE HAD ALL THE RECALLS PERFORMED. I'VE ALWAYS DONE THE SERVICE NEEDED. OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKS IT OUT EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE. I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. *TR

VEHICLE SIDE DOORS REFUSE TO OPEN. UNABLE TO OPEN MANUALLY AND POSE A SAFETY RISK FOR ESCAPE FROM FIRE/ACCIDENT OR OTHER. *TR

WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED, I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES IN IT. I HAD GOT A RECALL NOTICE THE DAY AFTER FORD PUT A NEW REAR AXLE IN THE WINDSTAR. (DID THEY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE NEW RECALL?) AFTER HAVING THE SUB FRAME KIT PARTS INSTALLED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME WAS PERFORATED, THE NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE UNDER PASSENGER FEET STARTED. I WENT BACK TO DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIRS (BILL BROWN IN LIVONIA, MI>) THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE NOISE HAS GOT WORSE AND LOUDER. I CALLED FORD IN DEARBORN AND THEY SAID IF BILL BROWN SAYS ITS SAFE THEN IT IS SAFE? I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND THE FACT THAT IS MAKES NOISE HAS ME CONCERNED. RAN IT BY BILL BROWN AFTER 6 MONTHS AND TOOK THE SERVICE GUY FOR A RIDE AND HE SAID HE SHOULD LOOK AT IT. THE CAR STARTED TO PULL TO LEFT AND I WENT TO THE TIRE SHOP. WENT BY FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT, WAS INFORMED THE SUB FRAME IS CRACKED AND ONLY HAS 10 PERCENT OF METAL LEFT HOLDING IT TOGETHER. GOING TO DEALER THIS WEEK...................LETS SEE IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE STILL! *TR

ABS LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ERRATIC SOMETIMES. CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL AT TIMES. *TR

ABS LIGHTS SHOWED UP ON DISPLAY CLUSTER. 10 AMP FUSE ON 2ND ROW #2 KEEPS BLOWING. AC STOPPED WORKING, ODOMETER WENT TO ALL DASHES, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ELECTRONIC FUEL DISPLAY WENT TO "FUEL ERROR". AFTER UNPLUGGING ABS TO KEEP 10 AMP FUSE FROM BLOWING AND TO GET THE AC TO WORK, BRAKING SYSTEM IS LEAKING. *TR

YELLOW ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CODE C1185 (ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE) IS PRESENT. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AND STAY ON UNTIL SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT, ON WINTER TIME RARELY GOES OFF, SUMMER TIME IS ON MOST OF THE TIMES, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTENT WITH THE HEAT. BRAKES WORK WELL I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF HAD THE CODE READ AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND IT SHOWS CODE C1185. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. N 4/6/13, I WAS GOING 20 MPH AND THE BRAKES WERE FAILING, I PULLED INTO LENTZ. THEY REPAIRED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF. AFTER HAVING MY BRAKES COMPLETELY REPAIRED THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. BRING IT BACK TO LENTZ, WITH THOUSANDS OF APOLOGIES AND PROMISES TO FIX IT RIGHT. THEY REPAIRED EVEN MORE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.. THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM LIGHT STILL COMES ON, BRAKES SEEM TO NOT WORK OK. SO I BRING TO FORD TO HAVE THE RECALLS CHECKED. THEY SAID THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A RECALL FROM BEFORE, AND THAT THEY ALREADY INSTALLED A JUMPER AND FUSE FOR IT SO IT WONT FAIL OR LEAK. BUT APPARENTLY IT'S STILL LEAKING AND FAULTING OUT. SO I ASKED THEM TO FIX IT, THEY WOULD NOT. I CALLED CORPORATE, AND THEY WILL NOT BUDGE. FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKED ON THAT PARTICULAR RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T "REDO" RECALL WORK. SO THAT BEING SAID THEY TOLD ME, I WOULD BE SAFE DRIVING IT LIKE THIS. THAT IT'S NO BIGGIE AND IT WONT HURT ANYTHING IF BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING A LITTLE TINY BIT BY THE SWITCH. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH KIDS. I BOUGHT IT THEN I PUT OVER 2650 DOLLARS SO FAR INTO THIS STUPID VAN. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG. FROM FRONT AXLE TO BRAKES, TO NO HEAT, ELECTRICAL CRAZY STUFF GOING ON. OF COURSE THEY NEVER FIND IT OR IT APPARENTLY DON'T ACT UP WHEN THEY TEST IT ALL. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VAN. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED OF IT. THEY EVEN TOLD ME TO "BE CAREFUL, AS IT MAY

11S16 EXAMPLE TEMPLATE, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM: SEE SUSPENSION AND STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE. I DO NOT SEE A RECALL THAT VISIBLY INCLUDES CALIFORNIA AS A RECALL STATE. I HAVE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED THIS OR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE SCALE RECALL AND BUYBACK PROGRAM. MY VEHICLE WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL/SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND SERVICED AT GOSCH FORD IN HEMET, CA. I EXPERIENCED MORE ISSUES THAN ONLY THAT, OR EVEN THAN THAT AND THE ABOVE. CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THIS RECALL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES, MANY OF WHICH WERE ATTENDED TO WITH OUT OF POCKET FUNDS, EITHER TO PREVENT, OR DUE TO, MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN/FAILURE. PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER AXLE RECALL, AND ADDITIONAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I NEED AN ASSESSMENT DONE ON MY FORD 2000 WINDSTAR LX SO I MAY BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TOTAL COSTS AND DAMAGES AND HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED OR COMPLETELY REPAIRED TO A SAFE, DRIVABLE CONDITION. (RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN OBJECT, PART(S) FAILURE APPARENT AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DETACHED. A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FRONT *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS ERRACTIC, MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE REAR AXLE AND BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHE BACKED OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUARY, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT IT WAS MUCH LOUDER. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SWAYING, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHERE A HUGE CRACK WAS FOND IN THE REAR AXLE'S MAN BAR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER AND THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY WERE TOLD THERE WE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED FOR THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR UPDATED 05/10/13*LJ UPDATED 05/17/2013 *JS

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ABS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE SUBFRAME WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FORD SERVICE SAYS ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WILL BE $1000 PLUS TAX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILED REINFORCEMENT PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.