2000 Ford Windstar complaints

THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN LX. SHE WAS CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HAVE.THE VAN WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC HE PUT ANOTHER REAR AXLE ON, TO THE TUNE OF 1,750 DOLLARS. THE YEAR THAT WAS 2007. FAST FORWARD TO FEB.2, 2013 I'M BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS, YOU GUESSED IT THE REAR AXLE BREAKS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V193000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR SOME TIME. IT MAY TURN OFF ON IT'S OWN. IT MAY TURN OFF THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TURN THE VAN OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE LIGHT GOES OFF. TOOK VAN TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS FRONT AND BACK AND TURNED THE ROTORS. IT CONTINUED. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A CODE C1185. NO INFORMATION WAS FOUND FOR ARECALL BUT MIDAS TOLD US TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN HAS FREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND EVENTUALLY GOING OFF; THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING SOMETIMES EVEN AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; AND THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER) ERRATICALLY MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH FORD WINDSTAR AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO RECALLS. (EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS HIGH, I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE IN 2006 AND 2007, RESPECTIVELY. ONLY LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE 2006.) *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *TR

RED BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF AND THE MASTER CYLINDER FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD GOES "CRAZY" WHILE DRIVING; THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE FLUXUATE, EVEN AT IDLE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR ON 09/12/2012. IT HAD 125,000 MILES. AFTER I BOUGHT IT I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OVER. THEY FOUND THAT THE OUTER AND INNER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS AND THE REAR SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALL THAT WORK COMPLETED FOR AROUND $1,500. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN MY FRONT YARD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE SERPANTINE BELT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING A LITTLE BIT. A HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANICS FOR $50. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THE POWERTRAIN. THE MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT ALSO HAD TO HAVE A EVAC AND RECHARGE THE A/C SYSTEM. THIS COSTED ME $705.98. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHICH IS NOW, ON 12/21/2012, THE VEHICLE IS STARTING TO MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, OR ATLEAST I THINK IT IS THE ENGINE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN LIKE THERE WAS A POWER SURGE OR SOMETHING, LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BRAKE DOWN, SO I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND DROVE 15-20 MILES BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, ALL THE WAY UNTIL I COULD MAKE IT SAFELY BACK HOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT THIS TIME. I HAVE ALREADY INVESTED ALMOST $2,000 INTO THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS! *TR

C1185 DIAGNOSTIC CODE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

MY WINDSTAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY LIKE A SKITTISH HORSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION, THEY SAID THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE READING AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND TRYING TO COMPENSATE. EVENTUALLY THE SHIMMYING SENSATION STOPPED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYED ON PERMANENTLY. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHEN IT IS RAINING OR SNOWING. FORD HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS TO BE MY PROBLEM, NOT THEIRS. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE? THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH CAN ENDANGER LIFE AND SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS; AND IT IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD'S DESIGN. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS, LET ALONE WHAT IT WILL COST. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL ILLUMINATE IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE CAR AND SOMETIMES IT WILL LIGHT AFTER DRIVING 10-15 MINUTES. HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOTICED IN SEVERAL EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS, WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE WHEELS WILL STOP TURNING AND THE CAR WILL SKID TO A STOP. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STAYING ON. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ENGINE CODE B1185. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AFTER A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING AND DOES NOTE GO OFF TILL ENGINE IS OFF, THE WINDSTAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS DONE TO IT LIKE THE RUSTY PARTS REPAIR,IM GETTING TIRED OF THIS I EVEN HAD THEN DO SOMETHING SOME WORK TO MY TRANSMISSION,AND I HAD SOME ENGINE ISSUES,I WISHES THEY WOULD BUY IT BACK OR REPAIR THESE CRAZY PROBLEMS BECAUSE ITS COSTING ME MORE TIME AND MONEY. *TR

THE ABS (YELLOW) LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CODE C1185 IS DETECTED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE LIGHT STOPPED BEING INTERMITENT AND IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. THE VAN NOW HAS 185K MILES AND A PERMINATE YELLOW LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,140.

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE CRAZY... I LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM... ALSO MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME... *TR AND MY RIGHT SLIDING DOOR RATTLES...

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING TO CHURCH THIS MORNING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM CHURCH, IT CAME ON AGAIN AND SO DID THE TRACK OFF LIGHT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING CONSIDERING THIS VAN ONLY HAS 151,000! *TR

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. AUTOZONE FREE CHECK REPORTED CODE C1185 WHICH ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET RELATES TO A BAD SOLDER JOINT ON THE ABS COMPUTER BOARD. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER FAILS VA INSPECTION. FORD WON'T FIX IT. PARTS HARD TO FIND AS ANYONE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE, RIM, AND ALL LUGNUTS JUST FLEW OFF. I WENT INTO A DITCH. MAJOR DAMAGE. I AM DISCOVERING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VANS AND I PLAN TO SUE FORD. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER DASHBOARD GAUGES START JUMPING AROUND FROM ZERO TO WIDE OPEN, VERY ERRATIC AND THEN WILL SETTLE DOWN NORMAL, THEN START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. TACHOMETER IS ALSO INVOLVED AND OTHER GAUGES. *TR

ON 8/12/12 AS I WAS DRIVING TO NEW YORK I NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A WEIGHT TRANSFER I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT FRONT, AFTER RETURNING TO NEW JERSEY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEARS AUTO TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT AND WAS TOLD AND SHOWN THE DEFECT WAS WITH THE FRAME WORK WHICH A RECALL WAS DONE FOR IN 2011. THE REPAIR THAT THE DID IN 2011 TO THE FRAME WAS IN MY OPINION A DEATH TRAP AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU SEND A INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE REPAIR THAT FORD SAID THEY DID TO THESE FRAME WORK, THE STRAP THAT THEY PUT ON THE FRAME IN MY OPINION IS LIKE PUTTING A BAND AID ON A THIRD DEGREE BURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD DEALER IN HACKENSACK NJ AND THEY ARE GIVING ME A HARD TIME, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE FROM FRIDAY AND TODAY IS SATURDAY @ 1430 THEY STILL HAVEN'T LOOK AT IT, MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN THE REALLY DON'T CARE, BUT I DON'T THINK SAFETY SHOULD COME DOWN TO THE COLOR OF A PERSON SKIN. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

INTERMITTENT NON OPERATING ABS. TRACED TO ABS ECM DEFECTIVE OPERATION. FROZEN STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS INTO ALUMINUM MOUNT PREVENTED REMOVAL OF ABS ECM FOR PLANNED REBUILD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN AND BUILD DEFECT TYPICAL TO THIS UNIT THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. DESIGN DEFECT -ALUMINUM SHEET HEAT SINK WHICH HAS A GREATER COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION THAN CIRCUIT BOARD CONTRIBUTING TO STRESS ON IMPROPERLY MADE SOLDER JOINTS ON CIRCUIT BOARD(BUILD DEFECT). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES USING BOTH AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A VACUUM LINE WAS DISCONNECTED HOWEVER, DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DECARBONIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, PROBLEM 1 THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON. PROBLEM 2 THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN DRIVING, IT TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF. POWER TRAIN, THE O/D LIGHT WILL FLASH WHEN STARTING UP, WILL TURN OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. *TR

EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS LIT UP, INCLUDING THE ABS, BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, ETC. THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. THE REAR AXLE BROKE, THANKFULLY I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALSO, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REAR AXLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ALL THIS STARTED HAPPENING BEFORE THE VEHICLE HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO FOR THE LAST RECALL SAID THAT FORD SHOULD BUY ALL THE VANS BACK. *TR

BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON. JUST DURING THIS LAST MONTH, THE BRAKES HAVE GONE FROM BEING FINE TO ALMOST NOT STOPPING THE VAN. I AM NOW SCRAMBLING TO GET THEM FIXED. THIS CAME ON VERY SUDDENLY. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON BEFORE CHANGING BRAKES. AFTER CHANGING, IT WENT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS AND IS NOW BACK ON. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THAT TIME IT COMES ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND NOW DAILY AFTER GOING FOR FEW MILES. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, NOT SURE IF THEY WORK AFTER THIS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP REPEATEDLY TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND SENSORS INSPECTED. THIS VEHICLE ALSO LEAKS FROM THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIES, AIR CONDITIONING FAILS DUE TO CONTROL MODULE SHORTS, FUSES BLOW, SUSPENSION AND ROT ISSUES. *TR

ABS LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF, BUT AFTER DRIVING MAY BE 10 TO 15 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES ABS LIGHT IS ON AFTER I START THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, THE LIGHT IS OFF, AND HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS SO FRUSTRATED. *TR

SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT ON BRAKE. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, NORMAL PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. LOUD BANG SOUND. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED INTO NEARBY DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TOWED THAT EVENING. FAULTY TRANSMISSION. FORD DEALER SAYS POSSIBLY BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST TO ME $3000. FORD CLAIMS NO RECALL ON THE PART OR THE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY SHOULD BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79.000.

ABS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER GETTING WET DUE TO RAIN ON THE PAVEMENT. APPARENTLY HAS SHORTED OUT SOMETHING. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO, THE DASH LIGHT REPRESENTING A TURN SIGNAL BURN OUT WENT ON, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ALL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO KNOWN REASON; GRADUALLY IT HAS BEEN ON MORE. IN RECENT WEEKS, HAVE ALSO BEGUN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, AND LAST WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING INCORRECTLY; THE HIGHEST SPEED IT REGISTERS IS 28-29 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I'M GOING FASTER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOW SUDDENLY WORK ONLY ON LOW OR, IF TURNED UP TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SETTING, THEY GO HALF SPEED. TWO WEEKS AGO A BRAKE SET UP FOR NO KNOWN REASON, TO THE POINT THAT I SMELLED 'BURNING.' I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE WHEN TRAFFIC ALLOWED AND COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SON WAS WORKING AND HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE FROZEN-UP BRAKE. HE WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT FREED UP. A VEHICLE THAT ONCE WAS A VERY DEPENDABLE WORKHORSE HAS SUDDENLY BECOME ERRATIC AND DOWNRIGHT SCARY. *TR

GAUGES GO CRAZY AND DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME. ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. STEERING CREEKS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT FORD SOMEHOW SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT MAY BECOME A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL LISTEN AND ACT? *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A SENSOR DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. *TR

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL DO THIS ON AND OFF, AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN, AND RESTARTING IT, OR SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING. *TR

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I HAVE IT SERVICED, THE DEALER SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO I DON'T. BUT THE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON NOW AND DUE FOR INSPECTION. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM COST OVER $900.00 FOR THE PART AND THEN LABOR. ABOUT $1300.00 FOR THE JOB. I HAVE A CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP TRUCK THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT THE DEALER SAYS IT TRASH IN THE SYSTEM. SEEMS THAT THE AMERICAN MADE AUTO MANUFACTURERS WOULD OFFER SOMETHING FOR THESE PROBLEMS WHEN THE L DEFECTIVE ITEMS ARE INSTALLED IN A AUTO. IS THERE ANY ACTIONS I CAN TAKE OR THE DEALERS TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS. *JS

ABS LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENT..../ /OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND SENSORS ALSO GO ON AND OFF ALOT ! / /ALSO A/C AND SUSPENSION HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES TO PREVIOUS RECALLS..../ /MILEAGE NOW JULY 2012 - IS APPROX 73,400/ *TR

ALL THE GAUGES STARTED JUMPING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKING PAST 120. IT STAYED THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THEN HAS REPEATED THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE TAC GAUGE ACTS UP IT WEDGES THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAKING IT STICK IN PARK POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE A SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK AND NOT KNOWING THE TRANS GEAR YOU ARE IN BECAUSE THE INDICATOR POSITION ONLY STAYS IN PARK. FORD SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. REPLACING THE GAUGE ASSEMBLY IS COSTLY. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON AND DISABLES ABS BRAKES. *TR

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). LATER, A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT WAS INSTALLED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS MAKING A DECISION ON OF ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

I WAS JUST TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER/RPM/GAS GAUGES ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN IS FAULTY. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PERIODS OF TIME WHEN THE GAUGES WORK JUST FINE, WON'T WORK AT ALL, OR GO COMPLETELY BESERK. THEY ACT OUT AT VARIOUS TIMES; IE: JUST YESTERDAY, I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VAN FOR ABOUT 15 MIN, GAUGES WORKING FINE, WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK ALL THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY, WITH THE RPM NEEDLE ENDING UP BURIED PAST THE HIGHEST IT COULD GO. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE IT HASN'T WORKED/GONE BESERK UPON START UP. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TIMES WHERE IT IS WORKING JUST FINE ON START UP AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES/MILES THEY ALL GO BESERK OR STOP WORKING COMPLETELY, AND AT THAT POINT, SOMETIMES IT GOES BACK TO WORKING FINE, AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. MY DAD JUST GOT THIS VAN FOR MY KIDS AND I LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, THINKING IT WOULD BE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR US. IT'S SAD TO THINK THAT MY DAD THREW MONEY AWAY ON A VEHICLE THAT HIS REGULAR MECHANIC NOW SAYS TO JUST SELL/JUNK IT AND GET A DIFFERENT VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER BEING FAULTY, THE RECALLS ON THE VAN AND THE MOUNT FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEING BUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD CONSTANTLY ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH O AND OFF. *TR