2000 Ford Windstar complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE SECOND ROW ON THE DRIVER SIDE STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETAIN HIM IN PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON EVERY SEAT IN THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW MIDDLE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. LAST YEAR THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A RECALL RELATED TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND ABS ISSUES. THIS YEAR I AM GETTING AN ABS LIGHT ON AND A CODE OF C1185. I WAS TOLD THIS CODE RELATES TO A BAD ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT THE BRAKE FLUID ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT TO PREVENT VEHICLE FIRES. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ECU AS PART OF THE RECALL (FREE OF CHARGE). THE ECU IS OVER $600. I AM NOW AT RISK OF FIRE AND MY BRAKING ABILITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

FORD REAR AXLE RECALL. FOUND RECALL ABOUT MY VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AFTER REAR AXLE BROKE. HAD AXLE WELDED TOGETHER. IN NOV 2010 AXLE WAS ALLEGEDLY ORDERED IT IS NOW MARCH 2011 AND STILL NO ANSWER AS TO WHEN I AM GETTING NEW AXLE. MARCH OF THIS YEAR AXLE BROKE AGAIN AND HAD TO WELD IT TOGETHER.IT COST ME 450 EVERY TIME TO WELD IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON A STRESS POINT OF THE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACK FOUND ON THE CONTACTS FRAME WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE DEALERS WORD AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,540.

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR AND I HAVE AND HAVE BEEN WAITING A VERY LONG TIME. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN I AM GETTING MY WINDSTAR BACK. *TR

I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR 09S09. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ASCERTAINED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD LEAKED. IT WAS NOTED WITH FORD THAT MY ABS LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON, AS WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION ANY MORE. MY SPEED INDICATOR AND ODOMETER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER READING ONLY HALF OF THE ACTUAL SPEED AND MILEAGE. THESE WERE ALL NOTED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID. I STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH EVERYTHING STATED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS JUST CHANGED THE PART. AT THIS POINT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE ACCORDING TO FORD THE RECALL CASE WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS CHANGED. AS A CONSUMER, I TRUSTED MY DEALERSHIP TO HANDLE THE RECALL IN THE CORRECT MANNER INSTEAD OF LEAVING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE, IN FORD'S WORDS. *TR

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR INTO THE DEALER FOR A SUBFRAME RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND A CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT BUT STATED IT WAS UNDER 3MM SO IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED UNSAFE. THEY DEEMED IT SAFE TO DRIVE AND PUT ME BACK ON THE ROAD IN IT, MY CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT RISK, THEY REFUSE TO BUY IT BACK OR GIVE ME A LOANER AND STATED I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL HE PARTS COME IN TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP US FORD IS SCREWING OVER ALL OF US, I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I AM SO SCARED TO DRIVE IT!!! *TR

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. IT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED FROM OCCASIONALLY TO ALL OF THE TIME OVER ABOUT A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR WINDSTAR AND UPON RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE PERIODICALLY COME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE WORKING FINE AND THEN DROP TO ONLY 20 MPH EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXCEEDING THAT SPEED. IT WILL THEN JUMP BACK TO THE PROPER SPEED AND THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE AND FRONT SUB-FRAME FAILURE: FORD DEALER HAS HAD MY VAN FOR 7 MONTHS NOW SINCE SEPTEMBER 1, 2010. I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE THIS WEEK ABOUT POTENTIAL FRONT SUB-FRAME FAILURE. DEALER SAYS MY VAN FAILED FRONT END INSPECTION BUT IS REPAIRABLE AND MUST NOW WAIT FOR THOSE PARTS ALSO. FORD HAS BEEN GREAT WITH RENTAL CAR AND TREATED US FAIRLY. HOWEVER, I HAVE LOST TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT IT BACK, EVEN WITH REPAIRS. ASIDE FROM SITTING WITH THE SAME FUEL IN IT FOR 7 MONTHS NOW, IT HAS OBVIOUSLY INCURRED WEATHERING AND WEAR ON SYSTEMS LIKE TIRES, BATTERY, OIL, ETC. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PAYING INSURANCE FOR A PARKED VEHICLE FOR 7 MONTHS. OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY LOST ALL TRADE IN VALUE OR RESALE POTENTIAL. WITH ONLY 80K MILES, I HAD INTENDED TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE FOR MANY MORE YEARS. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND DEALER MAINTAINED AND THE BODY IS IN GREAT CONDITION. TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE REAR AXLE CRACKED, I HAD A FORD DEALER COMPLETE $1,400 IN FRONT END MAINTENANCE - NEW SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, STRUTS, BUSHINGS, ETC. BOTTOM LINE IS: I HAVE LOST TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, EVEN WITH REPAIRS; I HAVE LOST MONEY ON REPAIRS JUST PRIOR TO THE REAR AXLE FAILURE; I HAVE PAID FOR INSURANCE FOR A CAR SITTING IN A LOT FOR 7 MONTHS - SO FAR; I HAVE LOST ALL TRADE IN VALUE: I HAVE LOST ALL RESALE VALUE - NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BUY A WINDSTAR NOW AFTER AL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR RECALL, FRONT SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING FLANGE AND BODY MOUNTS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SUBFRAME IN HIGH CORROSION AREA. FORD CLAIMS RESTITUTION OF VEHICLES CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO BUY BACK VEHICLE AT 150% OF THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK PRIVATE SALE EXCELLENT RATE. FOR MY SEL WINDSTAR THE PRIVATE SALE EXCELLENT RATE IS $4275. 150% OF THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS $6412.50. FORD IS OFFERING A NON-NEGOTIABLE BUYBACK OF $4253. LESS THAN THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD HONOR THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOT VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, TITLE 49 U.S.C SECTION 13120 CLAIMING AS SUCH (PREMIUM OFFER OF 150% OF AN AVERAGE KELLEY BLUE BOOK FOR MODEL AND TRIM LEVEL AT PRIVATE PARTY, EXCELLENT CONDITION AND 12,000 MILES PER YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WITH ONLY 125,000 MILES, WHICH IS LESS THAN 12,000 PER YEAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD IS NOT HONORING THIS NRMVS ACT AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS. *TR

MY FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED HAD TO REPLACE SUBFRAME. WHEN I PURCHASED PUT FORD REMAN TRANSMISSION IN VEH AND NOW FORD WILL NOT FIX WANTS TO BUY ME OUT FOR $2,900 MY VEH ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES AND WHERE WOULD I GET A VEH LIKE THIS FOR $2,900 DO NOT THINK IS FAIR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE FRONT SUBFRAME. *TR

OUR FORD WINDSTAR HAD A REAR AXLE FAILURE IN WHICH THE AXLE SPLIT IN HALF CAUSING THE VAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WE REPLACED IT IN 2009. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN OCT. 2010 SAYING THAT THE PART WAS TO BE REPLACED PROMPTLY. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PART TO BE MADE. FOR FIVE MONTHS NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART STILL HAS TO BE MANUFACTURED AND IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS TO A YEAR TO GET THE PART. FORD HAD US INSPECT(30 SECOND BEND DOWN NEXT TO THE CAR) THE REPLACED PART(USED FROM A JUNK YARD) TO SEE IF IT IS SAFE AND SAID IT WAS OK. HOWEVER THE PART THAT REPLACED THE ORIGINAL IS VISUALLY IN WORSE CONDITION. AND NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT 'GLUE INJECTION' INTO THE PART WILL FIX THIS FAILURE. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO WHAT FORD HAS STATED MUST BE DONE(FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE). IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS, AND WE HAVE STILL NOT HAVE HAD THE PART REPLACED. FORD IMPLIES IN THEIR RECALL LETTER THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILURE IF THIS IS NOT REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE LOCAL DEALER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE LETTER AFTER HIS 30 SECOND INSPECTION STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD. THIS VAN IS UNSAFE AND 30 SECONDS OF VISUAL INSPECTION IS NOT IN MY OPINION A ASSURANCE OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR DID NOT PASS SAFETY RECALL 11S16 THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME IT WAS GROUNDED. THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I CANNOT RENT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD. ALTHOUGH I OFFERED THEM MY DEBIT CARD WHICH THEY SAID WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I LIVE IN N.H. WHERE INSURANCE IS NOT REQUIRED. SO I DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE BUT I AM NOT REQUIRED TO SINCE I'M OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE A GOOD DRIVING RECORD. I ALSO HAVE LIVED AT MY ADDRESS FOR 9 YEARS WITH THE SAME PHONE NUMBER. SO IT COMES DOWN TO MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT IF I WANT A CAR TO GET PLACES I NEED TO SINCE, I'M HANDICAPPED ALSO ON A FIXED INCOME. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER STATING MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO GET IT BACK. THEY ARE PUTTING ME IN A SITUATION THAT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE MY CAR. OR OTHERWISE I HAVE NO CAR TO GET ANYWHERE. THEY DID NOT TRY TO WORK WITH ME AT ALL REGARDING MY SAFETY DRIVING FORDS UNSAFE VEHICLE. ALSO I WAS CALLED AT THE END OF THE DAY TO TELL ME ALL THIS WHEN I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT 7:30 A.M. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO ANY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OR GROCERY STORES ETC. ETC. MY LIFE IS ON HOLD WITH FORD. :( THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING SITUATION THEY HAVE PUT ME IN. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHY THEY ARE SENDING RECALL LETTERS OUT BEFORE THEY EVEN HAVE THE PARTS WHEN THEY AREN'T GOING TO HELP YOU WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME? JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I WILL SIGN THERE STUPID WAVIER CAUSE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME NO OTHER CH

2000 FORD WINDSTAR OWNER, RECENTLY HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON, MECHANIC DID ON-BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. REPLACEMENT COST IN CA IS OVER $1000. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ADD ME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WANTING FORD MOTOR CO. TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

2000 WINDSTAR-CRUISE CONTROL SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST LIKE A LOOSE BUTTON OR WIRE WAS THE ISSUE, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, ABS LIGHT RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF THEN FINALLY STAYING-STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASED, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER DASH GAUGE NEEDLES SWINGING WILDLY WHILE DRIVING- TACH STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN SPEEDOMETER(WITNESSED BY IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL), OD OFF LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES. FINALLY STAYED ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OCCASIONALLY WHEN AT STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO TRANS. SHOP NO CODES FOUND, NEXT DAY THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. VAN IS NOW A YARD ORNAMENT. ISSUES ONGOING OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM. SEEMS TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED. I HAD CODES READ AND WAS TOLD A NEW ABS ECM MODULE WOULD FIX IT. *TR

ABS LIGHT STILL ON AFTER PREVIOUS 09S09 RECALL WORK DONE. BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUB FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE IS A REAR AXLE FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP *TGW THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS AS THE PART(S) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WITHOUT HER VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 5, 2010. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A TIME FRAME OF MARCH 21, 2011 FOR THE REPAIR. *JB

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IS AT JOHN LANCE FORD IN WESTLAKE OHIO FOR THE REAR AXLE RECALL. THEY OFFERED ME A BUYOUT . THE THING IS I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND THE PAYMENTS THAT COME WITH IT. I WAS VERY HAPPY MY WINDSTAR WAS FINALLY PAID OFF. NOW I HEAR THAT THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT FROM LAST WEEK FOR A NEW REASON. SO NOW I HAVE BEEN WITH A REPLACEMENT CAR ( PROVIDED BY FORD) FOR 4-5 MONTHS ALREADY. WHO IN THE MEAN TIME IS STARTING MY VAN FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS BRUTAL WINTER ? WILL I EVER GET MY VAN BACK AND IF SO WILL IT BE " DRIVER READY?" I REALLY WOULD LOVE A NEW AUTO AND THOUGH THE OFFER FOR THE VAN IS MORE THEN THE BLUE BOOK IT IS NOT ENOUGH. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF MY VAN REPAIR AND WHO SHOULD I CALL TO SERVICE THIS LOANER CAR AS I FEEL IT NOW NEEDS SOME MAINTENANCE? AND FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED . I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE VAN IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LOG INCONVENIENCE YOURS TRULY *TR

INTERMEDIATE YELLOW ABS WARNING LIGHT. GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. HARD BRAKING SOMETIMES CAUSES LIGHT TO COME ON. AT OTHER TIMES, IT JUST COMES ON. MY DEALER HAD MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND MY WIFE IS CONCERNED AS THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE BRAKES HAVE OCCASIONALLY MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL GRINDING TOGETHER. I ALSO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY AND THE BRAKES DECIDED TO ACTIVATE THEMSELVES WITHOUT ME PRESSING THEM. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON THE DASH. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THIS MADE ME COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE ABS. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS ARE FADED AND DISCOLORED. *KB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR THROUGH A PRIVATE SALE. WHEN I GOT THE VAN I HAD IT INSPECTED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION. ABOUT A MONTH LATER WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING BECAME SHAKY. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE PULLED OVER AND WHEN MY DAD LOOKED UNDER THE CAR HE SAW A CRACK IN THE SUB FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE CONTACT STATED REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT SHE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V164000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

REAR AXLE COMPLETELY BROKE WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE.

FORD 3F2Z-5C145-CA FRAME ASY ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IS RUSTED TO THE POINT I CAN PUT MY FINGER THROUGH IT. NOT PART OF ANY RECALL BUT IT IS USED TO HOLD UP THE MOTOR. PHOTO AVAILABLE IF YOU WISH TO SEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 27, 2010 FOR RECALL REPAIR 10V385000 SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE ENGINE WAS BEGINNING TO FALL DOWN. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DAMAGING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE BROKE. SIGNS OF SEVERE RUST IN THE AREA. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THIS IS A BAD PROBLEM AND IT IS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AND DEACTIVATE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. STARTED AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DONE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES BROKEN/CRACKED AXLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS HAD HIS VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER 2010 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR/FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER OR EXIT HER VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD SHOCK HER. THE FAILURE BEGAN NINE YEARS AGO. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 04/2/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ABNORMALLY SOFT AND THERE WAS A DECREASE IN BRAKING POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH WAS ALSO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,520.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH AND THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS -- USUALLY AFTER A BUMPY ROAD. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURE ABOVE 30 DEGREES. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW THAT. WE HAVE HAD ONE DAY THIS WINTER ABOVE 30 DEGREES AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED LAST WINTER. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND WANT TO REPLACE THE ABS COMPUTER AT 500+ DOLLARS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,168.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VAN COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE AXLE BREAKING. *JB

RECALL # ID 10S13 REAR AXLE INSPECTION AND AXEL ON WINDSTAR 2001 MY HUSBAND FIRST NOTICED THE REAR AXEL CRACKED IN TWO PIECES AND TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE CRACKS AND HE SAID HE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL ON THE WINDSTARS. WE RECEIVED NOTICE IN OCTOBER AN CAR WAS DUE FOR INSPECTION IN NOVEMBER. THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT. DEALER SAID IT COULD TAKE THREE TO FOUR MONTHS TO GET THE PART AND REPAIR THE WINDSTAR. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE REAR AXEL TO BE REPAIRED AND FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN 2002 AND FAILURE TO RECALL EARLIER THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE WINDSTAR. WITH A SAFETY CONCERN WHY THE INSPECTION STATIONS WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALLS ON THE WINDSTARS AND DRIVERS LIKE ME WERE DRIVING A CRACKED REAR AXEL UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

RIGHT PASSENGER SUBFRAME RUSTED AND REAR ENGINE MOUNT SEPARATED FROM FRAME DUE TO RUST--NO LONGER ABLE TO BOLT NEW MOUNT TO THE FRAME AS THE FRAME IS CORRODED AND A CRACK IS PRESENT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT GO ON AND STAY ON, ALONG WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO STAYING ON AND FINALLY, MY SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS ABOVE 40 KM PER HOUR. ALL OF THESE HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT INTO FORD AND THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW ABS MODULE BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THEIR ABS RECALL ISSUES AND MUCH WRITTEN ABOUT HOW THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON, I AM INCLINED TO THINK FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. HENCE MY COMPLAINT TO YOU GUYS. *TR

ON 4 OR 5 OCCASIONS OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY DECEMBER, WE LOST CONTROL OF THE VAN'S STEERING WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VAN WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO CAREEN IN WHATEVER DIRECTION IT WAS HEADING. I SCHEDULED SERVICE WITH MY FORD DEALER, BUT WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN, THEY SAID MY REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED AND THEY COULDN'T TEST THE STEERING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE AXLE COULD BE REPLACED. I NOTICED THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO FRONT END PROBLEMS ON WINDSTARS AS WELL, AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT MY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL 10V385000, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THE RECALL. HE ALSO HEARD A POPPING NOISE PREVIOUSLY AND ASKED THE MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11*JB

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT BASED ON ABS POWER RELAY FAILURE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREVIOUS RECALL. THAT RECALL WAS REPAIRED BY FORD (RECALL 09S09 WAS COMPLETED BY FORD), BUT THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ABS LIGHT. ABS LIGHT WITH POWER RELAY (ECM) PERSISTS. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR AXLE BROKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON DIXIE HIGHWAY IN GROVELAND TWP., MI. MY MOUNTING BRACKET THAT IS A FACTORY WELD TO THE ENGINE CRADLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE AND PULLED MY DRIVE SHAFT OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS ON A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE WELD BROKE DUE TO CORROSION FROM SALT EATING AWAY THE WELD ITSELF. MY VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD MYSELF AND MY 3 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 7 IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OR TO FIX IT. I AM APPALLED BY THIS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT AND NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. THE DETROIT FREE PRESS HAD AN ARTICLE ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON DECEMBER 23, 2010. IT STATED THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN OVER 300 CLAIMS OF MY NATURE. THE ARTICLE STATED THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. I ASK FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IN GETTING FORD TO FIX MY VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR STARTED TO FLOAT SIDE TO SIDE. SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT SO I SLOWED DOWN. IT SEEMED TO BE MANAGEABLE BUT STILL FELT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. WE PULLED OFF TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN CHEWED UP AND WAS NOW FLAT. THE LEFT TIRE ALSO HAD SLIGHT WEAR MARKS. THIS WAS UPSETTING SINCE THE TIRES WERE ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DO A FULL ALIGNMENT. WHEN TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE INFORMED US THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE IT WAS ON THE LIFT HE SHOWED US THAT ONE SECTION OF THE SUB-FRAME (ENGINE CARRIAGE) WAS TOTALLY SEVERED.