2001 Ford Windstar complaints

ON A HOT SUMMER DAY IN 2010 PARKED ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING THE ABS FAULT WITH THE RED BRAKE LAMP FIRST APPEARED. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN THE FAULT LAMPS ARE CLEARED. CURRENTLY WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 FAHRENHEIT AND AS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WARMS I CAN EXPECT THE YELLOW ABS LAMP AND THE RED BRAKE LAMP TO BOTH TURN ON. HAD FAULT CODES READ ONCE AND IT REPORTED MAIN RELAY FAILED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS I DECIDED IT'S A SUPERFLUOUS FEATURE AND I WILL DRIVE WITHOUT ABS PROTECTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN RECALL 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2001 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF TIRE CAVED IN. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2010. TWO MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM L.A. AND DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL TO LATE THAT THE OD OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I HAD IT TOWED TO AMMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND THAT THE TRANS HAD TO BE REPLACED. SO THIS IS WHAT I HAD DONE. SINCE I HAD THIS REPLACEMENT DONE WITH THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD THE OD OFF LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON I RUN IT BACK OVER TO AMMCO AND THEY TEST IT TO FIND THE SAME CODE OVER AND OVER, TORQUE CONVERTER/CLUTCH ERROR. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SPOKE WITH SEVERAL SOURCES OF THEIRS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SINCE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE AND THINK THAT IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMING ON. *LN

TODAY I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR FROM YONKERS NY TO WHITE PLAINS NY WHEN THE REAR AXLE CRACKED. IT WAS A CLEAR, DRY DAY. THIS AXLE HAD CRACKED BEFORE - IN AUGUST 2010, PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. AT THAT TIME, AS THERE WAS NO REPAIR BEING OFFERED BY FORD, I HAD THE AXLE WELDED. WELDING THE AXLE WAS A 'FIX' REPORTED BY OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS SO I WAS NOT TOO BOTHERED. UNTIL TODAY I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR AXLE. THE NEW CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY AN INCH FROM WHERE THE FIRST ONE HAD BEEN. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF FORD HAS THE PART TO FIX THIS. MY MECHANIC CALLED BUT SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO NOW - THIS REALLY LEAVES ME IN A BAD SPOT AS I USE MY CAR DAILY. OTHERS I KNOW WHO HAVE THIS SAME VEHICLE AND TRYING TO HAVE THE RECALLED PART TAKEN CARE OF HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTS AND/OR PROBLEMS GETTING APPOINTMENTS. *TR

FRONT END STEERING,DISTURBING FRONT END FRAME SOUND,ABS LIGHTS NOTICED ABS BRAKING PROBLEM,BRAKE LIGHT,OD LIGHT,INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING. HAVE TO CUT THE VAN OFF AND RESTART FOR TO STOP THAT ONLY LAST AWHILE. .TOOK INTO DEALER FOR RECALLS STILL DEALING WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO FORTH. I NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OF AN VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. *TR

DISTURBING SOUNDS FROM RIGHT SIDE FRONT END OF MY 2001 FORM WINDSTAR. STEERING WHEEL BECAME OFF CENTER. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS SUBFRAME CORROSION. *TR

I JUST GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY 2001 WINDSTAR BOTH TURNED OUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. I HAD IT TOWED AND FOUND OUT THE FRAME BROKE. I HAD THE FRAME REPLACED WITH A USED ONE. COST $1,187.15 PLUS TOW $105.10. NOW I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WORRY ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. IN AUGUST OF 2010, I TOOK THE VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO RECALL 09S09. THEY INSTALLED A FUSE HARNESS ONLY. IT APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT. TODAY, THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, SO APPARENTLY THERE'S STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT OR CRASH, BUT THE ABS, TRACE OFF, AND BRAKE! LIGHT ALL COME ON AT ONCE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT HAPPENS ALMOST CONSTANTLY NOW. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AFTER RESTART, BUT NOW COME ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AND STAY ON IN SPITE OF A RESTART IN COLD OR HOT WEATHER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATES A NEED TO REPLACE THE "ABS MODULE" AT A COST OF NEARLY $1300.00 WITH LABOR ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR LX MINIVAN WHICH NOW ONLY HAS 60,000 ORIGINAL MILES. I GOGGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A SITE AT WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO THAT DISCUSSED MY PROBLEM. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR RECALL 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE & IS SITTING AT A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE LOT. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM. VEHICLE FRONT SUBFRAME CRACKED AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM CAR WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAR WOULD NOT STEER OR MOVE, COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC.

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE LOADING DOOR IS BROKEN. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE TO RELEASE PASSENGERS FROM REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS UP AT OPERATING TEMP. COMPUTER SHOWS SEVERAL UNRELATED TROUBLE CODES. DEALER STATED A BAD MODULE. *TR

FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH FRONT END COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE OUR AXEL REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED 6/18/2009 AND 7/13/2010. THE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND 171,210 RESPECTIVELY. THE AMOUNT WITH TOWING CAME TO $1,473.37. REIMBURSEMENT CHECK CAME 1/29/2011 FOR $978.80 WITH NO EXPLANTION REGARDING THE DIFFERENCE AND BOTH RECEIPTS RETURNED. BROUGHT WINDSTAR TO SCHULTZ FORD IN NANUET, NY AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CRACKS IN THE AXEL AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN REPLACEMENT PART WAS IN. THIS WAS OCTOBER. IT IS NOW GOING TO BE FEBRUARY AND STILL NO PARTS AT THE SCHULTZ FORD IN NANUET TO ENSURE THIS AXEL DOESN'T CRACK. PLEASE HELP. IT SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE DELAYING HOPING YOUR CAR WILL NO LONGER BE IN SERVICE TO REQUIRE THIS RECALL. HOW VERY DANGEROUS TO PLACE MONEY OVER SAFETY.

11-23-2009 VEHICLE RECALL (09S09), "ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON". WORK WAS PERFORMED THIS DATE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AT CROFT FORD, ATHENS, PA. ABOUT A 15 MINUTE REPAIR. VEHICLE OK FOR ABOUT (8) MONTHS (LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON). STARTING IN AUGUST 2010 BOTH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AGAIN AND COME ON ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN A FEW MILES. I DO NOTICE DURING THE COLD WEATHER OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY THAT THEY DON'T COME ON VERY OFTEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH RECALL (09S09) WAS PUT OUT. WE ARE CONCERENED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS BACK UP HERE IN NEW YORK.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE ABS BRAKE FEATURE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF SHE DROVE OVER ANY ROAD BUMP, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED JUNE 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULAR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO REPAIR THE FUSE WIRING HARNESS AND NOT THE ABS CONTROL MODULAR, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11

MY 2001 WINDSTAR HAD BEEN MAKING A SCRUNCHING NOISE EACH TIME I WENT OFF A CURB. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AS THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THE CRACK IN THE AXLE IN AUGUST 2010. THE TIRE DEALER DIDN'T MAKE THAT KIND OF REPAIR SO I CALL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND THAT A RECALL HAD JUST BEEN ISSUED. MY CAR SAT FOR SIX MONTHS. ON 1/26/2011 THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID MY AXLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THAT I COULD PICK THE CAR UP. I COULDN'T PICK IT UP THAT DAY. ON 1/27/11 I HEARD THE NEWS STATE A NEW RECALL AND I LOOKED IT UP. TURNS OUT MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL TOO. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND I COMMUNICATED TO THEM THAT I DO NOT WANT THAT VEHICLE BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE. SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING ONLY AROUND 78,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I COMPLETED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AS SUGGESTED BY FORD, YET I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. I CALLED FORD ON 1/27 AND TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE BACK. THEY SAID A BUY BACK ISN'T BEING OFFERED FOR THIS RECALL AT THIS TIME. IT MAY BE OFFERED WHEN THE LETTER IS DISTRIBUTED. I STILL DO NOT WANT THIS VEHICLE BACK. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CANNOT TRUST THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED - ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASH WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2011 AT 30 F OUTSIDE TEMP. IT DE-ACTIVATES ABS SYSTEM. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON ICY ROADS SINCE I'M USE TO THE ABS TYPICALLY WORKING. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT AND ADD DISTANCE TO MY BRAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ENTERING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, THE SUBFRAME FROM THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE ARM OF THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

BROUGHT MY VAN IN FOR RECALL FOR REAR AXLE. DEALER SHOWED ME HOW FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED TO A POINT WHERE IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IF I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. I KNOW FORD IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE SAME VANS AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE ONE. THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VAN IS NEARLY RUST FREE EXCEPT FOR THE SUBFRAME MOUNTING POINT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

MY 2001 WINDSTAR HAS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME. THE CORROSION IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD BY A DEALERSHIP FOR THE AXLE RECALL, I HAVE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE CORROSION BUT IT SEEMS THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF REPAIRING IT SINCE IT IS NOT A RECALL. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COME UP ON DURING DRIVING RANDOMLY, BUT GO OFF AFTER YOU RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO LEAK UNDER BRAKE FLUID MASTER CYLINDER, SO MUST BE SOME OTHER PROBLEMS OUT THERE OTHER THAN THE RECALL FORD MADE ON THE SCDS IN 2009. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. SHE STATES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER WHILE SHE IS PAYING FOR INSURANCE AND CAN'T DRIVE IT. *KB AXLE RECALL # 10V385000. *JB

MY WIFE'S 2001 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD A PERSISTANT CLUNK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE DOING SOME WORK ON THE VEHICLE THIS EVENING I DISCOVERED SEVERE RUST ON THE REAR BODY MOUNT OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE AREA TO THE REAR OF THE BUSHING IS CORRODED THROUGH AND CRACKED. I HAVE GOOD DIGITAL PICTURES AND WILL PROVIDE THEM TO YOU IF YOU DESIRE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED REPEATEDLY BY MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS. FRANKLY, I FIND FORD'S CLAIM THAT THIS DOESN'T PRESENT "AN UNREASONABLE RISK" INFURIATING. I AM CALLING ON YOU TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

INVESTIGATION: PE 10-026 DATE OPENED: 07/20/2010 INVESTIGATOR: [XXX] REVIEWER: [XXX] APPROVER: [XXX] SUBJECT: FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSION FOUND THIS AFTER I HAD MY 2001 WINDSTAR AT THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SHOWED ME THIS PROBLEM MY VAN AT THIS TIME IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THEY ARE REPLACING THE REAR AXLE FOR A RECALL BUT THE SUBFRAME IS SO RUSTED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1/23/11 WHILE DRIVING TO BAPTISM VAN ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO CLUNK IN THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. WHILE DRIVING HOME CLUNKING KEPT HAPPENING ON RIGHT HAND TURNS. GOT HOME, JACKED UP VAN, PULLED PASSENGER FRONT TIRE, FOUND EXCESSIVE RUST AND SWAY BAR COMPLETELY BROKEN FROM SUBFRAME. ALSO NOTICED FRONT A ARM EXCESSIVE RUST NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WILL BE PARKED AND ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT???? WIFE AND KIDS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN. VAN IS SUPER CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED AND NO RUST ELSEWHERE. NOW WHAT DO WE DO??? ? PLEASE HELP!!!! *LN

THE DASH LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND BRAKES KEEP COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET, I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURING. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO YOUR NHTSA ACTION # EA10007 JANUARY 12, 2011, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR FORD WINDSTAR ON HWY 155 NORTH OF SAINT GERMAIN, WI. WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT END RIGHT WHEEL DISLODGED AND THE CAR SWERVED VIOLENTLY ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR. THE ROADSIDE DITCHES WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED ARE MORE THAN 12' DEEP, SO THERE COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN INJURIES AND OR DAMAGE IF SHE HAD NOT REACTED AS QUICKLY AND FORCIBLY AS SHE DID. SHE WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CALL FOR HELP. UPON TOWING TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE FAILED, THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE DISLODGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND VARIOUS OTHER DAMAGE CAN ALSO HAVE OCCURRED. UPDATED IVOQ 02/16/11 *TR

VEHICLE WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUNK. THE ENGINE RAN AWAY, THE STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS HEADED UPHILL AND BEACHED ITSELF ON A SNOW DRIFT ON THE SIDEWALK. BOTH REAR ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE ENGINE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND GIVEN WAY. THE ENGINE DROPPED UNTIL IT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE REMAINDER OF THE FRAME AND EXHAUST SYSTEM DRAGGING THE ROAD. IF THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED AT SUCH A LOW SPEED, THIS COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A DEADLY FAILURE. AS A LONG TIME ENGINEER IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY, I FIND THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITHIN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALLY INEXCUSABLE. THIS FORM DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A LISTING FOR A FRAME FAILURE. ON A FINAL NOTE, I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE - ALSO INEXCUSABLE.

POWER REAR SLIDING DOORS. WILL OPEN WHEN DRIVING!!! HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK AND THEY HAVE POPPED OPEN AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO CLEANED TRACKS THAT DOORS RUN ON. FIXED ISSUE FOR TWO (2) DAYS THEN ISSUES RETURNED. FORD CLAIMS IT IS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THE MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH VEHICLE PARTS...IT'S THE EXPOSED TRACK GETTING DIRTY THAT CAN CAUSE THIS ISSUE!!!

2001 FORD WINSTAR RECALL 09SO09 THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY ONLY NEEDED TO CHANGE OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL CONNECTOR!!! I ASKED ABOUT THE ABS AND OTHER PARTS LISTED TO BE INSPECTED IN THE RECALL AND HE DENIED THAT ANY OF THAT WAS TO BE INSPECTED UNDER THIS RECALL. SO THEY MAY HAVE FIXED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOTHING ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MY SYMPTOMS ARE: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID (PROBLEM # 1) BURNING SMELL OR SMOKE (PROBLEM # 1) BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER BRAKE SERVICE. (WE THINK THIS BACK PRESSURE BREAKS THE DEAC SWITCH) (PROBLEM # 1) BRAKE LIGHT (RED) (PROBLEM # 1 OR PROBLEM # 2) 15 AMP FUSE #10 BLOWING OUT (PROBLEM # 1) SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. (PROBLEM # 1) CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 1) ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1) FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185. (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1) BRAKES TURN ON SQUEAL WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 2) PROBLEM CODES P0171, P0174, P0401 171,174,401, EGR OR SYSTEM TOO LEAN ISSUE EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE!!! ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BRAKE EFFICIENTLY. BRAKES LOCK SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE!!! FORD DENIED TO MY FACE THAT ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL, BUT YOUR REPORT AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS PROVE THAT IT WAS AND THAT I HAVE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY PUT ME AND MY FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK!!! I REQUEST FURTHER INVES

"BRAKE", "ABS", AND TRAC DASH LIGHTS ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN TRAVELING NORTH IN COLDER WEATHER THE LIGHTS ARE OFF. SPOKE W/ LOCAL FORD SERVICE REP. AND WAS TOLD TO RR ABS MODULE IF LIGHTS BOTHER ME. OTHERWISE NOT A PROBLEM AS REGULAR BRAKES OK BUT ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION. JUST FINISHED GOGGLING THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM W/ THE CAUSE. THE ABS MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD IS "SECURELY" ATTACHED TO A HEAT SINK THAT EXPANDS/CONTRACTS WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THIS EXPANSION/CONTRACTION RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE CICUIT BOARD RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT OR PERMANENT LOSS OF DESIGNED BRAKING ASSITANCE/DISTANCE. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, AS I IMAGINE OTHERS HAVE. THE DESIGN/ASSEMBLY OF THIS CIRCUIT BOARD IS OBVIOUSLY FLAWED AS THE WEB SITE HAS DOCUMENTED. A QUESTION FOR FORD WOULD BE, "HOW MANY ABS ECM INQUIRES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND HOW MANY HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE?". *LN

OUR VAN HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE SINCE SEPT. 2010 WAITING ON THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE AXLE RECALL, AND NOW THE FRONT SUB FRAMES MIGHT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THINK BOTH PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WHILE THE DEALERS HAVE EVERYBODY'S VEHICLE. .I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET OUR VAN OUT OF THE GARAGE JUST TO TURN AROUND AND PUT IT BACK IN. BUT I WILL IF I HAVE TO BECAUSE I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE ONES THAT NEED IT, BEFORE THERE IS MORE ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. ///IT WOULD ALSO BE CHEAPER TO THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAN TO BUY EVERYONE'S VEHICLE FROM THEM. WE'VE HAD ENOUGH RECALLS ON THESE. LET'S JUST GET THEM FIXED RIGHT AND GET IT OVER WITH.

ON NOVEMBER 2ND OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERING PROPERLY AND THE WHEEL WAS NOT ALIENED AS IT SHOULD BE, I THEN GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE AS I WAS REPLACING AN O2 SENSOR AND NOTICED THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME, I TOOK A PHOTO OF IT AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND, HE SAID IN NO WAY TO DRIVE THAT VEHICLE. I HAD IT TOWED. THE SUB FRAME WAS SO CORRODED BY NOT DRIVING IN MY OPINION SAVED MY 83 YEAR OLD MOMS LIFE, AND MINE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ALMOST AS BAD, I HAVE PHOTOS AND THE REPAIR SLIP COST ME 324.00 TO WELD TO SAFETY. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I TOOK OVER THIS VEHICLE NOVEMBER 30TH OF 2010, MY MOM OWED IT IN NEW YORK SINCE 2003.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL DRAMATICALLY WHEN OPERATED AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY. MAKES A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN. THE FRONT RIGHT SUB FRAME HAS CORRODED SUCH THAT IT HAS NEARLY BROKEN OFF. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THERE IS NO REPAIR THAT CAN BE DONE SHORT OF A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME. IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE WILL DROP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WILL NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR ALIGNMENT, IT CAN NOT BE ALIGNED AGAIN AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A FORD DEALER FOR OTHER RECALL WORK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 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 WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REMEDY WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 1 MONTH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. SHE STATED THAT SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RECEIVING ANY WARNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN IN A VERTICAL POSITION ON A HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED HER THAT HER REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL 10V385000, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2002. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC IN OCTOBER 2010 THAT I HAVE A CRACK IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER ARM TO THE SUBFRAME FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS BRACKET THAT HOLDS THIS ARM TO THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETED CORRODED AWAY, CAUSING THE FAILURE. ALL THAT IS LEFT ON THE SUBFRAME IS CORROSION AND WELD MARKS. THE ARM IS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE SUBFRAME. WITHOUT THIS LOWER ARM, THE WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, TOED OUT AND HAD NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH POPPED OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED, 10 MPH AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AT A HIGHER SPEED, I SPECULATE THAT THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION SINCE THE VEHICLE PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. I HAVE TALKED TO A FORD REPRESENTATIVE AND HE INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AND THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING INTO IT.

MY 2001 WINDSTAR FAILED THE YEARLY STATE SAFTEY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF FRAME ROTTING AT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR FRAME MOUNT. I TRUST MY MECHANIC AND HE STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR ! HE WOULD NOT PUT A STICKER ON THE CAR. HIS ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS OVER $2000 . *TR

2001 WINDSTAR [XXX] SEL SUB FRAME SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOW COMPANY SAID THIS WAS VERY RARE THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1058.03 TOTAL PARTS (USED SUBFRAME) AND LABOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *LN

I WAS DRIVING AND TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A THUMP, ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING. THE NOISE CONTINUED WHEN TURNING AS I DROVE HOME. ON DECEMBER 27, 2010 OUR VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE REAR AXLE RECALL AND TO DIAGNOSE THE THUMP NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT THE SUB FRAME FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ... $1900 SERVICE ESTIMATE!!

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS NOW INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. WHEN I REALLY NEEDED MY BRAKES THEY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY I USE TO BE ABLE TO STOP FAST NOW IT TAKES ALOT MORE TO STOP . THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE!! *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR 280,000 MILES NE OH 10-11-10. RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM FRAME. 65 MPH FROM LEFT LANE CROSSED 3 LANES RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. NO WARNING SIGNS SOMEHOW NO COLLISION. AXLE PULLED FROM TRANSMISSION. REPLACED: TIRE, AXLE, BOOTS. FRAME SHOP REINFORCED AND STRAIGHT FRAME, ALIGNED FRONT END. REPAIR DAMAGED TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY), AND DURING THE INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE REAR MOUNT ENGINE CRADLE WAS CRACKED WITH SUBSTANTIAL CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.