2001 Ford Windstar complaints

ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTER HAS FAILED. *TR

1. DRIVING TO THE SUPERMARKET WITH MY FAMILY. 2. THE REAR AXEL BROKE IN HALF, ALMOST CRASHED. 3. HAVING IT TOWED AND TO BE FIXED. *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE I WAS TAKING MY GRAND DAUGHTER HOME..I AM ON A FIXED INCOME...NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION UNTIL I CAN GET ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED...MY GRAND DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED..LUCKILY I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN IT HAPPENED... *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE I WAS TAKING MY GRAND DAUGHTER HOME..I AM ON A FIXED INCOME...NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION UNTIL I CAN GET ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED...MY GRAND DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED..LUCKILY I WAS JUST PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN IT HAPPENED... *TR

I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY TODAY IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF. THE ROADWAY-TO-DRIVEWAY TRANSITION IS SMOOTH. I WASN'T HAULING OR TOWING ANYTHING. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET AND THERE MAY BE OTHER DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL BEARING. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR WAS BOUNCING OVER BUMPS AND FELT LIKE SHOCKS NEEDED REPLACING. I DID WEB SEARCH AND ALSO FOUND COMPLAINTS OF REAR AXLE FAILURES. I REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND DECIDED TO CHECK THE AXLE WHILE I WAS UNDER THE CAR. SURE ENOUGH, JUST IN FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, THE REAR PORTION OF THE REAR AXLE HAS A 3-4 INCH CRACK. *TR

WHILE ON VACATIONING IN VERMONT. THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IM A MECHANIC SO I HAD THE CODE READER FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CODE WAS THE INFAMOUS TELL TALE C1185. I REPLACED THE ABS MODULE ONCE. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM HAS MANIFESTED AGAIN. I'M TEMPTED TO DO AWAY WITH THE SYSTEM, BUT THE WINDSTAR TRANSPORTS MY YOUNG CHILDREN AROUND. ITS LIKE HAVING A GUN TO MY HEAD. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AT 20 MPH, THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WILL PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISE HIM OF THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO EXERT EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT AN ABS MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

FOR 2-3 WEEKS, AT TIMES, WE NOTICED A POPPING NOISE FROM THE BACK END WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAYS/PARKING LOTS. THEN ONE TUESDAY WE NOTICED THE BACK END OF THE VAN WOULD SWAY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ON THURSDAY OF THAT WEEK WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE VAN WOULD "VIBRATE" AFTER HITTING A BUMP. I LIKEN IT TO RIDING ON AN OLD FASHIONED WASHBOARD. I SLOWED TO A STOP AND THEN DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON EXAMINATION THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN THROUGH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE TOPS OF THE REAR WHEELS WHERE TURNED IN TOWARD THE VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE REPAIRS WERE DONE - A NEW REAR AXLE, 2 REAR SHOCKS (BOTH WERE BENT AS A RESULT OF THE BROKEN AXLE), A NEW TIRE (DAMAGED FROM RUBBING ON THE WHEEL WELL) WITH ITS ASSOCIATED ITEMS AND ALIGNMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RECOVERY FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,816.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE ON HIS VEHICLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $497 ALONG WITH THE DRUMS AND OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

BROKEN REAR AXLE IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR-2ND OCCURRENCE HAD THE AXLE REPAIRED/WELDED IN 2009 ON THE LEFT REAR AND NOW THE RIGHT REAR IS CRACKED RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND USUALLY DISAPPEARS NEXT TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE AT THIS SWITCH WHEN IT WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE ABS, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND WHENEVER IT IS WARM OUT AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DO NOT WORK! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTING STOPPING AND STEERING CONTROL AND SHOULD BE A FORD SAFETY RECALL. A FAULTY COMPUTER BOARD EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS CAUSING MALFUNCTIONS IN THE SYSTEM. *TR

I HAD THE RECALL 09809 REPAIR DONE ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR ON 12-0-09 (INSPECTED DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LEAKING, REPLACE SWITCH AND APPLY GREASE TO CONNECTORS). PRIOR TO THAT ON 7-13-09 I REPORTED TO FORD DEALER THAT THE RED BRAKE AND YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AC WAS ON. THEY QUICK CHECKED THE MODULE AND FILLED BRAKE LEVEL PER THE RECEIPT FOR $29.50. THIS PAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO AN OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THE LIGHTS COMING ON WHERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND GAVE ME CODE #S AND STATED THAT IT NEEDS ABS CONTROL MODULES WITH A PART ESTIMATE OF $853.88 AND LABOR AT $97.50. THEY STATED THEY CONTACTED FORD AS I HAD TOLD THEM I WAS WANTING AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE COST OF CHECKING ON IT AGAIN AND THEY SAID FORD OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WHEN I HAD FIRST TAKEN THE CAR IN I ATTEMPTED TO SHOW THE MAN A CONSUMER REPORTS ARTICLE ABOUT THE RECALL IN THE JANUARY 2010 EDITION WHICH MENTIONS THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH LEAKING CAUSING POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. ANYWAY THE SECOND MAN WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN WOULD ALSO NOT LOOK AT THE ARTICLE AND ASKED ME WHERE I HEARD OF IT "ON THE INTERNET?". I FEEL LIKE THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM WHAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IN THE RECALL AND FROM WHAT I HAVE NOW SEEN ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS OTHERS ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD GET THE MODULE FIXED, HAVE THEM UNDO/REMOVE THE

1. REAR AXLE COMPLETELY CRACKED AT 50 MPH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY SINCE EXIT WAS VERY CLOSED. 2. ONCE 3. N/A. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 WINDSTAR. MY REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. THE MILEAGE IS ABOUT 152,000. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HEARD A NAP WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE MADE NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT DROVE. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR I HEARD THE TIRE RUBBING THE FENDER WHILE TAKING A SHARP LEFT AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I INSPECTED THE REAR AND FOUND THE AXLE SPLIT IN TWO BUT WAS HELD TOGETHER BY FRICTION. I HAD IT TAKEN THE REPAIR SHOP IMMEDIATELY AND LEFT MY FAMILY ON THE CURB. FORD IS LUCKY THIS DIDN'T KILL ANYONE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE, A MINIVAN, THE ODDS OF HAVING CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE ARE HIGH. REGARDLESS IF THERE IS A RECALL, NOTICES SHOULD BE SENT TO AT LEAST WARN THE CURRENT OWNERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE INSPECTED. IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED, FORD IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL INJURIES THAT COME AS A RESULT OF A FAILED REAR AXLE UNTIL THEY NOTIFY THE OWNERS. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED ON VEHICLE. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE U FAILURE - SPLIT/CRACK JOINTS. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ...DRIVING ON JULY 3RD ,HIT POTHOLE AND DIDN'T REALIZE TILL LATER THAT THE REAR AXLE BEAM CRACKED....THE VEHICLE IS AT THE MECHANIC SHOP AND WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING A USED PART THAT IS NOT CRACKED...THE NEW ONE IS TOO EXPENSIVE ..PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE THEN DISCOVERED THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNRELATED ISSUES AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE STABILIZER BAR CAUSING THE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.

IN EITHER HOT WEATHER, OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON THE DASH. THE COMPUTER HAS SENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES TO BE CHECKED. THE ABS DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNUSUAL CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HELD THE REAR WHEELS TOGETHER HAD FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO OBSERVE THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT LOCATE ONE. HE CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE ABNORMALLY TILTED INWARD. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A MECHANIC, WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE AS A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. UPDATED 09/29/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A LOUD CRACKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. SMOKE WAS ALSO COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS NOT TOWED OR FURTHER EXAMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE I HEARD THE REAR TIRES SCREECHING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CRACK, ALONG WITH DIFFICULT STEERING AND FRIGHTENING FISH-TAILING. THERE WAS SMOKE AND AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES WERE COMING-IN AT THE TOP. I INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD A LARGE CRACK LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND CURRENTLY IS NOT AT ALL DRIVABLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $1100-$1500. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE IS 155,000. *TR

FAILED BRAKES ON 2001 FORD WINDSTAR CAUSE NEAR MISS COLLISION. NO FIX AVAILABLE: I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. EXITED HIGHWAY FOR DINNER AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. BRAKES WERE NONRESPONSIVE UNTIL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A NEAR-MISS REAR-END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED A "POPPING" SOUND WAS HEARD. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MORE STOP SIGNS UNTIL REACHING TOWN TO LOOK FOR ASSISTANCE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. MADE CALLS BUT NO SERVICE STATIONS WERE OPENED. RESTARTED VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME SINCE I WAS ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH BUT LATER DISAPPEARED. TOOK BACK ROADS HOME AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALLOWED EXTRA TIME FOR BRAKING. BRAKES WERE FINE FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES BUT THEN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN OPENED 2 DAYS LATER. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AFTER TEST DRIVING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WE FEEL ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE GIVEN THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE BRAKES. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ROCKING AND THEN I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE REAR END I REALIZED THE REAR AXLE HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON SOON AFTER START UP. THIS INDICATES A MALFUNCTION IN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 FORD WINDSTAR PULLING A 7'X12' TRAILER AT 60 M.P.H. ON A TWO LANE STATE ROUTE ROAD WE CROSSED AN INTERSECTION OF A COUNTY ROAD THERE WAS A SMALL HUMP AT THE INTERSECTION THERE WAS A VERY LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A TIRE SCREECHING AND LOSS OF STEERING THE VAN PULLED VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS CORRECTING WE CAME BACK INTO OUR LANE AND STARTED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VAN BACK TO OUR LANE AND THEN SLOWLY BACK TO THE GRASS WHERE WE CAME TO A STOP 1500' PAST THE INTERSECTION AFTER LOOKING AT THE VAN I HAD FOUND THAT THE BACK MOUNT OF THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS WET AND HAD RUSTED AND BROKE OFF CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO TURN OUT PULLING THE DRIVE SHAFT OUT AND LOCKING UP THE WHEEL CAUSING THE LOSS OF STEERING I BELIEVE THAT OVER TIME THE EVAPORATOR DRIPPED CONDENSATION ON TO THE MOUNT CAUSING IT TO RUST A FAIL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH AND IS JUST NOT A PLEASANT TIME NOT WANTING TO PAY $900 TO $2000 TO BE REPAIRED I FOUND A GOOD SUB FRAME AT A JUNK YARD FOR $150( SOME FRAMES MAY BE MORE MONEY) AND WILL REPLACE IT MYSELF THIS IS A VERY BIG AND HARD PROJECT THAT WILL TAKE A LOT OF TIME I HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS AND KNOWHOW I DON'T RECOMMEND TRYING FOR EVERYONE THIS IS A BACKUP VEHICLE SO I HAVE THE TIME TO FIX IT FORD OR THE N.H.T.S.A. SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GETS BADLY HURT OR DIES THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY ONLY GE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN AND THAT THE TIRE WAS PUSHED OUTWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND WILL BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.

NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS LARGE CRACK IN REAR AXLE. THE AXLE IS CRACKED THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THRU JUST TO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CENTERLINE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS HAD NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND GOOD CARE. RUST DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

I OWN TWO 2001 WINDSTARS AND ON BOTH VEHICLES THE REAR AXLE CRACKED CAUSING SEVERE SWERVING, IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ABOUT 3 WEEKS APART, BECAUSE I USED TO BE A MECHANIC I REPLACED BOTH AXLES MYSELF. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A 2001 FORDSTAR AND BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME I INSPECTED HER CAR EARLIER THIS YEAR AND DID NOT SEE ANY CRACKS BUT TODAY WHILE SHE AND HER KIDS WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HER REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND SHE STATED SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I STILL HAVE THE OLD AXLES FOR MY CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE MAIN SUB FRAME WAS SEPARATED AND COVERED WITH RUST ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE COMING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROGRAM OR WARRANTY TO COVER THE FAILURE. CLAIM#0355841870 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT, NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF TODAY. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE ALL THE TIME BUT I HAVE HAD SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 WINDSTAR. I HAVE A FILE ON ALL THAT I HAVE HAD DONE ON THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ABUSED BY US. IT IS A DEFECTIVE CAR. IN MAY, I HAD THE FUEL INJECTION FIXED CAUSE THE CAR JUST DIED. THE WINDSTAR IS NOT A VERY SAFE CAR. *TR

ON JUNE 18TH MY WIFE AND SON RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO YOUNGSTOWN, WE LIVE IN CLEVELAND. MY WIFE ASK ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR SHE SAID IT WAS DRIVING FUNNY. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 TO 80 MPH, SHE SAID SHE WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND AT ONE POINT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHEN SHE PULLED IN I NOTICED THE REAR TIRE WAS LOW SO I PUT AIR IN IT AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK. I KEPT HEARING THE WHEELS MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE AS IF I WAS IN A SKID. WHEN I GOT BACK I HAD HER DRIVE IT AND I FOLLOWED IN OUR OTHER CAR TO SEE WHAT I MIGHT NOTICE, IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. I MADE HER RETURN HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND A HUGE CRACK IN THE AXLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD COULD LET THIS HAPPEN TO A MAJOR PART OF THE VAN. I WAS GOING ON A VACATION THE NEXT DAY AND WAS PLANNING ON USING THIS VAN! I CAN'T IMAGINE TRAVELING DOWN TO MYRTLE BEACH WITH MY FAMILY WITH A LOADED VAN DOING 70 MPH. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS DEFECT AND I AM VERY LUCKY MY WIFE DIDN'T WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING IT. PLEASE MAKE FORD DO A RECALL OR I AM SURE WE WILL BE READING THE IN THE NEWS OF SOMEONE'S DEATH WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN AND YOU DID NOTHING! *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED; ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED EARLIER IN THE DAY. *TR

MY 2001 WINDSTAR, HAS SEVERAL ISSUES, OCCASIONALLY, NOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON.... AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON OCCASIONALLY ALSO, AGAIN NOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. BUT, IF THEY ARE ON AND I DON'T CATCH THAT THEY ARE ON I CAN SMELL SOMETHING HOT, AND I HAVE TO PULL UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. I THEY ARE LEFT ON AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LEAVE AND COME BACK TO IT, THE BATTERY WILL USUALLY BE DEAD.... IS THERE A RECALL OUT THERE FOR THIS, AND HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE BACK END STARTED TO SWAY SIDE TO SIDE. I SLOWED DOWN, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, SMOKE AND BURNING RUBBER WAS NOTICED AND I PULLED OVER. AS I GOT OUT I NOTICED THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE TILTED IN. I WALKED BEHIND THE VAN AND NOTICED THE AXEL WAS SNAPPED IN TWO. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THIS SEAMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MILES ARE 118,000. *TR

REAR AXLE OF 2001 WINDSTAR BROKE IN HALF. *TR

1. SEEMS AS IF IN WARMER WEATHER MONTHS(MAY-OCT) THE ABS, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY....NOT AT ALL IN RAINY COOLER/ FREEZING MONTHS (NOV-APR) 2. ALMOST EVERYDAY THE ABS, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. NO ABS WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED....CAUSING LONGER BRAKING TIMES IN AN EMERGENCY STOP, OR POSSIBLY A COLLISION IN WET WEATHER. 3.WE WERE TOLD APPROX. $1300.00 PARTS AND LABOR OUT OF OUR POCKET IF WE WANT IT CORRECTED TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE....I GUESS WE WILL RISK IT....THANKS FORD FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING QUALITY!!!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN AFTER THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 172,000.

THE #10 FUSE KEPT BLOWING. WE FIGURED OUT THAT THE SWITCH WAS OUR PROBLEM AND REPLACED THAT. THEN WE LOST RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. FINALLY TRACKED WIRES TO UNDERNEATH SEAT TO ABS MODULE TO FIND THAT IT WAS BURNT UP AND HAD BRAKE FLUID ON IT. NOT SURE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT SINCE WHOLE HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

REAR AXEL CRACKED IN TWO DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH AS OF TODAY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT 07/01/2010. ALSO PASS SIDE DOOR OPENS EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

AFTER READING OF NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF REAR AXLE CRACKING, I EXAMINED MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR ON 6/27/2010 AND FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CONTACTED FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR COST AND WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $1300. I AM HAVING AXLE REPLACED WITH NEW AXLE BY RELIABLE INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR $1000. CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER EARLY MARCH 2010 FOR OIL CHANGE AND TO BE CHECKED OVER FOR EXPECTED EXTENSIVE TRAVEL THIS SUMMER. REPAIRS PERFORMED AT FORD DEALER CAME TO OVER $2000 AND INCLUDED REPLACING DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE CRACK AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE CRACK APPEARS TO INDICATE THE CRACK STARTED QUITE SOME TIME AGO. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGISTERED IN THE NEW YORK AREA. MILEAGE IS 113,854 AT TIME OF REPAIR. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH FEWER INCIDENCE OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ALTHOUGH ALL TIRES PRESSURE READS 32PSI WHEN COLD JUST HAD SCDS SWITCH REPLACED UNDER RECALL AND WAS TOLD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON EVER SINCE THE RECALL (11/09) FIX ON THE CRUISE SWITCH. *TR