2003 Ford Windstar complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR RECALLS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE CONTACT NEVER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE ABS LIGHT UNTIL THE REPAIRS FOR THE RECALLS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,426.

BLEND DOOR BROKEN AND MOTOR CLICKING ON HEATER. WON'T DEFROST AND NO HEAT. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR COMES ON IN WARM & HOT WEATHER.*TR

I JUST BROUGHT A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AN THE SAME DAY I GOT IT THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT WORK.. SO I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM. AN SURE ENOUGH 1000S OF PEOPLE HAVE WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR. I HEARD LOTS OF BAD THINGS ABOUT THIS VAN AN NOW I SCARED TO EVEN PUT MY KIDS IN IT. I HAVE 5 KIDS AN DON'T WANNA TAKE THE CHANCE OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE ARE AXLES BRAKING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO KNOW. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF SUDDEN DOME LIGHTS START FLASHING ON AND OFF. TRY TO TURN THEM OFF WITH THE SWITCH AND THEY STILL KEEP COMING ON. SOMETIMES MY AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK. FIRST IT'S ONE SIDE AND THE NEXT TIME IT COULD BE THE OTHER SIDE. *TR

ON HIGHWAY (MD ROUTE 4) OFF RAMP, VAN SUDDENLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T MOVE. COASTED ONTO VERY NARROW SHOULDER ON BLIND UPHILL CURVE TO BARELY ALLOW OTHER CARS TO GET BY. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE FOR $3,300.

SCDS SENSOR LEAKS OVER TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR. *TR

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON REPLACED SENSORS AT MY COST STILL STAYS ON AUTO DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON HEATER DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING AT DEALER SHIP NOW FOR REAR AXLE TO BE REPLACED ALSO FOR ANOTHER RECALL FOR FUEL BYPASS HEARD OF NEW RECALL FRAME SUPPORTS MINE LOOKED ROTTED SO THEY WILL ALSO NEED REPLACING THEY HAVE HAD CAR 1 MONTH NOW KNOW IDEA IF WHEN I WILL SEE AGAIN WAS TOLD IT COULD BE 2- 3 MONTHS JUST FOR AXLE NOW NEW RECALL HOPE THEY JUST BUY IT BACK SO IT STOPS BLEEDING ME! *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN, THE ABS BRAKE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY MINIVAN. HEADLIGHTS. WHEN IS GOING TO RECALL AND FIX THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. THE YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF . *TR WHEN WILL FORD CALL RE CALL ON TO FIX ABS LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THESE MINI VAN, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING VAN GET CAUGHT ON FIRE OR DIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TO MAKE A TURN AND AFTER BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SO IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $1500.00 UPDATED 10/05/11

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR CONTROL ARM RUSTED. DURING THE WEEK OF 01/24/11, OUR WINDSTAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A REAR CONTROL ARM FAILURE. THE UNIT WAS RUSTED AND BASED ON THE RECALLS OF THE REAR AXEL AND NOW THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS, I AM CONCERNED THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS WELL. THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THIS PART WAS CAUSING THE BROKEN SECTIONS TO RUB AGAINST THE FUEL TANK WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNS. *TR

DURING OIL CHANGE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF SURROUNDING AREAS REVEALED A FRACTURE OF RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT. #1 LONG TERM A/C USE, #2 RUSTING OF RIGHT SUBFRAME AT REAR MOUNT CAUSING FRACTURE OF SUBFRAME,#3 SUBFRAME ON ORDER. VAN HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA SINCE SOLD NEW IN 2003. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE RECALL REMEDY OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE AXLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN HAVING MECHANICAL FAILURES FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. WE HAVE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENERS SIDE OF THE CAR THAT NEITHER OUR LOCAL MECHANIC NOR FORD COULD FIX. WE REPLACED SHOCKS AND MOST RECENTLY THE TIRE RODS ON 9/24/10. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRONICAL "BUGS" INCLLUDING ABS LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR 2 YEARS REQUIRING MULTIPLE FUSE CHANGES AND ELECTRICAL TESTING. OUR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2009 AT 59,000 MILES. THE POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT OPEN REMOTELY OR WITH POWER LOCKS, ONLY KEY OR MANUAL LIFTING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PERSON INJURIES, WE HAVE SPENT A FORTUNE TO KEEP THIS CAR RUNNING IN WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS SAFE MANNER. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT. HE STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PRIMARILY WHEN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 70 DEGREES. THE CONSUMER ALSO ATTACHED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL NOTICE. *JB

THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COLLAPSED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE WHEEL WELL ENDED UP RIGHT ON TOP OF THE TIRE AND WE GROUND TO A HALT.

I HAVE ROUGHLY A 40 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. IT WAS A COLD DAY AND DROVE WITH THE HEAT ON AND THE ROADS WERE FINE AFTER A SNOW THE NIGHT BEFORE, BUT THERE WAS NO SNOW LEFT ON THE VEHICLE. I CAME OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY TO FIND THE REAR WINDOW MISSING ABOUT SIX-EIGHT SQUARE INCHES AND SHARDS OF GLASS BELOW IN THE SNOW. THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE INSIDE, BUT I THINK IT EXPLODED FROM WITHIN (NOTHING ELSE HAD BEEN BROKEN OR MISSING FROM THE INSIDE). I'D HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE REAR DEFOGGER OR WIPER. I FOUND OUT THAT A CO-WORKER NOTICED IT AT LUNCH, SO SOMETIME BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 1:00 PM THIS HAPPENED. NO ONE SAW ANYTHING. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L THAT HAS AN ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THE LIGHTS COME ON AT WHAT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM AND STAY ON UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART. MAY GO DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE, THEN IT MIGHT POP UP 2-3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. WAS TOLD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY FEW WEEKS AFTER BEING RESET. CODES ARE FOR LEAN BANK 1, 2. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTAKE LEAK. MECHANICS HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE IN THE WINDSTAR. COST OF REPAIR IS $600+. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE FOR A FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND TURN OFF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY AND STOPPING DISTANCE WA INCREASED WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOCK UP. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE WAS BAD. UPDATED 02/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND NOTICED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED AND THEY NEEDED TO WELD IT TOGETHER AGAIN OR REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW RIM WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. UPDATED 03/08/11*JB

INTERMITTENT ABS & BRAKE LIGHT HAVE APPEARED A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VAN BUT FAR ENOUGH AFTER OUR "USED CAR WARRANTY PERIOD". I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY 1/10/11 THAT IT NEEDS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED WHICH EFFECTS THE ABS SYSTEM. ESTIMATED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COST IS ABOUT $850 DUE TO THE SPECIFIC SENSING TO THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE DURING AND AFTER AS WELL AS LABOR GETTING TO IT AND INSTALLING IT... THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS WEAR AND TEAR. I'VE ONLY HAD MY VAN FOR 3 YEARS. APPARENTLY THE HEAT MAKES IT EXPAND AND CONTRACT PLACING STRESS ON THE SOLDER JOINTS CRACKING THE SOLDER JOINTS. WE SHOULD RECONSIDER THE PLACEMENT OF THIS CONTROL MODULE ON THE VEHICLE AND/OR THE MATERIALS THAT ENCASE IT. NOT SURE IF ANY CONNECTION TO THE WIRING HARNESS OR NOT. I'M THOROUGHLY FRUSTRATED. IT'S CURRENTLY IN FOR THE REAR AXLE INSPECTION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WARRANTY ONLY REASON I FOUND OUT. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT WITH THE WAY RECALL FOR THE CRACKED REAR AXLE WAS HANDLED. *KB THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE REPAIRED FOR 120 DAYS DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING! NO DRIVE OR REVERSE! THANKFULLY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NOT THE HWY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO RIGHT NOW. IN THE MANNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK THAT RESULTS IN DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE (CARROLL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT 10-0910). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE DITCH AND THE TOW DRIVER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOW YARD WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE COMPLETION OF AN INVESTIGATION THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 106,000.

I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN FORD WINDSTAR MODELS IN THE NORTHERN STATES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE. I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VAN VIN: [XXX] WHICH WE PURCHASED USED IN JULY 2004. FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, THE VEHICLE CAME FROM OHIO. ON 12/28/10, I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO RAN MY VIN THROUGH THEIR DATABASE AND I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $95 FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPT. TO CHECK MY REAR AXLE FOR THE DEFECT SINCE IT ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VEHICLE IS OR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I SAW A ABC NEWS REPORT ON DEC. 20TH WHICH MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THE RECALL MAY BE EXTENDED TO CERTAIN VEHICLES. IF MY VEHICLE ORIGINATED IN OHIO, IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. THANKS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE COMPLAINT AND TRANSMISSION. FIRST OF ALL, I WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME FROM FORD. FORD WANTS $3800 TO REPLACE IT. THE VAN IS ONLY WORTH THAT. THEN I FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I TAKE CARE OF AND MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES AND I GET THIS HANDED TO ME. THEN THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT MIGHT BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART EVEN COMES IN. THEY WILL NOT BUY THE VAN BACK BECAUSE IT IS A 2003. I THINK THEY SHOULD. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. BUY THE TIME THEY PAY FOR MY RENTAL AND FIX THE AXLE, IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO BUY ME OUT AND SAVE THERE CUSTOMER ALOT OF STRESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN FRONT OF THE BOLT THAT HELD UP THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THAT COMPONENT (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA10007 COMPONENT(S): STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SUB FRAME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,100. /UPDATED 3/7/11*CN UPDATED 12/7/11 *CN

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FORD DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SPINNING AND "STUCK" IN AN APPROXIMATE 5:00 O'CLOCK POSITION...IN ADDITION, MY PRNDL NEEDLE "STUCK" IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ON TOP OF THIS, MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY AND OCCASIONALLY SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. THE "FIX" DIDN'T LAST MORE THAN TWO WEEKS...THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT IS BACK TO GOING ON AND OFF. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GAVE ME, THE PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT REPAIR...THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY SERVICE BRAKES STILL WORKED. IN THE PROCESS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT RECALLS TO THE 2003 FORD WINDSTAR FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE RECALLS DIDN'T PERTAIN TO ME. IF I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING AND THEY ARE GETTING THEIR REPAIRS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO THEMSELVES, WHY AM I PAYING FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ITEMS??????? THE SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY WINDSTAR WERE ALSO REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE BUSHINGS...AGAIN...ANOTHER RECALL THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT "IT DIDN'T APPLY TO ME". NOW I HAVE MY WINDSTAR IN THE SHOP, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION PUMP EXPLODED AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. HOW MUCH OF AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE IS THIS GOING TO BE???? OH, I DID RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE

GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ CORRECTLY. ALL GAUGES STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND TCS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY IN 2008. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON WARNING OF THEM NOT WORKING. DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY. CHECK ADVANCE TRACK WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED, BUT LIGHT STAYS ON. RPM GAUGE STAYS AT MAXIMUM. OFTEN WHILE DRIVING, IT FEELS AS IF WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WE HAVE TO CHANGE TIRES OFTEN. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT STOP, OR MAKES A GRINDING SOUND BEFORE IT DOES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE. *TR

NOTIFIED BY FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT A VOLUNTEER RECALL FOR THE INSPECTION AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE FOR MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. DEALER FOUND NO CRACKS AND APPLIED ANTICORROSIVE MATERIAL AND REINFORCMENT BRACKETS. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S POOR DESIGN IS THE SOLE REASON FOR IT'S FAILURE AND THIS "TEMP" FIX IS ONLY PUTTING OF THE INEVITABLE. FORD SHOULD BE MANDATING THAT ALL WINDSTAR'S AFFECTED ON THE ROAD SHOULD HAVE AN AXLE REPLACEMENT FREE OF CHARGE. *LN

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE REAR AXLE FAILED, PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. *JB

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS 3 TIMES, WHICH WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH AND FLICKER TO THIS DAY, BOTH DAY AND NIGHT, CREATING A HAZARD TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE ALSO FALSE ALEERTS OF THE TIRE WARNING SYSTEM, AND OTHER INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, WHICH IS IN THE AREA OF THE SUB FRAME ASSEMBLY.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT USUALLY STAY ON ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. BOUGHT USED AS FORD CERTIFIED PREOWNED AND CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AT TIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT NO NOTICEABLE PATTERN HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 5 PH WHEN THE ABS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD FAILED AND HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SUB FRAME RUSTED. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME .TURNING ON OUR STREET,15 TO 20 MPH.HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND COULDNT STEER THE VAN.TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD US THE BRACKETS RUSTED OFF THE SUBFRAME.WENT TO FORD GARAGE THEY SAID THEY HAD ONE IN 2WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS MY PROLBEM.THE VAN ONLY HAS 42,000 ON IT.WOW..TO THINK I HAVE 3 FORD PRODUCTS IN MY DRIVE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THE BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL; SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V399000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE LEGALLY HANDLED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS DUE TO THE PART UNAVAILABILITY. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE. UPDATED 02/11/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN

DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM LOOSENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH IN WINTER LESS IN SPRING CAN DO IT WHILE DRIVING NEED 15MM WRENCH TO TIGHTEN WILL NOT STAY TIGHT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE NEW. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, STEERING CONTROL WAS COMPLETELY LOST AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THE VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT, THEN RIGHT, AND RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME, AND THE RIGHT FRONT HALF-SHAFT HAD PULLED OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY FORD DEALER. AS OF DECEMBER 6, THE DEALER HAS NOT YET INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE. *TR

CONSTANT ILLUMINATION OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *TR

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AS DRIVING. THE LIGHTS INCLUDE THOSE ON THE DASH, WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND NOTE THE EXCEPTIONAL NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED BY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. LEFT ON IN THE ROAD WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR'S ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO THE DOME LIGHT NEEDS TO BE OFF OTHERWISE IT FLICKERS ON AND OFF. *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR REAR AXLE THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE CRACK WAS FOUND, I SPOKE TO THIRD PARTY MECHANIC WHO SPOKE ABOUT FRONT SUB FRAME AS WELL THE THIRD PARTY MECHANIC THEN SHOWED ME THE CRACK IN MY WINDSTAR FRONT SUB FRAME AND INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BREAK OFF AT ANY TIME . I THEN BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FORD DEALER WHO THEN RESPONDED SAYING ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND REFEREED ME TO FORD CANADA PUBLIC RELATIONS WHO ALSO SAID ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SE THAT HAS SERIOUS CORROSION WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLTS INTO THE FRAME. IT HAS NOT FAILED COMPLETELY, BUT I FEEL I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. *TR