2003 Ford Windstar complaints

I THOUGHT THE VAN WAS IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK. I TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BUT IT ROLLED TO FAST AND CRUSHED MY LEG BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND A POLE. AFTER I WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE IT THEN STARTED TO GO FORWARD ON AN INCLINE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ME TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR A BROKEN LEFT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREEWAY FORD WHERE THE FOUND THAT THE PARKING LINKING WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING IT TO POP OUT OF GEAR. PARKING LINKAGE WAS ADJUSTED.*AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STARTED JUMPING ALL OVER AND I COULD NOT DETERMINE MY SPEED, GAS AMOUNT OR ANY OTHER DATA FROM THE INSTRUMENTS. THIS HAPPENED AT 37,000 MILES AND I HAD TO PAY $500 TO HAVE A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL INSTALLED. *AK

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING DEATH.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TWO. FIRST, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. SECONDLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH IF ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS GOT INSIDE OF THE BUCKLE OPENING, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

I HAVE POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY WINDSTAR VAN. THIS VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT SECURELY. I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP WITH THE DOOR ONLY PARTICULARLY SECURE FOR THEM TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE MY CHILD WAS IN THE VAN WITH ME. I REPORTED TO FORD THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IT FIXED AND THEY SENT A LETTER FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, PLEASE NOTE I HAD BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *NM

WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ENGAGED IT PINCHED THE OCCUPANT'S ARM. AS A RESULT, PASSENGER SUFFERED A BLOOD BLISTER THAT TURNED INTO A BRUISE. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR SENOR FAILED, CAUSING A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD'S LEFT ARM TO BE CLOSED IN THE SLIDING DOOR WAY. CONSUMER HAD TO USE A CROWBAR TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER ARM WAS PINCHED WHILE SHE WAS RESTING IT ON THE WINDOW LEDGE OF THE VEHICLE. *MR THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHILE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN THE LOCK SNAPPED DOWN, THE CONSUMER'S ARM WOULD BE BADLY PINCHED. *SC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, AND TOLD CONSUMER TO COME AND PICK UP THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. THEN. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THREE WEEK LATER, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE , THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, AND VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. BUT, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, BUT SUGGESTED THAT SEVERAL PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK

#2 POWER SLINDING DOOR WOULD INADVERTENTLY OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ON JUNE 24, 2004. *AK *JB

SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE BY REMOTE CONTROL. *AK THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DID NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. *SC *JB

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE WITH BRAKES DEPRESSED VEHICLE IDLED HIGH, RESULTING IN SURGING FORWARD INTO HOME . DEALER REPLACED IDLE CONTROL VALE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF - NO COMMAND; DOOR WILL NOT POWER OPEN; DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FREEZES. THE DOOR HAS OPENED ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT BUT HAVE NOT BEEN PROACTIVE ABOUT FIXING (SEE FORD TSB ARTICLE 03-6-8). *AK

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS FAILS. AFTER SET, LIGHTS UP ALTHOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS PROPERLY SET. ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM - AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES IN CONDITIONS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE IT (E.G. DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE). THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWS WITH A GRIDING NOISE. BOTH INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO HAS SAID THAT THESE ARE SPORADIC PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURED AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE, THEREFORE, THEY CAN DO NOTHING. HOWEVER, AFTER REVIEWING YOUR SITE, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

THE ADVANCED TRACKING SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN. WHEN TRACKING SYSTEM ENGAGED VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2003. *AK *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ONCE THE ACCELERATION KICKED IN. APPLYING THE BRAKE DURING ACCELERATION WAS INEFFECTIVE. *AK THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS ONLY HAD HER VEHICLE APPROX 6 WKS AND HAS ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND RESET LIGHT COMES ON. SHE STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND EACH TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT COMES BACK ON IN LESS THAN A WEEK. SHE STATES THE LAST TIME SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, IT IS SOMETHING SHE MAY HAVE TO LIVE WITH. CONSUMER SAID SHE IS REFUSING TO "JUST LIVE WITH IT" BECAUSE SHE TRANSPORT HER CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN. SHE IS TOLD TO JUST IGNORE THE LIGHT BY THE DEALER. *NM ALSO, FRONT TIRES HAVE CAUSED INTERMITTENT VIBRATION DURING GEAR ENGAGEMENT, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. *LA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ROCKED SIDE TO SIDE, AND THE REAR END WOBBLED. *AK

I AM WRITING ABOUT OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. OUR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FREQUENTLY POPS OPEN AFTER IT APPEARS TO HAVE LATCHED SHUT. IT HAS OPENED BY ITSELF ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE THE VAN WAS IN DRIVE. RECENTLY MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE VAN HEADFIRST ONTO CONCRETE BECAUSE THE DOOR POPPED BACK OPEN AS SOON AS IT "LATCHED" SHUT. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SEVEN TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH DOORS WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASED. THE TIMES THE DOOR HAS POPPED BACK OPEN ARE WAY TO NUMEROUS TO COUNT. THE NUMBER LISTED BELOW IS A LOW ESTIMATE.*AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MONDAY, APRIL 5TH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN A 3X5 METAL STRUCTURE FLEW OFF A FLAT BED AND STRUCK MY FRONT AND FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. (4000K WORTH OF DAMAGE) AND MY AIRBAD ONLY DEPLOYED A SMALL AMOUNT NOT ALL THE WAY.*AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY TO UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVERSIDE SEAT REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. BOTH SEAT BACK AND SEAT CUSHION FAILED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I AM A LARGE MAN 325 LBS. AND I OWNED A 1998 WINDSTAR WHICH I DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE IN THE YEARS THAT I OWNED IT. THIS SEAT AND VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF JUNK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SEAT ON A 2003 WINDSTAR COULD FAIL STUCTURALLY TWICE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. I PURCHASE THIS VAN IN NOV OF 2003. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEAT STARTING TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE AND FOR IS UNWILLING TO DO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THEY MAKE REPAIRS BUT THE DON'T HOLD UP AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. A NEW VEHICLE IS A NEW VEHICLE IF I WANTED PROBLEMS I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE AND THEN THIS WOULD BE SOMEWHAT ACCEPTABLE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FOR 7 WEEKS, AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES. FORD MAINTAINED IT COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY, CONSUMER WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT LIGHT STAYING ON. *AK

THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD CLOSE IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND INCLINED. IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR THE CONSUMER WHILE STANDING BETWEEN THE DOORS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC FORCING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE FUSE. (NAR) *PH *CB

I HAVE A 2003 WINDSTAR SE. THE GAS PEDAL HAS A PIVOT IN THE ARM AND OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THIS PEDAL HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE PEDAL FLIPS ALMOST HORIZONTAL TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SEAT WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF IT, THEREFORE WHEN I GO TO LEAVE A STOP LIGHT OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE IT IS ALMOST LIKE SLAMMING THE GAS PEDAL. IN ORDER TO GET THE PEDAL BACK IN THE POSITION IT WAS ORGINALLY IN I HAVE TO FLIP IT BACK UP WITH MY FOOT. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN FRONT SEAT AREA AT 65 MPH OR FASTER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM BUT RECOGNIZES THAT IT EXISTS. *NM

WE'RE WRITING THIS LETTER TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT WE SEE AND FEEL IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND A SAFETY HAZARD. WE TOOK OUR 2003 WINDSTAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE BOUGHT IT, " PRAIRIE FORD" LOCATED AT 601 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185 BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DUAL SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS WINDOWS FOGGING UP WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGERS. THIS WAS CAUSING A VISION PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT SEE OUT THOSE WINDOWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF; BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR WHEN CHANGING LANES DUE TO THESE WINDOWS WOULD NOT CLEAR DURING COLD OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. THERE ARE FOUR CEILING VENTS (2) IN THE MIDDLE AND (2) TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE NOTICED THAT THE (2) MIDDLE CEILING VENTS DID NOT WORK WHETHER YOU USED THE FRONT CONTROLS OR YOU USED THE PASSENGER COMFORT CONTROLS ASKING FOR HEAT. THE (2) FAR BACK CEILING VENTS DID WORK AND DID PRODUCED HEAT AND WERE VERY LOUD TO THE PASSENGER TO THE POINT THEY COULD NOT HEAR CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WE BELIEVE IS NOT VERY PASSENGER FRIENDLY AND THE COMFORT CONTROLS DO NOT PROVIDE COMFORT FOR YOUR PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGERS SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WERE NOT COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS COLD AND COULD NOT SEE OUT THEIR SLIDING DOOR WINDOWS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT DEFROST OR CLEAR. WHEN YOU ASKED FOR HEAT A RELAY SHUT DOWN THE (2) VENT TO THE MIDDLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CEILING VENT AND ONLY

VEHICLE IS A FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED 2003 MINIVAN. THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM CAME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND ON DRY PAYMENT AND UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SPINNING AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE AS IF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS BEING TORN APART. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM. AFTER TESTING THE TRANSMISSION AND I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I WAS A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM MY HOME I TURNED THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM BACK ON AND IT REPEATED THE SAME SCENARIO. I THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CALL A TOWED TRUCK FOR DELIVERY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE, THIRD TIME IN TWO MONTH PERIOD. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOOR PROBLEM. THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *MR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, LOUD GRINDING NOISES, AND THE BRAKE PADS JUMPED. *SC *JB

PURCHASED VEHICLE 10/17PM WITH 50 MILES REGISTERED ON ODOMETER. DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM KING'S FORD, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SHIFTING WAS ROUGH UPON STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING ON AND OFF. 10/18 AM, THE WINDSTAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO KING'S FORD SERVICE WHERE 2 DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS SHOWED TRANSMISSION TROUBLE.

PROBLEM WITH POWER DOORS ON BOTH SIDES. THEY DO NOT STOP CLOSING IF A PERSON IS IN THE WAY. ALSO, THEY OPEN BACK UP AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSED. I WILL COME BACK TO THE VAN FROM SHOPPING AND ONE WILL BE OPEN. ALSO, THERE WAS A TIME A COULD NOT GET ONE TO CLOSE WITHOUT DOING IT MANUALLY.*AK

WE RENTED A FORD WINDSTAR FROM HERTZ DURING A RECENT VACATION. WHILE SHUTTING THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR, I BROKE MY MIDDLE FINGER AND BADLY BRUISED MY RING FINGER. THE DOOR HANDLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, USED FOR SHUTTING THE DOOR, APPEARS TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE DOOR JAM. I WAS DISTRESSED TO SEE ONLINE THAT OTHERS HAD COMPLAINED OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS LONG AGO AS 1999, STATING THAT IF YOU DIDN'T GRIP THE HANDLE TIGHTLY, BUT INSTEAD LEFT YOUR FINGERS SLIGHTLY EXTENDED, THEY WOULD BE INJURED AND THAT FORD HOPED TO HAVE THIS FIXED IN THE 1999 VERSION.(HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/FORD/25.HTML) SEE THE 2ND PARAGRAPH. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT YET FIXED. *LA

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOVES WHEN PARKED AND LEFT ALONE. THIS VERIES FROM 1/2 INCH TO SEVERAL INCES. PROBLEM IS INCONSISTANT. ALSO SEAT BACK BENT AND THE SEAT CUSHION IS ALSO NOT SUPPORTIVE.

THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR WILL NOT STOP IF MY WIFE OR CHILD IS IN ITS INTENDED PATH. THE DOOR WILL LITERALLY PIN THEM AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE HAD TO APPLY FORCE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DOOR REVERSE. *AK ALSO THE DOOR MECHANISM (LATCH) WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN PULLED. THE DOOR MUST BE FORCEIBLY PULLED TO ECTIVATE THE AUTO OPEN SEQUENCE. MY WIFE HAS STATED THAT WHEN CLOSING THER DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB THAT THE DOOR DOES NOT ALWAY CLOSE, SHE HAS HAD TWO OCCURENCES WHERE SHE HAS REMOVED MY DAUGHTER FROM THE VAN AND CLOSED THE DOOR, WHEN SHE CAME OUT OF THE STORE THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSAGE SIDE BACK WHEEL AND CAUSED OUR VAN TO ROLL OVER. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AID BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE LATCHES THAT CONNECT THE REAR SEATS TO THE FLOOR RELEASED FROM THE TWO SEATS AT THE MIDDLE ROW. SEVEN DAYS LATER FORD RECALLED 257,119 WINDSTAR MINIVANS BECAUSE THE LATCHES THAT CONNECT THE REAR SEATS TO THE FLOOR COULD RELEASE IN AN ACCIDENT......FORD WINDSTAR IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR, SPECIALLY IF YOU USE IT WITH CHILDREN!!*AK

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO HAD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, BUT TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK *PH *NLM

2003 FORD WINSTAR WIFE WAS LEANING ON FRONT PASSINGER DOOR, DOOR WAS LOCK, BUT AS SLOWING DOWN FOR STOP SIGN AND A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT PASS DOOR "POPED"OPEN ENOUGH TO SOUND THE DOOR OPEN ALARM. THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, THE LOCK BUTTON WAS STILL IN THE DOWN POSITION. FORD DEALER LOOKED OVER AND SAID THEY SAW NO DEFECT, HOWEVER WHAT AND WHY DID THE DOOR COME OPEN PART WAY.*AK

PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR REOPENS WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY FORCE THE DOOR TO CLOSE SOME TIMES AND TRY 4-5 TIMES THE OTHER TIMES TO CLOSE. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS SOMETIMES WHILE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, WHEN CLOSE BUTTON IS PUSHED INSIDE. ALSO, THE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT STOP AND RETRACT IF SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. I, THE OWNER, REMOTELY CLOSED THE DOOR AND REALIZED I FORGOT SOMETHING, I WENT TO GRAB FOR IT, AND THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE AND ALMOST SHUT MY SHOULDER AND ARM INSIDE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY ARM OUT, BUT THE DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE UNTIL IT FINALLY SHUT. *LA

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE WITH THE JACK. WHILE TAKING OFF THE FLAT TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK THE TIRE WAS BEING CHANGED IN THE GARAGE ON A FLAT CEMENT FLOOR. *SCC *JB

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL SOMEHOW THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. ONCE, CAUSED A COLLISION, WHERE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT FRONT BRAKES GRAB WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKES AND WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE REAR SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLAMMED SHUT. DOOR SLAMMED ON THE HEAD OF A 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD, CAUSING BRUISES AND HEADACHES. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. WOULD CHANGE FROM A BLINKING LIGHT TO STEADY ON FOR 20-30 MINUTES. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING. NOW ON DAY #2 IN THE SERVICE DEPT. ESTIMATED TO BE READY IN ONE MORE DAY.*AK

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE REAR BREAK DRUMS CAUSED BY MOISTURE. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MOISTURE AND NOT TO WORRY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROBLEMATIC, AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD STARTED TO NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE REAR BRAKES WERE READJUSTED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ADDED. THE NOISE IN THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED. *SCC *JB

FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP BLEWOUT SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK