1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

ACTUATOR MOTOR NOT WORKING; BROKE THE SWITCH DOOR. THIS OCCURRED DURING WINTER, UNABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS, FREEZING WEATHER, NO HEAT IN FRONT.

MY VAN WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A RESULT OF A BROKEN SENSOR WELD ON MY INTAKE MANIFOLD TO THE TUNE OF APPROX. $900. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE O/D OFF LIGHT MEANT THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,700. ALL THIS FOR BEING 1 MONTH AND 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. PLUS, I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD WINDSTARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AT 35,000 MILES AND 70,000 (TWICE) SO I SEE THAT I WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION... ALMOST LIKE THE DARNED THING IS DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO CREATE A HUGE REPAIR BILL THE MOMENT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH NO WARNING.DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING HER TO HAVE TO UNEXPECTEDLY PULL OVER. THE VAN ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER SO FEW MILES. AFTER PERUSING THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING FAST CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE'S STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE FILLED EVERY 30,000 MILES TO MAKE IT HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IS BIG NOISE , DUE TO A FAULTY POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A SEAL BLEW IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. TS

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDDING DOORS. ALSO STATED THAT IF SHE OPENS THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING THE BATTERY WILL DIE ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NOT TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT FIXED YET. TS