1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE 27TH OF DEC.2001 AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS. ON THE 28TH OF DEC. 2001 MY WIFE WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON A 2 LANE ROADS STEEP HILL ON A CURVE, THE VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED UP TO REDLINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL NO GEAR WOULD ENGAGE. FORD DID PICK UP ALL BUT 495.00 OF THE REPAIR COST,BUT I STILL FOUND IT MY OBLIGATION TO INFORM OTHER ENTITIES OF THIS FAILURE. THE INDIAN HEAD FORD DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. WAS VERY HELPFUL AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE JUST THE PRODUCT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE RAN HOT. ENGINE CHECK SENSORS FAILED AND THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ENGINE. *AK

WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN POSITION. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FORCIBLY BRING WHEEL BACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR TYPE GOES INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL POST RATTLES AND MAY BE BROKEN. *TT

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE POINT WHERE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WENT SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE STOPPING AND CONSUMER STATED NOT SURE HOW VEHICLE STOPPED. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE.*AK *YH

01 V 262 000/AUXILIARY A/C BLOWER MOTOR WIRING: THIS RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE ON THE 7 DEC 01 BY LOUISBURG FORD; LOUISBURG, KS; PHONE # 913/837-5333. ON THE INCIDENT DATE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELEIVED THIS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

REAR PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEND FROM INSIDE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPEND FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START 11 TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAR WAS "FIXED;" HOWEVER, WITHIN WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN ASCERTAINING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AFTER LEGAL REPRESENTATION WAS OBTAINED. A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WAS COMPLETED WHICH REVEALED NO INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, WE WERE INFORMED WE COULD, MOST LIKELY, CONTINUE TO EXPRERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS WE OWNED IT. DESPITE THE ONGOING DIFFICULTY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO WORK TOWARD A RESOLUTION IN THIS ISSUE BY REFUSING TO EITHER REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE AUTOMIBLE MINUS WEAR AND TEAR OR PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR WHICH OUR AUTOMOBILE COULD BE TRADED. *AK

HEATER BLOWER WILL TURN ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. WHEN CONTROLS ARE OFF BLOWER WILL COME ON, AND SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN BLOWER OFF AND ON TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES OPERATE ERRATICALLY, FAILING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHILE MAKING OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. *AK *JB