1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED. DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT COVER UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH PROTECTS THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SHUTTER AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONSUMER STATED THAT AT 53000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK.AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AN OFF ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS. ALSO, LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING OFF AND ON. FINALLY, THEN HORN FAILED. CONSUMER REPLACED HORN, AND HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER FELT PROBLEMS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN SAYING THE NAME AND ADDRESS BELONGS TO HER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT HERS, NOR IS ANY OF THE INFORMATION ALONG WITH IT. *SLC

DOOR HAS CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONED INCLUDING OPENING WHILE I AM DRIVING FOR 11 MONTHS. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AT 52,000 MILES, AND SINCE I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A TRANSMISSION ON A NEW VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE!. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY. AFTER TAKING IT TO GET A NEW ONE PUT IN WE FOUND THAT IT WAS NEVER SEALED/MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM. ABSOLUTLY NO ADHESIVE CONTACT WHAT SO EVER. ALSO AT 28755 MILES THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR CLUCKED WHILE MAKING TURNS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTTY AND NOW AT 37000 MILES IT DOING THEM SAME THING AGAIN. *AK

THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN WITH THE REMOTE OR CONSOLE CONTROL, BUT GET STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE WITH THE REMOTE OR CONSOLE CONTROL, CLOSING THE DOORS MANUALLY IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THEY DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY MANUALLY, THE DOOR CAN APPEAR TO BE CLOSED WHEN CLOSED MANUALLY, BUT THE DOOR IS NOT SECURE AND HAS SLID OPEN WHEN DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES THE DOOR MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*JB

RECALL 01V26100/,MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S25 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER: MOTOR. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS, AND MANUFACTURER STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS BRANDED . ON TWO OTHER RECALLS CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE MANUFACTURER KICKED IT OUT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS BRANDED.*AK

RECALL 01V262000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S26 CONCERNING AIR CONDITIONER:FAN: MOTOR:WIRING. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL REPAIRS, AND MANUFACTURER STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS BRANDED. ON TWO OTHER RECALLS CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE MANUFACTURER KICKED IT OUT .*AK

MY WIFE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY EXIT 102.*AK