1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

MY 1999 WINDSTAR HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN BUMPER TO BUMBER SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATE FORWARD WHILE YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR ON THE GAS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE FORD DELEARSHIPS AND ARE UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL WITH FORDS AND THE COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN MAY OF 2000. THANK YOU!*AK

THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE BUSTED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE LINE WITH A RUBBER HOSE AND TWO CLAMPS INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER LINE, THE REPLACEMENT HOSE HAS BEGUN TO LEAK. NLM

WHEN IT RAINS SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

HAVE HAD REPEATED SERVICE VISITS FOR LIGHT TO EXTREME ENGINE KNOCKING. DEALER TOLD ME TO USE PREMIUM GAS TO SOLVE KNOCKING. KNOCKING WENT AWAY WITH PREMIUM. DEALER THEN TRIED COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT AND GOING BACK TO REGULAR GAS. KNOCKING SOLVED FOR 2 WEEKS THEN RETURNED. DEALER SAID TO GO BACK TO PREMIUM GAS. NO KNOCKING FOR A YEAR, THEN KNOCKING CAME BACK. DEALER REPLACED VALVE COVER WITH NEW DESIGN. NO KNOCKING FOR 4-6 WEEKS. KNOCKING STARTED LIGHTLY, NOW BACK TO SEVERE KNOCKING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION POWER. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER FOR WORK. FED UP WITH WINDSTARS. THIS IS 2ND LEMON WINDSTAR IN A ROW! FORD BOUGHT BACK '98 WINDSTAR FROM ME!*AK

AT 3000 MILES BRAKE PADS WERE SQUEAKING, YESTERDAY WHILE DRYING CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES.*AK

CONSUMER WAS ON ROAD TRAVELING TO FLORIDA AND FOUND A NAIL IN TIRE. CONSUMER WENT TO 4 DIFFERENT TIRE CENTERS TO GET TIRE PLUGGED, AND WAS TOLD THAT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY COULDN'T HELP. TREAD HAD STARTED SEPERATING ON TIRE. CONSUMER OWNS A 1999, FORD WINDSTAR WITH ORIGINAL 215/70R15, AMERIGS60. *AK CONSUMER SAW THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE CRACKING. THE TIRES ONLY LASTED 11-12000 MILES BEFORE GETTING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. DOT #'S ACME 44D 368,A3M3 AB7 160 AND ACMS 44D 368. *YH

FRONT END IS LOOSE , WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLABLE, DEALER CANNOT GET ALIGNMENT STRAIGHT AND CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE HARNESS HAS BROKEN WITH NORMAL USE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

POWER SLIDDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED DOOR, BUT IT WILL ONLY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. DEFECT ALWAYS REOCCURRED. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE 5-6 TIMES .*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WILL FILL IN INFORMATION CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *AK