1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

HORN DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. MULTIPLE NEAR ACCIDENT MISSES.

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE BECAUSE OF GASOLINE USAGE. ALSO, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE REAR WINDOW, AND WATER CAME THOUGH AND RUINED THE CARPET.*AK

THE REAR SEATBELTS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE CRACKED WHEN INSTALLING CAR SEATS, IT HAS HAPPENED TO EACH SIDE ONCE, REPORTED TO FORD, NO REPLY, REPLACED BY DEALER. I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BREAK THIS PIECE PUTTING IN A CAR SEAT AND TIGHTENING IT. OTHER PROBEM, SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE HAS DIED AT A STOP IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND THEN WILL NOT RE-START, WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT FIRE, LIKE IT IS OUT OF GAS. HAD IT INTO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.

CONSUMER NOTICED CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES WERE LOSING AIR, DEALER INSPECTED THAT TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREADS, DIVITS WERE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, AND TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

HORN BUTTON IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND ON STEERING/AIRBAG. YOU HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD IN A SMALL AREA ONLY IN THE CENTER. IN AN EMERGENCY, I'M SURE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT AND AN AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *AK

BRAKES FADE ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *SLC

POWER STEERING UNDER CARRIDGE WENTOUT WHICH TAKEN THE POWER STEERING TO THE WHEEL. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR PARTS. *AK THE STEREO SYSTEM FAILED. BRAKE MAKES GRINDING NOISE. THE REAR DOOR LIGHT KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHENEVER THE DOOR CLOSED.

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF IS PEELING OFF AND I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER A TOTAL THREE TIMES AND IT ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTS TO PEEL OFF AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING NUMBER IS THE CASE NUMBER FROM FORD MANUFACTURING: TRACKING ID: KMM348947C0KM CASE ID: 101425. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT SPEED OVER 40 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THREE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. *AK

TRAVELLING AT APPROX. 43 MPH SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AS IT SUPPOSED TO DO AND CAUSED AUTO ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAD ONLY 2 PERSON, IF THE MINI VAN WAS FULLY LOADED WITH MAX. WT., RESULT COULD BE MUCH WORSE. TRIED TO TEST THE BRAKE AGAIN ON A STRAIGHT ASPHALTED HIGHWAY UNDER THE SAME SPEED AND CONDITION, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATE FIRST AND THEN SLOW DOWN TO STOP IN LONG DISTANCE. *AK