1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

FRONT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK PLUNGER WILL LOCK DOWN. BUT IF CONSUMER HAS ARM LYING AGAINST IT ,IT WILL ALSO PULL IN SKIN WITH IT DOWN INTO THE HOLE, CAUSING INJURIES AND LACERATIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES INSIDE OF VEHICLE WITHOUT A REASON. *AK

WHEN PUTTING GEAR IN REVERSE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT GEAR BACK INTO PARK TO RESHIFT. CONSUMER STATED THAT GEARS OPERATED ROUGHLY. *AK

STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. ALSO, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *ML

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD PROP ITSELF BACK OPEN. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DOORS ARE ELECTRONICALLY OPERATED, CANNOT OPERATE DOOR WITHOUT VEHICLE STARTED. *AK *ML

WHILE PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY, GOING SLOWLY, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, IT CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ABS BRAKES WERE OKAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED TWICE, FELT LIKE AN EXPLOSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, GLASS FELL INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WHERE THE CHILDREN WERE IN. *AK

THE HORN IS NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE BY PRESSING, REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. YH

I CONTACTED FORD CORP. 3 EDITIONS OF OWNERS MANUAL SAYS 99 WINDSTAR COMES WITH AUTO.LOCK.RETRACTORS ON THE 3 PT SEATBELTS... (HOW MANY 99 WINDSTARS ARE ON THE ROAD?) FORD SALES INFORMATION BOOK (WHICH EVERY SALESMEN GETS) SAYS ALR IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON 99 WINDSTAR. (HOW MANY DEALERSHIPS & HOW MANY SALESMEN, NOT TO MENTION MGMT?) THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS T H I N K THEY HAVE THIS SAFETY FEATURE AND ITS NOT THERE (BUT IT'S IN WRITING... IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL). FORD WON'T CHANGE THE BELT RETRACTOR FOR ME. PLEASE RESPOND. PS I WAS TOLD BY FORD ENGINEER TO"DISREGARD BIGBIRD SAFETY CARD. ALR'S DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR." THEY WOULDN'T EVEN SEND ME ANYTHING THAT MY EXISTING SEATBELTS ARE SAFE AND PROPERLY WORKING... I GUESS PUTTING IT IN WRITING MEANS NOTHING.. SO MUCH FOR FORD MEANS SAFETY FIRST. *AK

THE POWER STEERING WAS MAKING ALL KINDS NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. ALSO, STEERNG WAS REAL TOUGH. VAN WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML