2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE A CLUNKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A RELATED RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR AXLE CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE REAR AXLE SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). DURING THE REPAIR, BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

OUR ENGINE CRADLE RECENTLY BROKE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE JUST FOUND OUT THIS FALLS UNDER RECALL NUMBER 15V608 (FORD RECALL # 15S27). WE WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO US, BUT WE ARE UNSURE HOW TO START THE PROCESS WITH A RECALL.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LEAVING CAR AND DRIVER STRANDED ON BRIDGE. DRIVER WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE HURT. CAR HAD PREVIOUS RECALLS PERFORMED BY FORD ON SEPT 4, 2012 AS RECALL NUMBERS 10S13 AND 11S16, BOTH DONE AT SAME TIME. HOWEVER THESE RECALLS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AS AXLE STILL BROKE ON OR ABOUT DEC 2, 2016. DEALER INDICATES AXLE CAN NOT BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE RECALL EXPIRED ON DEC 31, 2015. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE GAVE SAME REPLY. FORD DEALER IN GLENN BURNIE, MD. IS REPLACING AXLE AT AN ESTIMATED $1,300.00. PROBLEM IS, THE NEW AXLE WILL PROBABLY BE THE SAME PART AS THE ORIGINAL AND STILL POSES THE THREAT OF BREAKING AGAIN. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS SEVERAL DEATHS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND A SNAP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED AND THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS, ENGINE, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, A BURNING RUBBER ODOR AND LOUD NOISE WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION) BECAUSE THE BRACKETS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY IN 2011. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V608000 (SUSPENSION), THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.