1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL LOW, I SEE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM SWITCH AT MASTER CYLINDER. MY WIFE DRIVE THE VAN ITS NOT SAFE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRE WHEN THE JACK PENETRATED THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT HE DOOR WAS SMOKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED HE BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. THEY CLICK BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY ALL JUST STOP WORKING, AND SOMETIMES THEY ALL JUMP BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE WERE TOLD THEY ARE FINE. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THIS WOULD MAKE ANY DRIVER NERVOUS TO CONSTANTLY WORRY IF THERE IS A BRAKE ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH THE FAMILY WITH YOU. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER HAS STARTING RANDOMLY BOUNCING AROUND LIKE CRAZY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT A CERTAIN MILEAGE EITHER. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, THEY START TO FUNCTION AGAIN. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS OF MANY FELLOW WINDSTAR VAN OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP IN AND RECTIFY THE PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD STAND BY THERE PRODUCT AND FIX THE FAILING PARTS. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE! *TR

PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM. ABS LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CODE C1185. PROBLEMS MOSTLY OCCUR IN COLD WEATHER. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE UNIT STOPPED WORKING WHILE STOPPING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. FORD DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS FAILING, THAT IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT, UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE. ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE EVEN IF THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION. I HAD THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, THE FORD DEALER SEEMED RELUCTANT TO DO THEM, SO THEY DID NOT FIX IT. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON AFTER OPERATING THE WINDSTAR FOR APPROXIMATELY A MILE. SINCE I NEW I COULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY, I COMPLETED MY ERRANDS AND RETURNED HOME. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I FELT EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE OTHER THREE BRAKES WERE IN NORMAL POSITION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS, PADS, AND RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. I ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID AS IT SMELLED BURNT. WITH THE ABS MODULE CONNECTED, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD LOCK, SO I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ABS COMPLETELY. *TR

ABS AND TRAC FAILURE LIGHTS COME ON, WINDOWS WON'T GO UP AND DOWN, CRUISE CONTROL CUTS IN AND OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN CRUISE IS ON. FORD REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR