1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

I START MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR WITH MY WIFE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND MY TWO DAUGTHERS AND MY SON WHEN I SAW SMOKE COMMING TRUE THE HOOD THEN I OPEN THE HOOD AND MY SURPRISE WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON FIRE I WAS SO SCARED THEN I JUST TAKE MY KIDS AND WIFE OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND COMBACK TO STOP THE FIRE THANKS GOD I HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLOSE BUT WE HAVE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LIGHT STAYS ON,AND ABS DOES NOT WORK. FORD DID RECALL RELATED TO THE BRAKES FLUID CAUSING A FIRE, NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.ABS IS A SAFETY ISSUE . THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE DIE. RECALL THIS SHABBY WORKMANSHIP. *TR

TOOK VAN IN FOR LATEST RECALL, PICKED UP WITH CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON - WAS NOT ON WHEN WE DROPPED VAN OFF FOR REPAIR. TRANSMISSION FAILED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR: THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) HAS LEAKED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED AND WE ARE FEARFUL THAT THIS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

WITH THIS WINDSTAR WE NOW HAVE 170,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. HAVE ALSO HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT ON AND SENSORS GOING OUT FOR ABS BRAKES. HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VAN THAT IS DRIVABLE WITH NOT WARNING LIGHTS ONE. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, ABS LIGHT ON. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER ISSUES, THEY CHECKED THE ABS SYSTEM, SAID A NEW ECM WOULD FIX IT... $300 PART!!!! THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE WINDSTARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH A CRACKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE REPAIRS PERFORMED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED IN HALF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 224,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000(SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR BRACKETS WERE FRACTURED AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME. THE BRACKETS WERE REPLACED BUT NOT THE ENTIRE FRAME. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED BACK TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THE VEHICLE DUE TO HOW THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.