1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

ABS LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. OVERDRIVE JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AFTER DRIVING IT 30 MINUTES OR MORE. I READ THE RECALL AND SAFETY REPORT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKS ON THE ABS SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL FROM FORD ON MY VEHICLE ON THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. ALSO THE COOLANT LINE THAT RAN UNDER PORT INJECTION WAS WELDED LEAKING WATER WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE FOR THE 1998 FORD WINDSTAR BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE 1999 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01I007000 -SUSPENSION; FRONT; COIL SPRINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

YELLOW ABS LIGHT ON EVEN AFTER RECALL FIXED BY FORD. THE BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO PROPBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE ABS ISN'T WORKING . *TR

ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALL OF THE GAUGES; E.G, THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES JUMP RAPIDLY FROM 0 MPH ALL THE WAY AS FAR AS IT WILL GO, THE GAS GAGE JUMPS RAPIDLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK AGAIN, TEMP FROM COLD TO HOT ETC. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND THEN RESUMES NORMAL ACTIVITY AGAIN FOR A UNCERTAIN TIME. IT;S REALLY FRIGHTENING WHEN OCCURRING. THE FORD DEALER HERE, YUKON OK, STATES THE ONLY CURE IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING AT A RIDICULOUS COST OF $ 632.00. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL OF 2011 AND CONTINUES TODAY. WE TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT WHEN THIS IS GOING ON.

TL* THE OWNS 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SWAY BAR MOUNT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY VAN HIT ANOTHER CAR. FRONT END DAMAGE WAS FAIRLY EXTENSIVE, IT WAS A FENDER BENDER. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON THESE VANS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STABILIZER BAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS FAILURE WAS UNRELATED TO THE FAILURE ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEPARATION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES AWAY FROM THE LOCATION WHICH WAS BEING ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,353. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON JUNE 30, 2011. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THE DEFECT WOULD BE HONORED BY A RECENT ADDITIONAL RECALL RELATED T THE SUBFRAME. FORD DECLINED AS THE DAMAGE WAS TWO INCHES AWAY AND NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED USING A USED FRONT ENGINE CRADLE FOR $528.68. UPDATED 08/24/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING AND LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAD FAILED AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT THE WARNING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE MOTOR ROD. THE ENGINE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

WENT TO PICK UP FOOD AND NOTICED MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SMOKING. I PULLED OVER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. LOOKED UP ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. CALLED FORD, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP US AT ALL. TOLD US WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC/AND TOWING. FINALLY GOT AHOLD OF SOMEONE THROUGH FORD WHO GOT THAT FOR NO CHARGE. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE RECALLED PIECE THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. NOW AM TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 15 DAYS TO FIND OUT IF I CAN GET A RENTAL UNTIL THE CAR IS FIXED. *TR