2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

11S16 EXAMPLE TEMPLATE, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM: SEE SUSPENSION AND STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE. I DO NOT SEE A RECALL THAT VISIBLY INCLUDES CALIFORNIA AS A RECALL STATE. I HAVE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED THIS OR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LARGE SCALE RECALL AND BUYBACK PROGRAM. MY VEHICLE WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL/SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND SERVICED AT GOSCH FORD IN HEMET, CA. I EXPERIENCED MORE ISSUES THAN ONLY THAT, OR EVEN THAN THAT AND THE ABOVE. CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION. NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THIS RECALL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES, MANY OF WHICH WERE ATTENDED TO WITH OUT OF POCKET FUNDS, EITHER TO PREVENT, OR DUE TO, MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN/FAILURE. PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER AXLE RECALL, AND ADDITIONAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I NEED AN ASSESSMENT DONE ON MY FORD 2000 WINDSTAR LX SO I MAY BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TOTAL COSTS AND DAMAGES AND HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED OR COMPLETELY REPAIRED TO A SAFE, DRIVABLE CONDITION. (RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN OBJECT, PART(S) FAILURE APPARENT AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DETACHED. A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FRONT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE REAR AXLE AND BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHE BACKED OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN FEBRUARY, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT IT WAS MUCH LOUDER. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SWAYING, WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHERE A HUGE CRACK WAS FOND IN THE REAR AXLE'S MAN BAR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER AND THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY WERE TOLD THERE WE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED FOR THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR UPDATED 05/10/13*LJ UPDATED 05/17/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION) BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE SUBFRAME WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FORD SERVICE SAYS ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WILL BE $1000 PLUS TAX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAILED REINFORCEMENT PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,000.

THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN LX. SHE WAS CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HAVE.THE VAN WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC HE PUT ANOTHER REAR AXLE ON, TO THE TUNE OF 1,750 DOLLARS. THE YEAR THAT WAS 2007. FAST FORWARD TO FEB.2, 2013 I'M BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS, YOU GUESSED IT THE REAR AXLE BREAKS AGAIN. *TR