1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

*CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING BEGINNING OF 2011, NEVER CAME BACK ON. *ABS LIGHT TURNS ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO; 5/2010. *SIDE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK CORRECTLY AND GET STUCK (HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THEM UP). STARTED APPROX. 7/2010. *PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON OR KEYS. STARTED APPROX. 1/2011. *HEATER ONLY WORKS IN BACK, NOT FRONT. STARTED APPROX. 10/2010. *OPEN REGULATOR WINDOW LOOSENED AND BROKE OFF, SHATTERING, WHILE ON INTERSTATE. BOUGHT REPLACEMENT WINDOW, BUT THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY DOES NOT COME IN SINGLE PARTS, SO I HAVE NOT PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT PLASTIC SECURER TO HOLD THE REAR OF THE WINDOW ON. 5/7/2011. I FEEL THERE IS MORE I'M FORGETTING, BUT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. *TR

WE OWN A FORD WINDSTAR THAT WAS SOLD AND PURCHASED IN MASS. AND RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR AXLE FAILURE. WENT TO DEALER AND FORD WEBSITE AND WAS TOLD RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I NOW RESIDE IN FLORIDA . I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS DRIVEN IN MASS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE SNOW AND ICE TREATED WITH ROAD SALT. ANY HELP OR SOME ONE TO CONTACT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND DISCONTENT WITH DEALER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING.

GETTING THE RUN-A-ROUND WITH LOCAL DEALER OVER THIS RECALL BUSINESS (RECALLS 10S13, 11S16, 09S09). FIRST THREE TIMES THEY "LOST" OUR APPOINTMENT, THEN I JUST SHOWED UP WITH THE VAN SO THEY TOOK IT. DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM FOR TWO WEEKS. THEN I CALLED AND ASKED FOR VAN BACK- HAD ONLY ONE VEHICLE. THEY OFFERED A RENTAL. NOW THEY SAY THEY NEED TO CHARGE US $300 FOR BROKEN COIL SPRINGS. I CALLED ANOTHER SUSPENSION SPECIALIST COMPANY, THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP WAS DOUBLE-DIPPING, CHARGING FORD AND US FOR THE SAME WORK. I NEED HELP WITH THIS DEALERSHIP! UPDATED IVOQ 06/14/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR AXLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE BRAKES LOCKED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NO LONGER WANTED OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING FORD MOTOR COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, DUE TO A RUSTED SUBFRAME. FORD OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER.

ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS MALFUNCTION - ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER SKIDDING AND STRIKING A POLE WHILE PARKING, I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DESCRIBED TO PROBLEM AS AN ANNOYANCE AT WORST AND THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WORK FINE, THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, AND RECOMMENDED NOT SPENDING $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN PRESSED FOR DETAILS, THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS ECU ($1000 PART) HAS FAILED BUT NO BIG DEAL. JUST THE ANTI-LOCK PORTION OF OUR BRAKING WASN'T WORKING. I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL CONSIDER ABS IS REQUIRED FOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT PASS LICENSING INSPECTIONS. *TR

RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED FOR 09V399000 ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE NOW HAS ABS LIGHT AND TRANSACTION CONTROL LIGHT. FORD ADVISES ISSUE WHERE ABS MODULE IS FAULTY, AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL CONCERNS. HOWEVER FORD CANNOT DIAGNOSE TRANSACTION CONTROL UNTIL ABS MODULE IS REPLACED BUT WILL NOT COVER THE ABS MODULE DUE TO IT NOT BEING IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REFERENCING THIS RECALL. I CONTINUE TO HAVE ABS ISSUES AS WELL AS CONTINUE TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL (SIMILAR TO PLASTIC BURNING). *TR

WAS DRIVING A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR STOPPED AT WORK WENT IN SIDE A COWORKER WAS LEAVING RAN BACK INSIDE TO TELL ME MY 1999 WINDSTAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR