2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE ABS SYSTEM TURNS OFF, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS MOUNTED TO AN ALUMINUM BRACKET WHICH EXPANDS IN THE HEAT AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

THE REAR AXLE TWISTED SO BAD THAT IT DESTROYED MY RIGHT REAR BRAKES. THE NEW DRUM WILL NOT GO ON IT IS SO BADLY TWISTED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPDATED PORTABLE 08/30/11

HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FOR AWHILE. HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR TWO RECALL REPAIRS. THE NOISE CHANGED YESTERDAY AND WHEN THE REAR WAS INSPECTED AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, I FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN. THIS ISSUED SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN THE REAR AXLE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. I DRIVE 50 HIGHWAY MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM WORK AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. MISSED WORK TODAY AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. I SEE FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH OTHER COIL SPRINGS. WHY HAVE THEY NOT ADDRESSED IT WITH ALL THE OTHER SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON THESE 2000 FORD WINDSTARS? *KB

JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK MODE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A LOUD CLANKING SOUND. TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO GET IT REBUILT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IN MANY AREAS AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY GETTING THINGS FIXED AND REPLACED ON IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 2010 FOR A RECALL REPAIR ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). FOURS MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE FRONT END WAS ALSO ALIGNMENED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. DUE TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A RESULT OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE RELATED TO THE FRONT END. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,553.

DRIVERS SIDE DOORS SHOW CORROSION FROM WATER SEEPING DOWN WINDOWS ON DRIVERS SIDE OF THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 201,453.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL NOTICE FOR A FAULTY REAR AXLE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE AXLE WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR DUE TO DETERIORATION. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING A BUY BACK OFFER OF $2,400 WAS BEING OFFERED. THE CONSUMER TURNED DOWN THE OFFER AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL FEB 2011. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL REGARDING THE SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE MET THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A SECOND BUY BACK OFFER FROM FORD AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE OFFER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RUN-AROUND REGARDING THE BUY BACK OFFER AND IN THE END, THE BUY BACK OFFER HAD EXPIRED AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, PREPARING TO GO ONTO A VERY BUSY ROAD, THE VAN MADE A LOUD BANG AND SLAMMED TO A STOP. I WAS ALARMED AS I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT THE TIME AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE JOLT FROM THE SUDDEN STOP WAS ENOUGH TO JERK MYSELF AND MY 3 CHILDREN FORWARD, IT WAS RATHER SHOCKING. IF I HAD BEEN GOING 65, OR IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR CLOSE BEHIND ME, AND IT SLAMMED TO A STOP, IT WOULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO, AND NOTHING. THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD WORK WAS REVERSE. I HAD TO PARK IT AND CALL A TOW TRUCK, IT WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VAN HAD 115, 552 MILES ON IT. *TR