2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 75,000. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I85 IN VA 80,000 MILES ON IT. FLUID CAME SPEWING OUT THE BACK END OF THE VAN. $2500 COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TOOK FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR RECALL ON AXLES. UPON COMPLETION, ASKED SVCMAN ABOUT BREAK PADS. SVCMAN SAID FULL INSPECTION DONE AND BRAKES OKAY. CALLED REPAIRMAN 2 DAYS LATER ABOUT LOOSE STEERING AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN BREAKING. TOOK CAR IN. SERVICE DEPT. SAID BRAKES BAD, CUSHINGS BAD, BALL JOINT BAD, THEN WHEN PLACING PADS ONE CALIPER STARTS LEAKING. ALL IN ONE RECALL EXPERIENCE. THIS IS HOW FORD MAKES ITS SERVICE MONEY, RECALL AND DESTRUCTION TO INCREASE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVENUES. $600+ BRAKE JOB PAYS FOR THOSE RECALL AXEL KITS. MY REAL CONCERN IS WHAT ISN'T RUSTING ON THE FORD WINDSTAR? THE AXLES, ROTORS, CALIPERS ALL RUSTING. MY PROBLEM IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SAME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THIS WINDSTAR WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT END. THE SAME ONE WITH THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HOWEVER FORD CONVENIENTLY FAILED TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO CAR FAX. I FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE WHEN A BODY SHOP WORKER SHOWED ME THE REPLACED BODY WORK. SINCE ONE DOESN'T SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN TEST DRIVING, I DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL LATER THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM ITS STEEL FLOOR BOLTS. FORD REPLACED THE SCREWS AND STILL SAID NOTHING. I STILL FIND PIECES OF BROKEN WINDSHIELD GLASS IN THE SLIDING DOOR WELLS AND IN THE CHAIR SUPPORT CLAMPS ON THE FLOOR WHEN I REMOVE THE SEATS. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, I THINK WHEN FORD MADE THESE VANS , SO MANY OF THE PART WAS DEFECTS , THAT'S WHY SO MANY RECALLS , THERE ARE 12 RECALLS ON THE VAN AND MORE TO COME, PLEASE RECALLS THE WINDSTAR , NOT JUST PART BUT THE WHOLE CAR BEFORE MORE DEATHS OCCUR , THERE'S SOME THING SEROUS WRONG WITH THIS VAN , WITH ALL THE NOISE UNDER THE FRONT , AND THE STEERING, THE VAN SOME TIMES SMELLS LIKE SOME THING IS BURNING , I CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS , THE VAN HAS HAD MORE THEN ONE TRANMISSION THAT I KNOW OF REPLACED, THE DOOR POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING( SIDE SLIDING DOOR) , PLEASE RECALL THE WHOLE VAN, DON'T LET OUR CHILDREN LIVES BE IN DANGER . *TR

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING IM HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS , I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING VEHICLES RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED FOUR RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE HARNESS, THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER RECALL, THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE. WHEN HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET FRACTURED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE AXLE HAD SHEERED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE SHE WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING SUDDENLY BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. THERE WERE NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE COMPONENT BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS. UPDATED 08/16/11.*JB UPDATED 08/29/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AND AS THE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP, THE FRAME COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,500. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE A TIRE, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAVED IN DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ALONG THE UNDERCARRIAGE. UPDATED 07/22/11

HI, WE HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WAS RECALLED. LAST YEAR WHY DRIVING, THE REAR AXLE BROKE ON US WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR. BUT BEFORE THEN; WE HAD ODOMETER GOING OUT AND ALL THE DASHBOARD GOING OUT. UPON THEN FIXING THE REAR AXLE WE HAVE BRAKE FLUID LOST AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK AND THE DASHBOARD HAVE A MIND OF IT OWN AND WE KEEP HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT'S LIKE A GHOST IN THE MACHINE. PLEASE HELP! THANKS!! *TR