2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

FORD WINDSTAR RECALL, FRONT SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING FLANGE AND BODY MOUNTS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SUBFRAME IN HIGH CORROSION AREA. FORD CLAIMS RESTITUTION OF VEHICLES CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO BUY BACK VEHICLE AT 150% OF THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK PRIVATE SALE EXCELLENT RATE. FOR MY SEL WINDSTAR THE PRIVATE SALE EXCELLENT RATE IS $4275. 150% OF THE VALUE OF MY CAR IS $6412.50. FORD IS OFFERING A NON-NEGOTIABLE BUYBACK OF $4253. LESS THAN THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD HONOR THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOT VEHICLE SAFETY ACT, TITLE 49 U.S.C SECTION 13120 CLAIMING AS SUCH (PREMIUM OFFER OF 150% OF AN AVERAGE KELLEY BLUE BOOK FOR MODEL AND TRIM LEVEL AT PRIVATE PARTY, EXCELLENT CONDITION AND 12,000 MILES PER YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WITH ONLY 125,000 MILES, WHICH IS LESS THAN 12,000 PER YEAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD IS NOT HONORING THIS NRMVS ACT AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS. *TR

MY FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED HAD TO REPLACE SUBFRAME. WHEN I PURCHASED PUT FORD REMAN TRANSMISSION IN VEH AND NOW FORD WILL NOT FIX WANTS TO BUY ME OUT FOR $2,900 MY VEH ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES AND WHERE WOULD I GET A VEH LIKE THIS FOR $2,900 DO NOT THINK IS FAIR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE FRONT SUBFRAME. *TR

OUR FORD WINDSTAR HAD A REAR AXLE FAILURE IN WHICH THE AXLE SPLIT IN HALF CAUSING THE VAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WE REPLACED IT IN 2009. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN OCT. 2010 SAYING THAT THE PART WAS TO BE REPLACED PROMPTLY. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PART TO BE MADE. FOR FIVE MONTHS NOW WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART STILL HAS TO BE MANUFACTURED AND IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS TO A YEAR TO GET THE PART. FORD HAD US INSPECT(30 SECOND BEND DOWN NEXT TO THE CAR) THE REPLACED PART(USED FROM A JUNK YARD) TO SEE IF IT IS SAFE AND SAID IT WAS OK. HOWEVER THE PART THAT REPLACED THE ORIGINAL IS VISUALLY IN WORSE CONDITION. AND NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT 'GLUE INJECTION' INTO THE PART WILL FIX THIS FAILURE. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO WHAT FORD HAS STATED MUST BE DONE(FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE). IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS, AND WE HAVE STILL NOT HAVE HAD THE PART REPLACED. FORD IMPLIES IN THEIR RECALL LETTER THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILURE IF THIS IS NOT REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE LOCAL DEALER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE LETTER AFTER HIS 30 SECOND INSPECTION STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD. THIS VAN IS UNSAFE AND 30 SECONDS OF VISUAL INSPECTION IS NOT IN MY OPINION A ASSURANCE OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR DID NOT PASS SAFETY RECALL 11S16 THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME IT WAS GROUNDED. THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME I CANNOT RENT A VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD. ALTHOUGH I OFFERED THEM MY DEBIT CARD WHICH THEY SAID WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I LIVE IN N.H. WHERE INSURANCE IS NOT REQUIRED. SO I DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE BUT I AM NOT REQUIRED TO SINCE I'M OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE A GOOD DRIVING RECORD. I ALSO HAVE LIVED AT MY ADDRESS FOR 9 YEARS WITH THE SAME PHONE NUMBER. SO IT COMES DOWN TO MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT IF I WANT A CAR TO GET PLACES I NEED TO SINCE, I'M HANDICAPPED ALSO ON A FIXED INCOME. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER STATING MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO GET IT BACK. THEY ARE PUTTING ME IN A SITUATION THAT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE MY CAR. OR OTHERWISE I HAVE NO CAR TO GET ANYWHERE. THEY DID NOT TRY TO WORK WITH ME AT ALL REGARDING MY SAFETY DRIVING FORDS UNSAFE VEHICLE. ALSO I WAS CALLED AT THE END OF THE DAY TO TELL ME ALL THIS WHEN I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT 7:30 A.M. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO ANY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS OR GROCERY STORES ETC. ETC. MY LIFE IS ON HOLD WITH FORD. :( THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING SITUATION THEY HAVE PUT ME IN. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHY THEY ARE SENDING RECALL LETTERS OUT BEFORE THEY EVEN HAVE THE PARTS WHEN THEY AREN'T GOING TO HELP YOU WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME? JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I WILL SIGN THERE STUPID WAVIER CAUSE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME NO OTHER CHOICE!!! TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR NOT BY MY CHOICE. SO I PRAY GOD WILL BE WATCHING OVER ME!! THANK-YOU. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR OWNER, RECENTLY HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON, MECHANIC DID ON-BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. REPLACEMENT COST IN CA IS OVER $1000. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ADD ME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WANTING FORD MOTOR CO. TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

2000 WINDSTAR-CRUISE CONTROL SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST LIKE A LOOSE BUTTON OR WIRE WAS THE ISSUE, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, ABS LIGHT RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF THEN FINALLY STAYING-STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASED, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER DASH GAUGE NEEDLES SWINGING WILDLY WHILE DRIVING- TACH STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN SPEEDOMETER(WITNESSED BY IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL), OD OFF LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES. FINALLY STAYED ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OCCASIONALLY WHEN AT STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO TRANS. SHOP NO CODES FOUND, NEXT DAY THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. VAN IS NOW A YARD ORNAMENT. ISSUES ONGOING OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM. SEEMS TO BE TEMPERATURE RELATED. I HAD CODES READ AND WAS TOLD A NEW ABS ECM MODULE WOULD FIX IT. *TR

ABS LIGHT STILL ON AFTER PREVIOUS 09S09 RECALL WORK DONE. BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUB FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE IS A REAR AXLE FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP *TGW THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY REPAIRS AS THE PART(S) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WITHOUT HER VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 5, 2010. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A TIME FRAME OF MARCH 21, 2011 FOR THE REPAIR. *JB