2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IS AT JOHN LANCE FORD IN WESTLAKE OHIO FOR THE REAR AXLE RECALL. THEY OFFERED ME A BUYOUT . THE THING IS I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND THE PAYMENTS THAT COME WITH IT. I WAS VERY HAPPY MY WINDSTAR WAS FINALLY PAID OFF. NOW I HEAR THAT THERE IS A NEW RECALL OUT FROM LAST WEEK FOR A NEW REASON. SO NOW I HAVE BEEN WITH A REPLACEMENT CAR ( PROVIDED BY FORD) FOR 4-5 MONTHS ALREADY. WHO IN THE MEAN TIME IS STARTING MY VAN FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THIS BRUTAL WINTER ? WILL I EVER GET MY VAN BACK AND IF SO WILL IT BE " DRIVER READY?" I REALLY WOULD LOVE A NEW AUTO AND THOUGH THE OFFER FOR THE VAN IS MORE THEN THE BLUE BOOK IT IS NOT ENOUGH. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF MY VAN REPAIR AND WHO SHOULD I CALL TO SERVICE THIS LOANER CAR AS I FEEL IT NOW NEEDS SOME MAINTENANCE? AND FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED . I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE VAN IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LOG INCONVENIENCE YOURS TRULY *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE BRAKES HAVE OCCASIONALLY MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL GRINDING TOGETHER. I ALSO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY AND THE BRAKES DECIDED TO ACTIVATE THEMSELVES WITHOUT ME PRESSING THEM. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON THE DASH. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THIS MADE ME COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT THEN WENT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE ABS. *TR

INTERMEDIATE YELLOW ABS WARNING LIGHT. GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. HARD BRAKING SOMETIMES CAUSES LIGHT TO COME ON. AT OTHER TIMES, IT JUST COMES ON. MY DEALER HAD MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND MY WIFE IS CONCERNED AS THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATES THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS ARE FADED AND DISCOLORED. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE CONTACT STATED REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT SHE WAS UNSURE OF WHAT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V164000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR THROUGH A PRIVATE SALE. WHEN I GOT THE VAN I HAD IT INSPECTED AND IT PASSED INSPECTION. ABOUT A MONTH LATER WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING BECAME SHAKY. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE PULLED OVER AND WHEN MY DAD LOOKED UNDER THE CAR HE SAW A CRACK IN THE SUB FRAME. *TR

FORD 3F2Z-5C145-CA FRAME ASY ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IS RUSTED TO THE POINT I CAN PUT MY FINGER THROUGH IT. NOT PART OF ANY RECALL BUT IT IS USED TO HOLD UP THE MOTOR. PHOTO AVAILABLE IF YOU WISH TO SEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 27, 2010 FOR RECALL REPAIR 10V385000 SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE ENGINE WAS BEGINNING TO FALL DOWN. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE BROKE. SIGNS OF SEVERE RUST IN THE AREA. VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THIS IS A BAD PROBLEM AND IT IS A GOOD THING I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD DAMAGING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.