1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (MANDERBACH FORD, 4450 5TH STREET HWY, TEMPLE, PA 19560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS STRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TAKATA RECALL: I DRIVE A FORD WINSTAR 1999 . I AM A FOSTER PARENT THEREFORE, I USE MY VAN TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, VISITATION WITH THEIR PARENT, DOCTOR VISITS, ECT. I WAS TAKING MY VEHIJCLE. TO GET AN OIL CHANGE WHEN MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY SUB-FRAME WAS IN NEED OF BEING CHANGED. I TOOK MY CAR TO REPUBLIC FRAME AND AXLE TO MECHANICS THAT KNOW THEIR JOBS WELL. AFTER READING UP ON THE SUB-FRAME OF MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ON MY COMPUTER,, I READ HOW DANGEROUS THIS SUB-FRAME CAN BE. NOT TO MENTION HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS. MY MECHANIC UPON REALIZING THAT I NEEDED A SUB-FRAME WAS TRYING TO SEE IF HE COULD GET ME A USED ONE BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW EXPENSIVE THOSE PARTS ARE. HE ALSO KNOWS THAT I TRAVEL IN MY VAN WITH MY FOSTER KIDS AND THAT IN ITSELF MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR BOTH ME AND THE CHILDREN. MY QUESTION IS: IS THERE A RECALL OB THE FORD WINDSTAR SE 1999 VANS? UPON READING OVER THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE FORDS. I WOUILD PEERSONALLY LIKE TO KNOW IF THE FORD COMPANY EVEE GOT EVOUGH COMPLAINTS TO LABEL THIS IMPORTANT EVOUGH TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR? IF SO CAN THEY PLEASE INFORM ME SO THAT I CAN BRING MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICE TOO. THANK YOU

I JUST PURCHASED THE 1999 FORD WINSTAR AND. 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE REAR AXLE BEEM BROKE CAUSING ME TO LOOAE CONTROL. I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT THE RECALL PLEASE ADVISE THIS I S MY ONLY VEHICLE

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLE MAIN FRONT FRAME CORROSION. *SMD UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. 07/19/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DANCING SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, AND OTHER GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER WHILE IN MOTION. CAN ALSO MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.

THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT 102,654 MILES, IN MARCH-APRIL OF 2011 BY KOONS FORD OF MARYLAND, (INVOICE#W70829, DATED MAY 5, 2011) IN RESPONSE TO FORD RECALL, RELATED TO "BROKEN FRONT SUBFRAME" AND "COLLAPSING REAR AXLE".--FRONT SUBFRAME WAS, AT THAT TIME, BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, DUE TO RUSTING. REPLACEMENT WAS NOT DONE, INSTEAD IT WAS PATCHED VIA A BOLTED TOGETHER "CLAMSHELL" REINFORCING DEVICE. IT NOW HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT AFTER USING THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS INITIAL FRAME SEPARATION, THE METAL OF THE LEFT SIDE WAS UNDULY STRESSED, AND HAS NOW BROKEN AT ITS WELDMENT POINT, RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, THAT SWERVES TO THE LEFT, IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREET OR OTHER ROADWAY. WHEELS ARE NO LONGER KEPT IN ALIGNMENT, WITH LEFT FRONT WHEEL FREE TO MOVE TO THE FRONT OR REAR, IN RESPONSE TO APPLIED STRESS! THIS SUBFRAME FAILURE AFFECTED MANY SUCH VEHICLES, AND IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT THAT INSPECTION AND REPAIR WAS INADEQUATE, RESULTING IN A NEW, UNSAFE CONDITION! (SUBFRAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, DUE TO STRESS!)-PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED, SHOWING DISPLACED FRAME, AND SEPARATED WELD JOINT.

I BOUGHT A 99 WINSTARR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED DANCING, AND THERE IS NO POWER T THE RADIO OR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER UNDERNEATH IT. I ALSO SPRUNG A TRANS LEAK AND FIXED IT BUT THE CAR SPUTTERS THEN SHUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE GAS STATION MY REAR AXLE BROKE INTO TWO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.