2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

I WENT TO PUT THE FORD IN GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR ANY GEAR, I SEE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE MATTER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

AS THE DRIVERS OF FORD WINDSTARS WE ALL GOT TREATED UNFAIR FORD WONT EVEN HELP ITS CURRENT FORD WINDSTAR DRIVERS I'VE MET ALOT WINDSTAR OWNERS AND THEY ARE AGITATED,, FIRST OFF ONLY HAD THIS SINCE LAST YEAR AND AFTER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF THIS IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE VAN TO DRIVE, FIRST CHANGING THE ALTERNATOR 3 X'S AND THE BATTERY 4'S REALLY WOULD GET A PERSON VIOLENT, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE BEYOND THE MILE OF SERVICE AS FORD ALWAYS TALKS, DON'T GET ME WRONG THE VAN CAN GO MILES TIL EMPTY, ALSO, THE BACK WINDOWS THE DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T OPEN, IT GETS HOT BACK THERE, OH WAIT THE AC DON'T WORK IN THE REAR EITHER, DON'T GO TO FAR ON A HOT RIDE 4 HOURS AWAY, YOU'LL BE SWEATING WITHIN THE 10 MILES YOU'LL BE DRENCHED, WHEN YOU OPEN A CAR OR VAN , BIG RIG,LIMO, BUS, THE LIGHTS COME ON , NOT THIS MEAN PUP, IF YOU DROP MONEY, BETTER WAIT TIL MORNING YOU'LL BE SEARCHING ALL NITE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO THE CURRENT DRIVER THE VEHICLE IS YOU SHOULD PROCEED TO BRING THEM IN FOR ADJUSTMENTS, THERE COST, OH WAIT YOU JUST PUT $500 IN IT, HERE WE GO AGAIN, ANOTHER $200, BY THE TIME IT HITS 6 MONTHS YOU JUST SPENT MONEY YOU NEEDED FOR GROCERIES, OH WAIT $5.00 IS ALL YOU GOT, NOW YOU GOTTA BEG FOR FOOD, AND DON'T HAVE NO MONEY TO DO SQUAT, FORD I HOPE THIS REACHES YOU, SO YOU SEE I CANT TOLERATE A NON HONEST COMPANY, I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT HONDA OR THAT ACURA, PURE SMOOTH RUNNING CARS RIGHT THERE, QUALITY BUILT IS THERE NAME AND I STAND BEHIND THEM, FORD YOU GET 1 STAR, HONDA 10 STARS...A DRIVER OF THE UNWINNING 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SE, FORD YOU GOT THAT BUYBACK PROGRAM STILL, SHE REALLY NEEDS A NEW HOME, A HOME WORTH BIG BUCKS TO DUMP INTO HER, ANYONE READING THIS OUT HERE, IF YOU HERE OF ANY HELP FOR THIS SICK 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SE, FORD IS IT ABOUT TIME YOU , DEMOTE AND LET A NEW CAR MAKER COME TO TOWN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER TURN WAS MADE. I COULD NOT MANUALLY TURN IT OFF. ALL GAUGES BEGAN TO GO CRAZY. SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER REVOLVED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THEN SETTLED AT THE BOTTOM AND DID NOT REGISTER SPEED OR RPM. FUEL GAUGE SETTLED TO THE BOTTOM AND THE TEMP GAUGE DID THE SAME. ODOMETER WENT OUT (IT IS DIGITAL) AND THE VAN HEATER CEASED TO FUNCTION. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR SO ALL GAUGES BEGAN TO GO CRAZY AGAIN AND THEY SETTLED BACK INTO A STATE WHERE EVERYTHING REGISTERED NORMALLY. THE HEATER CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS OUT. I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND WAS OUT OF THE VAN FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS AND RETURNED TO THE VAN TO GO HOME AND EVERYTHING STARTED UP AND WORKED NORMALLY ALL THE WAY HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER & CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK & ABS PUMP RAN CONTINUOUSLY. ABS & BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS AROUND 80-85 DEG.F & LIGHTS SHUT OFF ONCE THE ENGINE COOLED. DIAGNOSIS WAS DEFECTIVE BRAKE CONTROL MOD. PULLED FUSE 101 TO KEEP PUMP FROM RUNNING. IN 2012 THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITH FUSE IN AND THE SPEEDO & ODO WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. NOV. 2013, LOST SPEEDO & ODO ALL TOGETHER. *TR

ABS MODULE FREQUENTLY SENDS WARNING WITH MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

MINI VAN STEERING STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THEN I NOTICE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT STRAIGHT WHEN CAR IS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ALIGNMENT. AUTOMECHANIC TOLD ME PASSENGER SIDE SUB-FRAME ROTTED OUT AND MINIVAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I INVESTIGATED POTENTIAL RECALL OF WINDSTAR MINIVANS - I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. ONLY A VERY THIN PIECE OF METAL REMAINS HOLDING THE FRAME IN PLACE. MINIVAN IS UNDRIVABLE AND NEED TO REPLACE SUBFRAME. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE ACCORDING TO CODE C1185 ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOMETIME, IT WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS. A FEW WEEKS AGO I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE FACT, I COULD NOT STOP THE VAN!! I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FORD!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE A FORD. *TR

THE VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WILL STALL OUT WHEN STOPPED. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. IT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO A TUNE UP OR OIL CHANGE OR TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE RADIATOR GOT LOW A;LITTLE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED EDITION BUT MINE WAS NOT IN THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE IT HIS A SAFETY HAZARD. PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD, WHICH CAUSES MY TIRES TO GO BALD. FORD WILL NOT FIX THE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE IS WITH ITS SUBFRAME. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE PORTION OF IT IS RUSTING OUT. I TOOK IT IN ON 11/4/13 TO A LICENSED VEHICLE SERVICE PLACE FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, ONLY TO HAVE THE MECHANIC TELL ME THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTING OUT. AFTER LEARNING THIS NEWS (AND VIEWING THE SUBFRAME MYSELF TO OBSERVE THE CONDITION), I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FURTHER INSPECTED. THE SECOND INSPECTION WAS ON 11/7/13. AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE REAR AXLE (WHICH WAS PART OF A FORD RECALL IN THE PAST). THE DEALERSHIP COULD SEE WHERE AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY SOME TYPE OF COATING TO IT ANOTHER TIME DID NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NOW A SIX-INCH CRACK RUNNING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE AXLE. A SERVICE CONSULTANT FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MANY PICTURES TO SEND TO FORD. I DID NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE HOME THAT DAY. A FORD REP CAME IN THE NEXT DAY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS TO DO WAS TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, AND FROM WHAT THE INITIAL FORD SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID, WAS THAT IT WAS A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION TO FORD TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME. FORD, HOWEVER, REFUSED, EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE "WHY" QUESTION ANSWERED, AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANSWER. BEFORE OUR OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE INITIAL SUBFRAME RECALL EXISTED, THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME APPARENTLY WAS NOT CORRODING PROFUSELY IN 2011. BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS CONSIDERED "FIXED." LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF INTO OUR OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, THE SUBFRAME IS ROTTING, AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR IT AS SHE TOLD ME TODAY (11/12/13) IN MY CONVERSATION WITH [XXX] FROM FORD (1-800-392-FORD). THOUGH THEY HAVE THE PICTURES SOMEWHERE IN THEIR SYSTEM, THEY HAVE CONSIDERED THE CASE CLOSED. OUR FAMILY VEHICLE CAN NOT BE SAFELY USED FOR THE FAMILY. PLEASE HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR