2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE CHASSIS THAT HELD THE ENGINE IN PLACE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RUST HAD BEGUN IN THE H FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FRO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FAILURE DID NOT EXIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CLICKING NOISE STOPPED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN SHE OPERATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AND SHE COULD FEEL VIBRATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,432.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN IN LATE SEPTEMBER, 2010. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BEGINNING IN MID NOVEMBER, WE NOTICED A MOANING AND/OR GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND PEOPLE MENTIONING THAT THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEIR STEERING EVENTUALLY AND THIS WORRIES ME, AS WE JUST PURCHASED THIS USED WINDSTAR WHEN OUR PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN A NEARLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, WHICH INCLUDES 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. I HOPE FORD TAKES NOTICE OF THESE MANY COMPLAINTS AND STOP PUTTING THE LIVES OF MANY IN POTENTIAL DANGER. I DRIVE OVER A WATERWAY BRIDGE, EACH AND EVERY DAY AND IF THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE RECALLED FOR THE SAKE OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, FROM ABOUT 40,000 TO CURRENT 130,000. THE CODE THAT COMES UP CAN BE 1 OF ABOUT 10 THINGS. NOTHING CORRECTS THIS. I HAVE THE 3.8L ENGINE AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. HAD A MECHANIC PULL THE CODES UP AND THEY ARE BANK 1 RUNNING LEAN AND BANK 2 RUNNING LEAN (P0171) AND (P0174). WAS TOLD COULD BE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, O2 SENSOR (1 OF 4), VACUUM ISSUES, HEAD GASKET OR A FEW OTHERS. I HAVE REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR AND ALL 4 O2 SENSORS AT ABOUT $200.00 A PIECE. STILL ON. 2ND ISSUE. NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING. 3RD ISSUE. CURRENTLY SITTING AT FORD DEALER WITH FRACTURED REAR AXLE FOR LAST MONTH. ALSO ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME.

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED" IN CATEGORY "SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC". THE ORIGINAL RECALL 09S09 WORK WAS COMPLETED BY FORD. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEREFORE, I AM CONCERNED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY AND MY BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. HE STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM BRAKES FAILED WHICH TIED IN WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON OCCASIONALLY, BUT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO COMING ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING ALMOST EVERY TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO A LOSE SPRING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPRINGS ON THE DOORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CHILDREN COULD GET LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SLIDING DOORS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLES FRONT SUB FRAME CRACKED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME, FRONT STRUTS AND THE FRONT AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.