2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WENT BACK INTO HER HOUSE WHILE THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD, REVVING NOISE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. SHE THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED FROM THE FLAMES. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HER RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND THE VENT AND RUBBER SEALS WERE MELTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

WHILE REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR, WE WERE REMOVING SUBFRAME MOUNTING BOLT WHEN WE FOUND THE TOP OF THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BE COMPLETED RUSTED THROUGH WITH A LARGE HOLE. THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME WITH VERY LITTLE HOLDING IT TOGETHER. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNDRIVABLE AND UNABLE TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY THE STATE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL (STEERING) WITHOUT WARNING ON A PROPERLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE. RIGHT "A: FRAME DETACHED, WELDS AND METAL PULLED APART ON REAR TIE POINT. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITH NO WARNING AT 55 MPH. PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD TO RIGHT, (ABOUT 10 FEET) WHEN LEFT FRONT TIRE AGAIN HIT PAVEMENT I WAS PULLED ACROSS THE ON COMING LANE - REGAINED CONTROL AND COASTED PARTLY OFF THE ROAD ON THE RIGHT. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. IT IS NOT A NORMALLY SERVICEABLE PART. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO SOMEONE ELSE, LUCK WAS WITH ME OR I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS! IT WAS ON A FAIRLY BUSY STATE ROUTE. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW THE ABS DASH LIGHT GOES ON. IT USUALLY SHUTS OFF AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAK BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR JUST DIED AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY TODAY 9/26/2010. THE CAR WONT MOVE FORWARD IN DRIVE, BUT GOES BACKWARDS IN REVERSE. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS ITS BEEN JERKING AND RACING AND I CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THE JERKING WHEN YOU SHIFT IS NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DALE JARRET FORD IN CHARLOTTE NC TO SERVICE ANOTHER RECALL AND I MENTIONED ABOUT THE JERKING WHEN YOU SHIFT AND THE NEEDLES FLIPPING OUT. HE SAID THAT HIS WIFE'S CAR HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE SALESMAN SHIFTED THE GEAR UP AND DOWN AND SAID IT WAS DEFINETELY THE ALTERNATOR AND IT WOULD COST $350 TO FIX. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT SAID THE ALTERNATOR WAS FINE, IT WAS THE CLUSTER THAT MADE THE NEEDLES FLIP OUT. NICE GOIN' FORD GUY!! THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAD BEEN FLICKERING SINCE SATURDAY MORNING AND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE TRANSMISSION LOOKS LIKE IT IS FRIED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR ANY OTHER OPTIONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND RECENTLY HAD RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE FAULTY SCDS IN WHICH FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND THEN THEY USED SOME SORT OF HARNESS TO ENABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FORD CLAIMS THE TWO ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED. HOWEVER, WHEN I HAD DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE BY MY MECHANIC HE PINPOINTED THE ABS/ECM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING. THAT IN MY OPINION LINKS THE TWO ISSUES BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TIED INTO THAT ABS MODULE (WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE SCDS SWITCH). FORD IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS MODULE AT THIS POINT. IN READING SOME OTHER INFORMATION ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT MODULE EXPANDS WHEN IT GETS WARM AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE OCTOBER 2009 RECALL (TO FIX THE SCDS SWITCH) WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNLESS YOU HAD A FIRE AT THE ABS CONNECTOR. WHICH TOO ME IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE DESIGN AND BECAUSE THAT PART COSTS $800 THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING IT THEIR ISSUE. THEY ARE WILLING TO ALLOW VEHICLES LIKE MINE TO TRAVEL AROUND WITHOUT THE ABS FUNCTIONING, WHICH IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2000 ABS LIGHT CAME ON. READING THE CODES SAID C1185 POWER RELAY FAILURE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS, GETS WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT. RESTART OF THE VEHICLE CLEARS THE LIGHT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND MY ABS MODULE HAS GONE BAD. THE ABS YELLOW WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE PART ALONE IS $800.00. I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE WINDSTAR DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PART. PLEASE CONSIDER ASKING FORD TO RECALL THE PART. *TR

THE PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND SNAPPED OFF AT THE FRAME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND NEITHER MY WIFE AND DISABLED DAUGHTER WERE INJURED. I HAD THE SUB FRAME AND RELATED COMPONENTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1045.00. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME. *TR

REAR AXLE ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR COMPLETELY FAILED AND CRACKED TODAY WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AFTER COMPLETING A 300 MILE TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. *TR