1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, REAR AXLES ASSEMBLY, REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO. FOUND WHILE INSPECTING LEFT REAR TIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD TURNED INTO VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING WHY WHEEL AD TURNED INWARD, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD SNAPPED IN TWO AND WAS HANGING ON THE GROUND. FORD DEALER(SARAT FORD-AGAWAM,MA) STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES REAR AXLES ALL THE TIME, MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPLACED 3-4 AXLES HIMSELF. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BROKEN AXLE WAS THE SECOND AXLE ON THE VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TWO PIECES OF THE AXLES AND DISPOSED OF THEM. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE BROKEN AXLE ALONG WITH RECEIPTS FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY & PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN STREET, CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL & TIRE ON RIGHT REAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RUBBING FIRE WALL. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT, GOT OUT & LOOKED, NO FLAT BUT WHEEL WAS BOWED IN. I TURNED AROUND & WENT BACK HOME, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY & GOT UNDER VAN. THE REAR AXEL WAS CRACKED. CALLED TO GET ANOTHER AXEL TO REPAIR VAN & WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES I CALLED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VAN. CALLED FORD DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NEVER A RECALL ON IT.IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING FAST & THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED MYSELF & OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MYSELF FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM FIXING MY VAN MYSELF, BUT THEIR ARE A LOT OF THESE VANS ON THE ROAD & MOST OF THEM ARE PROBABLY DRIVEN BY WOMEN WITH KIDS IN THE VAN & I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEM IF THIS HAPPENED TO THEIR VAN. I COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW AXEL SO I BOUGHT A USED ONE AT A JUNK YARD, MY CONCERN IS IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART HOW LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKILY NEXT TIME. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE POWER STEERING DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP COMPLAINT, REGARDING FORD RECALL 09S09, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SERVICED ON 11DEC09. THE VEHICLE'S ABS DASH LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM TURNED OFF. LATELY, THE ABS LIGHT IS COMING ON MORE FREQUENTLY, WITHIN MINUTES OF START-UP AND A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE (WITHIN A MILE AWAY OF THE PREVIOUS STARTING POINT). AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ABS BRAKING CAPABILITY OR TRACTION CONTROL CAPABILITY (AS THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF ALONG W/ THE ABS SYSTEM). THE RECALL SERVICE WAS COMPLETED BY PERFORMANCE FORD, 11910 W. DODGE ROAD OMAHA NE 68154. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE CONSIDERING ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, AS WE BELIEVE THE FORD DEALER FAILED TO ADEQUATELY REPAIR THE RECALL AND HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY PUT OUR FAMILY AT RISK. THE DEALER INSPECTION FOUND THE FOLLOWING UPON INITIAL REPAIR: FOUND SWITCH LEAKING WITH NO HEAT DAMAGE. INSPECT SERVO SWITCH NO HEAT DAMAGE AND NO HEAT DAMAGE TO ABS CONNECTOR APPLIED GREASE TO BOTH CONNECTORS OK AFTER REPAIR. PLEASE PRESS FORD TO HAVE THEIR DEALERS COMPLETE THE RECALL AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT COMPLETING THE WORK AS PROMISED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE HE SUDDENLY NOTICED A LARGE POPPING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE BENT INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, 118K MILES. VAN HAS UNSTABLE STEERING AND NOISE IN RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED AND TAKING IT TO REPAIR SHOP, THE NOISE GETS LOUDER AND MY SON FOLLOWING ME REPORTS REAR TIRES BECOMING MISALIGNED. RIGHT TIRE IS SMOKING AND TIRE FRAGMENTS ARE EVIDENT. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS THAT REAR AXLE IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RIGHT TIRE ALSO NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE ASKED FOR OLD PARTS TO BE SAVED FOR MY PERSONAL INSPECTION. AFTER SOME WEB BROWSING (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR FAILURE EVENTS FROM OTHER FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS MOSTLY FROM NORTHERN MIDWEST AND NORTHERN EASTERN STATES, I.E. WINTER STATES. ALL COMPLAINTS OBSERVED WERE FOR WINDSTARS OVER 10 YEARS AND / OR 100K MILES. *TR

CHASSIS RUSTED OUT AROUND MTR MOUNTS: CAR MAKES NOISE AND STEERS CROOKED: I JUST FOUND OUT WHY BUT, IT'S BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND MY ENTIRE DASH HAS GONE OUT EXCEPT FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS INCLUDES MY SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, MY RPMS, AND MY GAS GAUGES. *TR

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LAST SPRING. ALL THE GAUGES WOULD GO WACKY AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE LUTHER FORD DEALER IN FARGO, ND AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. OFFERED TO REPLACE FRONT BOARD WHERE THE GAUGES ARE FOR NO CHARGE I WOULD JUST PAY FOR THE LABOR. I SAID NO. WENT THIS WAY ALL SUMMER AND THEN THE RPM NEEDLE JUST QUIT. THIS VAN HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH TROUBLE REGARDING THE WIRING. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BOARD IN THE BACK RIGHT PANEL OF THE VAN. AND AM ALWAYS REPLACING LIGHT BULBS IN THE BACK. DISGUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DID TAKE IT IN FOR THE RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF NOW. DO I HAVE ABS??????????? I FELT THEY JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF ME. *TR

MY REAR AXEL IS BROKEN ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. HAPPENED JANUARY 1ST 2010, ATLEAST THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED IT. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE! CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN BABIED. NO HISTORY OF ABUSE. THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE AND IN READING HUNDREDS (LITERALLY) OF THREADS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN HAD THEY BEEN IN THE CAR. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY! *TR