2001 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSTANT-VELOCITY JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE REPEATEDLY REPLACED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. ERROR CODES PO 174 AND PO 171 - MISFIRE, FUEL COMP, CAT LYST, EVAP 02 SENSOR, 02 HTR, EGR. UPDATED 10/03/2011 *LN *TR

CONSTANTLY BEING TROUBLED BY THE BRAKE/ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD. UPON GOING TO AUTO ZONE AND CHECKING WHAT KIND OF CODE COMES UP FOR THE PROBLEM, I RECEIVED 20+ CODES RELATING TO BRAKES/ABS PROBLEMS. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED IT WAS VERY POPULAR AMONGST FORD WINDSTARS FROM 1999-2003. I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND THIS PROBLEM IS VERY TROUBLESOME. UPON REQUESTING A QUOTE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I WAS LOOKING AT $2000+ (PARTS, LABOR AND WARRANTY). IT SEEMS THE ABS MODULE IS BAD, AND IT ITSELF COSTS $550 JUST IN PARTS. THIS PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT AMONG A LOT OF FORD WINDSTAR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION AND ISSUE A RE-CALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I TOOK MY 2001 WINDSTAR SEL INTO A DEALERSHIP UPON RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY IN MARCH OF 2011. OUR VEHICLE PASSED THIS INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OUR VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS RECALL NOTICE THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL RELATING TO STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS ALTHOUGH WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SECOND PROBLEM TO DATE. THE RECALL WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY A FRIEND WHO WATCHED A NEWS PROGRAM REGARDING THE RECALL WHICH PROMPTED A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED OUR VEHICLE IN MARCH. HIS STATEMENT WAS IF OUR VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND IT WAS JUST IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ANOTHER RECALL THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE MOST RECENT RECALL ALSO. HE ASKED FOR OUR VIN WHICH AT THE TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT REASSURED ME BOTH RECALLS WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED SINCE THEY WERE BOTH OPEN RECALLS. ON AUGUST 1, 2011 I WAS DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK AND TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT THE STEERING WHEEL THE AREA THAT ENCLOSES THE HORN WAS VERTICAL). I THOUGHT MY RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS PUNCTURED AT FIRST BUT KNEW IT WAS MORE THAN THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS. SOMETHING FROM THE VAN KEPT HITTING THE FREEWAY AND JERKING ME AROUND AND THE BACK END OF THE VAN ON THREE OCCASIONS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING OFF THE GROUND. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH THE SAFELY BRAKE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID WHEREIN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. NOT ONLY DID THE SUBFRAME BREAK DUE TO RUST BUT THE AXLE CAME APART FROM THE VEHICLE AS DID THE RIGHT ARM HOLDING THE WHEEL IN PLACE. AT THIS POINT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SAID FORD IS OFFERING TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME AND HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR TWO DAYS FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND WE HAD RECALL 09S09 DONE. NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE # 10 FUSE BLOWING. WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO NO A/C, NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER AND O/D LIGHT FLASHING. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID MY VAN IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I AM TRAVELLING FOR SOCCER GAMES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES, WHICH MOVED INTENSELY IN THE DIRECTION OF A NEARBY RESIDENCE AND BURNED THE FRONT STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE EXCESSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INVOLVING THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR NEW TIRES BECAUSE ONE WAS GOING BALD FAST AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT WAS RUSTED AWAY. *TR

ABS MODULE MALFUNTIOS. ABS WARNING LIGHTS. BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT UNIT OVERHEATS - COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 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 AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME, AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING OUTWARD AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.