1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED TWICE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT DUST ON THE CYLINOID OF THE DOOR MECHANISM COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK, DEFECT AS WELL AS THE CHILD SEATS LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. LAST WEEK OF JULY/2009, HAD FORD DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & PADS + REAR SHOES & MACHINED REAR DRUMS. WITHIN 1ST WEEK AFTER BRAKES JOB ABS LIGHT BEGAN CYCLING ON & OFF. AFTER THE 4TH WEEK, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED SOLID. CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. FORD DEALER SAYS MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. READ SOMEWHERE THAT CONTROLS OF THESE TWO COMPONENTS MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO A SWITCH THEREAFTER MOISTURE WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE SWITCH CAUSING A SHORT BLOWING FUSE #10. ALSO READ THAT THIS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE MIGHT LEAD TO A FIRE SUBSEQUENTLY. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED TO BE HIGH. WILL REPAIR ONCE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY SAVED. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR- ALL THE INSTRUMENTS LIKE 'ODOMETER', RPM, FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE HEAT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THEY SOMETIMES RANDOMLY GO UP DOWN, SOMETIMES GO TO ZERO AND LOOK LIKE DEAD. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR - THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE 'CHECK TRACTION CONTROL' MESSAGE COMES UP AS WELL. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT IS INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE HAD THE ABS CHECKED AND TOLD IT IS FINE, BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST 4 OR SO YEARS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE, ODOMETER UP AND DOWN, OVERDRIVE FLASHING,BRAKE LIGHT ON, ABS LIGHT ON. '99 WINDSTAR A COMPLETE LEMON FROM 30,000 MILES ON. IN SHOP AT 34000 MILES FOR SIX WEEKS. PRESENTLY SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD CAUSED BY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. REPLACING THIS DATE. PREVIOUS QUOTE FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $600.00. REPLACING MYSELF FOR $21.00. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE CATCHES ON FIRE. LUCKILY I CAUGHT THIS IN TIME TO PREVENT MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY GAUGES WILL NOT WORK BUT THEN SUDDENLY WORK FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN GET STUCK IN WHATEVER POSITION THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN. ITS MY FUEL, RPM, SPEED AND TEMP ARE EFFECTED. MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND MY O/D LIGHT FLASHES BUT ONLY AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN TEN TO FIFTEEN MILES. MY A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. BECAUSE MY GAUGE WAS WORKING AT THE TIME AND SAID I WAS GOING 30MPH I BELIEVED I WAS GOING 30 BUT I GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE WHICH SAID I WAS GOING ACTUALLY 46MPH. *TR

ABS LIGHT, O/D LIGHT IN DASHBOARD COMING ON. WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED AS USED CAR THESE ITEMS SHOWED UP ON THE DRIVE HOME AFTER PURCHASE. VEH HAS BEEN IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP GARAGE 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AT THAT TIME. 3 MONTHS LATER BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. CHECK AND FIND THAT BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. ONE BEING THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON REMOVING THIS PLUG I FOUND BRAKE FLUID IN THE CONNECTION. LOOKING BELOW I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRING HARNESS BELOW THE SWITCH AND ON THE METAL PANEL, WHERE IT HAD ACTUALLY BEGAN TO RUST. BELIEVE THIS HARNESS IS THE POWER STEERING WIRING. BRAKE PEDAL IN CAB NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS A HISSING SOUND WHEN THIS IS DONE. BELIEVE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AS WELL AND HAS DESTROYED THE GASKET IN THERE AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THANKFULLY ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CONSIDERING I TRANSPORT MY 3 CHILDREN AND WIFE IN THIS VAN. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL MINIVAN. WE TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE, AND AIR FILTERS REPLACED. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING, WE NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN WE WENT TO LOOK AT IT, WE FOUND WHITE SMOKE COMING UP FROM BEHIND THE AIR FILTER AND IN FRONT OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. WE THOUGHT THAT SOME FLUIDS HAD BEEN SPILT AND WERE SIMPLY BURNING OFF. WHEN WE WENT TO DRIVE IT LATER THAT EVENING, THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT DARK. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COMPUTER STATION, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WE MADE IT HOME SAFELY AS THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. UPON INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPED A LEAK. IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME AND HAD LITERALLY EATEN AWAY THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THE WIRES HAD BEEN EATEN THROUGH AS WELL AND HAD CROSSED AND CAUSED THE SHORT. *TR

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR ESL 99, YESTERDAY THE WIRES OF THE SENSOR OF THE BRAKES FLUID BURNED, I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A TIRE SHOP AND THEY CHECKED AND DISCONNECTED IT. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE VAN IS ON RECALL, HE HAS SENT ME DIFFERENT ARTICLES FROM THE INTERNET ABOUT FORD FIRES RECALL THAT INCLUDES MY VEHICLE MODEL. CALLING FORD RECALL INFORMATION THEY SAID VIN# DOESN'T SHOWS ANY RECALL. THEY TOOK THE COMPLAINT THAT I'M ASKING FORD TO REPAIR IT EVEN IT IS NOT IN RECALL AS THEY SAID BUT IT IS LISTED IN OTHER SOURCES, THEY WILL INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW BY MAIL IN 10-15 LABOR DAYS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY VAN TO A FORD DEALER FOR MY SAFETY AS I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY. I WANT TO COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE THE FORD REIMBURSE AND THAT THEY INCLUDE THE 99 WINDSTAR ESL IN THEIR LIST, AS IT IS IN OTHERS, EVEN ATTORNEYS HAVING LAWSUITS CURRENTLY AGAINST FORD. IT HAPPENS TO ME ALREADY, AND MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. THE FAILURE DIDN'T MAKE ANY MORE DAMAGE THAN WIRES BURNED, SO FAR. I NEED THEM TO RESPOND PROPERLY AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE WITH HIGH SAFETY CONSEQUENCES. *TR THANK YOU,