1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

I HAVE HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 WINDSTAR SE. THE INSIDE FAN GOES ON WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOORS, LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS AND I HAVE HAD ABS PROBLEMS. WE'VE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION THREE TIMES. I LOVE MY VAN, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE HORN ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE BACKED INTO! *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WITHOUT WARNING. THOUGHT I WAS HYDROPLANING, AS IT WAS RAINING. AT 60 MPH, I STARTED TO LOOSE CONTROL AND I SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH. I DROVE 5 MILES, THINKING I WAS GETTING A FLAT TIRE. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, REAR TIRES WERE SCRAPING THE FENDER AND I DISCOVERED THE AXLE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT ON, ODOMETER INOP, SPEEDOMETER INOP, 15 AMP FUSE CONSTANTLY BLOWS. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER SERVICE,BRAKE LIGHT RED, 15 AMP FUSE BLOWING OUT, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT,SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING, ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

2 WEEKS AGO, MY FAMILY AND I HAD MADE A TRIP TO THE DALLAS TEXAS AREA. A FEW DAYS INTO THE VACATION WE HAD GONE TO CHURCH. WELL, WHEN WE HAD LEFT CHURCH, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS WAS ON. MY FATHER-IN-LAW SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FUSE PROBLEM THAT MADE THE AC STOP WORKING. WE LOOKED THE FUSES OVER AND REPLACED THE BURNT ONES ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED UNTIL WE HAD LEFT TEXAS. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, (WE WERE IN OKLAHOMA AT THE TIME) WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP. LEAVING THE GAS STATION ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY (IT WAS AROUND 5 AM). SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BY THIS TIME THE HOOD OF THE VAN WAS BLOWING OUT FAINT SMOKE. WE LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEEN THERE WAS A FIRE. MY WIFE AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUR 3 KIDS OUT OF THE VAN AND INTO OUR PARENT'S CAR, WHILE MY FATHER-IN-LAW DOUSED THE FLAMES. THANK GOD WE HAD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THAT TOWED US TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE. WE WERE SHOCKED AS TO WHAT EXACTLY HAD HAPPENED. AFTER REPLACING SOME MORE FUSES, WE GOT IT UP AND RUNNING LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. THE SPEEDOMETER STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON. DURING THAT TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTION UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HOUSED THE ABS MODULE HAD COMPLETELY MELTED AND HAD STARTED THE FIRE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WITH 1995-2003 WINDSTAR MODELS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR THIS. LIKE I HAVE STATED BEFORE, I HAVE 3 BABIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HARMED OR KILLED BY A FAULTY DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO INSURE THAT IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT DOES NOT HAVE AC/HEAT/ OR ABS. *TR

SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PROBLEM FOUND WHEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK, AIR CONDITIONER AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. APPARENTLY FLUID CAUSED A SHORT THAT ACTIVATED A FUSE, DISABLING THESE ITEMS. REQUESTED FORD REPAIR AT THEIR COST AS SWITCH IS SAME AS WAS RECALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000. THEY REFUSED SINCE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE WINDSTAR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AT MY COST, AND PROBLEMS APPEARS RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST IN THE SUBFRAME COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING. CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE SUBFRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE RUST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN $3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,547 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,560.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V147000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD KEEPS COMING ON.. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR... NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.. JUST LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON....IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM... THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BURNED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS. IN 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V261000; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. FORD STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.