1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

RECALL #01V261000 WAS RECTIFIED IN FEB 2002. THE MOTOR COVER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE WATER WOULD GET INTO THE MOTOR. TODAY MY HUSBAND REPLACED OUR WIPER MOTOR AND THE OLD ONE WAS FILLED WITH WATER. OBVIOUSLY, THEIR SOLUTION WASN'T ADEQUATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THE BLACK CLIP ON THE SEATBELT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERABLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ENTIRE SEATBELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE POWER/TORQUE AS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

1999 WINDSTAR STALLED. SEAL IN HEAD GASKET FAILED. *TS WHEN THE SEAL FAILED IT ALLOWED AIR TO GET SUCKED IN AT THE HOLES FOR THE BOLTS. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RELAY ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE RELAY WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A FOOT OF WATER, OR IN THE RAIN, THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR SUSTAINED MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SEVERE GRINDING. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE FILLED WITH METAL AND REQUIRED OVERHAUL. VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 75000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING. REPAIR COSTS WERE OVER 2000 DOLLARS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. SOME DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE COLUMN SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT DETERMINED A CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM.

WE NOTICED A LEAK OF AN OIL PRODUCT AND TOOK OUR VAN IN TO BE CHECKED. THE REPAIR PERSON SAID THERE WAS A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND TO TAKE THE VAN TO A FORD DEALER. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING BECAUSE OUR WINDSTAR (1999) IS NOT PART OF THE JUST ANNOUNCED RECALL, BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM, WE NEED TO KEEP ADDING BRAKE FLUID. *JB

THE LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LATCH WILL NOT OPEN. THE LATCH ON CD STORAGE WILL NOT WORK EITHER AND THE LATCH ON THE HATCHBACK IS ABOUT READY TO BREAK...IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO OPEN. *JB