1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING THAT GOT WORSE WHEN TURNING. IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING AT TIMES. THERE WERE METAL FILINGS IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND A PUMP. SHE WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING FLUID. SHE WAS STILL HEARING A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN SHE TURNS TO THE LEFT. MANUFACTURE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VAN WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE OWNER PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO GO, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE OWNER HAD TO PUSH THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE OPENINGS IN DEALERSHIPS. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD.*AK

DT: WHILE THE CALLER'S SON WAS DRIVING BOUT 65 MPH THE CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE SUB FRAME, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THAT IS WHEN THE TIRE CAME LOOSE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO HELP FOR FREE. *AK

SEVERE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT OF A 3 YEAR OLD MICHELIN WEATHERWISE WITH APPROX 30K MILES ON IT. THE TIRE HAD AN EVEN TREAD WEAR PATTERN, AS IT HAD BEEN ROTATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL YOU PHOTOS OF THE BLOWN TIRE. BOTH WEATHERWISE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED. *NM

BOTH OF THE SLIDING DOOR POWER LOCKING MECHANISMS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY NO LONGER UNLOCK WITH THE SWITCH. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL THE LOCK KNOB UP. WHEN THE SWITCH IS PRESSED THE DOOR RE-LOCKS ITSELF. IF A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, THE DOOR ALSO WILL NOT OPEN VIA THE DOOR HANDLE OR SWITCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE. SOMETIMES WE CAN OPEN IT BY HOLDING DOWN THE FRONT DOOR SWITCH AND PULLING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HAND AT THE SAME TIME. IT DOESN'T WORK EVERY TIME. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC MIRROR DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN SWITCHED TO RIGHT OR LEFT, THE MIRROR GOES DIAGONALLY UP OR DOWN, ALSO WHEN SWITCHED UP AND DOWN. THE WIRING, SWITCH AND MIRROR WERE CHECKED. THE MIRROR IS NEW, BOUGHT FROM FORD. *JB

CAR WENT "CLUNK" THEN WOULDN'T ENGAGE TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAD VAN TOWED TO DEALER; TRANSMISSION REPLACED -- HAD TO EXTRACT A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *NM

SUDDEN LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL, RACK AND PINION LEAKAGE SEAL FAILURE. NEED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION BEFORE LEAK DAMAGES PUMP. REPLACE RACK AND PINION. *NM

THIS VIEHICLE IS MOSTLY DRIVEN IN THE CITY GOING TO THE STORE AND TAKING KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE AND IS RUBBING IN THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD BASED ONLY ON THE YEAR GIVEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SPRINGS. WHEN THE VIN NUMBER WAS GIVEN I WAS INFORMED THAT VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED. I FEEL THAT REPLACING BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND MY DAMAGED TIRE SHOULD BE FORDS RESPONSABILTY DUE TO THE FACT THEY HAVE SHOWN A KNOWN HISTORY FOR HAVEING THESE SPRINGS BRAKE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD BE RARE TO HAVE A RECALL ON A VEHICLE 16 YEARS OLD.

AVOID THE DEER AND SLID OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREES. THE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT RELEASE. THE SPEED THAT THIS HAPPEN WAS AT 40MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS $8600 DAMAGE TO IT. THE SEATBELT WAS BEING USED, BUT THE AIR BAGS I BELIEVE SHOULD OF STILL WORKED.