1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES ON IT'S OWN THEN DOES NOT RESTART WHEN I TRY TO RESET IT

DT: REAR BLOWER MOTOR IN THE REAR OF VAN SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING AND THEN STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON EXACT MODEL, 1999, FORD, WINDSTAR. THE OWNER'S MALFUNCTIONED PART WAS NOT PRODUCED WHERE THE OTHERS WERE, SO SHE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE BLOWER HAS NOT WORKED FOR A MONTH. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER. THE OWNER TOOK THE VAN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THE SERVICE STATION INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, ON EXACTLY WHAT SHE SHOULD BRING TO FORD FOR VEICLE TO BE FIXED. THE SERVICE ADVISED THE OWNER TO GO TO FORD FOR THE RECALL. SHE THEN TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. THE OWNER TRIED TO CONTACT FORD. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT THE AIR HAD BEEN ON. AND THAT WAS WHEN THE BURNING ODOE SHE SMELLED AND THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING.*AK

DT: FORD WINSTAR 1999 FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUCTURED THE FRONT TIRE. *AK

1. 99 WINDSTAR, FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE, 71,000 MILES, SPRING FRACTURED SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY 2. UNABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT PARTS, NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME FOR BACKORDERED SPRINGS FROM FORD 3.NO SOLUTION FROM FORD OTHER THAN WAIT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MI. MECHANIC INFORMED US THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED,TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $2,500 FOR A REBUILT TRANS. PREFORMED ALL MAINTANCE FOR THE TRANS. AT 40,000 MI. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WILL FORD HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS? WILL NHTSA FORCE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES ON THESE VANS? PS. FORD SAYS NO TO ANY HELP. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR LABOR IF THEY PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION. STILL NO.

UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION

UPDATING COMPLAINT 10116674 - MECHANIC INFORMED US THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND SAYS THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH A LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE. HE STATED THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. HE WILL SAVE ALL RUINED PARTS - TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $2,300. WILL FORD HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS? WILL NHTSA FORCE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES ON THESE VANS? *AK THE CONSUMER STILL DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM FORD. THERE WAS A PLANETARY ASSEMBLY PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMERS 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. AT 51K MILES, THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, SUN GEAR, SOLENOID AND THE REVERSE DRUM. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE GEARS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *SC

1999 FORD EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH RACK AND PINION SYSTEM, AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM. *MR ALL OF THE HOLD DOWN BUTTONS WERE STRIPPED OUT AND STRIPPED IN THE GEAR HOUSING CAUSING GEAR FAILURE. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MOVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH, THE FUSE (10)CONTROLLING THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, ABS MODULE, BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, ETC. ETC. BLEW. INSTANTLY, I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY REAR A/C BEGAN BLOWING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED #10 FUSE AND IT HAS BLOWN REPEATEDLY. SINCE THIS PAST FRIDAY, I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND FROM MY FELLOW FORD LEMON OWNERS, THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURANCE. I WILL BE REPLACING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND/OR BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH (WHICH IS LOCATED BY THE MASTER CYCLINDER; WHICH COMMONLY SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT DUE TO THE WONDERFUL JOB FORD DID DESIGNING THEIR VEHICLES. *AK