1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

INTERIOR LIGHTING, RADIO,REAR A/C FAN WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND KEY REMOVED. REAR FAN CONTINUES TO RUN, DRAINING BATTERY. THIS FAULT IS INTERMITTENT AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY RESOLVED BY THE DEALER( PLACE MOTORS , WEBSTER MA) REPLACING THE BATTERY LAST SPRING 2003. DID THE DEALERSHIPS REALLY FIX ANYTHING?? IT COST ME A NEW BATTERY TO FIND OUT. CHATTERING OF POWER RELAYS ALSO OCCURS . SIMILAR DESCRIPTION AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. REAR A/C FAN WAS DISCONNECTED TO STOP BATTERY DRAIN. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORSE ON RAINY DAYS. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING THE SLIDING DOORS POP COMPLETELY OPEN. ALSO, THE DOORS DO THE SAME THING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. CONSUMER HAS TO PHYSICALLY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE DOORS CLOSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT WHEN THE DEALERS HAS THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WILL NOT MANIFEST ITSELF. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 42,000 MILES DUE TO AN END SEAL FAILURE. MOST OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT WITHIN 2 DAYS OF THE LEAK. THERE IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS BY FORD THEY HAVE ISSUED 2 TSB'S. THIS PART SHOULD NEVER FAIL AT THIS MILEAGE, IT IS A POOR DESIGN WITH EITHER WRONG MATERIALS SELECTED FOR THE SEAL AND NO LIFE TESTING WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY THE DESIGN. FORD SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED TO TALK ABOUT QUALITY WHEN CRAMP LIKE THIS HAPPENS.*AK

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC THE DRIVER APPLIED THE ACCELERATE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS THEN STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER A SUN GEAR INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A THICK SMOKE FROM THE INTERIOR CLUSTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD "POPPING" SOUND. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT WENT INTO REVERSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND. WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL FORWARD AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *AK

STEERING MAKES A GROANING OR RUBBING TYPE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING BUT IS A GOD-AWFUL NOISE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!*AK THANKS!!