1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

FORD WINSTAR 1999 WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING. CRACK DEVELOPED AT THE BOTTOM, MID-WIDTH AND IS PROGREESING OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS. ABOUT 10 IN. LONG AFTER TWO DAYS.WAS NOT HIT BY STONE. CRACK IS CLEAN, NO DINGS, ETC.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND MADE A TICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC ARE WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 WINDSTAR, WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THAT ARE UNRESOLVED AFTER 3 WEEKS IN TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES. THE NUMBER 10 FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. SO I HAVE NO HEAT, OR AIR, WILL NOT OPEN BACK DOORS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. IT IS WINTER AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT WITHOUT HEAT. AND WILL NOT BE FUN IN THE SUMMER WITH NO AIR. THE AIR WON'T WORK WITH THE FUSE BLOWN. IT BLOWS, EVEN WHEN ALL OF THE THINGS, LISTED IN THE BOOK ARE DISCONNECTED. IT STILL BLOWS.*AK

AT 71,876 MILES THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR, LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ON A CAR OF THIS SIZE IT IS, I BELIEVE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN WE OPEN THE DOORS, SOMETIMES THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DOES NOT COME ON. OTHER TIMES IT BLINKS ON AND THEN GOES OFF. EVEN OTHER TIMES IT WILL BLINK QUICKLY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AFTER DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING WILL SOMETIMES BLINK ON AND OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR THE SHORT TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKES SINCE BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE OR IF THE PROBLEM MOVES TO OTHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS EXTERIOR LIGHTING. *LA

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING...1999 FORD WINDSTAR 68000 MILE NEED DRIVING PUMP & RACK REPLACED @ $1000. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NUMBER OF FRIENDS AND VISITING FORUMS, NOTE THAT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM APPEARS WIDESPREAD. APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT. AK

ACTUATOR DOOR MOTOR HAS BROKEN RODS TO BLEND DOOR. WE ARE WITHOUT HEAT, BLOWS COLD AIR ONLY. MUST REPLACE ENTIRE HEATER ASSEMBLY AT EST. COST OF $980.00 DOLLARS. INITIAL COST TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ALONE WAS FOR $225.00 WHICH WAS FIRST DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM. *JB

MY POWER STEERING JUST RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT 64,000 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE FLUID WAS LOW. I FILLED IT UP AND IT KEEPS LOSING FLUIDI FOUND A SITE ON THE INTERNET WHERE A LOT OF WINSTAR OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME. *AK PROBLEM...PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. SOME REPAIRS ARE OVER $1500.00. THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THESE COMPLAINTS IS WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/FORDWINDSTAR/249.HTML. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ALL OF US WINSTAR OWNERS IN GETTING FORD TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING. OBVIOUSLY WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS, FORD HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!