1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAILED COIL SPRING. *JB THE CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED A FOLLOWED A UP FROM NHTSA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILED COIL SPRING. *SCC *JB

AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 20 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *PH THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAULT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE CONTROLS WERE FOR THE REAR A/C. POSSIBLE RECALL # 12117. *SCC *JB

THE BRAKE FUILD LEAKED INTO THE WIRING CAUSING THE VEHILCE CONTROLS TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

UPON BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT WORK, THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION SPRING ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN (VIN [XXX]) BROKE. I HEARD A NOISE, BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I DROVE IT 1 MILE TO WHITCOMB FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT SPRINGS AND CHARGED ME $332.89. A LOCAL GOODYEAR SERVICE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AT A COST OF $94.11. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON WINDSTARS FOR EXACT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE MODEL YEAR OF THE RECALL WAS ONLY UP UNTIL 1998 MODELS, NOT 1999. WELL, I'M HERE TO SAY THAT FORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1999 MODELS, AND THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR FIXING THIS FAILURE. IMAGINE, THE SUSPENSION FAILING ON A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR WITH 62020 MILES... LEMON ALERT! *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ONE DAY EVERYTHING WORKED FINE IN THE CAR, NEXT DAY,THE CAR WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY IN ALL GEARS AND SHUDDERS WHILE AT A STOP. TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR PLACES HAVE TOLD ME IT IS DEFINITLY A FAILED TRANSMISSION. I'M CURRENTLY AT 49K MILES ON THE CAR... WAY TOO EARLY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ACCORDING TO ALL THE POSTS AT CARTRACKERS.COM, LOTS OF OTHERS HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD WINSTARS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER AIR CONDITIONER UNIT.*AK

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 95000 MILES EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO THREE NOW UPDATED PROBLEMS THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE FIRST IS A SHUDDER DURING THE 1-2 UPSHIFT CAUSED BY A FAULTY SOLENOID WHICH IS NOW UPDATED IN THE REMAN TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND IS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT WAS ALSO AN UPDATED ITEM AND CAUSES MY VAN TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES. THE THIRD IS SLIPPING WHICH OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS CAUSED DUE TO A FAULTY CLUTCH PISTON WHICH IS ALSO AN UPDATED ITEM IN ALL REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL. FOR IT TO BE A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL THREE CAUSED PREMATURE TRNSMISSION FAILURE AND ALL THREE ALSO TO BE UPDATES IS UNDENIABLE EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGINEERED CORRECTLY OR NOT MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE AFTER READING BULLETINS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IT IS CLEAR THAT FORD KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS AND IS TRYING TO JUST COVER IT UP.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS FAILED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE PARTS REPLACED IS UNKNOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON DASH. TS *JB

POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING OUT OF RACK ON LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,950 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP STATES THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS BUT ACCORDING TO THIS WEB SITE THERE ARE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS IF THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE THIS IS A PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. NO ONE WAS HURT, DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK