1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

THERE IS A "SKIP" IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS A HARD THUD WHEN IT HAPPENS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND OVER 100 MILES THEY "FOUND" THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT. IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE CONSOLE LIGHTS FLICKERING WHEN ACCELERATING AND TOLD THEM AGAIN ABOUT THE "THUMPING". THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE DIAGNOSES OF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, IT'S THE A/C COMPRESSOR THAT RUNS ALL THE TIME. ALSO THE BRAKES SQUEAK HORRIBLY WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT WITH IT FOR THE DAY. THEY SAID THE BRAKES RUST AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES. THE DATE I'M USING IS AN ESTIMATED DATE OF WHEN THINGS FIRST OCCURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD SIDEWALL SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.TIRE SIZE 32560R16.*AK

1999 FORD WINDSTAR, WITH 58,000 MILES LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID OUT OF LEFT RACK. DEALER SAYS COMMON PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. MAKES GRINDING AND SQUEALING SOUND , CONSTANT LOSS OF FLUID.*AK

1999 FORDWINDSTAR STEERING RACK REPLACED AT 62000 MILES, TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 75000 MILES AND INTAKE GASKET RPLACED AT 75000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, LOST THE RACK AND PINION STEERING CONTROL ON MY 1999 WINDSTAR VAN. ONLY 31,000 MILES ON THE VAN EVEN THOUGH IT IS 4 YEARS OLD. *AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRING OF THE OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SUDDENLY BROKE AND PUNCTURED OUR FRONT TIRE. FORTUNATELY WE WERE TRAVELING AT ONLY 20 MPH SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP SAFELY, WITHOUT INJURY OR ACCIDENT, HOWEVER AS WE HAD JUST TRAVELED FROM MI TO NY ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, IF THIS HAD OCCURED JUST A SHORT TIME EARLIER, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN CATASTROPHY FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.*AK

1999 WINDSTAR SE - STEERING PROBLEMS, REPLACED STEERING "RACK" IN MARCH 2003, IS ALREADY GOING OUT AGAIN. REPUTATION OF BAD "RACKS", SO BAD OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER KEEPS THEM IN STOCK. ABOUT 52,000 MILES.*AK

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR, VERY SHORTLY AFTER MY LAST FUEL EMISSIONS TEST IN 2002. DESPITE NUMEROUS CHECKS BY MY MECHANIC, WHICH DETECTS NO FUEL EMISSIONS PROBLEMS, THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. AFTER EACH INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC, THE LIGHT TURNS OFF TEMPORARILY, (1 OR SO WEEKS), AND THEN RELIGHTS. WE HAVE THUS FAILED THE MD STATE EMISSIONS TEST (WITHOUT BEING TESTED BY THEM) DUE TO THIS CHRONIC LIGHT PROBLEM. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH HIS FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN, AND SO DOES ANOTHER PERSON (NOT VERIFIED MYSELF). THE READ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN RECALLED. WE HAD IT REPAIRED BY A FORD REPAIR SHOP, AND IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN.*AK

TRANSAXLES FAILED ONLY 2 MILES AFTER BEING SERVICED BY DEALER, PHIL LONG FORD INVOICE #FOCS570297. SERVICE CONCLUDED "POWER-FLUSH", ITEM H. PARTS INVOICE LISTS 14 "UNITS OF TRANS FLUID @ $3.28 PER UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER'S OWNER MANUAL LISTS MAXIMUM DRY CAPACITY AS 12.25 QUARTS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL ALSO SAYS "...WHILE OVERFILLING CAN CAUSE FOAMING AND LOSS OF FLUID. EITHER CONDITION WILL CAUSE TRANSAXLE DAMAGE." *PH

UPON STARTING DRIVER SHIFTED THE GEAR ON THE STEERING COLUMN BUT NO MOVEMENT OF THE VAN OCCURRED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK