1999 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE WAS OBSERVED BY THIRD PARTY MOTORIST. THE FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WORLD FORD IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, FOR AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT. ACCORDING TO WORLD FORD, THE VEHICLE SHOWED HEAVY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, BUT NO OBVIOUS SIGN OF FIRE OR FIRE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PERMIT FORD TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE PENDING EVALUATION/INSPECTION BY NHTSA INVESTIGATORS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *NLM *CB *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT INSTRUMENT LIGHT PANEL IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MY WIFE WAS PROCEEDING FROM A STOP,PRESSED GAS AND HEARD A POP OR BANGING SOUND.CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD GEARS,ONLY IN REVERSE.TOWED TO DEALER.HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM YET.BUT BY MY RESERCH INTO THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.VEHICLE HAS 39,000 MILES,NEVER ABUSED.FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. NOW VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH. FORD STATES ITS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VALVE COVER AND WANTS TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED ONE. PROBLEM IS THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO CORRECT THIER DESIGN PROBLEM. IF THEY DID NOT DESIGN THE COVER RIGHT THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT. VEHICLE IS AN EXPENSIVE PAPER WIEGHT RIGHT NOW . *AK

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIPWHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $1295.00. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES AND HAS EXCEEDED THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY.

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HEARD A NOISE. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. GOODRICH TIRES, P2151/70R15. *AK

FORD WINDSTAR AUTO - 1999 - STEEL STUDS BROKE OFF FROM ONE OF MY WHEELS. SEARS AUTO HAD TO FIX THAT. WASHINGTON POST, APRIL 15, 2003 , PAGE E@, ARTICLE INDICATED NHTSA IS CONSIDERING RECALL. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WE DRIVE THE CAR WITH FEAR THAT THE WHELLS MIGHT POP OFF BECAUSE OF FAULTY STUDS>*AK

STEERING FLUID LEAKED FROM THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM# 01-5-6-6. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BUMP NOISE. FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO STOP. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

THE RETAINING NUTS: BOLTS WERE LOOSE CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE NUTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK