1999 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

If my vehicle is not used for a few days (3 to 4 days), when I start the vehicle, all the needles of the instrument cluster oscillate violently between extremes. However, this does not affect drivability and I can slowly move the car out of my driveway and get on the street. About 30 to 45 seconds after this, the needles stop moving and resume normal function.

THIS WAS MY MOTHERS . NOW MINE THE SPEED ODOMETER JUST GOES EVERY WHERE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. AND IT DOES IT DOES SHOW THE RIGHT SPEED ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES THE SAME . AND WHEN THAT STARTED THE WINDOWS STOP WORKING TOO. ANY MORE NOR THE RADIO. THEY SAID ITS A MAIN CONTROL MOLECULE. I JUST DON'T KNOW I GOT A TICKET CAUSE IT SAID I WAS GOING 89 IN 65 WOW.. HELP

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THEN TURNED DARK. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. KLABEN FORD LINCOLN OF WARREN, INC (I3853 YOUNGSTOWN RD SE, WARREN, OH 44484, (888) 428-3823) STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING AND AFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

DANCING SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE, AND OTHER GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER WHILE IN MOTION. CAN ALSO MALFUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.

Mileage: 140,000

I BOUGHT A 99 WINSTARR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED DANCING, AND THERE IS NO POWER T THE RADIO OR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER UNDERNEATH IT. I ALSO SPRUNG A TRANS LEAK AND FIXED IT BUT THE CAR SPUTTERS THEN SHUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT

Mileage: 102,000

TOO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.I HAD ABOUT THREE RECALL ON MY FORD WINDSTAR AND NOW MY WHOLE VAN SHUT DOWN ON ME.MY COMPUTER I GUESS GOT IT ON AUTO THEFT LOCK AND I CAN'T EVEN TURN OVER NOW.IT'S JUST SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT JUST HELPLESS.I HAVE ANOTHER RECALL BUT I CANT TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I CANT TURN OVER.OH YEA.IT KEPT CUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING,DON'T LET ME STOP AT A LIGHT IT WILL CUT OFF ON ME THERE ALOT.IT DOES THAT ALOT.I BOUGHT IT FROM A CAR LOT BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.SO I LOST OUT OF MY MONEY.WHEN I TURN IT ALSO CUT OFF.

Mileage: 155,319

ABS LIGHT CAME ON CONTINUALLY FOR THE LAST 6000 MILES. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FORD IN PLAINVILLE, CT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE COST WAS TO INCLUDE A NEW COMPUTER FOR AN UNREASONABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT. STILL NOT CORRECTED AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. HAVE CHECKED OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO HAVE A CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT IS NOT WORKING. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW HARNESS FOR A COST OF OVER #300. STILL NOT ACTIVATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT CRAZY I HAD NO TURNING SIGNAL NO LIGHTS THE SPEED ODOMETER LEVERS WENT BACK IN FORTH. VERY SCARY WHEN YOUR A MOTHER OF THREE AND CARRYING CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

I NEVER KNEW ABOUT FORD'S RECALLS UNTIL LAST MARCH. BEFORE CALLING FORD I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ME. MINE STARTED IN 2012 WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NO LONGER OPEN. NEXT WHEN YOU TRIED TO PUT THE HEAT ON IN THE REAR THERE WAS STRANGE NOISE AND NOW I'M TO AFRAID TO USE IT. THE PAST 3 YRS THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. SOMETIMES IF YOU HIT THE DASH IT'LL STOP BUT LOCKS UP AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR SPEED IS. IF I LEAVE IT ALONE SOMETIMES IT WILL STOP ON IT'S OWN BUT LOCKS UP TO WHEREVER IT STOPS AT. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. FOR OVER 2 YRS NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I HAD IT CHECKED & WAS TOLD IT WAS THE O2 SENSORS FOR WHICH I REPLACED, 3 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS THE O2 SENSORS. IN THE PAST 2 1/2 YRS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON. IF I ACCELERATE IT GOES OFF BUT NOBODY KNOWS WHY THE BATTERY KEEPS DYING. SOME SAY ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON SO I HAD THEM REMOVED AS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE DRAINING THE BATTERY. LAST SUMMER OUT OF THE BLUE THE A/C STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND JUST QUIT JUST LIKE A MONTH AGO I HEARD THIS CLICKING NOISE ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD NO HEAT. I SPOKE TO FORD ABOUT THE GAUGES, THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE A/C AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT WASN'T ON THEIR RECALL LIST AND WOULD ONLY FIX THE REAR AXLE, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE FRONT IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I MENTIONED ALL THE INFO I FOUND ON NHTSA'S SITE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT IS FIXED. I AM DISABLED AND AM LIVING IN A PLACE FOR THE HOMELESS & WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS HOW DOES FORD EXPECT ME TO FIX THEIR DEFECTS? EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE WHICH ISN'T OFTEN I PRAY I MAKE IT TO & FROM SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AS ONE DRIVES. IT STAYS ON WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE BUT DOES NOT WHEN IT STAYS COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN LIGHT IS ON THERE IS NO ABS BRAKES. ONE WOULD THINK THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM OR A GROUND ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,210

TL* THE CONTACT 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REPLACED ALL SPEED SENSORS AND FRONT AXLE TONE RINGS EVEN REBUILD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS COSTING ME ALLOT OF MONEY AND THE ABS LIGHT STILL COME ON EVEN AFTER I HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE WINDSTARS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN . MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES CRAZY ALL GAUGES JUST GO UP AND DOWN UNCONTROLLABLY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR HOW FAST I AM GOING AND MY ABS BRAKE LITE STAYS ON ALWAYS. AND MY FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM IS BENDING. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

ABS LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT ON CAUSE ABS HCU AND ECU BAD. *TR

Mileage: 150,300

VAN PURCHASED USED. OKAY AT FIRST, THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE GAUGES (SPEED, FUEL, TACHOMETER, TEMPERATURE) WOULD START JUMPING WILDLY OR TOP OUT AND STICK AT MAX. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. COULD SOMETIMES CLEAR BY DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING BATTERY CABLES. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. REPLACED THE GAUGE CONSOLE. THE O/D LIGHT (FOR THE TRANSMISSION) STARTED COMING ON BUT DOES GO OFF WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE O/D BUTTON - MECHANIC SAID THAT WOULD INDICATE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NOW WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION, WON'T START BUT ALL THE GAUGES JUMP WILDLY. YOU REALLY CAN'T RELY ON THE GAUGES TO BE CORRECT - I'M GOING 120 MPH AND I'M SITTING STILL! FORD DID REPLACE THE REAR AXLE THAT WAS RECALLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT. IS THERE ANY RECALL THAT I MISSED ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR A REAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS LEAKING AND ADMITTING SMOKE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,080. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

Mileage: 100,080

VAN IS JUMPING AT STOP LIGHT WITH BRAKE ON, STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND AROUND 55 (UNKNOWN) POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING ON RIGHT SIDE. ONLY 92000 MILES ON VAN EVERYTHING GOING WRONG AT ONCE. VAN FEELS UNSAFE. DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE. IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS STUFF? KNOCKING NOISE IN REAR. *JS

Mileage: 92,000

MY BATTERY HAS BEEN DYING DUE TO BAD SENSORS, WHEN I DID GET IT STARTED IT BECAME STUCK HIGH REVVING ,THE CAR ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO THE CURB IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK SO EVEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR WENT FLYING INTO THE CURB BEHIND ME, I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BY PULLING UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. *TR

Mileage: 202,108

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ABS DASH LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THERE IS NO ABS FUNCTION ON ICE. BRAKES FUNCTION OKAY OTHERWISE. THE LOSS OF THE ABS FEATURE IS TROUBLING AS I HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL AS RURAL ROADS WHICH DON'T GET CLEARED QUICKLY IN THE WINTER. LOCAL FORD SERVICE WRITER INDICATED APPROXIMATELY $99.00 TO HOOK UP TO TESTER WITH NO GUARANTEE OF REPAIR, JUST CANCELLATION OF THE CODE!!! I HAVE RUN INTO NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY FORD CONNECTORS, (CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION, FUEL GAUGE GIVING INCORRECT READING, RUNNING OUT OF GAS WITH GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 TANK, REQUIRING A TOW!). *TR

Mileage: 230,000

GAUGES RANDOMLY START SWINGING ALL OVER THE PLACE. TACHOMETER JAMMED INTO PARKING INDICATOR AND BOTH THE TACHOMETER AND PARKING NEEDLES ARE NOW BROKEN OFF. IT IS HARD TO TELL WHAT GEAR THE VAN IS IN WITHOUT COUNTING THE CLICKS. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER REBUILT. I WILL DO THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MYSELF TO SAVE MONEY. I WILL ALSO HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW SHIFT INDICATOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR, AND THOUGH IT IS QUITE OLD NOW, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT HE DOOR WAS SMOKING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. THEY CLICK BACK AND FORTH INDEPENDENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY ALL JUST STOP WORKING, AND SOMETIMES THEY ALL JUMP BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,500,000

ABS AND TRAC FAILURE LIGHTS COME ON, WINDOWS WON'T GO UP AND DOWN, CRUISE CONTROL CUTS IN AND OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN CRUISE IS ON. FORD REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION AND STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

ABS LIGHT IS ON, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY, THREE OF THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ALSO. *TR

ABS LIGHTS BEEN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR A VERY LONG TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VAN FORD NEED TO FIX THESE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM METER SWINGS AROUND. ODOMETER LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND LITTLE WHILE LATER ODOMETER LIGHT COMES ON. FUEL GUAGE ALSO SHOWS INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. I THINK THE WHOLE ODOMETER CONTROL PANEL IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER PURCHASING VAN, NOT EVEN ONE MONTH LATER ALL LIGHTS STARTED TO TURN ON ENGINE, ABS NOW N AND ITS A REAR LIGHT ON GAUGE PANEL ALSO WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING TO GET DECENT PRICE FOR THE FREEZE PLUG WHICH ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A LEAK OF COOLANT FROM THE BOTTOM OF VAN. OTHER WISE ITS OK TO DRIVE. ONE I THING I DIDN'T MENTION IS THE SEAT ITS STRUCK IT WONT MOVE BACK OR FORWARD WITH THE ELECTRICAL BUTTON. *TR

Mileage: 250,000

IN MARCH, 2007, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR DIED AT 106,653 MILES. I PAID $2,985.91 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN LEBANON, OREGON. IN MAY OF 2012, AT 174,000 MILES, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE SECOND REPAIR SHOP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS BAD AND THAT IT HAD PROBABLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER CHIP AND SEE HOW LONG THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LAST BEFORE IT TOTALLY DIED. *TR

Mileage: 106,653

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED WHITE SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE ABS PUMP MODULE, WHICH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO BECOME BURNED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,037.

Mileage: 86,037

THE WINDSTAR WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE. ENGINE COLD AND TURNED OFF. OUR SON SAW SMOKE OUTSIDE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE RAISED THE HOOD CAREFULLY AND PUT FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXT. AND GARDEN HOSE. FIRE WAS UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND OTHER COMPONENTS BY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CATCHING FIRE. WE HAD THIS SWITCH REPLACED IN A FORD RECALL, BUT APPEARS THE REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY (FUSE INSTALLED ON WRONG SIDE OF WIRING HARNESS, ALLOWING THE SWITCH TO REMAIN HOT). SO FORTUNATE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PARKED IN THE GARAGE, FOR I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS REVIEW TODAY! *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I START MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR WITH MY WIFE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND MY TWO DAUGTHERS AND MY SON WHEN I SAW SMOKE COMMING TRUE THE HOOD THEN I OPEN THE HOOD AND MY SURPRISE WAS THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON FIRE I WAS SO SCARED THEN I JUST TAKE MY KIDS AND WIFE OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND COMBACK TO STOP THE FIRE THANKS GOD I HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLOSE BUT WE HAVE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LIGHT STAYS ON,AND ABS DOES NOT WORK. FORD DID RECALL RELATED TO THE BRAKES FLUID CAUSING A FIRE, NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.ABS IS A SAFETY ISSUE . THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE DIE. RECALL THIS SHABBY WORKMANSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR: THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) HAS LEAKED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED AND WE ARE FEARFUL THAT THIS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM: PROBLEMS INDICATED BY ON BOARD MESSAGE CENTER READS "CHECK BRAKE LAMPS", "CHECK TAIL LAMPS" CHECK HEAD LAMPS" CHECK REAR TURN LAMPS", "CHECK FRONT TURN LAMPS", NOTICED THAT INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, AUTO LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, KEY REMOTE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK VEHICLE OR OPEN DOORS. GET NO CODES FROM O B D II. SCANNER. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND WASN'T PUTTING OUT PROPER AMPS. THOUGHT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. THOUGHT DISCONNECTING BATTERY FOR 30 MIN. WOULD RESET COMPUTER. SEAMED TO WORK A COUPLE OF TIMES, HOWEVER, NOW BELIEVE IT WAS JUST COINCIDENCE. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING IS FINE, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE MESSAGE REAPPEARS AND NONE THE ABOVE MENTIONED, NO LONGER WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 118,201

ABS LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. OVERDRIVE JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AFTER DRIVING IT 30 MINUTES OR MORE. I READ THE RECALL AND SAFETY REPORT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKS ON THE ABS SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL FROM FORD ON MY VEHICLE ON THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. ALSO THE COOLANT LINE THAT RAN UNDER PORT INJECTION WAS WELDED LEAKING WATER WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. *KB

Mileage: 120,259

INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND NO CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALL OF THE GAUGES; E.G, THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES JUMP RAPIDLY FROM 0 MPH ALL THE WAY AS FAR AS IT WILL GO, THE GAS GAGE JUMPS RAPIDLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK AGAIN, TEMP FROM COLD TO HOT ETC. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND THEN RESUMES NORMAL ACTIVITY AGAIN FOR A UNCERTAIN TIME. IT;S REALLY FRIGHTENING WHEN OCCURRING. THE FORD DEALER HERE, YUKON OK, STATES THE ONLY CURE IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING AT A RIDICULOUS COST OF $ 632.00. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN APRIL OF 2011 AND CONTINUES TODAY. WE TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT WHEN THIS IS GOING ON.

Mileage: 96,000

ABS LIGHT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MODULE REPLACED BY FORD DEALER TWICE. LIGHT STILL KEEPS COMING ON.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLES WERE FLUCTUATING INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL LEVEL GAUGE AND RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND THE COST TO REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS $900. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/02/11

MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING (WHILE PARKED) AND QUIT. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, THE RADIO STILL WORKED, AND THE HEATER WAS STILL BLOWING. THE IGNITION KEY WAS OFF AND OUT. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE THREE OFF. REPLACED: IGNITION SWITCH, PCM, CONTROL MODULE UNDER THE DASH AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED THE OUTCOME. THIS IS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

THE DASHBOARD GAUGES, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, GAS, AND TEMPERATURE GO HAYWIRE CONSTANTLY. ONE TIME ON A HILL, I COULD NOT PUT THE SHIFT LEVER IN PARK SO THAT I COULD ASSIST A HANDICAPPED FAMILY MEMBER OUT OF MY VEHICLE. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS PINNED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE SHIFT INDICATOR COULDN'T MOVE TO THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE PARK. I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD, THE SPEED I WAS GOING, OR THE RUNNING TEMPERATURE OF MY VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RAN CONSTANTLY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO CODE SHOWING UP IN THE EMISSION CODE SCANNER.. $ SETS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE INSTALLED AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. 3 BY FORD, ONE BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. I HAVE A CRACKED REAR AXLE, THE VAN SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FRONT-END SUB-FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT IN WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN PARK. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND THE SHE WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF TWO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). NEITHER RECALL REPAIR HAD YET BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,445 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 127,445

99 FORD WINDSTAR, SCDS SWITCH REPLACED,NO BRAKE LIGHTS, CANT GET SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, BLOWER WONT SHUT OFF WITH KEY REMOVED, HEADLIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR WITH KEY REMOVED AND SWITCH OFF. NO SPEEDOMETER OR TACH. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT FAILED TO START. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CHIP IN HER KEY AND TO CONTACT FORD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF; HOWEVER, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK IMMEDIATELY UPON ACTIVATION OF THE IGNITION. THE BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ALL THE GAUGES WHERE FLUCTUATING BACK AND FORTH INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PERSISTED FOR EIGHT MONTHS. ON OCCASION, THE CONTACT COULD CORRECT THE FAILURE BY STRIKING THE DASHBOARD WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS ELECTRONIC STABILITY MODULE UNIT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,119.

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE ODOMETER, JUMPING I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING, NOW MY GAS HAND AND TEMP. CONTROL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A YEAR AND HALF. I HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE - I HAVE HAD MAJOR ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH IT FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN RELIEVE THE ISSUE. MY ABS BREAK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS BEGAN, I ALSO BEGAN TO LOOSE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ONE BY ONE, MY POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT, MY POWER MIRRORS NO LONGER WORK, AND MY DASH BOARD NEEDLES JUMP ALL OVER THE PLACE. I'VE SPENT 1,700 IN REPAIRS AND STILL THIS PROBLEM REMAINS UNSOLVED. JUST LAST MONTH IT SAT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO STILL TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT OR WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 160,128

THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING OFF VEHICLE USUALLY RESETS. THEY WILL COME BACK ON WHEN DRIVING AFTER A WHILE AND MANY TIME AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. BEGAN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM SCDS ONTO TRANSAXLE AND DOWN FIREWALL. SCDS HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL. ONCE I BECAME AWARE OF THE SCDS PROBLEM I FOUND BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED ALL AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONCURRENT WITH THE LEAKING FLUID, I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC, THE "O/D OFF" LAMP SOMETIMES FLASHED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFTEN NON-FUNCTIONAL. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ABS LIGHT NOW COMES ON ALMOST INSTANTLY, THUS I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALWAYS ERRATIC AND JUMPY, THUS IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL MY ACTUAL SPEED. THE CRUISE CONTROL TRIES TO FOLLOW THE BOUNCY SPEEDOMETER, AS THUS IS USELESS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL BUT THE RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,055.

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE HAZARD OF NOT KNOWING HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL (NOT LISTED IN THE NHTSA DATABASE) IN MARCH 2010 BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

Mileage: 113,000

99 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS BATTERY PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES AND 1 ALTERNATOR. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHO COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. MY 99 WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. TURNS OUT CAR DIED TODAY ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. BURNING SMELL UNDER HOOD. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I DELIBERATELY ASKED ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL 2 WEEKS AGO AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY DOMINICK THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. ON OCT. 13 2009 MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AGES... MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN AT FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE OCT 13 2009 SO I KNOW THE RECALL WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE DEALER IS COURTESY FORD IN SANFORD FLORIDA... THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THAT LOCATION. IT IS SUNDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED.... *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATING UNIT FAILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATES AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I TOOK MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR RECALL WORK . THEY JUST PUT IN A FUSE LINK. SINCE THEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND TECH HAVE BEEN GOING WILD AND I AM GETTING AND MY ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. MY CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK RIGHT EITHER AMONG OTHER ISSUES LIKE LEAN CODES! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

ON DECEMBER 17, 2009 WE TOOK OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR IN TO THE CERRITOS FORD DEALERSHIP IN CA. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED (RECALL # 09S09) AND AS IT TURNED OUT THE VAN WAS LEAKING AND THEY REPLACED THE LEAKING SWITCH AND HARNESS. BEFORE THE WORK WAS EVEN DONE, I TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABS LIGHT THAT WAS ON OUR DASHBOARD. THE RECALL SUMMARY STATES THAT THE "WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE." ON OUR INVOICE, THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO NOTE OUR CONCERN REGARDING THE ABS AND NEVER STATED WHETHER OR NOT THEY INSPECTED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR. ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER FACTORS CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO SHOW UP, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FULLY COMPLETED. I AM AWARE THAT THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING COULD RESULT IN A CAR FIRE. I JUST WANT CONFIRMATION THAT THE INSPECTION WAS DONE AND IF THE CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, THAT FORD TAKES CARE OF IT WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET FROM ME. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CERRITOS & FORD CO. DIRECTLY. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ALTHOUGH THEY CANNOT SAY WHETHER OR NOT THE INSPECTION OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR WAS PERFORMED. THEY SAID I COULD PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY COULD DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ABS THAT WERE A RESULT OF FRAUD OR POOR WORKMANSHIP. EITHER WAY, ALL OF THIS WILL COST ME A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING I ASKED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF AT THE TIME I BROUGHT THE VAN IN FOR THE RECALL. I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES PERTAINING TO THIS VAN THAT I BELIEVE ARE RECALL RELATED. OUR TAIL-LIGHTS WON'T WORK DESPITE NEW BULBS, OUR BRAKES SOMETIMES SPUTTER AND DON'T ALWAYS STOP IMMEDIATELY. WE'VE HAD 4 CLOSE CALLS RELATED TO OUR BRAKES AND I WONDER HOW MUCH OF THIS IS RECALL-RELATED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED AND ABS WAS NOT RELIABLE. ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN TURNING ON DRY ROADS. BACK UP RADARS AND TRACTION CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC ABOVE 55 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 187,000

SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD, LEAKING FLUID, NON-WORKING SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GAS SENSOR, AND OIL SENSOR. FLICKERING DOME LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. SCDS IS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THIS MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR HAS CAUSED ALL SORTS OF ISSUES. FLUID LEAKED ON TO ABS BOX AND THE WIRES CAUSING SHORTS AND BLOWN FUSES. ALL DAMAGE HAS BEEN SAID TO STEM FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE FULL DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE FAULTY SCDS'S. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND MY ENTIRE DASH HAS GONE OUT EXCEPT FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS INCLUDES MY SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, MY RPMS, AND MY GAS GAUGES. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LAST SPRING. ALL THE GAUGES WOULD GO WACKY AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE LUTHER FORD DEALER IN FARGO, ND AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. OFFERED TO REPLACE FRONT BOARD WHERE THE GAUGES ARE FOR NO CHARGE I WOULD JUST PAY FOR THE LABOR. I SAID NO. WENT THIS WAY ALL SUMMER AND THEN THE RPM NEEDLE JUST QUIT. THIS VAN HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH TROUBLE REGARDING THE WIRING. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BOARD IN THE BACK RIGHT PANEL OF THE VAN. AND AM ALWAYS REPLACING LIGHT BULBS IN THE BACK. DISGUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DID TAKE IT IN FOR THE RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF NOW. DO I HAVE ABS??????????? I FELT THEY JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY GO 'HAYWIRE' - SWEEPING BACK AND FORTH FOR UP TO 20 SECONDS AT A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE WIRES BEHIND THE MOTOR STARTED A FIRE, NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

ABS WARNING LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. IT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK ON. GOODYEAR SAID I PROBABLY NEED NEW COMPUTER CHIP THAT THE ABS ONE WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPS A LEAKING AND "ABS" LIGHT TURN ON IN THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1999 WINDSTAR SE VAN SINCE ON SEPT. 29, 2009, THEREFORE MPH IS NOT WORKING ON SPEED-O-METER AND MILEAGE GETS BLANK LIKES "---------". ALSO HEAT & A/C FAN MOTOR IS WORKING FINE BUT HEAT AND A/C DID NOT OPERATE AS WELL. CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO QUIT. *TR

Mileage: 114,850

MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING CORRECTLY, POSSIBLY 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT SPEED. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT A RADAR TICKET IN THE MAIL. I KNEW WHAT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING ACCORDING TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS DIFFERENT THAN WAS INDICATED. I FOUND A WEB SITE WHICH DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I WAS HAVING. THESE WERE THE SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES NOT WORKING THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER, ABS LIGHT IS ON, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN GO OFF, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT WORKING. I THOUGHT THEY WERE UNRELATED BUT AFTER THE SPEEDING TICKET DISCOVERED THEY WERE CAUSED BY THE SAME PROBLEM, A SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I TOOK THE MEASURES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON BUT THE OTHER SYSTEMS WORK FINE NOW. THE AC WORKS, THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS RIGHT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 137,219

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. LAST WEEK OF JULY/2009, HAD FORD DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS & PADS + REAR SHOES & MACHINED REAR DRUMS. WITHIN 1ST WEEK AFTER BRAKES JOB ABS LIGHT BEGAN CYCLING ON & OFF. AFTER THE 4TH WEEK, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED SOLID. CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. FORD DEALER SAYS MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL MODULE. READ SOMEWHERE THAT CONTROLS OF THESE TWO COMPONENTS MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO A SWITCH THEREAFTER MOISTURE WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE SWITCH CAUSING A SHORT BLOWING FUSE #10. ALSO READ THAT THIS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE MIGHT LEAD TO A FIRE SUBSEQUENTLY. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED TO BE HIGH. WILL REPAIR ONCE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY SAVED. *TR

Mileage: 78,600

1999 FORD WINDSTAR- ALL THE INSTRUMENTS LIKE 'ODOMETER', RPM, FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE HEAT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THEY SOMETIMES RANDOMLY GO UP DOWN, SOMETIMES GO TO ZERO AND LOOK LIKE DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE, ODOMETER UP AND DOWN, OVERDRIVE FLASHING,BRAKE LIGHT ON, ABS LIGHT ON. '99 WINDSTAR A COMPLETE LEMON FROM 30,000 MILES ON. IN SHOP AT 34000 MILES FOR SIX WEEKS. PRESENTLY SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD CAUSED BY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. REPLACING THIS DATE. PREVIOUS QUOTE FOR REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $600.00. REPLACING MYSELF FOR $21.00. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE CATCHES ON FIRE. LUCKILY I CAUGHT THIS IN TIME TO PREVENT MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY GAUGES WILL NOT WORK BUT THEN SUDDENLY WORK FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN GET STUCK IN WHATEVER POSITION THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN. ITS MY FUEL, RPM, SPEED AND TEMP ARE EFFECTED. MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND MY O/D LIGHT FLASHES BUT ONLY AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN TEN TO FIFTEEN MILES. MY A/C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. BECAUSE MY GAUGE WAS WORKING AT THE TIME AND SAID I WAS GOING 30MPH I BELIEVED I WAS GOING 30 BUT I GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE WHICH SAID I WAS GOING ACTUALLY 46MPH. *TR

Mileage: 175,021

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL MINIVAN. WE TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE, AND AIR FILTERS REPLACED. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT EVENING, WE NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN WE WENT TO LOOK AT IT, WE FOUND WHITE SMOKE COMING UP FROM BEHIND THE AIR FILTER AND IN FRONT OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. WE THOUGHT THAT SOME FLUIDS HAD BEEN SPILT AND WERE SIMPLY BURNING OFF. WHEN WE WENT TO DRIVE IT LATER THAT EVENING, THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT DARK. ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, COMPUTER STATION, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. WE MADE IT HOME SAFELY AS THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. UPON INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPED A LEAK. IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME AND HAD LITERALLY EATEN AWAY THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THE WIRES HAD BEEN EATEN THROUGH AS WELL AND HAD CROSSED AND CAUSED THE SHORT. *TR

Mileage: 106,653

MY ABS LIGHT IS ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON, NOW MY SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM METER ARE NOT WORKING... *TR

Mileage: 125,721

1999 FORD WINDSTAR 3.0L 4SP AUTO. ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (TESTED AT MY EXPENSE $70) HAS GONE BAD, SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS. I HAVE NO ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER OR ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN ON OCCASION, DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RELATED OR NOT. VAN RUNS GOOD OTHERWISE, HAS 107000 MILES ON IT I THINK, SINCE THE ODOMETER HASN'T WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS. I CANT EVEN GET A REPLACEMENT MODULE UNLESS I GO TO FORD AND THEN I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED TOO. ITS SHAMEFUL HOW MUCH OF THE GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. I COULD LIVE WITHOUT THE ANTILOCK, BUT I NEED A SPEEDOMETER, MY VAN IS DEAD IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I WORK ENOUGH OVERTIME TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I HAVE HAD A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 WINDSTAR SE. THE INSIDE FAN GOES ON WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOORS, LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS AND I HAVE HAD ABS PROBLEMS. WE'VE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION THREE TIMES. I LOVE MY VAN, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE HORN ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE BACKED INTO! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER SERVICE,BRAKE LIGHT RED, 15 AMP FUSE BLOWING OUT, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OR FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT,SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING, ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 92,352

2 WEEKS AGO, MY FAMILY AND I HAD MADE A TRIP TO THE DALLAS TEXAS AREA. A FEW DAYS INTO THE VACATION WE HAD GONE TO CHURCH. WELL, WHEN WE HAD LEFT CHURCH, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ABS WAS ON. MY FATHER-IN-LAW SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FUSE PROBLEM THAT MADE THE AC STOP WORKING. WE LOOKED THE FUSES OVER AND REPLACED THE BURNT ONES ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED UNTIL WE HAD LEFT TEXAS. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, (WE WERE IN OKLAHOMA AT THE TIME) WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP. LEAVING THE GAS STATION ONTO THE HIGHWAY OUR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY (IT WAS AROUND 5 AM). SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BY THIS TIME THE HOOD OF THE VAN WAS BLOWING OUT FAINT SMOKE. WE LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEEN THERE WAS A FIRE. MY WIFE AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUR 3 KIDS OUT OF THE VAN AND INTO OUR PARENT'S CAR, WHILE MY FATHER-IN-LAW DOUSED THE FLAMES. THANK GOD WE HAD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THAT TOWED US TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE. WE WERE SHOCKED AS TO WHAT EXACTLY HAD HAPPENED. AFTER REPLACING SOME MORE FUSES, WE GOT IT UP AND RUNNING LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HOME. THE SPEEDOMETER STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON. DURING THAT TIME WE NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTION UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HOUSED THE ABS MODULE HAD COMPLETELY MELTED AND HAD STARTED THE FIRE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WITH 1995-2003 WINDSTAR MODELS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR THIS. LIKE I HAVE STATED BEFORE, I HAVE 3 BABIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HARMED OR KILLED BY A FAULTY DESIGN ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO INSURE THAT IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT DOES NOT HAVE AC/HEAT/ OR ABS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. ABS WARNING LIGHT IN DASH HAS BECOME ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATE ABS ECM RELAY FAILURE. FAILURE IS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN, AND POOR MATERIALS CHOICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. MODULE FAILURE EFFECTS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED, RANDOM BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. REMOVAL OF FUSES OF CIRCUITS 101 AND 102, DE-ENERGIZE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL AND MAKES THE VEHICLE OPERABLE AGAIN, WITHOUT ABS BRAKES OR TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 107,060

REPLACED WIRING ON FUSE BLOCK,REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH TWICE,ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON DASH,DRIVER BRAKE LIGHT DON'T WORK,DEALER SAID IT IS THE REAR BRAKE MODULE. I HOPE THIS IS GOING TO RECALL ON ALL THESE CARS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE TO HERE BACK FROM SOMEONE ON ALL THESE ISSUES WITH MY FORD WINDSTAR 1999. I HAD CALLED THE DEALER ON MY BRAKE MODULE AND THEY ARE HAVING A HAD TIME GETTING A PART,I HAD CALLED THE DEALER ON 3/20/09 AND CALLED THEM ON 3/24/09 AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE DEALER ON WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COST FOR THE PART AND LABOR. HOPE TO HERE FROM SOMEONE SOON. *TR

Mileage: 138,124

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING, CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. ( APPROXIMATELY LATE FEBRUARY 2009) BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY LIT. REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FAN CONSTANTLY ON WHEN HEAT/AC ENGAGED. #10 FUSE BLOWN. FIX WAS ON 3/25/09---BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) AND PLUG AND FUSE #10 REPLACED. SOME LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID WITH CORROSION EVIDENT TO MECHANIC, ALTHOUGH MINIMAL WIRE DAMAGE NOTED. MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT FLUID HAD JUST RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MULTIPLE ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS. MOST RECENT FIXED BY REPLACING BRAKE SWITCH AND HARNESS. STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS HAD CAUSED SHORTED FUSE WHICH KNOCKED OUT SPEEDOMETER, HEATER AND CRUISE CONTROL. THIS BILL WAS $336.86, AND IT'S THE FOURTH TIME WE'VE HAD ABS-RELATED PROBLEMS. RECALL NEEDED! *TR

Mileage: 119,055

OUR 1999 WINDSTARS IDLING WHILE STATIONARY IN PARK OR WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED WOULD BECOME ERRATIC AND STALL, WITH BRAKES DEPRESSED WE WOULD HAVE TO PUT VEHICLE IN N TO TRY TO KEEP RPMS UP, VEHICLE STALL WHEN STARTED TO WARM UP THEN START UP AFTER TURNING KEY OFF THEN BACK ON THEN THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WE HAD TO GET THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM MINUS THE GAS TANK REPLACED(PUMP, FILTER,SENDING UNIT) BUT WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED WE DIDNT GET THE FUEL GAGE BACK AND THE MECHANIC COULDNT FIND WHY. THEN WE HAD STATIC COMING THRU THE SPEAKERS WHILE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING AND JUST STOPPED AS SOON AS STARTED, THEN OUR BATTERY WAS CONSTANTLY DEAD WE HAD JUST BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY SO WE HAD TO UNHOOK AND HOOK UP THE CABLES EVERYTIME WE DROVE OR BATTERY WOULD DIE .THEN THE INTERIOR LAMPS WOULD NOT GO OFF AT TIMES WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OFF ON THE DIAL AT ALL TIMES THEY WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AND NOT GO OFF. THEN WE STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS FROM THE ABS SENSOR TO EXCESSIVE FLUID LOSS AND PADS(TWICE WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS) AND DRUMS NEEDING COMPLETELY REPAIRED BRAKE LIGHTS THAT WOULDNT GO OFF EXCEPT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF ABS SENSOR FLASHING/STAYING ON, WE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING VEHICLE BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT IN STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY WERE FINE IT WOULD TAKE 30 MINS OR MORE TO GET VEHICLE TO START BUT IT WOULD CRANK OVER, ONE DAY IT STALLED AND WOULDNT START WE TOOK IT IN AND WERE TOLD THE FP(9 MOS OLD) AND PCM FUSE WAS BLOWING. WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BUT WAS STILL PULLING 16 AMPS IT RAN FOR ABOUT 60 MILES AND DIED. NEW FUSE AND WHILE DRIVING GUAGES WENT HAYWIRE,VAN DIED,WHILE FILLING WITH BROWN SMOKE MY SON AND I WERE IN IT BOTH HAVE ASTHMA AND DR SAID TO KEEP HIM HOME TIL HE FELT BETTER(HE WAS COMPLAINIG OF BEING TIRED AND SICK ) ALL MECHANICS AGRRED IT WAS WIRING BUT COULDNT FIND BAD WIRES, MISSING GROUNDS ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE OBDII DIDNT HELP. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LOSS OF VEHICLE, INSIDE RUINED WINDOW COULDNT BE PUT UP. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT 12/2008. THEN ON 1/31/09, THE SPEEDOMTER & ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. TAKEN TO FORD GARAGE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS

Mileage: 78,000

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. RECEIVED FOLLOWING CODES. C1185 C1194 C1198 C1210 C1214 C1242 C1246 C1250 C1254. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD QUIT WORKING THE RECENT PAST. WE FOUND A WEBSITE IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM STATING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR FORD WINDSTARS. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS LEADING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MELTED. THE FAILURE LED TO A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE MELTED WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 162,000. UPDATED 12/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/03/08. *JB

Mileage: 162,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE FOR THE SAME FAILURES (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING), (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL). SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

WE HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS LIGHT ON, DOORS WONT UNLOCK, ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK, NOW BLINKERS ARE NOT BLINKING LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY. WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS. WE HAVE AN ELECTRICAL MESS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

ON THE WINDSTAR THE ABS RELAY SHORTS OUT PUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN THE UNIT AND LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. I HAVE MET OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A LOT OF THEM. IT COST ME OVER $200 TO FIX AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM ON FORD TRUCKS AND WAS RECALLED ON THEM BUT NOT THE VANS YET. *TR

Mileage: 84,105

ABS MODULE SYSTEM FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO PRESSURE SWITCH LEAK. ACCORDING TO FORD, 1999 MODEL YEAR WINDSTAR IS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS OTHER MODEL YEARS AS LISTED ON THE WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALLINFO.COM WEBSITE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

ABS DASH LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY ,, SEEMS MORE FREQUENT WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. ABS DOES NOT WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON... BUT DOES WORK WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ON. ... DIAGNOSTIC FAULT = C1185 ... REAR BRAKES REPLACED, FAULT CODE CLEARED ... ERROR AND WARNING LIGHT RETURNED WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER PICK-UP FROM FORD SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 57,100

FOR THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR: 1. ABS LIGHT COME ON AND OFF...NOW STAYS ON 2. RED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. 3. INTERIOR LIGHTS AND LOCKS WORK WITHOUT PRESSING A SWITCH. IN LAST MONTH: SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING A/C STOPPED AT SAME TIME THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR......WHAT CAN YOUR AGENCY DO TO MAKE FORD CORRECT THIS SITUATION SINCE THE MECHANICS DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR WAS OBSERVED PRODUCING SMOKE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT 7:00AM 7/31/08 (THE VEHICLE WAS LAST DRIVEN AROUND 8:00PM THE PREVIOUS EVENING). THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPORTED THE ABS UNIT HAD BURNED AND APPARENTLY SMOLDERED OUT ON ITS OWN. THE ABS UNIT WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED TO CONTACT A FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THE ITEM WAS UNDER RECALL DUE TO HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH THESE DEFECTS. HOLMAN FORD (MT. LAUREL, NJ) SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE. NOTE: ROUGHLY 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIR CONDITIONER, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC ITEMS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE SERVICE MECHANIC OBSERVED THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT APPEARED BURNED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE BATTERY IN HOPES THAT IT WAS A DEFECT. TWO WEEKS LATER, SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS LISTED; HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08035) FOR THE DESCRIBED FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 83,000

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH FUSE #10 BLOWING WHICH AFFECTS THE SPEEDOMETER (DOES NOT WORK) AS WELL AS A/C WHICH ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND MUCH MORE INSTRUMENTATION IS INOPERABLE INCLUDING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE ON A HIGHWAY IN COLORADO. MY HUSBAND AND I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE MANUAL. WE REPLACED FUSE #10 AND ALL WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN THE FUSE BEGAN BLOWING EACH TIME I TURNED ON THE CAR. WE BOUGHT SEVERAL EXTRA FUSES AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO DRIVE TO OUR NEW HOME IN ARIZONA. THIS WAS JULY 11, 2008. THE CAR RAN FOR 12 HOURS ON A NEW FUSE WITH NO PROBLEM. WE STOPPED AND RESTED FOR THREE HOURS AND CONTINUED OUR ROAD TRIP ON JULY 12TH. THE FUSE BLEW WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND SEVERAL NEW FUSES NEVER GOT IT TO WORK AGAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE LAST LEG (FOUR HOURS) OF MY TRIP WITH NO A/C (DESERT CLIMATE) AND WORST OF ALL NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW FAST I WAS GOING. THAT WAS SCARY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC IN TUCSON, AZ AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD SOME RECALL ISSUES AND THAT I SHOULD GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND FOUND A WEBSITE WITH FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. APPARENTLY, THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THEM AT THIS TIME. THEY STATE IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HOPE SO AS I SPENT $1300.00 ON A/C AND HEATER PROBLEMS LAST WINTER. MY VAN HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEED IT TO LAST ME LONG ENOUGH UNTIL I GET A NEW JOB IN ARIZONA. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 113,500

ONGOING FAILURE OF FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER/AC AND ABS. LEAK FROM UNDER MASTER BREAK CYLINDER ONTO SWITCH. FIXED BY REPAIR SHOP. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE STAYS ON, CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WENT OUT. FUSE BLEW AND CONTINUES TO BLOW. FORD HAS A REDESIGNED BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, BUT WILL NOT SAY IT IS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR CRUISE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FROM THE WEBSITE, FORD WINDSTAR RECALL: MANY OWNERS OF THESE POPULAR VANS HAVE ENCOUNTERED ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. FORD HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO SOLVE THESE CRITICAL PROBLEMS YET. *TR

Mileage: 79,803

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR, 3.8L ENGINE. ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO ODOMETER, NO AIR CONDITIONING. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND FUSE #10 WAS BLOWN. REPLACED THE FUSE AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME UP FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA, HE REMOVED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION PLUG FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OF SEVERAL WINDSTARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

ABS LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DO NOT WORK, LEAK FROM MASTER CYLINDER VISIBLE ON CONNECTORS BELOW IT. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

NOT ONLY DOES MY 99 WINDSTAR STALL AND JERK AND WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED PROPERLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER I START THE VAN AND STAY ON AS WELL. IF I DRIVE OVER 55 THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES. WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A LIGHT THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AND THE VAN WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED AND THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 99 FORD WINDSTAR WITH THE VIN # INCLUDED IN THE SUPPOSED RECALL, BUT WHEN I WROTE FORD THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT IN THAT LIST- IT STARTS WITH 2. MY VAN HAS BEGUN TO BURN UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE WIRING ON FIRE. A FIRE HAD NOT ACTUALLY STARTED. DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT DOES AND SOMEONE DOES FOR THEM TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VAN? IT IS AT THE SECOND SERVICE STATION BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST MY FORD DEALERSHIP, WITH GOOD REASON. I HAVE IT IN FOR THE SECOND WEEK AT A SECOND SERVICE STATION WITH NOTHING TO DRIVE. HOW DO I GET THIS DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY? *TR

Mileage: 137,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. AFTER DRIVING A BLOCK OR MORE AT 2 MPH, WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT OF THE HOOD. SHE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SOMEONE ELSE INSPECTED UNDERNEATH HER HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING MELTED AND COULD BE UNHOOKED. HE PROCEEDED TO UNHOOK IT AND DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE DOOR IS OPENED, THE DOORS AND WINDOWS SOMETIMES CONTINUE TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWO OR THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT IF A SAFETY RECALL WAS AVAILABLE, BUT HE WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V351000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) WAS THE RECALL IN QUESTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN FACT, I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE IN REPAIRS IN ONLY 2 MONTHS. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS HAVE INVOLVED ITEMS THAT I FEEL ARE EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS. 1- THE POWER DOORS ON MY VEHICLE TO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK PROPERLY, MAKING IT UNABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOORS. THIS WAS LOOKED AT BY THE FORD MECHANIC TODAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR LATCHES WERE BAD AND WERE "BURNING UP" THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE REASON, BUT ALSO LATELY, MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON MY DASH AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, TWO OF THEM IN CAR SEATS AND UNABLE TO GET THEM SELVES OUT OF A CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT OR AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I AM PAYING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE TUNE OF AROUND $1,000.00 WHICH I THINK IS A REAL RIP OFF, DUE TO FORDS POORLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLE. 2. MY BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VAN. I CHANGED THE BULB AND TESTED IT, AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NOW NOT WORKING. I HAD THIS CHECKED OUT BY THE MECHANIC TODAY, AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE REAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $600 TO FIX. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A THING TO FAIL, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN, WHERE LIGHTS COME INTO PLAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF FORD IS IN THE AUTO MAKING/SELLING BUSINESS, OR THE SERVICE BUSINESS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY ARE POORLY MANUFACTURING VEHICLES ONLY PROVIDING JOB SECURITY FOR THE MECHANICS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. ANY HELP IN REMEDYING THIS AND GETTING FORD TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

STARTED THE CAR AND SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. THE ODOMETER IS NOW ALL DASHES, SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 0, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS INOP. #10 FUSE BLEW. REPLACED AND SAME THING RECURS. *JB

Mileage: 182,500

FIRST: WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE IN NC OUR VAN DIED. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OVER, CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WE HAD THE VAN TOWED HOME TO VA AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE CHANGES 7-8 TRANSMISSIONS A WEEK IN FORD WINDSTAR VANS. WE HAD FALLEN VICTIM TO THIS. WE STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE O/D LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING TO ADD TRANSMISSION FLUID FREQUENTLY. SECOND: OUR VAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND BLINK AT RANDOM. THE ALERT WILL ALSO COME ON SAYING ONE OF THE DOORS IS AJAR LEAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND DOORS UNLOCKED. IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE DOORS WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE REAR TURNING LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK, THE INTERIOR AND BACK EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF AND OUT. THERE WILL BE RANDOM BEEPING AND BUZZING NOISES. THE REAR HEAT/AIR TURNS OFF AND ON AT RANDOM EVEN WITH THE CONTROLS IN THE OFF POSITION. THERE IS A CLICKING UNDER THE DASH WHEN THE REAR HEAT OR AIR IS RUNNING. ON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ALARM WIRES UNDER THE DASH BARE, UNHOOKED, AND EXPOSED. HE TAPED THESE HOPING IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IS NOT REPUTABLE. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY BREAK SOMETHING ELSE WHILE FIXING ANOTHER TO ENSURE A RETURN VISIT. WE HAVE TO TRAVEL 45-60 MINUTES TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY ARE SO BUSY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR A LARGE RURAL AREA. FORD HAS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED PHONE CALLS OR LETTERS SENT TO THEM. WE FEEL STUCK WITH A LEMON! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I THOUGHT I RAN SOMETHING OVER DUE TO THE SOUND SO INSPECTED GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE CAR. I FOUND NOTHING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SUTTON FORD IN MATTESON IL. THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE AND WOULD COST ME $3000.00. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LESS THEN 2 YEARS. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. MY OBD LIGHT WAS ON BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS A SENSOR. THEY COULD TURN IT OFF BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING MAJOR. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M SURE IT IS MAJOR. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS, MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR, ALTERNATOR REPAIR, AS WELL AS SPRING REPLACEMENT. OVERALL, I'VE PUT MORE THEN $3000.00 IN REPAIR NOT INCLUDING THE REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION I NOW NEED. I LOVED MY WINDSTAR BUT I AM NOW DISCOVERING THAT IT PUTS MY LIFE ENDANGER TO DRIVE IT. MY TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I FEARED SOMEONE WOULD HIT MY CAR. THE WORST PART ABOUT ALL THIS IS I AM UNABLE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AS I STILL AM BUYING THIS CAR. I AM UNABLE TO REFINANCE THE DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD TO JUST SCARP THE CAR BY THE DEALER AND JUST GET ANOTHER CAR AS I AM EVEN MORE IN DEBT TRYING TO REPAIR THE CAR. I DON'T WANT TO RUIN MY CREDIT SO THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER SOLUTION. I HAVE NO INKLING HOW I'M GOING TO MANAGE TO GET 3000.00 FOR A NEW CAR AND PAY MY BILLS AND FIND AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD. I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF FORD WOULD JUST DO THE RIGHT THING FIX MY TRANSMISSION. SPLIT THE COST. I DID DAMAGE MY CAR IN THE MIST OF ALL THIS AND JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK UNTIL THE CAR IS PAID OFF.*JB

Mileage: 12,900

I BOUGHT MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR SEL IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR (2006) AND NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT WHEN I WOULD PULL OUT FROM RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND THE VAN WOULD EITHER DIE ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY HESITATE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS MY KEYS SO THEY REPROGRAMMED MY KEYS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I BROUGHT IT BACK A SECOND TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVED IT HAD TO DO WITH MY THEFT DEVICE. THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED THEN SENT ME HOME WITH IT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME EVERY TIME I GOT IN MY VAN OR CLOSED MY DRIVER DOOR FROM ENTERING OR EXITING MY VAN IT WOULD TELL ME ON MY MESSAGE SYSTEM THAT MY DRIVER DOOR WAS AJAR WHICH LEAD TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEING ON. IT DID THAT THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I HAD TO BRING IT BACK FOR A THIRD TIME NOW FOR THE RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND NOW WITH THE DOOR BEING SAID TO BE OPEN. THEY FINALLY SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VAN LIKE MINE AND SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CIP SYCRONIZOR. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY VAN HOME AGAIN AND THEY PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED ALL EXCEPT THE MESSAGE I STILL GET TO THIS DAY ABOUT MY DRIVER DOOR BEING AJAR WHEN IT ISN'T. IT DIDN'T DO IT TO ME BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY WON'T FIX IT WHEN IT WAS A RESULT FROM THEM HAVING IT. KEEP IN MIND EACH OF THE 3 TIMES I HAD TO TAKE IT IN I HAD TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM FOR 1-3 DAYS EACH TIME! NO LOAN CAR WAS OFFERED TO ME SO I WAS LEFT WITH NO CAR AND I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN THAT I HAVE TO CARE FOR AND NEED TRANSPORTATION FOR. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT HAD NOT BE RUN FOR AT LEAST 8 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WHILE NO ONE WAS INJURED THIS COULD HAVE STARTED OUR ENTIRE HOUSE ON FIRE. THE INSURANCE FIRE EXPERT LOCATED THE START OF THE FIRE TO THE WIRING OF THE HEATER. *NM

REM MODULE REPAIR - $ 690. *NM

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LISTED IN RECALL NUMBERS 01V261000; 00V351000 AND 99V147000, HOWEVER, MY VIN # IS SOMEHOW NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR AT NO COST. *NM

Mileage: 104,365

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE # 10 FUSE KEEPS SHORTING OUT. THE SHIFTER CAN BE SHIFTED WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS FUSE CONTROLS THIS SAFETY FEATURE ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. A GARAGE TOLD THE CONSUMER THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 86,000

I OPENED ELECTRONIC SLIDING DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN TO LOAD THE CAR FOR A WEEKEND TRIP. I KNEELED IN THE DOOR OPENING TO POSITION THINGS IN THE BACK SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING THE DOOR BEGAN TO SHUT ON ITS OWN. BEFORE I COULD JUMP OUT OF THE CAR, IT HAD MY CALVES STUCK IN THE DOOR. IT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN AS I WAS INFORMED IT SHOULD HAVE WHEN IT HIT MY LEGS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN AND ALLOW ME TO ESCAPE. MY RIGHT CALF WAS INJURED, THOUGH IT DID NOT BREAK THE SKIN, I HAVE A LARGE BRUISE FROM THE DOORS IMPACT APPROX. 2 INCHES HIGH AND 4 INCHES LONG. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (TED BRITT FORD IN FAIRFAX VIRGINIA) WHERE I PURCHASED MY VAN AND CARRY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS, ALL RELATED TO THE DOORS MALFUNCTIONING OR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS AN INJURY DUE TO THE DOOR FAILURE. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE SHOP FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. **ABOUT THE NUMBER OF FAILURES LISTED BELOW: I AM UNCERTAIN IF I SHOULD INDICATE ONE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURRY OR THE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE DOORS OPENING, REFUSING TO OPEN, OR REFUSING TO CLOSE THAT PROCEEDED THIS LAST INCIDENT. I WLL INDICATE ONE FAILURE, MEANING THIS LAST ONE. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL IF I SHOULD INDICATE ALL THE DOOR FAILURES WE HAVE INCOUNTERED TO DATE. **I AM ALSO A BIT CONCERNED AS THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT AT TED BRITT FORD IN FAIRFAX, WHERE MY VAN IS REGULARLY SERVICED, INDICATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DOOR TO SHUT WITHOUT MY HAVING DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN I COULD NOT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY CLOSE THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THEY MAY NOT CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM ADEQUATELY AND JUST DECIDE IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. I REMINDED THEM OF THE MULTIPLE OTHER DOOR FAILURES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I ALSO LET THEM KNOW THE LIGHTS IN THE VAN (THAT COME ON WHEN YOU OPEN A DOOR), GO ON AND OFF WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS AS I AM DRIVING.

Mileage: 63,000

1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN:: CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I REMEMBERED SEEING A SPECIAL ON CNN-TV RECENTLY ABOUT FORD F150 AND EXPLORER VEHICLES CATCHING ON FIRE. SUSPECTED CAUSE WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OUT SWITCH LOCATED ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. SO I DECIDED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD SEE RELATED TO MY PROBLEM. I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT'S MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SOAKED WITH BRAKE FLUID. APPARENTLY THE SWITCH'S SEAL FAILED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK THRU THE SWITCH INTO THE POWER CONNECTOR AND RUN DOWN THE WIRING. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUGHT MY VEHICLE ON FIRE BECAUSE A LIQUID ACROSS A 12 VOLT POWER CONNECTOR TO GROUND IS A HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT TRANSLATING INTO HEAT = FIRE. I TOOK SOME PICTURES WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA AND CAN E-MAIL THEM IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. IN THE MEAN TIME I DISCONNECTED THE POWER CONNECTOR AT THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OUT SWITCH FOR SAFETY. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON A 1999 FORD WINSTAR ? I HAVE A 1999 FORD F150 TRUCK ALSO AND IT HAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OUT SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE END OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER EXCEPT IT'S ON THE TOP. I ALSO DISCONNECTED IT TO BE SAFE. I CALLED FORD AND A NEW SWITCH COSTS ABOUT $15.00 BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO KICK THE ROCK OFF FORD BEING IN TOTAL DENIAL OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S QUITE EASY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT ??? IF I CAN GET A NEW SWITCH I CAN ALSO SEND THE DEFECTIVE ONE TO SOMEONE TO EVALUATE. THIS IS BASIC ELECTRONICS AND NOT A MYSTERY. THANKS,

Mileage: 103,900

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MOVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH, THE FUSE (10)CONTROLLING THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE, ABS MODULE, BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID, POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, ETC. ETC. BLEW. INSTANTLY, I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY REAR A/C BEGAN BLOWING ON ITS OWN. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED #10 FUSE AND IT HAS BLOWN REPEATEDLY. SINCE THIS PAST FRIDAY, I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND FROM MY FELLOW FORD LEMON OWNERS, THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURANCE. I WILL BE REPLACING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND/OR BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH (WHICH IS LOCATED BY THE MASTER CYCLINDER; WHICH COMMONLY SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT DUE TO THE WONDERFUL JOB FORD DID DESIGNING THEIR VEHICLES. *AK

Mileage: 94,665

1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION AS WELL AS THE HEATER PIPE AND UPPER INTAKE SEALS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO GIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND/OR SHIFT LEVER TO GET THE KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. *NM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR BURST INTO FLAMES AROUND FOUR IN THE MORNING ON MAY 24, 2004. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE THE AFTERNOON ON MAY 21 AS WE HAD GONE ON A CAMPING TRIP FOR THE WEEKEND.THE FIRE WAS THE HOTTEST BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE FIRE IN MY FORD VAN. THEY DID STATE THAT IT LIKELY STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON AND/OR FLICKER WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. ALL DOORS CLOSED TIGHT. THE LIGHTS MADE IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. *NM THE ALTERNATOR, RIGHT INNER CV BOOT, ABS MODULE, AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACE. *JB

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH A CAR, I'VE EXPERIENCED IT AS THE OWNER OF THIS 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX. I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE, BRAKE WORK, REPLACED TIRES (TWICE IN 2 YEARS), REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER. I CAME TO THIS SITE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START, WOULDN'T TAKE A JUMP, WOULDN'T MAKE A SOUND. I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE GENTLEMAN JIGGLED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR STARTED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME NO ONE COULD START IT. TESTING THE BATTERY AND PRIMARY PARTS FOR STARTING THE CAR PROVED THAT THESE PARTS WERE ALL FUNCTIONING NORMAL. A FEW HOURS AND $127.00 LATER (NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE) I'M TOLD THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. IT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $900.00 WITH A 90-DAY WARRANTY. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ME WERE TO GET RID OF THE CAR. "THIS PARTICULAR PART IN ALL FORD VEHICLES IS POORLY BUILT." I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, I FEEL PRETTY SURE MY DECISION WILL NOT INVOLVE STAYING WITH FORD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING SEEN AT THE DEALERS. NO DIAGNOSE HAS BEEN GIVEN AT THIS TIME. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM INVOLVING 10 AMP FUSE FOR AC, ABS, ODOMETER, SPEED SENSOR FOR TRANS, AND SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS. FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES. CLOCKSPRING REPLACED - 605.00, SPEED SENSOR IN TRANS - 300.00, USE OF 15 AMP FUSE ON THIRD VISIT - FUSE BLEW AFTER 7 DAYS. TO DATE, DEALER CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE PARTS IN THE HOPE THAT THEY FIND IT, PLUS THE PROBLEM REMAINS. ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS THERE A KNOWN FIX THAT THE DEALER IS UNAWARE OF? *JB

EXTERIOR BULB WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LEFT REAR RUNNING LIGHT QUIT OPERATING. ELECTICAL MACHANIC STATED REM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THIS UNIT IS VEHICLE SPECIFIC AND A COST OF $300 AND HAS TO BE PROGRAMED BY DEALER FOR ANOTHER CHARGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGHLY. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BIND. *AK DEALER ALSO MADE REPAIRS ON FRONT END, POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TIE ROD ENDS. A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. *LA

Mileage: 51,500

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

Mileage: 83,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 WINSTAR THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. SO, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. MY WINSTAR VAN BROKE DOWN OUT SIDE OF NASHVILLE, TN WITH 70,401 MILES ON IT. THE COSTS AT JOHN BARKER'S TWO RIVERS FORD IN NASHVILLE WAS $2017.81.*AK

Mileage: 70,401

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 WINSTAR THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE COMMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. SO, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT. MY WINSTAR VAN BROKE DOWN OUT SIDE OF NASHVILLE, TN WITH 70,401 MILES ON IT. THE COSTS AT JOHN BARKER'S TWO RIVERS FORD IN NASHVILLE WAS $2017.81.*AK

Mileage: 70,401

WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND GOT OUT THE OF VEHICLE. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PASSING BY AND STOPPED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. *AK THE FIRE DEPT BELIEVED THE DOOR LOCK MOTOR CAUSED THE FIRE. *JB *NM

Mileage: 65,800

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

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND ALSO THE WIRES WERE BURNT. PH *JB

Mileage: 67,844

THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN BY USING THE SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *JB

HORN IS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE. I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY FILED THIS COMPLAINT, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY ACTION TAKEN. FORD HAS SOLD A CAR WITH A USELESS HORN, WHICH MUST BE IN VIOLATION OF SOME SAFETY REGULATION. *TT

WE PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002. THE DASH LIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE ODOMETER AND RADIO BLINK. THEY WILL DIM AND BRIGHTEN, DIM AND BRIGHTEN. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC PATTERN. IT IS A RANDOM THING. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING OR SOMETHING. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS TODAY, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING RECALLS RELIGIOUSLY TO SEE IF THIS WAS ONE OF THEM. ALSO THERE IS RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CARFAX REPORT DID NOT SHOW ANY WATER DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE. IT ALMOST APPEARS LIKE THIS PIECE DID NOT GET PAINTED. *JB

Mileage: 34,490

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEAT WENT ON AND OFF, AND IT GAVE OFF A BURNING SMELL. *NLM

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL.*JB

THE HORN IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE IN AN EMERGENCY AND EVEN NOT IN AN EMERGENCY.

Mileage: 34,000

MY VAN WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A RESULT OF A BROKEN SENSOR WELD ON MY INTAKE MANIFOLD TO THE TUNE OF APPROX. $900. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE O/D OFF LIGHT MEANT THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,700. ALL THIS FOR BEING 1 MONTH AND 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. PLUS, I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD WINDSTARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AT 35,000 MILES AND 70,000 (TWICE) SO I SEE THAT I WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION... ALMOST LIKE THE DARNED THING IS DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO CREATE A HUGE REPAIR BILL THE MOMENT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

Mileage: 36,570

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO WARNING. NO INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER FREQUENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LIGHT SWITCH MANIPULATED BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT IT. RADIO VOLUME CHANGES. FAILURE OCCURRENCE SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY (9/26/02) WHERE THE LIGHTS FLICKERED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TS

HORN ASSEMBLY IS HARD TO LOCATE ON STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FIRE UNDER HOOD: PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: INTERIORS LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON, DEALERS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE. RADIO TURNING ON AND CHANGING STATIONS, COMPONENTS ON ITS OWN. REPLACED ON 03/06/2000. SLIDING DOORS OPENING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND REFUSING TO CLOSE. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE. COMPUTERIZES KEYS NOT WORKING IN IGNITION ON TWO OCCASIONS. SYSTEM BEING REPROGRAM BOTH TIMES. AM SIDE OF RADIO NOT WORKING AT NIGHT FIVE DAYS BEFORE FIRE. NOTED THAT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF, AM WORKS, BUT WHEN TURNED BACK ON NOTHING BUT STATIC. 2) TRANSMISSION: SEVERAL OCCASSIONS IT WOULD HARDLY PULL UP A HILL, OTHERS THE CAR WOULD STAY AT ONE SPEED ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. EXTRA BRAKING WAS NEEDED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN OR STOP. 3) COMPUTER MODULE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL WORKED ERRACTIC THROUGH 08/16/2002. 4) SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER PERFORMED ERRACTIC UNTIL RELACED TO INCLUDE MILEAGE DOUBLING FOR ANY MILEAGE DRIVEN ON A GIVEN DAY. 5) SUSPENSION PROBLEMS: SPINDLE CONNECTING ROD REPLACED 03/07/2002, STRUTS AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED 05/29/2002, AND LOWER ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED 06/07/2002.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED VEHICLE BURNED TO THE GROUND.*AK

HORN DOES NOT WORK. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE, AND INSTALLED A NEW HORN ASSEMBLY, BUT HORN STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY AND IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN COMPUTER. DEALER HAS RESET THE COMPUTER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONSWITHOUT ANY PERMANENT RESULTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING A FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *JG

INSURED PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AT A STAND AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE RESULTED FROM FAULTY COOLING FANS/WIRES, CLAIM 59-V539-348. *JG

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING A FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *JG

INSURED PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AT A STAND AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE RESULTED FROM FAULTY COOLING FANS/WIRES, CLAIM 59-V539-348. *JG

01 V 262 000/AUXILIARY A/C BLOWER MOTOR WIRING: THIS RECALL REPAIRS WAS MADE ON THE 7 DEC 01 BY LOUISBURG FORD; LOUISBURG, KS; PHONE # 913/837-5333. ON THE INCIDENT DATE WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BELEIVED THIS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

VEHICLE FAILED TO START 11 TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAR WAS "FIXED;" HOWEVER, WITHIN WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN ASCERTAINING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AFTER LEGAL REPRESENTATION WAS OBTAINED. A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP WAS COMPLETED WHICH REVEALED NO INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, WE WERE INFORMED WE COULD, MOST LIKELY, CONTINUE TO EXPRERIENCE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS WE OWNED IT. DESPITE THE ONGOING DIFFICULTY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO WORK TOWARD A RESOLUTION IN THIS ISSUE BY REFUSING TO EITHER REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF THE AUTOMIBLE MINUS WEAR AND TEAR OR PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR WHICH OUR AUTOMOBILE COULD BE TRADED. *AK

HORN IS VERY HARD TO PRESS, AND AT NIGHT SYMBOL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT PROBLEM IS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

HORN BUTTON IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO MODULATE, RESULTING IN ALL-OR- NOTHING OPERATION.*AK

SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *SLC

SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE, CLAIM 28-3093-207. *SLC

THE MAIN PROCESSOR FAILED. NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH AFFECTED THE A/C AND HEATING SYSTEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK.AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AN OFF ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS. ALSO, LOCKS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING OFF AND ON. FINALLY, THEN HORN FAILED. CONSUMER REPLACED HORN, AND HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER FELT PROBLEMS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN SAYING THE NAME AND ADDRESS BELONGS TO HER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT HERS, NOR IS ANY OF THE INFORMATION ALONG WITH IT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES HE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACTIVATE DURING DANGEROUS NEAR-CRASH SITUATIONS.*JB

PASSENGER POWER DOOR UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING, SPECIFICALLY AROUND CORNERS. SLOW SPEEDS-PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOTS. DOOR IS ALSO NOT SHUTTING. MUST BE PHYSICALLY CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AN OFF WHILE IN A PARKED POSITION WITH KEY IN IGNITION. CLICKING SOUND FROM TURN SIGNAL COMES ON SPORADICALLY EVEN THOUGH TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ENGAGED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

GETTING SPARK KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE AND GOING BACK IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! VERY UNHAPPY FORD CUSTOMER AT THIS POINT. *AK

HORN WILL ONLY BLOW IF HORN IS HIT AT DIRECT CENTER AND WITH A LOT OF FORCE. CONSUMER WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE SHE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SPOT FOR HORN. *AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, OR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN NEEDED; VEHICLE BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES BACK SEAT COLLASPED BACKWARDS, ALSO BATTERY DEAD FROM SHORTS IN THE WIRING, LIGHT IN THE INSIDE IS ON WHEN IT SHOULD BE OFF , AND ALSO DOORS THAT MAY OR MAYNOT OPERATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, ALSO GETTING FALSE SIGNALS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.*JB

CONTACTS FOR HORN ARE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE, AND THEY ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH TO SOUND HORN. *AK

HORN SENSOR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK

TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONUSMER DEPRESSED HORN BUTTONS, AND HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. CONSUMER STATED HORN BUTTONS HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD TO SOUND.*AK THE DESIGN OF THE HORN AND STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY DOES NOT PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO HORN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE ON CURVED ROAD WAYS. *YH

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR VAN WE HAD TO JUMP START IT AND LOST THE CABLE ON THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. SINCE THEN THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS WORKED ON BUT STILL STALLS OUT SOMETIMES.THE TRANSMISSION STILL JERKS IN PARK.(THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.) FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR, AFTER A NEW CABLE,NUMEROUS ADJUSTINGS,ALIGHNMENTS AND TWO CONTROL MODULES PUT IN. IT STILL WORKS ERATICLEY AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO SEE A PROBLEM. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, WHEN IT FINALLY OPENS IT WILL NOT SHUT. WHEN IT IS CLOSED IT DOES NOT LATCH AND THE INTERIOR AND DOOR AJAR LIGHTS STAY ON. IT CONSTANTLEY MAKES A RACKET AND POPPING NOISE. ON OCCASION THE DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD!! WORKING WITH A FORD REP HE STATES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT TO BRING IT IN "AGAIN" FOR REPAIRS. BUT THEY REALLY CAN'T SEE A PROBLEM. HE DID STATE THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 1,500 REBATE TOWARDS ANOTHER VAN OR TRADE IN. I TOLD HIM I WANTED THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE MASHED NO FURTHER OWNERS. HE SAID THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN. AFTER LOOKING AT YOUR REPORT ON 1999 AND 2000 WINDSTARS AND THE SAME REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINES AND SLIDING DOORS.THEN COMPARING TO OTHER MAKES OF MINI VANS AND THERE FEW PROBLEMS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO OWN ANOTHER FORD!! I WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. I'TS TO BAD FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS.*AK

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THE HORN PAD/BUTTON. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIX DUE TO CONFIGURATION. *CJ

HORN BUTTON WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN NEEDED IN A "HURRY-UP" SITUATION. EXACT LOCATION MUST BE DEPRESSED FOR HORN TO BLOW. NEVER HAS THE HORN BLOWN WHEN I NEEDED IT IN A HURRY. USE OF THE HEEL OR PALM OF YOUR HAND WILL NOT BLOW THE HORN. YOU MUST LOCATE THE HORN EMBLEM FIRST, THEN DEPRESS THE HORN THERE. IN A HURRY-UP NEED FOR THE HORN, THERE IS NO TIME TO FIND THE BUTTON. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE AIR BAG INSTALLED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEREFORE THERE IS ONLY A SMALL AREA THAT WILL ACTIVATE THE HORN. IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MANY OCCASSIONS TO BLOW THE HORN FOR SOMEONE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO ME, OR CHANGING LANES WITH A THREAT OF SIDESWIPING ME. WHEN I HIT THE HORN WITH THE HEEL OF MY HAND, THERE IS NO RESPONSE. IN THE 2 YEARS + THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR, I'VE STILL BEEN UNABLE TO OVERCOME THIS BY TRYING TO HIT JUST THE RIGHT SPOT TO BLOW THE HORN. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS WHEN I SEE ONE IN A PARKING LOT. THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. BASICALLY, THEY SAY, AND I AGREE, THE HORN IS NON-FUNCTIONAL WHEN NEEDED IN A HURRY. *AK

WHEN NEW, THE HORN ON THIS VAN WOULD ONLY WORK IF YOU PUSHED RIGHT ON THE HORN ICON, WHICH IS IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN A PANIC SITUATION, PUSHING ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE SQUARE INCH RIGHT OVER THIS HORN SYMBOL WOULD NOT RESULT IN THE HORN HONKING AND POSED A SAFETY/CRASH HAZARD MULTIPLE TIMES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL TO ONLY HAVE THE HORN WORK IN THAT ONE SMALL SPOT. WHEN RETURNED FOR NEXT WARRANTY SERVICE I MENTIONED THIS AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HORN/AIR BAG UNIT. AFTER REPLACEMENT, NOW THE UPPER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE SURFACE WORKS TO MAKE THE HORN BLOW, BUT THIS IS STILL A SAFETY HAZARD IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN MOST COMMONLY MY RIGHT HAND IS USED TO HIT THE HORN AS WARNING - IN MOST CASES THE HORN STILL DOESN'T WORK. WHEN I COMPLAINED AGAIN, THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN AN ACCIDENT IS IMMINENT AND YOU CANNOT HONK YOUR HORN QUICKLY (HAVING TO FIRST REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE ON THE SURFACE YOU MUST PUSH!)... THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL!!!!! ADDITIONALLY, IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN THE REFLEX IS TO HONK A WARNING, WHEN THE HORN DOESN'T WORK MY ATTENTION IS DIVERTED FROM THE INCIDENT AT HAND IN TRYING TO FIND THE SPOT TO MAKE THE HORN WORK. UNACCEPTABLE (BUT ONE OF SEVERAL QUIRKY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING POWER STEERING MODULE GOING OUT AT 40,000 MILES, AND INSIDE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING FAN FOR REAR AREA GOING ON AND OFF MYSTERIOUSLY EVEN WITH MASTER CONTROL TURNED OFF, AND WITH ACCOMPANYING CLICKING SOUND IN RELAY UNDER DASH ON LEFT. LEMON !!!

HORN DOES NOT FUNCTION OR NEEDS VERY HIGH EFFORT. USELESS IN EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT IF THEY RELY ON THIS HORN.*AK

HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. IT TAKES EXTREME PRESSURE FROM DRIVER FOR HORN TO BLOW. ALSO, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RIGHT SPOT TO PUSH. VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH A DEFECT. HORN HAS NOT WORKED.*AK

HORN DELAY EQUIVALENT TO A DELAY IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. UPGRADED BY FORD FROM OUTGARIOUSLY SLOW TO TERRIBLELY SLOW. USELESS IN A PARKING LOT. INEFFECTIVE IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LACK OF TIMELY RESPONSE. A HORN IS A SAFETY DEVICE USED AS WARNING SYSTEM. IT IS INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS TIME DELAYED EVEN AFTER AN UPGRADE. I GET ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED EVERY TIME I TRY TO USE IT.

HORN DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. MULTIPLE NEAR ACCIDENT MISSES.

THE REAR SEATBELTS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE CRACKED WHEN INSTALLING CAR SEATS, IT HAS HAPPENED TO EACH SIDE ONCE, REPORTED TO FORD, NO REPLY, REPLACED BY DEALER. I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BREAK THIS PIECE PUTTING IN A CAR SEAT AND TIGHTENING IT. OTHER PROBEM, SEVERAL TIMES VEHICLE HAS DIED AT A STOP IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND THEN WILL NOT RE-START, WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT FIRE, LIKE IT IS OUT OF GAS. HAD IT INTO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.

HORN BUTTON IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND ON STEERING/AIRBAG. YOU HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD IN A SMALL AREA ONLY IN THE CENTER. IN AN EMERGENCY, I'M SURE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT AND AN AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *AK

ENTIRE ELE FAILURE, NO STEERING ABILITY ALMOST HIT BY TRUCK FOLLOWING BEHIND IN RAIN, FORD SAYS THEY ARE AWARE AND NO RECALL AS YET

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ACTIVATING THE HORN WHEN NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL 99 MODELS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN AND MEET FMVSS SPECIFICATIONS. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AIR BAG IN HORN AND FIXING IT IS PRESENTLY NOT POSSIBLE. *YH

THE HORN IS NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE BY PRESSING, REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. YH

POSSIBLE STARTER FAILURE IS MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO START. NLM

THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO BLOW AT TIMES OF NEED. AND NOT REALLY EASY ACCESSIBLE. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTED THE ALTERNATOR DOES NOT TURN OVER WHICH CAUSES A NO START CONDITION, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ON THE 21ST OF DEC 99, MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN OUR WINDSTAR. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE HORN WERE USEABLE. THE WAY THE HORN BUTTON IS NOW YOU WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO FIND THE EXACT SPOT TO PUSH TO GET THE HORN TO SOUND. WHEN TIME IS CRITICAL IN THE OUTCOME, SEARCHING FOR THAT EXACT SPOT ISN'T A PLAYER. THIS WAS THE CASE ON THE 21ST. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL TRIED TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY HE HIT OUR VAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING $6500 IN DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THE IMPACT SHE TRIED TO HIT THE HORN BUT COULD NOT FIND IT WHEN IT WAS NEEDED MOST. WE ARE ALMOST 100% POSITIVE THAT IF SHE COULD HAVE FOUND THE HORN SHE COULD HAVE SOUNDED IT, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WOULD HAVE SEEN HER COMING. LUCKILY MY 18 MONTH OLD AND 5 YR OLD DAUGHTERS WERE NOT WITH HER AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE A $30,000 MINIVAN THAT WILL NEVER BE OF ANY VALUE AGAIN. SURE IT WILL BE FIXED, BUT WHO WOULD EVER WANT A VEHICLE LIKE THAT THAT HAS HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. I GUESS THATS MY LOSS THOUGH.

THE HORN LOCATION IS HARD TO FIND DUE TO DESIGN. YH

THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO USE WHEN NEEDED DUE TO LOCATION. IT WOULD FAIL TO WORK WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PROBLEM WITH HORN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HAD TO BLOW THE HORN, IT DIDN'T WORK. CONTACTED DEALER ,NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND A SPOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO SOUND THE HORN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SUBSTANTIAL DELAYED START CONDITION DUE TO DEFECT. YH

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN BUTTON IS TO SMALL TO BE SEEN FOR EMERGENCY USE. YH

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN BUTTON IS TO SMALL TO BE SEEN FOR EMERGENCY USE. YH

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN BUTTON IS TO SMALL TO BE SEEN FOR EMERGENCY USE. YH

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE IDENTICAL ON ALL MODELS COMING IN, INCLUDING THE EXPEDITION. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND THEY "CANNOT FIX IT."

POOR DESIGN MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO LOCATE THE HORN BUTTON. NLM

HORN IS VERY HARD TO DEPLOY; SWEET SPOT TOO SMALL AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. CANNOT BE USED QUICKLY. FORD CORPORATE REFUSED TO RESPOND TO MY WORRIES ABOUT THIS. ALSO SEATBACK LEVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SEATS BACK SO HARD I HAVE BEEN WHACKED IN THE HEAD SO HARD I SAW STARS.

HORN VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE. VERY HARD TO LOCATE "SWEET SPOT" WITHOUT LOOKING DOWN AT STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HORN REQUIRES EXTREME FORCE TO OPERATE. PASS REAR SLIDING DOOR, INSIDE PANEL RUBS AGAINST REAR FENDER SCRATCHING SURFACE.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF HORN WHICH HAS A DELAYED REACTION WHEN NEEDED. CONFIRMED THIS IN TWO DIFFEERENT VEHICLES ( SAME MODEL AND YEAR). SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK * MJS

SEATBACK SPRING IS TOO STRONG. THE SEATBACK SWINGS FORWARD WHEN HANDLE IS PULLED. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM., AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.ALSO, HORN IN CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL, CENSOR IN HORN IS TOO SMALL, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN USE OF HORN. PROVIIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HORN DOES SOUND EASILY WHEN PUSHING ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. OFTEN THE HORN FAILS TO SOUND. THE TECHNICIANS AT MY FORD DEALER SAID THAT IT IS LIKE THE OTHER WINDSTARS. ALSO THE DESIGN IS DANGEROUS REQUIRING MOVING THE HAND FROM THE RIM OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE CENTER. IF ONLY ONE HAND IS AVAILABLE FOR USE, MOST OF THE CONTROL IS LOST WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SOUND THE HORN. ALSO IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, THEN A DISLOCATED SHOULDER OR BROKEN ARM IS LILELY TO RESULT. ON THE FORD TAURUS THE HORN CAN BE RELIABLY SOUNDED WITH A THUMB WITHOUT MOVING THE HAND FROM THE OUTER RIM OF THE WHEEL. THIS ALSO LEAVES THE HAND AND ARM OUT OF THE WAY IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THE DESIGN OF THE HORN CONTROL ON THE WINDSTAR IS POOR AND DANGEROUS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH FOLLOWING PARTS: 1. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN LOWER SPEED; 2. STEERING WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE ONLY IN WET CONDITIONS, AND 3. STARTER WOUD GRIND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE. MUST PRESS HARD IN JUST THE RIGHT SPOT. *AK

HORN TAKES EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE AND IS HARD TO FIND. NLM

HORN HARD TO ACTVATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION REQUIRES TO MUCH DOWN FORCE AND TO SPACIFIC AN AREA TO DEPRESS, HORN ONCE ACIVATED CONTINUES TO SOUND FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AFTER ACTIVATION

HORN DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE COVER IS VERY THICK, AND MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY SAY THAT THE HORN WORKS AS IT WAS DESIGNED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER MUST HIT THE HORN AT EXACT SPOT WITH EXTREME FORCE BEFORE HORN WILL BLOW WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOWS, AT FREEZING POINT UNDER 30 DEGREES WITH DRY FROST, WILL NOT OPERATE. CONSUMER MUST WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. *AK

OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE STOPPING AND ASKING ME IF MY HORN WORKS. APPARENTLY MANY OWNERS OF 1999 WINDSTARS ARE EXPERIENCING HORN FAILURES. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SOUND THE HORN. THE DEMMER FORD REP. (PHIL) SAID HE CALLED THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE SAID A FIX MIGHT BE IN THE WORKS IN ANOTHER 90 DAYS--UNACCEPTABLE! *AK

PROBLEM WITH "PULSATING" OF BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING. IN FOR REPAIRS AT DEALER ON 2-5-99, BUT NOT FIXED. BEEN TOLD PROBLEM IS WITH VOLTAGE REGULATOR. INVOICE OF REPAIRS SHOWS 'REPAIRED' WIRING AT ALTERNATOR. *AK

HORN FUNCTIONS IF CORRECT SPOT ON WHEEL IS HIT, BUT THE "SWEET SPOT" IS SMALL. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, PRESSING MOST AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CAUSE THE HORN TO SOUND -A MAJOR POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *AK

THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN IN THE 1999 WINDSTAR. FIRST, THE HORN REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GET IT TO SOUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE ONE NEEDS A QUICK SOUNDING OF THE HORN. SECOND, A LARGE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE ONE WOULD EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SOUND THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND IT. SPECIFICALLY, THE AREA MOST LIKELY PRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL, HAS NO HORN ACTION. THE PART OF THE WHEEL TO WHICH I AM REFERRING IS TOP OF THE CENTER "HUB AREA" WHICH FACES THE DRIVER. I TOOK THE WINDSTAR TO CAMPUS FORD, OKEMOS, MICHIGAN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE "THEY ALL WORK THAT WAY." IN MY OPINION, THE HORN PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY THE AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL HUB THAT HAVE NO HORN ACTION, REPRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE OWNERS.