NHTSA Complaint #10021185 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, 47,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ONE ITEM DIAGNOSED IS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SPACER. FORD SERVICE SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD SPACER IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A)INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED FOR 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILES IN CA B)INTAKE MANIFOLD IS IN TWO PIECES, UPPER AND LOWER. THE SPACER IS WHAT GOES BETWEEN BOTH PIECES OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. C)YOU CANNOT USE ONE PART OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITHOUT THE OTHER, YOU MUST HAVE THAT SPACER, THEREFORE IT IS PART OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD UNIT. IN ADDITION, TSB 01-20-5 WAS ISSUED FOR WINDSTAR YEARS 1997-2001 STATING THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THAT'S FIVE YEARS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. *JB