NHTSA Complaint #10115941 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM POWAY HONDA IN FEBRUARY 2004. ONE WEEK AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEY CLAIMED TO FIX IT AND IT CAME ON FOUR MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. WE ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE CAR WAS CLUNKING INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. NO ONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM, A COUPLE WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPRAYING OUT ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR, THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE ABLE TO FIND A LEAK. WE LITERALLY HAD THE CAR IN EVERY MONTH SINCE THEN. POWAY HONDA, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, REFUSES TO EVEN HELP ME ANYMORE. FINALLY, A YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES. PERRY FORD REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. ONE WEEK AFTER THAT WE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY (WITH 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR) BECAUSE IT WAS SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID AGAIN AND SMOKING, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO PERRY FORD. THEY OVERHAULED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. NOW, ONE WEEK LATER THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING INDICATING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR SPUTTERS INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL IT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN GOING DOWN HILL, THE GEARS DO NOT CATCH AND IT JUST GAINS MORE SPEED. I AM SO FURIOUS WITH FORD MOTORS AND SICK AND TIRED OF DEALING WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK THAT I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AND I WOULD ADVISE NO BODY ELSE TO EITHER. *JB