NHTSA Complaint #10237592 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

THE PROBLEM I WILL BE HAVING VERY SOON LOTS OF OTHERS HAVE ALREADY HAD. IT IS WITH THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. MY O/D OFF LIGHT ON DASH IS FLASHING. UPON RESEARCH THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT RECALL IT. IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE USING. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY WINDSTAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. IT WAS RUNNING FINE TILL THE PAST WEEK OR TWO. MY TRANS WILL GO OUT. LOTS OF PEOPLE KEEP REPLACING THE TRANS JUST TO HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN W/O WARNING FOR MOST. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST EVERYDAY. I HAVE 4 KIDS WITH ME. IF MY TRANS GOES OUT AND I AM ON THE HIGHWAY...THAT COULD BE FATAL. FORD DOES NOT THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW COULD THAT NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING MADE ABOUT THE TRANS THEY ARE USING ON THEIR VEHICLES. NOT JUST THE WINDSTAR EITHER. ACCIDENTS COULD HAPPEN FROM THIS. DO PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS AND DIE BEFORE IT IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE? WHY NOT PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE? *TR