NHTSA Complaint #10427040 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN IN FLORDIA FROM SOMEONE ON CRAIGSLIST IN THAT USE TO LIVE IN VIRGINIA. NO LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN THE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN WAS JERKING VERY HARD WHEN THE GEARS WERE CHANGING. I TOOK THE VAN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID $90 FOR A DIAGNOSIS TEST. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FULL BODY THROTTLE WHICH I PAID $230 FOR. 2 WEEKS AFTER I REPLACED THE FULL BODY THROTTLE THE ENGINE, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE JERKING CONTINUED. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN 99-03. *TR