NHTSA Complaint #10433823 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VISIBILITY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10433823
Vehicle	2003 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	VISIBILITY
Date of Incident	July 1, 2008
Date Filed	November 1, 2011
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT OPERATE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, AND THE POWER DOORS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN CHILDREN BECAME LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HOWEVER, DID NOT EVALUATE THE VEHICLE FOR THE OTHER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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