NHTSA Complaint #10444083 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

ON OUR WAY TO PITTSBURGH MONDAY DECEMBER 16, 2012 FOR A LITTLE OUTING WITH OUR 18 MONTH OLD SON FOR THE DAY JUST TO GET AWAY FROM ALLEGANY COUNTY AND WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 40 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VAN IS TRAVELING IN NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. WE DRIFTED THE VEHICLE TO A SIDE ROAD AND CALLED UPON MY AUNT THAT HAS AAA. SURE THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO BUT HEY WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED ON 11-4-11 AND JUST RECEIVED OUR ACTUAL TAGS ON 1-3-12. WERE PRETTY LOW ON EXTRA CASH RIGHT NOW TO BE FORKING OUT 250.00+ FOR A TOW BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN. CONSIDERING GETTIN THE VAN BACK ON THE ROADS GONNA BE HALF THE PRICE OF WHAT WE PAID FOR THE HEAP TO BEGIN WITH. ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE VAN WHEN I FIRST SAW IT AT THE USED AUTO DEALERS. CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT AND HAD LOW MILES FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WASN'T THE BEST AT TAKING CARE OF THE TITLE AND TAG INFORMATION AS FAR AS FORWARDING IT TO THE MVA SO WE COULD GET OUR REAL TAGS AND TITLE TO THE VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL HIM A FEW DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS TO GET HIM ON THE BALL AND SEND THE REQUIRED INFO SO WE COULD GET OUR TAGS SINCE THE TEMPORARY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. HE ACTED QUICKLY AND HAD THEM FOR US AT HIS SHOP ON THE 3RD OF JANUARY. NOW WHEN I DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON 2003 WINDSTARS FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS AT LEAST 80% OF THEM WRITE THE SAME MESSAGE AS WHAT IM EXPLAINING. ( TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING BOOM NO GEARS AT ALL.) I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE SOME MORE RESEARCH BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VAN CONSIDERING WAY OVER HALF OF THEM ARE JUNK. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY ACTION IS TAKEN UPON THESE FORD VANS AND SOMETHING IS DONE. THANK YOU *TR