NHTSA Complaint #10501392 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

I PURCHASED A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR USED IN OCTOBER OF 2012. IT HAD 114,000 MILES ON IT WELL FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM. THE RPM, SPEED AND GAS ON THE DASH GO CRAZY. IT SAYS I AM DOING 20 MPH WHEN I KNOW I AM GOING FASTER THAN THAT. THE RPM WILL GO AND UP AND DOWN. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. I TAPPED THE BREAK AND IT WENT AWAY. 5 MILES LATER I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. COULD NOT GO REVERSE OR IN DRIVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION YET I HAD NO SIGNS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE OTHER ISSUES WERE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD COST ME ANY WHERE FROM $700.00-1500.00 PLUS UP TO $2500.00 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LOCK AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT OPEN. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE VAN TO UNLOCK IT. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ESPECIALLY THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...THIS IS UNSAFE! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.... *TR