NHTSA Complaint #715642 — 1998 FORD WINDSTAR

*SINCE PURCHASE NEW, ONE TIRE WOULD GO NEARLY FLAT WEEKLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED WHEN THEY CHECKED THE WINDOW MECHANISM AND THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT--NO PROBLEM FOUND. TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT TIRE STORES (2 GOODYEAR)--NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT WENT BALD AFTER ONLY 18K AND 2 ROTATIONS. NO PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING 2 NEW TIRES. ALIGNMENT WAS NOT A PROBLEM--DONE @ 10K & 21K. WEATHER DID NOT EFFECT AIR LOSS, EITHER. *DRIVERS "AUTO-DOWN" FEATURE HAS NEVER WORKED CONSISTANTLY. HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS & IS VERY FRUSTRATING. DEALER HAS CHECKED IT TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT--SAME WITH THE *ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I THINK THEY CHANGED FUSES ONCE--STILL HAPPENS, BUT NOT AS OFTEN. WOULD THAT EFFECT SAFETY? I DON'T KNOW IF THE SYSTEM WILL WORK PROPERLY WHILE THE LIGHT IS FLASHING. *WIPER PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT--OF COURSE. WHEN ON SLOW INTERMITTENT (1 OR 2) SPEED, WILL SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN TO VERY FAST & THEN MUST BE TURNED OFF & BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE CORRECT SPEED SET AGAIN. TEMP & TIME RUN DOES NOT EFFECT MALFUNCTION AT ALL--HAPPENS HOT OR COLD & AFTER 3-5 MINUTES OR UP TO AN HOUR. BACK WIPER HAS ALWAYS "CHATTERED" WHEN WIPING--WORSE WHEN COLD. *CAN YOU CHANGE THIS WINDOW? IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT YOU TYPE AND VERY HARD TO CORRECT ERRORS.( DOT NUMBER: 97S ? TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )