1996 FORD WINDSTAR Suspension Problems

9 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspension Issues in the 1996 FORD WINDSTAR

9 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspension Complaints

#10371989 | December 21, 2010

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REAR AXLE CRACKS! *TR

#10109574 | February 22, 2005 Crash

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BAR RATTLED, THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *JB

#10074121 | May 26, 2004

VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AND ENDED ITS LIFE CYCLE. *LA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKS, HARD STARTING, ELECTRICAL NOISES, RADIO NOISES, VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH THUMPING NOISES, ERRATIC DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION, INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR LIGHT, BEARING NOISE AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT PREMATURELY. *SC *JB FROM A NORMAL SITTING POSITION THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT WASN'T UNTIL HE DROPPED SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR AND LOOKED UP THAT HE SAW THE LIGHT ON. *NM

#760071 | April 4, 2002

LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE STRUT BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO EXIST IN THE FRONT END. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS. IF SO, I FEEL THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. OTHERWISE, I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REWELDING OF THE BUSHINGS ($100.00).*AK

#8004120 | February 15, 2002

VEHICLE IS RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

#723063 | May 31, 2000

STRUT SPRING BROKE AND BODY FELL OVER DRIVERS SIDE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT UP TO 10 MPH. WENT TO ONE REPAIR SHOP, TOLD THAT THE STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND IT WOULD TAKE OVER A WEEK TO GET THE PART BECAUSE THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR IT. FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN MERRILLVILLE, ART HILL FORD (NOT WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED). WAS TOLD THE SAME THING REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. NO LOANER WAS OFFERED. SERVICE REP COULD NOT GIVE AN ADEQUATE REASON AS TO WHY THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, IN ONE MOMENT SHE SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT BECAUSE THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRANCE, THE MANUFACTURER MAY NOT MAKE THE PART. IN THE NEXT BREATH I WAS TOLD THAT IN A CAR AT 64,000 MILES, ANYTHING COULD BREAK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PULLING UP TO A...

#708752 | July 17, 1999

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CONSTANTLY PULLS / WANDERS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS HAD CAR 10 TO 12 TIMES. PARTS REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURE PROBLEM ARE : STEERING RACK, PART OF STEERING COLUMN, TIRES. CAR HAS BEEN ALLIGNED 8 TIMES. CAR HAS ONLY 22,500 MILES ON IT. FORD REGIONAL ENGINEER CONTACTED AND HIS ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MADE MATTERS WORSE. AFTER FORD ENGINEER FAILED ATTEMPT, DEALER HAS HAD CAR TWICE MORE TO ATTEMPT TO REMEDY BY ALLIGNING SLIGHTLY OUT OF SPEC. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND MAKES CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM AGAINST FORD AT THEIR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. *AK

#840310 | June 17, 1999

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER HAS TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

#834438 | February 3, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN OR GOING AROUND A CORNER, VEHICLE IS JERKING. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT CONSUMER DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

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