1999 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

1. SUB-FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED OUT. IT BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE FRONT TIRES DISENGAGED. 2. THE ROCKER PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS BADLY RUSTED OUT AND IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ANYMORE. THERE IS SOME RUST ON THE RIGHT ROCKER PANEL ALSO. ALL OF THE RUST IN UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. 3. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LAST YEAR.

WENT TO PICK UP FOOD AND NOTICED MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SMOKING. I PULLED OVER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. LOOKED UP ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. CALLED FORD, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP US AT ALL. TOLD US WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC/AND TOWING. FINALLY GOT AHOLD OF SOMEONE THROUGH FORD WHO GOT THAT FOR NO CHARGE. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE RECALLED PIECE THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. NOW AM TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 15 DAYS TO FIND OUT IF I CAN GET A RENTAL UNTIL THE CAR IS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT THE WARNING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE MOTOR ROD. THE ENGINE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING FORD MOTOR COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION, DUE TO A RUSTED SUBFRAME. FORD OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER.

WAS DRIVING A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR STOPPED AT WORK WENT IN SIDE A COWORKER WAS LEAVING RAN BACK INSIDE TO TELL ME MY 1999 WINDSTAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR

BOUGHT THE VAN IN SEPT. 2002 WITH 55,000 MILES, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING IT. TOOK IT BACK TO CAR LOT WHERE WE BOUGHT IT, THEY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER, COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT IT CAME UP A LEAN CODE THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT GAS CAP ON THE RIGHT WAY. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. KEPT DEALING WITH LIGHT ON TO THIS DAY. MAY 2003 HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, GOT IT BACK STARTING HAVING SAME PROBLEMS,TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY FORGOT TO REPLACE A WIRE, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY WITH TRANSMISSION IN FACT OCT. 2010 HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THEY SAID SHAVINGS FOUND IN MOTOR WILL NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. DOME LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE ALL THE TIME, PEG FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. HAD THAT...

COMPLETE FRACTURE OF PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING STEERING ISSUES. FRACTURE 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM FRAME BOLT. NO OTHER RUST OR FRACTURES ON FRAME OR SUB CHASSIS, REPAIRS BY FORD AND GOODYEAR OF RACK REPLACEMENT AND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT DID NOT SEEM TO WARRANT NOTIFICATION TO ME OF PENDING ISSUE WITH FRAME WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR INJURY TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. NOTE THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FLORIDA WITH 1 OWNER NOT IN SALT BELT STATES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE PULLED INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WANDERED OUT OF THE LANE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE STEERING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TOWARD THE LEFT DIRECTION WITH A METAL SCREECHING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR : ENGINE CRADLE CRACKING AND HAS FRACTURED AWAY FROM MOTOR MOUNT. *LN

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR, WHICH HAS BADLY RUSTED K CRADLE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FALL DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN AS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC. I TRIED TO FIND AN USED ONE BUT COULDN'T GET AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED OUT. LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BAD MATERIAL OR BAD DESIGN. ITS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ON JUNE 17,2010 MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD JUST ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK AND GOTTEN INTO BED. MAYBE 10-15MIN WENT BY WHEN THE NEIGHBOR WAS BANGING ON DOOR SCREAMING "YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE" GOING OUTSIDE WE FOUND THE VAN ENGULFED IN FLAMES ..IT HAD DRIVEN BEAUTIFULLY UP TIL THIS POINT. THE VAN IS TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 627927 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,306. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND DIDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY VALVE COVER, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED AN UPPER INTAKE AND DRIVER SIDE VALVE COVER. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $500. THE DEALER DID NOT EXPLAIN THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VALVE COVER DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY, IT CAUSES OIL TO LEAK INTO THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,946.

SUBJECT VEHICLE IS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN WITH 3.8 ENGINE; THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE JULY 15, 2007 DUE TO STALLING PROBLEM. AFTER REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE, IT MAY STALL AT ANY TIME. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH YOU CAN MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT UNDER 35 MPH VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I THOUGHT I RAN SOMETHING OVER DUE TO THE SOUND SO INSPECTED GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE CAR. I FOUND NOTHING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SUTTON FORD IN MATTESON IL. THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKE AND WOULD COST ME $3000.00. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR LESS THEN 2 YEARS. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. MY OBD LIGHT WAS ON BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT...

CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON. FORD DEALER SAID THAT THE FORD COMPANY HAS A BULLETIN OUT TO DEALERS RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS AND VALVE COVER FOR THE VACUUM LEAKS. WHICH RUN UPWARD OF 600.00 IF THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM, WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING IT? *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE, BUT OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PRODUCED CODES. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. THE REPAIR SHOP CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SHE WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE. AFTERWARDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SHE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 04/06/06

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AND I NEED TO PROCEED SLOWLY AND WITH CAUTION, MY ENGINE HAS A SUDDEN, MOMEMENTARY SURGE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 RPM EACH TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS SUDDEN MOVEMENT WHEN STOPPED FOR PEDESTRANS TO PASS IN FRONT OF ME, I HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO RUN THEM DOWN. AS OF THIS DATE, I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT IS DOING THIS.

HEAD GASKETS ON MY FORD WINDSTAR 3.8 LITER ARE LEAKING COOLANT AT 83.9K MILES. HAD A 1994 FORD TAURUS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO JUNK CAR AT 70000. THAT WAS 20000 AFTER I HAD IT FIXED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AT 38000. FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 3.8 V-6 BUT DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT.*AK

3.8L V6. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LEAN CODE. HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED AT MY COST IN OCT 03 AT 70K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN IN FEB 05 AT 90K MILES. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AGAIN. AT MY COST AGAIN. FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS DOES NOT FEEL IT'S A PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT LAUNCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE LAUNCHING. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A GASKET KIT THAT WILL PREVENT THE INTAKE GASKET, GAS LEAK. *AK *SC

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD EGINES. WHEN IT IS COLD USUALLY A TEMPERATURE BELOW 20 DEGREES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS DON'T SEAL CORRECTLY, CAUSING A ENGINE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER. MY DEALER SAYS OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS THEY WILL FIX ABOUT 50 A SEASON AND ALREADY THIS SHORT SEASON THEY HAVE FIXED ABOUT A DOZEN INCLUDING MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 1999 FORD WINDSTAR ON SEVERAL OCCASION. *BF (TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE) THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED; ENGINE TROUBLE, VAPORIZATION LEAKS, AND A BROKEN GEAR. THERE WERE ALSO WORN FRONT BRAKES, STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THERE WAS A VACUUM LEAK DUE TO THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN IT RAINED OR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A HALF HOUR OR MORE BEFORE RESTARTING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE ENGINE COOLANT IS MISSING AND #4 SPARK PLUG IS GETTING DAMP CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON 6-21-03 WITH JUST UNDER 60000 MILES ON VAN. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAILURES WRE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SLIPPAGE ETC. BOTH TRANS FAILURES LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH NO FORWARD GEARS, BUT REVERESE WORKED EACH TIME. THE FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED PROPERLY AND THE VAN IS WELL MAINTAINED.

I AM HAVING LOTS OF TROUBLES WITH 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT FROM DEALER (LEW WEBB FORD, GARDEN GROVE). 1. CURRENTLY MY VAN HAS MANIFOLD LEAKAGE. THIS HAS OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FORD DEALER FIXED MY TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE. THE PRICE QUOTED IS $1200 OUT OF WHICH I HAVE TO PAY $540. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT LOTS OF MONEY IN MAINT & REPAIRS. BEFORE THIS I HAD TO TAKE MY VAN TO DEALER FOR FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE AT 37000 MILES. FRONT & BACK BRAKES AT 37000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. COUPLE OF RECALLS. CURRENTLY IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 50600 MILES ON ODOMETER AND I HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING TO & FRO WITH DEALER. FOR THE CURRENT PROBLEM DEALER HAS OFFERED ME 55% IN ASSISTANCE. BUT MY PROBLEM IS I AM WASTING LOTS OF TIME, MONEY & ENERGY TO HAVE ALL THIS PROBLEMS FIXED. I WOULD PREFER TO HAND THIS...

WE HAVE TAKEN THIS VAN IN FOR REPAIR FIVETIMESIN ONE YEAR. THE FIRST MONTH WE HAD IT THE HEAD WAS REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT FOR NOW THE FIFTH TIME. I ACTUALLY LOST CONTROLOF THE VEHICLE DUE TO BEINGUNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING. MY HUSBAND HAS TO DRIVE ME EVERYWHERE BECAUSE ONLY HE CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. EACH TIME WE TAKE IT FOR REPAIR WE ARE CHARGED A DEDUCTIBLE AND I CAN NOT DO THIS ANYMORE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LEMON. MARSHALL MIZE FORD IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE IS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2001. THEY ALSO HAVE PERFORMED ALL SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS NOT BEEN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY MY PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN LATE, BUT WHEN YOU ARE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS, IT DOES NOT TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT WHY A...

WE FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 49000 MILES FOR $2000.00. JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED AT 53000 MILES. TO SAVE MONEY, WE PURCHASED A USED ENGINE FROM A WRECKED WINDSTAR VAN FOR $900.00. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER DID THE LABOR THEMSELVES. THEN IN JULY 2003 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS WHICH COST $500.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. NOW, JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR FROM REPLACING THE FIRST TRANSMISSION, THE VAN IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ANY ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

THE REAR AC UNIT WENT OUT AROUND 75K NEVER GOT IT FIXED BUT WHEN WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED THE COMPUTER PANEL WAS RESET AND IT WORKED AGAIN AT 96K. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED AND WE NEVER GOT IT FIXED. THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD IT FIXED AT 98K AND I DON'T KNOW THE COST. THE VAN WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE REAR AC UNIT. THERE WASN'T NO COST.THE DETAILS OF THE FIRE. MY WIFE GOT OUT HER CAR FOR WORK AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE THERE. OUR ADJUSTER SAID THE FIRE INITIATED BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE AC AND HEATING CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ON 12 SEPT. THE VEHICLE HAD 119K ON IT NOW. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU LIKE TO ASK ME FEEL FREE TO. I AM REALLY UPSET...

HEAT FAILED IN JULY, PIN TO FLAP IN EVAPORATOR CASE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN OFF. WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED REQUIRING TEARING APART THE DASHBOARD. PART ALONE COST $326.40 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON - FOUND PRESSURE LEAK AT GASKET. HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE SLUGGISHNESS FOR YEARS AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG...AFTER GASKET WAS FIXED, NO MORE ENGINE SLUGGISHNESS. FORD WOULD NOT COVER SAYING THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE TIED TOGETHER TO JUSTIFY WARRANTY REPAIR!! POWER STEERING WENT. FIRST ATTEMPTED FLUSHING SYSTEM. AFTER FAILED AGAIN, REPLACED PUMP, AFTER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE SYSTEM. FORD REPLIED TO MY REQUEST FOR COVERAGE THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST CASE THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN A WINDSTAR AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS SO THAT I MIGHT GET CONSIDERATION IF THEY DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXCESSIVE...

* VEHICLE LEANS SINCE PURCHASED SEPT 13, 2003. * ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS. * TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS. * LOW TREADS ON TIRES. * A FRAME PROBLEMS. * SUSPENSION STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. * BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED TO STOP, AND MAKE A TICKING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. * VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED. * POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED. * GEARS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. * PRIMER SCOTCH GUARD ON SEATS WEARING AFTER COAT APPLIED.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VAN INTO SHOP TO HAVE CHECKED. THROUGH DIAGNOSIS AND CONTACT WITH LOCAL FORD DEALER, DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE LEAKING, REQUIRING A 700 PLUS DOLLAR REPAIR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, HAVE ISSUED NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE A " KIT " AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORD HAS BEEN FULLY AWARE OF FOR A LONG TIME, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THE CONSUMER IS NOT BURDENED WITH REPAIR COSTS FOR A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF LONG AGO. *CB

ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT COMES ON WITH LEAN DIAGNOSTIC CODES. DEALER HAS TRIED THREE FIXES AND TROUBLE IS STILL HAPPENING

COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE BLOCK. VAN NEVER OVER HEATED. FOUND OUT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN TO THE 3.8 L ENGINE....THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS..SHOULD CHANGE FROM ALUMINUM TO STEEL OR ANOTHER METAL THAT WONT CRACK OR WARP SO EASILY. *JB

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONDITION. DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT OUR EXPENSE (AT 48,000 MILES). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. VEHICLE IS NOW STALLING WHEN STOPPED OR AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PARKING. ENGINE HAS A KNOCK/RATTLE AT OPEN THROTTLE. AT 53,000 MILES I FEEL AS THOUGH THE ENGING IS STARTING TO COME APART.