1999 FORD WINDSTAR Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

ABS LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. OVERDRIVE JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AFTER DRIVING IT 30 MINUTES OR MORE. I READ THE RECALL AND SAFETY REPORT THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKS ON THE ABS SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FIRE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL FROM FORD ON MY VEHICLE ON THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. ALSO THE COOLANT LINE THAT RAN UNDER PORT INJECTION WAS WELDED LEAKING WATER WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING AND LOSING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAD FAILED AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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.

1999 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND THEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHE BARELY GOT THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TO TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OCCURRING SINCE OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR YEAR 1999. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE TWO BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON, I HAD A FUSE # 10 BLOWN AND A NON WORKING SPEEDOMETER DIAL.( THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS THREE MONTHS THAT IS NOT WORKING) I DID TAKE A LOOK AT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IN THE MANUAL I READ THAT REASON FOR THE BREAK LIGHT TO COME ON WAS THE LOWER LEVEL OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND SO IT WAS. I ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. IN THE MEAN TIME I DID CHECKED THE FUSE PANEL AND I FOUND THIS FUSE #10 WAS BLOWN AND I REPLACED IT, BUT HALF AN HOUR LATER I GOT A BLOWN FUSE AGAIN. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND SO I DECIDED TO SEE A MECHANIC. I DID GO TO A REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VAN HAS A...

TRANSMISSION BANGS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING OD IS OFF. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN LATE 2001;IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. IT STARTED AGAIN IN EARLY 2006. MILLER FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT WAS JUST OUT SIDE OF MY 4 YEAR WARRANTY BUT STILL WITHIN THE MILEAGE. (79,000). I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN IN 2008. THEY STILL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. TOOK IT 2009 THEY LOOKED AT IT, CHARGED ME $400.00 DOLLARS AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. OH WELL. NO MORE FORDS. *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRONT END SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION, SOMETIMES DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL WHEN GAS IS PRESSED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, PROBLEMS DEVELOPED. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *JB

1999 FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 114,000 MILES DESPITE HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE ON-RAMP OF I-25 WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING; AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE (AS I WAS SURE I HAD HIT/RUN OVER SOMETHING), I FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL AND PROCEEDED ONTO THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AT FREEWAY SPEED UNTIL I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR I USED, AT WHICH TIME I CONTACTED AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO TOW THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, I AM AWAITING A CALL FROM THE SHOP AFTER THEIR FULL DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I WILL UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT. A SUDDEN PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS PERPLEXING AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY COSTLY. AFTER READING PAGES OF COMPLAINTS...

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BEING TRANSMITTED FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS (LATER DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER THAT ALSO DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION). *TR

ABS LIGHT, O/D LIGHT IN DASHBOARD COMING ON. WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED AS USED CAR THESE ITEMS SHOWED UP ON THE DRIVE HOME AFTER PURCHASE. VEH HAS BEEN IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP GARAGE 4 TIMES. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AT THAT TIME. 3 MONTHS LATER BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. CHECK AND FIND THAT BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. ONE BEING THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. UPON REMOVING THIS PLUG I FOUND BRAKE FLUID IN THE CONNECTION. LOOKING BELOW I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRING HARNESS BELOW THE SWITCH AND ON THE METAL PANEL, WHERE IT HAD ACTUALLY BEGAN TO RUST. BELIEVE THIS HARNESS IS THE POWER STEERING WIRING. BRAKE PEDAL IN CAB NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS A HISSING SOUND WHEN THIS IS DONE. BELIEVE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE...

1999 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L V6 99K MILES DRIVING TO WORK TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE FORWARD. IT ONLY WOULD WORK IN REVERSE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS PLEASE REFERENCE THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/WINDSTAR/2000/TRANSMISSION/. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO DIM. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN OFF FOR 4-5 MILES BEFORE ILLUMINATING AGAIN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR HATCH WAS OPEN, SO HE EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT THE HATCH. ONCE HE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE, HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THAT NEVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND A MECHANIC REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUN GEAR WELLS IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DETACHED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT...

PULLED UP TO AN INTERSECTION, PUT THE VAN INTO PARK, GOT OUT TO CLOSE THE REAR HATCH. GOT BACK INTO THE VAN PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND I HEARD A LOUD THUNK AND THE VAN ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC. I HURRIED UP AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THANK GOD IT WORKED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR MOVING AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE SHOP THAT'S REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION SAID THAT THE (SUNGEAR) WELDS HAD BROKE AND THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL FORD WINDSTARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OF BROKEN WELDS ON THE SUNGEAR. IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, BUT HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY RECALLS FOR THEIR DEFECTS OF THESE BAD WELDS ON THE SUNGEARS OR THE OTHER DEFECTS IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I WAS IN MY GARAGE. I PLACED THE WINDSTAR IN PARK. I LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING, OPENED MY DOOR AND WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE VAN. I HEARD A CLUNK WHICH APPARENTLY WAS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VAN IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFF AND THE DOOR CAUGHT ME AND SLAMMED ME INTO THE GARAGE WALL AND BROKE BACKWARDS. IT DRUG ME OUT THE GARAGE AND I FELL OFF. THE VAN THEN PROCEEDED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ACROSS THE STREET. IT DAMAGED THE NEIGHBORS YARD, MAIL BOX, CABLE BOX AND SHRUBS. IT SLOWED ON A BERM AND I WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN AND STOP IT. I MOVED IT FROM REVERSE TO PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH BRUISES AND SPRAINED WRISTS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. TRANSMISSION DOWNSIHFTS HARD TO 1ST GEAR AT TIMES. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. AT FIRST JUST A LITTLE BUMP FEELING BUT AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES GOT WORSE AND NOW AT 150,000 CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST ALL THE TIME, 95% OR MORE OF THE SHIFTS. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED WITH FILTER AND FLUID CHANGE EVERY 30, 000 MILES BUT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GO AWAY. WILL TRY A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH BUT MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF THAT DOES NOT CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CURRENTLY IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR XL. AND THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHEN I PUT MY FEET ON THE GAS AND IT CAUSE THE VAN TO SHIFT IN GEAR VERY HARD. AND WHEN I GET OVER 55 MILES PER HOUR IT ALSO DOES THE SAME THING. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. THE VAN GOES INTO GEAR VERY HARD AND IT IS HARD FOR IT TO PICK UP SPEED WHEN I TAKE OFF. IT STALLS. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN SINCE PURCHASE, BUT THEN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE OD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS FINE, SHIFTS A LITTLE ROUGHLY INTO FIRST GEAR, BUT ALL OTHER PARTS ARE FINE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, AND THE LIGHT STILL FLASHES. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. SUDDEN HOT SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY UNDER POWER, NO APPEARANCE OF SMOKE, FLUID, OR OTHER ISSUE. ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER HIGHWAY AND FOUND THAT VEHICLE WOULD GO FORWARD WITH SELECTOR IN "N"-NO OTHER GEAR POSITIONS WORKED. VEHICLE MOVED TO SAFETY OFF HIGHWAY (FORD DEALERSHIP). COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER MOVING TO DEALERSHIP. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2001 WITH FORD REBUILT TRANS BY FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN WITH JUST OVER 68K MILES. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY BEEN TOLD THAT MY WINDSTAR IS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1000.00 IN REPAIRS AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION JUST DROPS. WHY DO I HAVE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IN A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES? I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS. I AM NOT HAPPY! *TR

1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION WENT UP. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CONTROL ARM FELL OFF IN MARCH. CONSUMER AGAIN STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *KB

FIRST: WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE IN NC OUR VAN DIED. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OVER, CROSSING 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WE HAD THE VAN TOWED HOME TO VA AND THE MECHANIC SAID HE CHANGES 7-8 TRANSMISSIONS A WEEK IN FORD WINDSTAR VANS. WE HAD FALLEN VICTIM TO THIS. WE STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE O/D LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING TO ADD TRANSMISSION FLUID FREQUENTLY. SECOND: OUR VAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND BLINK AT RANDOM. THE ALERT WILL ALSO COME ON SAYING ONE OF THE DOORS IS AJAR LEAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND DOORS UNLOCKED. IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE DOORS WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE REAR TURNING LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH, THE LOCKS DO NOT WORK, THE INTERIOR AND BACK EXTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF AND OUT. THERE WILL BE RANDOM BEEPING AND BUZZING NOISES. THE REAR HEAT/AIR TURNS OFF...

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...

MY TRANSMISSION ON A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR IS LEAKING FROM THE BELL HOUSING ON THE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS SLIPPING THROUGH THE GEARS, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 50,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT FROM WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AFFECTED BY THE FLUID THAT IS ON IT AS WELL, CONSISTENTLY BURNING OFF AS IT GETS HOTTER. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS I AM REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 1999 WINDSTAR. BOTH TIMES IT JUST STOPPED WORKING,, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SAFETY. NOW ON SECOND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AT A COST OF $1700 FOR HE FIRST TIME , AND 1$400 THE SECOND. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE.*AK

ONLY 28,000 MILES ON CAR DRIVEN BY ELDERLY FATHER A FEW MILES EVERY DAY FOR PAST 7 YEARS. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. PULLED FROM STOP ONTO STATE ROAD AT POINT WHERE A BLIND CURVE/NO SITE DISTANCE FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC-SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH. CAR JERKED FORWARD AND TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO FORWARD GEARS, LEAVING CAR SIDEWAYS ACROSS 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GOT CAR TO GO IN REVERSE TO GET OFF ROAD WHICH CREATED AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND ALL ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOLD WILL COST $2,500 FOR RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION. FORD SENT STANDARD REPLY TO MY COMPLAINT SUGGESTING GO TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE CHECKED OUT. AMAZING THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED OR ANYTHING BEEN DONE AFTER SEEING THIS AND NUMEROUS WEBSITES WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. SO MANY OF US LUCKY. HOW MANY DEATHS DOES IT TAKE BEFORE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN? HAVE BEEN A FORD...

1999 WINDSTAR ,98K, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WENT INTO REVERSE , BUT NOT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR. I'VE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE, NEVER TOWED. HAVE OWNED CARS FOR 30 YRS, NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THIS BAD. WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. *NM

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE POWER/TORQUE AS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

1999 FORD WINDSTAR SUSTAINED MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SEVERE GRINDING. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE FILLED WITH METAL AND REQUIRED OVERHAUL. VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 75000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING. REPAIR COSTS WERE OVER 2000 DOLLARS. *JB

COMPLAINED TO FORD ABOUT TRANSMISSION WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. ON SUNDAY 06/11/06, WHILE EXITING PARKWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON IT IN 7/01,VEHICLE NOW HAS 65,000 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST MARCH, FORD REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR FOR TRANSMISSION. *JB

1999 WINDSTAR,. PAINT PEELING ON FRONT HOOD, REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: TRANSMISSION (4 TIMES), INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS (2 TIMES) POWER STEERING SYSTEM, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND SYSTEM(TWICE), INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME FOR NO REASON.*AK

FORD WINDSTAR 1999- TRANSMISSION, RACK AND PINION AND MANIFOLD FORD WOULD NOT HELP SO I TOOK THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IN ONTARIO AND WON FULL COST TO ALL THREE MATTERS. *JB

I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WENT TO PULL AWAY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THERE WAS VERY LOUD NOISE, LIKE AN EXPLOSION, AND THE VAN LURCHED FORWARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT ANOTHER DRIVER HIT US AND I WAS BRACING FOR THE IMPACT. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD NOT BEEN HIT, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN A FEW FEET AT THAT POINT. I MANAGED TO PULL AS FAR OVER AS I COULD IN THE TRAFFIC LANE, ALTHOUGH I COULD NOT REACH THE SHOULDER, AND TURNED ON MY HAZARDS. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING AT ALL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VAN AT THAT POINT. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO LEAKING FLUID, AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING-IT JUST WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT ALL DAY, AND I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE WORKING JUST FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT....

DT: CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE OD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. ALSO, THEY STATED THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LATER TIME THE DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING IT TO SMOKE. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY (60 MPH), THE OD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND MESSAGE BOARD SHOWED CHECK MESSAGE. I PUSHED INFO BUTTON, AND TXT. MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. I PULLED OVER TO FIRST LANE AND OBSERVED A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE REAR MIRROR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND OBSERVED FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. FIRE CONTINUED FOR APP. 4 MINS. AND EXTINGUISHED SLOWLY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHICH HAS STATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OVERHEATED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CHECKED SOME OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND IT LOOKS LIKE FORD HAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS. LUCKILY ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN CAME THROUGH THIS INCIDENT UNSCATHED BUT IT CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NO HELP FROM DEALER AND ACCORDING TO OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS IT SEEM LIKE FORD ALSO IS VERY RELUCTANT TO LOOK INTO...

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VAN WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE OWNER PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO GO, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE OWNER HAD TO PUSH THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE OPENINGS IN DEALERSHIPS. THE OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED FORD.*AK

CAR WENT "CLUNK" THEN WOULDN'T ENGAGE TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAD VAN TOWED TO DEALER; TRANSMISSION REPLACED -- HAD TO EXTRACT A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *NM

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 99 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ONLLY 55,OOO. I STOPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I HIT THE GAS I HEARD A THUD AND THE VAN WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I ONLY HAD REVERSE. I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF WINDSTAR VANS

I DROVE MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX WITH MY MOTHER AND MY FAMILY (MY 2 CHILDREN, MY NEPHEW AND MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND) TO ERIE, PA TO VISIT MY SISTER'S FAMILY FOR 2 DAYS, THEN TO SPLASH LAGOON FOR 2 DAYS. THIS WAS A 230 MILE TRIP, EACH WAY, FROM MY HOME IS ELMIRA, NY. WE ARRIVED THERE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL FLUIDS WERE CHECKED BEFORE WE LEFT AND WERE IN PRIME CONDITION. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE GOT IN OUR VEHICLES TO GO SEE THE 15 MILES OF BEACHES ALONG LAKE ERIE. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THEIR ROAD, WE WENT TO CROSS A 4-LANE HIGH-WAY, WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE, ALMOST KILLING ALL OF US BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. MY VEHICLE WOUDN'T MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE NOTICE, WHATSOEVER! AFTER MUCH ONLINE RESEARCH, I SOON REALIZED MY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION...

STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE THEN JUMPED INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. I MANAGED TO GET TEH VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND GEARSHIFT IN PARK. I MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAD A HISTORY OF NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO ANY GEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKED ON A INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWNSHIFTED HARSHLY WHEN DECELERATING TO COAST THROUGH A TURN. BOTH ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO THE DAN WACHTEL FORD IN ATHENS, AL THAT SERVICES THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND HAD THE FILTER CHANGED TWICE, THE SECON ONLY 8000 MILES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I PURCHASED AN 5 YEAR/70,000 EXTENDED...

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MI. MECHANIC INFORMED US THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED,TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $2,500 FOR A REBUILT TRANS. PREFORMED ALL MAINTANCE FOR THE TRANS. AT 40,000 MI. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WILL FORD HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS? WILL NHTSA FORCE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES ON THESE VANS? PS. FORD SAYS NO TO ANY HELP. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR LABOR IF THEY PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION. STILL NO.

UPDATING COMPLAINT 10116674 - MECHANIC INFORMED US THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND SAYS THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH A LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE. HE STATED THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. HE WILL SAVE ALL RUINED PARTS - TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $2,300. WILL FORD HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS? WILL NHTSA FORCE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF FAILURES ON THESE VANS? *AK THE CONSUMER STILL DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM FORD. THERE WAS A PLANETARY ASSEMBLY PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMERS 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. AT 51K MILES, THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, SUN GEAR, SOLENOID AND THE REVERSE DRUM. *SC *JB

OUR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS 51,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. YESTERDAY (4/8/05) WHILE DRIVING KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL THE VAN MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO SHOULDER. WE REPLACED BATTERY A MONTH AGO, AND WHILE DRIVING OVER THE BAY BRIDGE (MARYLAND) EASTER SUNDAY OUR HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND VAN SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. BY THE TIME WE DROVE 4 MILES TO HOME ALL LIGHTS WERE OUT AND CAR WAS SPUTTERING, WOULDN'T START. WE THEN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE O/D LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS DOOR AJAR LIGHT WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T COME ON WHEN VAN IS PARKED AND DOORS OPENED. NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR. WE ARE...

CAR ONLY HAS 72000 MILES. HAD CAR AT DEALERSHIP FROM MARCH 17- MARCH 24 FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED A TIE ROD, 2 CONTROL ARMS FOR $1100 AND WHEN THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE STEERING RACK. CAR WAS STILL NOT RIGHT - HAD APPT TO BRING BACK IN ON FRIDAY APRIL 1ST. ON MARCH 30TH, I WAS ACCELERATING AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABRUPT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. (WHEN WE GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER IT HAD A VIBRATING ISSUE BUT WE DID NOT HAVE WARNING THIS WAS COMING) JUST A HUGE BANG AND THEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THE POLICE HAD TO HELP ME REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE INTERSECTION AND ASSIST WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AT MY EXPENSE $70. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60K. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT (DUE TO ISSUES WITH...

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE GEARS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE FORWARD GEARS BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE CONSUMER'S 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY WIFE'S 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED FOR REPAIR COST.*AK

I WAS STOPPED AT A 4-WAY STOP, STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I THEN HAD NO FORWARD GEARS, BUT REVERSE STILL WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW (REMANUFACTURED) TRANSMISSION AT $2500. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 43,423 MILES AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER, BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OR "GOODWILL" BECAUSE THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THE NUMBER OF 1999 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES REPORTED AT NHTSA AND OTHER WEBSITES APPEARS TO BE INORDINATELY HIGH. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WITH 39,000 MILE ON IT. FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING. THERE IS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON THEIR PART THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH 1999 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH< I SAY THERE IS ! *JB