2001 FORD WINDSTAR Structurebodydoor Problems

MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND MY PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. MY (ABS) LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE IS A CRACKING NOISE UNDER WHERE MY FRONT TIRES ARE ON BOTH SIDES. *TR

NOV 9, 2002, IS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE RED WINDSTAR VAN WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD USED IT AS A PROMOTIONAL CAR FOR THE OWNERS AND THEIR WIVES. FEBRUARY A COMPLAINT OFFICER AT FORD TOLD ME THEY WERE JUST PUTTING THE CAR IN OUR NAME IT WAS LISTED UNDER ENTERPRISE STILL. I CALLED TO ASKED WHY WE WERE JUST GETTING THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SEAT WHEN I HAD CALLED THEM 5 TIMES WITH THE CALL I MADE 2-7-07 AND WHY HAD THEY NOT SENT A NOTICE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS. *NM

THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR OPENED AS THE CONSUMER TURNED A CORNER. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE COMPUTER IT WAS AJAR. *JB

BACK PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS UNINTENDED AND DOES IT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH SIDE SLIDING DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BOUGHT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION 6 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *BF *NM

BOTH SLIDING DOORS DID NOT CLOSE FULLY. THE DOORS WOULD SHUT AND POP BACK OPEN EVEN WHEN LOCKED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT ONLY PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX. THE FAILURE STILL EXIST. AT 50,000 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR BECAUSE IT CONTAINED A LEAK. *JB

SLIDING DOOR SHUT ON ITS OWN. TODDLER WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, AND THE DOOR STRUCK HIS HAND. THERE SHOULD BE A SENSOR FOR PEOPLE EXITING OR ENTERING THE VEHICLE.*AK

NUMEROUS THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ITEMS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY: ELECTRIC SEAT STOPPED WORKING TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. ITEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY: BRAKES REPLACED AT 30,000+ MILES-TOLD WAS NORMAL FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY; RACK AND PINION REPLACED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES; MONTHS AFTER BRAKES REPLACED, BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP (BRAKES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WERE OK); ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING (NOT ILLUMINATED ON START UP, BUT COMES ON LATER); BACK DOME LIGHT NOT SECURE-FALLS OUT; DOME LIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN BRAKING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR MONTHS, DIDN'T HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT TURNED OFF BY ITSELF; SLIDING DOOR DRAGS-RUSTED ON VECHICLE FRAME.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S REAR SIDE DOOR DID NOT LATCH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE DOOR SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK

I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WITH POWER SLIDING DOORS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING BECAUSE ONE OF THE MECHANISMS USED TO OPERATE THE DOOR IS INOPERABLE AND THE DOOR NO LONGER WORKS ELECTRICALLY. THE STANDARD COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS $1800.00, ALOT OF MONEY FOR A DOOR REPAIR. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE POWER MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING THESE DOORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE SAFETLY MANUALLY. THAT IS NOT THE CASE THE DOOR IS EXCESSIVELY HEAVY (HEAVIER THAN A MANUAL DOOR) AND WHEN THE VECHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN (AGES 3 AND 1) AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY WITH THIS DOOR. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE SOME SAFETY PRECAUTION TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN WHEN THE POWER FAILS. THE DOOR SHOULD REQUIRE SOME SORT OF SLIGHT TUG OR PULL TO...

WHEN CLOSING PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE A CHILD WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE SLIDING DOOR CAUGHT THE CHILD'S RIGHT ARM WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM (TOWN HALL) FROM OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY WITH THESE DOORS FAILING. I AM GOING BACK TO MY FORD DEALER FOR A SECOND VISIT TO HAVE THEM FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE TO MY FAMILY AND FAMILIES OF WINDSTAR OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE THIS MATTER MORE SERIOUSLY AND PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE DOORS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770812

CONSUMER STATES RIGHT SLIDING DOOR HANGS 1/2 WAY AT TIMES. RIGHT SIDE DOOR LUBED AND ADJUSTED. DOOR MOULDING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DRIVERS DOOR WEATHERSTRIP REPLACED. CHECK WINDNOISE, NO PROBLEM FOUND. ALL DOOR LOCKS AND REAR LIFTGATE SHOCKS WERE GREASED. RIGHT DOOR HANGS UP AND WILL NOT OPEN EASILY. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THE AUTOMATIC DOORS HAVE NO SENSORS TO STOP THEM IF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. DOOR ALREADY CLOSED ON CONSUMER WHILE REMOVING CHILDREN FROM VEHICLE. *TT

BOTH POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES, HINGES AND MOTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO STAY CLOSE. WHILE DRIVING ALONG DOOR AJAR SIGNAL ON THE DASHBOARD WILL ILLUMINTATE TO ALERT THAT DOOR HAS POPPED OPEN. POWER SLIDING DOOR CANNOT BE MANUALLY FORCED TO CLOSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE AUTOMATIC SETTING, AND SHUT THE DOOR MANUALLY. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE VAN ALONE, NOT WITH MY WIFE AND 3 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME TO GET IT TO THEM RIGHT AWAY. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO MALFUNCTION WHILE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT I DID INFORM THEM THAT THE DOOR, WHEN FULLY CLOSED, DOES STICK OUT FURTHER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY READJUSTED THE DOOR AND SAID THAT NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING HAS EVER OCCURRED WHEN THEY TALKED TO FORD ENGINEERING. BUT, I SEE ON THIS SITE MANY REPORTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE. WAITING ON DEALERSHIP FOR POSSIBLE EXCHANGE OF VEHICLE.*AK

SLIDING DOOR BEHIND DRIVER KEEPS COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS MADE NUMEROUS ADJUSTMENTS AND PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN OR ANYONE IN THE REAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WITHOUT WARNING SIDE ELECTRICAL DOOR WILL OPEN AND SHUT WITHOUT COMMAND. ALSO SENSOR ON DOOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING ACCURATELY, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS SERVICED VEHICLE 8 TIMES, AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR WILL ALSO CLOSE OR OPEN PATHWAY THEN CHANGE DIRECTIONS. DOOR MOTION CAN GO ON FOR 5 MINUTES. SENSOR ALSO FAILED. DOOR WILL PUSH ON ANYTHING THAT IS IN ITS WAY. *TT

PASSENGER REAR SLIDER DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS "AWARE OF THE PROBLEM" AND THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A NEW HINGE ASSEMBLY. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THE VAN. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (738418, 866315, 871988, 730676, 871684). I ALSO KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SLINGING DOOR AUTOMATICLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SLIDING DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, AND IS UNABLE TO UNLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DOOR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK. *JB. ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT WILL NOT MOVE, DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON.*JB

SLIDING SIDE DOOR HAS A FAULTY MECHANISM. WHILE DRIVING DOOR JUST OPENED ON ITS OWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED ARM REST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS BROKEN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CLUNK NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, CAN ALSO BE FELT WITH VIBRATION, PASSENGER SIDE DASH AREA HANGING. BOTH SLIDING DOOR RUBBER STOPS MISSING, DRIVERSIDE SLIDING DOOR STOP REPLACED. GRINDING NOISE IN REAR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WHEN HEAT IS ON VENT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD, WASHER SOLVENT SPRAYS IN ONE SPOT. NORMAL OPERATION. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR INTERMITTENTLY OPENS, DEALER HAS REPLACED AUTOMATIC DOOR SENSOR, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *YD

THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM SEALED COMPLETELY ON MY RIGHT THUMB. IT DID NOT SENSE THAT THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION AND MY THUMB WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. WHEN THUMB WAS RELEASED, IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT (SIZE OF A FLAT QUARTER) AND HAD EXTENSIVE CRUSHING DAMAGE. HAD NO FEELING FOR 4 MONTHS. NAIL DIED AND TOOK UNTIL JANUARY 2002 TO FALL OFF, CAUSING MUCH DISCOMFORT AND INABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY TASKS FOR FAMILY. CURRENTLY, NAIL HAS NOT GROWN BACK AND MAY NOT EVER. THIS DOOR MECHANISM, WHEN TESTED SHUT ON PLASTIC CUPS, STICKS, AND OTHER SMALL OBJECTS. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND SHOULD HAVE AN INFA RED SENSOR THAT BACKS UP THE DOOR WHENEVER ITS BEAM IS BROKEN. IT CURRENTLY HAS A MECHANICAL SENSOR SO ONLY IF SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL (IE: AN ADULTS WHOLE BODY) IS WEDGED IN DOOR, WILL IT BACK UP. EVEN THEN, IT CLOSES CONSIDERABLY (AND FRIGHTENINGLY ON VICTOM)...

THE POWER REAR DOORS ATTEMPT TO SHUT BUT THEN FAIL TO LATCH LEAVING THE DOORS AJAR. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY DURING HOT WEATHER. MY DAUGHTER WAS INJURED WHEN BOTH DOORS FAILED TO LATCH AND THEN THE CHILDREN SHUT THE DOOR MANUALLY (NON-POWER ASSIST) INJURING HER FINGERS IN THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FAILURE TO LATCH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS WE KNOW WITH 1999 OR 2000 MODELS. THIS TIME THE TEMPTURE WAS IN THE 70'S

ONLY METHOD OF OPENING VEHICLE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE USING A KEY IS THROUGH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OR USING REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM. CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS THAT IF DRIVER'S DOOR IS INOPERABLE ,AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE. *AK THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION TO MANUALLY OPEN EACH OF THE DOORS. ELIMINATING THIS OPTION WAS JUST TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTUREE. *YH

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE "FLUSH" POSITION. THE MINIVAN HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. 1ST TIME: DOOR GOES TO THE CLOSED POSITION THEN RETRACTS SLIGHTLY OPEN AND STAYS THERE. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO POWERSLIDE WHERE UNSUCCFESSFUL. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEAL AND THEY MAD AN "ADJUSTMENT" (DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE). 2ND TIME: DOOR RETRACTS SLIGHTLY AFTER REACHING THE CLOSED POSITION. WILL EVENTUALLY REACH THE CLOSED POSITION BUT ONLY WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ALSO, DETECTION OF OBJECT IN THE PATH OF SLIDING DOOR NOT WORKING WELL. I NEEDED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM SLIDING WITH THE ENTIRE FORCE OF MY BODY (THIS OULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED MY 3-YEAR OLD IF SHE HAD BEEN STANDING THERE AT THE TIME). A VISIT TO FORD RESULTING IN REPROGRAMMING THE SENSOR AS THEY ARE RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM FORD ON THESE REPAIRS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. TESTED...