2003 FORD WINDSTAR Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

On May 23rd 2022 I was driving on interstate 45 the speed limit through where I was driving was 75 all of a sudden with no warning no engine light on my transmission stopped working and I could not break I was able to safely get over thank goodness but there is a recall on my transmission which almost killed me that needs to be replaced

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE AND WHILE IT HAD POWER IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF

SUDDEN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, TAKING LEFT TURN UP A SMALL INCLINE IN THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WITH ENGINE POWER EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL IN ALL SHIFTER DRIVE AND REVERSE POSITIONS. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP, VEHICLE REQUIRED COMPLETE REBUILT TRANSMISSION COSTING OVER $3000. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,764. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WITH THE OTHER FORD MODELS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. RECALL# 12V006000. UPDATED 03/02/12 UPDATED 06/12/12

WHILE DRIVING, I FELT THE VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING, SO I WENT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER-AGAIN, NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BUT THEY DID DO A TRANSMISSION TUNE UP. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE INTO TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP ON A RED LIGHT. ON GREEN, I PRESSED MY GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IN A DESPERATE EFFORT, I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN, BUT FOR ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO HAVE TO DO THE SAME REPEATEDLY UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFER SPOT. FINALLY, I ENDED UP LEAVING MY VAN PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND CALLED A CAB HOME. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM...

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WATER WOULD GET INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AT TIMES AND THE REVERSE GEAR IS FAILING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE SPEED CONTINUED TO DECREASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT KNOCK OR SLIP PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,337.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DELAWARE WITH MY FAMILY THE VAN I SUDDENLY LOSS ACCELERATION. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. WITHOUT NOTICE LOSE ACCELERATION AND NOW NO GEARS WORK. 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE THERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. THIS VAN HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AND THAT WAS RECALLED. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE RECALLED AS IT ALMOST THE SAME RESULT. ACCIDENT. *TR

VAN SHUDDERED WHILE ACCELERATING, LOUD ROAR ON DRIVER SIDE OF VAN, PROBLEM PERSISTED EVEN AFTER I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP, THE SHOP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. DROVE ALL DAY JUNE 15 WITH ONLY ABOVE LISTED PROBLEMS, GOT IN THE VAN THE SAME NIGHT ONLY TO FIND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NO WARNINGS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VAN WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH NO MOVEMENT, ONLY RISING RPMS. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS ONLY TO DISCOVER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT REIMBURSED ANYONE OR DONE A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR MODEL ON ALMOST EVERY FORUM COMPLAINT. MY VAN IS NOW IN THE SHOP, THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MUCH I AM GOING TO BE CHARGED TO GET MY VAN BACK, I HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND HAVE TO HAVE MY VAN. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR PROCEED WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NO WARNING LEADING TO FAILURE, VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO POWER THE TIRES. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE REVS, BUT NO POWER TO THE TIRES TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON A VERY WELL TRAVELED ROAD RT 4 IN AUBURN ME HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO SAFETY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR, CONSIDERABLY MORE PREVALENT THAN THE CURRENT REAR AXLE RECALL. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FORD AND NHTSA FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE AND I DO THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE, VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO POWER THE TIRES. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE REVS, BUT NO POWER TO THE TIRES TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR, CONSIDERABLY MORE PREVALENT THAN THE CURRENT REAR AXLE RECALL. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FORD AND NHTSA FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION YET TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

2003 WINDSTAR SPORT TRAVELING APPROX 80 MPH IN PASSING LANE OF I-93 EXPRESSWAY WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND PRESSED ON GAS WITH NO RESPONSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, ETC TO INDICATE ANYTHING WAS WRONG. RPM'S INCREASED DUE TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT NO RESPONSE FROM TRANSMISSION. COASTED TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY. TRIED USING DRIVE, 2ND OR 1ST GEARS TO GET OFF HIGHWAY BUT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION RESPONSE AT ALL. NO BREAKDOWN LANE AVAILABLE SO WE WERE STUCK IN RIGHT-HAND TRAVEL LANE WITH FLASHERS ON. WE WERE IN A PLACE WERE THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GET OUT AND BE SAFE AWAY FROM VEHICLE EITHER. EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNSAFE EXPERIENCE WITH TWO CHILDREN AND DOG IN VAN WITH ME AT 10PM IN BOSTON TRAFFIC!!! WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN HIT AND KILLED!!! HAD VAN TOWED BACK TO NH AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY...

2003 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION LITE DASH "OVER DRIVE IS OFF". I CHECKED THE FUSES NO.14 10 AMP WAS BLOWED THIS ALSO GOES TO THE SIDE ELECTROCHROMATIC MIRRORS THAT STOPPED WORKING. PUT NEW FUSE IN. I DRIVE 14 MILES AT 45MPH FUSE BLOWS AGAIN., *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR, LESS THAN 60000 MILES, TRANSMISSION JUST DIED, NO WARNING NO NOTHING...UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO THE COST OF REBUILDING, ESTIMATE IS $2300 ON A 4000 DOLLAR VAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE HE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FAIL WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.THE VAN DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,THE STEERING WAS LOCKED,THE LIGHTS BLINKED,MY OD N BLINKER FLASHED OFF N ON.MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN. ALSO MY ABS LIGHT ABSOLUTELY WON'T GO OFF!!!!.ALSO REPLACES,BRAKES, ROTORS(WHICH WERE TOTALLY RUSTED). *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR, LOW KIM, TRAVELING HWY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST ACCELERATION, RPM'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, ALMOST CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST TO ROAD SIDE. NUMEROUS IDENTICAL REPORTS SUBMITTED FORD IGNORES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. FORD MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. CANT IMAGINE THEM PUTTING THEIR OWN FAMILY AT RISK BY PUTTING THEM ON THE HWY OR A DIRT ROAD WITH THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 WINDSTAR. ONLY AFTER MY SONS SHAKEN PHONE CALL FROM THE 401 WITH THE SOUND OF TRAFFIC IN THE BACKGROUND DID I START MY OWN RESEARCH AND DISCOVER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OTHER PERSONS VOICING CONCERN FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES. FIX IT FORD. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE EXTENSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NOT ANY NOISES, WARNING LIGHTS OR ISSUES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. VAN REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. ALSO, A RAPID INCREASE IN THE RPMS OCCURRED. THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE MECHANIC HAD NOT YET CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 WINDSTAR AT 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IT LOST POWER. THE VAN HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VAN WOULD START BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC HAS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FIVE DAYS PRIOR THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FROM THE FORD DEALER WITH A NEW REAR AXLE (RECALL, 10 WEEKS AT THE DEALER). AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THE VAN HAD APPROXIMATELY 116000 MILES. THE WINDSTAR WILL BE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1849.11. I CAN NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME (I WOULD LIKE TO!). FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOESN'T CARE! *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT THEN PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED AT THE CONTACT EXPENSE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. JO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TO MAKE A TURN AND AFTER BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN SO IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. ..UPDATED 09/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $1500.00 UPDATED 10/05/11

I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING! NO DRIVE OR REVERSE! THANKFULLY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NOT THE HWY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO RIGHT NOW. IN THE MANNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK THAT RESULTS IN DEATH. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE COMPLAINT AND TRANSMISSION. FIRST OF ALL, I WAS LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME FROM FORD. FORD WANTS $3800 TO REPLACE IT. THE VAN IS ONLY WORTH THAT. THEN I FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I TAKE CARE OF AND MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES AND I GET THIS HANDED TO ME. THEN THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT MIGHT BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART EVEN COMES IN. THEY WILL NOT BUY THE VAN BACK BECAUSE IT IS A 2003. I THINK THEY SHOULD. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. BUY THE TIME THEY PAY FOR MY RENTAL AND FIX THE AXLE, IT WOULD...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. LEFT ON IN THE ROAD WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR

THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE VAN RUNS ROUGH AND ALMOST STOPS RUNNING. THERE IS AN ERROR CODE P0171 AND P0174. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE AXEL RECALL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TOO. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE ARE ALL DEFECTS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF, BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX FOR THE CONSUMERS OF THEIR CARS. *TR

JUST ANOTHER DAY OF DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON THE BUMPY ROAD. WHEN I FINALLY PASS THE CONSTRUCTION AREA TO THE NEWLY PAVED ROAD TO COME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT, CAR STARTED TO SKID LOCKED UP THE FRONT WHEEL. WHOLE VAN SHACK. THEN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A LIFE OR DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR ME! NOW THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT LID UP ON THE REGULAR BASES. HELP!! *TR

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 105000 MILES. FLUID REPLACED AT RECOMMENDED 60K INTERVAL. NO INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VAN WAS PARKED, STARTED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED EDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE TRANSMISSION PUMP. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH THE REPEATED FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLUTCH AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/23/11

SPOUSE WAS DRIVING HER 2003, FORD WINDSTAR SE, GOING UP AN ON-RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGH WAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVERED HIGH, SLIPPING OUT OF DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTERWARDS. DRIVE AND OR REVERSE DOESN'T WORK ON THE VAN. VEHICLE HAS ALL THE POWER, BUT ONCE PUT IN DRIVE / REVERSE HITTING THE GAS, YOU GO KNOW WHERE.. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. VAN IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IT HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130000.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR' TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT SUB FRAME ON MY 2003 WINDSTAR CORRODED CAUSING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE AND WHEEL TO PULL OUT. LOST STEERING. ALSO AXLES SHAFT PULLED FROM TRANSMISSION AND FLUID RAN OUT. FORTUNATELY AT SLOW SPEED SO NO ACCIDENT, BUT WHAT IF I WERE ON A FREEWAY RUNNING FAST? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND I HEARD IT REV UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO LET IT COAST TO THE SIDE. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED. THE MECHANIC LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID I WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THE INCIDENT, IT NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE. STILL AWAITING TO COME UP WITH $1,300.00 TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, FORD WINDSTAR 2003, SECOND TRANSMISSION. UNDER 90,000 MILES. JUST REVIEW SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS @ THIS SITE FOR A START HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/WINDSTAR/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML WITH A SMALL INTERNET SEARCH - YOU CAN FIND THESE THE FAILURE @ HIGHSPEED RAMANT WITH 2003 FORD WINDSTAR - THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 2003 GOES WITHOUT WARNING. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IT DECREASED IN SPEED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE REV. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. YOU CAN FIND ADDITION COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND OTHERS ON A WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I WENT AS FAR AS WRITING FORD TO LET THEM KNOW HOW DISSATISFIED AND UPSET THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I DON'T THINK SOMEONE LIFE SHOULD HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED IN ORDER FOR FORD TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM AND NOW MY ISSUE. *TR

RECENTLY LOST VEHICLE MOBILITY ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SEL (TYPE AX4N TRANSMISSION). REQUIRED NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING UNUSUAL SOUNDS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIRS SHOP WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

I BOUGHT A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR NEW . I AM THE ONLY DRIVER 66 YEARS OLD. I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN JAN. 2010 AND COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. TOWED TO DEALER, HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION,000 KM., FACTORY REBUILT $ 3500. NOW APRIL 2010 PUT 5000 KM.ON TOOK IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK ON TRANNY, IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY{STUTTERING}. MECHANIC SAID HE HAD TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER, FOUND FLUID IN AND NOW REPLACING RADIATOR. WHAT NEXT????? FORD SHOULD BE REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY IN CASE I LOOSE IT AGAIN. HELP! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN KY MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOISES. THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO FORWARD GEARS NOR REVERSE. *TR