The door open/close indicator light remained on. *ak sometimes the light remained on for about an hour after the car was parked and turned off. This is an intermittent problem that has been occurring for about a year.
1998 Ford Windstar lights complaints
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Continual problems with interior lights and locks because of the door ajar monitor. All doors are closed and door alarm monitor remains on which causes the interior lights to remain on at all times. Have to remove #29 fuse just to get interior and dome lights to shut off, even after ignition is off and key removed. Otherwise battery will die as lights do not go off as they are supposed to. Driving with dome light continuously on is a very big safety hazard, especially at night. However removing this fuse also results in loss of electric window function which should also be a safety hazard. This has been happening for at least four years. Everytime I take it to the dealer, it would stop for a short while and then subsequently act up again. I am the sole owner of this vehicle and purchased it new in 1998. I feel these parts should have been made correctly to begin with and/or should have been recalled to be repaired. I will never buy another ford vehicle because of this safety hazard.
Have a 1998 ford windstar van and the problem is that my interior lights and sensor showing that your door is open does not turn off. Even all the door are closed. Sometimes the interior lights go off but the beeping noise does not stop.
Headlight covers turned cloudy. Consumer first noticed this in 2001. Even when headlights are switched to bright they do not illuminate the roadway enough to safely see at night.
Continual problems with interior lights and locks because of the door ajar monitor. Have to use passenger side door to enter because drivers door normally sets it off, and have to unplug battery to let system reset, so battery does not go dead which normally takes a couple of days. Locks will lock and unlock on their own while driving. Door ajar will also activate with the other doors on its own while you are driving. This has been happening for at least two years. Everytime I wanted to take it to the dealer, it would stop and the dealer said they could do nothing unless it was happening at the time.
Door ajar light stays on all the time. Chimes stay on when car is started until the speed reaches around 15 MPH. But as soon as I slow down and stop, the chimes come on again.
Interior dome light stays on until 15-20mph is reached. Dash light indicator says door is open. Isolated problem to sliding door on passenger side. Problem is intermittent. Take to ford dealerships on 3 seperate ocassions and all 3 times the problem mysteriously went away. Also when this happens the rear wiper doesn't work all the time.
Consumer stateed both front tie rods failed and were replaced, also the steering rack was replaced.
Light that indicates door is open stays illuminated. Light gets so hot that it may cause a fire. *ak the switches have been replaced. The ford company is aware of the problem and doesn't want to fix unless consumer pays out of pocket. The sliding door was replaced.
Headlights over the past year have not been corrected. At night dimmer lights have very poor visibilty. Dealer has been notified. *ak dealer advised that headlight assembly needed to be replaced.
The interior courtesy lamps do not go out when doors are closed. Door ajar light comes on. Ford is well aware of this problem and its a safety issue as driver cannot see during night driving unless fuse is pulled. Interior lights cannot be shut off with the dimmer switch!!.. Dealers play dumb when you discuss this issue. Three neighbors have same problem. This is an accident waiting to happen!!!!!!!!
Accelerator went down on its own while in reverse, no brakes to stop, resulting in a accident. Steering vibrates, recommend rotating the tires. Interior seats slightly twisted, door locks works sometime, interior lights work sometimes.
Without prior warning door warning light comes on panel, and light will stay on. Interior light will go off, but the sound of the chime will not stop. Dealerlership is aware of problem.
Seat belt alarm,light, and courtesy light would remain on while driving. Dealer was not notified at this time.
Dome light will automatically stay on even after doors are closed. Contacted dealer.
Consumer stated that upon receiving a safety recall for spring coil replacement, recall #01v199000, cnsumer called the dealer to ask if she could order the spring coils to have them ready for the appointment, dealer told her that was impossible, consumer made appointment and went to the dealer to fix the recall remedy, dealer told her that a spring coil replacement was unnecessary in nashville, instead of following the recall instruction from ford they installed protective shields which caused crunching sounds over the smallest bump, when turned the wheel to the right the tire made sounds of heavy friction, consumer believes the two tire blow out that she has expereinced has somthing to do with the shields that were installed on vehicle, and the deterioration of the drivers side tire from what appears to be constant friction and rubbing, however, consumer needs the shields to be remove and the problem to be corrected as quickly as true to the original recall specification as possible.
Door ajar light on dash is on constantly when all doors are shut. Chime is also going off at all times. When chime is on it is not possible to lock doors. Vehicle at dealership at this time.
While driving headlights will go out without warning. 10 seconds later they will come back on. Please provide any further information.
Interior lights in passenger's compartment remain illuminated. Consumer stated that battery had to be disconnected. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
I was driving on a two lane curving road with the brights on. Without warning the lights went completly out. I was able to pull the switch back to the regular position and they luckily they came back on. I was unable to get a replacement on saturday because the dealer was doing inventory. The switch also failed several other times over the weekend with the regular headlights as well. I contacted the dealer for a replacement switch and asked him if they had been replacing many of these and he told me yes. I then proceeded to tell him how it tried to kill me and my family. I have metered the replacement switch and it shows readings all over the place as far as resistance, in excess of 400,000 ohms at times. It never would stay completly open. I just wonder how many accidents that this intermittant problem may be responsible for.
My problem is with the federal safety agency definition of a problem (daytime running lights too bright in the daytime) and ford's fix of the problem(disable the lights).
Ajar bell keeps ringing, dash light is on, and lights up. Door is not open, but bell continues to ring.
I have basically had everything that could go wrong with this vehicle.. Go wrong. It has been in several times for the seal around drivers side door (air flows in). The door ajar indicator continually goes on and the dome light comes on(making it very unsafe to drive at night. Especially when trying to back up. The dome light then stays on causing battery to die. I have had problems with the traction control light to blink have had in shop they say they replaced a sensor. As soon as my warranty was up. It happened again(cost me over $400.00) when either window is rolled down about 3 inches(as soona s it hits that point) a buzzing sound will occur. I had a huge gash on the interior of my right tire(no known cause) I believe the van was 3 months old at this time.... Had to purchase a new tire. I have had work done several times on the front passenger side. Including the bearings replaced.... A sensor ring that had broken in half, tie-rod... I am so disappointed in this vehicle, we bought this because it was convient to tote around 3 children but the fact that I am so afraid to drive it alot of times ins't very convenient at all. I am amazed that it has made it this far (90,000) the back hatch seems to have some electrial problems as whenever it is opened it woll set off the door ajar light and when closed it never goes off.. For some reason it has periods of time that it will stay on for weeks and then when that stops the window buzzing starts. I am not under warranty and am very tired of sinking money into a van that we apid well over 30,000 for. Why is something so expensive........... Such a money pit????? I feel I get no response from the dealers. They seem to be able to word it in a different way when they fix something and you have to take it back in to be re-fixed.. Although it does the same thing??? I guess we will have to do more research on vehicle manufactors when buying our next family vehicle. I have never been so disappointed. Please send recall informat
First the interior light stay on and blinds driver at night the dash lights for door open shows all 4 door are open but they are closed. In addition the spare tire hoist will not go up and being that this part is not used but for emergencies and proper storage of an emergency item I feel the part should last for many yrs.
Consumer was issued recall 00v168000/ manufacturer's recall 00s14 for daytime running lights. Vehicle was made in according to canadian standards. Ford wanted consumer to sign a statement saying that they will not be held responsible for not not disconnecting vehicle, it could catch on fire. Consumer just wanted it repaired.*ak consumer is requesting that lights be fixed and not blocked.
Ongoing problem with door ajar light staying on while all doors are properly closed. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was out of its warranty, and nothing would be done. *ak
Door open indicator stays on, causes interior light to stay on. Every other 1998 ford I know has same problem (7 vehicles). Nieghbor has had thier van (98) worked on 4 times in one year. Dealer not helpfull. Ford has blinders on, acts as if they know nothing about thos problem. All I wanted is ford to say they knew it was a problem, and they were working on a solution. Fords integrity is in question with me.
Consumer has experienced several problems with the transmission, dealer has replaced it once, however problems continue, consumer has filed for a request for arbitration, vehicle bucks, jerks, and jumps into gear before taking off. Vehicle shimmies from one side to another upon acceleration, there is a thumping sound heard also at times while driving. Vehicle experienced a speed sensor circuit problem. Speedometer jumps. Problem with power steering, dealer adjusted rack and pinion and made other repairs to steering mechanism. Right side brake light bulb failed. Battery failed. Consumer stated it felt as if vehicle was going to stall sometimes, engine has no power at acceleration, engine belt was noisy and was replaced. Tire had a slow leak due to loose tire valve.
Various problem with power lock locking by itself/windshield wipers working intermittently/dome light not operating, and door ajar light staying on. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on several occasions, and problems still reoccurring. *ak possible electrical problem with failure of power locks, windshield wipers, dome light, door ajar light, door ajar switch, lift gate door ajar switch, battery saver relay inoperable, and washer light illuminating. Brakes noisy at times, dealer stated this was due to brake dust. Power steering is noisy when turning back and forth, dealer replaced tie rod end. Sliding door rattles while driving over bumps, dealer added foam tape to back side of panel, driver door rattles, sliding door hard to open at times, dealer lubed sliding hinges and latch. Dealer replaced shocks due to rattling noise when riding over bumps. Drivebelt replaced. Maf sensor replaced due to hesitation. Window guide did not fit tight.
The consumer does not want the vehicle daytime running lamp disable per recall notice 00v‑168 because he believes they are a safety feature, the recall states that this vehicle was imported from canada erroneously, the lamps are too bright and do not meet u.s. Standards. Nlm
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