Abs light on, speedometer/odometer do not work, leak from master cylinder visible on connectors below it.
1999 Ford Windstar electrical complaints
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Not only does my 99 windstar stall and jerk and will not pick up speed properly but the check engine light will not go off and the ABS light will come on after I start the van and stay on as well. If I drive over 55 the o/d light flashes. When I take off from a light the o/d light flashes and the van will not pick up speed and then it jerks into gear.
I have a 99 ford windstar with the VIN # included in the supposed recall, but when I wrote ford they said that it was not in that list- it starts with 2. My van has begun to burn under the hood and smoke smelling like wiring on fire. A fire had not actually started. Do I have to wait until it does and someone does for them to admit that there is something wrong with my van? It is at the second service station because I do not trust my ford dealership, with good reason. I have it in for the second week at a second service station with nothing to drive. How do I get this done expeditiously?
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. The contact started her vehicle and proceeded to drive. After driving a block or more at 2 MPH, white smoke began to pour out of the hood. She jumped out of the vehicle and someone else inspected underneath her hood. The contact was informed that the wiring melted and could be unhooked. He proceeded to unhook it and drive to her residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 114,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. When the vehicle is turned off and the door is opened, the doors and windows sometimes continue to operate. The failure has occurred two or three times within the last six months. The contact attempted to find out if a safety recall was available, but he was given the run around. The federal safety agency campaign id number 00v351000 (electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash) was the recall in question. The current mileage was 119,000 and failure mileage was 115,000.
I purchased a 1999 ford windstar a few months ago. I have had nothing but problems with it. In fact, I have spent more than half of what I paid for the vehicle in repairs in only 2 months. The reason for my complaint is that the most recent repairs have involved items that I feel are extreme safety concerns. 1- the power doors on my vehicle to not lock/unlock properly, making it unable to open the sliding doors. This was looked at by the ford mechanic today. I was told that the door latches were bad and were "burning up" the door lock actuators. I'm not sure if this is the reason, but also lately, my door ajar light comes on my dash and the interior lights are coming on intermittently while driving. I have 3 children, two of them in car seats and unable to get them selves out of a car. I am concerned that if something were to happen such as an accident or an emergency situation that I would not be able to get my children out of the vehicle. I am paying to have this repaired at the tune of around $1,000.00 which I think is a real rip off, due to fords poorly manufactured vehicle. 2. My brake light stopped working on the left side of my van. I changed the bulb and tested it, and did not fix the problem. I then noticed that my rear tail light is now not working. I had this checked out by the mechanic today, and was told it is the rear electronic control module which is going to cost me nearly $600 to fix. I'm not sure what would cause such a thing to fail, but this is definitely a safety concern, where lights come into play. I could have been rear ended due to this malfunction. I'm beginning to wonder if ford is in the auto making/selling business, or the service business. It appears to me that they are poorly manufacturing vehicles only providing job security for the mechanics. Please investigate this situation. Any help in remedying this and getting ford to pay for their mistakes would be greatly appreciated.
Started the car and small amount of white smoke came from under the engine hood. The odometer is now all dashes, speedometer stays at 0, and the air conditioning is inop. #10 fuse blew. Replaced and same thing recurs.
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 and on at random even with the controls in the off position. There is a clicking under the dash when the rear heat or air is running. On inspection the mechanic found the alarm wires under the dash bare, unhooked, and exposed. He taped these hoping it would solve the problem. It has not. The local ford dealer is not reputable. It is a well known fact in the community that they break something else while fixing another to ensure a return visit. We have to travel 45-60 minutes to another dealer and they are so busy because they have to provide service for a large rural area. Ford has never acknowledged phone calls or letters sent to them. We feel stuck with a lemon!
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 was a sensor. They could turn it off but it wasn't anything major. After reading all the complaints I'm sure it is major. Since purchasing this car, I have had to replace tires at least every six months, major engine repair, alternator repair, as well as spring replacement. Overall, I've put more then $3000.00 in repair not including the repair of the transmission I now need. I loved my windstar but I am now discovering that it puts my life endanger to drive it. My two kids were in the car when this happened and I feared someone would hit my car. The worst part about all this is I am unable to get rid of this car as I still am buying this car. I am unable to refinance the difference. I was told to just scarp the car by the dealer and just get another car as I am even more in debt trying to repair the car. I don't want to ruin my credit so there has to be another solution. I have no inkling how I'm going to manage to get 3000.00 for a new car and pay my bills and find an alternative method. I really would appreciate it if ford would just do the right thing fix my transmission. Split the cost. I did damage my car in the mist of all this and just want to be able to drive to work until the car is paid off.
I bought my 99 ford windstar sel in march of this year (2006) and not even a week after I bought it when I would pull out from red lights or stop signs and the van would either die on me in the middle of the road or would continuously hesitate. I brought it back to the dealership and the first time they said that it was my keys so they reprogrammed my keys. Then it happened again as soon as I left the dealership, I brought it back a second time, they told me that they believed it had to do with my theft device. They assured me it was fixed then sent me home with it. A couple of days later it did the same thing again only this time every time I got in my van or closed my driver door from entering or exiting my van it would tell me on my message system that my driver door was ajar which lead to the interior lights being on. It did that the day I took it home from the dealership so I had to bring it back for a third time now for the re-occurring problem I was having and now with the door being said to be open. They finally said they found the problem and that ford told them that there was a similar incident with another van like mine and said that they had to replace the cip sycronizor. I was able to take my van home again and they problem had been fixed all except the message I still get to this day about my driver door being ajar when it isn't. It didn't do it to me before I took it to the dealership and now they won't fix it when it was a result from them having it. Keep in mind each of the 3 times I had to take it in I had to leave it with them for 1-3 days each time! No loan car was offered to me so I was left with no car and I have 3 small children that I have to care for and need transportation for.
My 1999 ford windstar spontaneously started on fire while parked in the garage. It had not be run for at least 8 hours prior to the fire. While no one was injured this could have started our entire house on fire. The insurance fire expert located the start of the fire to the wiring of the heater.
Rem module repair - $ 690.
I have been experiencing problems listed in recall numbers 01v261000; 00v351000 and 99v147000, however, my VIN # is somehow not eligible for repair at no cost.
Dt: the consumer stated the # 10 fuse keeps shorting out. The shifter can be shifted without the brake being applied when the key is in the on position. The consumer stated this fuse controls this safety feature along with other things. The dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted yet. A garage told the consumer this was an ongoing problem.
I opened electronic sliding driver side door on my 1999 ford windstar van to load the car for a weekend trip. I kneeled in the door opening to position things in the back seat. Without warning the door began to shut on its own. Before I could jump out of the car, it had my calves stuck in the door. It did not automatically open as I was informed it should have when it hit my legs. My daughter was able to pull the door open and allow me to escape. My right calf was injured, though it did not break the skin, I have a large bruise from the doors impact approx. 2 inches high and 4 inches long. I took my car to the dealership (ted britt ford in fairfax virginia) where I purchased my van and carry an extended warranty. They have had my car in for numerous repairs, all related to the doors malfunctioning or other electrical problems. This is the first time there was an injury due to the door failure. My car is currently still in the shop for this malfunction. **about the number of failures listed below: I am uncertain if I should indicate one failure which resulted in an injurry or the multiple failures of the doors opening, refusing to open, or refusing to close that proceeded this last incident. I wll indicate one failure, meaning this last one. Please call or email if I should indicate all the door failures we have incountered to date. **I am also a bit concerned as the repair department at ted britt ford in fairfax, where my van is regularly serviced, indicated that he believes it would have been impossible for the door to shut without my having done something to cause it. I am absolutely certain I could not have accidentally close the door. I am concerned they may not check out this problem adequately and just decide it was operator error. I reminded them of the multiple other door failures and electrical problems. I also let them know the lights in the van (that come on when you open a door), go on and off when I go over bumps as I am driving.
1999 ford windstar van:: cruise control stopped working. I remembered seeing a special on cnn-tv recently about ford f150 and explorer vehicles catching on fire. Suspected cause was the cruise control cut-out switch located on the brake master cylinder. So I decided to see if there was anything I could see related to my problem. I found the cruise control switch that's mounted on the bottom front of the brake master cylinder soaked with brake fluid. Apparently the switch's seal failed causing brake fluid to leak thru the switch into the power connector and run down the wiring. This failure could have caught my vehicle on fire because a liquid across a 12 volt power connector to ground is a high resistance short translating into heat = fire. I took some pictures with a digital camera and can e-mail them if you're interested. In the mean time I disconnected the power connector at the cruise control cut-out switch for safety. I can't find any recall for this problem on a 1999 ford winstar ? I have a 1999 ford f150 truck also and it has the cruise control cut-out switch mounted on the end of the brake master cylinder except it's on the top. I also disconnected it to be safe. I called ford and a new switch costs about $15.00 but none are available. Someone needs to kick the rock off ford being in total denial of the problem. It's quite easy to see what the problem is and they keep saying they don't know what's causing it ??? If I can get a new switch I can also send the defective one to someone to evaluate. This is basic electronics and not a mystery. Thanks,
While driving down the interstate, moving at a speed of 65 MPH, the fuse (10)controlling the speed control module, ABS module, brake shift interlock solenoid, powertrain control module, etc. Etc. Blew. Instantly, I had no speedometer, ABS light came on and my rear A/C began blowing on its own. I have since replaced #10 fuse and it has blown repeatedly. Since this past friday, I have also learned that my cruise control is no longer functioning. I have done the research and have found from my fellow ford lemon owners, that this is not an uncommon occurance. I will be replacing the cruise control switch and/or brake pressure switch (which is located by the master cyclinder; which commonly seems to have a short in the circuit due to the wonderful job ford did designing their vehicles.
1999 ford windstar has problems with the ignition as well as the heater pipe and upper intake seals.*mr the consumer had to giggle the steering wheel and/or shift lever to get the key to turn in the ignition.
Complaint received via e-mail. My 1999 ford windstar burst into flames around four in the morning on may 24, 2004. Vehicle had been parked since the afternoon on may 21 as we had gone on a camping trip for the weekend.the fire was the hottest by the driver's side engine compartment. Fire department could not determine what really caused the fire in my ford van. They did state that it likely started in the engine compartment.
Vehicle was parked for a few days when all of a sudden it caught on fire on its own. Consumer stated that the cause was undetermined.
The vehicle's check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the fuel filter. *nm the alternator, right inner cv boot, ABS module, and brake master cylinder were replace.
Interior lights turn on and/or flicker when car is in motion. All doors closed tight. The lights made it hard to see out of the vehicle when driving at night. Ford said they would not correct problem.
Just about everything that can go wrong with a car, I've experienced it as the owner of this 1999 ford windstar lx. I've had transmission work done, brake work, replaced tires (twice in 2 years), replace the battery and the starter. I came to this site because the car wouldn't start, wouldn't take a jump, wouldn't make a sound. I called to have it towed and the gentleman jiggled the key in the ignition and the car started. A few days later the same thing happened again. This time no one could start it. Testing the battery and primary parts for starting the car proved that these parts were all functioning normal. A few hours and $127.00 later (not including the cost of towing the vehicle) I'm told the problem is with the anti-theft device. It is broken and needs to be replaced to the tune of about $900.00 with a 90-day warranty. Recommendations to me were to get rid of the car. "this particular part in all ford vehicles is poorly built." I haven't decided what I'm going to do at this point, however, I feel pretty sure my decision will not involve staying with ford.
While driving through standing water, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was currently being seen at the dealers. No diagnose has been given at this time. Provide further details.
Electrical problem involving 10 amp fuse for AC, ABS, odometer, speed sensor for trans, and several other components. Fuse blows constantly. Took to dealer 3 times. Clockspring replaced - 605.00, speed sensor in trans - 300.00, use of 15 amp fuse on third visit - fuse blew after 7 days. To date, dealer cannot find the source of the problem. It is expensive to replace parts in the hope that they find it, plus the problem remains. Are there similar complaints and is there a known fix that the dealer is unaware of?
Exterior bulb warning light came on left rear running light quit operating. Electical machanic stated rem module needs to be replace. This unit is vehicle specific and a cost of $300 and has to be programed by dealer for another charge.
While driving at 45 MPH consumer noticed that the vehicle was running roughly. Several seconds later, engine check light came on. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed consumer that the intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. The intake manifold gasket was sucked into the engine, causing the engine to bind. *ak dealer also made repairs on front end, power steering, electrical system, and tie rod ends. A 4-wheel alignment was also performed by the dealer.
Interior lighting, radio,rear A/C fan will not turn off when vehicle is off and key removed. Rear fan continues to run, draining battery. This fault is intermittent and was supposedly resolved by the dealer( place motors , webster ma) replacing the battery last spring 2003. Did the dealerships really fix anything?? It cost me a new battery to find out. Chattering of power relays also occurs . Similar description as the other complaints for interior lighting and electrical systems. Rear A/C fan was disconnected to stop battery drain. Everything seems to be worse on rainy days.
While driving the vehicle produced a thick smoke from the interior cluster without warning. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information.
I have a 1999 windstar, with electrical problems. That are unresolved after 3 weeks in two different garages. The number 10 fuse keeps blowing. So I have no heat, or air, will not open back doors and a number of other things. It is winter and I can't drive it without heat. And will not be fun in the summer with no air. The air won't work with the fuse blown. It blows, even when all of the things, listed in the book are disconnected. It still blows.
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