Both sliding doors on our 1999 ford windstar, do not open with the electric door opener and the left side door cannot be opened from the inside. The right side door is deteriorating the same as the left side. This could be a dangerous situation if someone were in the car and needed to get out quickly for any reason.
1999 Ford Windstar locks complaints
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The passenger side sliding door on my 1999 ford windstar does not unlock when the rest of the doors do unlock. During an emergency this could cause a problem when trying to exit the mini van.
Power sliding door opens while driving.
Consumer complained repeatedly about transmission problems, but nothing was done because the dealer could not duplicate the problem. *ak the door lock was inoperative with the key, when driven at low speeds a clunk noise was heard, but it was an intermittent problem, the vehicle lurched in low gear and the consumer had to downshift when going up hill. *sc
Transmission, sliding door, driver door, rack and pinion, steering pump, intake manifold, front suspension upper link, world's fastest declining vehicle value, world's worst customer service and satisfaction representatives.
Consumer stated that the side doors does not open from the inside. Ph
When sliding door opens it doesn't stay open. Kids can get caught in the door, and be seriously hurt.
Passenger's sliding door will not close correctly and dome light will come on. Contacted dealer. *ak the passenger sliding door comes ajar and the door light comes on in the dashboard. The dealer had tried to fix the problem eight times.
While vehicle was parked on incline, facing downward, passenger's sliding door failed to lock in place. Would slam shut after being opened. Contacted dealer.
Sliding door will unexpectedly close when door is latched in the open position. Door has closed on a child, but has not caused any injury. Dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
Rear passenger door cannot be opend from inside, and driver's side door cannot be opend from inside or outside. Please provide more information.
My grandson fell out of the van becuse the door locks were not working...they lock but do not stay locked.
Doors will occasionally not close, will start to close then re-open or will fail to open. When they fail to close it will be extremely difficult to get them to close. Similarly, when they fail to open they will need to be forced open. This occurs with small children in the car.
Passengers doors comes open intermittently. Dealership is aware of problem.
Consumer has a few problems with vehicle & it has been to the dealer 4 times. The sliding door doesn't shut completely & the steering has a noise from the inside around the dashboard. Manufacturer is aware of the problem, but has no remedy.
While driving or closing both sliding door, sliding door would pop back open/and not closing the doors properly. Dealer cannot determine the problem, but suggested to by a new 2000 windstar. Please provide further information.
Sliding door will not close properly. Intermittently it would prop itself back open. Vehicle been in / out of dealer's shop on several occasions, and problem still occurring. Doors are electronically operated, cannot operate door without vehicle started. *ak
While traveling at any speed door would open without indication. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.
While driving sliding door could unlatch and open half way without a prior warning.
While driving down the driveway sliding door on the passenger's side popped open about two inches. Van has been to the dealership four times for this problem. The dealership doesn't seem to be able to solve this problem. . Please provide any further information.
Sliding door latch does not close door properly. Mjs
Front passenger 'sside door latch broke due to the bolt that wasn't put in the door.
Sliding door on the driver's side keeps popping open. Happens while driving & the door would chime. This has happened at least 6 times. It's very hard to close once it has popped open. Took to dealer & was informed the door works just fine.
Passenger side sliding door will not stay open on an incline. Door will stay open for a while but when a passenger enters the vehicle, the door releases and closes on the passenger. This is a dangerour codition which could injure an adult or kill a child. The same problem does not exist on the drivers side sliding door. Dealer unable to repair since the raised section on the bottom rail is a factory body stamping. A review by the dealer noted that the driver side raised area was higher than the passenger side.
Both rear sliding doors are not stable when moved to fully open position, especially on roads/driveways where there is a decline. In four cases over the past two weeks, the vehicle was parked in our driveway with approx. A 15% decline. I opened the door for my son and it "locked" in the fully opened position. However, in one instance he was exiting the vehicle when the door closed and lodged his head between the door and the frame of the vehilce. He was not seriously injured. Similar things have happened over the past couple of weeks.. We are renting the vehicle from enterprise. I belive that a very serious situation exists and should immediately be invesigagted. We have rented other minivans in the past, and all have had active locking mechanisms where the handle had to be lifted to close the door. The windstar relies on a simple detente which is not sufficient for vehicles on declines.
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