2000 Ford Windstar: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 22, 2019 · Engine · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was left on the side of the road overnight and was driven home the following day. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Suspension · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. According to the previous owner of the vehicle, the dealer stated that a manufacturer recall was completed by a dealer that was no longer in business (jack safro ford dealer). The previous owner reinforced the bracket, but did not replace the rear brackets. Shortly after driving over railroad tracks, the vehicle suddenly stalled and the rear wheels fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was unable to be driven and was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the rear axle cracked from the reinforcement brackets and parts needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in a recall for the failure. The manufacturer recommended that the vehicle be taken to the dealer (napleton lincoln blue island, 2950 w 127th st, blue island, il 60406, (708) 385-4500) for diagnostic testing and repair. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Jan 12, 2016 · Electrical · 67,000 miles · NY

Van stalled while driving, had to be towed. Mechanic could not communicate with computer. Van is having an electrical short which keeps blowing fuse #22 in which van can not be started or driven. Safety hazard, ford must recall van

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Electrical, Suspension · 129,405 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v608000 (suspension) and the remedy for the repair did not work. The contact stated that the dealer also inspected and serviced the transmission, but a failure occurred after the dealer's repair. Upon leaving the dealer, the suspension was unstable and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer for further inspection and diagnostic testing. The contact was still waiting on the dealer to provide a permanent remedy for the condition of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 129,405.

Filed Oct 4, 2014 · Electrical · 88,262 miles · NY

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer or independent mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,262. Ne

Filed Sep 7, 2011 · Transmission · 156,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was inoperable so the contact pushed the vehicle off the road and into a parking space. The contact towed the vehicle to his residence. The contact called the dealer who stated they needed to perform a diagnostic test. The contact stated the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated the faulty transmission was a known issue for his year, make, and model. The failure mileage was 156,000.

Filed Dec 13, 2010 · Engine, Suspension · 115,432 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. Upon starting the vehicle, the contact heard a clicking noise from the center of the instrument panel. After a few minutes, the clicking noise stopped. Prior to the failure, the contact stated that the same clicking noise was present when she operated the temperature gauge on the air conditioning unit. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the motor for the air conditioning unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact also stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle would bounce and she could feel vibrations. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The vehicle also stalled intermittently. The idle air control was repaired by a local mechanic. The current and failure mileages were 115,432.

Filed Aug 14, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · 69,000 miles · NJ

2000 ford windstar lx 3.0. Stalling while driving, when parking, while turning . Sometimes will restart but as time has progressed this will not happen. Began while under warranty but would always restart with patience but now has been rowed to dealership last six times. Numerous very costly parts have been replaced since no codes are produced in these events but no solution has been accomplished to alleviating the stall. This is very dangerous in traffic.

Filed Dec 17, 2009 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. When attempting to start the vehicle she saw smoke, so she immediately turned off the vehicle. Afterwards while driving the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technicians could not identify the cause of the failure. She then received recall notice # 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). She contacted the dealer to have the vehicle towed to their facility. The technician stated that they were not responsible for towing the vehicle. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 100,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2006 · Transmission · 44 miles · FL

Transmission failure 2000 ford windstar. I have a ford windstar a couple weeks out of warranty and the transmission failed. I had complained to the dealer about acceleration problems before and now they are telling me they are not going to cover it. I believe they stalled until the warranty was out so they would not have to repair the problem. I looked online and found that ford has had a history of transmission problems with the windstar. This is something that should of been taken care of by the manufacturer.

Filed Mar 25, 2006 · Engine · 80,204 miles · TX

I own a 2000 ford windstar and I had to take it to be serviced because the intake gaskets and isolator bolts have worn out due to time. As a result the car sometimes trembles in parking mode and idles and stalls when the car stops at a red light or stop sign. I did find it suspicious that these parts have worn out after only six years of use, (less than the common 10 year lifespan of a car). According to the ford service counselor this problem has lately become more frequent with this car model.

Filed Mar 24, 2005 · Engine, Fuel system · 55,000 miles · CA

My 2000 ford windstar will stall, while driving, without warning causing a loss of power to the engine, braking system and steering system in a 3800 pound vehicle. This is an intermittent problem, but repeats itself every 2 or 3 weeks or so. The last time it caused my wife to transverse into a stop sign controlled intersection in a populated residential area of los angeles county without brakes or steering. It has happened 15 times to myself and my wife and twice to south bay ford since approximately nov of 2004. I believe that ford dispatched engineers to south bay ford in hawthorne california who stated that this is an issue of fuel tank design and is not correctable. South bay ford and ford motor company together appear to be ready to return the vehicle to me with the instructions "don't let the fuel tank drop below 1/4 of a tank". The stated reason is that the ford windstar has a rectangular fuel tank that when driving on grades can cause the fuel to move to a part of the tank that will not pump the gas to the engine (this is supposedly a known bug and possibly associated with a service bulletin). I asked why, assuming that my driving habits (and my wife's) have not changed in relation to our letting our tank get below 1/4 tank, then why has this only surfaced as a problem in the last 4 or 5 months? Why not the first 3.5 years?!? This car is covered by an extended warranty for one more year. The car has been in the shop for nearly three weeks now. Ford can not fix the problem, but will not take ownership of it either.