The windshield wipers would go on and off while driving.
2000 Ford Windstar visibility complaints
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I went out and started the van so it could warm up and then went in to get my daughter ready for her dentist appointment. The van had warmed approximately 25 min when we got in. I was backing out of the drive way and noticed there was frost on the rear lift gate window, not a lot just enough to decrease my visibility, so I turned on the rear defroster. Approximately 1 mile down the highway there was a loud explosion sound followed by glass shattering, causing me to slam the brakes and pull over to the side of the road. I then realized that the rear lift gate glass had shattered out. Fortunately no other cars were on the road at the time and no one was injured just frightened. I called ford customer service and spoke with a gentleman there. I was told he could not do anything that it would be up to the dealer as to whether they would replace it or not. I then called the local dealer and spoke with a gentleman there who said he would contact the service manager and get back with me. He phoned later that day and said that they would not replace the window, I would have to have it done myself. So I did. I decided to do some investigation on this matter and found that there was a recall on some 2000 windstar's concerning the back glass, and many complaints from others who had theirs to shatter out as well. Some for no apparent reason. I have since contacted the ford motor co. To tell them of the problem and asked to be reimbursed the money for the back glass as I felt that we should have received a recall and if that many people had the same problem that it was a safety issue. I was told that they would not reimburse us for the glass because ours did not have a recall on it. I have also filed a claim with the dispute settlement board and I am waiting on their decision. Is there anything else I can do. Ford does not seem to care.
Rear liftgate glass self-shattered without warning. Vehicle was parked in a locked garage with all doors locked. Ph
Consumer states that rear passenger side window exploded without warning. Ts
While driving 45mph when letting power down glass touch something and door flew open.
Consumer is requesting a loaner car while recall 01s26 relating to the auxiliary blower motor is being repaired. However, dealership refuses to give out a loaner and recall repairs have not been performed.
Liftgate windshield blew out. Car had been sitting in the garage for hours. Cause unknown. If children were present some one could have been injured. *akconsumer pulled out of the garage, drove approximately 35 feet and stopped. Driving again less than 40 feet and the liftgate window blew out.
While using rear windshield wipers, motor of rear wipers caught on fire. *ak
While at a stop the drivers side rear pop out window blew out. No injuries. Temperature was mid 80's. Nlm
Door ajar light keeps illuminating for side sliding door. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that some screws were loose, and corrected the problem. Drivers insists that problem is still occurring. Please provide any further information.
Consumer received safety issue notice, recall#01v261000, about wiper motor cover from ford and obtained the new wiper motor cover from the dealer. The wipers failed to operate when first getting into cold car. After car was warmed up and run for a time, wipers would begin to operate, consumer took vehicle to the dealer again and first they replaced the switch and then replaced wiper motor again. Consumer is stating that the wiper motor function operation was the result of faulty engineering by ford motor company. Clearly, water entered the wiper motor cover before corrective repair was initiated and possibly not removed by the dealer. Consumer is expecting a refund from manufacturer.
Without collision occurring, while vehicle was parked with engine on, rear window exploded without incident. Please give any further details.
Front window frame on right side has some wires sticking out.
Consumer was denied the federal safety agency recall 012610000/ manufacturer's recall 01s25 service. Lanham ford motor company dealership stated that vehicle would have to have problem before work could be done.
Front windshield deteriorated and caused poor visibility while looking into windshield from the side. Dealer was notified, and replaced glass, but problem was still there. Would like for the federal safety agency to look into this matter.*ak
While driving 10 miles per hour, rear tailgate glass window exploded. It was raining out. Road conditions were wet, smooth, paved surface. Glass shattered and flew everywhere, inside vehicle and outside vehicle. Loud explosive noise. It was extremely frightening. Luckily, I wasn't injured and didn't lose control of the vehicle and my 3 small children were not in the vehicle at the time.
While traveling and without any indication passenger side window shattered. Please provide further information.
Intermittently windshield wipers become inoperable. Dealer has attempted to repair vehicle 4 times.
While driving on smooth roadd rear wndow exploded, recall # 00v020000.
While driving windshield would allow air to come through on driver's side. Rear window allows water to leak inside vehicle whenever its raining or vehicle is being washed.
Rear window exploded while traveling 20 MPH on a bumpy dirt road. The majority of the shattered glass came inward covering the right side of the rear passenger seat. This is a major safety problem, why are the side windows not covered under the current ford recall of 2000 windstar windshields and liftgate glass because of the bonding problem?
Glass on rear side window exploded ,spraying glass onto the back seat of vehicle which could have caused injuries. Glass should be shattered proof. *ak the thermal and mechanical internal stress while manufacturing caused the window to explode.
Was driving along suburban street with rear defogger on. Rear window shattered for no apparent reason.
While traveling at highway speed of 50 MPH rear windshield exploded for unknown reason, and caused glass to shatter outward. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that this was an insurance issue. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Consumer was braking the vehicle for a stop light and the rear liftgate window shattered for no reason.
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The right rear view mirror was replaced.
While van was standing still with ignition running rear window exploded for no apparent reason. Van was taken to dealership. Window was being replaced.
Consumer was washing vehicle on a cool day and back window exploded. *ak dealership did not fix the window until we found that the part was subject to recall.
I rented this vehicle from budget - I do not own it. However, we drove it the night of 4/07/00 to dinner during "blizzard-like" conditions in great lakes, il - very windy, cold, and snowing. We had the heat on and the window defroster for the rear, left passenger-side (third window) window also on. This is a unique feature of the windstar minivans.there are also two ceiling-mounted heating vents that direct heat into the back third of the van, including the third passenger side window which has the defroster embedded in it. I parked the van at the hotel after we returned from dinner. When I went out to the van the next morning, the third side passenger window on the left side was shattered. I phoned the waukegan police department and the officer who came out first asked if the window had a defroster in it. He said he was aware of other occurrences like this. He said he didn't think it was vandalism but instead was caused by the extreme temperature contrast between the air in the interior of the van (where the defroster and the heater were on) and the exterior air, which was well-below freezing. While the van was moving the air was constantly circulating both inside and outside the van, however, once the van was parked and the hot, interior air was no longer circulating , the extreme temperature contrast between the air on the inside of the van and the air outside of the van caused the window to shatter. While I am relieved that there were no occupants in the last seat of the van when the window shattered, I am concerned about the potential danger to others. Do you have any info about this engineering defect?>
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