I have had problems with my 2001 windstar passenger rear automatic door since the day I bought the car brand new. The door would constantly close and reopen. I have had it checked at least 3 times for this problem. Most recently the door would not close all the way and has been rattling. The problem now is the door has closed and locked and will not open. My ford dealer needs to pry it open with some device just to check the problem. Minimum cost for this is $250.00. I cannot drive this vehicle with a jammed door because I have two small children. If I ever needed to get them out in an emergency I would not be able to. I have contacted ford motor company to see if there has been any recalls of this nature. Ford did not acknowledge this problem and dismissed it and me. I think ford should investigate this further and I think they should be responsible to fix the problem for free. An automatic door malfunctioning seems like a recall situation to me even if there is only one person whom its happened to so far there may be others.
2001 Ford Windstar locks complaints
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Automatic sliding doors. Upon pressing the button to close the automatic door it does not close completely. Consumer has to push the door from the outside to close it completely. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs. However, the dealer had done nothing ,but put a band aid on it. The problem still exists. *ak
2001 ford windstar - driver's side sliding door unlatches without warning. Both while in motion and/or parked. Two times I came out to my car in the morning and found that my battery was dead because the sliding door unlatched in the middle of the night and the interior lights were on, for how long I do not know. I have brought the vehicle into the dealership 4 times already for this very important safety issue (problem) and they say it doesn't happen with them but they adjust the door and it continues to happen with me. I have contacted ford's customer relations and they just keep telling me to bring it to the dealership service center. It seems to happen mostly when I use the overhead console button or the button near the door iteself when closing it.
A 5 year old child got his arm caught in sliding door. Consumer was unable to open the door from the inside of the vehicle. Consumer had to kick and pound the door to get it open. Consumer finally got the door opened but not by the handle. Manufacturer was contacted.
We have a 01 ford windstar limited with automatic doors, with safety sensors. The drivers side door was working intermittently, not always opening and closing with the buttons. My 3yr old daughter reached in the van to get a toy and the door closed on her arm,(without anyone touching a button to close the door) the door eventually opened. The injury consisted of broken skin and a severe bruise on the outer and the inner side of the arm. The van was still covered by extended warranty and four parts were replaced: 1. Contr asy bdy s 2. Sensor asy - AC 3. R/contr & lat a 4. Actu asy - bdy sd the door is still having problems opening all of the time. The ford dealership cannot find a problem with it.
Sliding passenger door has opened by itself on a couple of different occasions. The driver's side sliding door does not always shut properly. Will not close completely. Have taken the car to dealer for repairs and they say they have fixed it. Still have problem occasionally.
The passenger sliding door will not unlock, and once it locks you can not even pull the lock up trapping the people in the back.
Over thirty separate warranty repairs over two years. Faulty electrical door locks (kids couldn't exit), transmission leakage, transmission failure, front-end defects with loud thumping noises and several body problems. Most notable body problems are wind noise and water leakage through doors and windows. Most recently, the fuel pump failed (@ 37,000 miles). Ford has all along refused to acknowledge the problems. Now that the vehicle is out of warranty, they have again said they will not doing anything. The vehicle is unreliable and unsafe to operate.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning driver's side sliding door came open.
We have had a continual problem keeping our passenger side sliding door to stay open when the van is parked on even the slightest of an incline. We have even switched our child's car seat to the driver's side because of this issue.
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