2003 Ford Windstar: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Suspension · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart however, the rear tires were leaned in and the rear brackets fractured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brackets were installed properly from the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v385000 (suspension). The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v608000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 144,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The brake and overdrive indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2015 · Suspension · 141,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford winstar. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicles rear axle snapped causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the engine stalled and all warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the vehicles axles were rotted. The vehicle was repaired but failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,000.

Filed May 2, 2014 · Engine · 163,717 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to hesitate and decelerated before the engine stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 163,717.

Filed Jan 4, 2014 · Transmission · 199,999 miles · FL

Van RPM needle goes haywire with foot on the brake and tries to stall out...engine feels like it is trying to jump out of vehicle.

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 138,000 miles · PA

The vehicle stops in the middle of traffic. It will stall out when stopped. The car will not restart. It is not anything that pertains to a tune up or oil change or transmission fluid. The radiator got low a;little but that was not the problem. There was a recall on 2003 ford windstar limited edition but mine was not in this recall. I feel that my car should be fixed because it his a safety hazard. Plus the front wheel bearings are bad, which causes my tires to go bald. Ford will not fix the life threatening situation.

Filed Apr 21, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 105,700 miles · AR · fire

Bought used vehicle from dealer and noticed the ABS/brake light was constantly on. It was "fixed" before completing the purchase. Lasted for a few days before lights came back on and stayed on. Was told it not a big deal, so I didnt worry about it. Was not experiencing any other issues until 1.5 years later when I turned the defrost fan on and it stalled the motor as I was traveling. The next weekend my husband wanted to look at it and after the van idled for a few minutes, turned on the defrost and it did not stall, called it a fluke until we popped the hood and had smoke coming out!

Filed Nov 2, 2012 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · MI

Abs and brake lights were on...now the ABS light comes on randomly. Also stalls after turning on.

Filed May 10, 2012 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that the gear shifter could not be moved into reverse or drive. The transmission was replaced twice because the failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer but the contact was advised that there were no failures found within the vehicle. Several days later, the vehicle stalled without warning while the contact was attempting a turn at 5 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer advised that the failure could have been caused by the torque converter but the transmission would need to be removed in order to identify the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 144,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, all of the lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled and the steering wheel also seized. The contact was unable to maneuver to the shoulder so the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the electrical system was defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced some unknown electrical components, but it did not remedy the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Filed Jan 18, 2012 · Transmission · 47,764 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact's wife was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who inspected the failure and advised the contact that there was a transmission failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer who inspected the failure and stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired by the contact. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 47,764. The consumer stated he noticed his make, model and year vehicle was not included in the recall, with the other ford models. The consumer stated he experienced the same transmission failure as stated in the recall. Recall# 12v006000. Updated 03/02/12 updated 06/12/12

Filed Jan 10, 2012 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated was attempting to accelerate from a traffic stop when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where the contact determined that the transmission failed. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 96,000.