Eight problems related to door have been reported for the 1998 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 98 Ford Windstar was involved in an accident where a chevy tahoe ran a red light and t-boned the right rear passenger side of my van. Upon impact the side door of my van flew off and ended up 15 feet from the vehicle. All occupants were wearing seat belts (my wife and our 5 children) so no one was ejected from the vehicle. Our son who was sitting in the back seat on the passengers side was hospitalized with multiple life threatening injuries. The failure was not corrected as the vehicle was totaled.
The interior lights stayed on even after the engine was turned off, due to door switch failure.
The door locks on this vehicle are operated by swtiches on the front doors and at the rear storage area. These switches will no longer activate the locks on the two front doors. The dealership checked the problem and advised that the doors need new "actuators" at a cost of $70 per device, plus close to $200 to install them. I am concerned that these locks should fail at this point in the life of the car. I have had similar locks on several cars and never had them fail, much less at such an early date. Please note that I have owned the car less than the 36 months normally covered by warranty, though the 36,000 mile threshold has long since passed. I argued with the dealership, however, that the door locks are not elements of the car so affected by mileage, but more likely by usage over time. They wouldn't budge on fixing them. I am concerned about this from a safety standpoint because the front locks cannot be manually unlocked from the interior. In an accident, this could prove fatal.
Door sensor replaced in 1999 "just goes bad" rick hunt Ford in warrenton va. Says. Went bad again. Interior lights stay on up to twenty mph. Sometimes the chimes are on the same way , sometimes the chimes and all interior lights come on at traffic lights and cut off again at20 mph, but dip down to15 mph and they all start on again. Sometimes the door locks pop to unlock position also. Do I have the only vehical like this?.
Door lock mulfunctioned. Yh.
Driver side sliding door failes to lock from either inside or outside due to an electrical problem. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide further information.
Auto lock failed. Yh.
Power door locks failed. Yh.