Six problems related to defogger have been reported for the 1999 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar lx. The partial havoc bosch which was a part of the heat in the vehicle failed. The vehicle was taken to a radiator mechanic who informed him the partial havoc bosch fail and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified and informed him that there were no recalls related to the failures and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 109,000. Updated 03/03/11 updated 04/28/11.
Front heater does not work. I went on web and found hundreds of complaints with same problem. Either heater door behind radio does not close or gear that operates door breaks. Rear heater works, but in cold weather or snowy weather, one cannot see out of windshield which can cause an accident.
The defogger heater venilation blow out cold air. The blend door arm broke off this is a part of the heater box. Causing the window of the vehicle to fog up. The dealer is aware of the problem. Mr.
Ford refuses to acknowledge that this should be covered under warranty despite the fact that technical service bulletin #13073 was issued about this problem 5 months after my purchase. Without the blend door movement it is not possible to have defrosting of the front windows during freezing weather.
Rear defogger is not operable in inclement weather when windshield wipers are turned on . The top of the window is okay. But at the bottom of window snow and ice would stick.
Windows fogged, visibilty limited, water poured from dash onto front passenger floor.