Door Latch problems of the 1999 Ford Windstar

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. While driving 35 mph, the rear passenger side door automatically opened twice on its own. The dealer advised the mechanic that they were unable to diagnose the failure or how to repair it. The service manager stated that dust on the cylinoid of the door mechanism could have caused the failure. The contact is concerned about the safety risk, defect as well as the child seats located in the back of the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 200,000.

My 2-year old daughter's right hand was crushed in the power sliding door of our minivan. Her hand is too small for the safety sensor to detect it and therefore, the door latched and locked with her hand between the body pillar and the door.

Anti-lock brake light went on. I drove it this way for two months. 15 codes in the system. Ford dealer states it's the hydraulic and electric box. To repair both would cost 800. 00 or so, which is including labor and parts. States it's a known problem of 1999 Ford Windstars. I have no anti-lock brakes when the abs light is on. Declining to fix at this time, but a huge liablility for myself. Possiblity of brake failure not discussed at this time. I have already had to repair the upper intake manifold 500. 00+ (at a Ford dealer) and also had the door ajar problem, which was fixed at home here for 0$. This is the third and final problem listed on consumer reports that this vehicle is known for.

For several weeks, the door ajar light remains on despite the fact all the doors are closed; the automatic locking and manual locking will not work. After 10 to 15 minutes of driving, it will go out and the doors will finally lock. Today, while that light was on and the doors would not lock, the driver's side rear sliding door opened while the vehicle was being driven and making a turn. This is extremely dangerous. My grandchildren ride in this vehicle and it is totally unsafe!.

We own a 1999 Ford Windstar. We bought it in November of 2001. We have had many problems with the power doors. We have taken it in to the Ford dealer repair shop to get fixed while under warranty, but have never had them working right. The doors very rarely shut tightly and when they do they pop open while in drive. On a few occasions the doors have opened completely. I worry that my children might get seriously injured if this is not taken care of. Has anyone else complained about this?.

The passenger side sliding door on my 1999 Ford Windstar does not unlock when the rest of the doors do unlock. During an emergency this could cause a problem when trying to exit the Mini van.

Power sliding door opens while driving.

Consumer complained repeatedly about transmission problems, but nothing was done because the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The door lock was inoperative with the key, when driven at low speeds a clunk noise was heard, but it was an intermittent problem, the vehicle lurched in low gear and the consumer had to downshift when going up hill.

Both of the sliding door power locking mechanisms are malfunctioning. They no longer unlock with the switch. It is also impossible to pull the lock knob up. When the switch is pressed the door re-locks itself. If a person is sitting in the back seat, the door also will not open via the door handle or switch. This is a very dangerous situation if an emergency were to arise. Sometimes we can open it by holding down the front door switch and pulling the outside door hand at the same time. It doesn't work every time.

Both sliding doors on our 1999 Ford Windstar, do not open with the electric door opener and the left side door cannot be opened from the inside. The right side door is deteriorating the same as the left side. This could be a dangerous situation if someone were in the car and needed to get out quickly for any reason.

Transmission, sliding door, driver door, rack and pinion, steering pump, intake manifold, front suspension upper link, world's fastest declining vehicle value, world's worst customer service and satisfaction representatives.

When sliding door opens it doesn't stay open. Kids can get caught in the door, and be seriously hurt.

Rear passenger door cannot be opend from inside, and driver's side door cannot be opend from inside or outside. Please provide more information.

My grandson fell out of the van becuse the door locks were not working. . . They lock but do not stay locked.

While driving sliding door could unlatch and open half way without a prior warning.

While driving down the driveway sliding door on the passenger's side popped open about two inches. Van has been to the dealership four times for this problem. The dealership doesn't seem to be able to solve this problem. . Please provide any further information.

Sliding door will unexpectedly close when door is latched in the open position. Door has closed on a child, but has not caused any injury. Dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.

Front passenger 'sside door latch broke due to the bolt that wasn't put in the door.

Passengers doors comes open intermittently. Dealership is aware of problem.

Both rear sliding doors are not stable when moved to fully open position, especially on roads/driveways where there is a decline. In four cases over the past two weeks, the vehicle was parked in our driveway with approx. A 15% decline. I opened the door for my son and it "locked" in the fully opened position. However, in one instance he was exiting the vehicle when the door closed and lodged his head between the door and the frame of the vehilce. He was not seriously injured. Similar things have happened over the past couple of weeks. . We are renting the vehicle from enterprise. I belive that a very serious situation exists and should immediately be invesigagted. We have rented other minivans in the past, and all have had active locking mechanisms where the handle had to be lifted to close the door. The Windstar relies on a simple detente which is not sufficient for vehicles on declines.

Sliding door on the driver's side keeps popping open. Happens while driving & the door would chime. This has happened at least 6 times. It's very hard to close once it has popped open. Took to dealer & was informed the door works just fine.

Doors will occasionally not close, will start to close then re-open or will fail to open. When they fail to close it will be extremely difficult to get them to close. Similarly, when they fail to open they will need to be forced open. This occurs with small children in the car.

Sliding door will not close properly. Intermittently it would prop itself back open. Vehicle been in / out of dealer's shop on several occasions, and problem still occurring. Doors are electronically operated, cannot operate door without vehicle started.

While driving or closing both sliding door, sliding door would pop back open/and not closing the doors properly. Dealer cannot determine the problem, but suggested to by a new 2000 Windstar. Please provide further information.

Consumer has a few problems with vehicle & it has been to the dealer 4 times. The sliding door doesn't shut completely & the steering has a noise from the inside around the dashboard. Manufacturer is aware of the problem, but has no remedy.

Consumer stated that the side doors does not open from the inside. Ph.

While traveling at any speed door would open without indication. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.

While vehicle was parked on incline, facing downward, passenger's sliding door failed to lock in place. Would slam shut after being opened. Contacted dealer.

Sliding door latch does not close door properly. Mjs.

Passenger side sliding door will not stay open on an incline. Door will stay open for a while but when a passenger enters the vehicle, the door releases and closes on the passenger. This is a dangerour codition which could injure an adult or kill a child. The same problem does not exist on the drivers side sliding door. Dealer unable to repair since the raised section on the bottom rail is a factory body stamping. A review by the dealer noted that the driver side raised area was higher than the passenger side.