Gasoline Engine problems of the 1999 Ford Windstar

Plastic fuel intake was defective replaced with metal, should be made with metal. Dt.

Consumer states that the vehicle with warning the idle gets disconnected and the vehicle loses power and becames inoperative. Dealer was contacted. Mr.

At 70mph engine blewout, and antifreeze started to leak from vehicle. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

While driving engine ran hot. Engine check sensors failed and this caused the engine to blow. Had contacted dealership for another engine.

When reaching 20mph vehicle will start to shake soon after it will shut off. Consumer has contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.

This Ford Windstar lx has experienced the engine just suddenly quitting while driving on the roadways. The first incident happened the day I purchased the vehicle, whereby I drove it home and even test drove it without incident. However, when I got home my daughter wanted to take it for a spin and got approximately two houses down the street we live on and the engine suddently quit. I attempted to simply drive it around the block to get back home and it quit running two more times. I took it back to the dealer and he called Ford and what was done I do not know but one day later I was told it was ready and picked it up. We drove it from the 26th of June until the 29th of June. On the 29th my wife was travelling 40mph down a busy street when the engine suddenly quit again. The dash lights always came on and this time the "check engine" light came on and stayed on. When the engine quits you steere without power sterrin nor power brakes. My wife is 5'1" and 120 lbs and this was very difficult and scarry. I fear if she had been on an interstate and had this occur! subsequently, I took it back to the dealer on the 2nd of July and todate they fixed the "check engine" light problem, but this was not the problem with the engine suddenly quitting. The Mini-van has quit running twice more while at the Ford dealer and they do not have a clue as to what the problem is. From the 2nd of July to today 7-13-01 I have no cause nor solution to this safety hazard. I would appreciate any information or if this has been previously reported with this particular Mini-van, or if I indeed just have a lemon. I have researched the van and it comes out with a clean bill of health each time. I feel this needs to be reported for the possible accident potential and possible loss of life due to the engine just suddenly quitting to run. I will update your office as to any changes in status and/or resolution of this vehicle problem. Thank you for time and energy in this matter.

This is the 13 major repair on this minivan. I have had so many problems. No afety defect mentioned.

While driving under wet conditions power assisted steering failed. Dealer has examined vehicle and determined that cover under the vehicle which protects the engine needed to be replaced. Please provide any additional information / attachments.

While driving at highway speed and going uphill, engine started to knock. After numerous attempts to correct the problem, it still exists. Mechanic stated to consumer, "some engines just knock".

There are several problems with out now three year old Windstar that have either been corrected temporarily or not corrected at all. The most persistent issues are with the drivetrain in particular the transmission which shifts erratically when going around corner or climbing hills at low spead. The recall was performed at 25k but the transmission continues to operate poorly. Ford has offered no solution or warranty extension for these problems. The engine problems to date revolve around the innability to use regular or mid grade fuels as advertised on the vehicles sticker, we have been offered a valve cover replacement for $500 but in speaking with other Windstar owners this only fixes the problem temporarily. Also it seems to me this is a defect that Ford should fix not the owner. The other persistent problem is with the direver side power door, in hot temperatures the door does not close completely and pops open when driveing. The dealer has repaired this several times and while better that in was it continues to be an intermittent problem. We are frustrated with the probelms this vehicle has experienced including the replacement of the entire power steering system, rack, pump and hoses and more frustrating is Fords unwillingness to stand behind the vehicle and its fault. Our overwhelming concern is that the transmission and engine will both fail before we have received any usefull value for our money. Ford needs to be held accountable for the products they develop, I hope you will be able to enforce some type of coverage or warrantee protection for the consumer.

Engine knock when any type of load is applied to the engine. Most prevalent at highway speeds and hills.