Three problems related to noises during shifting have been reported for the 2000 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Windstar based on all problems reported for the 2000 Windstar.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle is very hard to shift. He hears a loud banging noise when shifting and the vehicle also looses power. The failure is more pronounced on an incline. Ford motor company has not been contacted nor has the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were approximately 130,000.
While starting the vehicle and shifting from park to drive consumer heard a loud noise coming from underneath of the vehicle. Then, vehicle won't move. An independent repair shop repaired the transmission.
My wife was coming off the freeway off-ramp and realized she had no brakes. The peddle had no give so she stood on the peddle and it slowed her down enough to make the turn and pull into a parking lot across the street. She then called to get the van towed to the shop. She was very lucky that she didn't have to make any sudden stop on the freeway because she wouldn't have had any brakes. She was also very lucky that there wasn't anyone in front of her on the off-ramp. It was the power booster that failed and then it took several weeks for them to get the parts as it was on a national back order, which lead me to believe alot more people were having the same problem. There was no warning the brakes were going out at all. The transmission has been making a loud clunking noise since about a month after we bought it and doesn't seem to shift right. We had it checked out in the shop at the time it was in for the brakes and the replaced a bracket. The van still does not seem to shift right at this time.