Wiper problems of the 2000 Ford Windstar

Door constantly opens and closes. Have experienced problems with door fully closing.

Rear windshield wiper is not working. Mechanic states the rear wiper motor has water damage and must be replaced.

Takata recall I smell gas oftenfrom inside the car, break light comes on often engine light wont go off I had a transmission put iny CA\-.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and smoke began to emit from under the hood. The contact did not see flames, but poured water under the hood to put out the smoke. The windshield wiper motor stopped functioning after the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a diagnostic test and the technician stated that water entered the wiper motor and started a fire. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 01v261000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor), that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

I own a 2000 Ford Windstar and the windshield wipers have quit working for the third time. This always seems to happen while I am driving in the rain, which is not safe at all, but yesterday it happened during a very heavy thunderstorm while I was driving down the interstate at 70 mph! it has always been wiper motor failure and the motor needs to be replaced. I have seen a recall in the past on the 2000 Ford Windstar for this same complaint. I contacted my local dealership and they stated that my Windstar was not included in this recall. As much of a hassle and an expense it is to have the wiper motor replaced, it's still not as much a hassle as it is dangerous to be driving a vehicle that not only do the wipers randomly quit working without any warning but the abs and traction control will kick off all the time and Ford won't fix or do anything about the failures that so many other Windstar owners continue to have. How many recalls on safety issues do you have to have before the entire vehicle is recalled? the frame, the suspension, the wipers, the speed control system and the anti-lock brake system, all the things that a driver truly needs to safely transport their family around have been recalled on the Windstar. This doesn't even touch the amount of money that has been spent on the lean system bank 1 & 2 error codes and the engine light still comes on for the same code. I'm sure this has a lot to do the the terrible gas mileage that is not even close to what the original sticker quoted!. Or the torque converter issues in the transmission that had to be completely rebuilt. A lot of the Windstar's issues started while it was still under warranty and just continued to get worse. If were up to me I would definitely call the vehicle a lemon. P. S. After talking to my neighbor, he also has replaced his Windstar's wiper motor three times. Seems to be happening to more vehicles than just mine.

The abs light began coming on intermittently for no known reason; gradually it has been on more. In recent weeks, have also begun having problems with the speed control working only intermittently, and last week the speedometer stopped working incorrectly; the highest speed it registers is 28-29 mph, even though I know I'm going faster. The windshield wipers now suddenly work only on low or, if turned up to the highest possible setting, they go half speed. Two weeks ago a brake set up for no known reason, to the point that I smelled 'burning. ' I stopped to investigate when traffic allowed and could see nothing wrong. I drove to a hospital where son was working and he investigated and found the frozen-up brake. He was able to eventually get it freed up. A vehicle that once was a very dependable workhorse has suddenly become erratic and downright scary.

This is the second time in 3 years I have to replace my tailgate window for my 2000 Ford Windstar. 2007 July, it just shattered without any sign/ warning when I was on my trip to the provincial park. I replaced it thinking about I may be the 'lucky one'! last night again on my way to ottawa around kingston on hwy 401, it started from the wiper/ brake light area and shattered. My daughter was so afraid because she was seating at the back 2 times in a row!! I was questioning about the occurance and frequency??? I have to pay $400 for each replacement!!.

I have a 2000 Ford model sel - my wipers stopped working. I took it too Ford to get the problem fixed since I have an extended warranty on my vehicle (intercontinental warranty services -iws - 1-800-333-3028) iws first agreed to cover the repairs to the burned out wiper motor. Ford (305-266-3000) called iws to get an additional cable to be covered as well since the pins that were attached to that cable where also attached to the wiper motor and broke off. They got corroded with water and rust build up. Iws then decided to reject coverage since water damage is not covered in their policy. I spoke with iws and they gave me recall #01s25 and advised me Ford would have to cover the repairs. I called Ford back and they advised me that no recalls show up for my VIN#. However, I find that the same issue of this recall is affecting my vehicle as well and feel it needs to be covered by Ford or iws. . Read more...