general problems of the 2001 Ford Windstar

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. While stationary, the contact noticed that the front engine cradle of the vehicle was severely rusted and corroded. The contact stated that there were holes in the engine cradle. Matthews Ford oregon in oregon, ohio was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 190,000.

While backing out of my driveway the subframe fell out of my vehicle causing the throttle body to open all the way droped out of reverse and went into drive lost steering ,lost brakes jammed vehicle into park to stop 1 foot from telephone pole. Had vehicle towed to Ford took 1 week to here anything from them ,was told I could not have a rental or loaner vehicle while they had my car. Called Ford customer service line was told I could only get rental car for 1 day for subframe and 1 day for rear axle recall , as of 7/14 2014 was told I would maybe have my vehicle back by next week after Ford evaluated my car for repairs. I did not recieve a phone call from Ford dealer until 7/14/2014.

All parts are affected, my car which is Ford Windstar 2001 , it got fired by itself at early mornings while it was parked and ignition was off, we are the victim of the Ford Windstar 2001,my car is totally burned.

For months, the abs light and traction control lights come on intermittently. Currently the lights are staying on and it must be jumped to start. The battery was checked and was okay. Something is draining the battery.

Was riding on the highway when my car just stopped and seen transmission oil everywhere on the floor an now van wont move but turn on.

The engine cradle was severely rusted and had a catastrophic failure. I narrowly avoided getting t boned and crashed head first into a small hill. My fiance and my self were uninjured but where extremely shook up over this. I lost all control of the steering and the entire engine and transmission where on the ground. Thanks to this defect in Fords design I am now without a car and either my fiance or myself could have been badly injured or died.

There have been numerous issues with this vehicle lately. Car would not start, power steering went out, oil light stays on, I have to put oil in every week, seat motor stop working and now the brakes do not work. We were driving out of town with our 3 kids and I went to press the brakes just to find that it was not there - it was all the way up under the dash board!!!.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a recall repair under NHTSA campaign id 10v385000 (suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly), and during the inspection the technician noticed that the front passenger side rear mount engine cradle was cracked with substantial corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

2001 Ford Windstar was sitting in the parking lot started on fire under the hood. Vehicle was totaled.

Ref. Nhtsa defect investigation pe10026: 2001 Ford Windstar experienced front engine cradle failure on passenger side while vehicle in motion, 26 June 2009. No injuries but rattled nerves. Half shaft and engine cradle replaced - vehicle impeded traffic for an hour until removed by flat bed truck.

The contact's parents own a 2001 Ford Windstar. While the contact's parents were driving 40 mph, the vehicle completely lost power. They pulled over to the side of the road and noticed flames underneath the hood. After five minutes, the vehicle exploded four times and was destroyed. The fire department was called and a report was filed. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 70,000. Updated 11/17/08 the consumer stated he read on the internet that his make and model had problems with the cruise control . Updated 11/18/08.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. While driving 50 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the vehicle. The contact pulled over and exited the vehicle before it burst into flames. The vehicle is at a tow yard. There will not be an investigation to find the cause of failure because the vehicle only had liability coverage. The florida highway patrol case # is c07offo66334. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 190,000.

Bought 2001 Ford Windstar in January 2005 with 40,000 miles on it. In August we had to replace the transmission( 46,000 miles). This was $2000. 00. Then in October we had to replace the engine(49,000 miles) because of the head gasket. Ford quoted us $4800. 00 for this and said the car was out of warranty and would not help us defer the cost in any way. We ended up getting a used engine.

Consumer states that when pressing on the brakes engine starts surging and shaking. Dealer can't duplicate problem.