Ten problems related to door have been reported for the 2003 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Windstar based on all problems reported for the 2003 Windstar.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated the passenger side sliding door does not work properly. The door will not open with the remote or key, but then it would also open on its own. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 104,000.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the sliding door behind the driver's seat would not open from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. There were no child proof locks; however, the door would only open from outside of the vehicle. In addition, the driver's side window also failed to operate correctly. Once the window was opened, it was unable to be closed. The VIN was verified, but was unable to be entered. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 103,000. Updated 03/23/09.
Contact states the automatic doors are not working properly. The door is taking more resistance before the door backs up. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership twice, and dealership stated the vehicle was fine. The consumer has contacted the manufacturer and the service dealer.
#2 power slinding door would inadvertently open while in motion. The manufacturer was not notified on June 24, 2004.
Sliding door failed to open and close by remote control. The passenger side door did not open or close properly.
The sliding door would close if the vehicle is parked and inclined. It would be unsafe for the consumer while standing between the doors.
We rented a Ford Windstar from hertz during a recent vacation. While shutting the manual sliding door, I broke my middle finger and badly bruised my ring finger. The door handle inside the vehicle, used for shutting the door, appears to be too close to the door jam. I was distressed to see online that others had complained of the exact same problem as long ago as 1999, stating that if you didn't grip the handle tightly, but instead left your fingers slightly extended, they would be injured and that Ford hoped to have this fixed in the 1999 version. . Read more...
I am writing about our 2003 Ford Windstar. Our passenger automatic sliding door frequently pops open after it appears to have latched shut. It has opened by itself on three occasions while the van was in drive. Recently my three year old daughter almost fell out of the van headfirst onto concrete because the door popped back open as soon as it "latched" shut. The van has been in to repair this problem seven times without success. We first started having problems with both doors within the first 2 weeks of purchased. The times the door has popped back open are way to numerous to count. The number listed below is a low estimate.
Problem with power doors on both sides. They do not stop closing if a person is in the way. Also, they open back up after they have been closed. I will come back to the van from shopping and one will be open. Also, there was a time a could not get one to close without doing it manually.
Nar 03-25-2003. The consumer had to return the vehicle to the vehicle to the dealership on numerous occasions because of a problem with the sliding doors. The first time the vehicle was returned to the dealership, the consumer noticed the driver side rear slider panel was hanging on by a few plastic rivets, the doors would pop back open after the closed button was pushed. The dealer made several attempts to fix the door.