Car Will Not Start Problems of Ford Windstar

Tl- the contact owns a 1995 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle that the vehicle would not start. The contact stated that the vehicle did start after several attempts however, the failure recurred and the vehicle stalled. The contact complained of a clicking noise coming from the fuse box of the vehicle before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available. Wh.

Had been driving the vehicle all day with no problems. Later in the day, the abs and brake light came on. It turned off after about an hour. A couple of hours after that, I turned off the vehicle and went into the store. I came out about 20 minutes later, and the theft light was blinking. The vehicle would not start. I googled different ways to try to fix the issue, and tried 3 of them. We unhooked the battery, pulled some fuses, and tried different keys. None worked. As of now, the vehicle is sitting in the store parking lot and I am not sure what to do. We just bought it a couple of weeks ago.

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About 10 minutes after parking and turning off my 1998 Ford Windstar the car filled with smoke coming from steering column. Later car would not start from keyswitch.

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start occasionally. When he would follow the instructions in the owner's manual, the vehicle would function correctly. In other instances, the vehicle would not start at all. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they wanted to charge him for a diagnostic. The dealer was unable to assist. The current mileage was 76,000 and failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 7/3/08 the doors would not open when using the remote. Updated 07/03/08.

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2003 Ford Windstar - problem began in October, 2006. Vehicle wouldn't start; therefore, we purchased a new battery. Same problem occurred - wouldn't start on it's own, had to be jump started each time to drive. Has had three separate repair appointments to which they could not find any problem. The vehicle was the same to them - had to jump start. Have had all diagnostics, etc. Completed with no results. Have filed a complaint with consumer affairs also. Filed complaint with Ford manufacturer, dearborn, mi, as of today.

Engine dies after either very short (1 second or less) or no misfire. Always on hot afternoon after long period highway driving, typically interstate with speed in the 70's. Only once on a secondary road speeds of 45 - 50. All times in the rolling hills of utah, wyoming, and western north dakota. All six incidents occurred during a cross country trip in July, 2005 with odometer readings in the 70,000's. Typically, when it happens, the engine speed and throttle are continually adjusting to maintain speed across the hills. First indication often is simply the car slowing down rather that cruising along. All other electrical (air, radio, windows, etc) not affected. This is very dangerous. Other than sometimes a one second misfire, there is no warning. The car may be passing a truck, in a middle freeway lane, on on a road with no shoulder when it happens. Wherever and whenever it happens, the car simply coasts as the driver pulls off the road to extent possible. The engine will not restart for 15 minutes or so. Then it starts as if nothing ever happened, and car is good until the next incident. I made detailed notes of each incident, and can provide additional info on specifics of what was going on with car at the time. I took car to a Ford dealer. The dealer did diagnostics and could not identify problem. I have refrained from driving under similar highway conditions since then. The van was purchased new in connecticut in Feb, 1997.

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Vehicle failed to start 11 times. Each time the dealership indicated the car was "fixed;" however, within weeks the same problem occured again. The dealership only contacted the Ford manufacturing company to request assistance in ascertaining the nature of the problem and subsequent recommendations for correcting the problem after legal representation was obtained. A comprehensive diagnostic work-up was completed which revealed no information relative to the origin of the problem. As a result, we were informed we could, most likely, continue to exprerience the same type of problem with the vehicle as long as we owned it. Despite the ongoing difficulty we have experienced with this vehicle over the course of the past year, the dealership has refused to work toward a resolution in this issue by refusing to either reimburse us for the cost of the automible minus wear and tear or pay the difference between the present value of the vehicle and another vehicle for which our automobile could be traded.

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