Door Problems of Ford Windstar - part 1

My drivers side back door will not open from the inside or outside and my passenger side back door will not open from the inside. My (abs) light will not go off. There is a cracking noise under where my front tires are on both sides.

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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.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated the sliding doors malfunctioned and would not open due to a lose spring. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated that the springs on the doors would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated the failure was a safety issue because children could get locked in the vehicle due to the sliding doors not functioning. The failure mileage was 157,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact was stated that while attempting to open the rear sliding door, it would not budge and remained stuck. The failure occurred intermittently and after time, the door would not open at all. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs. The failure mileage was 85,000.

The rear door on the drivers side for more that a week now opens on it's own while I am driving along the highway. For more than two years the door have been a problem due to the fact that either of them will close on the first attempt when the automatic button to close them is used. 3 times in 2 weeks, car has stalled while driving at 25 miles per hour.

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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.

Rear sliding passenger doors fail to close when using auto close feature. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership and each time the doors are serviced. Shortly after being serviced the door stop latching closed again. The door slide harder on the vehicle equipped with the auto close feature so some operators will use the auto feature and then latch the door by manually pushing on it. Miscommunication has lead to driving with the door not latched. When driving with door unlatched the power locks, and interior lights may cycle on and off causing a distraction to the driver and increase risk of accident.

Passenger side rear door has failed three times since I purchased the car in 2000. Ford fixed it once while it was under warranty. . . No cost. They also fixed it after the warranty expired. . . No charge. This time. . . April 2006. . . They refused to cover the repair since I am out of the warranty period. . . . Even though this repair goes back to when I had the warranty. They say they only cover their repair for 12 mos. All 3 times the electric passenger rear door locks up and cannot be opened. . . . Either manually or via the electric button. Cannot lift door lock. . . And is not safe to drive. This problem has been happened just about every other year. I feel they should be responsible for the repair since it goes back to when the car was under warranty.

My 98 Ford Windstar was involved in an accident where a chevy tahoe ran a red light and t-boned the right rear passenger side of my van. Upon impact the side door of my van flew off and ended up 15 feet from the vehicle. All occupants were wearing seat belts (my wife and our 5 children) so no one was ejected from the vehicle. Our son who was sitting in the back seat on the passengers side was hospitalized with multiple life threatening injuries. The failure was not corrected as the vehicle was totaled.

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Passenger side power sliding door will not close. Have to close it manually and door resists closing so person has to pull very hard on door to close. Could cause injury to person having to close the door due to force needed to close.

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.

The passenger front door opened as the consumer turned a corner. The door was closed and there was no indication from the computer it was ajar.

Power sliding doors open while driving down the road. Power doors do not release when person is in the way. Power doors do not close and operate to specifications. Vechicle has been serviced by extreme Ford in overland park, KS numerous times. There continues to be issues surrounding this problem. Power doors have also chipped rear glass Ford has replaced glass once already. *.

1) we were driving home from tulas,ok after the thanksgiving day holiday on Saturday afternoon. Pulled into our driveway. Opened the power doors. ) the right side power door trapped my daughters right leg when it was opening and did not sense there was resistance. The door broke her femur.

While exiting the vehicle, the passenger side sliding door slid forward without warning. This caused the consumer's son to sustain an injury and he was taken to the hospital. The vehicle was taken to be taken to the dealer for inspection, however Ford stated that they needed more information. The cause has not been determined at this time.

Sliding door shut on its own. Toddler was caught in the door, and the door struck his hand. There should be a sensor for people exiting or entering the vehicle.

Back passenger sliding door opens unintended and does it while the vehicle is on.

#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.

Consumer states that when driving the sliding doors pop completely open. Also, the doors do the same thing when vehicle is parked. Consumer has to physically get out of the vehicle and shut the doors close. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer many times, but when the dealers has the vehicle, the problem will not manifest itself.

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I own a 2001 Ford Windstar sel with power sliding doors. I am concerned with the problem I am having because one of the mechanisms used to operate the door is inoperable and the door no longer works electrically. The standard cost for this repair is $1800. 00, alot of money for a door repair. My concern is that if the power mechanism is not working these doors should be able to operate safetly manually. That is not the case the door is excessively heavy (heavier than a manual door) and when the vechicle is on an incline the door will not stay open. I have two children (ages 3 and 1) and I am concerned for their safety with this door. I feel there should be some safety precaution to hold the door open when the power fails. The door should require some sort of slight tug or pull to close not just gravity. I think if this issue is not resolved on these power doors someone is going to lose a finger, hand or much worse. Otherwise I think that manufacturers should make these repairs more affordable, most families (which is the majority of owners of Mini-vans) are on tight budgets and $2000. 00, is just outrageous for a door repair!.

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...

While driving at an undetermined speed passenger's sliding door opened up without warning.

While traveling on the highway and without prior warning side doors will open and close intermittently.

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.

The vehicle did not come equipped with a door sensor and as a result a child was almost pinned by the sliding door.

The automatic opening door on the passenger side has no sensors to detect a person in the way of the door. The door closed on myself without automatically releasing. If a child was there it could have been a serious injury.

Automatic sliding doors intermittently malfunction. They will sometimes fail to close or open when activated. The passenger side door sometimes fails to close completely and the open door light on the dash remains on. The passenger side door sometimes makes a rattling sound and does not appear to have a tight seal.

On numerous occasions, the sliding door failed to close properly.

We have had problems with the automatic sliding doors on our minivan since the original date of purchase. When using the remote or interior buttons to close doors, they frequently malfunction. When trying to close the doors, sometimes there is just a clicking noise and the door does not close at all. Other times, the door closes and then immediately pops right back open. Often when trying to close the doors manually, the doors fail to latch. Other times, the doors get stuck in an open position and we are unable to close them, either manually or electronically. We have taken the van to the dealership on two different occasions and they have not been able to duplicate the problem, or they simply state that there is not a problem. This past summer the "motor" which operates the door closing system was replaced. The most recent event occured on 2/3/03. This time the sliding door came open while the vehicle was in motion. We immediately took the vehicle to the dealership. They once again claimed that they can't find anything wrong. This is a very serious vehicle defect that could result in injury or death.

When closing passenger sliding door the door would not close. Consumer made contact with the dealership.

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.

Without warning the passenger's side and driver's side sliding doors come ajar intermittently. Consumer contacted dealership on nine separate occasions, but the problem still occurs.

I have read numerous complaints on edmunds. Com (town hall) from other Windstar owners. I'm concerned for my family with these doors failing. I am going back to my Ford dealer for a second visit to have them fix a problem that is of grave importance to my family and families of Windstar owners. Ford needs to take this matter more seriously and provide more support to fix these problems with these doors failing to work properly. Your attention to this matter is appreciated. **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**770812.