Ignition Problems of Ford Windstar - part 2

When key is removed from ignition the ignition can still be turned over if the wheel is not locked.

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Getting spark knock from the engine and going back in for the fourth time for the same problem! very unhappy Ford customer at this point.

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Vehicle will stall intermittently without warning. Usually happens at slow speeds and while turning, causing safety hazard, especially in traffic. Cause is unknown.

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When driving at any speed at any given time and without prior warning vehicle cut off, causing loss of all power. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced parts, problem still occurs. Please provide any further details.

The engine stalled at low speed, followed by brake & steering failures. This has occured 2 times.

Van experiences stalling at stops and while moving, Ford stated that the problem was with bad programming when the van was new, but they will not correct the problem since vehicle is out of warranty, consumer feels if this was a problem while the vehicle was new and Ford was aware of it, then they should be responsible for it.

Intermittently vehicle stalls and dies without warning. Dealer has inspected vehicle several times, and has not been able to duplicate or correct the problem.

Check engine light came on repeatedly and dealership tried to fix as follows: 8,369 miles - replaced spark plug wires; 14,184 miles replaced "bad" hego bank; 34,442 miles replaces plugs 4 and 5; 34,479 miles replaced hego #2; 37,843 miles replaced spark plug wires (again); 38,111 miles replaced bad shaft in synchonizer sensor; 44,489 miles replaced "defective" vacuum elbow; 44,552 miles cleaned resistors and replaced upper intake o rings; 47,420 miles light came on and went off by itself; 50,000+ miles light came on and went off when battery was replaced; 56,000+ miles noticed coolant "disappearing from auxillary coolant tank - took in and dealership couldn't find anything wrong but put in dye -- took back in a few weeks when coolant disappeared again - diagnosis: head gasket failure; had head gaskets replaced, but check engine light would not go off and engine was misfiring -- diagnosis: bent rod .

Over the past several months, we have experienced problems with the engine stalling during a left hand turn, thus causing the steering wheel to freeze up and we've had close calls on accidents. Luckily we live in a rural area where we have the time to put the car in neutral or park, restart it, then complete the turn. The car has also stalled for no apparent reason when coming to a fast stop at a red light or in a driveway after completing a partial turn. It is very scary. I'm worried that the next time this happens, it may cause an accident. We have two young drivers in the family, and it has happened to them as well. Do you have any suggestions? we live over 3 hours away from the dealer we purchased the car from. Have other Windstar owners expereinced this problem? please advise.

Consumer has contacted several dealers in regard to recall 0110077000, ignition control . All dealers were refusing to provide service in regard to these recalls. Please provide further information.

The van stalled, or "cut out" when making left hand turns, or while at low rpm's. We took the van back to the dealer, and they contacted Ford. Ford seemed to know about the problem, and directed the type of repair to be made, according to what we were told. I gave the dealer a news item about the exact same problem Ford had in California with millions of cars stalling, and that resulted in a recall in California. "stalling" is a very serious problem and I feel that Ford should have recalled my van in the first place ( rather than expose me and my family to injury) and Ford should have had to pay for the repair ( which amounted to about $500). If they knew about the problem and if they agreed to fix the problem in California, why shift the cost of repair to me?.

While driving engine check light was illuminating on dashboard. Consumer contacted dealer to have vehicle inspected, and mechanic replaced spark plugs and other parts. Later, mechanic discovered that head gasket malfunctioned, causing the problem. Consumer states head gasket was replaced, subsequently since the repair the check engine light has come on twice.