2001 Ford Windstar Interior & seats Problems

DURING INSPECTION INSPECTER 38573 REPORTED A DIAGNOSTIC FAULT AS AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. AFTER FAILED INSPECTION. I LOOKED FOR PART WITH THE AVAIL. CURRENT PART ON VEHICLE IS 1F2A-14B321-EE. I CANNOT FIND A PART NUMBER MATCHING. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND MECHANIC TO VERIFY IF HE INFACT WAS RIGHT. AND I LOOKED AT THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT SHOW UP HOWEVER WHAT DID SHOW UP AFTER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A FULL MEMORY CLEAR WAS CODE B234 WHICH POINTS TO DRIVER SAFETY BELT BUCKLE SWITCH SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. OR IN LAMES TERMS SAFETY BELT BUCKLE SWITCH. THIS SHOULD NEVER IN A CARS LIFE EVER HAPPEN. IF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE A ACCIDENT THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH TO THE CONSUMER. IM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE I BELIEVE SO IM NOT SURE IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AS I DO KNOW THERE'S ONE SIMILAR. MY REINSPECTION IS DUE WITHIN 6 DAYS. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR FOR A PART ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER NEED TO REPLACED. ESPECIALLY WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676342

Incident

Jan 10, 2015

Mileage

116,967 mi

REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING WIPER MOTOR, REAR WIPER MOTOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP FUSES, ALTERNATOR, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND LIGHT SOCKETS AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF COIL WIRE, REPLACEMENT OF EGR VALVE. CONSTANT STALLING OF VEHICLE IN RAIN OR HUMID WEATHER. VEHICLE STALL WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN USE. ROUGH IDLE AND STALLING WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANT AND ONGOING DESPITE REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SINCE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408858

Incident

Dec 19, 2000

Mileage

100 mi

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!!!

NHTSA ID

10405228

Incident

May 21, 2011

Mileage

125,655 mi

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE LOADING DOOR IS BROKEN. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE TO RELEASE PASSENGERS FROM REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379636

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

MY 2001 WINDSTAR HAD BEEN MAKING A SCRUNCHING NOISE EACH TIME I WENT OFF A CURB. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AS THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THE CRACK IN THE AXLE IN AUGUST 2010. THE TIRE DEALER DIDN'T MAKE THAT KIND OF REPAIR SO I CALL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND THAT A RECALL HAD JUST BEEN ISSUED. MY CAR SAT FOR SIX MONTHS. ON 1/26/2011 THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID MY AXLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THAT I COULD PICK THE CAR UP. I COULDN'T PICK IT UP THAT DAY. ON 1/27/11 I HEARD THE NEWS STATE A NEW RECALL AND I LOOKED IT UP. TURNS OUT MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL TOO. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND I COMMUNICATED TO THEM THAT I DO NOT WANT THAT VEHICLE BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE. SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING ONLY AROUND 78,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I COMPLETED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AS SUGGESTED BY FORD, YET I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. I CALLED FORD ON 1/27 AND TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE BACK. THEY SAID A BUY BACK ISN'T BEING OFFERED FOR THIS RECALL AT THIS TIME. IT MAY BE OFFERED WHEN THE LETTER IS DISTRIBUTED. I STILL DO NOT WANT THIS VEHICLE BACK. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CANNOT TRUST THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379479

Incident

Sep 9, 2010

Mileage

194,500 mi

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BROKEN THROUGH 2 REAR AXLES! ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES COME ON AND STAY ON AND WHILE TURNED OFF WILL SOMETIMES DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF AND THE HORN WILL BEEP. ALSO AT TIMES MY POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT FUNCTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10358780

Incident

Feb 12, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE INSTALLED NEW BRAKES SHOES, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE REPAIRS COST $1200.00. ALSO THE LATCH ON THE SECOND ROW BUCKET SEATS HAVE FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN UPDATED 11/13/09

NHTSA ID

10287433

Incident

May 31, 2009

Mileage

131,000 mi

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF VERY FAST WITH KEY OUT AND DOORS OPEN. WILL THIS BE A BIGGER PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE AND WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10274577

Incident

Mar 27, 2009

Mileage

94,998 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MIDDLE SEATS DETACHED FROM THE BASE WHILE BEING OCCUPIED BY TWO PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS A BABY SITTING IN HIS CAR SEAT. THE BABY RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NOSE AND FACE. THE OTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEGS. THE WASHINGTON STATE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS 080297419. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10243905

Incident

Sep 26, 2008

Mileage

120,000 mi

NOV 9, 2002, IS WHEN WE PURCHASED THE RED WINDSTAR VAN WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD USED IT AS A PROMOTIONAL CAR FOR THE OWNERS AND THEIR WIVES. FEBRUARY A COMPLAINT OFFICER AT FORD TOLD ME THEY WERE JUST PUTTING THE CAR IN OUR NAME IT WAS LISTED UNDER ENTERPRISE STILL. I CALLED TO ASKED WHY WE WERE JUST GETTING THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SEAT WHEN I HAD CALLED THEM 5 TIMES WITH THE CALL I MADE 2-7-07 AND WHY HAD THEY NOT SENT A NOTICE FOR THE SLIDING DOORS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181964

Incident

Apr 13, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED AS FAR AS THE LOCK WOULD ALLOW. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, AFTER REALIGNING THE DOOR, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DOOR HAD TO OPENED MANUALLY TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE SAME DOOR SLAMMED SHUT, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10171587

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES THE AUTOMATIC DOOR ON HER VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THE DOOR IS LOCATED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN. SHE TRIED LOCKING THE DOOR TO KEEP IT CLOSED, BUT THIS DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW PART, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO FIND A REMEDY TO THE DEFECT. *JB UPDATED 10/31/2006 - AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE DOOR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT A FORD ENGINEER TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DPFE SENSOR*NM

NHTSA ID

10142708

Incident

Apr 14, 2005

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE PSD ON OUR 2001 FORD WINDSTAR OPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. WITH THE CAR OFF, PARKED AND CHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS, MY WIFE CLOSED THE PSD WITH DOOR BUTTON IN POST. DOOR WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. AFTER SEVERAL PUSHES ON THE OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR CLOSED WITH POWER AND ENGAGED. AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MINUTES THE DRIVER SIDE PSD TRIED TO OPEN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR OPENED HALF WAY. MY WIFE PUSH THE DOOR BUTTON ON THE CEILING AND IT BEGAN TO CLOSE AGAIN. THEN IT CLOSED AND REVERSED 3 TO 4 INCHES AND CLOSED AGAIN. THEN IT REPEATED THE 3 TO 4 INCHES CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED. IT STAYED CLOSED UNTIL SHE REACHED HER DESTINATION (10 MINS). WHEN SHE STOPPED THE PASSENGER PSD OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVERS PSD WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL POWER OR MANUAL. THE CHILDREN LEFT THE VAN THROUGH THE PASSENGER PSD. WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE DOOR SWITCHES AND CONTACT PADS AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK MOTOR ON THE STUCK DRIVER SIDE SLIDER DOOR. THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY (57,000) AND WE PAID $556.44 FOR THE REPAIRS. BY SEPT 12, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENING AGAIN BY ITSELF, THIS TIME WHILE IT WAS IN A PARK MODE. WE RETURNED THE CAR TO FORD, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE SLIDING DOOR HINGE, THEY THOUGHT THEY SAW WEAR. BUT THEY COULD NOT SAY IF THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE DID NOT COMPLETE THE SECOND REPAIR ($250) SINCE IT WAS A GUESS. WE HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED FOR THE RECENT REPAIR. THE DOORS WORKED POORLY SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR. THESE INCLUDED TWO WARRANTY SERVICES FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF PSD OPENING ON THEIR OWN OR NOT CLOSING ON 6/20/2003 AND 9/12/2003. WITH THE FIRST FORD REPLACED THE B-PILLAR SWITCHES AND THE SECOND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. SINCE FORD HAS AGAIN BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM ON 9/12/2005 AND WE ARE NERVOUS ABOUT IT OCCURRING AGAIN WITH THE CHILDREN BEING HURT OR FALLING OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10136352

Incident

Sep 6, 2005

Mileage

57,000 mi

THE 2001 FORD WINDSTAR DOOR OPEN INDICATOR SYMBOL ON THE DASH IS CONSTANTLY ON. ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. IN THE BEGINNING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF, DOOR OPEN BELL WOULD CHIME, AND DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE INDICATOR SYMBOL ON DASH STAYS ON AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS AND DOORS DO NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN DRIVING OFF. PROBLEM CANNOT BE LOCATED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116849

Incident

Mar 28, 2005

CONSUMER STATED THE POWER DOORS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THEY WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE . *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK. ONCE IT WAS PULLED OUT OF PARK IT MADE A LOUD BANG. *NM

NHTSA ID

10110959

Incident

Feb 7, 2005

Mileage

64,000 mi

SINCE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS REPEATEDLY MALFUNCTIONED. THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE PROBLEMS. THE FIRST AND MOST COMMON IS THAT THE DOOR WILL CLOSE, ONLY TO INSTANTLY OPEN AGAIN. ANY OF THE THREE BUTTONS USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THESE OCCASIONS, IF WE ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR MANUALLY, IT WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. USUALLY AFTER 20+ ATTEMPTS THE DOOR WILL LATCH PROPERLY. SLIGHTLY LESS COMMON IS THE SECOND PROBLEM, WHEN THE DOOR WILL REFUSE TO UNLOCK. THE LOCK BUTTON CAN'T BE PULLED UP, AND THE BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB OR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. AGAIN, THIS PROBLEM ONLY PERTAINS TO THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR. THE THIRD AND MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS THAT, ON HALF A DOZEN OR SO OCCASIONS, THE DOOR HAS SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE MOST RECENT OCCASION WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, IN APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREE WEATHER, WITH AN INFANT IN THE SEAT BY THE DOOR. ON THESE OCCASIONS THE DOOR WILL ALSO EXHIBIT THE FIRST NOTED PROBLEM, REFUSAL TO REMAIN CLOSED. TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS AUTHORIZED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BEYOND THAT HAVE STONEWALLED. ONE DEALERSHIP REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO THE "REGIONAL REP", BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10107827

Incident

Dec 10, 2004

POWER SLIDING DOORS ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR EITHER POP OPEN OR JAM CLOSED. WHEN JAMMED, THE DOOR IS NEITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. LUCKILY, THIS WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SERIOUS INCIDENT. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY AND I COULD NOT GET TO MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT VIA EITHER SLIDING DOOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10106479

Incident

Jan 10, 2005

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 WINDSTAR PASSENGER REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE DOOR WOULD CONSTANTLY CLOSE AND REOPEN. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND HAS BEEN RATTLING. THE PROBLEM NOW IS THE DOOR HAS CLOSED AND LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. MY FORD DEALER NEEDS TO PRY IT OPEN WITH SOME DEVICE JUST TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. MINIMUM COST FOR THIS IS $250.00. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH A JAMMED DOOR BECAUSE I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN. IF I EVER NEEDED TO GET THEM OUT IN AN EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS OF THIS NATURE. FORD DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND DISMISSED IT AND ME. I THINK FORD SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. AN AUTOMATIC DOOR MALFUNCTIONING SEEMS LIKE A RECALL SITUATION TO ME EVEN IF THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON WHOM ITS HAPPENED TO SO FAR THERE MAY BE OTHERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105975

Incident

Jan 6, 2005

Mileage

70,090 mi

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS. UPON PRESSING THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR IT DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO CLOSE IT COMPLETELY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAD DONE NOTHING ,BUT PUT A BAND AID ON IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *TC

NHTSA ID

10101037

Incident

Dec 1, 2004

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH CHILDREN INSIDE. WHEN ONE OF THE CHILDREN EXITED THE VEHICLE IT WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER REMOVED THE SECOND CHILD AND NOTICED THAT FIRE SPREAD FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10101906

Incident

Nov 22, 2004

Mileage

36,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ODOMETER WENT OUT. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE LITTLE SPARKS OF FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE WIRING THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER MELTED. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING DOWN ON THE WIRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10094346

Incident

Sep 24, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW STOPPED WORKING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AT FIRST I WAS ANNOYED AT HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR AT TOLL BOOTHS ETC, THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT ITS ALSO A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. I WILL HAVE IT FIXED AT MY NEXT SERVICE SOON, BUT IF THERE ARE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS THEN PERHAPS NHTSA AND FORD SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082755

Incident

Jul 5, 2004

Mileage

46,000 mi

NUMEROUS THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ITEMS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY: ELECTRIC SEAT STOPPED WORKING TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. ITEMS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY: BRAKES REPLACED AT 30,000+ MILES-TOLD WAS NORMAL FOR THEM TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY; RACK AND PINION REPLACED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES; MONTHS AFTER BRAKES REPLACED, BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP (BRAKES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WERE OK); ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING (NOT ILLUMINATED ON START UP, BUT COMES ON LATER); BACK DOME LIGHT NOT SECURE-FALLS OUT; DOME LIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN BRAKING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR MONTHS, DIDN'T HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT TURNED OFF BY ITSELF; SLIDING DOOR DRAGS-RUSTED ON VECHICLE FRAME.*AK

NHTSA ID

10080620

Incident

Jul 8, 2004

2001 FORD WINDSTAR - DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHES WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH WHILE IN MOTION AND/OR PARKED. TWO TIMES I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND FOUND THAT MY BATTERY WAS DEAD BECAUSE THE SLIDING DOOR UNLATCHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON, FOR HOW LONG I DO NOT KNOW. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES ALREADY FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE (PROBLEM) AND THEY SAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THEM BUT THEY ADJUST THE DOOR AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH ME. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY WHEN I USE THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BUTTON OR THE BUTTON NEAR THE DOOR ITESELF WHEN CLOSING IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10079059

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ANCHORS IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE CSS HARNESS STRAP PLATE TO BEND WHEN REMOVING THE CSS BECAUSE THE PLATE ONLY BENDS IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075537

Incident

Jun 1, 2004