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2000 Four Winds Chateau Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 9, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Four Winds Chateau, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels675.0%
  • Engine112.5%
  • Visibility112.5%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE CONSUMER FOUND A 4 INCH SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT INNER TIRE. *NM THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND PUT AIR IN ALL THE TIRES, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER ALL OF A SUDDEN FELT A VIBRATION AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD CAME OFF THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A USED FIRESTONE TIRE, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT THE SIDE WALL THAT FACED THE INSIDE OF THE OUTER TIRES. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH BF GOODRICH. *JB

NHTSA ID 10092708 · filed Sep 13, 2004

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE FAILURE BEFORE SEPARATION OF TREAD. *JB

NHTSA ID 10039175 · filed Sep 19, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

NO. 10 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT AT 60 MPH ON FREEWAY, DAMAGING THE IGNITION COIL, ENGINE BLOCK AND WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 1997 WITH THE FORD TRITON ENGINE DUE TO A LONG-STANDING SHODDY DESIGN (USE OF STEEL ENGINE BLOCK W/ALUMINIUM INSERTS FOR THE SPARK PLUGS, AND ONLY 4 THREADS FOR THE SPARK PLUGS, INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 6 THREADS.

NHTSA ID 10894614 · filed Aug 9, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP THE LOWER MIRROR ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS CAUSED TWO METAL STRESS CRACKS.*JB

NHTSA ID 563560 · filed Oct 3, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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