Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 15373 | 11/01/2001 | 630354 | Some vehicles may run rough at cruise or momentarily after stopping, a check engine light,and p030x codes. *tt | 04/16/2002 | |
| 011701 | 08/01/2001 | 625034 | Information regarding replacement application chart. *et | 11/16/2001 | |
| 01157 | 08/06/2001 | 623988 | Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| 991210 | 06/14/1999 | 606461 | Ford motor company has released a private labeled material to be used for iron particle / acid rain service repairs. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 99111 | 06/14/1999 | 606433 | Information designed to aid in the diagnosis, testing and repair of noise, vibration and harshness (nvh) concerns. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 4639 | 08/01/1998 | 615177 | Information on diagnostic procedures for vehicles exhibiting check engine lamp on and misfire diagnostic trouble codes p0300 - p0306. *tt | 01/03/2001 | |
| 98-4723 | 09/01/1998 | 607135 | Engine check lamp on, and misfire dtc (s) po300-po306 action. | 11/02/2000 | |
| 9811484 | 04/01/1998 | 613395 | Some high mileage vehicle may exhibit a customer concern of inoperative overdrive cancel light. *tt | 07/11/2000 | |
| 981617 | 04/07/2000 | 609754 | Floor mat installation procedure service tip. yd | 04/07/2000 | |
| 98259 | 12/21/1998 | 603647 | Some vinyl covered items such as dash panels, door trim panels, consoles, etc., may exhibit a small dent, scuff, abrasion and/ or discoloration resulting from assembly, transit, dealer prep and/or customer usage. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
| 980311 | 04/01/1998 | 603505 | Check engine lamp on and misfire dtc (s) p0300-p0306. *yc | 02/23/1999 | |
| 98515 | 03/16/1998 | 601304 | Some vehicles may exhibit a squeaking, rattling, chirping, ticking and / or buzzing noise heard from the instrument panel area. *yc | 07/20/1998 | |
| BC2295970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52791 | Instructions on how to identify 20 gallon or 25 gallon fuel tanks - 1996 service manual incorrectly lists fuel tank at 16 gallons. *tw | 09/12/1997 | |
| 9768 | 03/17/1997 | 51987 | Fuel economy- customer expectations versus vehicle usage. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| 97115 | 01/02/1997 | 51371 | Service manual- powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) on-board diagnosis ii (obd ii)- cover page replacement to include 1997 vehicles with fd1060 or fd1460 engine. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/13/2011 | |||
| I purchased a 1997 ford windstar and from what i understand is that there was a recall on the coil springs/suspension. (recall#01i00700) < i believe this is the recall #. long story short my front tires are flat doue to the coil springs. none of the dealers i took it to are willing to fix this. they say it is not covered under any recall... please help me better understand why ford wont fix this defect. | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 90000 | ||
| My windstar gl wouldn't start. i replaced te range selector switch. when i restarted the vehilcle i forgot the reconnect the brake pressure sensor wiring connector and the abs light came on. i tried to get the code cleared but no-one could access the code. i took the van to the dealer for a recall notice on the speed control system and had them look into why the abs light was on. i was told the abs module had quit and needed replaced. the module is $1500.00 and $300.00 to install. that's more than the van is worth. i searched online and found out many other winstar owners are having the same problems. the cruise control system has also quit and the dealer rep. tells me that the cruise control also goes through this module. with the possibiliuty of fire it seems rather irresponsible for ford to do nothing more than instal a fusible link as a saftey measure. i am looking into buying a used module to repair the cruiise and abs. the failure is total. niether the cruise control or the abs system works at this time. | |||
| 01/19/2010 | |||
| I had my 97 windstar fan fixed due to recall # 09s09:speed control system modification. ever since then the abs and parking lights have been coming on. we have had the codes reset, but they keep appearing. i have also called the ford dealer where the repair was done, but they say it is not covered in the recall to check the scds, or that if it wasn't leaking then, they did not have to replace that part. i am very frustrated. | |||