Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||||
| 01156 | 08/06/2001 | 623944 | Some vehicles may exhibit heater core leaks. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| 982677 | 04/01/1998 | 603575 | Some vehicles may exhibit a high pitch whistle from the heater core housing case. *yc | 02/25/1999 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||||
| 96221 | 10/21/1996 | 50940 | Windshield and interior glass - fog/film. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||||
| BC3381972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51454 | Adapters are available to convert vehicle j hook windshield wiper arms to a conventional pin style. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC1022097230 | 01/23/1997 | 51582 | Adapters are available to convert windstar j hook windshield wiper arms to a conventional pin style to allow the use after market booted winter blades. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| In cold weather conditions inside of windows becomes extremely fogged, cannot be defrosted, causing poor visibility. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||
| While driving the windows iced up with an 3/4 inch of ice and the deffoger did not defrost the windows even after driving for a distance. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 08/30/2005 | 140000 | 2 | 06/04/2005 |
| On august 20th, while in a repair shop having the motors replaced in the windows of my ford windstar 1997, there was a fire under the hood while the car was off. the mechanic put the fire out and i took it to my mechanic the same day. the cruise control mechanism was what caught fire. after seeing my mechanic i called the ford hotline and asked about recall information. they said they would get back ahold of me in two days, and they did not. today, august 30th, while in wal-mart with my children i was paged to the parking lot. my car had caught fire again, while off and with no key in the ignition. the engine was destroyed, and luckily the fire department arrived in time to put the fire out before the interior of the car was destroyed (car seats, strollers, etc.). *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 06/26/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Lowereing of the passenger window caused door to unlock and open while traveling - recall 01s19 was performed during repair of the window - coil spring shields collide with inner strut tower - possibly 2 inches of travel in suspension - vehicle bottoms out - dealer is not accomodating - more to this story! | |||