Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/09/2012 | 170000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford windstar. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, he noticed that the instrument panel was not reading the correct readings. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 170,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 05/09/2012 | 170000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 wind star. the contact stated while driving 60 mph he notice that the instrument panel was not read the correct reading. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 170,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.the vin was not available.jp | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 152000 | ||
| Purchased the car used on 5/26/12, drove away from the dealership and the abs warning light and the break warning lights both came on, indicating issues with abs. took it to the repair shop and was told that the abs module (??) was causing the issues. car dealership and warranty company refused to cover it because it's an optional system. there appears to have been a recall for this but for some reason my car wasn't included - it was originally purchased in canada, so i'm not sure if that effects recall information. on 6/12/12 driving in to work the car suddenly lost speed while trying to accellerate on the highway. i was attempting to make it across 4 lanes and the car suddenly wouldn't go over 30mph - thankfull there wasn't a lot of traffic but this could have caused an accident. issues continue - car bucks and hesitates when trying to accelerate, there's often a loud pop (backfire?) from the engine when applying the gas pedal. mechanic replaced seals and spark plugs in engine but we were told that the pcm (ecm?) was causing an electrical issue. additional symptoms include reduced gas mileage, feeling like it's going to stall or move while at a stop (bucking like it's going to move forward even though brakes are applied) and reduced functioning in the a/c unit. | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 129000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford windstar. the interior and instrument panel lights goes out when driving intermittently. the sliding doors open and shuts automatically when driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated it was an electrical problem and he would have to pay for the repairs. there are no recalls on the failure. the manufacturer was not notified. the mileage was 129,000..-mw | |||