Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 13248 | 09/01/1999 | 6090645 | Information regarding sbds evap test for dtc po455. *mjs | 03/22/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||||
| 985041 | 11/01/1998 | 613085 | Repeat message regarding all vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft system. *tt | 06/16/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 99-4597 | 09/01/1998 | 607117 | Information on programming pcms. *tt | 09/13/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2004 | 1000 | 01/01/2004 | |
| Electrical problems galore--i'll never buy another ford, period--let alone a windstar. tailgate lock never opened with key. driver side door stopped opening with key 6 months later. passenger side door stopped opening with key 3 weeks after that. down to slider only that operates with key and it turns very hard. interior lights came on....and stayed on. removed fuse and windows sharing fuse also wouldn't go up--was worth it til i had time to go around and remove every single interior bulb in the vehicle. replaced fuse just to have windows operate. door ajar sensor goes off when all doors are closed securely and accompanying warning bell continues to go off while i'm driving down the road. then it drops to going off when i slow to a certain speed and then shut off again when i speed up. absolutely the worst vehicle i've ever owned in my life. pos -- does not mean point of sale. hint: first word means piece and second word means of. you get the idea. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 10/27/2005 | 1 | 05/15/2003 | |
| I was driving from the store on 10/27/05 ,when i stop to a red light and i saw smoke come from the side and front of the car. the light turned green and i proceeded to go home ,when i got home i ran up the stairs to where i live and explain to my boyfriend smoke is coming from the car he went down stairs to check and there was a fire under my hood my boyfriend put the fire out and then we talked about the fire and we also drove to the ford dealership which we got no answers. now on 10/28/05 we had a wrecker to tow the car to a ford dealership so they would see the damage they looked on the computer and we were informed there's no recall on the ford windstar gl, but they would fix it but not under warranty, i ask the manager what did he suggest he said, call my insurance and see what they say. but instead of doing that i towed the car to a electrition and his description was the pigtale was burnt and also the brake pressure switch was burnt up and needed to be replaced i don't know much about cars, but i know there should not have been a fire.*jb | |||