Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.
Van was running in park and jumped from park to reverse. pinned my leg to a tree, then threw me to the ground and then proceeded into my garage throu...
While parked vehicle jumped from park to reverse, pinning my husband against a tree and threw him to the ground and proceeded through the front of our...
The consumer was able to put the vehicle into gear without pressing the brake pedal. *jb the consumer's son put the keys in the ignition and pulle...
While driving on x way appox. 60 mph, noticed smoke emitting from rear of car and begin hearing a clicking sound. as i was pulling car over to side the right rear tire suddenly deflated. tow truck was called, upon loading of vehicle on bed of truck was able to see rear axle in the middle toward passenger side had rusted thru right in the middle of a bracket ford had installed in 2011 due to a recall. was informed that in 2015-16 ford did another recall on the bracket not being improperly installed. as showed in the attached photo there is only one bracket installed, my understanding there should be two. but even then that does not resolved the rust problem, it just holds the axle when it does break or corrode thru.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle felt as if it shifted into neutral. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. the vehicle was restarted, but failed to drive. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the torque converter failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact called gary crossley ford at (816) 781-4844 (located at 8050 n church rd, kansas city, mo 64158) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 200,000. *tt consumer stated 2002 ford windstar output shaft failed causing sudden loss of engine power without any warning which increased the risk of crash.*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, a loud noise was present coming from the rear of the vehicle. after stopping the vehicle it was discovered that both rear wheels were angled inward inside the wheel well. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear axle had fractured. the cause of the failure was not determined and the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced in 2012 under the nhtsa recall campaign number: 12v193000 (power train) to prevent the failure from occurring. the local dealer was not notified. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 150,000.
Transmission problem. the transmission was replaced 4 times within 60k mile interval while following the 30k transmission fluid flush. a flashing o/d light comes on and the transmission will die out of nowhere and the past few times it has been on the highway going 75 mph with no warning, smoke, lights, etc. i had the transmission start smoking from the engine bay even though the fluid was changed. now there is a massive transmission fluid leak. there have been thousands of owners who report a bad design of the ford windstar 2003 transmission and it needs to be recalled. the ford freestar was recalled for the transmission issue, but the windstar wasn't. why not? both models use the same transmission. it is a safety issue and ford is not willing to acknowledge the issue with the vehicle and recall the vehicle to fix the transmission problem.
The rear axle broke at 45mph blowing out both rear tires thankgod we wern't hurt and had no cars behind us seen recall online called ford but was told the van was not part of recall was purchased in mi new and has u design axle
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. while driving 45 mph, the tire warning indicator illuminated and smoke emerged from the rear of the vehicle. the contact called lilliston ford at (888) 397-9172 (833 n delsea dr., vineland, nj 08360) and was advised that the failure could not be repaired without a diagnosis. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 72,000.
Driving home i heard a thud and my 2001 ford windstar spun off the road. turns out the axle cracked in half and almost killed me. towed the car into the ford dealership and even though there is an open safety recall on my windstar and ford knows of thousand of axle problems they said that it is not covered. ford's way of getting put of it even though my brothers 2003 windstar axle failed and yet ford covered that one. this is not right. they know there axles are bad and have had three safety recalls on these axles.
I had the rear axle replaced by the recall, and which i paid $300 for the work. the axle now does not align properly and i have been told that shims are required. without them the rear axle eats my tires. ford has a policy to my understanding that new parts installed by ford have a lifetime warranty. i believe that ford should fix or pay for this work so as to make my van safe, why should i have to repair an axle that was just replaced less then 10000 miles ago.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. the contact stated that while driving 2 mph, transmission fluid leaked from the vehicle onto the ground. the vehicle was diagnosed at carriage ford dealer located in clarksville, indiana where it was determined that there was a fractured transmission casing in the vehicle. the dealer under nhtsa campaign number: 11v030000 (structure) and 10v385000 (suspension) previously repaired the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number: cas-13693189. the failure mileage was 175,000. the vin was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford windstar. the contact received notification of an unknown recall regarding the rear axle. the contact took the vehicle to blackwell ford inc (41001 plymouth rd, plymouth, mi 48170; 734-453-1100) where it was determined that a repair was not needed. the recall was deemed completed. approximately two years after the recall, the vehicle underwent routine inspection and it was diagnosed that the rear axle fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who informed the contact that, due to the vehicle passing inspection for the recall, they were unable to provide the repair. the approximate failure mileage was 113,628.