1999 Ford Windstar defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Ford Windstar. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Front Subframe Corrosion Failures
  Engineering Analysis EA10007 · opened Dec 20, 2010 · closed Mar 17, 2011 · led to recall 11V030000

  In a January 26, 2011 Defect Information Report, Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will conduct a safety recall to address corrosion related fractures in the front lower control arm rear attaching brackets and body mount attachments at the rear of the …

• Front Subframe Corrosion Failures
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10026 · opened Jul 20, 2010 · closed Dec 20, 2010 · led to recall 11V030000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has identified 346 complaints to ODI and Ford alleging fracture, cracking and or excessive corrosion of the front subframes in model year (MY) 1999 through 2003 Ford Windstar vehicles.Approximately 97 percent of these complaints (334) involve vehicles that have been operated in…

• Rear Axle Cracking
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10016 · opened May 13, 2010 · closed Sep 22, 2010 · led to recall 10V385000

  In a letter dated August 26, 2010, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted a Defect Information Report notifying NHTSA that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA Recall No. 10V-385) to address a rear axle defect in model year (MY) 1998 through 2003 Ford Windstar vehicles built at the Oakville assembly plant from September…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA08021 · opened Sep 17, 2008 · closed Oct 14, 2009 · led to recall 09V399000

  Ea08-021 is closed with ford's actions in recall 09v-399 recalling approximately 4.5 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).with this recall ford has now recalled all of the approximate 16 million ford model vehicles that were manufactured from my 1992 through 2003 w…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08035 · opened May 13, 2008 · closed Sep 17, 2008

  Odi has received 134 consumer complaints, 285 manufacturer complaints, and 137 manufacturer warranty claims alleging incidents of engine compartment fire in model year (my) 1995 thru 2003 ford windstar vehicles.two of the odi complaints allege the fires caused structural damage to the complainant's home.of the 134 odi …

• POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04022 · opened Mar 3, 2004 · closed Jul 1, 2004

  The subject vehicles are equipped with single or dual power sliding doors (psd).approximately 111,000 vehicles have dual power sliding doors.the psd is opened by any of 5 methods, the inside or outside manual door handle, the key fob, the overhead console switch and the b-pillar switch.the door may be opened only under…

• WHEEL STUD FRACTURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03004 · opened Apr 10, 2003 · closed Aug 30, 2004

  The subject vehicles range in age from 4?7 years in service, with average mileages estimated to range from 50 to 100 thousand miles.at these mileages, the subject wheels are likely to have been removed and reinstalled multiple times for various service procedures.odi is concerned about the high wheel separation rates i…

• WHEEL STUD FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02085 · opened Nov 18, 2002 · closed Apr 10, 2003

  Analysis of odi and ford data has identified 1619 incidents of wheel stud fracture in my 1998 through 2000 ford windstar vehicles, including 69 wheel separations and 11 crashes.ford has not been able to identify any design or manufacturing defects in its analyzis of the problem.ford maintains that the failures are caus…