By Jeff G on 03/29/04 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SE 4dr Minivan
Review
Bought it 3 yrs ago,vehicle was a year
old with 15,000 miles.Beutiful van
seemed to be a bargain at $17,700.Now
it,s barely worth anything with 45,000
miles,the tranny clunks like it may
fall out at any time.Front end
alignment is needed every 3-4
months,alot of vibration in steering
upon interstate driving.Also luggage
rack paint falling off.We are tring
despertly to get it traded in so I
don't have to try and sell it myself.I
am afraid I would give it away!
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By Derron Winfrey on 02/26/04 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan Limited 4dr Minivan
Review
This vehicle has been nothing but
problems from the word go. At 25000
miles we were putting on new tie rods,
then again by 50000. Which is right
after we replaced the transmission at
45000. Wiper motor brakes at 60000
along with passenger door locks, power
sterring making terrible griding noise
and diver side power seat has been
repaired 3 times. Spark plugs have been
replaced twice. We have 65000 on this
car and I'm affraid to let my wife take
it out of town. Thank God for the
extended warranty!
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By grayva on 02/23/04 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SEL 4dr Minivan
Review
This is my second rating...again, this
van has cost me nearly $1,500 in the
past six months and I have another 21
months to pay on this piece of junk. I
spent over $500 on replacing some
sensor that went bad and caused van to
stall. Now check engine light is on
and I'm told some carbon buildup,
leaking gasket allowing air and leaking
manifold are causing the problem.
Cost, a whopping $995 to fix. This is
my first and last FORD! What junk!
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By DJL on 01/18/04 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SEL 4dr Minivan
Review
We had many problems with the
automatic rear sliding doors not
closing all the way. Too noisy when
driving on the highway. Gas mileage
is poor. Resale value is terrible.
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By swyatt on 12/22/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SE 4dr Minivan
Review
Owned a 96 Windstar and 00 Windstar.
96 developed Transmission problems
around 65,000k. Wouldn't shift
properly after transmission was hot.
The 00 needed some maintenance when I
bought it, but ran fine for awhile.
The power steering creaks really badly
and I am afraid to take it in. I see a
$400+ bill in my future. Also,
transmission clunks most of the time
when placed into gear. Check engine
light came on again last week. Too
many recalls
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By PO,D IN CT on 12/16/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SEL 4dr Minivan
Review
This car was great until the dreaded
36000 mile warranty cut off. At about
38000 miles all heck broke loose. 1st it
was the heater ($1300), next the air
intake thing ??,($900) then the bearings
($1400). $3600 later we traded it in
for a real car (Honda). Through all the
problems neither Ford nor the dealership
wanted to even know us. In 1 yr. of
owning the Windstar it cost us $3600 in
repairs and $8000 in depreciation .
After owning 4 other previous Fords I
will never buy a Ford again!!!
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By michaeljtee on 11/24/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SEL 4dr Minivan
Review
I purchased this vehicle to give family
of five (3 children) more room and
comfort when travelling. Safety was
important to me and this has proved to
be a safe sturdy vehicle. Ask the deer
that ran in front of the van last
week! Minimum damage to van. However,
at 16,000 miles transmission had to be
replaced. Received 24 month/24,000 on
new transmission. Well, 30,000 miles
later (46,000 total) tranny # 2 is
leaking and slipping. 25K..Never again!
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By gtw on 11/14/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan SE 4dr Minivan
Review
Paint is chipping off the corners of
the roof. Paint is cracking on top of
roof where the roof ditch is located on
the left and right side of roof.
Luggage rack has black coating flaking
off. Van keeps rolling after you put in
park. Car is just over 3 years old and
I certainly do not expect to have paint
problems. DO NOT BUY ONE!!!
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By Mela on 11/03/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan Limited 4dr Minivan
Review
Great family car. It has all the
features we looked for, without
spending too much. Very convenient
for us that have two babies using car
seats.
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By phlbill on 10/27/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2000 Ford Windstar Minivan LX 3dr Minivan
Review
I bought my Windstar in April 2000.
After a couple of weeks I knew it was a
mistake. The driver's seat position is
uncomfortable. There is no place to put
your left foot while driving except on
the hump for the front wheel. Gas milage
is terrible. It strugles to get 20 mpg
on the highway and 14 mpg in a mix of
urban highway and city driving. Gas
milage is almost as bad as a 68 Caddy I
once had. But that had a 7.7 liter
engine vs the Windstar's 3.8.
It has been for the most part a car that
starts and gets me where I am going. I
should bought a F150 Super Crew or a Caravan
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