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feel like i was ripped off
never buy a ford, 06/29/2005
1999 Ford Windstar SEL 4dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We bought the car new in 1999. In six years, we put only 50,000 miles on it and expected for it to last another four years to make it worth the money we paid. So far we've had to replace the steering rack, intake gaskets ($600), rod ends, brakes, and suffered with various unfixable noises and broken bits of interior plastic. Now the whole transmission has conked out; the estimate is $2,700 to fix it, and we are done. We are not throwing good money after bad; we walking away from our losses, giving the car to a mechanic for $1000. Ford has nothing to say, neither does the dealer. I am done with Ford; I would never ever trust them again. Dont buy a Windstar, you'll regret it.
My Ford Nightmare
Ron Melancon, 07/09/2005
1999 Ford Windstar SE 4dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought a new 1999 Windstar and thank goodness I got the extended warranty. Because after 36,000 miles, every five months something has gone wrong. It has cost the warranty company over $18,000 dollars to date. It is so bad they did not offer to extend my coverage. Now the van has only 80,000 miles on it and my wife wants to get rid of it. Why in the world would anybody produce a car and have it break down so often? Here is some of what happened: 38,000 replaced transmission 42,000 replaced full rack and pinion steering 48,000 new head gasket 52,000 new left ball joint and strut, also checked weird thump on the driver side, did not find anything 58,000 new cold start valve.
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never stranded again
rebnab, 01/17/2004
1999 Ford Windstar SEL 4dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased this vehicle used at a reputable used car dealership with 30,000 miles on it. After 15 months of ownership I switched back to Chevrolet. The transmission blew at 32,000, major engine problems at 33,000, rack and pinion went out and needed replacing at 36,000, the engine just malfunctioned again and was down another 5 days. I soon as I got it back I traded it in. I usually sell my cars myself and get a decent price out of them, however with this one I could not honestly sell it to anyone. This is the first used car I've bought from a dealership and bought the extended warranty which saved my bacon.
No More Fords
Windstar No More, 12/23/2003
1999 Ford Windstar LX 3dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My 99 Windstar had problems from day one. It has been to the dealer more than 25 times for so many things. Heater died, power rear windows died,windshield leaked, passenger door had to be rehung, air conditioning problems, intake manifold replaced,power sliding door would not close, brake problems,for 2 years it has not run correctly, misses and no one can seem to get it right.It had 50K miles on it and I traded it in yesterday for a toyota, what a RELIEF!!!
go machine
jimmy463, 09/17/2003
1999 Ford Windstar SEL 4dr Minivan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have found this vehicle to be energetic, responsive, and highly maneuverable for a mini-van. I was pleasantly surprised by it's agressive acceleration and superb cornering ability. It's interior is very functional, though back seat room is a little tight for me at 6' 2". It is comparable to other mini-vans though. It's strongest point has been reliability. It is like an energiser bunny. It just keeps going and going. I have had no maintenance problems!