2002 Ford Windstar Visibility & Wipers Problems

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A LOUD POP LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW TO SEE THAT MY BACK WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT. IT LITERALLY BLEW UP EVEN THE OUTSIDE EDGES WERE JAGGED. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS STATING TO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SPECIALIST THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAT WOULD NOT COME OUT THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HEAT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE REAR. IN ADDITION, HEAT WOULD NOT COME THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS, ALLOWING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO BECOME FOGGY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURES BEGAN, A CLICKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11*JB

FRONT HEAT NOT WORKING. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. THIS FORD WINDSTAR WAS NOT..I SAY NOT BUILT FORD TOUGH! *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND HAD RECALL 09S09 PERFORMED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP LAST NOVEMBER AND NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. ALSO FOR THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS MY (YELLOW) ABS AND (RED) BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF ON MY DASH. MY POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE WORKS ONLY WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT HAS TO ROLLED UP FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE REAR DOOR LOCK BUZZES EVERY TIME THE DOORS LOCK WHICH IS EVERY TIME I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT ENTERED HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THICK WHITE SMOKE INSIDE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THEY STATED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED AS DESTROYED DUE TO THE COST TO CLEAN THE CHEMICALS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS MORE THAN THE VEHICLE'S WORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW WIPER MOTOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HER VIN WAS REQUESTED. SHE WAS LATER INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED TO CALL HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,241.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. THIS MORNING THE REAR WINDSHIELD BROKE COMPLETLY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND MY INSURANCE WILL COVER ALL BUT $100.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT.*AK

THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK GOING TO THE FEET IN MY VAN. IT PUSHES AIR THROUGH THE OTHER COMPONENTS WHEN SELECTED BUT NEVER TO THE FEET. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK INN THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WATER CAME THROUGH THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AREA ALONG THE TOP CORNER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION WHERE SHE WAS REFERRED TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE ENTIRE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WIGGLES TO THE TOUCH. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR BLEMISHES. NO EXPLANATION WHY THIS HAPPENED. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME. *AK

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003 WHILE DRIVING ONE EVENING, THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SHATTERED (BELIEVING IT TO BE CAUSED BY HOOLIGANS, THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED). THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER-RECOMMENDED GLASS INSTALLERS USING THE OEM RECOMMENDED PARTS. APPROXIMATELY 18-MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE HATCH. THIS REPLACEMENT WAS MADE BY THE DEALER. THIS EVENING (7/14/05), WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE REAR WINDOW AGAIN SHATTERED.

MY WIFE ENTERED THE CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SHE HEARD A LOUD "POP". THEN FELT A COOL BREEZE AND NOTICED THE REAR WINDOW WAS MOSTLY GONE. A SEMICIRCLE IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS HANGING INSIDE THE VAN. THE WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN CRACKED OR SCRATCHED AND THERE WAS NO ICE ON IT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 45 DEGREES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE WAITING AT GREEN LIGHTAND WITHOUT ANY WARNING REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK *MR

WHILE OPENING THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE THEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXTENDED BEYOND THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE BLADES ARE NOT STATIONARY AND NEED TO BE TIGHTENED REGULARLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM DURING A WINTER STORM, THE WIPERS WORKED FINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WIPER ARM AND BLADES STARTED MOVING TO THE LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY OFF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DISTORTED THE CONSUMER'S WIFE'S VISION. *SC *JB

CONSUMER STATE AFTER PUSHING BUTTON TO CLOSE REAR SIDE DOOR THE REAR SIDE WINDOW SHATTER WHILE CHILDREN WAS IN REAR WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS