Where do I begin?
At first the interior lights would stay on a drain the battery - dealer fixed this, but now the door ajar light and beep noise constantly go off.
The biggest problem is that this van has a mind of its own when it shifts. It downshifts hard, and doesn't like going through the gears the way its supposed to.
The transmission was checked and cleared. The speed sensor was the replaced and the weird shifting stopped. 2 weeks later and it started again. No fix yet. REALLY bad on gas when engine is revving at 3500 RPM all the time.
Then the alternator and belts and bearings and everything attached to the serpentine belt went.
Then the dashboard froze up. No instruments working now.
And Ford sends me information on their new FREESTAR? from what I hear, it's the same van - just different looks.
The van is comfortable and spacious. Reliable it isn't. I wish I had seen the previous reviews here first.
I totally agree with what you are saying windstars suck. I had one and about 80,000 miles tranny starts to slip bad. Emission light is on. A lot of trouble out of the auto sliding doors. Lots of wind noise when cruising about 55. Really poorly manufactured. It was a 2000 Windstar SE. Next time it'll be a chevy!
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