While driving my 1999 winstar the overdrive light came on, so I looked in my rearview mirror and saw smoke comming from under the vehicle. So, I pull over to the side of the road and stop, transmission fluid was leaking out. My winstar van broke down out side of nashville, tn with 70,401 miles on it. The costs at john barker's two rivers Ford in nashville was $2017.81.

- Montgomery, AL, USA

Was driving 40 mph, the right side sliding door caught on fire. The driver managed to pull to the side of road and got out the of vehicle. Another vehicle was passing by and stopped to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, but the mechanic was unable to resolve the problem with the sliding doors. The fire dept believed the door lock motor caused the fire.

- Stephens City, VA, USA

After vehicle had been sitting for 20 minutes with the engine turned off, the vehicle caught on fire. Dealer had been contacted. The cause was due to an electrical fault on the passenger side of the vehicle where the controls were for the rear A/C. possible recall # 12117.

- Mount Olive, NC, USA

The driver's window did not roll down by using the switch due to an electrical short.

- Christiansted, VI, USA

We purchased a 1999 Ford Windstar in September of 2002. The dash lights, especially the odometer and radio blink. They will dim and brighten, dim and brighten. There is no specific pattern. It is a random thing. It's almost like there is a short in the wiring or something. The incident date below is today, but this has been happening for months. I have been checking recalls religiously to see if this was one of them. Also there is rust under the driver's seat. The carfax report did not show any water damage to this vehicle. It almost appears like this piece did not get painted.

- Savannah, GA, USA

While driving the dash lights illuminated, the heat went on and off, and it gave off a burning smell.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

My van was barely out of warranty when the O/D off light began flashing and the check engine light came on. The Ford dealer told me that the check engine light was a result of a broken sensor weld on my intake manifold to the tune of approx. $900. They also stated that the O/D off light meant that the entire transmission needed replaced to the tune of $2,700. All this for being 1 month and 500 miles out of warranty. Plus, I see that many people with Ford Windstar are experiencing the same thing at 35,000 miles and 70,000 (twice) so I see that I will undoubtedly have something to look forward to when the warranty runs out on the transmission... almost like the darned thing is deliberately designed to create a huge repair bill the moment it is out of warranty.

- Columbus, OH, USA

Electrical system cutting off while driving.

- Cathedral, CA, USA

The vehicle experienced several electrical problems which affected the A/C and heating system. Nlm

- Ridge, NY, USA