2000 Ford Windstar complaints

MY BACK AXLE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AND LUCKILY WE WERE NOT KILLED OR ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTARS, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. MOST REPAIR CENTERS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT AND THIS SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST BEFORE FORD RECALLS THESE AXLES? MY NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO HAS A FORD WINDSTAR HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

DRIVING APPROX. 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. WOBBLING SITUATION WITH BODY OF AUTO (THINKING FLAT TIRE) THEN REAR OF VAN DROPS. LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD. LOOKED UNDER REAR OF VAN AND NOTICED BROKEN(COMPLETELY) AXLE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR -- ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON -- CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK -- MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING -- SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAVE FAILED. *TR

REAR AXEL BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING OVER A DRAW BRIDGE ON THE BELT PARKWAY IN BROOKLYN NY. I KEPT CONTROL OF THE VAN EVEN THOUGH THE REAR WHEELS WERE NOT VERTICAL. *TR

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYING ON WHEN IT IS WARM OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE GETS VERY HOT AND SQUEAKS AND GRINDS AS WELL. NOW THAT IT IS TURNING COOLER THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AS OFTEN BUT STILL DOES. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET AS I AM WAITING TO SEE IF A RECALL OCCURS. *TR

REAR AXLE BROKE IN 2 PCS. *TR

ABS LIGHT REPEATEDLY COME ON AND OFF WILD DRIVING . FORD 2000 WINDSTAR SEL. *TR

THE K-FRAME(SUB FRAME) IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CANT BE WELDED, MUST BE REPLACED. ON A VEHICLE THAT IS 9 YEARS OLD WITH 80000 MILES AND IN PERFECT SHAPE. I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS GARAGES THAT THIS SHOULD OF NEVER RUSTED OUT THIS FAST. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

NOT WORKING CRUISE CONTROL, DEFECTIVE ODOMETER STARTED WHEN I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ALL THE GAUGES IN MY DASHBOARD (FUELGAUGE,RPM GAUGE,ODOMETER,AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SWUNG BACK AND FORTH. THE OTHER GAUGES RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BUT THE ODOMETER WAS STUCK AND THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY FROM A SIX HOUR TRIP, THE REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. A LOCAL MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. . THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09

ABS DASH LIGHT STAYS ON, NOW SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAYS NEED A NEW ECM BUT SEARCHES OF INTERNET FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTAR. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN POCAHONTAS IOWA. WAS TOLD THEY CLEANED THE PARTS AND SHUT THE LIGHT OFF. WITHIN 2 WEEKS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. REQUIRED A $300.00 FIX. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WILL PROBABLY END UP IN A RECALL. NO RECALL YET!! *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX IN SEPTEMBER 2009. FROM THE FIRST DAY, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND WE HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH OUR BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. SOMETIMES OUR CRUISE CONTROL WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. SOMETIMES IT SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AS WELL. WE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT AS A BIG DEAL AS CRUISE CONTROL ISN'T A NECESSITY. HOWEVER, OUR BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. I ALSO HAVE BEEN NEAR REAR-ENDED BY CARS FOLLOWING FOR LONG DISTANCES. SINCE I AM DRIVING WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON, WHEN I ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKES, THE DRIVER BEHIND ME CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE. I HAVE JUST HAD MY SCDS REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY. THEY DENIED ANY CONNECTION WITH THE PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL. I AM GOING TO VISIT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND BRING ALL THE RECALL PAPERWORK WITH ME. *TR

1. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY AND ABS,AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. 2. CHECKED FUSE BOX FOUND FUSE BLOWN,REPLACED AND BLEW AGAIN. 3. FOUND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SPRAYED CONNECTION WITH BRAKE FLUID,REPLACED SWITCH,BUT LEFT UNHOOKED DO TO IT KEEPS BLOWING FUSE. BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

NO ODOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AND ABS LIGHT ON. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, CRUISE QUIT WORKING, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT, NO HEAT, #10 FUSE BLEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHT WERE FLASHING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WERE FAULTY AS WELL AS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. A YEAR AFTER THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,545 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND INJURED MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AFTER SENDING IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE FOUND THE LEAK TO BE IN THE SENSOR RIGHT BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THAT PART IN THE AUTOPART STORES AND NOT FINDING IT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND THE SAFETY OF MY WHOLE FAMILY IS AT RISK. *TR

ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) DEFECTIVE ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX 3.8L ENGINE. APPARENTLY A COMMON (DESIGN FLAW) PROBLEM. 1) ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP. THIS MEANS THAT THE ABS IS DISENGAGED. 2) ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURE WARMS UP. 3) REPAIRED BY REPLACING ECM WITH A NEW PART: ITEMS ORDERED: ITEM: CONTROL PRICE: $296.38 CORE: $100.00 TAX: $0.00 QTY: 1 TOTAL: $396.38 ----------------------------- ITEMS TOTAL: $396.38 SHIPPING: $29.64 HANDLING FEE: $0.00 ORDER TOTAL: $426.02 WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PRINT A COPY OF THIS EMAIL FOR YOUR RECORDS. TO VIEW THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDER, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TITUSWILLFORDPARTS.COM , AND CLICK ON ORDER STATUS.TEMS ORDERED: ITEM: CONTROL PRICE: $296.38 CORE: $100.00 TAX: $0.00 QTY: 1 TOTAL: $396.38 ----------------------------- ITEMS TOTAL: $396.38 SHIPPING: $29.64 HANDLING FEE: $0.00 ORDER TOTAL: $426.02 WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PRINT A COPY OF THIS EMAIL FOR YOUR RECORDS. TO VIEW THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDER, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.TITUSWILLFORDPARTS.COM , AND CLICK ON ORDER STATUS. *TR

ABS LIGHT ALWAYS LIT ON A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. AND EVENT OCCURRED ON SEPT. 19 WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AS OF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

WINDSTAR BRAKE SWITCH LEAKING FLUID CAUSING ABS FAILURE AND ODOMETER INOPERABLE. *TR

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, 2009, MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN HAVING ITS ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATE ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WOULD OCCUR SEEMINGLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THOUGH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009, I NOTICED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEREAFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LAMP APPEARED. THE LAMP WOULD USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, CEASE ILLUMINATING AFTER I HAD STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. *TR

ABS LIGHT YELLOW AND STAYS ON. *TR

ABS LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DON'T WORK. EVERYTHING WITH #10 FUSE. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. REPLACED FUSE CONTINUES TO TRIP, ADD BRAKE FLUID CONTINUES TO LEAK, CANT AFFORD THIS FORD '!@#$%. *TR

PURCHASED A VEHICLE OFF OF THE WHITE ALLEN LOT WITH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE WITH WYNN'S PLUS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MAY 31, 2009. IN AUGUST 2009, THE VAN IS VERY LOOSE AND UNSTEADY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO GRISMER ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 TO FIND THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STILL UNSTEADY ESPECIALLY IN THE REAR. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 THE REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE IN TWO! THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER, AND I COME TO FIND OUT THROUGH RESEARCHING THAT ACROSS THE U.S. THOUSANDS OF PERSONS HAVE HAD THIS AXLE BREAK ON THEM NEARLY MISSING DEATH ON HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE AXLE BEAM YET HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO MY KNOWLEDGE TO RECALL. LIVES ARE HANGING IN THE BALANCE AND IT SEEMS THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING MONEY. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ESPECIALLY WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY WITH THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE FORD DECIDED THAT MONEY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN LIFE. NOT TO MENTION HAD THEY BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT QUALITY VS. QUANTITY, PERHAPS THIS WOULD NOT BE A COMPLAINT THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE. THE MONEY SPENT REPAIRING THE DEFECT THAT IS NOT COVERED ($1,000) STILL DOESN'T GIVE YOU PEACE OF MIND THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MADE NO EFFORT TO REPLACE THE PART WITH ONE THAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE. YOU JUST REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART! WHEN DID HUMAN LIFE BECOME SO INSIGNIFICANT THAT A CAR COMPANY WHO KNOWS THAT THERE IS A

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE VAN IS DRIVEN AND WARMED UP I LOSE BRAKING. I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN OCT 2008, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE WHOLE TIME. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY ON THIS MODEL 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. ALL AT ONCE THE A/C, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND THE ABS DASH LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER SAID IT THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH CAUSED ALL THE FAILURES, AND I PAID $240 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT 1 MINUTE AFTER PICKING IT UP, SAME SYMPTOMS RECURRED. THEY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH AND HARNESS WHEN THEY GET PARTS NEXT WEEK. *TR

WE HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR VAN 2000 MODEL AND THE ABS LIGHT IS LIT AND THE # 10 FUSE 10 AMP IS BLOWN AND EVER THING IS OUT ON DASH I FOUND A SITE WHERE YOU CAN WRITE A COMPLAINT ON IT LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY THING ELSE. *TR

MY GAUGES STARTED GOING EVERY WHICH WAY ALL ON THERE OWN, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME NOW. *TR

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LOST IT'S BRAKES FOR A MOMENT FROM THE RESULTING LEAK AT THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ATTACHED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER CONSULTING MY LOCAL MECHANIC. WE DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WOULD HAVE PROBABLY RESULTED IN A FIRE IF BRAKES HAD NOT FAILED FOR A MOMENT. I TAKEN THE CORRECT ACTION AND HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER I'VE SINCE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE BRAKE AREA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES; HOWEVER, AFTER REMOVING THE TIRES HE NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE BLACK AND SMOKING. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND MILEAGE GAGE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE ABS HAD A SHORTAGE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 110,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED, CAME LOOSE OF FRAME, CAUSED STEERING ISSUE. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF HAPPENED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SOMETIMES REMAINS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF NO REASON FOR THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO FUNCTION FINE. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS MODULE BEGAN FAILING AT AROUND 70000. THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED IN WINTER OR SOONER DURING SUMMER MONTHS. THE MODULE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND HEATING AND COOLING. AS A RESULT, THE MODULE DOES NOT WORK AS DESIGNED AND DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHOULD. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, DRIVING AT 20 MPH REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE MY 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. SHE STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND THE ACTIVATED SWITCH IS ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK DOWN TO THE MASTER CYCLINDER WHICH CAUSE THE LIGHT TO ILLIMINATE AND NEEDS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THATTHE RECALL DID NOT QUALIFY FOR HER VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT OWNER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT ON #10 FUSE BLOWN, SPEEDOMETER BROKEN, ODOMETER -------- DATA ERR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, A/C AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. ABS WARNING LIGHT ON. FOUND #10 FUSE BLOWN IN FUSE PANEL. THIS FUSE IS RELATED TO ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. WHEN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE BLOWN FUSE, FOUND INFORMATION DESCRIBING A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE SWITCH ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE SWITCH WAS IN FACT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID INTO THE HARNESS PLUGGED INTO IT. THE HARNESS ENDED AT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND AT THIS SITE AS WELL. AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR, THE SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND A PLUG INSTALLED INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. ALSO, TWO 40A FUSES WERE REMOVED FROM THE UNDER-HOOD POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND A/C FUNCTIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION UNTIL THE ISSUE OF THE LEAKING SWITCH, WIRING HARNESS, AND ABS CONTROLLER ARE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED. THE AIR CONDITIONING, SPEEDOMETER, ABS, AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE ALL BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ABS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

2000 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE FLUID LEAKED AND MELTED THE WIRES WE HAVE TO REPLACE WIRES AND THE PART THAT WAS LEAKING SOMETHING TO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL (FORD) ON MANY CARS AND TRUCKS - INVOLVING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SYSTEM. WELL, MINE QUIT WORKING A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN - I'VE HAD TO PUT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE (MORE THAN ONCE). I NOW HAVE TO FILL THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH FLUID EVERY 2 - 3 DAYS. IF I DON'T, THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS BRAKE SYSTEM (AND LOSS OF FLUID SYMPTOMS) ARE THE SAME ONES AS THE VOLUNTARY RECALL (LEAKING BRAKE FLUID - COULD CAUSE A FIRE). I CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR A FREE FIX, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE (A 2000 WINDSTAR) DOES NOT QUALIFY (NOT SURE OF THE REASON). THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (BAD SWITCH / LEAKING FLUID) MYSELF. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS: WHY IS THE WINDSTAR LINE OF VEHICLES NOT PART OF THE RECALL? FORD COULD NOT ANSWER THAT FOR ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE LOADING ZONE AT THE AIRPORT. TOWED TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP; ADVISED THAT COST TO REPLACE WITH A USED TRANSMISSION WOULD BE $2800. CURRENT BLUE BOOK FOR THIS VEHICLE IS $2125 IN FAIR CONDITION. *TR

DIAGNOSTIC CODES P0171/P0174. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ...ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ODOMETER AND SPEEDO QUIT WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND FOR 2 YEARS, MY BRAKE HAVE BEEN ON, SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT WORKED ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND MILEAGE READER. BEINGS ITS DUE FOR INSPECTION, MY HUSBAND HAS RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAS FOUND THAT THE ABS SWITCH IS TO BLAME. THE CONNECTION IS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IS SHORTING OUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ALONG WITH OTHERS ON FUSE #10. WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 WINDSTAR AND THAT IT COULD CAUSE A SEVERE FIRE AND JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF US AND OUR 3 KIDS. *TR

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED BY FORD. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY HEAT IN THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) (2C219) MODULE CAUSING EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE (HEAT SINK) IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD AT ALL POINTS. THE EXPANSION OCCURS WHEN THE UNIT GETS WARM ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE CODE SCANS AS CODE C1185 AND SHOWS ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AS A YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT. IT APPEARS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WORKS ONLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND CREATES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND A HUGE BALL OF WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. MYSELF ,MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR INHALING THESE TOXIC FUMES. I HOPE INHALING THESE FUMES DON'T CAUSE ANY FUTURE HEALTH RISKS. THANK GOD MY VAN DID NOT EXPLODE AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT OUT SAFELY. FORD SHOULD REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER RUNNING AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING IN MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE SWITCH IS LEAKING BREAK FLUID IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

WE OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND WHEN IT BEGAN CLUNKING ON MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN I GOT UNDER IT TO CHECK THE TIRES AND DISCOVERED MY AXEL WAS SNAPPED IN HALF FOR NO REASON AT ALL THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT RIDE FAMILY AROUND WHEN I TYPED IT IN I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THEIR WINDSTARS AS WELL FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR