2001 Ford Windstar complaints

I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HEARD A LOUD BAG, AS IF METAL HAS SNAPPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE FONT SUBFRAME WHERE THE SWAY BAR WAS ATTACHED HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS NOW NOT ATTACHED TO THE SUBFRAME AND WAS BANGING. FORD HAS FIXED THE FRAME ON TWO DIFFERENT RUST RECALLS UNDER "RECALL 11S16", BUT SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND WOULD COST $2085.75 FOR THE SUBFRAME PLUS LABOR AND HARDWARE. I ASKED IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND RECEIVED A NON SPECIFIC ANSWER! IF FORD WINDSTAR HAS THIS MUCH PROBLEM WITH THERE FRAME RUSTING WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE FLUID LEAKED ON THE ABS MODULES, CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO HAVE A SHORT, INCLUDING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER EXITING AND INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION, BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ABS MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/22/12*LJ UPDATED 03/01/12

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A POSTCARD IN THE MAIL ADVISING HIM TO SEE HIS LOCAL DEALER REGARDING TWO RECALLS. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM THE RECALLS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT IN HIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHY DOES MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER HAVING A FORD DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS AND SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE COMFORTABLY WONDERING IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

BEFORE FORD RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, MY REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND FUMES FILLING THE CAR FROM TIRES RUBBING AGAINST WHEEL WELLS. IN MARCH OF 2011 FORD RECALLED AND REINFORCED THE SUBFRAME. INSPECTION IS NOW DUE ON MY VEHICLE AND MY MECHANIC WILL NOT PASS IT DUE TO THE INSTALLMENT OF THE RECALLED REINFORCEMENT. REPORTEDLY THE INSTALLATION WAS PERFORMED AND ATTACHED TO AN EQUALLY AS CORRODED PART AND FAILURE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMINENT. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER THAT MADE THE RECALL REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS INDEED SAFE. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A POTENTIAL REPAIR BILL OF $700.00 THAT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR PARTS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, OR JUST DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL FAILURE OCCURS (AGAIN) AND GOING BACK TO FORD WITH A LAWSUIT AS I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). UPON HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINK ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, BUT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,503. UPDATED 11/03/11 *BF UPDATED 05/12/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL DID NOT GIVE A SOLUTION TO THE DEFECT, BUT INSTEAD SLOWS DOWN THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING ILLUMINATES, AS WELL AS THE ABS,TRAC OFF, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. *TR

RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE UNDERNEATH SUBFRAME BROKE . HEARD NOSIE AND VEHICLE QUIT COULD NOT CONTROL HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND UNDERNEATH IS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SUBFRAME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER ,THE ODOMETER,THE TACHOMETER ALL STOPPED WORKING.THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON,THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON,AND THE O/D OFF LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT AT LEAST A SPEEDOMETER AND I HOPE THE BRAKES DO NOT FAIL. THIS ALL OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *TR

I TURNED IN MY FORD WINDSTAR ON TO THE JOHN WEST FORD DILER , THE ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON 3 DAYS BEFORE TO BROUGHT IT FOR BEEN DIAGNOSED. 2 DAYS AFTER THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR $ 2400.00 DOLLARS. THAT REALLY SURPRISE ME AND I ANSWER NO THANKS DO NOT FIX MY CAR. THEY PUT MY VAN TOGETHER AND SINCE THAT MOMENT MY VAN I DIDN'T START AGAIN IS LIKE A DEATH . THEY SAID THE PCM AND ABS MODULE GOT BURNED. I THINK THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND KILL MY VAN PCM BUT I CANT PROVED. I WAS READING THE ABS RECALL ABOUT AND SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING RELEATED WIHT THE PCM MODULE. ANY WAY THEY SENT MY VAN BACK HOME ONTO A TOWN TRUCK AND AT THIS MOMENT A CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM YET. OH I ALMOST FORGOT SOME FOR SURE THEY CHARGE ME $ 200.00 FOR DIAGNOSIS. IF YOU WANT TO CONFIRM MY HISTORY YOU CAN CALL[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTANTLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT SEEMS THAT THE ABS ECU MODULE IS THE PROBLEM AS MULTIPLE ABS CODES WERE READ. NOW, TWO MONTHS LATER MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. IF YOU DO THE RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS IN YOUR COMPLAINT SECTION FOR 2001 WINSTAR IT IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY ON AN EARLIER RECALL BY FORD (09S09) WHICH INCLUDED A SCDS WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT ONLY CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO WIRING AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. MANY OWNERS BELIEVE THE FLUID NOT ONLY RAN DOWN THE WIRING CONTINUING TO RUN ONTO THE ABS CONNECTOR CAUSING PARTS TO SHORT OUT AND FAIL AND ALSO ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL CONNECTOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS THE REASON ALL THESE ABS MODULES ARE FAILING...IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WITH MY SAME PROBLEM ARE ON YOUR WEBSITE THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS TO REPLACE (OVER $1000) PLUS LABOR. THE ABSENCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM DOES CAUSE BRAKING PROBLEMS AND CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SKID...THIS HAPPENED TO ME...JUST MISSED HAVING A WRECK! THE CONNECTOR TO THE CRUISE IS ALSO BEING EFFECTED CAUSING IT TO FAIL AS WELL. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO AT LEAST CHECK THESE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THESE PARTS IF THEY ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CENTER BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR HOURS AT A TIME AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO A SENSOR, BUT HE WAS NOT SURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL FOR SUB FRAME RUSTING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REINFORCED THE BRACKET. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIMED THE BRACKET THAT RUSTED HOLDING THE SWAY BAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY IN THE WIND. *JB

ABS AND BRAKE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT INDICATING FAILURE OF THE ECM THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR FORD TO INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR RESULTED IN NO ASSIGNABLE CAUSES. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL AND OVERDRIVE FUNCTIONS HAVE ALSO NOW QUIT. *TT

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, SPEEDOMETER HAND CONSTANTLY JUMPS. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THEY ARE AIR IN THE BRAKES, SOMETIMES NO POWER AT ALL TO THE VAN. WHEN GOING UP HILL VAN LOOSE ALL PRESSURE WHEN AIR IS ON. CHECK AND MADE SURE ALL HOSES WAS CONNECT PROPERLY AND STILL DOING IT. I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FRONT END *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED TWO RECALLS WERE ISSUED AND FOR THE PAST YEAR, HE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY WERE NOT PERFORMING ANY RECALLS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING A SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING AND A CRACKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN ON ITS OWN FORCEFULLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN I HEARD LOUD NOISE LIKE A GUN. WHEN I PULLED OVER, LOOKED AT MY WINDOWS ETC. THEY WERE ALL INTACT. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG ON SIDE OF PASSENGER SEAT HAD GONE OFF, AND BLEW THAT AREA OF THE PASSENGER SEAT OUT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER THE NEXT WORKING DAY, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY. TODAY THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE # 1-800-392-3673. I WAS AGAIN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD GONE ON LINE AND THERE WERE 2 AIR BAG RECALLS ON THAT MODEL OF CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. I HAD ENTERED 2001 FORD WINDSTAR RECALLS. IT GAVE ME NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V412000 DATED 12/06/2000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V270000 DATED 09/13/2000 I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY, NOT MINE. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND STAY LIT. THEY WILL ONLY GO OFF AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THESE: PERFORM Q TEST ABS SYSTEM FOUND MULTIPLE DTC'S CMDTC C1185 ABS PWR RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE, C1194 LF OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1198 LF INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1210 RF OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1246 RR OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1250 LF INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1254 RR INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1446 BRAKE SWITCH CIRCUIT FAILURE OPEN OR SHORTED TO GROUND, U1262 SCP DATA LINK FAULT, FAIL SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION FOUND RUST AT MOUNT ON RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME,,PASSENGER REAR ROCKER PANEL HAS RUST HOLE. ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON,EVEN AFTER THEY BEEN FIXED. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILLCOME ON AFTER JUST A FEW MINUTES I START DRIVING, IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD? PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS EITHER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,855. THE RECALL FOR SUBFRAME WAS REPAIRED ONLY, HOWEVER DEALER REFUSED TO DO A STATE INSPECTION DUE TO OTHER DAMAGE. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE USE OF THE BRAKES, BUT IF THERE IS A FAILURE HOW WILL I KNOW IF IT IS TRUE OR FALSE? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF FORD PRODUCTS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTEMITTENTLY. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION ON A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. *TT

WE TOOK A 300 MILE TRIP TO CHICAGO IN OUR WINDSTAR THAT WE JUST PURCHASED LESS THAN 2 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY. WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, THE VAN STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN WE WOULD TAKE OFF FROM A STOP, THE VAN WOULD JERK AND BOUNCE LIKE MAYBE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. WE STOPPED DRIVING IT WHILE WE WERE UP THERE UNTIL WE HAD TO LEAVE. ON OUR DRIVE HOME, WE WERE ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON. THEN A LITTLE LATER, I NOTICED SOME TYPE OF LIQUID COMING OUT THE BACK. WE TRIED TO GET HOME BUT AT 90 MILES FROM HOME THE VAN TOTALLY QUIT MOVING. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UNDER THE VAN WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED HOME ($240) WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY HAD TO REPLACE A FRONT SEAL AND TORQUE CONVERTER ($950). I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTAR. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON OCCASIONALLY AND WON'T GO OFF UNTIL IT'S TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTARS. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT YET BUT DREADING IT. THIS IS A VERY NICE VEHICLE AND I AM RATHER DISAPPOINTED IN IT.

RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) SWAY BAR MOUNTING BRACKET SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, AT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET, LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RECALL ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000) WAS PERFORMED. THIS HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IT WILL NOT PASS NEW YORK STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION. FORD DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND FORD, THE MANUFACTURER, WILL NOT REPAIR AS PART OF RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSTANT-VELOCITY JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE REPEATEDLY REPLACED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. ERROR CODES PO 174 AND PO 171 - MISFIRE, FUEL COMP, CAT LYST, EVAP 02 SENSOR, 02 HTR, EGR. UPDATED 10/03/2011 *LN *TR

CONSTANTLY BEING TROUBLED BY THE BRAKE/ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD. UPON GOING TO AUTO ZONE AND CHECKING WHAT KIND OF CODE COMES UP FOR THE PROBLEM, I RECEIVED 20+ CODES RELATING TO BRAKES/ABS PROBLEMS. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED IT WAS VERY POPULAR AMONGST FORD WINDSTARS FROM 1999-2003. I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND THIS PROBLEM IS VERY TROUBLESOME. UPON REQUESTING A QUOTE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I WAS LOOKING AT $2000+ (PARTS, LABOR AND WARRANTY). IT SEEMS THE ABS MODULE IS BAD, AND IT ITSELF COSTS $550 JUST IN PARTS. THIS PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT AMONG A LOT OF FORD WINDSTAR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION AND ISSUE A RE-CALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR: AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I TOOK MY 2001 WINDSTAR SEL INTO A DEALERSHIP UPON RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY IN MARCH OF 2011. OUR VEHICLE PASSED THIS INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OUR VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS RECALL NOTICE THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL RELATING TO STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS ALTHOUGH WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SECOND PROBLEM TO DATE. THE RECALL WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY A FRIEND WHO WATCHED A NEWS PROGRAM REGARDING THE RECALL WHICH PROMPTED A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED OUR VEHICLE IN MARCH. HIS STATEMENT WAS IF OUR VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND IT WAS JUST IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ANOTHER RECALL THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE MOST RECENT RECALL ALSO. HE ASKED FOR OUR VIN WHICH AT THE TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT REASSURED ME BOTH RECALLS WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED SINCE THEY WERE BOTH OPEN RECALLS. ON AUGUST 1, 2011 I WAS DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK AND TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT THE STEERING WHEEL THE AREA THAT ENCLOSES THE HORN WAS VERTICAL). I THOUGHT MY RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS PUNCTURED AT FIRST BUT KNEW IT WAS MORE THAN THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS. SOMETHING FROM THE VAN KEPT HITTING THE FREEWAY AND JERKING ME AROUND AND THE BACK END OF THE VAN ON THREE OCCASIONS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING OFF THE GROUND. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH THE

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND WE HAD RECALL 09S09 DONE. NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE # 10 FUSE BLOWING. WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO NO A/C, NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER AND O/D LIGHT FLASHING. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID MY VAN IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I AM TRAVELLING FOR SOCCER GAMES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES, WHICH MOVED INTENSELY IN THE DIRECTION OF A NEARBY RESIDENCE AND BURNED THE FRONT STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE EXCESSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INVOLVING THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ABS MODULE MALFUNTIOS. ABS WARNING LIGHTS. BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT UNIT OVERHEATS - COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR NEW TIRES BECAUSE ONE WAS GOING BALD FAST AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT WAS RUSTED AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME, AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING OUTWARD AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING OF ZERO AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SOME SAFETY RECALLS DONE. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SMOKE STARTED BOILING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I PULLED OVER AND BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED AND GOT THE KIDS OUT SAFELY IT QUIT SMOKING. I RAISED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE SOME BURNED WIRING UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WE GOT BACK IN AND DROVE ON THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING WRONG AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT,IT FELT SPONGY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO IS ASE MASTER AND FORD SENIOR MASTER CERTIFIED. HE REPLACED THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR AND TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.HE REPLACED THE SWITCH AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM DO THE RECALL WHICH IS WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE SAID THAT IT ALSO HAD A DAMAGED ABS MODULE AND WIRING AND THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL.I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY DID THE REAR AXLE RECALL THAT WAS ON THE LETTER I GOT FROM FORD. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED BY LAW TO COMPLETE ALL SAFETY RECALLS WHILE IT WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT HARDLY HAS ANY BRAKES. MY MECHANICS SAID IT WAS BECAUSE ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE SWITCH AND GOT AIR IN THE LINES. *TR

REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING WIPER MOTOR, REAR WIPER MOTOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP FUSES, ALTERNATOR, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND LIGHT SOCKETS AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, REPEATED FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF COIL WIRE, REPLACEMENT OF EGR VALVE. CONSTANT STALLING OF VEHICLE IN RAIN OR HUMID WEATHER. VEHICLE STALL WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS IN USE. ROUGH IDLE AND STALLING WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANT AND ONGOING DESPITE REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SINCE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,686.

SUBFRAME BROKE 8/2010 AND REPLACED. RUSTED BADLY 12/2011 FORD DEALER FIXED , ALSO CHECKED REAL AXEL AND FIXED,RECALL #11S16 FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH LEAKING, BRAKE LIGHT NOW COMING ON SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING ODOMETER NOT REGISTERING ,ABS LIGHT ON, INFORMATION CENTER SAYS TRANS ERROR FUEL ERROR TEMP ERROR AND ALSO CRUISE CONTROL SURGES CUTS OUT AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE CHANGE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING,THE ABS AND ECM IS WET WITH OIL NOT COVERED PROPERLY. I THINK THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL THAT STILL NOT FIXED.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (COMPONENT: STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS) THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS AND IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE RECALLS REPAIRS WERE DONE UP TO CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000. PM

TOOK 2001 WINDSTAR INTO DEALER FOR RECALL ON REAR AXLE JAN. 2011 WAS CALLED TO PICK UP VEHICLE ON APRIL 29TH. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT WERE LIGHTING UP THE DASHBOARD , THESE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON WHEN VAN WAS TAKEN IN. WALKED BACK INTO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEY HAD NO ONE AVAILABLE TO LOOK AT IT BUT BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY WHEN THEY COULD RUN AN ANALYSIS ON IT. STATED THEY HAD REPLACED THE AXLE AND ANY NUMBER OF THINGS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ASKED IF VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WAS TOLD IT WAS. CAME BACK MONDAY MORNING HAD A TOTAL CHANGE OF ATTITUDE WITHOUT LOOKING AT VEHICLE WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY DID BUT WOULD LOOK AT IT AND LET ME KNOW IN 10 MINUTES. HALF HOUR LATER INFORMED THEY THINK IT WAS THE MAIN BRAIN AND COULD COST ME UP TO $1500.00 TO FIX. DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSTAR HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS HE STILL HAD OVER 100 TO REPAIR IN HIS LOT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MINE NOT THEIRS, REPLACING REAR AXLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKES BUT WORK SHEET SHOWS THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. NOW I DO NOT HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY MINIVAN IT WAS AN AFTERNOON. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE MINIVAN IT WAS LIKE FORCING IT SELF THEN I WOULD CHANGE THE SPEED AND IT WOULD SOUND DIFFERENT BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HEAVY, I WOULD CHANGE IT TO N AND IT STILL MAKE THIS SOUND LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING ON A WET HIGHWAY AND ENGINE WAS STILL LOUD. WHEN I WOULD SPEED MORE THAN 30 MPH IT JUST WOULDN'T RESPOND AS IT DID BEFORE. I PURCHASED THIS MINIVAN NOT TO LONG AGO -I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO A MONTH-. WHEN TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, SOUNDED OK -OTHER THAN THE SHOCKS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED- AND NO LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT AFTER TWO DAYS HAD GONE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD "SOMETIMES" TURN ON AND WOULD TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. SO, I HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT THE MINIVAN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHOCK WONDERING IF THIS MIGHT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO TURN ON. WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE IT CAME MAKING WEIRD SOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE SO HE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE PADS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. NOW AFTER CLOSE TO A MONTH OF OWNING THIS MINIVAN AND WEATHER BECOMING MUCH HOTTER I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AGAIN TODAY AND HE SUGGESTED THAT A TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE MINIVAN INSPECTED SINCE HE WAS ALSO AWARE OF A RECALL DONE ON THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES. I AM JUST AFRAID TO KEEP ON D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE REAR AXLE LOWER BRACKET ARM, WHICH WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.