2001 Ford Windstar complaints

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COME ON IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC. CAN'T FIND A REASON WHY. LIGHTS STILL KEEP COMING ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM) FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V270000 (AIR BAGS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ORDERED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED ONCE IT ARRIVES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 8/27/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

NO SPEEDOMETER READOUT :& ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR WITH BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT STARTED ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKS, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ILLUMINATION OF BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. REPLENISHED FLUID, BUT BEFORE SWITCH COULD BE REPLACED IT SHORTED BURNING OUT FUSE #10. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER , TACHOMETER, ODOMETER AND AC; ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND OVERDRIVE OFF INDICATOR FLASHES. REPLACING SWITCH AND FUSE #10 RESOLVED ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THAT FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT HAS LED TO FIRES DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THOUGH NO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THIS CASE. *TR

ABS & BRAKE LIGHT SENORS CONTINUOUSLY REMAIN LIT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL OF VEHICLE. *TR

LOSS OF ODOMETER,SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, ALL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH #10 FUSE. HAPPENED 1 TIME. DISCONNECTED ABS DEACTIVATION SWITCH FROM MASTER CYLINDER. CONNECTION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH BRAKE FLUID CAUSING A SHORT AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR'S AXLE BROKE IN HALF WHILE DOING 30 MPH DOWN A PAVED ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS 131,000 MILES AND RESIDES IN CHICAGO METRO AREA SO VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS WITH NO UTILITY PURPOSE OTHER THAN DRIVING FIVE KIDS AROUND TOWN. TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND 60 YEAR OLD MECHANIC WERE ASTONISHED AND MECHANIC STATED AXLES ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BREAK IN HALF, EVER !!!! *TR

THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BREAK FLUID DOWN ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER SIDE STRUT BROKE, HAS DRIVER'S SIDE BREAK THE YEAR BEFORE, HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE STRUT / SPRING ASSEMBLY, COULD'VE CAUSED ACCIDENT IF THE PIECES WOULD HAVE HIT THE TIRES INSTEAD OF WRAPPING AROUND REST OF SPRING. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE SWITCH BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALSO ON ANOTHER SWITCH BANK IN THE AREA BELOW. I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING HOW TO REPAIR AND IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VIEW FORD TSB 15682. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST INTAKE AND MANIFOLD FAILED. THERE WERE ALSO NUMBERS MISSING ON THE COMPUTER, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,734.

C1185 ABS CODE. SHORT IN ABS RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ON AND ACTIVATING ABS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE VAN WHERE THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS WILL NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND RUN THE COMPUTER CODES BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I WILL HAVE TO BRING THIS VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT I'M SURE. IN THE MEANTIME, I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM HAVE STARTED ON FIRE (MINE HASN'T) BUT THIS IS A TICKING TIME BOMB AS THIS IS THE CAR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN RIDE IN. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A RECALL TO FIX OR REPLACE THE FAULTY PART(S). *TR

BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER BRAKE SERVICE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE BLOWN. HOWEVER, MY WIFE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND A BIG PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO WORKED FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR HAD LEAKED ONTO THE MODULES BELOW AND THEY HAD SHORTED OUT. HE HAD SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND TOLD US IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1300 TO GET IT FIXED. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR. WE FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE; CONSEQUENTLY, THE CAR AWAITS A RECALL OR A LOTTERY WIN BY US TO GET IT REPAIRED. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE NOT INJURED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ENGINEERS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON HAVING AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION FOR EVERY PROBLEM. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP THEM SEE THE NEED, ALONG WITH THE OTHERS, TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THIS REPAIR, AND PROBABLY ENGINEER CARS THAT ARE NOT SLOW-TICKING TIME BOMBS. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. BRAKES SEEM OK, BUT I HAVE READ OF A PROBLEM COMMON WITH THIS MODEL THAT CAUSES THIS FROM LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THIS OCCURS 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. I AM HAVING THE VAN LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC NEXT WEEK. *TR

I HAVE A2001 FORD WINDSTAR LX ,I WENT TO THE STORE AND PARKED MY CAR WAS IN THE STORE APROX 40 MINS WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE, CAR WAS TAKEN TO UNITED CAR CARE MY ALL TIME CAR REPAIR PLACE , ABS HAD BURN THE CONNECTOR HARNESS .VAN NOT USABLE I AM A 77 YEAR OLD WIDOW NOW WITHOUT TRANSPORT FOR MY MEDICAL APPOINTS, AND NO MONEY TO GET VAN FIXED OR BUY ANOTHER CAR FORD NEEDS TO REPAIR THIS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN THE VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED PLEASE MAKE FORD FIX THIS , I WAS LUCKY I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND BEEN HURT THANK YOU X *TR

ABS SWITCH BELOW MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE LEAKING FLUID ON WIRES THEN BLEW FUSE TO SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER AND OVERDRIVE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL HAD TO BUY FUSE AND TAKE TO GARAGE TO FIX OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED FIX WIRING BADLY BURNT. *TR

WIRES MELT DOWN. STRIP MY FUSE NUMBER 10. MY KILOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY DASH. *TR

EHA TIRE VALVE TR-414 CRACKED AND LEAKED AIR FROM TIRE. OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED SO NO CATASTROPHIC OUTCOME. TIRE WAS DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING AND REMOVING VEHICLE FROM ROADWAY. NEW SET OF TIRES PURCHASED JULY 2008. VALVE STEM FAILURE JULY 2009. PURCHASE WAS FROM JUST TIRES BRAND WAS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTREAD. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON MY VAN COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE, IT WILL GO OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, THOUGH THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN STEADILY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. ALSO, THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DECELERATION SWITCH HAS BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FOR MANY MONTHS. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW PART FROM FORD A FEW DAYS AGO. *TR

BRAKE FLUID CONSISTENTLY LEAKING. BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING ONTO ABS BRAKE MODULE. HAVE CLEANED AND DRIED THOROUGHLY TWICE ONLY TO HAVE CONTAMINATION REOCCUR. *TR

ABS YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ON, RED BRAKE LIGHT ON AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. HAVE REPLACED THE ABS MODULE WITH UNIT FROM A SALVAGE YARD IN OCT 2008 AND IT FAILED JUNE OF 2009. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IN OCT 2008 AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN IN MAY 2009 WITH INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL OR THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME FROM A SUMMER FEST, AS I WAS GOING OVER A FAIRLY SMOOTH RAILROAD CROSSING I FELT THE VAN START HANDLING STRANGE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OUT OF ALIGN. I CAREFULLY DROVE IT HOME AND WENT UNDERNEATH TO CHECK IT. TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THE AXLE BEAM CRACKED 3/4 OF THE WAY THRU. THERE IS NO REASON A BEAM OF THIS SIZE SHOULD CRACK LIKE THIS UNLESS THERE WAS A MATERIAL OR DESIGN FAULT IN THE VAN. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VAN AND IT WAS NEVER OVERLOADED. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE WHAT I AM GOING TO DO TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE AXLE. AFTER READING THE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS (AT LEAST 15 FROM JUST THE 2001 MODEL YEAR) I SEE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. *TR

I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE FOR 5 SECONDS. *TR

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF VERY FAST WITH KEY OUT AND DOORS OPEN. WILL THIS BE A BIGGER PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE AND WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON OUR FORD 2001 WINDSTAR OUR MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED ABOUT 12 " FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. IF THE AXLE HAD FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE DRIVING MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED NUMEROUS IDENTICAL FAILURE ON WINDSTARS OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR. *TR

ON A VERY HOT DAY I WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. I WAS PANICKED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL, BUT AFTER PARKING THE VAN AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WERE GONE. THEY CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW ABS MODULE. I RESEARCH THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, AND WHY IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUT. WE DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE $700 REPAIR, SINCE IT DOESN'T OCCUR WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS THIS WINTER, BUT NOW THAT IT HOT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS ARE AGAIN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE WON'T HAVE ABS ONLY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. BUT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE ABLE TO COUNT ON THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING WHEN WE NEED IT. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT RESULTS FROM A DEFECTIVE PART THEY DESIGNED. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PART, IT IS STILL IN THE VAN, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT SOON AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER AND THE LIGHTS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. *TR

ONE DAY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE NUMBER TEN FUSE. BUT IT BLOW AGAIN. NOW THE LIGHTS AC RADIO STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS OUT. *TR

OUTRAGEOUS ,I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF AN ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ,THAT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2001 FORD WIND STAR LX VAN. STATEMENT IS 1999- 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VANS COULD HAVE THIS AND THE PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR. MY OH MY .. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THAT VAN DAILY, I'M A LOW INCOME PARENT. WHY WOULD ONE TAKE THIS CHANCE WITH HUMANS. I BOUGHT THE VAN IN MARCH OF 2009. 2 DAYS LATER ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE AN EAGLE WARRANTY ..THAT MIGHT I ADD NOT EVEN THE FORD DEALER SHIP WOULD EXCEPT. I DON'T TAKE CHANCES WHERE MY CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. REPLACED WITH PART THAT HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR F150'S. BURNT PART KEPT. PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. ABS MODULE MALFUNCTION CAUSING LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, OD LIGHT, LOSS OF HEADLAMP, CRUISE CONTROL, SEATBELT WARNING BELL, AC/HEAT/DEFROST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER GAUGES BLANKED OUT AND OTHER GAUGES BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY FLASH SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CODES INDICATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY DUE TO WATER OR FLUID ENTERING THE ABS CONNECTOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING ONTO THE ABS MODULE AS WELL AS FLUID BUILD-UP IN THE CONNECTOR. THE ABS MODULE AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM THE ABS MODULE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESFUL. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 123,000.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. *TR

FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTED THROUGH AT PASSENGER SIDE MOUNTING POINT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE CONDITION WAS NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FAILURE DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND A POPPING NOISE DURING TURNS, CONFIRMED AND REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BEFORE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE ACCUMULATED. I NOTICED A RECALL ISSUED ON KIAS OF THE SAME VINTAGE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR, THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE AND INSPECT FOR PROBLEMS. I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ALSO RUNNING DOWN THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH (WHICH IS MOUNTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER) AND PARTS LOCATED BELOW IT AS WELL. SINCE THE FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO A HOT MANIFOLD, IT STARTED TO SMOKE BUT LUCKILY DID NOT IGNITE. I LEFT THE HOOD OPEN TO COOL AND WAITED FOR A TOW. *TR

THE #10 FUSE ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR KEEPS BLOWING. THIS DISABLES SPEEDOMETER AND A/C, AND CAUSES ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. IT ALSO DISABLES SEVERAL OTHER MONITORING SYSTEMS. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ONE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS WINDSTAR OWNERS. I AM GOING TO BUY THE REPLACEMENT PART. I SHALL KEEP THE RECEIPT, IN HOPES THAT I MAY BE REIMBURSED, EVENTUALLY. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR ABS FAILURE. ABS FAILS DUE TO HEATSINK EXPANSION CAUSING ABS MODULE TO FAIL. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PRESSURE SWITCH UNDER MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE.THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH AN OEM PART FROM A RESELLER. THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW AND A CODE READER INDICATES A BAD RELAY AND NO ABS MOTOR FUNCTION. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO COST OF PARTS AND LABOR INVOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES DUE TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. THE ABS HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WANTS THE ABS MODULE RECONNECTED BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFER TO DRIVE. SHE FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED FOUR YEARS AGO BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

2001 FORD WINDSTAR: BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) DEVELOPS A LEAK CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO WORK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE, THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES AND THE FLUID ATTRACTS MOISTURE AND LEADS TO FIRE; THEREFORE NO SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER-CRUISE CONTROL ABS BRAKE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FAILURE. TAKING THE VAN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS@ OUR COST. *TR

ON OUR 2001 FORD WINDSTAR: ABS DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED TO THE POINT OF BLOWING FUSE #10. HAVING REPLACED THE FUSE TWICE, I DISCOVERED THE LEAK AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, THAT BEING THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE LEAK AND THE "CRY WOLF" INDICATION ON THE BRAKE LIGHT BEING ON ALL THE TIME. THE CONNECTOR TO THE SWITCH WAS BURNED - I REPLACED IT. THE DANGER FOR US WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT "ON ALL THE TIME" WAS NOT MENTALLY CONNECTED TO A LEAK AND LOSS OF FLUID BECAUSE IT WENT OFF WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE (UNTIL THE THIRD FUSE FAILURE -AT THAT POINT, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS LEGITIMATE BUT WE WERE IN "CRY WOLF" MODE). THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER-IN LAW TO A RESTAURANT WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 CHILDREN. ON THE WAY THERE WAS A SQUEALING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND WE ASSUMED IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOW TIRE. WE STOPPED ADDED AIR AND WENT ON BUT THE SQUEALING CONTINUED. WE WENT AROUND A VERY WINDING CURVE AT 25MPH [WAY BELOW THE RECOMMENDED] AND THE VAN WAS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. AS THOUGH SOMEONE COVERED THE ROAD WITH OIL [BY THE WAY, IT IS 92 DEGREES AND VERY SUNNY HERE]. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT THAT MAYBE WE HAD A BUSTED SHOCK. WHEN WE CAME HOME, MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE REAR, DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO FIND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING THE FENDERWELL - ALOT [WHICH EXPLAINS THE BURNING TIRE SMELL ON OUR WAY HOME]. UPON INSPECTING THE REAR END OF THE VAN, THE REAR AXLE IS ALMOST IN TWO!!! WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR OF THE VAN BEFORE AND ACTUALLY JUST HAD TIRES PUT ON 3 MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS NOT NOTICED!!! I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THIS MAJOR REPAIR. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON OUR WAY HOME, OR ON OUR WAY OUT-OF-TOWN TOMORROW!! THANK GOD WE FOUND THE PROBLEM TODAY!!! I FIND IT VERY IRRESPONSIBLE THAT FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS - THEY HAVE RECALLED SEATBELTS, AIRBAGS AND GAS PEDALS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS - WHY NOT THIS? I AM NOT THE ONLY WINDSTAR OWNER THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. THERE ARE OTHERS AND THEIR COMPLAINTS I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED- THEY ARE POSTED ON NUMEROUS SITES

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THEY BOTH COME ON DURING WARM WEATHER. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS FAILING. . THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE WEB. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, MELTED BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, BRAKE LIGHT (RED), CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE, ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW), FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185. ACTION REGARDING REPAIR IS PENDING; SERVICE PERSON INDICATED THAT ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONAL BUT BRAKES WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHOUT ABS CAPABILITY. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2001. THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER OVER TIME LEAKED. THIS CAUSED A SHORT AND A FUSE TRIP. THIS LEAK ALSO CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE FLUID ACCUMULATED ON THE (ALWAYS ON) POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSING THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) MODULE TO EXPAND IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD AT ALL POINTS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE AUTOMOBILE IF IT WAS NOT CORRECTED. COST $1500.00 AT FORD DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT. REPLACED ECM, BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND SERVO CRUISE CONTROL PART. BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THAT CAUSED ALL THE TROUBLE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN. I'VE PULLED THE FUSES FOR THE ABS AS I'M AFRAID OF FIRE. *TR

REAR AXLE BROKEN IN OUR 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES, AND IN OVERALL GOOD CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD OR ON ROUGH TERRAIN. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. AFTER CONDUCTING SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, ALTHOUGH FORD IS DENYING IT IS A DEFECT. *TR