2001 Ford Windstar complaints

BOTH ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. HAS OCCURRED WHEN STARTING ENGINE, OR WHILE DRIVING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, 15AMP FUSE #10 HAS BLOWN OUT, CAUSING INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER) TO TURN OFF. REPLACING FUSE HAS NOT STOPPED PROBLEMS FROM OCCURRING. RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ON ABS MODULE DISPLAYED CODES C1185, C1194, C1210, C1214, C1242, C1246, C1250, AND C1254. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT IDENTICAL PROBLEM RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRES. *TR

MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS COME AT RANDOM AT ANY SPEED. I HAD THEM TO CHECK IT ON THE COMPUTER IT SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. I FOUND THAT THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. THEN I SEEN THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE WIRES BELOW THE SWITCH. I HAD THE XW7Z*9F924*BA KIT SWITCH REPLACED. THERE SAID THAT IT START A FIRE. *TR

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON IT GOES OFF BUT AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING IT COMES BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY SAID THE BRAKES LOOKS GOOD,THEY RESET THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT THEN 1 WEEK LATER IT CAME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY PUT IT ON A MACHINE THAT READ NO FAILED SIGNAL.*TR

MY CAR EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT SIGNALS ON DASHBOARD, AND TROUBLE CODE "C1185". DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED ABS MODULE FAILURE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE. I DISCOVERED FROM HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ THAT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REPAIRED THE CAR STILL HAS THE OLD PART, BUT WANTS TO CHARGE ME A $100 "CORE CHARGE" TO RETURN IT TO ME. I THINK THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE ME FROM RECOVERING THE PART. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS FEDERAL LAW THAT THEY MUST RETURN IT TO ME FOR FREE, SO IT CAN BE USED POTENTIALLY FOR EVIDENCE. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON, NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER OR CRUISE . *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR MINI-VAN FAILED ON A HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY INTO A WEIGH STATION (THAT WAS FORTUNATELY ON AN INCLINE) AND BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I CAME TO A STOP AT WHICH POINT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD SON. IF ANY OF THE CARS IN FRONT OFF ME HAD SLOWED AND/OR TRIED TO EXIT AT THE SAME TIME AS ME, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER FILING A SERIOUS COMPLAINT ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE FAILURE EARLIER THIS EVENING, I CONTINUED TO RESEARCH 'COMPLAINTS ON 2001 FORD WINDSTARS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE ABS SYSTEM. THE FALSE WARNING LIGHTS TIED TO AN 'ELECTRICAL' PROBLEM THAT ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT THE COMPLAINT SECTION ARE IDENTICAL TO AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS WITH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS! ON AUGUST 26TH, THE ABS FAILURE THAT OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR MYSELF AND MY 9 YEAR OLD SON IF IT HAD OCCURRED JUST SECONDS LATER. I WOULD HAVE PASSED THE WEIGH STATION THAT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE ON AN INCLINE WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DEPLOYED. *TR

VEHICLE BLEW THE #10 15 AMP FUSES TWICE, AFTER THAT ELECTRICAL SMOKE POURED INTO THE CAB AND STOPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT WAS ON. ON AUGUST 22,2008 I PUT 1/2 A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID IN. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH(REPLACEMENT PART #SW-6351) WAS LEAKING INTO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ONTO THE WIRE HARNESS BELOW. ON AUGUST 27, 2008 I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART (SW-6351) FOR $22 FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

BRAKE/ABS LIGHT COMES ON INADVERTENTLY, BECAUSE OF A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I'VE GONE TO FORD MTRS TWICE AND ONLY CAN GET TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR, . I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL AREA. THAT SITUATION IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE, IT MIGHT COME ON AND BE TRUTHFUL, YOU IGNORE IT AND WHEN YOU NEED THEM, YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FORDS COST, NOT THE CONSUMER. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

ON 08/09/2008, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD TO BE JUMP-STARTED, AND I NOTICED A FAINT BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE BURNING SCENT WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. THE VEHICLE IS NOW INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY, PURCHASED AT SEARS ON 06/04/2005, CAN NO LONGER HOLD A CHARGE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS GONE HAYWIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE HEADLIGHTS NOW COME ON, DIMLY, WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS 119,200. I HAD ONE PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. IN JUNE 2007, BOTH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND IN THE BRAKES. TWICE, ON WET PAVEMENT, MY BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY. ALTHOUGH I AVOIDED ANY COLLISION, ON ONE OCCASION I WAS FORCED TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED RED. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC WAS CODE C1185. AS A PRECAUTION, THEY FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEREAFTER, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN IN MAY 2008. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SQUEALING BRAKES. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP GO OVER THE VEHICLE AND

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THAT IS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, USUALLY ON HOT DAYS, THESE LIGHTS COME ON. BUT WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED THEY ARE OFF. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTARS AND IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE. REPLACING THE MODULE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT COME BACK. THIS CAN BE SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

ABS LIGHT SHOWS BRAKES NEED CHECKING, WE HAVE NEW BRAKES, PADS , AND ROTORS ARE EXCELLENT. LIGHT CODES READ CHECK ENGINE, AND FAULTY BRAKES. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY PART FROM MANUFACTURE THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT CANNOT INSPECTION TEST IN UTAH WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT EVERY DAY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY, BUT WHEN WE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, WE DID SOME CHECKING AT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND THERE IS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CONNECTION. WE TOOK OUT THE FUSES, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES FIRES. PLEASE MAKE FORD CALL THIS AS A RECALL. WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH OUR 98 FORD EXPEDITION.... WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER CAR AS A FIRE HAZARD! *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR SPORT SE # DROVE VEHICLE 2 HOURS, PARKED CAR FOR APPROX 2 HRS, RETURNED AND THEN UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, BATTERY WOULD FAIL THEN CAR NEEDED JUMPED. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TURN CAR ON, ABS YELLOW LIGHT, E-BRAKE RED LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING (INTERMITTENT) AND WILL GO OFF WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ANY LONGER. PULLING E-BRAKE FROM FLOOR DOES NOT TRIGGER RED E-BRAKE LIGHT. LOOKED BEHIND AIR FILTER, BRAKE FLUID SATURATED ON ABS BRAKE MODULE AND WIRING BELOW THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LEAKING COMING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. LOOKED AT THE SWITCH UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (BELOW CAR), VERIFIED STICKER ON COVER (NEXT TO ABS ECM MODULE) INDICATED FORD (KELSEY-HAYES). CHECKED FUSE #10 & #14 (WAS NOT BLOWN). THE FAILURE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON SPORADICALLY. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ON THE WINDSTAR.. WHY IS IT THAT THIS IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PARTS AND FAILURES. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE MAKE FORD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING AND CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. *TR

PAINT BLISTERING AND COMING OFF, 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE, COLOR IS EMERALD. HAS COME OFF ON THE HOOD DOWN TO BARE METAL AND ALSO THE PANELS UNDER THE DOORS. *TR

MY 2001 FORD WINSTAR SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER,A/C, O/D LIGHT FLASHING, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ALL AT ONCE. I WAS TOLD IT IS A DEFICTIVE BRAKE SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ONCE HE TURNS OFF THE VEHICLE AND QUICKLY RESTARTS IT, THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL DIM. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,500.

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME INTERMITTENT ON AND MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" THAT IS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE INSPECTED MY SWITCH AND IT DOES HAVE A FLUID LEAK THAT IS RUNNING DOWN THE WIRES. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY OTHER PROBLEMS YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2002. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 11-19-08 *BF UPDATED 11/20/08.*JB

2001 FORD WINDSTAR HAS ABS WARNING LIGHT COMBINED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED LIGHT CAUSING INTERMITTENT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPX 145K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DASH WARNING LIGHTS THAT WARN ME THAT MY ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. NEW BRAKES, INSPECTION AND CLEANING. RECENTLY BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS THAT LEAD UP THE WARNING ERRORS. BASED ON RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET, CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY COMMON BUT BECOMING ANTICIPATED. IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED THE ABS SYSTEM IS NON FUNCTIONAL AND MY BRAKING ABILITY IS COMPROMISED. VARIOUS SOURCES POINT TO A FAULT IN THE MONITORING SYSTEM THROUGH THE DESIGN OF PARTICULAR COMPONENTS AND REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS RUNNING AROUND $600. IT SEEMS CLEAR THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IS LEADING TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED BY NOT HAVING THE ABS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY LOSS EXCESSIVE BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $86.67. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,032. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF THE WAS A LEAK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

2001 FORD WINDSTAR LX - FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE - DEALER PERFORMED TEST CODE 1185 BRAKE / ABS WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, JUST RECENTLY THEY ARE COMING ON REGULARLY SO THAT A DEALER COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

RUBBER TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED. TIRE DEFLATES. HAS OCCURRED SO FAR ON 3 OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2006. FAILURES OCCURRED IN MARCH 2008, JULY 2008 (TWICE). IN ALL THREE CASES, VALVE REPLACED BY TIRE DEALER. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO THE MOVIES WITH ALL MY KIDS IN THE VAN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT MY MECHANIC SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. HE ALSO SAID IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD, REALLY BAD. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON, BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, A/C IS BLOWING OUT WARM AIR, ODOMETER IS NOT WORKING, O/D OFF LIGHT IS BLINKING. REPLACED FUSE #10 TWICE, BUT KEEPS BLOWING. WE HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AGAIN. THE VEHCILE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AT THE TIME. WHEN SHE USED THE CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL, SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. OTHERWISE, UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT POWER UP AGAIN. A MECHANIC NFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT ONE DID NOT EXIST. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,636 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL, CONSISTING OF THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ALSO BEEN ON. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

MY ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON, WE HAVE FIXED THE PART FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. 96,000 MILES. *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU DRIVE OR BACKUP VEHICLE PAID FORD DEALER OVER $3,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION AUG 28, 2007, REPLACE WIRING HARNESS AND ABS MODULE AFTER SERVICING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO DEALER FOR THE 5TH TIME. FORD ENGINEERS STATED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX IT. MY 1 YEAR LABOR WARRANTY WILL EXPIRED AUG 28, 2008 AND FORD HAS YET TO REPAIR CAR. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THE CAR IS DRIVABLE AND DOESN'T POSE A HEALTH OR HAZARDOUS RISK. I TOTALLY DISAGREE. *TR

FUSE #10 KEEPS BLOWS, ABS AND PARKING BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON, O/D OFF LIGHT IS FLASHING, SPEEDOMETER, A/C, AND ODOMETER ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT MY FORD WINDSTAR (2001) TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO SOME UNEXPECTED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AT FIRST, BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON THEN THE ODOMETER COUNTER WENT BLANK, O/D LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY BLINKING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WILL NOT ENGAGE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT WHAT HE DISCOVERED UNDER THE DASHBOARD, THE ABS MECHANISM DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS DUE TO ABS CONTROL FLUID LEAK. I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON THE INTERNET DUE TO A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A LOT OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES I HAD EXPERIENCED. LUCKILY MY VEHICLE DID NOT SET ON FIRE. I AM SURPRISED THAT FORD COMPANY NEVER TOOK ACTION ON THIS ISSUE KNOWING THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. KINDLY INFORM ME IF THERE IS ANY RECALL FROM FORD COMPANY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON. MECHANIC SAYS THERE ARE OVER 11 CODES SHOWING UP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, NOBODY CAN FIX IT, JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. I'VE HEARD ABOUT FIRES OCCURRING AND AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

I HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VAN. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE COULD HELP ONLY TO FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM. LUCKY FOR MY FAMILY I FOUND THE SIGHT. IT CONCERNS THE FORD WINDSTAR 1999-2003 BRAKE AND ABS PROBLEMS. I AM AFRAID TO HAUL MY FAMILY AROUND IN THIS VAN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THE SITE IS WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO. *TR

SCARY ISSUE: ABS BRAKES STARTED TWICE WITHOUT ANY NEED AND WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD WHILE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED. ONCE AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE STOPPED AND ONCE WHEN STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN AT NORMAL SPEEDS/CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY MOSTLY WHEN WARM OUT AND MORE CONSISTENTLY WHEN BOTH WARM OUT AND VEHICLE IS STOPPED AFTER REACHING FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THEN RESTARTED SHORTLY AFTER (I.E. STOP AT A STORE AND THEN RETURN TO VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES OR WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY NORMAL SPEEDS. STOPPING SEEMS TO ALLOW MORE HEAT TO COLLECT TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM AS AIR DOES NOT COOL THE PARTS WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE. SUSPECT EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ PROBLEM # 2. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE REPAIR WAS TO CHANGE THE SWITCH IN PROBLEM #1. I DID NOT INCUR A FIRE BUT THE SWITCH DID FAIL. *TR

CONSTANT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATION AFTER START UP OF VEHICLE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS MODULE. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFF SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE WIRES UNDER IT AND FUSES AND POPPING. ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, A/C, ABS AND O/D HAVE ALL POSTED AS NOT WORKING. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS * BRAKE LIGHT (RED) STAYS ON * 15 AMP FUSE #10 BLOWING OUT * FIRE OR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN ABS ECM AREA WHILE OFF. * MELTED ABS ECM WIRING CONNECTOR. * SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. * CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING. * ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD ADD FLUID ONE WEEK, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK, IT WOULD ALMOST BE EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND ACCESSORIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. IT IS USED BY MY WIFE. LAST WEEKEND, SHE CAME HOME FROM A LOCAL SHOPPING TRIP AND TOLD ME THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD ANYMORE AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING. ALSO THE O/D LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF. LATER IN THE EVENING I WENT AND CHECKED MY FUSES ON THE VAN AND FOUND THE #10 FUSE (15AMP WAS BURNT). I REPLACED THE FUSE WITH A NEW ONE AND STARTED THE VAN. THE A/C WAS NOW BLOWING VERY COLD AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT NOW WAS OFF. AFTER LEAVING THE VAN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I NOTICED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING. I NOTICED NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER, A GROUP OF WIRES THAT HAD BURNED NEAR THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I THEN CAME INSIDE AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE AND CAME ACROSS A FEW BLOGS THAT STATED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN THE NEXT DAY TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP THAT CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT MY VAN DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE WHILE MY WIFE HAS BEEN USING THE VAN TO BRING MY CHILDREN TO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS TOTALLY AN UNSAFE MATTER AND FORD SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO A RECALL. WHAT MORE CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?? *TR

I HAD A GREEN LIGHT ON A N/S STREET. THE DRIVER ON THE E/W STREET RAN THE LIGHT. I HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF HIS CAR, DAMAGING MY ENTIRE FRONT END TO THE POINT OF A TOTAL LOSS ON THE VAN. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY (NO PASSENGER, HOWEVER). THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. I AM DEALING WITH DEEP BRUISING ON MY STERNUM AND CHEST. *TR

DASH LIGHTS ON; ENGINE, ABS, BRAKE, OVERDRIVE BLINKS, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THIS TURNED INTO AN EXPENSIVE ECM REPAIR CAUSED ABY A LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WHICH SHORTED OUT WIRING AND FUSES. *TR

LOSS OF ABS & TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY ABS MODULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FROM THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL SPARKS OCCURRED ONCE ON MAY 31, 2008. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING 40 MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND SUNNY. ON JUNE 3, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS CIRCUIT FAILURE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND IS WAITING ON FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL SO THAT HER VEHICLE CAN BE REMEDIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF

WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PHENOMENON. DRIVING WITH NO ABS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! IT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE FATALITIES. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE FOR NO REASON. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE REAR AXEL ON MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN SNAPPED COMPLETELY IN TWO. WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND LUCKILY WERE GOING VERY SLOWLY ON A SIDE STREET. WE ALL WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED 5 MINUTES EARLIER. *TR

SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE CAR. THE CABLE AND PLUG FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL TO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE SHORT CIRCUITED. THE MECHANIC CUT THE CABLES TO FURTHER PREVENT ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVING REPLACED THIS PART DUE TO TROUBLE IN FINDING IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BUT THEY NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM. A MONTH AFTER THE GUARANTEE EXPIRED THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I TRIED TO CLAIM THIS TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS REPORTED BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD BOY WE WERE LUCKY THE CAR DIDN'T CAUGHT ON FIRE. MAYBE FORD MOTORS IS WAITING FOR A TRAGIC ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION. *TR