2002 Ford Windstar complaints

ABS AND BREAK LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER. *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT WARNINGS LIGHT UP. HAD ALL RECALLS DONE AND MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $600.00 TO REPAIR. *JS

ABS LIGHT COMES ONE WHEN THE AIR TEMP IS 90 DEGREE PLUS AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT WILL SAY OFF FOR MAYBE A FEW MINUTES TO A COUPLE HOURS. IN THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON TWICE IN THREE TRIPS. LAST YEAR, WHEN IT WAS HOT, IT DID ABOUT THE SAME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, MY BRAKE'S ANTI-LOCK IS NONOPERATIONAL WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON AND SCARES ME UNTIL I CAN SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ABS (YELLOW) AND BRAKE (RED) LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING SINCE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO STOP. WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP, STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REDUCED BY LOCK UP OF THE BRAKES. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, RESTART THE VEHICLE AND BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE LIGHTS CAME ON LATER IN THE TRIP. THIS ON AND OFF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SCENARIO WAS REPEATED FOUR TIMES THAT DAY, LUCKILY NO MORE SUDDEN HARD BRAKING STOPS WERE NECESSARY. IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 DEGREES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY THREE DAYS LATER AND DESCRIBED THE SITUATION ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE SHOP THROUGHOUT ONE DAY. THE SHOP COULD NOT GET THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON DURING DRIVING AS I HAD DESCRIBED. BRAKING ACTION WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. ON MY SERVICE INVOICE, THE SHOP REPORTED A STORED COMPUTER CODE C1185 - ABS POWER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION, BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE SHOP ASKED THAT I MONITOR THE SITUATION AND BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CONSISTENTLY IS "ON" SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY. RELUCTANTLY I AM GOING TO FOLLOW THE SHOP'S ADVICE. *TR

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WITH NO WARNING THE REAR AXLE JUST SNAPPED IN HALF. FORD SAYS IT WAS FIXED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. WELL IF IT WAS REINFORCED AND STILL SNAPPED I BELIEVE THE WORK WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE DEGRADED AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT IS LONG. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS I UNDERSTAND, THE ISSUE IS THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITH THE SOLDIER DISTANCE EXPANDED DUE TO THE HEAT. *TR

AS I PUT THE HEAT, DEFROSTER, OR AIR CONDITIONING ON, IT JERKS ALOT AND WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT STALLS. I HAVE TO PUT MY 4 WAYS ON, SHUT THE VAN OFF, AND RESTART IT WITHOUT THE HEAT OR AIR ON. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DRASTIC SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT IF I'M DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND IT STALLS, IF THERE IS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME COMING RAPIDLY I CAN BE REAR ENDED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE NOVEMBER INCIDENT. LUCKILY THE LIGHT WAS STILL RED. *JS

ABS AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES STILL WORK, BUT THE ABS SYSTEM IS SOMETIME SHUT OFF. LIGHTS RESET AFTER A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEN COME ON AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES NOT RELATED TO BRAKING. ABS CODE ARE NUMEROUS AND ALL HIT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE C1185 CODE. THE OTHER CODES ARE FOR THE INPUT AND OUTPUT VALVE FAILURE ON EACH WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW AND I SEE THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT POINTS TO THE CONTROL MODULE AND POSSIBLY BAD CIRCUIT BOARD SOLDER JOINTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REAR AXLE CORROSION RECALL. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE SPEED CONTROL ISSUE BUT THE FORD FACTORY WILL NOT ANSWER ANY OF MY QUESTIONS. TAKE A LOOK ONLINE AND YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES WE ARE HAVING AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD THAT WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE SO THIS IS BEYOND A PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHILE THEY TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE LIGHT SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT AND THIS IS COSTING US HUNDREDS (SO FAR) TO FIX ISSUES THAT EVERYONE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING. THE LATEST ISSUES HAVE LED TO US BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND WE HAVE A DISABLED CHILD IN THE HOME AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING CRUNCHING NOISES AND STILL DOES, CANT DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL BODY PANEL ROTTED A HOLE THAT EXTENDS INTO THE SLIDING DOOR ROLLER AREA AND INTERIOR TO THE SEALS OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SLIDING DOOR AND PROTRUSION INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. *TR

WE HAD OUR FORD WINDSTAR BRAKES DONE ALL THE WAY AROUND AND MY ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT COME ON AND OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES. FORD DEALER IN MY TOWN WONT CHECK IT OUT WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOU A RECALL IS SAID TO BE ISSUED FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE ABS/BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON EVERY TIME CAR WAS DRIVEN AND STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME. BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND THEN THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. BRAKES LOCKED WHEN APPLIED - HAD TO RELEASE AND APPLY AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD KEEP MOVING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. HE REPLACED THE ABS MODULE - - WITHIN ONE WEEK THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THIS TIME AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE TOLD THEM THIS HAD JUST BEEN DONE AND WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THEY SAID NO IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. PAID AGAIN TO REPLACE THIS AND WITHIN ONE DAY OF GETTING THE CAR BACK THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE PAID AGAIN TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND JUST GOT THE CAR BACK YESTERDAY - - THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN TODAY. FROM RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD KNOW THIS AND BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING US THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING BROKE IN TWO PIECES. DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE THE STABILIZER BAR ENDED UP GETTING BENT. ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE SHARP EDGE WHERE THE SPRING BROKE IT CUT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. I'M GRATEFUL THAT IT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT TO WHERE MY FAMILY AND I WEREN'T DRIVING IT. *TR

INSIDE LIGHTS COMES ON AND FLASHES AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ABS AND BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FLUID FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKED ONTO THE AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WENT TO 3 MECHANIC THEY ALL CHECKED MY BRAKES, ABS AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IT GOES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS BEEN DOING FOR OVER A YEAR. I EVEN PUT STICKERS OVER THE LIGHTS THAT I CAN SEE WHILE DRIVING. I STILL THINK THERE IS A ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE . I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ABOUT SAME PROBLEM MY NIECE HAS ONE DOES THE SAME THING AND MY BROTHER IN LAW IN WEST VIRGINIA HIS IS DOING IT TOO SO I REALLY THING FORD NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S VAN CATCHES FIRE OR HURT SOME ONE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE BOTH ON WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. AT TIMES THEY STAY ON AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT GOES OFF. THERE ARE ALSO INSTANCES WHERE ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE DISENGAGED. MY HUSBAND RECENTLY CHANGED SOME SENSORS AND SAID HE NOTICES SOME BREAK FLUID LEAKAGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A CAR FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR DATABASE, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY FORD DEALER IN ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 DUE TO A RECALL FOR "REAR AXLE CRACKS, SUBFRAME CORROSION" AND "BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS" ON AUG/16/2011. THEY SAD THERE IS NO PROBLEM / OR THEY FIXED IT. AFTER THAT DATE, THE BRAKE/ABS BRAKE ILLUMINATED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT WENT OF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF/ON AGAIN. ALSO THE CRUISECONTROL STOPPED WORKING SINCE AND ISN'T CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. I FOUND THAT THE "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) IS LEAKING!!!. IT IS COMPLETELY WET AND THE FLUID IS DROPPING DOWN SLOWLY. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, TAKEN TODAY 04/04/2012. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT REMAIN ON. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY (INACCURATE READING). *JS

THE VAN WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, I WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. A NOISY METAL BRAKING SOUND & MOVEMENT OF THE VAN, MADE ME THINK I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR, BUT NO ONE WAS AROUND. THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, IN MORE THAN 1 PLACE. I HAD 15 MINUTES BEFORE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC, I AM JUST GLAD NOTHING HAPPENED THEN. ON THE 1998 FORD WINDSTAR, I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD 2 OTHER RECALLS, IN REGARDS TO CORROSION PROBLEMS, ON BACK AXLE & FRONT FRAME. *TR

EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED MY '02 WINDSTAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND BRAKES. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES AND BOTH LIGHTS STILL COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAD A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR. MY DVD AND STEREO BOTH SHORT- CIRCUITED ON A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED. SOMETIMES IF I COME TO A LIGHT TO STOP FOR A WHILE, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I'LL TRY TO GIVE IT SOME GAS BUT IT BECOMES REAL HESITANT AND TAKES A WHILE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD START TO GET FRUSTRATED WITH ME HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHEN I CUT THE AC ON IT TAKES POWER AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE AND IT THREATENS TO CUT OFF, SO I DON'T TURN IT ON. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE TWO OXYGEN SENSORS ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT MY ABS MODULE IS BAD AS WELL. I FEEL THAT I AM PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO IT THAN IT'S WORTH. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON FOR SOME TIME UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN CYCLED THROUGH 5 OR 6 TIMES THEN LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN. SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR WIRES PERMEATES THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF. WHEN IT COMES ON IF I PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR IT GOES AWAY. AFTER SEEING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES I AM WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ALONG THE FILLER PIPE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. MOMENTS LATER, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO BEGUN TO SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TORSION BARS WERE HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO PUMP GAS, GAS BLOW BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL, TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES AND ATTEMPTS TO FILL TANK. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT CLAIMS TO BE BLEEDING PROBLEM, HAVE DROPPED TANK, CHANGED FILL VALVE, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, 3 FUEL CAPS AND STILL HAVE ISSUE. *TR

BROUGHT MY VAN IN BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NON-OPERATIONAL. A BURNING SMELL COULD BE NOTICED ONCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON. HAD THE SHOES, DRUMS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED/REPAIRED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH REAR LIGHTS STAYING ON AND THE BURNING SMELL. SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH, CLAIMING THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE STICKING. THIS STILL DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. MANY MORNINGS I GO TO START MY VEHICLE AND FIND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON OR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON OVERNIGHT. TOOK MY VAN TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOO SUGGESTED A BRAKE SWITCH. CURRENTLY I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING OR COMING ON WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I ALSO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. *TR

LOSING BRAKE FLUID UNABLE TO DETECT WHERE IS LEAKING. NO LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND. HAD BRAKES CHANGED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS. BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES SPORADICALLY. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY - MORE QUICKLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THAN WINTER MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS DETACHED FROM THE SUB FRAME AND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

ABS LIGHT, TRAC ACTIVE LIGHT, ALTERNATOR, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BRAKE LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BRAKING TIME HAS INCREASED AS IF THEY BREAKS DO NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY WORK, BRAKES TURN ON SQUEEL WITHOUT WARNING, BURNING SMELL. I AM ABOUT TO TAKE THE VAN IN AGAIN. I THINK THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOW LEAKING AND DAMAGING THE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SUDDENLY THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED. I ALMOST WENT INTO A SPIN BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT HIT OR KILL ANYONE. GOD WAS WATCHING. THE AXLE SNAPPED TO THE LEFT OF CENTER JUST LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER WINDSTARS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT.

I WAS ON HIGH WAY, 45 MPH AND MY CAR UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. SO I WAS UNABLE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY LINE, MY MECHANIC PUT A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND FIX THE PROBLEM, THE WAS IN NOVEMBER 2010, COLD WEATHER. *TR

I WAS ON HIGH WAY, 35 MPH AND MY CAR UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. SO I WAS UNABLE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY LINE, MY MECHANIC PUT A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND FIX THE PROBLEM, THE WAS IN JANUARY 13 2012, COLD WEATHER. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES AND STAY ON A LONG TIME. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK; IT REVERTS BACK TO REGULAR BRAKES. I AM TRYING TO SELL THE CAR BUT PROSPECTS DO NOT BUY BECAUSE THE LIGHT COMES ON UN-EXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION MAY HAVE FRACTURED AND COULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE FUSE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS ALSO REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE CRACKED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE INVERTED IN THE ENGINE AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED A 5 PERCENT DISCOUNT TO THE CONTACT IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER 9:00 PM ON SUNDAY EVENING (12/4/11) WHEN I WAS BACKING THIS CAR TO A ROAD IN THE PARKING LOT OF PRINCETON ALLIANCE CHURCH, PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY. I TURNED ON THE ENGINEER AND PUT THE SHIFT GEAR ON REVERSE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD BIG NOISES OF GRINDING/SNAPPING SOUNDS. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AND FELT THAT I HIT A CAR BEHIND ME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. A GENTLEMEN IN THE SAME PARKING LOT CAME TO ME AND SAID FROM HIS EXPERIENCE THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HE AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS PUSHED THE CAR BACK TO THE PARKING POSITION AND RELIEVED THE TRAFFIC AFTER A HOLIDAY CONCERT. I AM SCARED TO THINK IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY. I ALSO FELT LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

2002 FORD WNDSTAR. COURTESY COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CONNECTICUT ATTORNEY GENERAL TO FORD MOTOR CORPORATION RE A CONSUMER COMPLAINT. *KB THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL AN CHANGE AND REPAIRS DUE TO RECALLS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND IT WOULD COST $688 TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FOR PRIOR YEAR FORD WINDSTAR'S. *JB

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *TR

THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITH (OFF BUTTON) LOCATED ON STEERING WHEEL, ONLY WITH BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS OTHER TIMES., AND ON CAME THE LIGHTS (ABS & BRAKE LIGHT) NOW THE LIGHTS (BRAKE AND ABS COME ON EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WITH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON. CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

MY WINDSTAR WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THE SUBFRAME RECALL AND REAR AXLE RECALL. IT WAS SAID TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION AND FITTED WITH THE REPAIR KITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY HUSBAND WENT UNDER THE CAR FOR UNRELATED REASONS AND SAW THE SUBFRAME BRACKET WAS NOT HOLDING ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PASSENGERS SIDE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AWAY. WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE LEFT WITH HIM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. MY HUSBAND REQUESTED THEY REMOVE THE BACK AXEL BRACKET WHICH THEY DID ONLY TO REVEAL A CRACK IN THE AXEL. WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD DI DEPT WHO REJECTED THE CLAIM BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT WAS POOR WORKMANSHIP OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES FORD. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY GAVE ME BACK MY CAR WITH A RUSTED SUBFRAME AND CRACKED AXEL STATING THAT IT WAS IN FACT REPAIRED TO FORDS STANDARD. MY HUSBAND HAS PICTURES OF BOTH THE SUBFRAME W KIT AND AXEL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN DEEM IT SAFE TO DRIVE? IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL, I BELIEVE FORD IS COVERING UP THE DEFECT AND ATTEMPTING TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING RECALL "KITS" ON CARS THAT MAY BE UNSAFE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE MY CAR IS INFACT SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE, INCLUDING THE ABS SWITCH LIGHT. THE ENGINE ALSO BEGAN TO FUNCTION ROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RESERVOIR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS RECALL 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD RUBBING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE HE NOTICED THE COIL SPRING WAS RUBBING AND WEARING DOWN THE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED AND HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED; YET, THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70302.

THE DASH DISPLAY YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NONFUNCTIONAL, MEANING THE VAN WOULD NOT HAVE ABS CAPABILITY IN AN EMERGENCY DURING THESE RANDOM EVENTS THAT LAST FOR BOTH SHORT AND LONG DURATIONS. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS ECM, WHICH IS HARD TO GET AT AND WOULD COST CLOSE TO $1000. MY SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, WHICH LIKELY MEANS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THESE VEHICLES AND THAT MANY LIVES ARE AT STAKE SINCE THE ABS COULD GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, EVEN DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING WHICH WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ACCURATELY (OCCASIONALLY SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK THAN STOPS, WHICH INDICATES DEFECTIVE PART). FORD SAYS SPEEDOMETER AND GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. PRIOR TO THAT THEY SAID COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE OF TIRE SIZE.. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK BUT WAS FIXED BY FORD VIA RECALL NOTICE DUE TO LEAKING SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). AS I UNDERSTAND THE DEALER WOULD ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME WHICH IS A RESULT ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *TR