2002 Ford Windstar complaints

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND BRAKES "GRINDING" EVEN AFTER REPLACED? *TR

I HAVE A 2002 WINDSTAR. FOR OVER A YEAR THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE "ABS" AND "PARKING BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $2400.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 62,000.

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH APPROX. 107,000 MILES HAD THE REAR AXLE BEAM BREAK IN HALF. THE WEEK BEFORE THE BREAK WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR FELT LIKE IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LUCKILY THE PART BROKE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AFTER THE BREAK AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. I FEAR THAT IF THE BREAK HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WE WOULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN THIS VEHICLE OFF ROAD, USED IT TO TOW ANYTHING OR BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE AXLE BEAM. *TR

THE BRAKE RELAY SWITCH MELTED AND LEAKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THAT PART. THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COME ON AND STAY LIGHT UP. IN ORDER FOR ME TO REPAIR THIS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $250 OUT OF POCKET. THE BRAKES SQUEAL EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD A SUDDEN, CATASTROPHIC REAR AXLE FAILURE-A NEAR COMPLETE CRACK THROUGH THE AXLE CAUSING THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TO COLLAPSE INWARD, WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THE REAR AXLE AND THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE AXLE WAS 530.00, AND THE TIRE 100.00. THIS WAS WITH THE WORK DONE BY MY HUSBAND. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD RUNNING CONDITION, HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY PROFESSIONALS. THE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIGHTLY USED, NO HEAVY LOADS, NO TOWING, JUST BASICALLY FOOTBALL PRACTICE WITH THE KIDS. *TR

HI, I HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, BUT RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS INCLUDE, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID (PROBLEM # 1)BRAKE LIGHT (RED) (PROBLEM # 1 OR PROBLEM # 2)FIRE OR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN ABS ECM AREA WHILE OFF. (PROBLEM # 1)SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. (PROBLEM # 1)CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 1)ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1)BRAKES TURN ON SQUEAL WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 2). EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE A OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE, MANY MORE THAN ONCE. MY BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON ABOUT EVERY DAY AS DOES THE ABS BRAKE. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO REPLACE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE RECALL THIS VAN FOR IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON. HAD MECHANIC CHECK AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. IF I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN LIGHT GOES OFF. COMPUTER SHOWS THE FOLLOWING ERRORS:C1185 C1198 C1194 C1254 C1240 C1250 C1242 C1214 C1210 C1446. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL THIS DISABLED ODOMETER READING, SPEEDOMETER , OD(OVER DRIVE) BEGINS TO FLASH AND HEATER AND AIR CONDITION STOPS WORKING , IN THE CJB (CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX) 15AMP FUSE KEEPS BLOWING OUT.EACH TIME I REPLACE IT. NOTE: WHEN I REPLACE THE 15AMP FUSE EVERY COMPONENT WILL BE OPERABLE FOR ONLY 10 TO 30MIN DRIVING THEN THE ABS LIGHTS COMES BACK ON AND EVERY COMPONENT MENTIONED WILL BE DISABLE . *TR

2002 BLUE FORD WINDSTAR; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE LED TO ALMOST ACCIDENT AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, REPORTED CODE C1185; DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL MODULE; THIS IS CLOSE TO $1000 REPAIR. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DOES NOT CLEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE TECHNICIAN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE FUSE WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO VIEW HIS SPEED SINCE THE FIRE DAMAGED THE CONTROL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 01/29/10 *BF UPDATED 01/29/10

HELLO. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A REPORT A PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED BY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS. I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE DOING IS GUESSING AS TO WHAT IS BROKEN, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ I AM GETTING THE ERROR CODES C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242, C1214, C1210, U1261. THEY REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE ABS MODULE, ON MAR 31, 2005, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. I TOOK IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD SOME STUPID THING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A HAZARD/LIFE THREATENING ISSUE, AND I WOULD LIKE THE FORD MOTOR TO TAKE THE TIME, THINK THIS PROBLEM OUT, AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST GUESS AT THE SOLUTION. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE LOGGING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN A YEAR AGO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I HAD THEM CHECK MY VIN # FOR ANY RECALLS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER SOME OF THE CURRENT ONES WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. IF THIS IS THE TYPE OF QUALITY THEY GIVE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEN MY NEXT PURCHASE, I CAN TELL YOU THIS, WILL NOT BE A FORD PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE CABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS TO FAIL. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT MECHANICS CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. AS OF LAST WEEK, ODOMETER DISPLAYED DASHES, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT OPERATING, AND THERE IS LITTLE TO NO STOPPING CAPABILITY IN THE BRAKES. NO BRAKE FLUID, APPARENTLY. *TR

ABS FAILURE WINDSTAR 2002 CODE C1185. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. I TOOK MY VAN TO A DEALER IM HAVING THE ABS MODULE REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE ALMOST ERUPTED, FROM BREAK FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE FIREWALL IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 06V286000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,558.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI NUMBER 10278659. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BY MY INDEPENDANT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE "CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH" PART NUMBER YF1Z 9C888 AB AT A COST OF $34.56 FOR PARTS AND $22.50 FOR LABOR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE SWITCH. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO WORK CONSISTENTLY AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE NOTICED THEY GO ON AFTER I HIT A BUMP. ONCE THEY GO ON, THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE JOURNEY (UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF). *TR

FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, WOULD SHUT OFF VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO "TURN OFF" LIGHT, SOMETIMES WOULD GO OUT ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

JUNE 2009-BRAKES FAILED/INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON--TOOK TO MIDAS AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. SEPT 15TH, 2009--BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IF I TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT WOULD DISENGAGE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKES, THEN IT WOULD RETURN TO SPEED WITHOUT ME RESETTING. RETURNED THE CAR TO MIDAS AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH WAS SHORTED OUT. IT WAS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON TIMELESSLY, SOMETIME SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AND STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR RUBBER. *TR

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRACTION LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY SO THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON ALL THE TIME. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FEW GARAGES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. IF NOTHING IS WRONG WHY DO THE LIGHTS COMES ON. NO ONE KNOWS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR, I WENT TO PARK ON LABOR DAY THIS YEAR AND PARKED MY VAN. A FEW HOURS LATER, I WENT TO VAN AND TRIED TO USE MY REMOTE TO GET IN AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. ONCE I GOT DIRECTLY ON THE VAN I SMELLED AN ODOR THAT SMELT LIKE BURNT RUBBER THAT WAS REALLY STRONG. I GOT IN VAN WITH MY KEY AND STARTED THE VAN. IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY SO I WENT TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I THEN WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN LOOKED AT MY DASH AND REALIZED I HAD LOSS ALL POWER; NOTHING WAS WORK, ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS ETC. I THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A FUSE AND STAYED AT THE PARK. WHEN I WENT HOME SEVERAL HOURS LATER I STILL SMELLED ODOR BUT TOLD MY HUSBAND I WOULD GO TO SHOP IN MORNING BEFORE WORK TO HAVE MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. THAT MORNING I WENT TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A FUSE AND AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF THEM DOING VISUAL AND COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS THEY FOUND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE AND STARTED BURNING INTO MY GAS LINE. THEY SAID WE WERE VERY LUCKY VAN DIDN'T TOTAL CATCH ON FIRE. THEY ENDED REPLACING THE WHOLE ABS UNIT UNDER THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL WIRES THAT HAD BURNT AND REWIRE EVERYTHING. REPAIR IS ALMOST 900.00 DOLLARS. THEY VAN GAVE NO WARNINGS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I FEEL VERY SCARRED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VAN, EVEN WITH REPAIR BEING DONE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND NEXT TIME WE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. I AM STILL PAYING ON THE VAN AND STUCK.

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 08/06/2009, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE #10 FUSE, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ONE DAY, THEN THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 CAME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, AND MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. LOOKING AT THE SWITCH IN QUESTION, IT IS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. I NOW HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OR ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, ALONG WITH A CHRONIC BRAKE FLUID LEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND MAKE FORD RECALL EITHER THE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND THE LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER! HOPEFULLY, ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL! *TR

THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO DROP OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MOVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTING MOVING FORWARD. BY THE TIME I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VAN STOPPED ABOUT 10 FEET INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I NEARLY WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY VAN ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER SHORTED OUT. IT STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT FIXED AND HE TOLD ME THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE SWITCHES SHORTING OUT AND CATCHING THE AUTOMOBILE ON FIRE. A MONTH AGO MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE # 10 FUSE BLEW AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE VAN. WE IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED ALL THE FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. I DO NOT HAVE ABS HOOKED UP NOW AND I DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT IT BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THIS VERY FAULTY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ILLUMINATE ON A DAILY BASIS. FIRST NOTICED AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO... SINCE THEN THE LIGHT WILL COME AND GO OFF AT WILL. OCCASIONALLY THERE MAY BE A SLUGGISH FEELING WHEN IN DRIVE. I HAD IT INSPECTED BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE, ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE ALARM. LIGHTS GO OFF IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, ONLY TO RETURN LATER UNPREDICTABLY. ANALYSIS TO DATE INDICATES EITHER AND ECM/ECU OR ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE ABS LIGHT (YELLOW) AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (RED) HAS INTERMITTENTLY BEEN LIGHTING UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON AUG 16, 2009, I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VAN. I FOUND THE LEAK COMING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE FOR THE 2002 WINDSTAR, WHICH AS I ASSUME YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED, HAS BEEN THE ROOT CAUSE OF SOME FIRES WITH THE WINDSTAR. IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? AT THIS TIME I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. *TR

BRAKE WARNING & ABS LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SAID THEY WERE OK.. THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I HAVE HEARD OF STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING. LIKE FIRES AND ACCELERATING. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE DASH LIGHTS ARE COMING ON STAYING ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD. THEY WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN ON THE HIGHWAY WE NOTICED A LOUD SLAMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, SWERVING TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STALLING WITH THE TAIL END STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AS THE TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND US WHO WAS VERY ALERT NEARLY MISSED A REAR END COLLISION WITH OUR VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS SPLIT IN TWO, RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT AND HANGING TO THE GROUND, A TOW TRUCK WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OPERATOR STARED IN DISBELIEF THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT COULD HAVE COST US OUR LIVES. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A SOME LIVES ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF THE FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE BEAM BREAKING WHILE OCCUPANTS AND PASSENGERS ARE RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE AND THE NATURE OF THE COMPLAINT ADVISING ME TO SPEAK TO A FORD SERVICE MANGER AND FOR THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES BROKEN AXLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALER.FORDS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REP ADVISED ME NOT TO RETURN A CALL TO THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE INCIDENT ON FILE AND THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER WOULD FOLLOW UP ON THE COMPLAINT. UPON SPEAKING TO THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER HE ASKED A BOUT THE TYPE OF PROBLEM YEAR AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. BEING A 2002 WINDSTAR WITH 153,000 MILES HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UNDER MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

FORD 2002 WINDSTAR. IN MAY 2009 THE ABS AND BRAKES WARNING LIKES CAME ON TWICE OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK THE VAN TO OUR SHOP, BUT THE LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THE SHOP THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE A LIGHT PROBLEM. LIGHTS REMAINED OUT UNTIL AUGUST 2009. BOTH CAM ONE INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. OVER THE PAST WEEK I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE A POTENTIAL FUTURE RECALL ISSUES PENDING NHTSA FINDING.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ADDITIONALLY HER VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY LOSES BRAKE FLUID. IF THE BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING, HER INCREASE FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SAFETY HAZARD ARE INCREASED . SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE NO TROUBLE W/ MY BRAKES, YET THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE CHANGED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE, BUT THIS KEEPS RECURRING. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 67712 MILES. THE CAR STARTED MAKING METALLIC CREAKING NOISES FROM THE REAR END WHENEVER I MADE SHARP RIGHT HAND TURNS. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEAM HAD A 2 INCH CRACK IN IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. MY SEARCHES ON THE WEB REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH THE WINDSTARS. *TR

ABS, TRACTION, AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, A/C, AND OVERDRIVE STOPPED WORKING SO WE REPLACED FUSE #10 AND LATER THAT DAY THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATE THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $900.00. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND TRAC ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT CURRENTLY ON. NO ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL. FORD DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FRONT BTAKES LOCKED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO SKIDDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTEMITTENTLY. THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF BY THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH CAUTION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE ALTERNATOR. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH A LEVEL OF IMPACT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,336. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT HEADLIGHTS, AND SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (LIGHTS IN BACK CONTINUED TO FUNCTION) ODOMETER STOPPED ILLUMINATING, AND MESSAGE PANEL DISPLAYED INCONSISTENTLY. ABS LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AT TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR TRACKING DOWN THE PROBLEM, THE G.E.M. MODULE WAS REPLACED (AT GREAT COST). AFTER REPLACING THE G.E.M. MODULE, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER AND OUR ONLY CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND NOBODY CAN GIVE US ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WHEN THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. FURTHERMORE, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR SITS IN AN UNDRIVABLE STATE (THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE IF WE WERE TO DRIVE IT) TOLD US THAT THERE ARE THREE OTHER WINDSTARS THERE WAITING FOR THE SAME PART, AND AGREED WITH US (OFF THE BOOKS) THAT CONSIDERING THE QUANTITY OF PROBLEMS THEY ARE SEEING WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ONCE. IT SEEMED TO CURE THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE LEAD TO A FIRE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER, KING'S FORD, AND THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE TELL ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? IF NOT THERE NEEDS TO BE. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED BRAKES THEMSELVES AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THESE LIGHTS. ALSO HAVE EVIDENCE OF LEAK IN AREA OF ELECTRIC SWITCH RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID CAUSING FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER. RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. HAD REPAIR DONE AT LOCAL FORD DEALER. PAID $200.00 FOR ANALYZER AND $700.00 TO REPLACE WIRING, CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND SPEEDOMETER MODULE. BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE NOW OFF. SECOND DAY OUT OF THE SHOP THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ESTIMATE #700.00 I AM HOPING THE NHTSA RULES ON THIS DEFECT AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ORDERS A RECALL. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND THEY WILL STAY ON AFTER YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. IF THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES), THE VAN WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING. THIS REMAINS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH THE REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIX AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE FILE THIS REPORT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE VAN SOMETIMES SMELLS HOT INSIDE IF WE CATCH IT BEFORE THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE SO I WILL PUT TODAY'S DATE SINCE IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY. *TR