2002 Ford Windstar complaints

2002 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE CRACKED. CONSUMER THINKS THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR AXLE. *NJ THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS LEANING IN. *JB

UPON BRAKING THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON (ON THE DASH PANEL) AND STAYS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, FORD DEALER SHOWING CODES DTC 1185,1194,1198,1210,1214,1242,1246,1250,1254,1446,U1262 ALL RELATED TO ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY. *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX 3.8L 4 DOOR BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2007, ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY; APPEARS TO HAPPEN MAINLY DURING WARMER WEATHER, OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS NOT KNOWN FOR SURE IF THERE IS ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES, BUT THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PROBLEM. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER DID DIAGNOSIS IN AUG 2007, AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE ABS ECU (ECM?) BE REPLACED. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. BRAKE WARNING AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THEY CAN BE RESET ONLY BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. THE COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS OK. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHEN HITTING A BUMP, SOMETIMES GOING UP A HILL, SOMETIMES NOTHING BUT LEVEL ROAD AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 25,000 MILES. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. TEST METER SHOWS LEAN CONDITION IN BANK 1 & 2. RESETTING THE MIL LIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. ENGINE RUNS WELL, NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS IN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR AT LEAST 20,000 MILES. *TR

BRAKES LEAKING OIL ONTO WIRES CAUSING ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER TO NOT WORK. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAY ON...ON DASH. MANUAL STATES WHILE THESE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. FORD SERVICE TOLD ME EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING- NUMBER 2F2Z-2C219-CA-CONTROL MODULE, AND PART NUMBER 1F2Z-2B373-BA VALVE ASSEMBLY........... AND THAT IT IS SENSING A PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS NONE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEMS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE SEEING THIS "ALOT" WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE PARTS ARE APROX 800.00 A PIECE INSTALLED BY FORD AND DEALERSHIP STATES "ITS GETTING HARD TO FIND USED ONES THAT WORK PROPERLY" BOUGHT THE VAN USED APROX 2 WEEKS AGO AND THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. SERVICE TOLD ME THERE IS DANGER WITH THESE SYSTEMS DISENGAGED AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY ALTER EVEN NORMAL BRAKING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT OCCURRED THE LIGHTS WHEN OFF WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE THIRD TIME THAT DID NOT WORK, BUT THEY WERE OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SITTING ONE DAY. *TR

THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON THE DASH. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR INTERMITTENTLY HAS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. BRAKE FLUID LEVELS ARE NORMAL, CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. ONCE THE LIGHTS COME ON THEY STAY ON UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF THE VAN AND RESTART IT, THEN THEY GO OFF, SOMETIMES FOR A FEW HOURS, SOMETIMES A FEW DAYS, SOMETIMES A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE LOOKED EXTENSIVELY INTO THIS ISSUE, FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR AND EVERYONE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND EVENTUALLY IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN SOME CASES. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE CANCELLATION SWITCH ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SMOKING AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPED A LEAK. MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED RESPONDING, AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE OUT OF THE RESERVOIR ABOVE THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

QUICK STOPPING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE NEXT TIME THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LITTLE AND NEXT TO NO BRAKES. I SLOWLY EASED TO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE I COULD REACH THE SHOULDER. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED , I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MODEL DOES NOT BYPASS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN IT LOCKED UP AND FAILED. I COULD NOT BRAKE WITH MY NORMAL BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND I HAD 50% BRAKES LEFT. SO I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND FRIGHTENED WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP SAFELY. I KEEP MY CAR REGULARLY CHECKED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE SURPRISES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT GO ON AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF FLUID. I CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER READING. WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. REPLACED FUSES AND THEY WILL BLOW SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. HAD SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER VAN. LIGHT ON DAILY AND SMOKE WAS WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED. REMOVED FUSE AND LEFT OUT AND SMOKE AND SMELL STOPPED. CONSEQUENCES IF POSSIBLE FIRE AND NOT KNOWING CORRECT SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES AND SEE WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL REPLACEMENT OF PARTS TO QUESTIONABLY FIX PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DOES NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE WHAT IS GOING ON. ACCORDING TO WEB-SITE OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. FEEL RECALL IS WARRANTED TO HELP KEEP THE FORD WINDSTAR FAMILIES SAFE AND PREVENT SOMEONE'S DEATH OR INJURY. *TR

THIS IS ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR BUT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO HEAT BUILD UP. AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FORD HAS KNOWN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT FORD ESCAPES WERE RECALLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SO WHY NOT THE WINDSTARS? *TR

ALL THE LIGHT ON ABS, BRAKE ARE ALL LIT UP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MODULE IN THE 2002 WINDSTAR AND THEY ARE PRONE TO BREAK DOWN AND THE BREAKING IS OFF ON THE VAN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

SENSOR ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING ON TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, ALMOST RAN OUT BRAKE FLUID. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS INFROMED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. 2002 FORD WINDSTAR.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, CRASH, OR ANY SUDDEN ACTION AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AND FORD IS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,800.

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON WHILE DRIVING. GO OFF WHEN ENGINE STOPPED BUT MAY COME BACK ON DURING DRIVING. NO CONNECTION TO SPEED, DRIVING DURATION, OR BRAKE APPLICATION. HAPPENS ON FREEWAY AND CITY DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKE USE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. NEWER BRAKES. FLUID GOOD. 89,000 MILES. RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT ONGOING PROBLEM FOR WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING, ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHTS GO AWAY. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORD TRUCKS HAD THAT CAUSE FIRES UNDER THE HOOD AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS SHOULD ALSO WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

MY VAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS... MY MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE ABS SWITCH OR ABS MODULE AND JUST RESET THE CODES AFTER A TUNE-UP. WE WOULD ADD BRAKE FLUID TO THE CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I STARTED MY VAN AND BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND REALIZED MY VAN WAS SMOKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS STEAM AND THEN I REALIZED IT WAS WHITE SMOKE. SO I REPARKED MY VEHICLE, SHUT IT OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. WHEN I GOT AROUND I FOLLOWED THE ENGINE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND IN THE BACK RIGHT WAS A PERFECT PROPANE FLAME. I BLEW IT OUT. I NOTICED THE PART WAS CONNECTED DOWN BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, WIRED RAN TO THAT PART, ON THE BOTTOM THE PART THAT WAS ON FIRE WAS RUSTED. BUT IT APPEARED TO PLUG INTO THE PART IT WAS ATTACHED TO LIKE A KEY AND THEN WIRES CAME DOWN FROM THERE... MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE PART SAYING I WOULD NOT LONGER HAVE CRUISE CONTROL AND HE ORDERED THE PART FROM FORD IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. HE REPLACED THE PART ON 8/25/08. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE. SINCE THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STILL COME ON! *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS WONT GO OFF. *TR

RED BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR. BRAKES GRIND AND SQUEAL REPEATEDLY ALTHOUGH EVEN THOUGH I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS ENSURING THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN...DASH BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. YOU TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN ON THE LIGHTS GO OUT. DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE, LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. IT OCCURS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, AND WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM- I GET MESSAGE "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL". THE ABS LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT THIS TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN APPEARS TO DRIVE AND HANDLE NORMAL- HOWEVER THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. IF THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WE DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. IF ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT REPEAT. I TOOK VAN TO GARAGE AND CHECKED BRAKES AND WHEEL SENSORS. THE SCANNER SHOWED A C1185 CODE. (PROBLEM WITH ECM; ABS CONTROL MODULE). FROM MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THERMAL EXPANSION OF THE ECM BOARD. THIS FIRST OCCURRED APPROX JUNE 1ST AND HAPPENS EVERYDAY WE DRIVE THE VAN. *TR

HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALLED IN GERMANY AND ADAC TECHNICIAN CHECKED FUSES AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS WITH FUSE BOX. PROBLEM STOPPED BUT TECHNICIAN NOT SURE WHY. (OCCURRENCE (1). 2)DOME LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. RESTARTED CAR, TURNED OFF DOME LIGHTS VIA ROLL SWITCH FOR INTERIOR LIGHTS. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND LIGHTS DISENGAGED. (OCCURRENCES (4) OVER 2 YEARS). *TR

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS FAIL TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE ILLUMINATION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

LOST BRAKE PRESSURE, SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, NO BRAKE FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON, AND THE BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LEAKING. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT FIRST PRESSING AND HOLDING THE BRAKE. MY 2 YR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK BY SIMPLY PULLING ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND SMASHING INTO A TREE WITH MY SON INSIDE. HE WAS NOT HURT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS ACCORDING TO MY INSURANCE CO. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO BUT I ONLY GET GENERIC RESPONSES. MY INSURANCE CO IS HOLDING THE VEHICLE UNTIL A REP FROM FORD HAS A CHANCE TO EXAMINE THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM BUT THEY SEEM UNINTERESTED. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE WHERE THERE ARE TWO OTHER SIMILAR CASES REGARDING FORD WINDSTAR VANS AND I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE/CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID TO FALL INTO AND CAUSE FAILURE OF ABS MODULE. I AM AWARE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD THAT CAN HAPPEN EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. PLEASE ACT! *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL TURN ON. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED AND NO CAUSE CAN BE FOUND. IT IS OCCURRING WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR APPROX 10 MIN. THEN TURN ON AGAIN. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND SO DO YOU. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED FIRES IN OTHER FORD WINDSTARS. PLEASE FORCE AN INSTANT RECALL. *TR

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON,ABS , BRAKE LIGHT , ODOMETER READING DASHES ONLY AND OVERDRIVE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS AND PINPOINT TEST BY FORD FOUND THAT THE FUSE BLOWN DUE TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO AND MELTING THE SERVO. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. TESTED AGAIN BY FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S A FAULTY ECU MODULE. *TR

WE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND AS WE DROVE TO FT. WAYNE IN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT,AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. NOW THEY COME ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. A FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS $825.00 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. FIRST YELLOW, THEN RED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT AT ALL POINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. *TR

INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. BRAKE LIGHT (RED) COMING ON THEN GOING OFF. ABS (YELLOW) LIGHT DOING THE SAME. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER ONLY ONE DAY. WE ARE CONCERNED AFTER READING SEVERAL REPORTS OF FIRES AND BRAKE FAILURES. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED RIDING REALLY ROUGH. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE BACK END OF THE VAN SEEMED TO BE RIDING VERY ROUGH AND MY MECHANIC THOUGH IT MIGHT BE A STRUT ISSUE. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE REAR AXLE BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF WHILE MY FATHER IN LAW DROVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT A SCARY EXPERIENCE. I'VE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

INTERMITTENT RED BRAKE LIGHT FOR A YEAR OR MORE. ABS WOULD STILL WORK.. THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN GARAGE. FOUND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO ABS UNIT BURNED UP. VEHICLE BATTERY DEAD. RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. SURE GLAD IT DIDN'T BURN MY HOUSE DOWN. *TR

WHILE PARTIALLY PARKED INTO THE GARAGE, AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR AND SITTING FOR HALF OF AN HOUR, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM UNDER VAN. SMOKE STOPPED AND NOTICED "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ON. BRAKES WORKED, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT. DEALER INSTALLED/ REPLACED: 1) BRAKE KIT/ BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, 2) ECM CONTROL MODULE, 3) VALVE ASY. 4) TWO WIRING HARNESSES (ONE WAS A USED FROM A FORD ESCAPE, DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY AND COST.), 5) TWO FUSES, 6) BRAKE FLUID AND MISC. SHOP SUPPLIES. IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 11 DAYS, COST FOR REPAIRS WAS $1831. DROVE IT 5 MILES AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT WAS THE DPFE SENSOR: $331 TO REPAIR. NORMALLY THE VAN IS GARAGED, LUCKILY SOMETHING WAS IN THE WAY OF FULLY PULLING IT INTO THE GARAGE AND THE FIRE WENT AWAY QUICKLY. DEALER STATED IT WAS A "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AND THAT THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE VALVE ASY. GOING BAD/LEAKING CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL AND THE ABS AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. RECALL NUMBER 05528 (DEACTIVATION SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED REGARDING THE FORD EXPLORER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LAST TIME CAUSED SO MUCH DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD THE VAN WAS NOT DRIVABLE. HAD THE VAN TOWED INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE AND SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYL , BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED AND IT DRIPPED ON SOMETHING THAT CAUSED IT TO START A MINOR FIRE THAT CAUSED LOTS OF SMOKE. THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE FINAL PRICE TO FIX WAS $1,003.00 MOST OF WHICH WAS LABOR. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS CASES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE AND I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIXING OF THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ON FIRE, PARKED IN GARAGE, NO KEY IN IGNITION, FIRE IN AREA OF FIRE WALL DRIVERS SIDE, VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR EIGHT HOURS BEFORE FIRE STARTED AT 01:00 AM. DAMAGE TO DWELLING ESTIMATED AT $300,000.00. FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS HOME, ASLEEP, AT TIME OF FIRE ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY AFTER HOME FIRE ALARM SOUNDED. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS DISPLAYED ON CONTROL CONSOLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, DOOR AJAR, AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE 02 WINDSTAR LIMITED WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A 4 DAY VACATION WE CAME HOME TO THE VAN BURNED, CONTACTED FIRE DEPT THEY STATE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY I HAVE 2 VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND I JUST THANK GOD THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE THE VAN ON VACATION THIS CAR IS JUNK AND I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VAN AND I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'D ALLOW CONSUMERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING THAT CHILDREN COULD BE IN THE CAR AND IT COULD CATCH FIRE! *TR

THERE ARE THREE FAILURES ON MY CAR THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. 1. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING: GASKETS ARE SUCKING AIR IN AND NOT SEALING PROPERLY 2. BROKEN STRUT, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN 10,000 MILES. 3. ABS CONTROL MODULE: THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND FAULTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT A $1,200 TO REPLACE. ALL THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR THAT IS MAINTAINED WELL, GARAGE KEPT, AND ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT. *TR

ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ON 2002 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS A DEFECTIVE SWITCH ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT CAUSES THIS. THIS SWITCH IS USED ON MANY FORD VEHICLES AND WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL DUE TO FIRE HAZARD. FOR SOME REASON THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY 2002 WINDSTAR YET, HOWEVER. *TR