2003 Ford Windstar complaints

ABS LIGHT WONT TURN OFF. *TR

THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS FIRST OCCURRED LAST SUMMER. DID NOT OCCUR WITH MUCH REGULARITY OVER THE WINTER. NOW WITHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS IT HAPPENS ALMOST ANY TIME THE VAN IS DRIVEN. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED ALONG WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THESE ITEMS ARE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TWO DASH LIGHTS COMING ON. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS EBCM ECU ECM COMPUTER. *TR

BATTERY WAS DEAD ALL OF A SUDDEN... JUMPED IT AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING... DOME LIGHT DASH LIGHTS... WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND THEY WERE TURNED OFF... DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN UNTIL THE GAS WAS PRESSED AND THEN IT ALL CAME BACK ON... CALLED SEVERAL PLACES AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG.

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FREQUENTLY AT ANY TIME FOR NO REASON. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES; HE THINKS IT IS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT CANNOT GET A STATE INSPECTION WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

ABS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON, EVEN AFTER BRAKES SERVICED. *TR

BOUGHT USED VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND NOTICED THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. IT WAS "FIXED" BEFORE COMPLETING THE PURCHASE. LASTED FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. WAS TOLD IT NOT A BIG DEAL, SO I DIDNT WORRY ABOUT IT. WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY OTHER ISSUES UNTIL 1.5 YEARS LATER WHEN I TURNED THE DEFROST FAN ON AND IT STALLED THE MOTOR AS I WAS TRAVELING. THE NEXT WEEKEND MY HUSBAND WANTED TO LOOK AT IT AND AFTER THE VAN IDLED FOR A FEW MINUTES, TURNED ON THE DEFROST AND IT DID NOT STALL, CALLED IT A FLUKE UNTIL WE POPPED THE HOOD AND HAD SMOKE COMING OUT! *TR

ABS ECU SEEMINGLY HAS FAILED AS THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS COME ON SOON AFTER STARTING EVERY TIME THE WINDSTAR IS TURNED ON. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOW CONTINUAL. THE ONLY FIX FOR THESE TWO LIGHTS IS TO REPAIR THE ABS ECU. *TR

ABS LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM. STAYS OFF IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. MODULE IS STILL DEFECTIVE, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES AND CANNOT GET VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO THIS DEFECT, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST $1000 REPAIR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, SEE HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/. *TR

WE STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT TO HAVE LUNCH. CAME OUT TO LEAVE. STARTED THE VAN AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO LEAVE PARKING PLACE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. CALLED OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. MINE CONSTANTLY COME ON ALL THE TIME. EVEN WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES DONE, THEY STILL CAME ON. ALSO MY CAR LIKE TO IDLE HIGH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOREVER. IT NEVER GOES OFF, AND I HAVE HAD WORK DONE SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO BE ON. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OD LIGHT BLINKING. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND THE LIGHT STARTING BLINKING. ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE IT HOME. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY AND I HAVE READ MY COMPLAINTS AND KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST YEAR. RIGHT NOW, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE HAD SOME PRETTY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHEN DO YOU RECALL SOMETHING?? AFTER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT. CRAZY!! *TR

POT HOLE WAS HIT AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS BUT FORD HAS REFUSED TO COVER SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIFTEEN MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION), THE AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,328.

ABS COMES ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 40MPH AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SIDE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I TRIED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO DRIVE AND THE CAR DIDN'T REGISTER THE SHIFTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, TORQUE CONVERTER, IN THESE CARS. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS INDEED COMMON, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

BOTH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF HAVING STARTED THE CAR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FAILED, INCLUDING DIRECTIONALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, ETC. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, HOWEVER IT STRUGGLED ON UPHILL CLIMBS. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR AROUND 5 MINUTES BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN.

VEHICLE HESITATES OR STUTTERS,VIBRATES ROUGH SOUND .......................... AT APPROX 40-60 MPH DEALERSHIP DID REPAIR, DID NOT FIX PROBLEM, STILL HAPPENING ONE MONTH LATER THEY TELL ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, AND ADVISE ME TO JUST DRIVE IT THAT WAY! WHEN I PUSH FOR MORE ANSWERS THEY SAY TRANSMISSION TORQUE INVERTER AND COST TO REPAIR 2200-2800.00 , ON TOP OF THE 5000.00 I PAID THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. CAR IDLES HIGH ALL THE TIME, SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER DASHBOARD CONTROL GO HAYWIRE FOR NO REASON. I HAVE TO POUND ON THE DASHBOARD TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. CARMD DEVICE STATES ABS SENSOR NEED AND VARIOUS OTHER THING. I HAVE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO NO AVAIL. SEAT BELT ATTACHED TO SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH IS TO CROSS OVER TO THE PASSENGER ON THE SECOND ROW NEVER WORKED. I PURCHASED THIS AS A USED VEHICLE SIX YEARS AGO I DO LIKE THIS MINI VAN BUT WITH ALL OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS I REALLY DON'T THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS VEHICLE MUCH LONGER. PLEASE HELP ME IT YOU CAN. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE A VEHICLE IS MANDATORY AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. I JUST WANT TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, WAS TOLD IT WILL EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND SOON AFTER THAT THE LIGHTS APPEARED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO EVENTUALLY BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $2000.00. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT HAS OCCURRED IN A LOT OF WINDSTARS LIKE MINE AND WONDERED WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED? ARE THEY WAITING FOR US TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK ON THIS PLEASE, ALSO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING ON AND OFF LIKE A STROBE LIGHT...IS THIS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR SWITCH? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE FORD WINDSTARS LIKE THE ONE I OWN, IF FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHY WAS I NOT CONTACTED ON THIS? *TR

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE SHORT TIME THE WARNING LIGHT FOR ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ALONG W/ BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY. LIKELY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM IS LOW FLUID IN MASTERCYLINDER YET FLUID LEVEL IN EVERY CASE WAS OK. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING. SCAN CODE WAS C1185. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2004 FORD WINDSTAR MODEL YEARS BUT NOT THE 2003 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V006000-POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ABOUT MARCH OF 2012 MY 2003 FORD WIND STAR'S LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE SUB FRAME "ENGINE CRADLE". I TOOK MY VAN TO DEALER. THEY DID DO A REPAIR TO SUB FRAME, WHICH I DID NOT FIND SATISFACTORY, FORD CORP. HAD THEM CUT OFF WHAT WAS LEFT OF ANY DAMAGED BRACKETS AND CLAMP STEEL BRACKETS ONTO A SUB FRAME THAT IS ALREADY DAMAGED DUE TO HEAVY RUST AND CORROSION. NOW ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER "MARCH OF 2013" THE SWAY BAR MOUNT, WHICH IS PART OF THE SUB FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. MAKING DRIVING VERY UNSAFE AND UNSTABLE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE IN 2012. I TOOK VAN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SENT PICTURES TO FORD CORP. FORD DID NOT APPROVE ANY REPAIRS TO SUB FRAME STATING THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL. NOW HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IF THE SUB FRAME AND SWAY BAR MOUNT ARE ALL ONE COMPONENT. IT'S ALL ONE WELDED PIECE OF STEEL. THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME BUT TO REPLACE THE SUB FRAME. NOW IF THE SUB FRAME IS UNDER RECALL AND THE SWAY BAR MOUNT IS PART OF THE SUB FRAME, THEN I FEEL FORD SHOULD RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I PLAN ON KEEPING MY FORD WIND STAR FOR A WHILE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND REALLY NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. FORD SHOULD COVER THIS COMPONENT OR THEY GET AWAY WITH AN UNSATISFACTORY FIX AND I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SUB FRAME, WHICH WAS THE WHOLE ISSUE TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR USED IN OCTOBER OF 2012. IT HAD 114,000 MILES ON IT WELL FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM. THE RPM, SPEED AND GAS ON THE DASH GO CRAZY. IT SAYS I AM DOING 20 MPH WHEN I KNOW I AM GOING FASTER THAN THAT. THE RPM WILL GO AND UP AND DOWN. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. I TAPPED THE BREAK AND IT WENT AWAY. 5 MILES LATER I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. COULD NOT GO REVERSE OR IN DRIVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION YET I HAD NO SIGNS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE OTHER ISSUES WERE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD COST ME ANY WHERE FROM $700.00-1500.00 PLUS UP TO $2500.00 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LOCK AND OTHER TIMES WILL NOT OPEN. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE VAN TO UNLOCK IT. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ESPECIALLY THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...THIS IS UNSAFE! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. LEAN CODES P0171 AND P0174 ARE SHOWING. ALSO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, MAINLY LOCKS HAVE BECOME INCONSISTENT. WHEN USING REMOTE TO OPEN LOCKS, SOMETIMES A DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T SHUT OFF WHEN SUPPOSED TOO. *TR

ABS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS. *TR

AFTER GOING ABOUT 4 MILES AFTER STARTING UP VAN, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, OCCASIONALLY THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON TOO, SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY (UP AND DOWN) AND INSIDE LIGHTS FLICKER AT RANDOM. SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND/OR BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,453.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACKS CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOT. LIKE WIRING BURNING. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WITH OUT ANY WARNING. UPON MINIMAL RESEARCH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SEVERAL THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN MORE THEN ONCE ON SAME VEHICLE.AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. AND THE COST OF REPAIR IF YOU DONT GET KILLED IN A CRASH IS VERY EXSPENSIVE EXCEEDING 1200.00 .I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 2009 AND HAVE HAD THIS IN 3 TIMES FOR RECALLS.WIRING,AXLE,SUBFRAME, THE 2004 FREE STAR IS A POST WINDSTAR MODEL AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED ON THAT MODEL INVOLVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER.AND WONDERING WHY THE RECALL FOR THE WINDSTAR HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED AS OF YET. IT TAKES A DEATH BEFORE ACTION. WHAT A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. THESE ARE DANGEROUS VECHICLES AND SHOULD BE LAWFULLY REPURCHASED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. AND REMOVED FROM THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. BEFORE DEATH NOT AFTER. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. LAST MONTH THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF EITHER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, LEADING TO A POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SOMETIMES YOU WILL DRIVE FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU START THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS SYSTEMS DOES NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SO LONG THAT MY DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT MUST BE BURNED OUT BECAUSE IT LONGER ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION KEY FORWARD AND ALL DASH LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE OVER 500. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNETHICAL WHEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND JUDGING FROM COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AFTER SEVERAL MILES. REPAIR SHOP SAYS, COMPUTER INDICATES ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE, BUT ONCE CODES HAVE BEEN CLEARED, COMPUTER NO LONGER INDICATED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER, BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN, AND COMPUTER AGAIN INDICATES ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. AND ON AND ON. *TR

THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. WHEN IT COMES ON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS REDUCED POWER. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING, WIPERS MOVING AT SLOWER SPEED. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. IF I DON'T TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL DIE IN A SHORT TIME. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS DASH LIGHTS ARE ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS RANDOMLY ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER. SO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE LIGHTS ARE NOT NORMALLY ON. MOST OF THE TIME THEY APPEAR AFTER THE CAR STARTS DRIVING. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE AND WARMED UP. AFTER SITTING AND COOLING OFF LIGHT RESETS, AND THEN REPEATS TO ON AS SOON AS DRIVEN TO WARM UP AGAIN. BRAKES ARE NEW, TIRES ARE NEW, NO OTHER APPARENT ISSUES. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. (BAD SOLDER CONNECTION)? POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD? *TR

THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL INITIATED BY FORD FOR CORROSION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE - 2003 FORD WINDSTAR STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS NHTSA CAMPAIGN #11V030000. FORD REPAIRED THE LEFT SIDE ONLY, LEAVING THE RIGHT SIDE RUSTED AND NOW SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT RUST HOLES HAVE APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FORD DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY SAYING THAT THEY MADE THE REPAIR PROPERLY BUT I CLAIM THEY MADE THE REPAIR INADEQUATELY. BAD METAL IS BAD METAL AND REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE HOLES WERE DISCOVERED OVER A YEAR LATER IS INAPPLICABLE AS GOOD METAL DOES NOT RUST THROUGH TO THE POINT OF CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILS, THE ENGINE WILL FALL FROM THE VEHICLE, POTENTIALLY WHILE MOVING. GAS WILL SPEW ACROSS THE ROAD AND A FIREBALL WILL IGNITE. OTHER DRIVERS WILL EITHER HIT THE ENGINE, SWERVE TO MISS IT AND HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AND/OR GET CAUGHT IN THE INFERNO WHICH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, HUMAN HARM AND NEEDLESS DEATHS. FORD INITIATED THIS SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE ISSUE REMAINS. SAFETY WAS NOT IMPROVED BY SIMPLY REPAIRING ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE ALLOWING THE OTHER SIDE TO CORRODE TO THE POINT OF SIZEABLE RUST HOLES BEING CREATED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE INITIAL INADEQUATE REPAIR. ONCE A SAFETY RECALL IS INITIATED, IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE THAT THE REPAIR IS PROPERLY AND COMPLETELY MADE AND THEREFORE THAT THE SAFETY ISSUE IS FULLY RESOLVED.

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IT DOESN'T STAY ON....BUT GOES OFF TIME TO TIME. *TR

THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY, MAINLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT OR THE TEMP IS HOTTER OUTSIDE. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE LIGHTS GO OUT FOR A WHILE. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE EXHIBITED TWO LARGE FRACTURES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V195000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. TESTED ABS ON WET AND SNOWY ROADS, AND THE ABS ENGAGED APPROPRIATELY. WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. TOLD BY DEALER THAT ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. I HAVE NOT REPLACED DUE TO HIGH COST, $800+. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON. CODES C1185. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING BEGAN FLASHING ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,720.