2003 Ford Windstar complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ALLOWED TO RESET. THE FAILURE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/29/12

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND GOES BACK OUT ALL THE TIME. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BLOWS OUT ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS, HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 20 TIMES SINCE BUYING VEHICLE. NEIGHBOR HAS A 2003 WINDSTAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. HORN FAILED, CONNECTION PROBLEM, WORKS OFF AND ON. ATTEMPTED TO GET REPLACEMENT PART BUT WAS INFORMED NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE CARS ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF THE PAST YEAR. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW MILES AND STAYS ON. *TR

LIGHTS TURN ON AND OF INSIDE THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON AND OFF. WINDOWS STOP WORKING GET STUCK. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON. ABS INOPERABLE. STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY INCREASED. *TR

ABS WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON EVEN AFTER REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT LOCATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,100.

MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT PREVENTS THE LIGHTS FROM GOING OUT AND THE USE OF LIGHTS INSIDE MY VEHICLE. THE OPEN DOOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON CAUSING ME TO FEAR FOR MY CHILDRENS SAFTEY NOT KNOWING IF THE BREAKS WILL WORK OR IF MY DOORS ARE SECURE. *TR

ABS MALFUNCTIONED - CAUSED DAMAGE. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT AND THE PARKING LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON,IM ABLE TO RESET BUT AFTER LESS THAN 5 MIN. OF VEHICLE WARM UP THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON. HAVE NEW BRAKES. INTERIOR LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE HAD BATTERY TESTED. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND AS OF NOW THERE IS NOT A RECALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE IS INDEED A RECALL ON THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME COMPONENTS AND DRIVETRAIN. FORD HAS RECALLED 205,896 2004-2005 FREESTARS DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAIL. THE SAME ISSUE IS WITH MY VEHICLE... I HAVE HAD THE WORST SERVICE THREW FORD IN THE FOLLOW UP WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND MANY TRANSMISSION MECHANICS VERIFY THIS ISSUE AND STATES THE FOLLOWING MODEL OF MY VAN HAS BEEN RECALLED. IF THIS IS SO WHY HASN'T MY VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED.. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE , IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 3 CHILDREN IS THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS PART FAILED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE! *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ITEMS DONE TO FIX PROBLEM INCLUDING TUNE UP, CLEANING OF CONTACTS. I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE ABS CIRCUIT CONTROLLER MAY BE BAD. THIS IS A $1,500 JOB THAT JUST MAY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $600. JUDGING FROM THE HITS I GET ON THE INTERNET THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V193000 (POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS ). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER BOTH RECALLS. LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED DAILY SINCE FIRST NOTICING IT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO. REPORTED TO DEALER AND DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAULT ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH INTERNAL FAULT. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE UNLESS OPERATING IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE REVEALED VOLUMES OF OTHERS WHO REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS A $2000-$2500 REPAIR. IT APPEARS FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME AND IS MAKING MONEY OFF THIS REPAIR INSTEAD OF JUST RECALLING THE VEHICLE TO FIX THE REPAIR. IF THE ABS GOES OUT IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS I THINK THE SAFETY RISKS ARE SIGNIFICANT THAT FORD SHOULD BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COSTS INCURRED FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON MAJORITY OF THE TIME, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH NO POWER, AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE CHANGE AT TIMES IN THE CRUISE SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING REVVING UP THE ENGINE. HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT. THERE APPEARS TO BE RUST AND CRACK IN THE AXLE. *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN THIS CAR WITH THE KNOWN INCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED! PLEASE HELP GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED! *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT LUMINATES AND STAYS LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. *TR

WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH COME ON AND GO OFF, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON, CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK EVERY TIME. *TR

STARTING THIS YEAR (2012), YOU CAN NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTER THE LIGHTS APPEARED, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT INTO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WAS PERMANENTLY ON. IN LATE MARCH OF 2012 I BROUGHT THE VAN IN FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS. AFTER THE BRAKES WERE INSTALLED THE SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE BECAME PERMANENT. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC HE SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC IN JUNE OF 2012 AND HE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES ALONG WITH REAR DRUMS, OSCILLATORS, WHEEL CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID. THIS MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT, (HE SAID THE CODE WAS C1185-ABS) WHICH WAS A GOOD THING BECAUSE HE SAID NH NOW REQUIRED THE ABS BRAKES TO BE WORKING IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN INSPECTION STICKER. HOWEVER IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 2 DAYS AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON ALONG WITH THE SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISES. IN JULY OF 2012 I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE MECHANIC THAT DID THE REAR BRAKES TO GET MY NEW HAMPSHIRE INSPECTION STICKER. HE LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. HE CONNECTED IT TO THE COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH THE SAME CODE (C1185-ABS) BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR IT.

AFTER REACHING SPEEDS OF 30 MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WILL RESET AFTER CAR TURNS OFF ONLY TO APEAR AGAIN. BRAKING DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF. AND BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR KEEPS GOING BAD. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON .. I HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED.. AND THEY ARE FINE.. THE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN INDICATION THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I TOOK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. THERE HAVE BEEN SAFETY WARNINGS ISSUED, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR ON JUNE 1, 2012. SHORTLY AFTER, THE BRAKE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON JULY 9, 2012 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAROONE FORD IN FORT LAUDERDALE TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS PER THE RECALL. MAROONE FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHTS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS WERE ISSUES NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 9, 2012 TO JULY 12, 2012 THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON. ON JULY 13, 2012 THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. I CALLED MAROONE FORD AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON JULY 14, 2012 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS GO ON. NO CHANGE HAPPENS. THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HAD FORD DIAGNOSE IT ON THEIR COMPUTERS. SAID IT IS THE ECU AND HCU. THEY ARE SENDING CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH ABS BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE AROUND 60 DEGREES OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES. AFTER THE LIGHTS COME ON THE ABS BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. *TR

DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS FOR BOTH ABS AND BRAKES ILLUMINATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 65 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SINCE THEN IT WON'T SHUT OFF. *TR

FIRST OF ALL THERE IS A SHORT LOCATED BY THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND THE AIR BAG. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I CHANGED IT AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER MY VAN WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, SO I TOOK IT TO AN OLD MAN THAT JUST DID ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON AUTOMOBILES. HE SAID IT WAS A BAD WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND HE SAID TO REPAIR IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY, SO HE BYPASSED SOME WIRES AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE, BUT WHEN YOU OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR CHIMES, LIKE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. HE ONLY CHARGED ME $75. ALSO I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE AND MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A BAD ABS STEERING BOX. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000. I HAVE HAD ALSO THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE THE FORD DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ALSO WHEN IN PARKED. IT COST ME ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE IT. I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ALSO HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, BECAUSE IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHILE AT THE GROCERY STORES AND HAD IT TOWED BY AAA 3 TIMES IN ABOUT A YEAR. BOTTOM LINE, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE WHILE I AM ALIVE. THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEN THEY START FAILING. SO SAD, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN

BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *JS

THE (MOSTLY UNSERVICABLE) ECU MASTER RELAY HAS A BAD SOLDIER JOINT WHICH FAILS PREMATURELY AND CAUSES THE ABS LIGHT AND DTC C1185. IT ALSO CAUSES THE ENHANCED ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *JS

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH. THEY WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF, BUT ALWAYS COME BACK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS OR HAS HAD A WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, FORD WANTS 1000S OF DOLLARS FOR THE PART AND LABOR. IT SHOULD BE A FREE RECALL SINCE THEY PUT FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION POWER WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME AND THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE SUB FRAME FAILED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT WENT TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUB FRAME AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ABS LIGHT IS ON.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED DUE TO A FAULTY ABS COMPUTER MODULE. THE ALUMINUM PLATE ON THE MODULE EXPANDS DURING HEAT CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL TO FIX THE SITUATION. MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON ALONG WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL KEEPS GOING CRAZY. THE RPM NEEDLE IS NOW POINTING DOWN INTO THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, IT WILL SAY THAT I AM DOING 20 MPH, WHEN I AM DOING MORE LIKE 45-50. THE GAS GAUGE SOMETIMES SAYS THAT IT IS ON EMPTY, WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLES WORK, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RPM NEEDLE...IT HASN'T MOVED FROM THAT BURIED IN THE DASH SPOT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW), SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN GETS BURIED IN THE DASH ALSO, SO FAR THOUGH, EACH TIME, IT HAS CAME BACK...EVEN THOUGH IT RARELY REGISTERS EVEN CLOSE TO THE CORRECT SPEED. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $700 IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, AND I AM CONSTANTLY PRAYING THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS TO DRIVE IT SOMETIMES, DOES NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE SHE IS GOING TOO FAST, AND HAS NO CLUE HOW FAST SHE IS ACTUALLY GOING, OR ONE OF US MAY GET A SPEEDING TICKET. I HAVE LOOKED AT WEBSITES AND SEEN THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SO FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE A RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED!!! ALSO, NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED OR NOT, BUT THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND AS SUCH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FUNCTION IS INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES AND /OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS FORD WINDSTARS FROM AROUND 1999 TO 2003. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY DEFECTS IN THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, WHICH IS A KELSEY-HAYES 430. THIS MODULE IS ALSO USED BY OTHER MANUFACTURES SUCH AS AUDI AND FIAT AND CAUSES SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THOSE VEHICLES. THE MODULE FAILURES ARE CAUSED BY BAD SOLDERING JOINTS INSIDE THE MODULE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. AND THE BATTERY REQUIRED A JUMP START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 636000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.