2003 Ford Windstar complaints

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR XL WAS TAKEN INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP , THE REAR AXEL WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES AND CONCERNED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. I AM 79 YEARS OLD . THE VAN IS GARAGED KEPT . THE VAN WAS BOUGHT FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET AROUND AS HE WAS IN WHEELCHAIR. NOW DECEASED 5 YEARS. *TR

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ONCE PER MONTH. MOST OFTEN IN SUMMER. NO APPARENT BRAKE OPERATION ISSUES. DTCS C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242, C1214, C1210. VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE ON SERVICE AND RECALLS. NO SERVICE ACTION TAKEN YET FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED AFTER THE OTHER RECALL WAS DONE. ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER THE CAR HEATS UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SOMETHING WHICH FORD CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS- ALL THEY KEPT SAYING IS YOU NEED TO PAY $ FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WHICH WILL PROBABLY NOT EVEN TELL THEM THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO CATCH THE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO CATCH IT JUST AS IT HAPPENS WHICH IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. LONG STORY SHORT-I HAVE PUT NOTHING BUT $ INTO THIS VAN WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON ALL THE PROBLEMS THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL VAN. AS OF NOW I AM STUCK WITH NO CAR TO GET TO WORK AND TO GET MY KIDS TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THE VAN WON'T START AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE- DOMES LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, FUSES GETTING BLOWN FROM OPENING WINDOWS, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORKING WHEN IT WANTS TO, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND NOW THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHY IT IS NOT STARTING. FAILURES HAPPEN EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VAN. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED EVERY YEAR AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS WELL. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC AND HEAT AND THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE REAR AXLE WHICH CAUSED OTHER ADDITIONAL DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER REGARDING THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THAT WERE AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF THE REAR AXLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND ALL OF SUDDEN HE HEARD A NOISE. HE NOTICED THAT THE AXLE WAS CRACKED IN HALF AND THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR - REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE IN HALF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED BRAKE FLUID FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. THE TWO BENCH REAR WINDOWS WOULD ALSO OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,289. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,279.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LX. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE HAS A LARGE CRACK ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TODAY THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. IF THE CONTACT WANTED THEM TO CONTINUE THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ADDITIONAL $300 OR MORE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

IN 2009 OUR BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. WE RECEIVED THE FORD WINDSTAR RECALL FOR THE LEAKING CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. WE HAD THIS DONE IN FEB. 2010. WE WENT BACK TO FORD ON JULY 7 2010 BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THEY DID NOTHING. I DID NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH RIGHT AWAY AND ON AUGUST 1ST WE TOOK A TRIP OVER A MOUNTAIN PASS. IT STARTED LEAKING VERY BAD ON THIS TRIP. SO BAD THAT THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. WE GOT HOME I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND REMOVED THERE JUMPER DUE TO THE JUMPER WAS SOAKED IN BRAKE FLUID. ALSO TOPPED OFF FLUID. STILL BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, AND HAVING A FAMILY IN A VAN OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,286.

2003 WINDSTAR BRAKES TURN ON SQUEAL WITHOUT WARNING. ABS SYSTEM REPORTS A PROBLEM. SO FAR ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALSO APPEARS TO HAPPEN IN THE WARMER WEATHER. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER WHO HAD NO CLUE AS TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN ABNORMALLY TILTING INWARD. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,306. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND SOON DISCOVERED THE REAR TIRES WERE TILTED IN AT THE TOP. HE DISCOVERED THE AXLE WAS 3/4 CRACKED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE FOSSIL LINK WAS REPLACED THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND THE LIGHT UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN ARE ON. THE LIGHT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE WAS UNRESOLVED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112500.

2003 WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE ABS LITE INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE WEATHER GOT BETWEEN 90 & 100 DEGREES. SOMETIMES DOES NOT DO THIS FOR A WEEK, AND THEN AGAIN EVERYTIME YOU START THE CAR.

WE ARE HAVING CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH BRAKES ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER 4 VISITS TO FORD DEALER, BRAKES STILL SQUEAK AND BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, DESPITE MY PAYMENT FOR THESE SERVICES. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY COME ON AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT. DEALER SAYS I NOW NEED TO PAY $999 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE SCDS, WHICH IS IN RECALL STATUS. REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY PANDEMIC AS I SEE THE PUBLIC UNITING TO COMPLAIN OF THESE DANGERS. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS VAN AND NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND THE QUALITY OF FORD'S CARS OR AT MINIMUM THEIR CONCERN OF PUBLIC SAFETY IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON THE ABS. I AM REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT DRIVING WITHOUT A WORKING ABS MODULE IS SAFE, BUT THE SCDS WAS NOT EVEN CHECKED. LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL MORTALITY RATES INCREASE TO ACT ON THIS! *TR

DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT ONTO THE ROAD, MY REAR AXLE BROKE IN TWO. HAD JUST HAD IT AT FORD FOR FRONT TIRE RODS, ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. I ASKED THEM TO LOOK IT OVER BECAUSE I WAS GOING ON VACATION. UPDATED IVOQ 11/03/10 *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE RECALL CUT-OFF DATE. UPDATED IVOQ 02/01/11. *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR & THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN TWO WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. JUST 3 WEEKS BEFORE I HAD IT AT THAT SAME DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE & THEY CHARGED ME TO "SHIM" THE REAR WHEELS AS THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T ALIGN PROPERLY. *TR

ABS LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THEY ARE ALWAYS ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND I HEARD IT REV UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO LET IT COAST TO THE SIDE. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED. THE MECHANIC LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID I WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THE INCIDENT, IT NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE. STILL AWAITING TO COME UP WITH $1,300.00 TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, FORD WINDSTAR 2003, SECOND TRANSMISSION. UNDER 90,000 MILES. JUST REVIEW SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS @ THIS SITE FOR A START HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/WINDSTAR/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML WITH A SMALL INTERNET SEARCH - YOU CAN FIND THESE THE FAILURE @ HIGHSPEED RAMANT WITH 2003 FORD WINDSTAR - THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR, 2003 AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ AND HEARD FROM NUMEROUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO AN ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. IS THIS CURRENTLY RECALLED? THE FORD WEBSITE SAYS THAT THE 2003 WINDSTAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY LOCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ALTHOUGH ALL DOORS WERE LATCHED CLOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

FORD WINDSTAR 2003 RECALL WAS COMPLETED FOR ABS ALONG WITH REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULE. NOW CAR IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND ACTIVATE THE ABS ON JUST A NORMAL STOP. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, FOR A COUPLE WEEKS I OCCASIONALLY HEARD A CREAKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED A SHARP CORNER. THEN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING, THANKFULLY NOT AT A VERY HIGH SPEED MY VAN STARTED TO GO ALL OVER THE ROAD EVERY TIME IT WENT OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT FELT AS IF THE TIRES WERE GOING TO FALL OFF THE VAN. WHEN MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE VAN YOU COULD SEE THE BACK AXEL COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. WE TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE EVERY FEW MONTHS TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, GOD WAS REALLY WATCHING OUT FOR MY FAMILY AND I, THAT THE AXEL DIDN'T GO WHILE WE WERE ON THOSE LONG STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED HE ALSO OWNED A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND EXPERIENCED REAR AXLE FAILURE. HE EXAMINED THE 2003 VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND SERVICE WRITER WAS TOLD THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON JUST 2 DAYS BEFORE APPOINTMENT. NOW ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON UNTIL KEY IS TURNED OFF AND VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR LX SPORT WITH APPROX 102000 MILES - REAR AXLE SNAPPED WHILE ON I-95. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. NOTICED CRACKED REAR AXLE WHILE ON FLATBED OF TOW TRUCK. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE, AS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF RUSTING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE REAR AXLE. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR SEL JUST NOTICED I HAVE A NEAR COMPLETE CRACKED REAR AXLE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL IS ANGLED IN. *TR

MY 2003 WINDSTAR HAS BEEN SHOWING ITS ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT DASH INDICATORS GO ON AFTER ANYWHERE FROM 5 MILES TO 30 MILES AFTER YOU TURN ON THE VAN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. I HAD THE BRAKES SUDDENLY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORWHEN I WAS BRAKING AND THEN COME UP. I HAD A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP LOOK AT IT AND THE INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AT ALL AND ALL THE BRAKING WAS BEING DONE BY THE FRONT DISCS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER BEING TURNED DOWN FOR SERVICE BY TWO AUTO SHOPS DUE TO LIABILITY . THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS WHY THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING INTERMITTENTLY SOFT AND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE INTERMITTENT ENGAGING WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON WINDSTARS AND THAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE UNIT IS $1200.00 INCLUDING THE $100.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. I AM DISTURBED THAT THERE ARE 50 COMPLAINTS FOR 2003 WINDSTARS YOU HAVE LISTED ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE DOWN TO (1) CAR AND THAT THE SAFETY OF MY 4YR. OLD GRANDSON (WHO LIVES WITH US), MY WIFE, MYSELF AND OTHER FREQUENT PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK. THIS IS A HEFTY REPAIR BILL THAT I AM SURE I CAN'T AFFORD AND DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO PAY FOR. *TR

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT FOR OUR FORD 2003 WINDSTAR. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON, THEN OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. FORD WINDSTAR 2003 HAS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY ON DASH FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WORSE IN THE HOT SUMMER. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS JUST STARTED IN OUR 2003 WINDSTAR WITH 60000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAPPENS FROM ONCE EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VAN TO ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

THE ABS & EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY @ INTERMITTENT INTERVALS, BUT NOT DURING BRAKING. THEY USUALLY COME ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE ARE NO ISSUES W/ THE VEHICLE'S ACTUAL BRAKING @ THIS TIME, OR @ ANY POINT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS 1ST NOTICED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V399000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SCDS LEAKED ONTO THE ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS REPAIR COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

DRIVING MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR PERIODICALLY THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN GO OFF , AFTER APPROX 25 TO 30 MILES OF DRIVING I WILL LOSE MY PRESSURE IN MY BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE BRAKES. IF YOU SHUT VAN OFF LET IT SIT IT WILL BE FINE UNTIL U DRIVE AGAIN ANOTHER 20 TO 30 MILES , ALSO IT WILL COME ON AFTER 5 TO 10 MILES OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL VAN IS SHUTOFF , THEN AT TIMES THE ABS LIGHT WONT COME ON UNTIL MORE MILES ARE DRIVEN , I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A CODE C1185 CAME UP , I TOOK TO FORD DUE TO THE FACT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SAID ITS NOT WARRANTIED , IN A POST ON COMPUTER IT STATES THAT CODE C1185 SHOULD BE WARRANTIED UNDER FORD , THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AS A FORD OWNER AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY , DUE TO THE FACT THE VAN IS EXCELLENT COND AND THE ONLY PROB IS THIS , IM SCARED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT DUE TO THE FACT I PROB COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR 2003 WITH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WE HAVE HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN. THEY WANT $800 JUST FOR THE PART TO FIX THE ABS SYSTEM IT NOW HAS 100000 MILES ON IT. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

DISCOVERED 20" CRACK IN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY OF MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION ROTTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THEN HE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS TOLD THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS TORN FROM THE FRAME AND ROTTED FROM THE BODY. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON AFTER RECALL REPLACED SCDS SWITCH ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT NEVER TURN OFF. MY WARNING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN IS ALWAYS ON AS WELL SO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY SO MY BATTERY DIES. MY HEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AS WELL. *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR KEEP SHOWING SYSTEM INFORMATION ERROR AND ABS, BRAKE LIGHT,OD OFFLIGHTS STAYS ON. THIS NORMALLY STARTS AFTER ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES INTO DRIVING. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR - WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY WE HAD TO PAY OVER $1,200.00 TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FIXED. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A VEHICLE, YOU EXPECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO BE SAFE. WE HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF 2003 FORD WINDSTARS AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2003 HAS INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF ABS SYSTEM INDICATED BY ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED SHE OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER ADVISED AN UNKNOWN FLUID HAD LEAKED ONTO THE ABS MODULAR AND BURNED. THE CONTACT SECURED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,950.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON WHEN HOT. NOTHING WAS TOUCHED TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. FOUND THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM KNOW BY FORD. *TR

VEHICLE READIED FOR EXTENDED ROAD TRIP -- ALL FLUID LEVELS CHECKED, MOTOR OIL CHANGED, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. NORMAL DRIVING DOES NOT REVEAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM (INCLUDING ABS) CONTINUES TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE DEGRADATION. THIS FAILURE APPEARS TO OCCUR AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, IE. 3+ HOURS. AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS WILL BOTH ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY, SOME TRIPS AT THE BEGINNING OTHERS BY THE END (THESE ARE LOCAL AND NOT EXTENDED). WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED (INTERMITTENTLY), THEY ARE BOTH ON FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP -- JUST SOME TRIPS THEY ARE ON AND OTHERS THEY ARE NOT. BRAKE FLUID LEVELS ARE NORMAL AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ADVERSE AFFECTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATION. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL FAILURE, IT CANNOT BE DISTINGUISHED FROM THIS APPARENT MALFUNCTION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY PERIOD AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A VEHICLE REPAIR BILL SINCE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FORD WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENT BUT COULD POTENTIALLY IF LEFT UNCHECKED. I AM LEAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF VISITING THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO QUESTION THEM ABOUT IT BUT AM REDUCING MY USE OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I AM ABLE. *TR