2003 Ford Windstar complaints

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE ABS LIGHT (AMBER COLOR) AND BRAKE LIGHT (RED COLOR) WILL JUST ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE SERVICED AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN IT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THEY CAME ON AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TWO TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. IT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY RANDOM AS TO WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON, BUT IT FREAKS ME OUT EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NEW BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS, CRUISE AND BRAKE ISSUE. LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, POSSIBLE FIRE ISSUE. # CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 1) # ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1) # FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185. (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1). *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8/22/09. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. IT WAS TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP BY AAA. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS AND OIL LEAKED, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON & OFF VERY OFTEN AND HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE ON THE FRONT WHEEL. MECHANIC CHECKED AND GOT CODE C1185. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. THE ABS MALFUNCTION SERIOUSLY PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. I AM SCARED WHEN I DRIVE IT. *TR

03 FORD WINDSTAR- THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT APPEAR WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS MANY OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AS OF YET. *TR

SINCE WE GOT OUR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR NEW IN DECEMBER, 2002, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WITH CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO FILL THE BRAKE FLUID. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN FEB, 2008 OUR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE REPAIR SHOP, THEY FIXED AND AKJUSTED THE BRAKES AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED, JUST THE LIGHT WAS ON AND WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR. AS IT WAS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, WE CHOOSE NOT TO REPLACE IT. IN JUNE 2008 OUR CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. WE AGAIN TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. TWO WEEKS AGO, AUGUST, 2009, WE HAD ALL NEW BRAKES PUT ON. JUST YESTERDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009, OUR BRAKE FLUID WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE HAD THE BRAKES PUT ON, AND THEY JUST FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID AND SAID THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE. UPON DRIVING HOME FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, WE NOTICED THAT OUR SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAD STOPPED WORKING AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS NOW FLASHING. SO, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ON OUR CONTROL PANEL: ABS, BRAKE, OVERDRIVE; AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS NOT WORKING: ABS, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OVERDRIVE; AND A CONTINUALLY DISAPPEARING BRAKE FLUID PROBLEM. DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF THE ABS WORKS OR NOT. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY FORD WINDSTAR AND IT SEEMS ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND SINCE OCT 2008 THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WENT OFF DEPENDING ON THE TEMP. OUTSIDE. I LIVE IN DELAWARE AND CURRENTLY ITS ON ALL THE TIME WITH THE WARM TEMP. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS A LINK OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED ON THE GROUND DUE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT COIL SPRING TO PUNCTURE THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76000.

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

OUR BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES AND REPLACED THEM. WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND THE BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. NOW THEY SAY IT'S THE ABS MODULE (THE PROBLEM FORD NEEDS A RECALL ON). DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS TO CHARGE US OVER $600 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, AFTER THEY ALREADY GOT OVER $200 OUT OF US TO REPLACE THE BRAKES THEY SAID WERE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS COMING ON IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

1. EVENTS INCLUDE DRIVING WITHIN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT 2. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SPORADICALLY COME ON CAUSING THE ABS TO BE TURNED OFF AND NOT FUNCTION WHEN NEEDED. 3. COMPLAINING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE 1185CODE. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR SEL - ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. THE SHOP TECHNICIAN SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD WINDSTARS AND THAT TAKING NO ACTION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD. THE ABS BRAKE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM COULD STILL OCCUR. THE ANSWER I WAS GIVEN WAS TO REMOVE THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND REPLACE IT WITH A PLUG. THIS WILL DISABLE THE ABS AND PREVENT ANY BRAKE FLUID FROM LEAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRES. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SEAMS TO BE MOSTLY WHEN WET ROADS, BUT HAS OCCURRED ON DRY DAYS ALSO. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD ABS MODULE HAD A LOT OF ERROR CODES AND THE WIRING CONNECTION LOOKED DAMP. MECHANIC PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTION, BUT I RECEIVED NO INFO ON THE ERROR CODES. *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKS. THIS CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. THE FAILURE OCCURS ON EVERY DAY DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WARMER DAYS. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER BRAKE SERVICE ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. CAR IS IN SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LITE COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I GOT THE CAR. *TR

6 MONTHS AGO MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON SPORADICALLY. INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES DAY AND NIGHT. VERY DISRUPTIVE TO DRIVING AND DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS ON ROAD. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. AM HAVING INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK THIS OUT. ALSO AFFECTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WHEN SOMETIME WORKING AND SOMETIME NOT. *TR

WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS TO REPORT, I WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN GEAR AFTER STARTING IT. THE GEAR-SHIFTER FELT SOMEWHAT LOOSE AS IF I WERE PARKED AT AN INCLINE WITHOUT PUTTING THE HAND BRAKE ON. HOWEVER, I WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL WHERE I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. WHENEVER I PLACED IT IN PARK IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET IT BACK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR HOWEVER, IT WOULD RANDOMLY GO INTO GEAR AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. BUT ONCE PLACED BACK INTO PARK IT WOULD GET STUCK AGAIN. NOW THERE IS ALL KINDS OF WACKY ELECTRICAL STUFF GOING ON...WINDOW SWITHCHES AREN'T FUNCTIONING, NO TAIL LIGHTS, FUEL GAGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE REMOTE ALARM ENTRY ONLY UNLOCKS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE IS A CLICKING IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TRYING TO UTILIZE ANY OF THE LISTED ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. *TR

IN FEBRUARY, 2009 I NOTED THAT THE ABS AND E-BRAKE WARNING LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN DRIVING. COMPUTER CODE ANALYSIS REFLECTED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. I REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY AND ARE VERY DISTRACTIVE. I HAVE TURNED OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT GO ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, BUT IS MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. ONE PLACE, MUNRO MUFFLER AND BRAKE SAID BRAKES ARE FINE. H & L DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED 2 THINGS REPLACED THAT WILL COST ME A MINIMUM OF $1250.00 OF WHICH I DO NOT HAVE.( I JUST RETURNED TO A JOB AFTER BEING OUT OF A JOB FOR ALMOST A YEAR. JUST CATCHING UP AND NOW THIS.) I MAY LOOSE MY VAN BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD REPAIRS ON A PROBLEM I AM SEEING AS A CONTINUED PROBLEM IN A FORD WINDSTAR 2003 VAN. I NEED IMMEDIATE HELP. I DID HAVE A AUTO ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2007 AND JANUARY 2008, BOTH NOT MY FAULT. PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER JANUARY 2008 CRASH....I DO NOT KNOW IF COULD BE RELATED. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND EMERGENCY LIGHT STAY ON EVEN WITH NO BRAKE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR 2003 THAT HAS INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON ABOUT ONCE A DAY WHILE DRIVING, MORE DURING THE SUMMER. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , ABS AND TRAC OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON...SINCE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON , MY WIFE WOULD NOT DRIVE IT... HAD BRAKES CHECKED SAID THEY WERE FINE. TOOK IT FOR A SCAN TEST AND WOW CODES FROM C1145 TO C1410. SAID IT WAS RELATED TO ECM MODULE. VERY EXPENSIVE...2003 WINDSTAR 79,000 MILES. *TR

ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED , LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, RELAY FAILURE. SLOW STICKY BRAKES RESPONSE. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 69000 MILES FROM USED CAR DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING THE ABS LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER SAYS THE ANTI LOCK BREAK CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

ABS LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. ECM MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON. NEW PADS AND ROTORS. LIGHTS STILL COME ON. PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING IN JUNE 2009. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ON. POSSIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *TR

BAD ABS MODULE IS A PROBLEM THAT VERY MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE. SO YOU THINK YOU HAVE ABS AND YOU DO NOT ALSO ALOT OF WINDSTARS HAVE BURNED. THIS IS A DANGER TO OWNERS. *TR

YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTANTLY AND DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ABS DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILURE. *TR

FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON ON THE DASHBOARD DURING WARM WEATHER. NO LIGHTS ARE LIT DURING THE COLDER MONTHS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO FIRE. *TR

1. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. 2. MY A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR, O/D OFF LIGHT IS BLINKING, ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, BRAKE/ABS LIGHTS STAY ON, LOCKS GO CRAZY RANDOMLY. 3. WE HAVE NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM YET. I WAS DOING RESEARCH ON THESE PROBLEMS WHEN I FOUND A WEBSITE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAVE BEEN COMING ON FOR YEARS. I HAD TO THE FORD GARAGE WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED A MONTH AGO AND THE LIGHTS STILL COME ON. I'M NOW ADVISED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE (UPWARDS OR $700 DOLLARS AS IT HAS TO BE DONE BY A FORD GARAGE. I'M FURIOUS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SOON AFTER BUYING MY VAN NEW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD GO OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS AT A TIME, BUT I AM A WOMEN AND KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS AND TRUSTED THEM. OVER THE YEARS I DID MY PART AND HAD PADS, SHOES ECT. REPLACED AND NO ONE COULD EVER SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES, I TOSSED IT UP TO A "COMPUTER ERROR" UNTIL NOW. BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME, THEY SQUEAK, AND SOMETIMES FEEL FUNNY WHEN I AM TRYING TO STOP MY VAN, SO I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE. THE GARAGE PUT IT ON THE MACHINE TO PRINT OUT PROBLEM CODES AND IT GAVE 10 PROBLEM CODES HAVING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES. THE MAN AT THE GARAGE WAS ACTING FUNNY (MAYBE HE KNEW ABOUT THE FIRE ISSUE) AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT SOUNDED SUSPICIOUS,SO I CHECKED FOR RECALLS. I HAVE HAD NO FIRES AS OF YET. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL I DO HAVE ONE, AND FRANKLY CAN AFFORD TO SINK THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO A CAR, WHEN FORD MADE FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT. *TR

1. HOT WEATHER CAUSES THE FAILURE (+75F?) 2. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 75F AND THE VAN WARMS UP, THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE ABS DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON. A CODE OF C1185 WAS READ BY A DEALER. 3. NOTHING AT THIS TIME - REPLACING THE ABS ECM WOULD ONLY FIX THE ISSUE UNTIL ANOTHER HOT DAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 WINDSTAR AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) STARTED LEAKING AND STARTED SMOKING WHEN IT SHORTED THE CONTACTS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND DISCONNECT THE SWITCH BEFORE A MAJOR FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

HI, IM A OWNER OF FORD WINDSTAR 2003 AND THE LIGHT OF ABS AND SPARK IS IN ON ALWAYS AFTER 10 MINUTES THAT START THE ENGINE. I READ THE MOTIVE AND JUST COMPLAINS FOR THE PROBLEM THANKS. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2003. BRAKE AND ABS LIGTHS ON ALL THE TIME AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN WEATHER IS HOT. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, O/D INDICATOR FLASHES, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER NOT WORKING, A/C STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR. ALL THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I NOTICE IT BEING A CHAIN REACTION ON 2003 WINDSTAR'S. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED. THE CHECK ADVANCETRAC AND ABS LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY...HIRSCH FORD IN MICHIGAN CITY WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRS AFTER SPENDING 1 1/2 HOURS DIAGNOSTIC TIME...ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP WAS ABLE TO PULL THE C1185 CODE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT ONLY GAVE ME A $1400.00 REPAIR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH 2003 FORD WINDSTAR-MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES, 2 FRONT BRAKES JOBS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND NOW ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILING-DAILY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

MY WIRE IN MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR NOT WORKING MY ELECTRIC DOORS DO NOT LOCK AND MY BACK CONTROL PANEL IS NOT WORKING AND I CHECKED MY FUSEBOX AND A FUSE WAS BURNED OUT SO I REPLACED IN AND IT BLEW OUT AGAIN SO SOME THING IS WRONG WITH MY WIRING AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

WE OWNED A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR, WHICH WE HAD NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS PRIOR BESIDES INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY SAW A VERY DENSE LIGHT GRAY SMOKE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I TOLD EVERYONE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE UPON SEEING FLAMES UNDER THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE, UNDER THE ENGINE. WE NEVER LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE. EVERYONE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRE WAS RAMPANT AND CONSUMED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ARRIVING. THERE WERE MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS FROM THE VEHICLE DURING THE FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, AS I NOW KNOW FROM LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A TREND OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THIS MODEL. WE ALSO WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL/BRAKE WIRING ISSUE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONSIDERED IT A TOTAL LOSS SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE ISSUE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENT. BEING STATION IN EUROPE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE MY AUTOMOBILE 100% WITH THE AUTOBAHNS. MY WINDSTAR IS A 2003 WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WHILE DRIVING IT LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS AND REVERSE. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS HAPPEN FEB 2009. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION. OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRAKE 'SQUEAL' NOISE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NO COMPUTER CODES STORED. NO CODES PRESENT WHEN LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, PADS, SHOES WITHIN SPECIFICATION. *TR

2009 FORD WINDSTAR. PURCHASED VAN 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT! AUTOMATIC DOORS POP OPEN LOUDLY OR NOT AT ALL. HAD THAT FIXED. REAR WINDOW OCCASIONALLY WORK! INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER OR STAY ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES! REAR SENSOR SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. *TR