2003 Ford Windstar complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES WENT CRAZY AND THE ABS / BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE NEEDLES WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE ABS/ BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. WE CHANGES THE SENSORS THAT GO TO ALL 4 TIRES AND THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. *TR

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME..IF YOU SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART THE WARNING LIGHTS GO AWAY. STARTED LAST YEAR THRU PRESENT TIME. HAVE HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE ERROR CODES WITH OUT SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN ITS WET.SUSPECT THE ABS COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME..IF YOU SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART THE WARNING LIGHTS GO AWAY. STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO THRU PRESENT TIME. HAVE HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE ERROR CODES WITH OUT SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN ITS WET. *TR

ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MIDDLE SEAT WON'T GO BACK UP AND THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND STAY ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION SHOWS A FAILURE TO THE ECU UNIT CAUSING THE ABS ON MY VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. WHEN I HAVE TO AGGRESSIVELY BRAKE MY FORD WINDSTAR IT PRODUCES A SKID INSTEAD OF A CONTROLLED STOP. *TR

THE RED BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AS WELL AS THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT. THE LIGHTS TYPICALLY COME ON AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS AS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SOME TIME AND HAVE HAD BRAKES SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

HEARD A LOUD CRACK NOISE FROM MY DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FOUND THE LEFT FRONT STRUTS COIL SPRING TO BE BROKEN IN THREE PIECES. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME DUE TO THE FACT THE SPRINT WOULD HAVE PENETRATED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE LEFT FRONT STRUT WITH A COMPLETE NEW STRUT THAT MEETS OEM SPECIFICATIONS. I WAS A BIT LEARY ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE MY WIFE TO WORK, I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT COIL SPRING AND SAW NOTHING VISIBLY WRONG WITH IT. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS PULLING FORWARD LATER TODAY AT 151,725 MILES. THE BROKEN PIECE IS NOW PRESSING AGAINST THE TIRE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT WITH A NEW UNIT THAT MEETS OEM SPECIFICATIONS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS HAVING THIS ISSUE IF ONE BREAKS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND HAVING THE BROKEN COIL SPRING PUNCTURE THEIR TIRE. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, FOLLOWED SOON AFTERWARDS BY THE POWER RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILING TO GO AND DOWN, FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. THESE WOULD OCCUR UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, THEN MOST OF THE TIME THE SYMPTOMS WOULD GO AWAY, ALWAYS TO RETURN. WHEN THE O/D OFF LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO PERFORM AT SPEED AND WE WOULD HAVE TO REDUCE OUR SPEED TO UNDER 50 MPH IN ORDER TO NOT REV THE ENGINE ABOVE 3500 RPM. WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON, YOU CANNOT GET TO 60 MPH WITHOUT REDLINING THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD DEALERS AND MECHANICS LOOK AT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. WE CAN DRIVE FOR MILES AND NOTHING HAPPENS. AND OTHER DAYS THE CAR BARELY STARTS MOVING, AND THE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR TROUBLE CODES C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1243, C1212, C1210; ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY DON'T KNOW IF MY ABS IS WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT WENT ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE REAR AXLE CRACKED AND BROCKED IN THE MIDLE MADE THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE FENDER AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THERE WAS A RECALL BUT FORD INSISTED IN SAYING THAT THERE WASNT ANY THING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THAT. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAVE HEARD THIS IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR... PARKING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR SO... THESE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE I DRIVE... BUT WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND START UP AGAIN THEY STAY OFF, UNTIL IN 5 OR SO MINUTES THEY COME ON AGAIN AND STAY ON WHILE I'M DRIVING TILL NEXT TIME I SHUT THE CAR OFF. IS AT IT'S WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. THIS DISENGAGES THE ABS BRAKES I DEPEND ON ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER WEATHER APPROACHING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD DEALERS SAID THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE GOES IN FORWARD MOTION AND STAYS ON THROUGH ENTIRE DRIVING CYCLE. THE OTHER BRAKE WARNING LAMP ALSO ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. MORE FREQUENTLY IN DAMP/WET WEATHER. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VAN WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, FORWARD, REVERSE, 2,1. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED APPROX. 2.5 YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR AXLE. AT THAT TIME I WAS ADVISED OF NO CONCERNS OF A COMPROMISED AXLE. THEY REASSURED ME THAT THEY PLACED BRACKETS ON THE AXLE SHOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. THANK GOODNESS THE AXLE FRACTURED WHILE TRAVELING ON A QUIET COUNTRY ROAD. WE DROVE OVER A LOW POINT IN THE ROAD (NOT A POT HOLE) AND THAT IS WHEN THE AXLE LET GO ALONG WITH THE BRACKETS THAT WERE PLACED TO SUPPORT THE AXLE! THIS AXLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL!! I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THE AXLE DIDN'T LET GO WHILE I WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OUTCOME CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT AND QUITE POSSIBLY TRAGIC! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD IN HOW THEY HANDLED THIS MATTER. THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL PAST 12 MONTHS OF THE SERVICE DATE. THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISHANDLING OF THIS RECALL!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHIE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND BRACKET WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR DRIVING AT SPEED OF 40MPH MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT UP. GARAGE DID A CODE RESET BUT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE DID NOT GO AWAY, GARAGE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY AND PLUGGED IT BACK AND THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON. MECHANIC HAS FIXED IT ONCE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES NOT TO WORK. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY WINDSTAR. IT WORKS ON SOME DAYS BUT OTHERS GETS STUCK OR ALL THE NEEDLES IN THE DASHBOARD GO BACK AND FORTH REALLY FAST. IT HAS CAUSED ONE OF THE NEEDLES (FOR RPM'S) TO BRAKE IN ORDER FOR ME TO PUT THE WINDSTAR INTO PARK. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME MANY MONTHS, MAYBE A YEAR. THE BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BEEN ON OR GONE OFF, BUT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME - THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS. WE HAVE A KNOWN BRAKE OIL LEAK, AS WE HAVE SEEN THE PUDDLES AND FREQUENTLY REFILL IT. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD RECALL 09S09 BUT OUR VIN # IS NOT PRESENTLY INCLUDED. ON 8/21 THE ALL OF THE INTERNAL GAUGES "WENT WONKY" AND THEN STOPPED INDICATING ANYTHING (SPEEDOMETER AT 0, EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50-60 MPH. THIS "WONKY ISSUE" HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE SPRING OF 2014. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS (ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE FIRST NOTICED THE "WONKY GAUGES" WHICH USED TO ALWAYS ACCOMPANY A RAPID ACCELERATION) SINCE THE LAST WEEK, THE GAUGES ARE "GOING WONKY" ON THEIR OWN, EVEN WHEN I DON'T RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. WE HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT A BRAKE OIL LEAK AFFECTING THE SCDS AND OUR ISSUES SEEM VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN A RECALL! TO RECAP, THE "WONKY GAUGES" HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE FEB/MARCH BUT WAS ONLY OBSERVED WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. NOW, SINCE A MUCH MORE SEVERE EPISODE ON 8/21/2014 THE GAUGES ARE ACTING UP EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS, THE GAUGES ARE "GOING OUT" AND NOT REGISTERING ANYTHING AT ALL FOR 10-15 MINUTE STRETCHES. A/C, RADIO, CLOCK, WINDOWS, TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING. AND ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PRIOR RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

MY ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR MONTHS. AND IS NOT MORE FREQUENT. I WENT TO MY GARAGE AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE LINES. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINT ONLINE OF THIS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. I AM HOPING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR

VAN STARTED MAKING A LOUD METAL BANGING NOISE WHILE ON VACATION. TOOK TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS SHOWN THAT THE SUBFRAME ( WHERE THE AC WATER LEAKS DOWN) WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THRU AND BROKEN, MAKING THE VAN UNSAFE TO DRIVE/ THE VAN ALREADY HAD BRACKETS ON THE SUBFRAME AND REAR AXLE INSTALLED BY FORD JUST WEEKS EARLIER, BUT THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED OR ADDRESSED. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

PARKING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. OBD II CODE READS EEC TEST PULLED CODES C1185-C1194-C1198-C1210-C1214-C1242-C1246-C1250-C1254. IF CODES ARE CLEARED C1185 NOW RETURNS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON, BRAKES ARE FINE, FLUID LEVEL IS FINE, BUT LIGHT IS ON. ABS NOW NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH UNTIL DRIVEN AT LEAST 3 MILES, THIS IS ALSO CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK SMOOTHLY. TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE, TRANSMISSION IS CLEAN AND WORKING. ALL OF THESE ISSUES BEGAN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. *TR

ABS LIGHT KEEP COMMING ON. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKES STILL SEEMED TO WORK OK. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING AND IN THE EVENT OF A QUICK STOP BEING NECESSARY, WE SHOULD PUMP THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE TIRES FROM SKIDDING. REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO EXCEED $1200.00. *TR

BOTH MY ABS AND BRAKE "DUMMY" LIGHTS ARE ON. WILL GO OFF FOR SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER VEHICLE RESTARTED, POP BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. *TR

THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. SOMETIMES THEY WILL GO OFF, BUT YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THEY WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON IP ON - FLUIDS CHECKED AS FULL - LIGHTS ON WITH MOST DRIVING - OCCASIONAL WILL BE ON THEN GO OFF FOR SUBSEQUENT DRIVES. NO LOSS OF BRAKE FEEL OR STOPPING ABILITY. BRAKES CHECKED OKAY AT LAST TIRE ROTATION SERVICE BY CONOCO STATION. *TR

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE FLICKER ON AND OFF AT RANDOM WHEN DRIVING. IT DOES IT DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT. AT NIGHT IS THE WORST. SOMETIMES IT WON'T DO IT FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE IS TIMES WHERE IT DOES IT CONSTANTLY. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING CORRECTS IT BUT ONLY SOME OF THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN SEEING COMPLAINTS ON MANY DIFFERENT WEB SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE SEEN NO TSB ISSUED FROM FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AFTER THEY WARM UP. THIS USE TO HAPPEN ONLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL YEAR ROUND.. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MILES BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. CAR CURRENTLY HAS OVER 170000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN MULTIPLE OPINIONS ON THE ISSUE TO INCLUDE: ABS MODULE DEFECT, ABS SENSOR DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL POWER TO TRANSMISSION. CAR WOULD START BUT NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. CODE SCANNER SHOWS NO CODES, ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY LIT. MECHANIC'S GUESS IN TORQUE CONVERTER. SEEMS TO BE A TOO COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

RPM NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND CAN'T GET IT TO GO BACK WONDERING IF THS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. *JS

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN FULLY SERVICED, FLUID REPLACED, SYSTEM BLED. ABS NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN LIGHTS ARE LIT. *JS

ABS LIGHT AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *JS

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENT. FIRST TIME NOTICED WAS ON VACATION AND COMING TO A STOP AT A TOLL BOOTH AND BOTH LIGHTS COME ON. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. FORD DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER RECALL? *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH SIGNALING PROBLEMS INTERMITTENTLY. DOES VEHICLE HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR MODULE FAILURE. *TR

PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT REMAIN ON WHILE OPERATING--SOFT BRAKES--UNRELIABLE ABS TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED CONCERN AS "FOUND ABS ECU CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON". *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SOMETIMES MY VAN DON'T WANT TO STOP. THE BRAKES GIVE OUT BUT ALL BRAKE PADS SEEM TO BE OK. LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT 60MPH. MY VAN THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN HAVING VERY BAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSES MY VAN TO DIE AS WELL. *TR

PARKING BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS USUALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) ILLUMINATE. IT HAPPENS LESS OFTEN IN THE COLD. WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICES FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR