2000 FORD WINDSTAR Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IDLING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STATED THE WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE IMPROPER IDLING ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE HAD A VACUUM LEAK, AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. GOING 20 MPH. HEARD A CLUNK, THEN A BIG BAM. FRONT TIRE WAS BLOWN. PULLED INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO WHERE I WORK (TOYOTA DEALER). SERVICE LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE. IT ALSO NEEDS A NEW TIRE, SPRING, STRUT AND ABS SENSOR. I'VE HAD ALL THE RECALLS PERFORMED. I'VE ALWAYS DONE THE SERVICE NEEDED. OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKS IT OUT EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE. I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 173,599

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE CRAZY... I LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM... ALSO MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME... *TR AND MY RIGHT SLIDING DOOR RATTLES...

Mileage: 161,000

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. AUTOZONE FREE CHECK REPORTED CODE C1185 WHICH ACCORDING TO OTHER REPORTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET RELATES TO A BAD SOLDER JOINT ON THE ABS COMPUTER BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

GAUGES GO CRAZY AND DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME. ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. STEERING CREEKS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT FORD SOMEHOW SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT MAY BECOME A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL LISTEN AND ACT? *TR

Mileage: 114,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD ALL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE (MOSTLY UN-SERVICEABLE) 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. IF YOUR ABS LIGHT IS ON. *JB

REGARDING THE 2009-2010 PERFORM RECALL 09S09 OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WIRE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. IT DID NOT WORK - IT NEVER WORKED, NOR DID IT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF THE INSTALLATION THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TO THIS DATE BRAKE FLUID IS STILL LEAKING INTO THE COMPONENT. IT CAUSES MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON UPON STOPPING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF - WHICH IF GOES UNNOTICED, IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. TO THIS DATE THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. AND IT HAS ALSO REDUCED MY SAFE BRAKING DISTANCE. I HAVE VERY LOW MILES ON THE VAN - LESS THAN 81,000 MILES - SO IT IS NOT CAUSE BY HEAVY USAGE. FORD HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE WHICH IS THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THIS WIRING ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY FORD WINDSTARS STILL IN USE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE OF THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE ASSEMBLY WIRE. REPLACING THIS WIRE ASSEMBLY HARNESS DID NOT AND WILL NOT FIX THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE ISSUE. *JS

THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONCE ON IT USUALLY STAYS ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS STARTED DURING THE SUMMER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MOST LIKELY THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF A $700 REPLACEMENT MODULE FROM FORD PLUS LABOR! MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE 09S09 RECALL WORK WAS DONE SOME TIME AGO, BUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON CONTINUES. I AM VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING UP ON RECENT INFORMATION AS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE SITES THAT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID REACHING THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAS HAPPENED AFTER THE SUPPOSED RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE IN MANY INSTANCES, CAUSING FIRES AND OR THE LOSS OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WORKING. I HAVE ALSO READ MANY, MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING A FIRE OR BRAKE FAILURE...YET. IF THIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS SO CONSISTENTLY FAULTY, SHOULD FORD NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM? *TR

I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON 1/7/2012 FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER STARTING AND I ASKED THEM TO CHECK BEFORE I BROUGHT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST A SENSOR, SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE FORD REPAIR FOR THE TWO RECALLS OF THE REAR AXLE BRACKET AND SUBFRAME AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE RELAY INSIDE WAS DAMAGED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR THE ABS WIRE WAS DONE ON 10/2011, BUT THE MODULE STILL WENT OR WENT BEFORE THAT AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND IT WAS UP TO ME TO REPLACE. *TR

HELLO I REPORTED THE ABS CONDITION WITH INCREASED BRAKING A WHILE BACK I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD CONTINUED ISSUES WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE NOT WORKING ON MY VAN I TOOK THE CAR TO STEPHENS AUTO IN DANVILLE WV FOR THE RECALLS ON THE AXLES AND HAD THEM CHECK ON THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON ALSO I HAVE READ ON AN INTERNET COMPLAINT SITE WHERE THE COMPUTER CONTROL BOARDS IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAVE SODDER CONNECTIONS BROKEN IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I ASK THAT YOU HAVE FORD RECALL AND REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING ONE OF THESE VANS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. ABS STILL A PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT READ THE CODES FROM THE TEST. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

BACK IN 2008 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER (ABOUT $6,000 IN DAMAGES) WHEN MY ABS FAILED CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR ISSUE, BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS. I'VE FOUND THAT THE RECALL (09S09) DOES NOT ADDRESS ALL THE UNDERLYING ISSUES AND THE FORD DEALER WILL NOT FIX ALL OF THE ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN ITEMS ON MY VAN FOR ABS. WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT THAT MEANT, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ON RECALL FOR ABS ON MY VEHICLE. I HAD NEVER HAD ANYTHING DONE TO THE ABS, SO IT WAS NOT BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY FIXED. A WEEK AGO, I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM; I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MPH. I CONSTANTLY HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED BECAUSE I HAVE TO PRESS THEM HARD TO WORK. THE REAR BRAKES ARE ALMOST NEW, AND THE FRONT (PADS AND ROTORS) ARE NEW SO THE BRAKES SHOULD WORK BETTER THAN THEY DO. SINCE THERE ARE MAJOR REPORTS OF PROBLEMS, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DISAPPEARS ON RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 136,700

LAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AND THE ABS LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE NEXT MORNING I HAD TO TAKE MY SON TO ONE OF HIS ACTIVITIES AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS STILL NOT WORKING AND I NOTICED I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WENT HOME AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. (09S09) I TOOK MY CAR IN THIS MORNING TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. THIS DID NOT FIX MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE SOME OF THE WIRES. I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THAT SPECIFIC PART. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE THE RECALL WILL ONLY COVER THE PART AND NOT THE DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT TO MAKE A RECORD OF THIS. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD FIX THE DAMAGE THAT THIS RECALLED PART HAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS AND IS NOW ALWAYS ON. EACH AND EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RE-STARTED THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

FOR A YEAR NOW WE BE NOTICING ODOMETER FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMING ON. RECENTLY WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING AT ALL. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER WHICH WAS EMPTY. I REFILLED IT AND CHECKED AROUND TO SEE FOR ANY LEAKS. I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING AT THE SCDS SWITCH. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE THEY DESCRIBED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. LUCKY IT HASN'T CAUSED ANY FIRE LIKE IT DID BY SOME OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AS I DRIVE -THE DEALER SAYS ITS THE ABS MODULE (I PAID $108 FOR THE TEST) AND WILL COST $1300 TO FIX -I SEE FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A MAJOR AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND FEEL FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL WINDSTARS AND FIX IT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE HAD TO FIX THE ABS TWICE AND I AM DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM AGAIN THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS LOCKS I HAVE TO HAND LOCK MY VAN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE ABS SYSTEM TURNS OFF, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS MOUNTED TO AN ALUMINUM BRACKET WHICH EXPANDS IN THE HEAT AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Mileage: 130,000

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE

Mileage: 126,000

TOOK FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR RECALL ON AXLES. UPON COMPLETION, ASKED SVCMAN ABOUT BREAK PADS. SVCMAN SAID FULL INSPECTION DONE AND BRAKES OKAY. CALLED REPAIRMAN 2 DAYS LATER ABOUT LOOSE STEERING AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN BREAKING. TOOK CAR IN. SERVICE DEPT. SAID BRAKES BAD, CUSHINGS BAD, BALL JOINT BAD, THEN WHEN PLACING PADS ONE CALIPER STARTS LEAKING. ALL IN ONE RECALL EXPERIENCE. THIS IS HOW FORD MAKES ITS SERVICE MONEY, RECALL AND DESTRUCTION TO INCREASE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVENUES. $600+ BRAKE JOB PAYS FOR THOSE RECALL AXEL KITS. MY REAL CONCERN IS WHAT ISN'T RUSTING ON THE FORD WINDSTAR? THE AXLES, ROTORS, CALIPERS ALL RUSTING. MY PROBLEM IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS SAME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME THIS WINDSTAR WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT END. THE SAME ONE WITH THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HOWEVER FORD CONVENIENTLY FAILED TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO CAR FAX. I FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE WHEN A BODY SHOP WORKER SHOWED ME THE REPLACED BODY WORK. SINCE ONE DOESN'T SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN TEST DRIVING, I DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL LATER THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM ITS STEEL FLOOR BOLTS. FORD REPLACED THE SCREWS AND STILL SAID NOTHING. I STILL FIND PIECES OF BROKEN WINDSHIELD GLASS IN THE SLIDING DOOR WELLS AND IN THE CHAIR SUPPORT CLAMPS ON THE FLOOR WHEN I REMOVE THE SEATS. *TR

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING IM HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS , I'VE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION: REAR:AXLE: NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY), 00V351000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) AND 01V261000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT, THE POWER STEERING WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD ONLY SPRAY TO ONE SIDE INSTEAD OF BOTH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO JUNK THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

Mileage: 159,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. LAST YEAR THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A RECALL RELATED TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND ABS ISSUES. THIS YEAR I AM GETTING AN ABS LIGHT ON AND A CODE OF C1185. I WAS TOLD THIS CODE RELATES TO A BAD ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SAME PART THAT THE BRAKE FLUID ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT TO PREVENT VEHICLE FIRES. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ECU AS PART OF THE RECALL (FREE OF CHARGE). THE ECU IS OVER $600. I AM NOW AT RISK OF FIRE AND MY BRAKING ABILITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS PART AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. IT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED FROM OCCASIONALLY TO ALL OF THE TIME OVER ABOUT A TWO YEAR PERIOD.

Mileage: 28,500

WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR WINDSTAR AND UPON RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE PERIODICALLY COME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE WORKING FINE AND THEN DROP TO ONLY 20 MPH EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXCEEDING THAT SPEED. IT WILL THEN JUMP BACK TO THE PROPER SPEED AND THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR OWNER, RECENTLY HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON, MECHANIC DID ON-BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. REPLACEMENT COST IN CA IS OVER $1000. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ADD ME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WANTING FORD MOTOR CO. TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

Mileage: 57,545

ABS LIGHT STILL ON AFTER PREVIOUS 09S09 RECALL WORK DONE. BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

INTERMEDIATE YELLOW ABS WARNING LIGHT. GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. HARD BRAKING SOMETIMES CAUSES LIGHT TO COME ON. AT OTHER TIMES, IT JUST COMES ON. MY DEALER HAD MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR FOR 3 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND MY WIFE IS CONCERNED AS THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AND DEACTIVATE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. STARTED AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. HE STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM BRAKES FAILED WHICH TIED IN WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

Mileage: 45,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED" IN CATEGORY "SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC". THE ORIGINAL RECALL 09S09 WORK WAS COMPLETED BY FORD. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEREFORE, I AM CONCERNED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY AND MY BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD.

Mileage: 155,000

ABS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON OCCASIONALLY, BUT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO COMING ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING ALMOST EVERY TRIP.

Mileage: 45,000

WE BOUGHT OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR USED IN EARLY 2005. EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VAN, THE ABS LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON. IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX, BUT WHILE READING ABOUT THE RECENT WINDSTAR AXLE RECALL, I FOUND THAT THE ABS LIGHT PROBLEM IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AMONG MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS. I KNOW THE BRAKES DON'T WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS PUT UP WITH IT BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWN A HILL. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM? I READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO AND THERE IS A LOT OF INFO THERE WITH BACKGROUND INFO. I WISH I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS SITE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYING ON FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME (I.E., YEARS). REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LIGHT IS ON, BUT CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTICS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE SENSORS OR THE ABS SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO REPLACE ANYTHING. EVEN DURING THE LAST RECALL (CRUISE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS ISSUE) THE MECHANICS AT SHULTS FORD OF WEXFORD, PA ADMITTED THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF, AND THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY, BUT THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REPLACE IT. LATELY, MY LIGHT HAS BEEN LIT UP MORE CONSTANTLY AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCES ARE GENERALLY LONGER. I CANNOT ASCERTAIN IF THE ABS SYSTEM IS EVEN ENGAGING OR NOT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT FORD IS REALLY NOT TOO INTERESTED IN THIS PROBLEM. I RECENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING A LIGHT RAIN IN WHICH THE ROAD WAS SLICK FROM OIL/GRIME BECAUSE IT HAD NOT RAINED IN SOME TIME, AND I HEARD NO EVIDENCE OF THE NORMAL SOUND OF THE ABS SYSTEM. I WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS TO NHTSA SO THAT AT LEAST THIS WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN CASE I GET INTO A SERIOUS CRASH AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM OR ABS SENSORS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

ABS AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL SENSORS ARE ON 24/7. DEALER STATES I HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN SNOW AND RAIN. BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE CONSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY ABS LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT CAME ON WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH. NOW IT COMES AND GOES. SOMETIMES WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES WITH THE HOUR OR SO. BREAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY DECREASED. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. IT SOMETIMES COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN OF DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES IT COMES RIGHT ON. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON 2000 WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 81,289

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW THE ABS DASH LIGHT GOES ON. IT USUALLY SHUTS OFF AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAK BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKING DISTANCES SUDDENLY INCREASED . ABS LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 105,005

SUDDEN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 105,505

FORD WINDSTAR 2000 ABS LIGHT CAME ON. READING THE CODES SAID C1185 POWER RELAY FAILURE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS, GETS WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT. RESTART OF THE VEHICLE CLEARS THE LIGHT, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 130,500

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, HOT WEATHER. THE ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP. ABS AND TRAC ARE DISABLED, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE. IN COOLER WEATHER, THE SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE WORKING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE YET. *TR

Mileage: 124,500

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SW-6351) IS LEAKING AND FLUID IS MAKING ITS WAY DOWN TO THE ECM CONTROL MODULE (2C219) DAMAGING IT AND MAKING THE ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A YEAR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 3.8 ENGINE. THE ABS BRAKES WORK FINE IN WINTER MONTHS DURING THE MORNING START UPS. ONCE THE VAN WARMS UP THE ABS LIGHT WILL TURN ON. IN SUMMER MONTHS THE ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME EXCEPT THOSE COOL MORNINGS. THE ABS LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY LIGHT UP ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM UP. THE OBD CODE IS C1185 GIVEN TO ME BY THE FORD DEALER. THE CODE HAS BEEN ON FOR HE PASSED 5 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. MAYBE MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. WHILE LIGHT IS ON ABS DOES NOT FUNCTION. IF I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT USUALLY GOES OFF WHEN I RESTART THE CAR. AUTO SHOP REPORTS THIS IS KNOW ISSUE BUT FORD HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CONTROL BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED APPROX $1000.00 I HAD ONE VERY CLOSE CALL WITH A CHILD ON A BIKE JUST A FEW BLOCK FROM HOME. THE LIGHT WAS ON AT THE TIME, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP INSTEAD OF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

ABS HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS. *TR

ABS LIGHT IS ON. ALL RECALLS TO DATE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 94,500

I HAD MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR'S TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND WHEN I PICKED IT BACK UP THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT I AM LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM A SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE LOSS OF FLUID CAN CAUSE MY BRAKES TO STOP WORKING. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BRAKE FLUID IS FLAMMABLE AND MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE IF IT IS NOT REPAIRED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 133,449

MY ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES. NOW MY BRAKES ARE STUCK SO I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A SHOP YET. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN (WITH 72,000 MILES) - SCDS RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. YELLOW ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW AND BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. NOR DID IT RESOLVE THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH EITHER - IT STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND RECEIVED REPAIRS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AFTER REPAIRS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ABS MODULE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DECISION IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED A SECOND TIME WOULD BE AT THE DEALERS DISCLOSURE AND THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE A ONE TIME REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO HAVING REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DENIED FLUID WAS LEAKING WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ABS AND INSISTED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ABS SENSOR. UPDATED 11/04/10

Mileage: 70,000

SPEED CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EVEN AFTER RECALL COMPLETED. FORD WINDSTAR 2000. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE ABS LIGHT ON OUR 2000 FORD WINDSTAR GOES ON AND OFF (NO CORRELATION TO ANYTHING) AND OCCASIONALLY OUR BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

ABS ECM FAILURE - DURING RECALL REPAIRS TO THE ABS SWITCH, TROUBLE SHOOTING DISCOVERED A MALFUNCTIONING ABS ECM MODULE. CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A RESULT OF LEAKING BRAKE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND BRAKE SYSTEM NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL (09S09) WAS PERFORMED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. ABS LIGHTS ON AND ALL SENSORS CHECKED AND WORKING FINE. ABS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ALL RECALL ITEMS PERFORMED BY FORD. NEWER BRAKES (1 YEAR) AND NEW TIRES 4 TIRES). *TR

Mileage: 120,000

FORD COMPANY HAD A RECALL OF A DEAC SWITCH IN WHICH BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN ON....I HAD THE RECALL DONE...BUT MY ABS YELLOW DASH LIGHT IS ON STILL...I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE OR WHETHER MY ABS IS WORKING OR NOT...I DON'T WANT TO FEEL I CAN RELY ON SOMETHING THAT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD WIDSTAR. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WAS A MATTER OF THE ABS LIGHT REMAINING ON. LATER I BEGAN TO HAVE THE SMELL OF BURNING IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON UNLESS I TOOK PRECAUTIONS TO MANUALLY PULL UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER PAIDING A LOCAL MECHANIC TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES PREIOUSLY MENTIONED, I RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER. I TOOK THE LETTER AND REPLACED PART TO MY AREA FORD DEALER WHO SUBMITED REIMBURSMENT INVOICES. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF THE REIMBUSMENT AND WAS ISSUED A CHECK WHICH COVERED ONLY A THIRD OF THE COST OF MY REPAIRS. *TR

ABS FAILS AS WEATHER GETS WARMER. LIGHT COMES ON SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE . *TR

Mileage: 102,000

HAD FORD DEALER REPLACE RECALLED SWITCH. STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH ABS LIGHT ON. CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOESN'T WORK. STILL USING UP A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER MOVES FAST TO THE RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR A RECALL LESS THAN 6 MOS AGO FOR CRUISE CONTROL. THE ABOVE WE HAVE LIVED WITH BUT NOW THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, THE CAR ROLLS A BIT MORE THAN STOPS. *TR

Mileage: 97,176

I HAD THE FORD OCTOBER 2009 RECALL PERFORMED (SPEED CONTROL WIRING HARNESS FIRE RELATED) ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR, AND PRIOR TO THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INTERMITTENT ABS YELLOW BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO THE FORD DEALER MECHANICS, AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND A FIX FOR IT. AFTER THE RECALL, I STILL HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ABS ECM MODULE (2C219) WILL HEAT EXPANDING THE HEAT PLATE AS DESCRIBED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#PROBLEM1. IT IS TROUBLING TO ME THAT MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, MAKING ME WONDER ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM, YET FORD SEEMS TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON AND NO DESIRE TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED NOT KNOWING WHETHER THE ABS SYSTEM IS EVEN ACTIVE OR NOT, OR WHETHER EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON THIS INDICATES A DAMAGING SITUATION, OVERHEATING (IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THE 2009 RECALL WAS DUE TO ABS FLUID DRIPPING ON THE WIRING HARNESS), OR SOMETHING EVEN BLATANTLY DANGEROUS OUT ON THE ROAD. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE ARE NOT KNOWN AND INCONSISTENT - THE LIGHT WILL COME ON OFTENTIMES WHEN I AM NOT EVEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE (LIGHT) OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES AS OFTEN AS EVERY TIME I RUN MY WINDSTAR, OTHER TIMES PERHAPS ONLY ONCE EVERY WEEK; ONCE IN AWHILE THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHES ITSELF WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM -- I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALERS' SEVERAL TIMES BUT EVERY TIME THEY SEEM COMPLETELY BAFFLED WHY THE LIGHT IS COMING ON. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY, MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN VEHICLE (LIGHTS, LOCKS, WINDOWS) - THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR 2-3 YEARS. ALSO, THE BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE BRAKES SOMETIMES GET EXTREMELY HARD AND BARELY MOVE AND OTHER TIMES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 09S09 HAS BEEN DONE BUT THE PROBLEMS REMAIN ONGOING.

Mileage: 57,000

2000 WINDSTAR BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE GETS WARM. DIAGNOSTIC CODES: C1185, C1194, C1198, C1210, C1214, C1242, C1246, C1250, AND C1254. *TR

Mileage: 93,420

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT THE LIGHT COMES ON. OF COURSE I LIVE IN NORTHERN MN AND I NEED ABS. ITS A HAZARD, WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC AND PULLED THE CODE C1185(POWER RELAY CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND HOOD AREA OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE CONSEQUENCE THAT MAY OCCUR WITH THE REMEDY REPAIR. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN UPDATED 08/11/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE HEARD A CLANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER HE SAW SMOKE. HE TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED AND THAT THE AXLE HAD FRACTURED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE SERVICE MANAGER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE .THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117000.

Mileage: 117,000

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID CAUSING DAMAGE TO SPEED CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 100,118

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AN INDEPENDENT MADE REPAIRS REFERENCED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000( VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,011 AND THE CURRENT WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 131,011

2000 FORD WINDSTAR XL. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE LOCK-UPS. UPON RESEARCHING, FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE BRAKE DEACTIVATE SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYING ON WHEN IT IS WARM OUT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE GETS VERY HOT AND SQUEAKS AND GRINDS AS WELL. NOW THAT IT IS TURNING COOLER THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AS OFTEN BUT STILL DOES. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET AS I AM WAITING TO SEE IF A RECALL OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN POCAHONTAS IOWA. WAS TOLD THEY CLEANED THE PARTS AND SHUT THE LIGHT OFF. WITHIN 2 WEEKS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. REQUIRED A $300.00 FIX. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WILL PROBABLY END UP IN A RECALL. NO RECALL YET!! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

NO ODOMETER OR SPEEDOMETER AND ABS LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHT WERE FLASHING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WERE FAULTY AS WELL AS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. A YEAR AFTER THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,545 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND INJURED MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AFTER SENDING IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE FOUND THE LEAK TO BE IN THE SENSOR RIGHT BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER SEARCHING FOR THAT PART IN THE AUTOPART STORES AND NOT FINDING IT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. THIS IS A FAMILY VAN AND THE SAFETY OF MY WHOLE FAMILY IS AT RISK. *TR

ABS LIGHT ALWAYS LIT ON A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. AND EVENT OCCURRED ON SEPT. 19 WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH AT AN INTERSECTION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AS OF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, 2009, MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN HAVING ITS ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATE ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WOULD OCCUR SEEMINGLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THOUGH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009, I NOTICED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEREAFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LAMP APPEARED. THE LAMP WOULD USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, CEASE ILLUMINATING AFTER I HAD STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 111,200

ABS LIGHT YELLOW AND STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 73,600

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE VAN IS DRIVEN AND WARMED UP I LOSE BRAKING. I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN OCT 2008, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE WHOLE TIME. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL MODULE AND THAT IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY ON THIS MODEL 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 96,197

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE BRAKE AREA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES; HOWEVER, AFTER REMOVING THE TIRES HE NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE BLACK AND SMOKING. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND MILEAGE GAGE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE ABS HAD A SHORTAGE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 110,000.

Mileage: 100,000

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SOMETIMES REMAINS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF NO REASON FOR THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO FUNCTION FINE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS MODULE BEGAN FAILING AT AROUND 70000. THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AFTER THE ENGINE HAS WARMED IN WINTER OR SOONER DURING SUMMER MONTHS. THE MODULE IS POORLY DESIGNED AND NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND HEATING AND COOLING. AS A RESULT, THE MODULE DOES NOT WORK AS DESIGNED AND DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKES SHOULD. *TR

Mileage: 750,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR ...ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ODOMETER AND SPEEDO QUIT WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 78,693

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED BY FORD. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY HEAT IN THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) (2C219) MODULE CAUSING EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE (HEAT SINK) IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD AT ALL POINTS. THE EXPANSION OCCURS WHEN THE UNIT GETS WARM ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE CODE SCANS AS CODE C1185 AND SHOWS ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AS A YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT. IT APPEARS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WORKS ONLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND CREATES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED BY FORD. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY HEAT IN THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) (2C219) MODULE CAUSING EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE (HEAT SINK) IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD AT ALL POINTS. THE EXPANSION OCCURS WHEN THE UNIT GETS WARM ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE CODE SCANS AS CODE C1185 AND SHOWS ON THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AS A YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT. IT APPEARS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WORKS ONLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE AND CREATES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN YELLOW ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. PARTS COST APPROX. $400, LABOR APPROXIMATELY $200. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ACTIVATION SWITCH. THE FAILURE CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW, WHICH CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL. THE FUSE HAS BURNED OUT AND BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I NOTICED A FLUID LEAK RECENTLY AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME DISCOVERED MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH I CAME ACROSS THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE LEAKAGE AROUND THE ABOVE PART DRIPPED ONTO THE WIRING BELOW WHERE IT IS MOUNTED. I WENT AHEAD AND PURCHASED A NEW SWITCH TO AVOID HAVING A FIRE AND TO FIX THE MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR TO DEACTIVATE THE BRAKES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A FAULTY SWITCH ON MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER- AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FORD ISSUED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO IT'S OTHER VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM IS LINKED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAUSES THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A WINDSTAR AND THIS MORNING I LOST THE SPEEDOMETER, AC, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND THIS SITE LINKED FROM SEVERAL OTHERS THIS MORNING WHEN SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE. MOST OF THE SITES LISTED ISSUES CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I TOOK THE VAN TO MECHANIC AND THE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID AND CAUSED A SHORT AND FUSE #10 TO BLOW. I HAVE HAD THE SWITCHED REPLACED AND THE ENGINE CLEANED FROM THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VAN IS NOW FUNCTIONING AGAIN BUT WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE RECALLED BY FORD AS IT IS A POTENTIAL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH OTHERS FAILURES HAVING CAUSED FIRES. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

ABS LIGHT LIT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FIRST, THEN THE ODOMETER WENT TO DASHES, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND ONE OF THE TIMES IT WENT OUT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *TR

WE OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. THIS VAN HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON DURING THE DURATION OF DRIVING THE VAN. THE VAN HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING AND PROBLEMS WITH VALVE SEALS THAT ARE AROUND THE INJECTORS GOING BAD (TWICE). RECENTLY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING ERR*F CAME ON AND THEN A WARNING OF "FUEL COMPUTER DATA ERROR" AND "OIL LIFE DATA ERROR" REMAINED ON. I ALSO LOST A/C POWER, ODOMETER READING, AND SPEEDOMETER READING. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS SEEMED TO BE OUT. WHEN RESTARTING THE VAN, THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH. THE VAN DID RUN WITH THE TACHOMETER OPERATIONAL. I HOPE THE FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE WORKING. AFTER RESEARCH, WE DETERMINED THE #10 FUSE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE IT, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE AIR FILTER AREA. THERE IS A CONNECTOR UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HAS CORROSION, BRAKE FLUID AND APPEARS TO BE BURNT ON THE INSIDE. WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE CONNECTOR, AND RESTARTED THE VAN, THE PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED TO BE GONE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS AND MORE COSTLY ONES IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Mileage: 93,100

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL SYSTEM. COMPONENT REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE UNREASONABLE AND PROHIBITIVE. NEW ELECTRICAL MODULES ARE REPORTED TO INHERIT ORIGINAL DESIGN FLAW AND INEVITABLE SAME STRESS-RELATED FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

RESEARCHING PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN I RAN A SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY CURRENT PROBLEM: A LEAKING RACK AND PINION. WHILE SEARCHING I RAN ACROSS A SITE (HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/) REGARDING THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264). I EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS (WITHOUT THE FIRE) OF THE SWITCH LEAKING AND NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON AND THE DEALER I TOOK THE VAN TO TOLD ME THE ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE BRAKE SWITCH SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT LIKE IT SHORTED OUT. I ASKED THE SERVICE REP AT THE TIME IF THERE WERE ANY TSB'S OR RECALLS AND I WAS TOLD NO. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS BUT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. THE SWITCH WAS WEEPING FLUID BUT FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS NEARLY PUMPED OUT OF FLUID. THINKING ABOUT IT HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER RAN OUT OF FLUID AND THE ABS MODULE RENDERED INACTIVE FROM THE DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. MY PROBLEM IS TYPICAL OF WHAT HAS LIKELY ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WERE INDICATORS THAT THE WIRING IN MY CAR HAD DETERIORATED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE HOSE. I KNOW THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM ALREADY REPORTED BY MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

RANDOM ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. WEB SEARCH INDICATES PROBLEM RELATED TO DESIGN DEFECT IN COMPUTER CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP IN MODULE. MY EXPERIENCE SEEMS TO CONFIRMS THIS, AS FAILURE IS MUCH MORE FREQUENT IN WARMER WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

FORD WINDSTAR 2000 ABS ECM FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ANY RECALL NOTICE? *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TO DO WITH ON GOING INVESTIGATION ON NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08035 NHTSA FORD / WINDSTAR 1995-2003 COMPONENT : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL I HAVE REPLACED TWO OF THESE SPEED CONTROL ITEMS ON MY MASTER CYLINDER AND NOW AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS MODULE, IT IS FAULTING OUT AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE HAS NOT HAPPENED YET... *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE AN ABS LIGHT THAT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON IN MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WHEN MY VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY I TRIED TO GET MY DEALER TO CHECK FOR THE CODES ON THE COMPUTER BUT THE LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE TIME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WITH THE LIGHT ON DEC. 8 I WAS COMING HOME FROM LOGAN WV IN A SNOW STORM AND THE ABS FAILED TO STOP ME ON THE RTE. 73 BRIDGE IN LOGAN THE FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND I SLID NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THIS WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS LEAK HAS CAUSED MY CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL, AND NOW I HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. MY CAR IS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ABS SYSTEM GOES OFF AND ON, INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

PROBLEM STARTED WITH AN INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT, WHICH WAS MORE APPARENT IN HOT WEATHER. EVENTUALLY ABS LIGHT WAS STEADY ON. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED IN THIS VEHICLE, RESULTING IN SAFETY CONCERNS FOR CONTROL AND STABILITY IN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATIONS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AS WELL AS AN EXPENSIVE COMPONENT (ABS COMPUTER) TO REMEDY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM SWITCH UNDER MASTER CYLINDER, LEAK RATE IS INCREASING WITH TIME. SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOUND ON INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 80,135

WE HAD OUR BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING FLUID WHICH HAS CAUSED OTHER PARTS ON OUR VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE FOUND OUT BY RESEARCHING THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL VEHICLE FIRES. AND I JUST WANT TO REPORT THAT I ALSO HAVE THE BAD OR DEFECTIVE PART ON MY VEHICLE AND IT SCARES ME TO THINK THAT MY VAN COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ANY TIME.. .THE PART WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT NOT ON MINE.. I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX SPORT. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS VAN SINCE 2003, FROM DAY ONE THE ABS LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS BUT THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT CAME BACK ON. NOW I HAVE REPLACED AT MY COST THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS AND NUMEROUS BRAKE JOBS BUT NOTHING FIXES IT. SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THE VAN DOES NOT STOP!!!! BUT INSTEAD MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND YOU FEEL A SKIP THROUGH THE BRAKE PAD. WHEN IT IS PUT ONTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE ABS SENSORS NOTHING SHOWS UP AND THE DEALER JUST RESETS THE LIGHT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ARE THREE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE THE SAME MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR AND ARE HAVING THIS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE VANS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPS A LEAK. THIS CAUSES A SHORT AND A FUSE TRIP, FUSE #10 IF THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS LEAK ALSO CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE (2C219). THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE (ALWAYS ON) POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE FLUID ATTRACTS MOISTURE, ROAD SALT AND LEADS TO A FIRE WHEN THE FLUID AND MOISTURE ACT AS CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE HOT LEADS AND GROUND. THIS SWITCH WILL CAUSE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR,,FAILURE OF BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO WIRING HARNESS, DANGER OF FIRE.*TR

Mileage: 72,000

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN NHTSA ODI NUMBER 10242689 A FAILURE OF THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSING A DANGEROUS LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE WIRES BELOW. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR RANGE (BUT NOT THE WINDSTAR) AND WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON WITHIN SECONDS OF DRIVING. AS A FOLLOW UP, I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE LEAKING FLUID HAD ALSO DAMAGED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 121,650

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HIS CHILDREN THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE FIREWALL WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 169,000.

Mileage: 169,000

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER MASTER CYLINDER HAS LEAK THAT CAUSES SHORTS AND FUSE #10 CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. FIRE HAZARD, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, A/C GONE OUT, ETC. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING W/ THESE VANS ALL OVER THE PLACE - HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTS CONFIRM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AT A LOCAL SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR, BUT THAT ABS WAS STILL FUNCTIONING. RECENTLY ABS LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON AGAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THE DEALER MENTIONED THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH AND CLEAN THE WIRES FOR SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES IN MY YEAR RANGE, BUT NOT THE WINDSTAR. A QUICK SEARCH FOUND VOLUMES OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS VERY DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. RECENTLY THE FUSE BLEW THAT CONTROLLED THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, HEATING SYSTEMS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

ABS & TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY. SPEEDOMETER NOT ACCURATE & NO CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. NO ABS BRAKES? *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER, AND RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. PRIOR TO BEING TOWED, THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR SOME TIME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,279.

Mileage: 110,279

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "FUEL ERROR". THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE WIRES, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO SHORT OUT. IF THE REPAIRS ARE NOT PERFORMED, IT COULD CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, A FIRE COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING, AS WELL AS THE POWER SEATING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND DEVELOPED LEAK, LETTING BRAKE FLUID DRIP INTO A CONNECTOR AND CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 99-03 FORD WINDSTARS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE ABS AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE, CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A PRESSURE SWITCH AT THE FRONT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE CRASH. WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP HER 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE VAN WE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK WE ASKED THE CAR DEALER ABOUT IT HE WAS VERY VAGUE (SURPRISE) SAID THE BRAKE WAS A SENSOR THING IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WIGGLE IT AND IT WOULD GO AWAY PLUS THE CC WAS PROBABLE A FUSE THING. SO WE BOUGHT IT ANYWAYS (WE REALLY NEEDED IT) THEN THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING IN WE GOT NEW BRAKES TH AT HELPED FOR ABOUT A DAY THEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN WE TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION ASK ABOUT CC FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A LEAKING BRAKE LINE AND WOULD ORDER THE PART. HE PUT ON THE NEW PART AND SAID TO CHECK ABOUT A RECALL SO I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD AND THEN WAS LED HERE TO REPORT WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH OURS. *TR

ABS MODULE FAILED. THE REPAIR PART IS $800 AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REVIEWING THE ISSUE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND APPEARS TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO A POOR DESIGNED HEAT SINK ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ABS LIGHT HAS SUDDENLY STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON MINUTES AFTER GETTING INTO CAR. APPROX 6MO. TO A YEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE ODOMETER WENT OUT. THE AIR COND BLOWS BUT NO COLD AIR. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME INCIDENTS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING DOWN AND CAUSING A FIRE. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GET THE ABS SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE CYLINDER-CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT (STARTED SMOKING), NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND FUSE # 10 KEEPS BLOWING. WHEN FUSE 10 GOES SO DOES THE OPERATION OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND ADVANCE AUTOPARTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A SERVICE SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. HE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF

Mileage: 127,130

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND ADVANCE AUTOPARTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A SERVICE SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. HE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF

Mileage: 127,130

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WERE DYSFUNCTIONAL AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. BRAKE FLUID ALSO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED BY A DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT WHEN IT'S HOT. 2000 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2000 WINDSTAR ABS PROBLEM WITH DTC 1185 RETRIEVED FROM ABS MODULE. PROBLEM OCCURS MORE WHEN HOT. ABS LIGHT ON ONLY. *TR

BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT (STARTED SMOKING), NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND FUSE # 10 KEEPS BLOWING. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT (STARTED SMOKING), NOW THE ABS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND FUSE # 10 KEEPS BLOWING. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

YELLOW ABS WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 71,500

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AS INDICATED BY DASH WARNING LIGHT. ADVISED THAT THIS IS PROBABLY FAILING ABS MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 88,200

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 PROBLEM GOES AWAY DURING COLD WEATHER - RETURNS IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SINCE 40,000 MILES. HAVE ALREADY DONE THE OVERHAUL FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND OFF DAILY FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATION SWITCH 2 YEARS AGO, BUT I GUESS THE LEAKING FLUIDS HAVE DESTROYED MY ECU. ALSO HAVE CLEANED AND CHECKED ALL WHEEL SENSORS WHICH HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL. I USED TO BE A FORD MAN, BUT AFTER THESE PROBLEMS AND $$$ SPEND, I'M VERY CAUTIOUS OF FORDS NOW! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. RECEIVED 12/12/07 64200. *TR *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

Mileage: 86,000

ABS LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON, AND SOMETIMES GOES OFF. SOMETIMES, BRAKING IS HARD. *JB

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IN DECEMBER OF 2006. THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AT 85,000 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER CHECKING THE CODES, AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT I AMONG THE MANY, MANY OWNERS FACED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU. I HAVE NOT SPENT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT AS I AM AWAITING POSSIBLE RESTITUTION BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IN DECEMBER OF 2006. THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AT 85,000 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER CHECKING THE CODES, AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT I AMONG THE MANY, MANY OWNERS FACED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU. I HAVE NOT SPENT THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE UNIT AS I AM AWAITING POSSIBLE RESTITUTION BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

FOR WINDSTAR 2000, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. GET CODE C1185. STARTED IN MAY 2006 AND HAPPENS DAILY. RECENTLY RED BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON AFTER HARD BRAKING. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND ARE SUPPOSEDLY FINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY FOR A CHILD THAT RAN INTO THE STREET. MY BRAKES WHEN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THIS TOOK PLACE I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID EVEN AFTER FILLING THIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT FELT MAYBE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD, THIS WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUALLY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDING TO BE FILLED. *JB

I HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY FOR A CHILD THAT RAN INTO THE STREET. MY BRAKES WHEN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER THIS TOOK PLACE I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID EVEN AFTER FILLING THIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT FELT MAYBE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD, THIS WAS REPLACED. I CONTINUALLY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES; NO OR LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDING TO BE FILLED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AND AVOIDING TO HIT A DEER, THE SUB FRAME OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD FELL OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SUB FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VIN # DID NOT FIT UNDER ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP WAITING FOR REPAIRS. THE BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED AS WELL. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

Mileage: 128,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE FUSE. THIS PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS LEAKING. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/06/06.*JB

Mileage: 113,919

1. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE RESERVOIR FILLED. 2. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM PRESSURE SWITCH. IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE WHILE THE VAN WAS IN THE BASEMENT GARAGE. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE WHILE UNLOADING THE VAN AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ITS SOURCE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. 3. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER I PURCHASED THE VAN FROM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VAN AT THIS TIME, AND THEY COULD SELL ME A PRESSURE SWITCH. I PURCHASED THE SWITCH. THEN DROPPED THE VAN OFF AT THE MECHANIC I USE, AND HE REPLACED IT. *JB

FORD WINDSTAR - BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE - SWITCH HAS FAILED - LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO THE ELCTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS SHORT CIRCUIT BLOWS FUSE #10 10AMP. WHEN FUSE BLOWS, DRIVER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. LACK OF DEFROST FUNCTION & LOSS OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL HAS CAUSED SEVERE FOGGING OF WINDSHIELD WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE DURING PAST TWO WEEKS. *NM

Mileage: 122,900

DT: 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID. THIS CAUSED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO GO OUT. THE GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE QUIT WORKING, AND THIS IS HOW HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH FORD, THEY WERE RECALLING THE TRUCKS BUT NOT THE VANS. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE JUST RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK. *AK

BRAKE FLUID FOUND LEAKING FROM HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SPONGY PEDAL FEEL SINCE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD. DEALER WOULD ADJUST REAR BRAKES WHICH PROVIDED SOME IMPROVEMENT. RECENTLY ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP DOWN HILL THEN WOULD GO OUT. THIS WAS TRACED TO LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED LEAK FROM CONTROL UNIT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTING PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WONDER IF THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM? I AM A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ENGINEER AND HAVE BEEN FIXING MY OWN CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A LEAK FROM AN UNDAMAGED STATIC SEAL IN A BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT THE FACTORY OR HAS A MATERIAL DEFECT.

Mileage: 42,000

BRAKE FLUID FOUND LEAKING FROM HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SPONGY PEDAL FEEL SINCE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD. DEALER WOULD ADJUST REAR BRAKES WHICH PROVIDED SOME IMPROVEMENT. RECENTLY ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP DOWN HILL THEN WOULD GO OUT. THIS WAS TRACED TO LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED LEAK FROM CONTROL UNIT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTING PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WONDER IF THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM? I AM A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ENGINEER AND HAVE BEEN FIXING MY OWN CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A LEAK FROM AN UNDAMAGED STATIC SEAL IN A BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS TELLS ME THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT THE FACTORY OR HAS A MATERIAL DEFECT.

Mileage: 42,000

2000 FORD WINDSTAR. LEAKING CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. LEAKED ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID FROM MASTER CYLINDER SO THAT BRAKES FAILED. NO ACCIDENT. FORD HAS A HOLD ON REPLACEMENT PARTS.

Mileage: 114,950

DT: CAR IS CURRENTLY AT FORD DEALER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 20,000. WHENEVER AN EMERGENCY STOP OCCURS, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. NO REPAIRS HAVE N BEEN MADE. MECHANIC DID ROAD TEST THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ABS DID NOT WORK. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER REPLACED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM , BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK...ALSO,OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON DEALER REPLACED SHAFT SENSOR. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED BECAUSE OF WARPED ROTORS. CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A 1 YEAR PERIOD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

THE VEHICLE KEPT BLOWING FUSES, AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALLFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED THE CLAIM. *AK THE HEATER WOULD MAKE A THUMP NOISE INSIDE AND WOULD NOT HEAT, THE THIRD LIGHT BLEW FUSES AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THERE WAS NO OUT PUT FROM THE ABS RELAY, THERE WAS POSSIBLY AN INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE SWITCH, THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON, THE SHORT WAS TRACED TO THE DEACTIVATOR SWITCH, LEAKING FLUID INTO THE SWITCH. *SC *JB

Mileage: 53,000

ABS LIGHT LIT FOR 2 MONTHS. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO INFORMED US THE MODULE "WENT BAD" AND OUR ABS SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE REPACEMENT PART COSTS OVER $800.00. SUCH A FAILURE OF A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE IS WORTH LOOKING AT. AN INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR ABS SYSTEM.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE MAKES A SQUEALING SOUND. ALSO, BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

1ST OCCURRANCE FEB 2002 -ABS LIGHT CAME ON, CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BUTDID NOT STOP VEHICLE EALER REPLACED RT CRACKED RING GEAR. IN FEB 2003 - SAME SCENARIO BUT LEFT SIDE . *AK IN CHECKING INTERNET SITES, FOUND NUMEROUS (1 SITE, MYCARSTATS.COM HAD 30+) COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING-THIS IS DANGEROUS. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED THEY HAD TO HIT AN OBSTACLE TO STOP THEIR VEHICLE. IS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BEING "INVESTIGATED", HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET ACTION???

Mileage: 33,961

2000 FORD WINDSTAR, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ON A HILL,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT WAS NOT IN TIME TO STOP VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO DUMPSTER AND CAUSING EXTENSIVE REAR END DAMAGE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE REASON FOR FAILURE, STILL HAVING BRAKING DIFFICULTIES WHEN ON INCLINE AND BACKING. DATE GIVEN IS ESTIMATE, PAPER WORK AT HOME. *JB

RIGHT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VAN, I HAVE HAD ONE ISSUE OR THE OTHER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES. 1. TIRES - MY NEW VAN HAD BUMPS ON ALL 4 TIRES. EVERY TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD BURST ON DRIVING. THEY WERE GENERAL TIRES. I WENT TO FORD MANY TIMES AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM ALSO TO NO AVAIL. AFTER 12,000 MILES, I DECIDED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES MYSELF FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. 2. AT 15,000 MILES, I HAD TO GET MY FRONT BRAKES CHANGED AS THEY HAD REACHED THEIR END OF LIFE. 3. AT 15,000 MILES, I ALSO HAD TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AS WELL AS DROP PAN CHANGED AS THEY WORN OUT 4. AT 30,000 MILES, I HAD TO GET MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AGAIN CHANGED (THESE WERE ALSO WORN OUT). WHAT IS SURPRISING IS THAT MY REAR BRAKES ARE FINE 5. AT 30,000 MILES, I ALSO HAD TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AS WELL AS DROP PAN CHANGED AS THEY WORN OUT 6. AT 40,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOR WHICH I HAD TO GET THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM CHANGED AS WELL AS HAD MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE TO REMOVE THE LIGHT. THE BILL WAS IN A FEW THOUSAND, AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO GET IT ALL FIXED 7. AT 45,000 MILES, I HAD TO GET FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES AGAIN. 8. AT 45,000 MILES I ALSO HAD TO GET MY FRONT TIE RODS CHANGED AS THEY WERE SQUEAKING 9. MY AUTOMATIC DOOR SENSOR HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN. IF YOU SHUT THE DOORS USING THE ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENERS, AND IF SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY, IT WILL STILL SHUT THE DOOR TRAPPING THE ITEM, RATHER THAN REVERSING THE PROCESS. 10. MY DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEATS HAVE JUST FAILED, AND I AM YET AGAIN FACED WITH A LARGE EXPENSE. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN

THE ABS SYSTEM STILL IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THE ABS AND THE EMISSIONS COULD VERY WELL BE CAUSED BY THE SAME PROBLEM - A FAULTY COMPUTER. BOTH MODULES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED TO BE BAD, HOWEVER, THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO USE A "POST WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT" TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE THAT WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAN BE CONSIDERED ANYTHING BUT MANUFACTURER DEFECTS.

Mileage: 49,000

I COMPLAINED OF A RATTLING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE CHAINS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VAN , STARTING FROM 7,700 MILES TO THE PRESENT. EACH TIME TAKING IT IN AND BEING TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, TO THEM FIXING SOMETHING AND THE NOISE STILL BEING THERE. I STATED TO THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE VAN WAS NOT RIDING RIGHT. I COMPLAINED OF A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. AGAIN, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE BRAKES WHERE ALWAYS RUBBING AND THEY REPLACED THE PADS. I WAS TOLD SEMI-METALLIC PADS MAKE NOISES. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BECAUSE I COMPLAINED THAT UPON ACCLERATION THE VAN WOULD MAKE A PINGING NOISE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS COMBUSTION WITH THE GAS. I FOLLOWED THERE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHAT GAS TO USE, AND OTHER THINGS TO DO. IT STILL CONTINUED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I OWNED A '98 WINSTAR AND NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND IT DID NOT DRIVE THE WAY MY 2000 DID. RIGHT NOW THE VAN IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE, WITH A BROKEN TRANSMISSION AND I CANNOT GET HELP FROM FORD.I LEASE THE VAN AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON A VAN, THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPOSIBLE FOR. MY LEASE IS ALMOST OVER AND THEY SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCT UP. I PUT ALOT OF EXTRA MONEY IN THIS VAN TO KEEP IT WELL MAINTAINED. I FEEL FORD SHOULD HELP ME.

Mileage: 70,000

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES STARTED VIBRATING WITH ABOUT 15000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER/SERVICE DEPT. INSPECTED AND REPORTED SOME POSSIBLE WARPING HAD STARTED.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES MADE NOISE. THE BATTERY AND WIPERS FAILED ON THE SAME DAY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS FAILED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPERS WERE LEAKING. THE OWNER REPLACED THE CALIPERS ON 6/22/2003. THE OWNER ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 6/23/2003. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN ON A HILL. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TOT HE FLOOR. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, DUE TO A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BAY BRIDGE. NAR 1-22-03 THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ON 2 OCCASIONS IT WAS NORMAL. THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE WASHER BOTTLE HAD TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING. *JB

Mileage: 37,502

THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEMS. *MR *NLM

CONSUMER STATE OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND ALSO WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. TS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION WITH FOOT ON BRAKES IT LAUNCHED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAD CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BUMPER.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ABS SYSTEM WAS BROKEN .THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE ABS INDICATION LIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXCITER RING CAME LOOSE FROM AXLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING ABS TO INTERVENE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF BRAKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE LEFT AXLE IN OCTOBER 2001, AT 24215 MILES, AND THE RIGHT AXLE IN MAY 2002, AT 34625 MILES. BOTH TIMES WE NEARLY REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR, WHEN THE ABS UNEXPECTEDLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER.

REAR BRAKES REPLACED FOR A CRACKED CYLYNDER, NUMEROUS TIMES RETURNED FOR BRAKES FEELING SPONGEY, OR NONE AT ALL. WE WERE TOLD LAST OCT 2001, IT WAS A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM, YET TOLD THEY ADJUSTED INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HUMOURS ME BY CHECKING THEM, INFORMING US THEY ARE OKAY. I JUST HAD THEM CHECKED AGAIN 2/22/2002, THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD TO ADJUST THE E-BRAKE. I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I FEEL FAR FROM SAFE IN. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS??*AK

REAR BRAKES REPLACED FOR A CRACKED CYLYNDER, NUMEROUS TIMES RETURNED FOR BRAKES FEELING SPONGEY, OR NONE AT ALL. WE WERE TOLD LAST OCT 2001, IT WAS A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM, YET TOLD THEY ADJUSTED INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HUMOURS ME BY CHECKING THEM, INFORMING US THEY ARE OKAY. I JUST HAD THEM CHECKED AGAIN 2/22/2002, THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD TO ADJUST THE E-BRAKE. I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I FEEL FAR FROM SAFE IN. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS??*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM FRONT END DURING BRAKING. LOCAL DEALER , BAYVIEW FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY IN DAPHNE AL UNABLE TO RESOLVE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT MOST OR ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, WITH VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO SLOW VEHICLE, PRODUCING RATTLING NOISE FROM WHEEL. DEALER REPORTS "FAILED RF SENSOR RING, AIR BUBBLES IN BRAKE LINE, REAR BRAKES NEED SOME ADJUSTMENT".*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAD FEET ON BRAKES.*AK

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. BRAKES JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. *AK

BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2000 WE WERE DRIVING HOME TO VIRGINIA FROM NJ AND CROSSING OVER THE DEL. MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND SLOWING DOWN TO GO THROUGH THE TOLL WHEN WE LOST OUR BRAKES. WE WEN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH BUT WITH SMART AND QUICK THINKING I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING US TO A STOP. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND RENTED A RENTAL CAR. THE DEALER IN DOVER, DEL TOLD US THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE THE BOLT CAME OFF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WAS ALSO NOT A SAFETY DEVICE TO HOLD IT ON. IT SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS. WE REPORTED THIS TO FORD THREE TIMES BUT ARE STILL WAITING FOR AN APOLOGY OR SOME RESTITUTION. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SON SCREAMED THAT HIS SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. I PULLED OVER AND THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT LOCK AGAIN. HE NOW HAS TO SIT IN THE REAR SEAT AT ALL TIMES.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. VEHICLE STOPS, BUT IF IN AN EMERGENCY CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW IF IT WILL STOP. DEALER TEST DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALER STATED THAT IT MUST BE NORMAL BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD BURNT OFF, ROTOR DAMAGED. UPON INSPECTION AT DEALER, THREE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE INTECTED AND OPERATIONAL, BUT THINNED FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FOURTH, RIGHT FRONT OUTSIDE PAD, WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE OUTSIDE ROTOR SUSTAN HEAVY DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO WEAR MORE ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER, HOWEVER ALL THREE INTACT PADS WERE VERY SIMILAR IN WEAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD DESIGNED ITS PAD TO LAST ONLY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES AND THEN THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BURN OFF, WITHOUT ANY SRCATCH GAURD WARNING. ACCORDING TO THE REP, DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED. THE ENTIRE SITUATION IS OBSURD. I EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE PADS, THAT I BELIEVE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PISTON. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT ONLY SHOPS SUCH AS SEAR, WALMART, AND OTHERS FEED CUSTOMERS THAT LINE SO THEY CAN REPLACE THE PART FOR MORE MONEY. HE STATED THAT NOTHING CAN GO WRONG WITH THE PISTON AND THAT IT WAS A MYTH.*AK

WHEN BRAKING, DRIVERS OFTEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AS THE DRIVER HAS TO MOVE HIS FOOT AND BRAKE AGAIN, CONSIOUSLY AVOIDING THE GAS PEDAL.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND HIT A BLOCK OF ICE. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING TOWARDS A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH AIR IN BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, AND RESULTING IN SMALL CRASH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL DRIVER IS EVENTUALLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER NOTED DISTANCE BETWEEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT SUFFICIENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

I EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD WITH MY 22,000 MILE 2000 WINDSTAR. I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I THEN HAD DIFFICULTY DURING A NORMAL STOP WHEN THE DISC BRAKES SEEMED TO BE EXPERIENCING ABS ACTIVITY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T FLUTTERING LIKE A NORMAL ABS STOP NOR WAS THEIR ANY MOISTURE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS TAKING IT TO THE SHOP I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AND A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD. MY FULL PRESSURE WAS ON BRAKES AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THERE WAS NO FLUID MISSING FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T MOVE DEEPER AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE. THE TACH DIDN'T INCREASE RPM. THE SHOP CHECKED THE ABS SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING. THERE WERE NO COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC CODES FOUND. THEY DROVE IT 200 MILES AND COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON T HIGHWAY AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON DASH PANEL. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO SAFETY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK WHILE TRAVELING, THE ABS LIGHT FLASHED THREE TIMES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *YH

REPORTED SPONGY BRAKES. THEY BLED BRAKES, LASTED A WEEK, NOW PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AGAIN. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS ALMOST NO EFFECT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL AND ALL ARE THAT WAY. *AK

WHILE AT A GAS STATION CONSUMER WAS PULLING UP TO A WINDOW, PRESSED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER REAR ENDED SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEN ON OCTOBER 24, 2000 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT IN FRONT OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO HIT A CURB IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP. *AK

MY WIFE WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY OFF-RAMP AND REALIZED SHE HAD NO BRAKES. THE PEDDLE HAD NO GIVE SO SHE STOOD ON THE PEDDLE AND IT SLOWED HER DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. SHE THEN CALLED TO GET THE VAN TOWED TO THE SHOP. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY SUDDEN STOP ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY BRAKES. SHE WAS ALSO VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OF HER ON THE OFF-RAMP. IT WAS THE POWER BOOSTER THAT FAILED AND THEN IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE PARTS AS IT WAS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER, WHICH LEAD ME TO BELIEVE ALOT MORE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING THE BRAKES WERE GOING OUT AT ALL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT RIGHT. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT IN THE SHOP AT THE TIME IT WAS IN FOR THE BRAKES AND THE REPLACED A BRACKET. THE VAN STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT RIGHT AT THIS TIME.

AFTER 1 WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE REAR DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THAT BRAKES FELT "SPONGY". DURING REPAIRS DEALER DISCOVERED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT REPAIR PART WAS ON BACKORDER OF WAITING LIST OF 2000. *AK

DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MASTER BRAKE CYLINDERS ON 2000 WINDSTARS; THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH CUSTOMER VEHICLES ALREADY ON THE ROAD, WHILE FOCUSING ON CORRECTING THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE BRAKE CYLINDERS COMING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDRIVEABLE FOR OVER A MONTH, FORD HAS BEEN SLOW IN RESPONDING TO DEALERSHIP'S REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. THREE PROMISED DELIVERY DATES HAVE COME AND PASSED. DEALER REPORTS OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE ALSO AWAITING REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR 2000 WINDSTARS, HOWEVER, INDICATIONS ARE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE WINDSTAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM, AND WHILE THEY ARE CURRENTLY CORRECTING THE PROBLEM ON NEW VEHICLES COMING OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, THEY HAVE FAILED TO,, IN A TIMELY MANNER, ADDRESS A MOST DANGEROUS ISSUE IN VEHICLES ALREADY ON THE ROAD.

AIR IN BRAKE LINE, FORD ADVISES MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT BUT LONG WAIT FOR THE PART. (TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/26, ESTIMATE FOR PART 8/30) WHY SO LONG? DEALER INDICATED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM WAS IN THE SAME WEEK. ALSO INDICATED FORD IS USING THE PARTS FOR PRODUCTION LINE VEHICLES AND HAS NOT STOCKED THE DEPOTS WITH THIS PART!

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK