2002 FORD WINDSTAR Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

APPROX., A YEAR AGO MY ABS MODULE WENT BAD AND I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC TO VERIFY THAT FACT. JUST RECENTLY MY SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WENT BAD AND LEAKED,. NOW I FOUND OUT THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN BOTH THE SWITCH AND THE ABS BAD MODULE. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THEY DO ON THE ABOVE SWITCH. VERY POSSIBLY THE HIGH COST OF THE MODULE HAS KEPT THEM FROM HAVING A RECALL!!! I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM ANOTHER FORD VAN OWNER. ALSO THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED APPROX. 5 YEARS AGO AND IT WENT BAD AGAIN.( PER A FORD RECALL THEN) THERE SHOULD BE A DEFINITE RECALL ON WINDSTAR VAN ABS SYSTEMS AND AS A SAFETY ISSUE---FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS AGAIN! ..UPDATED 08/12/14 *BF

Mileage: 80,000

THE VAN HAD THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASED BY MY PARENTS IN JULY 2003. PARENTS WERE TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND IGNORE THE LIGHTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENTS, LUCKILY THEY HAD NO EMERGENCY TO AVOID BY HARD BRAKING. NOW, AS I PREPARE TO SELL THE VEHICLE, I DID SOME BASIC RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY REFERENCES TO REPORT IT HERE AND AN OPTION FOR A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE FIX, TO REBUILD THE ABS ECM MODULE DUE TO LOOSE OR POOR SOLDER JOINTS ON THE ELECTRONICS BOARD. HOPEFULLY ENOUGH REPORTS WILL GET THIS RECALLED PROPERLY TO AVOID ANY INCIDENTS FOR OTHERS.

Mileage: 33,050

MY SPEEDOMETER, ABS LIGHT, AND O/D OFF LIGHT ALL ARE ON. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. I REPLACED THE BOTTOM PART WITH A FACTORY FORD PART. THE LEAKING HAS STOPPED, HOWEVER THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER AND HAS CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS AND REPLACE ALL COMPUTERS AND PARTS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY . *TR

Mileage: 128,923

ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES, MOTORIST FROM BEHIND SPED UP, APPLIED BRAKES, ABS LIGHTS FLASHED ON DASH, CAR DID NOT SLOW, PRESSED BRAKES HARDER AND REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ME TO SIDE SWIPE GUARD RAIL. *TR ABS LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HAVE SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, TO NO AVAIL. BRAKES ARE INTERMITTENT AT BEST. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON.

Mileage: 74,042

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHILE ON, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. OFTEN THE LIGHT JUST COMES ON FOR JUST A SHORT PERIOD, THEN GOES BACK OUT. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T IDENTIFY PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON. I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, PROBABLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR. TYPICALLY, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON, AND THE BRAKES WORK CORRECTLY. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE OF THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK SUDDENLY AS YOU'RE DRIVING. BAD SITUATION IN CLEVELAND, OHIO IN THE WINTER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FALSE ABS ACTIVATION; SEEMED TO HAVE NO BRAKES FOR A BIT. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEEL SENSOR. ALSO, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AT TIMES. COMES ON FOR AWHILE, THEN OFF FOR DAYS. THEN COMES BACK ON. MAY BE ISSUE WITH ABS UNIT, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

Mileage: 152,196

FALSE ABS ACTIVATION; SEEMED TO HAVE NO BRAKES FOR A BIT. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEEL SENSOR. ALSO, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AT TIMES. COMES ON FOR AWHILE, THEN OFF FOR DAYS. THEN COMES BACK ON. MAY BE ISSUE WITH ABS UNIT, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

Mileage: 152,196

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON THE CHASSIS OF MANY FORD OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY FORD WINDSTAR THAT I BOUGHT TWO MONTHS AGO. I JUST HAD THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS DONE ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR LINKS AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

Mileage: 150,000

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON THE CHASSIS OF MANY FORD OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY FORD WINDSTAR THAT I BOUGHT TWO MONTHS AGO. I JUST HAD THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS DONE ALONG WITH THE SWAY BAR LINKS AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

Mileage: 150,000

THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON, ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WILL STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

WE HAD OUR FORD WINDSTAR BRAKES DONE ALL THE WAY AROUND AND MY ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT COME ON AND OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES. FORD DEALER IN MY TOWN WONT CHECK IT OUT WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOU A RECALL IS SAID TO BE ISSUED FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR

THE ABS/BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON EVERY TIME CAR WAS DRIVEN AND STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME. BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL AND THEN THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. BRAKES LOCKED WHEN APPLIED - HAD TO RELEASE AND APPLY AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD KEEP MOVING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. HE REPLACED THE ABS MODULE - - WITHIN ONE WEEK THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THIS TIME AND WAS TOLD THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE TOLD THEM THIS HAD JUST BEEN DONE AND WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THEY SAID NO IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. PAID AGAIN TO REPLACE THIS AND WITHIN ONE DAY OF GETTING THE CAR BACK THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WERE TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. WE PAID AGAIN TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND JUST GOT THE CAR BACK YESTERDAY - - THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN TODAY. FROM RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD KNOW THIS AND BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING US THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WENT TO 3 MECHANIC THEY ALL CHECKED MY BRAKES, ABS AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IT GOES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS BEEN DOING FOR OVER A YEAR. I EVEN PUT STICKERS OVER THE LIGHTS THAT I CAN SEE WHILE DRIVING. I STILL THINK THERE IS A ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE . I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ABOUT SAME PROBLEM MY NIECE HAS ONE DOES THE SAME THING AND MY BROTHER IN LAW IN WEST VIRGINIA HIS IS DOING IT TOO SO I REALLY THING FORD NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S VAN CATCHES FIRE OR HURT SOME ONE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY ARE BOTH ON WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON. AT TIMES THEY STAY ON AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT GOES OFF. THERE ARE ALSO INSTANCES WHERE ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE DISENGAGED. MY HUSBAND RECENTLY CHANGED SOME SENSORS AND SAID HE NOTICES SOME BREAK FLUID LEAKAGE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A CAR FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR DATABASE, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY FORD DEALER IN ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 DUE TO A RECALL FOR "REAR AXLE CRACKS, SUBFRAME CORROSION" AND "BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS" ON AUG/16/2011. THEY SAD THERE IS NO PROBLEM / OR THEY FIXED IT. AFTER THAT DATE, THE BRAKE/ABS BRAKE ILLUMINATED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT WENT OF AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF/ON AGAIN. ALSO THE CRUISECONTROL STOPPED WORKING SINCE AND ISN'T CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. I FOUND THAT THE "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) IS LEAKING!!!. IT IS COMPLETELY WET AND THE FLUID IS DROPPING DOWN SLOWLY. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, TAKEN TODAY 04/04/2012. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED MY '02 WINDSTAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND BRAKES. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES AND BOTH LIGHTS STILL COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAD A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR. MY DVD AND STEREO BOTH SHORT- CIRCUITED ON A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED. SOMETIMES IF I COME TO A LIGHT TO STOP FOR A WHILE, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I'LL TRY TO GIVE IT SOME GAS BUT IT BECOMES REAL HESITANT AND TAKES A WHILE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD START TO GET FRUSTRATED WITH ME HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. ALSO, WHEN I CUT THE AC ON IT TAKES POWER AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE AND IT THREATENS TO CUT OFF, SO I DON'T TURN IT ON. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE TWO OXYGEN SENSORS ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT MY ABS MODULE IS BAD AS WELL. I FEEL THAT I AM PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO IT THAN IT'S WORTH. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON FOR SOME TIME UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN CYCLED THROUGH 5 OR 6 TIMES THEN LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN. SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR WIRES PERMEATES THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 75,750

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF. WHEN IT COMES ON IF I PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR IT GOES AWAY. AFTER SEEING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES I AM WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BROUGHT MY VAN IN BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NON-OPERATIONAL. A BURNING SMELL COULD BE NOTICED ONCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON. HAD THE SHOES, DRUMS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED/REPAIRED. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH REAR LIGHTS STAYING ON AND THE BURNING SMELL. SHOP REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH, CLAIMING THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE STICKING. THIS STILL DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. MANY MORNINGS I GO TO START MY VEHICLE AND FIND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON OR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON OVERNIGHT. TOOK MY VAN TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOO SUGGESTED A BRAKE SWITCH. CURRENTLY I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING OR COMING ON WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I ALSO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 111,112

LOSING BRAKE FLUID UNABLE TO DETECT WHERE IS LEAKING. NO LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND. HAD BRAKES CHANGED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS. BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES SPORADICALLY. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY - MORE QUICKLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS THAN WINTER MONTHS. *TR

ABS LIGHT, TRAC ACTIVE LIGHT, ALTERNATOR, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

ABS LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BRAKE LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ON EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BRAKING TIME HAS INCREASED AS IF THEY BREAKS DO NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY WORK, BRAKES TURN ON SQUEEL WITHOUT WARNING, BURNING SMELL. I AM ABOUT TO TAKE THE VAN IN AGAIN. I THINK THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOW LEAKING AND DAMAGING THE ENGINE. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITH (OFF BUTTON) LOCATED ON STEERING WHEEL, ONLY WITH BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS OTHER TIMES., AND ON CAME THE LIGHTS (ABS & BRAKE LIGHT) NOW THE LIGHTS (BRAKE AND ABS COME ON EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WITH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON. CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

THE DASH DISPLAY YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE ABS SYSTEM IS NONFUNCTIONAL, MEANING THE VAN WOULD NOT HAVE ABS CAPABILITY IN AN EMERGENCY DURING THESE RANDOM EVENTS THAT LAST FOR BOTH SHORT AND LONG DURATIONS. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS ECM, WHICH IS HARD TO GET AT AND WOULD COST CLOSE TO $1000. MY SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, WHICH LIKELY MEANS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THESE VEHICLES AND THAT MANY LIVES ARE AT STAKE SINCE THE ABS COULD GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, EVEN DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING WHICH WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING ACCURATELY (OCCASIONALLY SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK THAN STOPS, WHICH INDICATES DEFECTIVE PART). FORD SAYS SPEEDOMETER AND GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. PRIOR TO THAT THEY SAID COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE OF TIRE SIZE.. CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK BUT WAS FIXED BY FORD VIA RECALL NOTICE DUE TO LEAKING SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). AS I UNDERSTAND THE DEALER WOULD ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME WHICH IS A RESULT ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 PROBLEM CODES P0171, P0174, P0401 171,174,401, EGR OR SYSTEM TOO LEAN ISSUE. *KB

Mileage: 102,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT OCCURS MOST OFTEN IN THE SUMMER IN WARM WEATHER AND WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN COOLER WEATHER IF I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKE AND ABS COME ON, JUST BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS MAY STAY OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. ORIGINALLY IT WAS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. NOW IT SEEMS TO COME ON AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ABS, AND SERVICE BRAKE, COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I AM AFRAID THAT STOPPING DISTANCE SHALL BE INCREASED, THUSLY CAUSING PERSONAL & PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY. FEAR OF BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, WHEN DRIVING, ON A PERSONAL DAILY BASIS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 160,000

RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT STOPPING DISTANCE WAS FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND VAN SKIDDED ON WET ROAD. NEED TO ADJUST STOPPING DISTANCE AS IT WAS ALOT FURTHER TO COME TO A STOP. LIGHT IS AN INTERMITANT ISSUE ALONG WITH STOPPING DISTANCE. *TT

Mileage: 78,035

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER MELTED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ABS LAMP, TORQUE CONVERTER LAMP AND THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 10/06/11 *BF UPDATED 10/5/11 *CN

Mileage: 58,000

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON. RESETS AFTER CAR COOLS DOWN THEN LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING AND TEMPERATURE INCREASES. WHEN LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASES AND BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT. HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICED AND FLUSHED WITH NEW BRAKE FLUID AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON, OR THE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. ALL THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. FRONT CALIPERS AND REAR BRAKE DRUM CLYNDERS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ALL ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEEL SPEED SENORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND CHECKED WITH A METER AND ALL FOUR ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. THE RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DONE IN 2010 AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKING AT THIS TIME. SUSPECT PROBLEM WITH ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TT

Mileage: 108,000

1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. LIGHTS NOW COME ON RANDOMLY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON AUG. 31 2002 FOR RECALL ON FRONT AND REAR AXLES. THEY INSTALLED SHACKLES ON SUSPENSION AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER I CAME HOME WITH VEHICLE, I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE R/F WHEEL AREA AND MY OVERDRIVE OFF DASH LIGHT STARTS FLASHING RANDOMLY UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. CONCERNING THE ABS ISSUE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, THEN HE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID THE EXACT SAME REPAIR ON ANOTHER 02' WINDSTAR EARLIER THAT WEEK AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700-$800 DOLLARS. COINCIDENCE???? *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. THE VAN WAS STOPPED AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THIS HAS REPEATED ALMOST EVERY DAY AND CONTINUES UNTIL TODAY. THERE ARE NO CODES AND THERE SEAMS TO BE NO EFFECT ON THE VAN (EXCEPT MAYBE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING). *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY HILL, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT. BRAKE FLUID IS PRESENT, BRAKES ARE ALMOST A YEAR OLD. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MY VAN AFTER IT BEING TURNED ON AND OFF (ERRANDS, SHOPPING ETC), IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. ONCE IT DOES START, AS I TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN PARK, IT STALLS. NOW THAT MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON, AS I TURN THE WHEEL IT WANTS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I AM TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF, I TURN THE KEY DOWN VERY SLOW AND ALL THE WAY DOWN, THAT SEEMED TO ONLY HELP IT RESTART A FEW TIMES. I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALER FOR THE RECALL IN 2010 DEALING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES. MY OD LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, WHEN I AM STOPPED, I NOTICE A WHITE COLORED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND NO ONE CAN FIND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS DAMP OR RAINING OUT, AND ENGINE TEMP IS NORMAL.(I CAN NOT TAKE MY VAN TO AN AUTO CAR WASH DUE TO THE FACT IT STARTS SHAKING, SMOKING AND WON'T RUN OR STAY STARTED WHEN THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS BEING SPRAYED) FUEL PUMP, STARTER AND IGNITION COIL ARE FINE. HAS NEW PLUGS AND WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED; ABS MODULE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ECM MODULE. THIS IS A ROUTINE SAFETY ISSUE WITH WINDSTAR VANS THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Mileage: 132,500

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAD RECALL SERVICE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THAT SERVICE WAS DONE. TALKED WITH THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS AND BRAKES (BUT THEY HAVE HAD MORE ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL). IF I REMEMBER THE CORRECTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL - IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH BRAKE FLUID CONTACT AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE, MY CRUISE WAS SHORTED OUT AND NOT WORKING - MUST HAVE BEEN FROM BRAKE FLUID. I AM THINKING THAT THIS FLAW HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CONNECTED FROM THE BRAKE AND ABS SYSTEM TO THE WARNING LIGHTS BEING SHORTED OUT IN A SIMILAR WAY; IT IS JUST A GUESS, I AM SURE THAT THE REAL MECHANICS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.... THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DESIGN FLAW; THE WARNING DEVICE IS NOT WORKING AS DESIGNED. I AM SURE THAT THE $1,600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS AN ISSUE FOR FORD. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES I MAY BE DRIVING AND THEY WILL TURN ON, AT TIMES THE WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE BRAKES ARE NOT EFFECTED FROM WHAT I CAN TELL AND MY FLUID LEVELS ARE NORMAL. I HOPE THAT MY BRAKES DON'T REALLY EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING AND THERE WERE NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKS EITHER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKING ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING AND THERE WERE NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKS EITHER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKING ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, INTERMITTENTLY. FAULT CODE SHOWS ABS ECM FAILURE. *TT

Mileage: 125,000

MY WIFE'S 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON, ON OUR DASHBOARD FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. FORD DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO THINK IT A NON ISSUE OR A BRAKE ISSUE. ALL OF MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE NARROWED IT TO THE ABS ECM MODULE. *KB

Mileage: 10,000

MY WIFE'S 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON, ON OUR DASHBOARD FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. FORD DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO THINK IT A NON ISSUE OR A BRAKE ISSUE. ALL OF MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE NARROWED IT TO THE ABS ECM MODULE. *KB

Mileage: 10,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS MODULE FAILURE, INTERMITTENT ABS / BRAKE LIGHT ON, EVENTUALLY ON ALL THE TIME. HAD MODULE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. TECHNICIAN FOUND A BAD SOLDER JOINT ON MOTHERBOARD. TECHNICIAN REFERRED ME TO THIS WEBSITE; HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ *KB

Mileage: 81,700

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS MODULE FAILURE, INTERMITTENT ABS / BRAKE LIGHT ON, EVENTUALLY ON ALL THE TIME. HAD MODULE SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. TECHNICIAN FOUND A BAD SOLDER JOINT ON MOTHERBOARD. TECHNICIAN REFERRED ME TO THIS WEBSITE; HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ *KB

Mileage: 81,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT A TEST WAS NOT CONDUCTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 82,000

I PURCHASED A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR FROM GENOA FORD GENOA OHIO...WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON...THE SALSEMAN SAID THAT WE HAVE THE CAR PRICED LOW BECAUSE IT WILL NEED BRAKES...WE PURCHASED THE BRAKES AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM...WE THEN HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED THE NEXT DAY 3 DAYS LATER AS WE WHERE DRIVING THE VAN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE VAN WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED SO IT WAS TOWED FOR THE SECOND TIME...THE DAY BEFORE THIS WE HAD IT AT TIREMAN IN NORTHWOOD TO GET RADIATOR FLUSHED...AND NEW TIRES WHEN WE PULLED AWAY THE VAN LOST ALL POWER AND THEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED...SO TODAY AFTER THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED THE MECHANIC TELLS US WE NEED AN ALTERNATOR. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT RECALL #09S09 DEALS WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS IN THE ABS THE SCDS THE CRUISE CONTROL ETC... SO THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY HAS NOT BEEN STOPPED WITH THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT GENOA FORD ON OCT 19, 2009( AS THE MECHANIC [XXX] TOLD ME ON THE PHONE)...SO I HAVE COME HERE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 146,000

1. NONE SPECIFIC. THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED THAT REPLACES SOME WIRING IN ORDER TO AVOID POSSIBLE FIRE. 2. THE FAILURE IS A YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMING ON TOGETHER FAIRLY OFTEN BUT NOT ALWAYS. I UNDERSTAND THESE LIGHTS, SPECIFICALLY THE ABS LIGHT, MEANS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT IN OPERATION MEANING PROBABLE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. I SUSPECT AS OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED THESE LIGHTS ARE CAUSED BY A HEAT BUILDUP PROBLEM IN THE ABS MODULE THAT CAUSES THE MODULE TO WARP AND FAIL. 3. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING. *KB

Mileage: 112,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON, ABS SYSTEM NOT ACTIVE, OCCURS WHEN CAR AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE HOT. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATES ECM BOARD FOR ABS IS BAD. CURRENT RECALL FOR BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BEEN COMPLETED. BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED.

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT GET ON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN RESPONSE TIME. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M DRIVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE #10 AND 15 FUSE BLOWS OUT REGULARLY AND CAUSES THE AIR, ODOMETER, OVERDRIVE TO NOT WORK. I SMELL BURNING ELECTRICITY, AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD WHILE DRIVING. SOME MORNING MY VAN DOESN'T START DUE TO BATTERY DRAINAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY OFF CAUSING IT NOT PASS INSPECTION. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON. WITH THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL THE ABS MODULE AND ECM NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THE ABS AND BRAKE DASH WARNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP OR I HIT A PUDDLE AND WATER SPLASHES UNDERNEATH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. FIRESTONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ARE AGAIN SUGGESTING TO FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND DO AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC (AGAIN AT COST OF $200). WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO CRASH OR DAMAGE I AM IN CONSTANT FEAR THAT THERE WILL BE AS THE BRAKES MIGHT FAIL BUT I'D NEVER KNOW IT SINCE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS ON AND REPAIR WORK HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. *TR

THE BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE WINDSTAR MINIVAN. *TR

Mileage: 52,650

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED" IN CATEGORY "SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC". *TR

Mileage: 52,630

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE TO THE ABS. THE SPEEDOMETER WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE CURRENT MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 378860041 AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILES WAS 161,000 AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 161,000

ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND RENDER ABS INOPERATIVE INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006. WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 36,000 MILES CURRENTLY 100,000 AND STILL HAVING SAME SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. SOMETIMES RESETS WITH RESTART OF ENGINE, SOMETIMES NOT. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. *TR

Mileage: 84,582

THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AFTER I HAD OTHER REPAIRS DONE AS WELL AS TWO RECALLS THAT WERE LOOKED AT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ABS LIGHT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IT WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700 FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. FORD DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO FIX. I'VE HAD IT 'FIXED' SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ABS WARNING LAMP ON. DEALER SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME TESTING EACH WHEEL SENSOR, UNABLE TO VERIFY CAUSE. CODE GIVEN WAS C1155: LF ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR (ELECTRICAL/STATIC). LATER REPLACED ALL 4 WHEEL SENSORS WITH NO LUCK OF FIXING. REPLACEMENT OF ECM NECESSARY TO CLEAR MIL.

Mileage: 110,910

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M DRIVING THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. IT STARTED LAST YEAR. I'VE REPLACED ALL THE PADS & SHOES AND BLED THE BRAKE FLUID. BUT IT'S STILL ON. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST HOPING FOR A FORD RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 126,522

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RECENTLY REPLACED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING MAY HAVE FAULTY SWITCH OR MASTER CYLINDER DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION CAUSING FLUID LEAK THAT IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CAUSING FIRE OR SMOKE FROM 2002 WINDSTAR MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, UNDER CATEGORY: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED IN THIS UNIT, AND NOT SURE WHAT THEY FIXED THE SECOND TIME. BOTH MECHANICS TOLD ME I WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID TOO, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID MYSELF, I CAN'T REACH THE RESERVOIR. BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS STILL COMES ON AND VERY SELDOM DOES THE LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAD TO HAVE A VEHICLE INSPECTION THIS PAST YEAR, AND THE FIRST TIME IT DID NOT PASS BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS ON. THANKFULLY THE SECOND TIME I WENT IN FOR THE INSPECTION IT WAS NOT ON. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS YEARS INSPECTION.

Mileage: 76,354

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON. BRAKING DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED..I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE AS I TRANSPORT 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. I RECENTLY HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR THE REAR AXLE RECALL AND WAS GIVEN A RENTAL MINIVAN. THE BRAKING ON THAT VAN WAS VERY MUCH BETTER THAN ON MY VAN. I AM WORRIED. FORD DEALER TOLD ME HE WOULDN'T FIX WITHOUT RECALL NUMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE ISSUED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I TOOK MY VAN IN TO DO THE RECALLS. WELL THEY SAID THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOST LAST 2 RECENT RECALLS. 2010 AND 2011 DEALING WITH FRONT END AND REAR END. MY QUESTION IS IF IT DOESN'T LOOK BROKEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT? I THOUGHT THESE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED WRONG, RIGHT? NOW HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TAKE MY VAN IN TO BE INSPECTED? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IT COULD BREAK AND MY 4 KIDS AND I COULD GO TUMBLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THEY DID DO THE SPEED ODOMETER (WHICH I'M WATCHING CLOSELY FOR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON) AND IN PROCESS FOR CHILD SAFETY ATTACHMENTS. THE ANDERSON FORD DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TX WILL NOT DO THE OTHER 2 RECALLS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LOOK BROKEN, IS THIS RIGHT? ANYWAYS ABS/BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME ON MY FORD WINDSTAR. WILL HAVE IT CHECK FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE RUNNING DOWN TO COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 83,000

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, I AM LITERALLY IN SHOCK! NOT TO MENTION SCARED TO DEATH NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILD'S LIVES, BUT FOR MYSELF/HUSBAND AND OTHER CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER'S & FRIENDS THAT HAVE ALSO TRAVELED WITH US PAST/PRESENT! THIS IS A SHAME, THAT THIS MANY WINDSTARS HAVE ALL HAD THIS MANY/RELATIVE PROBLEMS! I FOR ONE COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW EVERY REVIEW FROM SO MANY STATES WERE ALL LINKED! AS I READ MANY OF THESE REVIEWS/COMPLAINTS I HONESTLY HAD TO ASK MYSELF HAVE I POSTED HERE BEFORE? -AS YOU CAN TELL MY WINDSTAR IS YET ANOTHER VICTIM ADDED TO THE LIST. I TOOK MY VAN IN YESTERDAY TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE RECALLS, PICKED IT UP TODAY. I WAS GIVEN A INSPECTION REPORT CARD WITH DIFFERENT SYSTEMS/COMPONENTS/TIRE/BRAKE WEAR ETC... 3 BOXES ALONG SIDE OF EACH GREEN, YELLOW & RED WITH THE SIMILAR MEANING AS A STOP LIGHT. GREEN=OK, YELLOW=MAY REQUIRE FUTURE ATTENTION & RED=IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY TIRES BOX WERE CHECKED YELLOW FOR ALL 4. THIS SEEMED ODD TO ME CONSIDERING I HAVE A RECEIPT THAT SHOWS IT HASN'T BEEN A MONTH SINCE I HAD 2 BRAND NEW GOODYEARS PUT ON THE FRONT! HOWEVER, I DO AGREE WITH THE REMARK REGARDING THE BACK. BUT THIS CONCERNED ME AS TO WHAT TYPE OF INSPECTION MY VAN HAD WENT UNDER.?. AND NEED I SAY BEFORE I GOT HOME FROM A 25 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE FORD DEALER MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON, SURPRISE! I'M GOING TO CONTACT FORD IN THE MORNING, IN REGARDS OF HOPEFULLY GETTING A HELPFUL ANSWER/EXPLANATION OR AT LEAST A ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR A SECOND OPINION REGARDING MY RECALL INSPECTION! *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE LIT AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL MECHANISMS NO LONGER WORK. THIS RESULTS IN INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES AND POOR PERFORMANCE ON SNOW AND ICE. THIS IS FOR A FORD WINDSTAR 2002. *LN

Mileage: 103,000

WE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS RECALL PERFORMED IN JUNE 2010. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE ABS, BRAKE & TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE REPLACED 2 ABS SENSORS AMONG OTHER THINGS HOWEVER THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON. TOOK VAN TO DEALER TODAY FOR AXLE RECALL & INFORMED THEM OF ABS, BRAKE & TRAC LIGHT ISSUE. THEY SAID WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED & THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE @ THE TIME THEY REPLACED. I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE LOOK & SEE IF THEY NOTICED ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AROUND ABS MODULE. AFTER 2 MINUTES THEY CAME BACK & SAID NO. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A SENSOR WHEN I TOLD THEM THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY SAID WELL WE WOULD HAVE TO HOOK CAR TO MACHINE & CHECK CODES WHICH WOULD COST ME $80 (MIND YOU AUTO ZONE IS FREE). I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY MATERIALS OR WIRING AND THAT ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT BECAUSE IT'S SO COSTLY FORD WILL NOT RECALL THE PART. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN IN THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE PROPER SAFETY FEATURES I WAS PROMISED - INCLUDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. FORD HOLDS A LOT OF PEOPLES LIVES IN THEIR HAND DUE TO THIS PROBLEM (WHETHER IT BE THE CAR CATCHES ON FIRE OR LOSES BRAKING POWER), THEY CAN'T REPLACE A LIFE OR AN ENTIRE FAMILY FOR THAT MATTER BUT THEY CAN SURELY REPLACE A FAULTY PART. PLEASE I AM BEGGING TO MAKE FORD RECALL THIS PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING SO MANY PEOPLE, MAKE IT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL, IT'S ALL RELATED!!! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX. MY AN HAS BEEN RECEIVING REGULAR SERVICE EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2003. I'VE HAD A ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNING ON A RANDOM TIMES AND IT HAS BEGUN TO AFFECT BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTARS. MANY SAY THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE ABS ECM MODULE WHICH IS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

IN MY 2002 WINDSTAR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL GO OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING. IN 2009 WE HAD THE SAFETY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NOW I AM NOTICING WHILE I HAVE THE VAN RUNNING, HEAT AND RADIO ON, THE RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE BACK DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK AND IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL TIMES OF PRESSING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK BEFORE THEY WILL UNLOCK. I AM FEARFUL THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE AND I WILL NEED TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT QUICKLY AND WON'T BE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE DOOR LOCK ISSUE. *TR

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY ABS-BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR? *TR

Mileage: 195,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, ENGINE GASKET AND FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR RECALL WORK AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I HAD THE ABS MODULE REPLACED AND THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE BURNING FLUID AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT TWICE NOW FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2002 WINDSTAR - BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED. LIGHTS WILL COME ON AT RANDOM, SOMETIMES AT ENGINE START, OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING. BOTH LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON WILL CAUSE THEM TO GO OUT. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE 2002 WINDSTAR SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL RELATED TO ABS FAILURE AND POSSIBLE FIRE WE NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. THE SMELL LASTED THE ENTIRE DAY AFTER PICKING THE WINDSTAR UP AT THE DEALERS. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT TO REPORT THE SMELL AND THEY STATED THE BURNING SMELL COULD NOT BE RELATED TO THE SERVICE THEY PERFORMED. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON LATER THAT DAY AND HAS NOW BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. WE HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IN WET WEATHER. WE HAVE NOW HAD THE WINDSTAR IN AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE CODES STATE THAT ALL 4 ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE BRAND NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. WHEN THE CODES ARE CLEARED THE ABS LIGHT WILL STAY OFF ANYWHERE FROM MINUTES TO HOURS DEPENDING ON EACH RESET. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AT ALL TIMES. PERIODICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO LIGHTS UP AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE ABS LIGHT. THEY SAY THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDS REPLACED, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MECHANICALLY. THE RECALL FOR THE SCDS HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR, BUT THE ABS LIGHT ERROR HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. TO REPLACE THE MODULE, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1800. I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MANY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY MATERIALS OR WIRING. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY AND DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE PROPER SAFETY FEATURES I WAS PROMISED - INCLUDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS ON MY DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I HAVE HAD THE VAN INSPECTED AND THEY SAID THIS IS COMMON IN THE WINDSTAR AND THAT WHEN THEY ARE LIT UP THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND IS UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

AT THIS TIME THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT, HOWEVER FORD IS NOT TAKING THE ABS MODULE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SE CURRENTLY HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. THESE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN WHEN VAN IS RESTARTED SOMETIMES THEY ARE STILL ON AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX FORD'S FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH WAS RECALLED IN DECEMBER 2009 FOR THE LEAKING SCDS, FORD REF 09S09. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE SWITCH BY INSTALLING A JUMPER SWITCH IN THE HARNESS. TODAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2010, I HAVE HAD MY VAN BACK AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AS I HAVE HAD A MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE SCDS WHICH WAS LEAKING ONTO MY ABS MODULE SWITCH. I ASSUMED THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL, BUT FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I HAD THE SERVICE REP CONTACT FORD, CANADA AND AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE REPAIR. I AM DISGUSTED AT THE ATTITUDE OF FORD. I HAD TO PUT IN 500ML OF BRAKE FLUID INTO MY MASTER CYLINDER OVER A PERIOD OF 3 DAYS, THAT'S HOW BAD MY LEAK WAS. THE SERVICE REP AT FORD CONFIRMED THAT THE SCDS WAS LEAKING AND AFTER I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VAN FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STILL REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE ALL THEY COULD UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL NUMBER 09S09 AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WERE OBLIGED TO DO. I WOULD LIKE THIS DOCUMENTED AS THIS WAS A SERIOUS BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND A POTENTIAL FIRE RELATED INCIDENT AND FORD OF CANADA REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 182,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT CLEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/23/11*JB

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REOCCURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PAID THE COST FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE FOR THE ONE RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND FRONT ROTORS, WHICH HAD REQUIRED ANNUAL REPLACEMENT . ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ABS WOULD FAIL WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 109,000

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. THE MINIVAN HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO LEAKING SCDS. AND WAS RECTIFIED BY FORD DEALERSHIP. OVER PAST FEW DAYS I HAVE HAD TO PUT IN BRAKE FLUID AND HAVE NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 182,500

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND AIRCONDITIONING HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING. DUE TO SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL DISABLE SWITCH AKA BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO IT. THIS IN TURN BLEW THE #10 FUSE. THIS SWITCH IS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID AND COULD START A FIRE AT ANY TIME. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE SWITCH AND CLEAN OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

ABS ANTI-SKID AND BRAKE LITES SUDDENLY APPEAR ON THE DASH MONITORING SYSTEM WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING WRONG. KEEPS ON OCCURRING WHEN BRAKES GET HOT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING TO RENO NEVADA FROM CALFORNIA WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND OPEN THE HOOD AND I SEEN THAT MY PLUG THAT GOES UNDER THE BRAKE FLUID BOX WAS SMOKING REALLY BAD. I LET IT COOL DOWN AND I DROVE FOR ANOTHER 10 MIN INTO THE ROAD AND I NOTICE THAT MY FUSE HAD BURN OUT , AT THE SAME TIME I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I NOTICE MORE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD I PULLED OVER. I OPEN THE HOOD AND I NOTICE IT WAS FROM THE SAME PLUG THE ABS PLUG THAT IS. WELL IT WAS MELTING. I CALL A FRIEND TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ALRIGHT TO UNPLUG THE ABS PLUG OFF HE SAID YEA. WELL IM JUST WRITING THIS CAUSE I NOTICE ALSO THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING INTO THE PLUG .. TO ME IT SEEM THAT IT WAS SHORTING IT OUT. SO PLEASE FOR OUR SAFETY KEEP THIS IN MIND THAT THIS COULD START A FIRE.. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. OCCURRENCE IS MUCH QUICKER AND MORE FREQUENT IN SUMMER MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. ABS WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATORS ALL LIT, ALONG WITH "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. STOPPED HARD SUDDENLY FOR A CHILD WHO DARTED INTO THE STREET AND ALMOST HIT HER AS THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR SKIDDED. SINCE THAT TIME, THE WARNING LIGHTS RESET EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, BUT RETURN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 212,000

ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED, IT IS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000 MODEL WINDSTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY RECEIVED A BRAKE REPAIR. *TR

SERVICE BRAKES ,HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT, AND NOT THE ONLY ONES, I LIVING IN BC CANADA. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED DUE TO ABS ECM INTERMITTENT FAILURE. INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF; SUDDENLY SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND MASSIVE FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE SIX FOOT FLAMES AND INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

RECALL OF BRAKE SWITCH (09S09) ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH BUT I STILL HAVE ABS LIGHTS THAT COME ON PERIODICALLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. *TR

ANTI-SKID AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN DRIVING. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AS I WOULD STILL HAVE BRAKING POWER JUST NOT ABS BRAKES WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE CAR. HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY CAR DUE TO THE AXLE RECALL SINCE SEPTEMBER BUT FORD ISSUED A LEASE VEHICLE. NOW I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH ON AND OFF IN MY 2002 WINDSTAR WITH NO WARNING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. VAN IS AT 110K MILES, AND SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE. BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS KEEP GOING ON AND OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF THE WARNING SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY WORKING. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I DON' KNOW HOW SAFE MY VAN IS. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED COMPLETELY WHEN THIS STARTED AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE....ANOTHER MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE ABS MODULE WAS GOING BAD? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT RANDOM AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THEN STOPPED. OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS, IT'S STARTED UP AGAIN. IT'S ALWAYS AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF DRIVING. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND ARE SUPPOSEDLY FINE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AS THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,800. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 02/07/11

Mileage: 62,800

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD THE 09S09 RECALL COMPLETED 12-09. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HAVE COME ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THIS HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS ALMOST CAUSE MY WIFE TO HAVE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A DAY AFTER HAVING THE SCDS SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WITHOUT QUICK THINKING SHE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HIT A YOUNG CHILD CROSSING THE STREET. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO STAY ON DESPITE HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE. ACCORDING THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#PROBLEM2. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO I HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS AND TWO WEEKS LATER THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY MINI VAN. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IN OTHER WINDSTARS IN THE PAST. I HOPE SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RAISED BY MANY PEOPLE ON MANY WEBSITES WHY HAS THIS NOT BEING FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS MODULE APPARENTLY HAS CAUSED MANY ISSUES FOR MANY OWNERS. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD 2002 WINDSTAR ANTILOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT SHUTOFF OF THE SYSTEM AND AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEMS ARE INCREASED IN HIGHER TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WE HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. I RECENTLY HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE SCDS SWITCH. THE FIRST DAY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK AND WAS TOLD THEY DID THE RECALL WORK AND IT COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE BRAKES TO GO COMPLETELY OUT. I HAVE READ ON COUNTLESS WEBSITES AND FORUMS THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE ABS LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS IN THEIR VEHICLES. EVERY TIME I HAVE IT LOOKED IT I AM TOLD IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GOING IN THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL IT IS TOO LOW IN MILES (90,000) TO BE HAVING THIS MANY ISSUES AND SUCH COSTLY REPAIRS. I HOPE THAT FORD DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS I COULD HAVE BEEN THIS MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

2002 FORD - BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS GENERALLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS, BUT OCCURS YEAR ROUND. A FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLETED RECALL 09S09, BUT THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST AND THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT ON. BRAKE SWITCH RECALL DONE 6 MONTHS AGO, NO FIRE. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE DUE TO CODE C1185 MAIN RELAY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED OF A SOLDER JOINT ON THE ECM BREAKING DUE TO EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING IN HEAT AND COLD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF. BRAKING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED IN THE LAST MONTH COINCIDING WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

RED (BRAKE) LIGHT AND YELLOW (ABS) LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. IN THIS CONDITION, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK AND HARD BRAKING RESULTS IN REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP EVEN ON DRY ROAD AND PARTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ABS MODULE IS GOING BAD AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS. THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED IN THE 2009 CDS RECALL. SO FAR, LIGHTS COME ON ABOUT EVERY 300 MILES AND ARE CLEARED (GO OFF) ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED OFF AND RESTARTED. I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE ABS MODULES THAT ARE FAILING. ALSO, PRIOR TO THE 2009 RECALL, THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING AND IS STILL OUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MAY WELL BE A SYMPTOM RELATED TO THE LEAKING OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE CDS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE. BUT MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD MY OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. THERE IS NO DEFINITE MOVEMENT THAT PROCEEDS THE LIGHT COMING ON, IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I HIT A BUMP, OR WHEN I SIMPLY DRIVE ALONG. IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE RECURRENT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED, THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE IS SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON INTERMITTENTLY. FORD RECALL 09S09 WAS PERFORMED 7/10/10 BUT LIGHT AND BRAKING ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 124,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND REPAIR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS FOR THE ABNORMAL LEAKING OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 150,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. PARKING/ABS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BOARD IS CONSTANTLY LIT. PROBLEM STARTED YEARS AGO, AT THAT TIME IT WAS INTERMITTENT NOW ITS ALMOST CONSTANT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

ABS BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. APPARENTLY THE ECM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN - INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WENT ON MORE AND MORE AS THE WEATHER GOT HOTTER, MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP TO ANALYZE THE CODES. IT HAS TOO MANY ERROR CODES TO LIST, WHICH THE MECHANIC SAYS IS AN INDICATION OF AN ECU FAILURE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH THREE KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE, WITH NO ANTILOCK BRAKES. IT IS GOING TO BE SCARY WHEN WINTER COMES AND THE SNOW AND ICE DRIVING BEGINS. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE THIS THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ( OVER $1,000)!!! THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON NOW FOR OVER 6 MONTHS STRAIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE REGULAR BRAKE LIGHT COME ON TOGETHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE SUMMER HEAT, THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. BECAUSE OF THIS MY BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BRAKE AS DESIGNED BY FORD WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR 'S ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT FOR A TIME AND RETURN AGAIN WITH ANOTHER BUMP OR JUST COMES ON IN ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. I LIVE IN NC AND I DON'T SEE MY STATE ON THE RECALL LIST. I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE COST IS $1000 TO REPAIR. IT SHOULD BE FREE. HE SAYS A SENSOR IN THE REAR AXLE OR FRACTURE I MAYBE THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM IT COULD CAUSE AN INCREASE OF A CRASH. THE WHEELS ARE PREVENTED FROM LOCKING. *TR

Mileage: 72,036

ABS AND BRAKE LAMP STILL ON AFTER RECALL FOR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAS SOME SORT OF SHORT AND RANDOMLY SETS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS. THE LED DISPLAY ALWAYS SAYS, "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL". MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO TRACE DOWN THE ROOT OF THE CAUSE. AFTER READING A NUMBER OF BLOGS/DISCUSSION BOARDS, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 99-03 WINDSTARS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE AND ABS SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATION. WHEN WARM AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS FAILURE WARNING INDICATION IS ACTIVATED SOMETIMES WITH A INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PINPOINT A CAUSE. WARNING WILL ALWAYS CLEAR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND SOMETIMES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED WITH TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS & BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. WAS ADVISED BY A FORD SERVICE SHOP THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. THEY TRIED TO GET FORD TO COVER IT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT. *TR

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR LX 2002. I HAD THE ABS LIGHT RECALL DONE AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STILL COMES ON AND WITH NO OBVIOUS REASON. ALSO IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT -- FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT WHICH COMES ON AND OFF. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT HAS BEEN ON. WE HAVE HAD COMPUTERS HOOKED UP TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITH FALSE DIAGNOSIS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABS LIGHT THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO WILL COME ON AND OFF WITH THE SAME OUTCOMES, SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL SHOW HESITATING DURING COLD WEATHER AND THEN LIGHT WILL EMERGE. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT REMAINING ON AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. WE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT REMEDIES WITH THIS PROBLEM TOO BUT EVENTUALLY IT TOO RETURNS. IF LEFT ALONE THE LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY SHUT ITSELF OFF BUT MAKES THE RED TAIL LIGHT SHIELD VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS IT MAY BE RELATED AND MAY BE A RELAY PROBLEM . THIS HAS BEEN A VERY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM AND I WORRY ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEM BEING A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE CONSTANTLY WITH ME, ONE OF THEM HAS HEART PROBLEMS AND IS ON COUMADIN THERAPY AND EVEN A MINOR INCIDENT COULD BE MAJOR AND LIFE THREATENING TO HIM. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS TOO, A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER.. TAKE CARE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN. AT 56,XXX MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ABOUT 6 MONTH AFTER THAT I STARTED EXPERIENCING A BLIZZARD OF LIGHTS ON MY DASH INDICATING THE FOLLOWING ALERTS FOR ABS/BRAKES, TRAC OFF & CHECK TRACTION CONTROL. THIS LIGHT BLIZZARD APPEARS EACH TIME I DRIVE MY VAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND REMAINS ON THE DASH UNTIL I STOP THE VAN AND RESTART. WENT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE TRANNY REPLACEMENT. TOOK THE VAN IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE 2009 RECALL JUMPER AND THEY SAID THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT RELATED TO THE LEAKING BRAKE CYLINDER SO THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. A SHORT TIME AGO I STARTED GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TOO. TRIED TO GO THRU DEQ BUT THE VAN FAILED EMISSIONS TEST. WENT TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF SO I WENT TO DEQ AND PASSED BUT I STILL AN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL LIGHT BLIZZARD (ABS/TC). I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO DATE BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TO SLAM THEM EITHER. NEXT WEEK IT'S OFF TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE NO ONE ELSE CAN DETERMINE A PROBLEM RESOLUTION. I'VE SEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW WINDSTAR/GM PRODUCTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT REALLY POINTS BACK TO A POOR QUALITY PRODUCT! *TR

Mileage: 56,000

MY ABS LIGHT IS ON IN MY MINIVAN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO CHANGE THE ABS ECM WHICH IS NOT CHEAP, HOWEVER AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE MODEL FORD WINDSTARS, 1999-2003, SEE WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO. I DRIVE WITH MY GRANDSON IN THE VAN ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS, I RELY ON THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE WINTER TIME DUE TO OUR HARSH CLIMATES. PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND HELP ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. IF THIS WAS SIMPLY A MAINTENANCE ITEM, SUCH AS BRAKES OR OIL CHANGES, I WOULD BE COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDING, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS IN THE WINTER TIME DURING ANY ICE OR SNOW AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE AND HELPING ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

THE MORNING OF JULY 11, 2010, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON OUR 2002 WINDSTAR SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FIRE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE BAD SWITCH, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF PROPER BRAKE FUNCTION AND NO READINGS FROM THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND ODOMETER (AS WELL AS MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS). THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER HAVING HAD THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V399000, ACTION NUMBER EA08021). THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD PERFORMED THE INITIAL RECALL WORK REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE MODULE UNDER THE RECALL OR AS A WARRANTY CLAIM, STATING THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, NOR WAS IT APPARENTLY DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE SWITCH REPAIR. I SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED, OPENED AND EXAMINED THE CONTROL MODULE (8/28/2010), AND FOUND BLACKENED BRAKE FLUID PRESENT INSIDE THE MODULE AT THE CONNECTOR PINS. I ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT BURNING AROUND THE PINS AT THE CONNECTIONS TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS EVIDENCE INCLUDED THE BLACKENED FLUID, SEVERE DISCOLORATION, AND LIFTED TRACES, ALL OF WHICH ARE CLEARLY APPARENT IN PHOTOS OF THE MODULE INTERIOR. LUCKILY, IT APPEARS THAT AN INTERNAL TRACE BURNED THROUGH AND INTERRUPTED THE FAULT CURRENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BECOMING A RUNAWAY FIRE EVENT. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND IS SITTING IDLE. I HAVE KEPT THE FAILED CONTROL MODULE FOR EXAMINATION AS NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. IN JUNE I HAD A RECALL DONE ON MY BRAKE SYSTEM. (RECALL # 09509) I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON A FEW MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED LAST WEEK WHEN I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BACK AXEL WAS CRACKED. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HE CHECK THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. BUT THE TO BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EACH TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON DAILY, USUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRAVEL. FORD GARAGE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS NOW. I, ALSO, HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES GOING OUT AT SPEEDS UNDER 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THE GARAGE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND DID NOT FIND ANY BLEEDING OR OTHER PROBLEMS THIS WOULD HAPPEN ABOUT ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE FORD GARAGE THEY TOLD US THEY RECOGNIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VAN AND WOULD NO LONGER CHARGE US THE INITIAL INSPECTION FEE SINCE THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE FUSIBLE LINK RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON MY VAN A YEAR OR MORE AGO. THE FREQUENCY AND POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO FORD AND THE PROPER RECALLS SHOULD BE MADE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVELS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER COULD POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,807.

Mileage: 74,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED THIS YEAR IN MAY HAVING THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED AT REYNOLDS FORD, NORMAN, OK IN JULY. THEY FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE LIGHTS STILL COME ON REGULARLY! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 112,000

RE; RECALL 09S09, FORD DEALER CARRY OUT THIS RECALL ON FORD WINDSTAR 2002, CHANGE THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS. HOWEVER ,WHEN START THE ENGINE THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AS NORMAL, AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A WHILE,I WILL SAY WHEN THINGS GOT HEATED/HOT THESE TWO LIGHTS COMES ON BACK,( ABS & BRAKE LIGHT) IF I STOP AND STARTED THE ENGINE UP ,THESE TWO LIGHT GOES OUT, AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES AGAIN THE ABS& BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON BACK ,AND ON AND ON LIKE THIS. THIS IS CAUSING MY BREAKING DISTANCE TO SUDDENLY INCREASE. THIS MATTER NEED URGENT ATTENTION SO THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY FORD OR FURTHER RECALL IS NEEDED. ( E.G ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM) ETC. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 59,600

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS/BRAKES FAIL. LOUD WHIRLING SOUND AND THEN NO BRAKES. THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. NO BRAKES. FORD SAID THAT MY ABS COMPUTER WENT OUT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT. NOW MY STEPSON HAS THE VEHICLE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM YESTERDAY AND HE ALMOST RAN INTO THE GARAGE. NHTSA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY SEVERAL FORD OWNERS. RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT IS MORE THAN A FENDER BENDER. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 97,500

SUDDEN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. OCCASIONAL SLIGHT SMELL OF BURNING USUALLY ON HOTTER DAYS. LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO REAR-END A CAR AND/OR STOP FOR A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSS-WALK. ONLY BECAUSE I ALWAYS LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AWAY FROM CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND WATCH CLOSELY FOR PEDESTRIANS HAS AN ACCIDENT BEEN AVOIDED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BECAUSE OUR FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 JUST FOR ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND 8 HOURS(@$125/HR) TO INSTALL THE NEW UNIT. ALSO, I WAS TOLD A NEW SPEED CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM SIMPLY NOT IN A FINANCIAL DECISION TO GET THESE ITEMS FIX. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ISSUES MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE OR BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 112,400

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. WIRING REPLACED AS PART OF A OCTOBER 2009 FORD RECALL. BEFORE THIS, IN WARM WEATHER, YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD BOTH COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER THE RECALL THE SAME IS HAPPENING AND MORE FREQUENTLY - EVERY DAY IN HOT WEATHER THIS SUMMER. *TR

Mileage: 92,705

RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. IT SUDDENLY DECREASED IN ITS BRAKING POWER AND RESULTED IN A MINOR BUMPER TO BUMPER CRASH AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. LUCKILY NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, ONLY SMALL STRETCH MARKS ON MY FRONT BUMPER. THE OTHER PERSONS CAR WAS OK AND WE WENT ON STRAIGHT BACK HOME SHAKEN AND AFRAID THE WHOLE RIDE BACK. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE COMPANY FRIENDLY (NOT CONSUMER FRIENDLY) RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE THOUGH. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTARS AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE ABS SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE BRAKING DISTANCE TO DECREASE AND ADVISED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!!! THE GOVERNMENT AND ODI GOT RIGHT UP ON TOYOTAS FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AND NOT FORDS!! THIS MUST BE RECALLED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 71,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR:ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD ON. ABS NOT WORKING. WAS TOLD VERY COMMON PROBLEM...DEFECT WITH ABS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 06/06/2010, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. IN SPEAKING WITH OUR FORD MECHANIC (FORD DEALER), HE REFERENCED HOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON MANY WINDSTARS. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS, ACCORDING TO HIM, HAS BEEN A POINT OF CONCERN. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

FORD WINDSTAR 2002, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON, AND BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 48,125

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTART THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 44,000

THIS ALL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND AN INTERMITTENT AMBER AND RED ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD THE RECALL 09S09 WORK COMPLETED BY FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE MODULE IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THIS RECALL. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL CAUSE INCREASED BREAKING DISTANCES. BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALER I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE OPERATING ON AN URBAN ARTERIAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WHEN STOPPING SEEMED TO BE EXCESSIVE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE. WEATHER AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS CLEAR AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 80S. ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN. AT NEXT STARTUP, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS LATER, THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON, AND BRAKE OPERATIONS SEEMED NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND SERVICED UNDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL NO. 09S09. HOWEVER, I AM UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFIC EXTENT OF SERVICE WORK PERFORMED BY THE DEALER ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE UNDER THAT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - HAD RECALL FROM OCT 2009 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) DONE ON VEHICLE. SOMETIME THE CAR WILL START AND NO ISSUES APPEAR IN THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT GAUGES OTHER TIMES THE ISSUE WILL APPEAR AT STARTUP. IF IT IS FINE AT STARTUP, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING (SOMETIMES OVER BUMPS, SOMETIMES JUST OVER TIME), THE PROBLEM WILL APPEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE "BRAKE", "ABS", AND "TRAC CONTROL" LIGHTS TURN ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM. CAR STILL BRAKES FINE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS STOP FUNCTIONING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THOSE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING RESETS THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE REGULAR, ALMOST OCCURRING EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY WHICH STOPS THE ABS FROM WORKING PER THE FORD DEALER. A BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, BUT PER THE FORD DEALER THE BRAKES ARE NOT AFFECTED. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO FORD RECALL NO. 09S09. THE FORD DEALER WANTS ME TO SPEND $800 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS REPLACEMENT SINCE LEAKING OIL FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (FORD RECALL NO. 09S09) LANDS ON THE ABS MODULE AND CONNECTOR. *TR

Mileage: 110,682

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 150,300

BRAKING DISTANCE HAS SUDDENLY INCREASED ALONG WITH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ABS SYSTEM DEACTIVATES, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DEACTIVATING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY 2-3 TIMES DAILY ESPECIALLY ON LONG COMUTES.THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER THAN WINTER BUT IT DOES OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

1. NORMAL DRIVING ALTHOUGH PROBLEM INCREASES WITH WARMER WEATHER. 2. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE CONSECUTIVELY AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEACTIVATES INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES DESPITE FUSIBLE LINK INSTALLED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V399000 3. FORD DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP SCAN CODE C1185 HOWEVER PARTS REPLACEMENT DOES NOT REMEDY. *TR

Mileage: 90,134

2002 WINDSTAR RECEIVED RECALL TO FIX FIRE PROBLEM BUT NOW I'M HAVING ISSUES. ABS/BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON AND MESSAGE BOARD SAYS CHECK TRAC CONTROL. ONLINE FORUMS I'VE READ SEEMS TO SUGGEST THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE E.C.M. IT WAS SPORADIC AT FIRST,BUT NOW A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. PLEASE HAVE FOMOCO DEAL WITH THIS QUALITY DEFECT SO I DO NOT HAVE TO FORK OUT ANY MONEY I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED ABS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) IS LEAKING. I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING, AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS SUDDENLY GREATER THAN USUAL. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE SCDS. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL (09S09) DONE IN JANUARY 2010, HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME FORD IS NOT REPLACING THIS PART. I'M FORCED TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS PART OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. IF NOT BRAKE FLUID WILL CONTINUE TO LEAK CAUSING LOSE OF BRAKES AND ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

I, BEING THE REGISTER OWNER, OF THIS 2002 FORD WINSTAR LX, HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE,FOR TWO MONTHS. I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LININGS. BUT STILL, THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT, AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, KEEP COMING ON. I AM AFRAID, THAT THE VEHICLE BRAKING DISTANCE WILL BE SUDDENLY INCREASED,BECAUSE OF THE FORD DESIGNED ECM, HCU, AND SCDS SWITCHES. I AM HOPING THAT FORD WILL CORRECT THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM, SO THAT THE FIRE THREAT AND INCREASED BREAKING DISTACETHREAT, MAY BE RESOLVED, BEFORE THERE COULD, OR MIGHT BE ANY ACCIDENT, THUSLY, CAUSING BODILY INJURY, AND OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR ANYTHING. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 197,298

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE SERVICE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

AFTER HAVING A CRUISE CONTROL SAFETY RECALL DONE ON OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR, THE "ABS" LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME NOW! I AM ASSUMING THE "ABS" SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND WE MIGHT HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY TRACTION CONTROL CHECKED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS(ABS,BRAKES,TRAC OFF) ON THE DASH COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT RECALL ORDERS AND THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT. I HAD THEM CHECK MY VAN TO FIND OUT WHY THE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, THEY SAID THAT MY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU)IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO MY ECU (ABS CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER) SHORTING THE SYSTEM OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ECU(ABS CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER) WHICH COST $2000. HOW IS REPLACING THE COMPUTER GOING TO FIX THE LEAK? ACCORDING TO RECORDS THE RECALL 09S09 (SCDS) WAS REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THEIR IS STILL FLUID(BRAKE) LEAKING ONTO A ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHICH POSES AS A FIRE HAZARD. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON CONCERN FOR MANY OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS. THE ABS ISSUES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE LEAKING SCDS(RECALL 09S09). I AM GOING TO PERSONALLY CHECK THE LEAK TO VERIFY THE PROXIMITY OF THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK TO THE SCDS. I FEEL THIS MAY BE A ISSUE FORD HAS TO ADDRESS. PLEASE NOTE I HAVE SENT A MEMO TO THEM FIRST, AND I HOPE TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. I WILL NOT HOLD MY BREATH THOUGH. *TR

Mileage: 109,770

I HAVE A FORD WINDSTAR 2002. ITS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON DURING SUMMER. IN THE RECALL LAST YEAR, A FORD DEALER CHANGED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON THE CAR. BUT AFTER THAT, I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM: IN WARM WEATHER, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS (YELLOW) STAY ON. I WENT TO REPLACE FUSE #10 AND IT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. A/C DOES NOT WORK. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE 09S09H RECALL AND IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 'LEAKER' SCDS THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ABS ECM UNIT CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY NOW ON THE VAN AND IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 45,216

ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ON IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I HAD TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT WAS ON TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD PURCHASED IT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR IT I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND NO RECALL CAME UP. NOW MY VAN WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION I NEED HELP !!~!!!! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINI-VAN IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE FOR A PRICE OF $750.00 PLUS LABOR TO CORRECT THIS. THEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING A RECALL INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS NEEDED TO MAKE MY WINDSTAR SAFE FROM A POSSIBLE FIRE. I HAD FORD DO THE NO-COST FIX WHICH AMOUNTED TO A JUMPER WIRE WITH A FUSIBLE-LINK. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE EXISTING ABS PROBLEM. NOW, MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND FIND THAT MANY WINDSTAR MINI-VANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003 HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY ALL ARE RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD COMPLETELY FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING $1000.00 TO DO SO. THESE PROBLEMS WERE APPARENTLY INHERENT IN THESE MODEL YEARS AND REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD, NOT THE VEHICLE OWNERS. I CAN STILL DRIVE MY WINDSTAR BUT WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM FIXED AT A MINIMUM (IF THAT IS POSSIBLE SINGULARLY). NOT HAVING THE ABS PROBLEM FIXED MAY LEAD TO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD THESE COSTLY REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 84,495

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED ( ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON ). *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILED - LIGHTS ON DASH AND "CHECK TRAC CTRL" ON DASH READOUT. THIS CAUSED ACCIDENT UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 103,500

WE OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL FIX, OUR BRAKE LIGHTS (INCLUDING ABS) CAME ON. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC, HE SAID THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE (ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT). WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND WOULD LIKE THE FORD DEALER TO SUBMIT A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 165,000

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AFTER A SHORT TIME AND STAYING ON AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE LOCKED UP THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, DEALER STATES THAT THE ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED-RELATED TO THE FORD RECALL 09S09. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD THE RECALL 09S09 DONE TODAY THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STILL KEEP COMING ON AND LOOSING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 122,234

2002 WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THEN SUDDENLY BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL THAT ABS MODULES OVERHEAT AND FAIL. VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON (TYPICALLY WHEN THE VAN IS WARM). RECALL 09S09 HAS BEEN PERFORMED BUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2002 WINDSTAR HAS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE OCTOBER 30TH. A FEW WEEKS AFTER MY BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. EVERYTIME I USE MY BRAKES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN SHUT OFF....GREAT JOB FORD..I GUESS YOUR QUICK FIX DIDN'T WORK! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE COMPUTER FOR OUR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR KEEPS GOING OUT, RENDERING OUR ANTILOCK BRAKES USELESS. THIS IS, OF COURSE, A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED BY CONSUMERS AS BEING RELATED TO A FORD RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THE FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN EXPRESSED HIS OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALLED PROBLEM, FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE OR EVEN SUBSIDIZE THIS 850 DOLLAR PART. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I JUST HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING IT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A REPORT A PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED BY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS. I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE DOING IS GUESSING AS TO WHAT IS BROKEN, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS CLOSE TO $1000. I AM GETTING THE ERROR CODES C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242, C1214, C1210, U1261. THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. I AM SURE FORD ENGINEERS KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHLD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

BOUGHT THIS VAN USED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE STILL OPERATES NORMALLY. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THEY MAY NOT COME ON AGAIN FOR DAYS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN WARMER WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 93,500

BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON IN HOT WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

PROBLEM - ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT HEATS UP. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2002 WINDSTAR. FOR OVER A YEAR THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $2400.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

HI, I HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, BUT RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS INCLUDE, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID (PROBLEM # 1)BRAKE LIGHT (RED) (PROBLEM # 1 OR PROBLEM # 2)FIRE OR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN ABS ECM AREA WHILE OFF. (PROBLEM # 1)SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. (PROBLEM # 1)CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE OR DEACTIVATES WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 1)ABS BRAKE LIGHT (YELLOW) (PROBLEM # 2 OR PROBLEM # 1)BRAKES TURN ON SQUEAL WITHOUT WARNING. (PROBLEM # 2). EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE A OCCURRED AT LEAST ONCE, MANY MORE THAN ONCE. MY BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON ABOUT EVERY DAY AS DOES THE ABS BRAKE. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO REPLACE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE RECALL THIS VAN FOR IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

HELLO. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A REPORT A PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED BY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS. I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE DOING IS GUESSING AS TO WHAT IS BROKEN, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ I AM GETTING THE ERROR CODES C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242, C1214, C1210, U1261. THEY REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE ABS MODULE, ON MAR 31, 2005, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. I TOOK IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD SOME STUPID THING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A HAZARD/LIFE THREATENING ISSUE, AND I WOULD LIKE THE FORD MOTOR TO TAKE THE TIME, THINK THIS PROBLEM OUT, AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST GUESS AT THE SOLUTION. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE LOGGING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN A YEAR AGO FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I HAD THEM CHECK MY VIN # FOR ANY RECALLS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER SOME OF THE CURRENT ONES WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. IF THIS IS THE TYPE OF QUALITY THEY GIVE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEN MY NEXT PURCHASE, I CAN TELL YOU THIS, WILL NOT BE A FORD PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 85,988

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE CABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS TO FAIL. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT MECHANICS CAN FIND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. AS OF LAST WEEK, ODOMETER DISPLAYED DASHES, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT OPERATING, AND THERE IS LITTLE TO NO STOPPING CAPABILITY IN THE BRAKES. NO BRAKE FLUID, APPARENTLY. *TR

ABS FAILURE WINDSTAR 2002 CODE C1185. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. I TOOK MY VAN TO A DEALER IM HAVING THE ABS MODULE REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 71,321

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI NUMBER 10278659. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BY MY INDEPENDANT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE "CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH" PART NUMBER YF1Z 9C888 AB AT A COST OF $34.56 FOR PARTS AND $22.50 FOR LABOR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE SWITCH. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO WORK CONSISTENTLY AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE NOTICED THEY GO ON AFTER I HIT A BUMP. ONCE THEY GO ON, THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE JOURNEY (UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF). *TR

Mileage: 90,245

FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, WOULD SHUT OFF VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO "TURN OFF" LIGHT, SOMETIMES WOULD GO OUT ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRACTION LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I HIT A BUMP A CERTAIN WAY SO THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON ALL THE TIME. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A FEW GARAGES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. IF NOTHING IS WRONG WHY DO THE LIGHTS COMES ON. NO ONE KNOWS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 08/06/2009, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE #10 FUSE, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ONE DAY, THEN THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 CAME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, AND MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. LOOKING AT THE SWITCH IN QUESTION, IT IS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. I NOW HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OR ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, ALONG WITH A CHRONIC BRAKE FLUID LEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND MAKE FORD RECALL EITHER THE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND THE LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER! HOPEFULLY, ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO DROP OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MOVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTING MOVING FORWARD. BY THE TIME I PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VAN STOPPED ABOUT 10 FEET INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I NEARLY WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 86,200

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ILLUMINATE ON A DAILY BASIS. FIRST NOTICED AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO... SINCE THEN THE LIGHT WILL COME AND GO OFF AT WILL. OCCASIONALLY THERE MAY BE A SLUGGISH FEELING WHEN IN DRIVE. I HAD IT INSPECTED BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE, ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE ALARM. LIGHTS GO OFF IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, ONLY TO RETURN LATER UNPREDICTABLY. ANALYSIS TO DATE INDICATES EITHER AND ECM/ECU OR ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*TR

Mileage: 89,000

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE ABS LIGHT (YELLOW) AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (RED) HAS INTERMITTENTLY BEEN LIGHTING UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON AUG 16, 2009, I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VAN. I FOUND THE LEAK COMING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE FOR THE 2002 WINDSTAR, WHICH AS I ASSUME YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED, HAS BEEN THE ROOT CAUSE OF SOME FIRES WITH THE WINDSTAR. IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? AT THIS TIME I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

BRAKE WARNING & ABS LIGHTS COME ON. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY SAID THEY WERE OK.. THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I HAVE HEARD OF STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING. LIKE FIRES AND ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UNDER MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

FORD 2002 WINDSTAR. IN MAY 2009 THE ABS AND BRAKES WARNING LIKES CAME ON TWICE OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK THE VAN TO OUR SHOP, BUT THE LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THE SHOP THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE A LIGHT PROBLEM. LIGHTS REMAINED OUT UNTIL AUGUST 2009. BOTH CAM ONE INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK THE VAN TO THE SHOP AND THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. OVER THE PAST WEEK I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE A POTENTIAL FUTURE RECALL ISSUES PENDING NHTSA FINDING.*TR

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. ADDITIONALLY HER VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY LOSES BRAKE FLUID. IF THE BRAKES FAIL WHILE DRIVING, HER INCREASE FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SAFETY HAZARD ARE INCREASED . SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

ABS, TRACTION, AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATE THAT THE SPEED SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $900.00. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FRONT BTAKES LOCKED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO SKIDDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTEMITTENTLY. THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF BY THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH CAUTION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE ALTERNATOR. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH A LEVEL OF IMPACT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,336. THE VIN NUMBER WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE UPDATED UPON RECEIPT OF THE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM.

Mileage: 70,000

FOR THE PAST YEAR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO THEY CAME ON AND HAVE REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN I START MY VAN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $700.00 TO FIX THE ABS SENSOR MODULE, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT I'D STILL HAVE NORMAL (NOT ABS) BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT THE MODULE REPAIR. HERE ARE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES: C1185, C1194, C1198, C1210, C1214, C1242, C1246, C1250 AND C1254. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE VAN'S BRAKE FLUID IS LOW AND A WHEEL CYLINDER MAY BE LEAKING. I ALSO NOTE A VERY DISCERNIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN BRAKING---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 75,550

FORD WINDSTAR 2002. CRUISE CONTROL ONLY ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT WILL DIS-ENGAGE ABRUPTLY FOR NO REASON. YELLOW ABS DASH LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING DASH LIGHT GO ON INTERMITTENTLY (SIMULTANEOUSLY). AFTER THEY GO ON, THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE ABS SYSTEM APPEARS TO STILL WORK CORRECTLY EVEN WHEN THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT IS ON AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT IS ON (ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO TELL IF THE ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WORKING CORRECTLY OR NOT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON). MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH NO MOVING PARTS, AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS BOARD SHOULD BE FAILING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MODELS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO OFFER FREE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR FOR ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO ECM CONTROL MODULES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AROUND OCTOBER 2008 AS THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A THEORY THAT THE ECM BOARD IS SENSITIVE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES, WHICH AFFECTS THE CORRECT WORKING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL MOSTLY DID NOT WORK DURING THE WINTER 2008-2009. AS WARMER TEMPERATURES ARRIVED IN SPRING 2009, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT ENGAGES CORRECTLY, SOMETIMES I PUSH THE "SET" BUTTON REPEATEDLY AND FINALLY IT ENGAGES, SOMETIMES I PUSH THE "SET" BUTTON REPEATEDLY AND IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN IT IS ENGAGED, IT WILL DIS-ENGAGE ABRUPTLY FOR NO REASON. I SUSPECT SOMETIMES IT DIS-ENGAGES BECAUSE THE CAR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD - BUT FREQUENTLY IT DIS-ENGAGES WITH NO BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL DIS-ENGAGE ABRUPTLY FOR NO REASON IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM NOT WORK CORRECTLY (DUE TO THE ECM MODULE) IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS OR SO. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, I HAVE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND MY BRAKES SQUEAKED SOMETIMES. I ALSO ON TWO OCCASIONS HAD MY ODOMETER READING GO OUT AND BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MPH OR MY MILEAGE. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I WENT TO FORD ABOUT MY BRAKE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BRAKES I GOT THOSE BRAKES AND AFTER THAT I STILL EXPERIENCED BRAKE/ ABS PROBLEMS. I AM A DIVORCE MOM OF FOUR AND OUR LIVES ARE IMPORTANT AND I NEED MY VAN TO GET AROUND. SO, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR OUR SAFETY, AS WELL AS, FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER FAMILIES. THANK YOU *TR

BOTH THE YELLOW AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. BAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BOTH THE YELLOW AND RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. BAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR YELLOW ABS LIGHT ON WITH RED BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, STARTED LAST WEEK. CHECKED WITH ALL BRAKES WITH NO PROBLEM. BOTH BRAKE AND ABS WORK JUST FINE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ABS YELLOW AND RED BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON. JUST ADDING MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. SPENT $400 TO REPLACE FRONT AXLE THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT. HAPPENED AT AROUND 90,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND AIRCONDITIONING HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING. DUE TO SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL DISABLE SWITCH AKA BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO IT. THIS IN TURN BLEW THE #10 FUSE. THIS SWITCH IS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID AND COULD START A FIRE AT ANY TIME. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE SWITCH AND CLEAN OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 83,524

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE SHOWING UP: C1185, C1242, C1198, C1254, C1250. THEY REPLACED THE BA CONTROL AT A COST OF $981.21. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR YELLOW ABS LIGHT ON WITH RED BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2006, THE ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS MODULE UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 70,000

THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. I PULLED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND MY CAR WAS POURING DARK GRAY SMOKE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND POPPED THE HOOD. THE SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AND I DISCOVERED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM A "PLUG" UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN IT STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN THE ODOMETER WAS BLANK, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER AND ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS (ON THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS) WERE ON. IT IS AT THE SHOP, THEY SAY FUSES ARE ALSO BLOWN AND I AM ALREADY $180.00 INTO THE REPAIR, BUT IF THE ABS COMPUTER DOES NOT GO BACK ON I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP!!!! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING FLUID AND CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE OF BREAKING SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THROUGH ON LINE RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I CONFIRMED WITH FORD TODAY THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM REPAIRED TOMORROW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA TAKE ACTION AGAINST FORD ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DEVELOPED A LEAK RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BRAKE FLUID LOSS AND DEACTIVATION OF CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS LIGHTING ON MY DASH. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT STOPPING AND IS NOT CONSTANT BUT IS INTERMITTENT. NOT TROUBLE CODES ARE REGISTERED IN THE ON BOARD COMPUTER. *TR

ANTI LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENT DUE TO ABS SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRAC ACTIVE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEY DON'T COME ON DURING SOME TRIPS, COME ON DURING SOME TRIPS AND STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. ANYTIME THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. EVIDENTLY THIS IS CAUSED BY AN ALUMINUM PLATE THAT WHEN WARM (DURING SUMMER MONTHS OR AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE) EXPANDS AND INTERFERES WITH THE CONNECTION. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR W/ABS. THE AMBER ABS WARNING LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAD THE ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROLUNIT SCANNED FOR ERROR CODES AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABOVE REFERENCE ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ERROR CODES WERE C1185, C1233, C1235, C1236, U1262, C1446. IT APPEARS THAT FORD INTENTIONALLY BUILT INTO THE 2002 WINDSTAR AN INTENTIONAL EXPENSIVE FAILURE MECHANISM IN WHICH THE ALUMINUM HEATSINK IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT STRESSES THE CHEAP CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE SAME UNIT CAUSING THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO FAIL. WORSE YET, FORD CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 JUST FOR THE NEW ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THEN YOU MUST PAY THEM TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE INTO THE PART, AND THEN THE PART MUST BE INSTALLED AT A HUGE LABOR COST. THESE ARE BRAKES AND THEREFORE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. FURTHER, AS I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM COSTING CONSUMERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EACH FOR THIS VEHICLE OBSOLESCENCE THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED IN BY FORD. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU WILL FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE DANGEROUS AND FAULTY VEHICLES. *TR THANK YOU, MICHAEL S. EDWARDS

Mileage: 66,000

FORD WINDSTAR SEL 2002 AFTER APPROX 1 HR OF DRIVING, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE CHECK TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE WOULD FLASH ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY. PROBLEM WOULD USUALLY RESOLVE AFTER BEING LEFT OVER NIGHT. THE FREQUENCY OF THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WOULD INCREASE AS WEATHER GOT WARMER. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD OCCUR DIRECTLY AT FIRST START IN THE MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND FLUID HAS WICKED INTO CRUISE MODULE AND ABS MODULE CAUSING RED BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, INTERMITTENT SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER, COMPLETE LACK OF CRUISE CONTROL, LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION. REPLACED BPDDS, CRUISE CONTROL NOW SOMETIMES FUNCTIONAL, NO OTHER PROBLEMS FIXED. DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAKING FLUID STILL PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

INTERMITTENT FAULT IN THE ABS SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO DISENGAGE. FAULT CAUSES "ABS" "BRAKE" AND TRAC OFF" INDICATORS TO TURN ON. FAULT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 89,680

2002 FORD WINDSTAR: THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT LEAD TO A FIRE. THE LEAKY SWITCH AT WORST CAUSES A FIRE AT THE POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ABS ECM MODULE. THE CAR WAS OFF. I WAS STANDING NEARBY WHEN A BIG POP AND A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE. I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

THE BRAKE PRESSURE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON MY 2002 WINDSTAR HAS LEAKED BRAKE FLUID DOWN ONTO THE WIRING BELOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FROM MY NEAREST FORD DEALER. BUT NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 96,900

BOTH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING WARMER WEATHER OR WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS OR MORE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILURE. CAUSED FUSE #10 TO BLOW DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. MADE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, A/C NOT WORK. DISCONNECT ABS - WOULD RATHER CHANCE SLIPPING ON ICE THAN FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

VEHICLE BECAME HAVING INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS BEGAN IN 2007. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE DEALER ADVISED IT WAS A CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED ON LINE TO GET A BETTER STORY, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES. OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS MARCH/APRIL 2009 THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BECOME WORST. FINALLY CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN QUIT. I CHECKED BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FOUND FLUID IN AND AROUND THE SWITCH WHICH IS ONE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. THE ABS SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE CURRENTLY INOP. THERE ARE NO BLOWN FUSES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL UNIT WAS AT FAULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS DECIDED NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. FORD DEALER PULLED COMPUTER CODE AND GOT C1185 AND NUMEROUS OTHER CODES. THE DIAGNOSES WAS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT REPLACEMENT WOULD FIX PROBLEM SO FOR THE $700.00 THEY WANTED DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM MYSELF. GLAD I DID . IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. I AM ACTUALLY VERY SURPRISED THAT FORD WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS A SUBSIDIZED PRICE TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE ($700.00 SEEMS VERY HIGH FOR A SMALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT) NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD ISSUE BUT BECAUSE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 86,560

RACK AND PINION STEERING SPLIT, INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED, TIRE ROD FIXED, UPPER PLENUM REPLACED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, LEAKS COOLANT, ETC. ETC. ETC. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. FROM INFORMATION FOUND ONLINE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND HAS LEAD TO SOME FIRES. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP YET. *TR

Mileage: 64,300

BRAKE AND ABS DASH LIGHTS STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME WHEN CAN IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A PCS MILITARY MOVE, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS INCIDENCE OCCURRED IN JUNE OF 2007. I TOOK IT BY AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES PROBABLY HEATED UP, AND IT WOULD GO OFF AT THE END OUR TRIP. AS OF THE SUMMER OF 2008, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS GIVEN THE CODES C1185 AND D1262. THE WARNING LIGHT HAS SINCE THEN COME ON AND OFF. IN OCTOBER OF 2008, WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING, THE RPM METER, SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL METER SHUT DOWN AND COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME. I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE, AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP AT WHICH THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. NOW WHILE I DRIVE, THE OUTSIDE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. JUST THIS MORNING, MY NEIGHBOR INFORMED ME THAT MY OUTSIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND MY BATTERY DIED. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COM ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE RESET THEMSELVES. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED ENGAGING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY . NO PARTS REPLACED TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWING. ABS CONNECTOR HARNESS TO ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT. WAS ACTUALLY SMOLDERING AND MELTING WHEN MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 113,927

HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ THE INFO AT THIS WEB SITE LISTED ABOVE DESCRIBES THE PROBLEMS PERFECTLY. I HAVE HAD CONTINUED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS EXACTLY AS STATED AT THE WEB-SITE. THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND THE BRAKE SQUEAL. I THOUGHT I WAS JUST UNLUCKY UNTIL I FOUND THE WEB-SITE. *TR

RED BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. MERCHANTS TIRE CHECKED AND INDICATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. UNDER CARRIAGE STARTED ON FIRE WHILE CAR PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE.*TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW ON FLUID. I KEPT ADDING FLUID AND FOUND IT LEAKING ON THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFF. DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN THE I AM REFERRING TOO. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED IN JUNE, 08, WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND THE FLUID LEVEL IS OKAY. DURING THE WEEK OF 11/10 THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE OKAY. THE ABS LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY WITH VEHICLE START UP. THE VEHICLE HAS TO RUN FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IF THE LENGTH OF DRIVING IS LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAS RESULTED IN NOT HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONING. AT THIS POINT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALER HAS READ A CODE OF C1185 FROM THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. MY VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM UNDER THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ANY VISIBLE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 78,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

UPON BRAKING THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON (ON THE DASH PANEL) AND STAYS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. REPLACEMENT OF SENSOR DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, FORD DEALER SHOWING CODES DTC 1185,1194,1198,1210,1214,1242,1246,1250,1254,1446,U1262 ALL RELATED TO ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 107,700

VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX 3.8L 4 DOOR BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2007, ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY; APPEARS TO HAPPEN MAINLY DURING WARMER WEATHER, OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS NOT KNOWN FOR SURE IF THERE IS ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES, BUT THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PROBLEM. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER DID DIAGNOSIS IN AUG 2007, AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE ABS ECU (ECM?) BE REPLACED. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. *TR

Mileage: 69,842

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. BRAKE WARNING AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. THEY CAN BE RESET ONLY BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. THE COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS OK. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHEN HITTING A BUMP, SOMETIMES GOING UP A HILL, SOMETIMES NOTHING BUT LEVEL ROAD AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 25,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAY ON...ON DASH. MANUAL STATES WHILE THESE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. FORD SERVICE TOLD ME EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING- NUMBER 2F2Z-2C219-CA-CONTROL MODULE, AND PART NUMBER 1F2Z-2B373-BA VALVE ASSEMBLY........... AND THAT IT IS SENSING A PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS NONE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEMS WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE SEEING THIS "ALOT" WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE PARTS ARE APROX 800.00 A PIECE INSTALLED BY FORD AND DEALERSHIP STATES "ITS GETTING HARD TO FIND USED ONES THAT WORK PROPERLY" BOUGHT THE VAN USED APROX 2 WEEKS AGO AND THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. SERVICE TOLD ME THERE IS DANGER WITH THESE SYSTEMS DISENGAGED AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY ALTER EVEN NORMAL BRAKING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT OCCURRED THE LIGHTS WHEN OFF WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE THIRD TIME THAT DID NOT WORK, BUT THEY WERE OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SITTING ONE DAY. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR INTERMITTENTLY HAS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. BRAKE FLUID LEVELS ARE NORMAL, CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. ONCE THE LIGHTS COME ON THEY STAY ON UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF THE VAN AND RESTART IT, THEN THEY GO OFF, SOMETIMES FOR A FEW HOURS, SOMETIMES A FEW DAYS, SOMETIMES A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE LOOKED EXTENSIVELY INTO THIS ISSUE, FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR AND EVERYONE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND EVENTUALLY IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN SOME CASES. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPED A LEAK. MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED RESPONDING, AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE OUT OF THE RESERVOIR ABOVE THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

QUICK STOPPING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE NEXT TIME THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LITTLE AND NEXT TO NO BRAKES. I SLOWLY EASED TO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE I COULD REACH THE SHOULDER. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED , I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MODEL DOES NOT BYPASS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN IT LOCKED UP AND FAILED. I COULD NOT BRAKE WITH MY NORMAL BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED AND I HAD 50% BRAKES LEFT. SO I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND FRIGHTENED WHEN I HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP SAFELY. I KEEP MY CAR REGULARLY CHECKED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE SURPRISES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT GO ON AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF FLUID. I CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THIS IS ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FORD WINDSTAR BUT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO HEAT BUILD UP. AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FORD HAS KNOWN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT FORD ESCAPES WERE RECALLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SO WHY NOT THE WINDSTARS? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ALL THE LIGHT ON ABS, BRAKE ARE ALL LIT UP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MODULE IN THE 2002 WINDSTAR AND THEY ARE PRONE TO BREAK DOWN AND THE BREAKING IS OFF ON THE VAN WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

SENSOR ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING ON TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, ALMOST RAN OUT BRAKE FLUID. *TR

Mileage: 99,668

ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS INFROMED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. 2002 FORD WINDSTAR.*TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS SOMETIMES COME ON WHILE DRIVING. GO OFF WHEN ENGINE STOPPED BUT MAY COME BACK ON DURING DRIVING. NO CONNECTION TO SPEED, DRIVING DURATION, OR BRAKE APPLICATION. HAPPENS ON FREEWAY AND CITY DRIVING WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKE USE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. NEWER BRAKES. FLUID GOOD. 89,000 MILES. RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT ONGOING PROBLEM FOR WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

MY VAN BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS... MY MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE ABS SWITCH OR ABS MODULE AND JUST RESET THE CODES AFTER A TUNE-UP. WE WOULD ADD BRAKE FLUID TO THE CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I STARTED MY VAN AND BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND REALIZED MY VAN WAS SMOKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS STEAM AND THEN I REALIZED IT WAS WHITE SMOKE. SO I REPARKED MY VEHICLE, SHUT IT OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD. WHEN I GOT AROUND I FOLLOWED THE ENGINE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND IN THE BACK RIGHT WAS A PERFECT PROPANE FLAME. I BLEW IT OUT. I NOTICED THE PART WAS CONNECTED DOWN BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, WIRED RAN TO THAT PART, ON THE BOTTOM THE PART THAT WAS ON FIRE WAS RUSTED. BUT IT APPEARED TO PLUG INTO THE PART IT WAS ATTACHED TO LIKE A KEY AND THEN WIRES CAME DOWN FROM THERE... MY MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE PART SAYING I WOULD NOT LONGER HAVE CRUISE CONTROL AND HE ORDERED THE PART FROM FORD IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. HE REPLACED THE PART ON 8/25/08. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE. SINCE THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STILL COME ON! *TR

Mileage: 102,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN...DASH BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. YOU TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN ON THE LIGHTS GO OUT. DRIVE A LITTLE WHILE, LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. IT OCCURS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, AND WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL TURN ON. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED AND NO CAUSE CAN BE FOUND. IT IS OCCURRING WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR APPROX 10 MIN. THEN TURN ON AGAIN. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND SO DO YOU. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED FIRES IN OTHER FORD WINDSTARS. PLEASE FORCE AN INSTANT RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON,ABS , BRAKE LIGHT , ODOMETER READING DASHES ONLY AND OVERDRIVE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS AND PINPOINT TEST BY FORD FOUND THAT THE FUSE BLOWN DUE TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO AND MELTING THE SERVO. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. TESTED AGAIN BY FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S A FAULTY ECU MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 76,208

WE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND AS WE DROVE TO FT. WAYNE IN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT,AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. NOW THEY COME ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. A FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS $825.00 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

INTERMITTENT RED BRAKE LIGHT FOR A YEAR OR MORE. ABS WOULD STILL WORK.. THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN GARAGE. FOUND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO ABS UNIT BURNED UP. VEHICLE BATTERY DEAD. RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. SURE GLAD IT DIDN'T BURN MY HOUSE DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

WHILE PARTIALLY PARKED INTO THE GARAGE, AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR AND SITTING FOR HALF OF AN HOUR, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM UNDER VAN. SMOKE STOPPED AND NOTICED "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ON. BRAKES WORKED, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT. DEALER INSTALLED/ REPLACED: 1) BRAKE KIT/ BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, 2) ECM CONTROL MODULE, 3) VALVE ASY. 4) TWO WIRING HARNESSES (ONE WAS A USED FROM A FORD ESCAPE, DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY AND COST.), 5) TWO FUSES, 6) BRAKE FLUID AND MISC. SHOP SUPPLIES. IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 11 DAYS, COST FOR REPAIRS WAS $1831. DROVE IT 5 MILES AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT WAS THE DPFE SENSOR: $331 TO REPAIR. NORMALLY THE VAN IS GARAGED, LUCKILY SOMETHING WAS IN THE WAY OF FULLY PULLING IT INTO THE GARAGE AND THE FIRE WENT AWAY QUICKLY. DEALER STATED IT WAS A "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" AND THAT THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE VALVE ASY. GOING BAD/LEAKING CAUSING A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL AND THE ABS AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. RECALL NUMBER 05528 (DEACTIVATION SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED REGARDING THE FORD EXPLORER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL AND THE ABS AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. RECALL NUMBER 05528 (DEACTIVATION SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED REGARDING THE FORD EXPLORER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS DISPLAYED ON CONTROL CONSOLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THERE ARE THREE FAILURES ON MY CAR THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES. 1. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING: GASKETS ARE SUCKING AIR IN AND NOT SEALING PROPERLY 2. BROKEN STRUT, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN 10,000 MILES. 3. ABS CONTROL MODULE: THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND FAULTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT A $1,200 TO REPLACE. ALL THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR THAT IS MAINTAINED WELL, GARAGE KEPT, AND ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT. *TR

ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 80,103

CRUISE CONTROL ON 2002 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS A DEFECTIVE SWITCH ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT CAUSES THIS. THIS SWITCH IS USED ON MANY FORD VEHICLES AND WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL DUE TO FIRE HAZARD. FOR SOME REASON THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY 2002 WINDSTAR YET, HOWEVER. *TR

Mileage: 92,500

BOTH BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ON DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING WARMER OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES (SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL), AND IS USUALLY OFF DURING COOLER OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES (WINTER). I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP TELL ME THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ABOUT $600.00, AND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND PROBABLY DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS (YELLOW) AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON REGULARLY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ARE HOT. HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX. JUST THIS PAST JANUARY THE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO TURN ON. MY ABS LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT. THERE ARE 12-13 CODES THAT SHOW UP FOR MY BRAKES WHEN DIAGNOSED ON THE COMPUTER. I HAVE NEW BRAKES ALL AROUND, NEW ROTORS, NEW DRUMS AND WHEN I GO TO STOP THE CAR SQUEALS LIKE A BUS AND GRINDS AS THOUGH I HAVE NO BRAKE PADS AT ALL. SHOP SAYS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THAT FIXED IS THE DEALER WHERE IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1500 TO FIX. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND? MY ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON BECAUSE OF SUPPOSEDLY SOME MODULE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THAT WAS ESTIMATED AT $350+ TO GET FIXED. THE MODULE SUPPOSEDLY IS THE REASON WHY WHEN THE CAR IS DIAGNOSED ON THE COMPUTER, THAT IT SHOWS I HAVE TWO BAD O2 SENSORS. ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW!!! THESE WINDSTARS ARE PURE JUNK!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCED ERROR CODES; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT THINK THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THOSE CODES. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

BOTH THE YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FORD DEALER CODE SCAN REVEALED A C1185 CODE: POWER RELAY FAILURE WITHIN THE HCU/ECU. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

DASH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. THEY CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. NOTICED LEAKING SWITCH ON BOTTOM OF MASTER CYLINDER. WIRING DAMP WITH BRAKE FLUID. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR KEEP COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKE FLUID IS NORMAL AND FRONT BRAKES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED. WARNING LIGHTS SEEM TO APPEAR WHEN STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN OR AFTER DRIVING. I HAVE NOT NOTICED BRAKING PROBLEMS BUT AM WORRIED THAT THE BRAKES MAY FAIL WHEN NEEDED. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTAR ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE HAS 63K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 63,400

THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. DURING AN UNEXPECTED HEAVY STOP OF ON WARMER DAYS THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STOPS RESPONDING AND THE WARNING LIGHT STATING THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN TURN OFF, TURNS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED, TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED FOR THIS TO GO AWAY. IT ALSO HAS FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT BRAKING ON HOTTER DAYS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,681

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKS ONTO HOT SURFACES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING SMOKE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IF OFF IS TO RESTART THE VAN I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE NOW. THE GARAGE ( FIIVE STAR FORD) IN WARNER ROBINS TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER LAST WEEK. THAT COST ME $490.00. IT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS. *TR

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR AND I AM HAVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM AND SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. *TR

OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND I AM HAVING A SITUATION WHERE BOTH THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ OF PROBLEMS WITH THE "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" IN OTHER WINDSTARS AND DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT ON MINE AFTER READING OF ENGINE FIRES OCCURRING BECAUSE OF IT. ON MINE I HAVE FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD MY SON PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE I HAD THE WIRING TO THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH REMOVED AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AS THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED. I HAVE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH BEFORE A POSSIBLE FIRE OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 87,541

ABS LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY COMING ON. THIS HAS ALL BEEN CHECKED AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH EITHER. CRUISE STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH IT ON. I HAVE NOW READ MANY REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME FORD WINSTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THE RECALL OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS AND THE INCIDENCE OF FIRES STARTED BECAUSE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE FORD WINSTAR VANS. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. A DEFECTIVE SWITCH HAD LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO AN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,500, WE WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AT ANY TIME. THIS INCLUDED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE SERVICE WRITER ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAD NOT RECALLED THE WINDSTAR AS THE SAME FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ON THE PICK-UPS HAD BEEN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE OIL LEAK FROM CRUISE CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH ON MASTER CYLINDER. FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 12,300

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENLY COMING ON AND GOING OFF ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. THIS STARTED IN MAY 2008 AT 97,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICLE UP TO MACHINE TO READ CODE AND CAN NOT GET ANY READINGS FROM SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO THINK THAT IT COULD BE A WIRING PROBLEM OR ABS MODULE. ABS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT/WORK BUT NOT PROPERLY, ABS WILL KICK IN ON DRY ROADS NOT WET/SNOW COVERED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND TIRE PRESSURES ARE ALL CORRECT. HAS BEEN RESET BUT COMES BACK ON AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL GO OUT ON ITS OWN BUT THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BOUNCE AROUND (IF GOING 55 WILL JUMP TO 70,80). WHEN OPENING THE REAR TAILGATE HATCH AND CLOSING,THE DASH LIGHT STAYS ON LIKE IT IS STILL OPEN AND DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING THE DOOR CHIME WILL SOUND AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND WORKS PROPERLY UNTIL GATE IS OPENED AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING THE DOOR LIGHT AND CHIME WILL COME ON LIGHTS STAY ON. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROLS TO PUT WINDOWS UP/DOWN YOU HEAR LOUDER THEN NORMAL CLICKING. ALSO DIMS THE LIGHTS WHEN PUTTING WINDOWS UP/DOWN. WE CAN ALSO SMELL WHAT SEEMS TO BE WIRES BURNING AT TIMES BUT CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING. WE ARE AT A LOSS OF WHERE TO BEGIN. WE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY FURTHER THEN 50 MILE RADIUS FROM OUR HOME FOR FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE DO. IF WE GO FURTHER WE RENT A VEHICLE. NOW TO THE POINT OF PURCHASING A CHEAP, RELIABLE VEHICLE (NOT FORD) AND PARKING THIS ONE UNTIL WE CAN PAY DOWN ENOUGH TO TRADE IN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL STOPPED WORKING; ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE VAN IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN WINDSTAR OWNERS. A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IN MY OPINION FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 79,620

2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND I HAVE NO DOUBT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE WITH A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH". IS FORD TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND PROVIDING A FIX - WITHOUT CHARGE??? *TR

Mileage: 98,500

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY OR EITHER REMAINS LIT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2005. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. ALSO HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING IN APRIL 2008. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APRIL 2006. RPM'S SUDDENLY WILL DROP UNDER 1000 AND CAR WILL START STALLING AND BUCKING. NEED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND REV THE ENGINE. *TR

MY WIFE ASKED ME TO CHECK THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD CHECKED THE WHEELS FOR ANY LEAKAGE AND FOUND NONE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW SO I STARTED TO LOOK FOR LEAK AT OTHER PLACES AND FOUND THE LEAK AT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE WIRES. SO I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND A ARTICLE THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS WHY I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT. I AS HAVE LOST MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ARTICLE SAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN. I AM GOING TO CHANGE THE SWITCH AND REPLACE THE FUSE IF NEEDED. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN HAD AN INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL. I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A LEAKING (BRAKE FLUID) SWITCH MOUNTED UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE LEAKING SWITCH LEAKED FLAMMABLE BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST SYSTEM BUT DID NOT CAUSED A ENGINE FIRE. I PURCHASED A MODIFIED SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS FROM THE FORD DEALER AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD PARTS SALESMAN THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY WINDSTAR AT THAT TIME. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT FOUND ON THE OTHER FORD VEHICLES ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, 18 APRIL 2008. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN HOPES I CAN BE REIMBURSED BY FORD. THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT RECENT COMPLAINTS TO THE FORD WINDSTAR 2002 AND HAVE CONCERNS. I HAD MY ABS MODULE REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE ALL MY IDIOT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ALSO NOT USED MY CRUISE CONTROL IN OVER TWO YEARS BECAUSE ONCE ACTIVATED IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES ARE RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL LEAKING ON THE BRAKE LINE, BUT FORD DOES NOT SEE THE WINDSTAR AS A PROBLEM. THIS CONCERNS ME, SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES WITH THE WINDSTAR VAN. I ALSO TOOK MY CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE SEAT LATCHES AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. MY RECENT REPAIR WOES IS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS GOING. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY LAST FORD WINDSTAR. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=WINDSTAR). *TR

Mileage: 81,000

ABS SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, INTERMITTENT OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THEN IT WAS EVERY TIME MY CAR WAS STARTED. I WAS TOLD MY ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT MY ABS BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY TWO MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY HAD SEEN WITH MY VEHICLE. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STICKS. I HAVE NOT USED MY CRUISE IN OVER A YEAR, BECAUSE ONCE ACTIVATED, YOU CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF. THE ONLY WAY IT RESETS IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FORD WINDSTAR IS ONE OF THE ONLY FORD VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT UPON DOING A WEB SEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT WINDSTARS HAVE STARTED ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY MID/READ SEAT LATCHES. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. I DRIVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL SINCE THE BRAKE LINE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FIRES CAUSED BY THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE ADVISE IS THE RESEARCH IS TO INCLUDE OTHER FORD MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

CONTINUALLY GETTING INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, HAVE TAKEN TO FORD DEALER AND LOCAL GARAGES AND NEITHER KNEW THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

EMAIL CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE 2001-2003 FORD WINDSTAR, A LEAKY BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK DOWN WIRES AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER FAILS DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE IS A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ANTI-LOCK COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD. WHEN THE PLATE GETS HOT, THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WHEREBY STRETCHING THE COMPUTER BOARD AND CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A FIRE IN HIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT OF A LEAKY BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

EMAIL CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE 2001-2003 FORD WINDSTAR, A LEAKY BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK DOWN WIRES AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER FAILS DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE IS A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ANTI-LOCK COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD. WHEN THE PLATE GETS HOT, THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WHEREBY STRETCHING THE COMPUTER BOARD AND CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A FIRE IN HIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT OF A LEAKY BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. ABOUT FEBRUARY 15, 2008 I WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING PRESSURE IN MY BRAKES. THEY WERE SPONGY. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND BROUGHT IT TO HIM ON FEBRUARY 16TH. HE SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND REPLACED IT AND THE WHEEL CYLINDERS. WELL, THE VAN WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 MY BRAKES AGAIN WENT SPONGY. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THERE WAS NONE. I REFILLED THE CONTAINER, AND CALLED A MECHANIC. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO HIM ON FEBRUARY 26, 2008. HE DETERMINED IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH. I THEN WENT TO TOUSLEY FORD DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE PART. TOUSLEY FORD IN MINNESOTA SAID THIS PARTICULAR PART IS IN RECALL FOR SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE PART AND THE VEHICLE HASN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS AGAIN. IT HAD GONE OUT LAST SUMMER SOME TIME. THIS RECALL IS FOR A FIRE HAZARD, AND I SAW WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAK THROUGH THAT SWITCH ONTO WIRING SO THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE IN MY VAN. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY VEHICLE, AND FAMILY ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT TO ME AS THE VEHICLES AND FAMILIES OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR VEHICLES FIXED IN THE RECALL. I DRIVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SPORT MINIVAN. I DO FOSTER CARE AND HAVE BIRTH CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN IN THAT VEHICLE ALL THE TIME. SO, I AM VERY UPSET THAT FORD DOES NOT RECALL THIS FIRE HAZARD ON ALL VEHICLES. MY FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT! *TR

Mileage: 176,500

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FORD. NO CODES ARE FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER THREE YEARS. FORD HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #15682 (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 636312) SINCE 11/2002 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL CAN'T RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. FORD HAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FORD. NO CODES ARE FOUND. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER THREE YEARS. FORD HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #15682 (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 636312) SINCE 11/2002 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL CAN'T RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. FORD HAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. NO CODES ARE FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. NO CODES ARE FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HEADLIGHTS DIM AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T SHUT OFF AT TIMES FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SLIDING DOOR AND DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY AT TIMES AND POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T OPEN AT TIMES. SLIDING DOOR HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN AT TIMES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VACATED AND LOCKED. *TR

MY CRUISE CONTROL SPEED ACCELERATED THEN WENT OUT NOT WORKING AT ALL, ABS LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON EVEN AFTER I HAD BRAKE WORK DONE, ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON 1/16/08, BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, FUSE 10 KEEPS BLOWING, THIS LAST TIME 1/18/08 SMOKE UNDER THE HOOK BY MASTER CYLINDER. SOMEONE SAID IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE. *TR

MY AUTOMOBILE KEEPS GETTING MULTIPLE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS ERRORS. THE LIGHTS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH FORD WINDSTARS 2001-2003. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS FROM A FAULTY SENSOR INTO ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES. THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED FIRES. *NOTE PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/8-VT49767.HTML?POSTDAYS=0&POSTORDER=ASC&START=140 PLEASE REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT SOON! *TR

Mileage: 105,000

ABS LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 06/01/05. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART AS THEY HAVE ON THE FORD ESCAPE. THE CONDITION CAN LEAD TO A FIRE. I HAVE PULLED THE FUSES SO I DON'T CATCH FIRE. PLEASE HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE AND FORCE THEM TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

MY AUTOMOBILE KEEPS GETTING MULTIPLE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS ERRORS. THE LIGHTS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH FORD WINDSTARS 2001-2003. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS FROM A FAULTY SENSOR INTO ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES. THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED FIRES. *NOTE PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/8-VT49767.HTML?POSTDAYS=0&POSTORDER=ASC&START=140 PLEASE REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT SOON!! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY AUTOMOBILE KEEPS GETTING MULTIPLE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS ERRORS. THE LIGHTS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH FORD WINDSTARS 2001-2003. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID LEAKS FROM A FAULTY SENSOR INTO ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES. THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED FIRES. *NOTE PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/8-VT49767.HTML?POSTDAYS=0&POSTORDER=ASC&START=140 PLEASE REVIEW THIS SAFETY DEFECT SOON! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRAC OFF (TRACTION CONTROL). ERROR DISPLAY OD TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" SEVERAL ERROR IN DIAGNOSTICS ALL POINTING TO THE ABS SYSTEM THE TRACTION CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS IS DISABLED. THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP IF COLD FROM 2-10 MINUTES, IF USED RECENTLY THE LIGHTS TURN ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE WEB, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *JB

Mileage: 104,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2+ YEARS. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. AS OF LATE, THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON NEARLY CONSTANTLY. SUSPECT ABS CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED. SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP FIRE. FIRE AT THE CONNECTION OF THE ABS COMPUTER AT SITE OF TWO 40 AMP CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DETAILED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED PART 2F1Z-2C219-BA CONNECTED AS PART OF 1F22-2C346-AC. CODE C1185 WAS PRESENT IN THE ABS COMPUTER PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED. SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP FIRE. FIRE AT THE CONNECTION OF THE ABS COMPUTER AT SITE OF TWO 40 AMP CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DETAILED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED PART 2F1Z-2C219-BA CONNECTED AS PART OF 1F22-2C346-AC. CODE C1185 WAS PRESENT IN THE ABS COMPUTER PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO BLINK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLINK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,950. UPDATED 11/01/07. *JB

Mileage: 77,950

WE HAVE A 2002 WINDSTAR VAN. WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THE ABS MOTOR SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED. WITH THE LOCATION OF THE MOTOR SO CLOSE TO THE FUEL LINE, WE WERE SURPRISED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM DID NOT IGNITE. *TR

Mileage: 44,550

TSB DATA FOR: 2002 FORD WINDSTAR BULLETIN NUMBER: 15682 SEQUENCE NUMBER: 636312 DATE: 20020301 COMPONENT NAME: 036400 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT MAKE: FORD MODEL: WINDSTAR YEAR: 2002 SUMMARY: EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND / OR RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TT *JB

THE ABS SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE HARNESS AND ALL THE CONNECTING WIRES TO MELT. I HAD NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. MY VAN STARTED SMOKING, THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AIR CONDITIONER NOTHING WAS WORKING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABOUT 1/8 MILE FROM MY HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VAN WAS IN THE SHOP FROM JUNE 14 TO AUGUST 28 BECAUSE A PART COULD NOT BE FOUND TO REPLACE THE ABS HARNESS. THE BILL FOR THE REPAIRS WAS OVER $1,000.00! *JB

THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. GARAGES HAVE CHECKED IT AND FIND NO CAUSE FOR THIS. IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND NOW OCCURS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. GARAGES HAVE CHECKED IT AND FIND NO CAUSE FOR THIS. IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND NOW OCCURS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT TIME. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON THE WAY HOME FROM BUYING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES I CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. OTHER TIMES IT STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES AFTER 400 MILE TRIP. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND ABS FUSES. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 131,000. UPDATED 08/29/07.*JB

Mileage: 131,000

OUR 2002 WINDSTAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. FROM CLUNKING FRONT SUSPENSION; RATTLING SLIDING DOORS; INTERIOR LIGHTS AND LOCKS THAT WOULD COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO UNRESOLVED ISSUES AND IT'S BEEN TO DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES, AND EACH TIME, THEY JUST BLOW ME OFF. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT, AND DOES A "TWO-STEP" SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWO-STEP AND ENGAGES, THERE IS AN AUDIBLE COOKOO, JUST LIKE A COOKOO CLOCK. THE OTHER INFURIATING PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE DANGER IS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT SQUEAKS LIKE AN OLD MATTRESS AND ALSO STICKS TO THE FLOOR IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO USE THE TIP OF YOUR SHOE TO PULL THE PEDAL BACK UP. VISIT AFTER VISIT AFTER VISIT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALWAYS CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY WERE PLAYING "BEAT THE CLOCK" WITH THE WARRANTY AND NOW THAT'S GONE, AND THEY ARE STILL DOING IT WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. INFURIATING. NOBODY CARES AND NOBODY WILL HELP. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW A.B.S. LIGHT ILLUMINATE. DIAGNOSIS: A.B.S. MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. *NM

Mileage: 68,900

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED HEAVILY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT ROTORS/PADS, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK HAD TO CHANGE WIPER BLADES ONE WEEK LATER, THEY WERE ROTTEN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HAD TO DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR ALL THE TO THE DEALER, ALSO HAS A STRONG CLUNKING WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. *BF

Mileage: 22,600

THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE BRAKES OR WHY THE LIGHT STAY ON.*AK SINCE PURCHASED VEHICLE ON AT LEAST 25-30 OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL REMAIN ON WHEN STARTING CAR AND GOING IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY/GARAGE. WHEN HAND BRAKE NOT ENGAGED LIGHT STAYS ON. SQUEAL IS HEARD FROM REAR OFTEN, UNTIL STOPPING AND PUTTING IN DRIVE. STAYS ON FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL STOPPING. *BF *NM

Mileage: 30,000

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6000 MILES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6000 MILES. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

2002 FORD WINDSTAR SUFFERED BRAKE FAILURE.*MR (NAR) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH,THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A DELAYED REACTION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL HEAD ON. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN INTO THE CORNER OF THE FLOWER WALL OF THE STORES SIGN. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE REVVED, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JUMPED BUT DID NOT STOP. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THREE TIMES TO THE BRAKES, THEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 9,781

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTWILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLES BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. *NLM *TS

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SHIFTER IS INOPERATIVE,THIS DEVICE IS TO PREVENT LEVER FROM SHIFTING WITHOUT BRAKE DEPRESSION.ALSO, CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK

GAS/BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUSH BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.*AK *YH

GAS/BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PUSH BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.*AK *YH