Five problems related to battery have been reported for the 1999 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Intermittent problem: problems indicated by on board message center reads "check brake lamps", "check tail lamps" check head lamps" check rear turn lamps", "check front turn lamps", noticed that interior lights will not work, auto locks will not work, key remote will not lock or unlock vehicle or open doors. Get no codes from o b d ii. Scanner. Have replaced battery because it was 6 years old and wasn't putting out proper amps. Thought would solve problem. It didn't. Thought disconnecting battery for 30 min. Would reset computer. Seamed to work a couple of times, however, now believe it was just coincidence. Sometimes when I start the vehicle everything is fine, however while driving, the message reappears and none the above mentioned, no longer work again. This is a driving hazard.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the abs warning light illuminated. He attempted to reset the battery in hopes that it was a defect. Two weeks later, smoke was present under the instrument panel. The speedometer, odometer, and air conditioning failed in the vehicle. There were several recalls listed; however, Ford stated that his VIN was not included in the recalls. Currently, there is an open investigation (NHTSA action number pe08035) for the described failure. The failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was unknown.
We have a 1999 Ford Windstar, abs light on, doors wont unlock, odometer doesn't work, now blinkers are not blinking lights will not turn off, had to unhook the battery. What are our options. We have an electrical mess.
Interior lighting, radio,rear a/c fan will not turn off when vehicle is off and key removed. Rear fan continues to run, draining battery. This fault is intermittent and was supposedly resolved by the dealer( place motors , webster MA) replacing the battery last spring 2003. Did the dealerships really fix anything?? it cost me a new battery to find out. Chattering of power relays also occurs . Similar description as the other complaints for interior lighting and electrical systems. Rear a/c fan was disconnected to stop battery drain. Everything seems to be worse on rainy days.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was abnormally pulling to the right in would sporadically become stuck in park. On a separate occasion the contact was driving 30 mph when the check engine and overdrive warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where unknown repairs were performed yet the failure persisted after the repairs. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times where several unknown repairs were made but to no avail. In addition, the contact stated that the battery was replaced five times and the she was recently made aware of two open recalls on the vehicle; NHTSA campaign id numbers: 10v385000 (suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly) and 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). Neither recall repair had yet been performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 127,445 and the approximate current mileage was 150,000.