Abs Brake Fail problems of the 2001 Ford Windstar

I was driving at around 30 mph, 2 cars in front slammed on brakes, I was approximately 1 1/2 car links back and hit the brakes. Abs failed, airbags failed, and slid into car in front of me. I was on a city street going straight.

Abs failure, reading code c1185 and many other c codes referencing circuit failures at each wheel.

Abs brake system failure, on the master cylinder there is a leak, the rear brakes fail to work at all and the ecu sensor does not work.

While investigating the 50 mph failure of the pcm module, and the ongoing off/on action of the abs module, I ran across what appears to be a mistake on page 43-3 of the fomoco "2001 wiring diagrams/windstar" manual (fcs-12255-01). I exchanged several emails, case # cas-4648613-l1x1r6 crm:03259000003405, with the Ford customer relations center about this matter until they told me to contact a dealer. I sent the questions to my dealer asking for correct information, but they haven't acknowledged my inquiry. What I suspect is all Windstar's on the road today may be operating with only one-half of the scp (j1850 pwm) network operational. Now that many of the defective abs modules are failing, are other Windstars in danger of engine failure at speed like ours? the two simple questions I asked fomoco are: 1) are you sure circuit 915 (data bus-) should be grounded at the abs module? 2) what is the proper termination for the Ford data bus (circuits 914& 915), 120 ohms, 650 ohms, 3k ohms, what and where?.

Abs failure - 2001 Ford Windstar.

Ford Windstar abs failure. Abs fails due to heatsink expansion causing abs module to fail.

Brake and abs warning lights are on. Abs inoperative due to abs ebcm computer failure. Was quoted $1,000 from dealer to replace computer.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. While driving 30 mph, the contact noticed that the abs failed and the brake indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, but a technician could not determine the cause of the failure. The contact called the manufacturer and stated that no compensation would be provided because there were no recalls. The failure mileage was 115,847 and current mileage was 115,884.

My car experienced intermittent brake emergency light and abs light signals on dashboard, and trouble code "c1185". Dealership diagnosed abs module failure. The repair was made. . Read more...

After filing a serious complaint about an abs brake failure earlier this evening, I continued to research 'complaints on 2001 Ford Windstars on your website and was shocked at the number of complaints involving the abs system. The false warning lights tied to an 'electrical' problem that are referred to throughout the complaint section are identical to an ongoing problem that we have tried to address with our local dealership for the past two years! on August 26th, the abs failure that occurred in my vehicle while traveling on a highway could have resulted in a fatal accident for myself and my 9 year old son if it had occurred just seconds later. I would have passed the weigh station that allowed the vehicle to decelerate on an incline with the car in neutral and the emergency brake deployed.

Abs failure and electronic control module not working.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the abs alarms and abs light illuminated. The abs disengaged and the vehicle skidded forward approximately 30 feet. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic. The dealer raised the abs codes and the failure was corrected for 5 to 10 miles before it recurred. The contact will take the vehicle to another dealer. The current mileage was 62,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.

Abs and brake failure warning lights constantly displayed in dashboard display. Brake inspections cannot determine a cause. I just learned that many other Windstar owners have reported the same problem, and that a recall for repair may be (or have been) issued.