Two problems related to brake drum wheel cylinder have been reported for the 2002 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Windstar based on all problems reported for the 2002 Windstar.
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!.
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.