Abs Brake Fail problems of the 2003 Ford Windstar

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While driving approximately 35 mph, the abs, engine, and brake warning indicators illuminated. The failures recurred numerous times. The dealer diagnosed that the abs failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Braking distance suddenly increased. Abs failed to activate. Abs light comes on intermittently.

The abs light comes on. Then the vehicle is fine for days then it comes on again for no reason. This problem has been infrequent and has only recently before more of a issue. Usually the problem goes away and does not come back for weeks. I went to the local advance auto so they could pull the code and identify which wheel was sending the code so I could narrow it down and replace parts as necessary. The codes pulled are followed. C1185, c1198, c1194, c1254,c1246, c1250, c1242, c1214 & c1210. That's right 9 abs codes came out. The 1st on is the problem c1185, the rest are failures at each wheels inlet outlet valves. When searching the c1185 issue I found 100's of complaints online for this issue and many dealership horror stories. Too many back yard hacks tell people to disconnect this or that, or pull the ecm only to have that not fix the issue and others telling how they were able to resolder the abs module connections and fix the issue. The one common problem that caused issues was having a dealership brake job done and then the abs systems fails the next day or following week. I have to say that I did not notice this issue after doing the brakes, but I did have them done prior to the abs system failures starting.

The abs and engine lights have been on my 2003 Ford Windstar for years. However, they were electrical misfires and did not affect the operation of the vehicle. It does now seem that the abs is failing. The car brakes normally at low speeds. However, over 30 mph it now seems that the brakes lock up and the car pulls to the right. I do not feel that the car is safe to drive, as it screeched and locked up when I was stopping at a red light.

Brake and abs warning lights come on after several miles. Repair shop says, computer indicates abs controller failure, but once codes have been cleared, computer no longer indicated problem. However, a few days later, brake and abs warning lights come on again, and computer again indicates abs controller failure. And on and on.

Abs control module failure. Module is still defective, I have no abs brakes and cannot get vehicle inspected due to this defect, which is estimated to cost $1000 repair. . Read more...

Abs system failure resulting in increased stopping distance.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the abs system warning light illuminated while driving 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic shop who ran a diagnostic test and informed the contact that two out of the four abs sensors failed. The manufacturer was contacted and she was advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle and offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Braking distance suddenly increased. The abs system failed. There was an intermittent electrical connection. The abs warning light would come on and stay on intermittently. The unit was replaced and the replaced unit failed at approximately 88,000 miles. There appears to be an issue with the abs control unit.

Abs system failure on 2003 Ford Windstar.

2003 Ford Windstar abs failure in warm weather only.

2003 Ford Windstar abs brake failure. System has intermittent failure, smell something hot when it happens.

Abs and break lights are on. Premature abs failure no fix but to replace pump and control unit.