338 problems related to brake light on have been reported for the 2003 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Windstar based on all problems reported for the 2003 Windstar.
While driving the abs and brake warning lights come on at the same time.
When driving the abs light and red brake light come on together. My van has 77,483 actual miles on it! I had a brake check at local Ford dealer and they reported 80% brake lining still on,.
Abs and brake alarm lights illuminate on the dashboard after a few minutes of driving and stay on until the engine is shut off. This has been happening for several months. I suspect this indicates a problem that disables the abs braking system. Diagnostic scanner shows at least 12 stored faults in the abs system which cannot be erased.
Abs and brake light comes on after a few minutes and stays on.
Abs and brake light remain on constantly.
Abs and brake warning lights come on simutainously and the abs system fails to operate. . This is an intermittant problem. . When the vehicle is turned off, the system resets. It happens when the vehicle is under motion and can be under any conditions. . .
The park and brake light keeps coming on, looked up and it said the abs system is not working like it should. This happens when I'm driving in city , highways, not moving.
After looking up all of the service reports on this vehicle, I am beginning to recognize that Ford has some explaining to do. We have a large amount of service reports on our vehicle alone that our dealership is not reporting. We have paid more for service repairs than we did paying for the vehicle. Our ac/heat just clicks w/o working, power windows front and rear do not work, power door locks, leaking roofs, leaking doors, abs lights on, engine lights on, traction control light on, engine sputters even after two complete old fashioned tune-ups, cowl broken, front and rear axles severely cracked, sub-frame cracked, rear wiper does not work properly, brakes need constant repairs, electrical shorts everywhere, head lights, fog lights, brake lights all need constant replacements, alternator was replaced 6 times in one day because they were all faulty, brake switch under brake pedal needs constant replacement, constant wheel alignments, wheel sensors missing or broken, power seat broke and the dealership told us that it was petty to have it fixed even with a height difference between drivers, control modules replaced, multiple expensive sensor failures, spark plugs with wires replaced at least twice, starter replaced, parking brake needs to be watched for slippage because it can't hold on hills, interior lights blink in a pattern while driving, can't haul it's own tailgate, battery replaced multiple times by dealership, power mirror switch broke, many more expensive repairs have been done at our cost, p0302, p0305, p0316, c1235, c1185, c1198, c1194, c1254, c1246, c1250, c1242, c1214, c1210, c1103, c1410, c1404, b1318. We were told by many service departments a while back that these codes were not important. They cleared the codes every time. Their response to these codes were to clear them every single time. We only have one vehicle and this is it. I am a mom w/children.
I'm having problems with a 2003 Ford winstar van I pirchased. The mileage is 081206. 3. The abs and brake lights are on and the sliding doors on both the driver and passenger will not open from the inside of the van. The doors on the sides and back are very hard to open from the outside as well. The cruise control will not turn off unless you hit the brakes. The seatbelt are making a horrible squeaking noise and don't really roll up right. I'd like to find out how to get a list of recalls for this vechile. To me these are major safety concerns that need to be addressed. Thank you.
Abs and brake light will not go off.
Dash abs, brake light on, speedometer, rpm gage jumps back and forward, cruise controll accelerates, passenger window and rear side window doesn''t work.
The abs and parking brake light come on after driving. The only way to clear the lights is to turn off the vehicle and turn this back on. The lights will eventually come back. The concern is are the brakes actually having an issue. System has been given an overhaul: pads, rotors, new master cylinder, brake fluid bleed and refill, and the issue persists. No none fixes from mechanic.
The abs and brake light comes on and stays on.
While driving, the abs and brake warning lights on the dash came on, and stayed on until the engine was restarted. The lights are off until driving a short distance, when they will both come on at the same time. My mechanic claims that all sensors are good, and that the abs control unit is defective. When the vehicle is cold, it takes longer for the lights to come on.
I have random occurrences of the abs and brake lights turning on on my 2003 Ford Windstar since I purchased it around 2009. They are often off when I first start the car, but then turn on while I am driving. The two lights always turn on simultaneously. Though only the abs is disabled when this problem occurs, it turns on the brake light and hence masks any other brake problems that may occur. I recently (October 2014) had a leak in the brake system and it almost went unnoticed because it was being masked by the abs problem. Because the cost of the repair is very high (1/3 of the cost of the vehicle), and based on reports on the internet, there are probably many people accustomed to driving around with brake lights on because of this problem. If the problem only turned on the abs light it would be significantly less dangerous. Also, given how many people are experiencing this problem, it would appear to be a defect in the design of the abs module. Back in 2011, my mechanic told me "pulled 8 abs codes dealing with a possible faulty abs control unit. " unfortunately he did not record what the codes were.
Abs and bark brake lights come on while driving then reset themselves when vehicle is turned off, then come on again while driving once vehicle warms up.
The abs light and brake light are on constantly. Brakes (rotors, pads and calipers) have been replaced.
The red brake light keeps coming on, as well as the yellow abs light. The lights typically come on after driving the car for a few minutes. This as been an ongoing issue for some time and have had brakes serviced numerous times.
Abs and emergency brake light come on while driving at any known speed. Usually occurs after the vehicles has warmed up. The lights will go out after the car has cooled down and is restarted. But will usually come back on after some extended use. There are no known fixes by the everyday user.
My abs and brake lights are on and I have heard this is due to defective parts. Please keep me informed.
Parking brake and abs lights on the dashboard will light up after driving it for about 5 minutes. Obd ii code reads eec test pulled codes c1185-c1194-c1198-c1210-c1214-c1242-c1246-c1250-c1254. If codes are cleared c1185 now returns immediately.
A dash indicator light came on that said, "check your traction control. " at the same time the abs and the brake light came on.
2003 Ford Windstar trouble codes c1185, c1198, c1194, c1254, c1246, c1250, c1243, c1212, c1210; abs and brake light comes on intermittently don't know if my abs is working when this happens.
The abs and brake light would come on and off. It finally just stayed on. Then the cruise control stopped working. I replaced the master cylinder brake sensor and harness with a different upgraded parts obtained from Ford. It corrected the problem, but now the problem has returned. The abs and brake light comes on all the time. The new brake sensor seems to be dry and free of brake fluid. The local Ford dealer says there is no recall problem and it will cost me another $100. 00 to have them look at it again.
2003 Ford Windstar driving at speed of 40mph my abs and brake light indicator light up. Garage did a code reset but the abs and the brake did not go away, garage unpluged the battery and pluged it back and the abs and the brake light disppeared.
Abs and brake warning lights on ip on - fluids checked as full - lights on with most driving - occasional will be on then go off for subsequent drives. No loss of brake feel or stopping ability. Brakes checked okay at last tire rotation service by conoco station.
I have a 2003 Ford Windstar. . . Parking brake and abs lights on the dashboard will light up after driving it for about 5 minutes or so. . . These lights are on while I drive. . . But when I turn the car off and start up again they stay off, until in 5 or so minutes they come on again and stay on while I'm driving till next time I shut the car off. Is at it's worse when the weather is hot. This disengages the abs brakes I depend on especially with winter weather approaching. My complaint is that Ford dealers said this is not a recall item and I believe this should be since there seems to be a lot of folks with this same issue. Thank you.
April, noticed that cruise control not working 100% of time - not engaging and not disengaging!! opted not to use it anymore. July, abs and brake light on and didn't shut off while in home garage. Shut van off, restarted it, lights off. August, lights seem to be coming on with more frequency. Doesn't seem to be speed related. September, abs and brake light coming on more frequently. Seems to reset (for short time) after shut van off. October, had brake system checked. Disc rotor - r&r; control arm w/ ball joint - lower - front suspension; rear brakes serviced; brake fluid flush. Thought that would have "fixed" everything however less than 10 days later, the abs and brake lights are coming on again while driving. Turn van off, turn back on - lights reset - until next time I drive it!! after reading through, realize that the two might be related. Safety is a must!!.
Abs and brake lights on dash signaling problems intermittently. Does vehicle have electrical problem or module failure.
Brake light and abs lights are on, brakes are fine, fluid level is fine, but light is on. Abs now not working. Speedometer does not go above 40 mph until driven at least 3 miles, this is also causing the cruse control to not work smoothly. Transmission is not shifting into overdrive, transmission is clean and working. All of these issues began within a few weeks of each other.
Abs brake lights come on intermittent. First time noticed was on vacation and cominv to a stop at a toll booth and both lights come on. Has happened several times since. Ford dealership wont do anything about it. I see there has been a recall on this. How about another recall?.
Abs light and brakes light along with engine light and tire light all came on out of the blue.
Intermittent abs and brake warning lights. Brakes have been fully serviced, fluid replaced, system bled. Abs not functional when lights are lit.
Brake light & abs light went on.
The abs/brake light keeps coming on.