general problems of the 2003 Ford Windstar - part 1

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the abs and brake warning lights remained illuminated. Additionally, there was smoke, and a burning odor coming from the engine compartment. The contact also stated that the abs fluid had leaked from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that fluid had leaked from the speed control deactivations switch causing damage to the abs control module connector. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 250,000.

I was backing down the driveway when my Ford Windstar 2003 engine started revving and I had to put both feet on the breaks to stop the car from running out of control. After I put both feet on the brakes to release the engine from revving did it stop. It happened again on the same day and it took all my strength to stop the Ford Windstar 2003 model. It could have done a lot of damage either to another car or a person. It is very dangerous and this problem has to be corrected or put on a recall basis before other people who might have the problem, can either get it fixed or taken off the road.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Ford wind star. The contact stated that the abs warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician inform the contact brake fluid needed to be added in the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that brake fluid needed to be added. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign 09v399000(speed control). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Ak.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While the vehicle was parked, it idled at an accelerated rate. In addition, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tp sensor and multiple other parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control); however, the recall repairs were not done completely. The dealer fused the wiring harness, but only inspected the abs control module and did not replace it as listed in the recall notification. As a result, the module was leaking. The manufacturer refused to replace the part under the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 192,000.

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 indicator keeps turning on and off randomly at increasing intervals and is now staying on more often. The speedometer's needle in the dashboard also fails to register the speed that the car is going and moves wildly back and forth.

The speedometer does not work on my Windstar. It works on some days but others gets stuck or all the needles in the dashboard go back and forth really fast. It has caused one of the needles (for rpm's) to break in order for me to put the Windstar into park.

Abs, brake warning lamps lit, speedometer doesn't show the operating speed.

Abs & brake light on all the time and the systems don't work when light is on therefore they aren't never working and my odometer quit working and my other gauges go crazy like it's an electrical problem gone crazy. I don't know what gauges actually work and which ones don't cause they seem to go crazy and read different all the time. But, my abs & brake light stay on all the time no matter what.

Abs light stays on. Car idles high all the time, speedometer and all other dashboard control go haywire for no reason. I have to pound on the dashboard to make it stop. This had been going on for a long time. Carmd device states abs sensor need and various other thing. I have spend a lot of money to no avail. Seat belt attached to sliding door on the right side which is to cross over to the passenger on the second row never worked. I purchased this as a used vehicle six years ago I do like this Mini van but with all of the major problems I really don't think I will be able to afford this vehicle much longer. Please help me it you can. I live in an area where a vehicle is mandatory and I am on a fixed income. I just want to be safe on the road. Please help.

While driving abs and brake light comes on 5 minutes after driving sometime not at all and now lights never go off have new brake pads and shoes took to dealer for scds recall they did not check or discuss abs light or brake light I asked but they did not acknowledge lights or clear codes.

While driving my 2003 Ford winstar model sel, I'm encountering a problem with the breaking system/abs, as well as, my cluster gauge going haywire doing what it wants on and off on its own. The breaking system is starting to become more frequent. I've gone to Ford for this particular problem and a few others. Ford looked at my car and told me the rear axel had cracked and they repaired the axel on recall. I informed them about the abs breaking system. I've been to two separate dealers in staten island, NY. One dealer told me it looks like I have an electrical problem not sure if it's related to cluster gauge/breaking system. They told me I had a problem with the right rear window motor as well, which Ford fixed supposedly. As far as the breaking system goes they told me they took it for a ride and did not see anything wrong with my vehicle. I told them about the cluster gauge doing what it wants, the abs working/not working. Having a hard time stopping car, as well as, telling both Ford dealers about my wife having no choice but to pull off the highway because she was having this particular break problem. I told them the only way she was to stop the vehicle was to crash into these big green metal commercial garbage containers at approximately 10 miles per hour. I showed them the damage to the front of my vehicle as well as telling them my wife had hurt her neck, I was told from both Ford dealers that we don't see a problem we can't fix a problem and I am now reading on the web that there seems to be a problem with these cars up to 2003 with everything I have explained up til now. If anybody has any input or contact info for me to call to help me, I would deeply appreciate any help you can provide before one or all of my family members become injured or god forbid fatalities.

I purchased my car on June 1, 2012. Shortly after, the brake abs light, brake light, tire pressure light, and engine light came on. On July 9, 2012 I took the vehicle to maroone Ford in fort lauderdale to perform necessary repairs per the recall. Maroone Ford dealership performed the recall repairs and informed me that the vehicle engine lights and tire pressure lights were issues not related to the recall. During the period from July 9, 2012 to July 12, 2012 the abs light and brake light did not turn on. On July 13, 2012 the abs light and brake light turned on. I called maroone Ford and I was told to bring in the vehicle to the dealership. On July 14, 2012 I took the vehicle to the dealership.

The brake light has been coming on, the check engine light has been on for some time, and the vehicle is currently leaking what appears to be brake fluid.

My instrument panel keeps going crazy. The rpm needle is now pointing down into the dash. The speedometer usually is not working correctly, it will say that I am doing 20 mph, when I am doing more like 45-50. The gas gauge sometimes says that it is on empty, when I have a full tank of gas. Sometimes the needles work, sometimes they don't (with the exception of the rpm needle. . . It hasn't moved from that buried in the dash spot for a couple of months now), sometimes the speedometer needle goes all the way to the right and then gets buried in the dash also, so far though, each time, it has came back. . . Even though it rarely registers even close to the correct speed. The repair for this is going to be about $700 is what I was told. I do not have that kind of money, and I am constantly praying that my 17 year old daughter who has to drive it sometimes, does not get into an accident because she is going too fast, and has no clue how fast she is actually going, or one of us may get a speeding ticket. I have looked at websites and seen that a lot of people are having these problems, so Ford should do the right thing and make a recall, before someone is seriously injured or even killed!!! also, not sure if it is related or not, but the abs light stays on.

Abs and brake dashboard lights warning that abs system is inoperative, speed control system also inoperative. Break pressure deactivation switch leaking oil. This leaking oil has traveled down abs wiring harness all the way to the abs controller. Unsafe condition. Ford dealership has refused to repair this dangerous condition as a manufacturing/design defect and stated there currently is no recall issued for this very serious problem!!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar . The contact stated that the anti-lock braking system warning light illuminated as the anti-lock brakes engaged independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic, who retrieved error code cll85, indicating that there was a failure with the speed control deactivation switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was reported to manufacturer. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 09v399000 (vehicle speed control: speed control deactivation switch, overheating), however the VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The failure mileage was 100,000. The current mileage was 120,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While driving approximately 30-40 mph, the gauges on the dashboard began to fluctuate sporadically. The abs and brake warning lights would also illuminate intermittently. On one occasion, the contact stated she observed smoke coming from under the hood. The dealer advised an unknown fluid had leaked onto the abs modular and burned. The contact secured an appointment with the dealer for repairs. The failure mileage was 149,900 and the current mileage was 149,950.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that there was brake fluid leaking from the module under the vehicle. The abs light illuminated everyday due to a slow leak which had to be refilled with brake fluid. The contact was informed by the dealer that his vehicle was not included in recall 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). The contact was informed that he would be responsible for the repair costs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 93,000.

This incident has happened several times with our 2003 Ford Windstar which we bought used approximately 3 months ago. It has happened both to me and my wife. You can stop for traffic and when you start to go again, you can barely touch the accelerator and the car lurches forward and the engine races really fast and when you try to step on the brake it doesn't stop right away. It kind of flies through the air and although my wife and I keep a big space behind the car in front of us, we've both narrowly missed striking the vehicles ahead of us. It kind of sounds like the Toyota thing. I've called several Ford dealers to ask them about this problem we're having and they just brush me off. We're afraid to drive the van. Have there been any recalls on this make and model. What should we do?.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact was pulling into a parking spot when suddenly, smoke began emitting from the hood. The contact opened the hood and saw that the engine compartment was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and the police took a report shortly after. The vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealershi. P, where the contact was informed that the fire was caused by the speed control deactivation switch (recall 09v399000). The dealer told the contact to call the insurance company so the repair costs would be covered but the insurance company refused as the failure was caused by vehicle malfunction and not an accident. The dealer contacted the manufacturer who requested pictures of the damage to determine whether they would assume responsibility for the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were approximately 80,450.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. The driver stated that he was at a red light. The driver stated that his foot was on the brake pedal. When the light changed he put his foot on the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not move forward. The driver had to put the vehicle in neutral and coast to the side of the road. The contact stated that the police where notified. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was there when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 60,500.

My speedometer will not work at all, go up and down or get stuck, indicating the wrong speed, while in motion, also at a stop, it will pop up, happens on city street and on highway. I have researched this and there are multiple complaints about issue with Ford Windstar minivans. To me this is an extreme safety issue as I find it distracting, have no idea how fast I'm going. I was driving through a school zone today and while I was not driving fast, I could not say for certain that I was within the speed limit. I'm continuously looking at my speedometer, taking my foot off the gas to see if it will drop, but I can't trust that the speed reading before was correct. I can be driving and it will pop right up to indicated 100mph, when I'm driving in my neighborhood. I get alerts and signal alarms for "low brake fluid", "check advancetrack", my airbag warning light is on intermittently, and my rear back up sensors don't work either. I have also had problems with the drivers side sliding door not staying shut when parked, I have had this feature disabled for safety reasons. It will start to close, reopen, start again, close partially and then reopen again, even if the door is locked it will do this. These are all ongoing problems, I don't know if they are tied together. I have had the vehicle looked at for problems and have been told that codes come up under diagnostics but when the actual parts they are warning about like the abs, low brake fluid are fine. I have had the car at a Ford dealership multiple times for the door issue and were told they could not figure what was causing the issue.

My father was driving my car and while in the road the vehicle start to burn . The vehicle was total lost because the fire extended so rapidly that when the firefighters arrive was too late. . I made a complaint to Ford motor company after the incident but they said that my car was not included in the safety recall 09s09.

The abs brake light came on. Since then it seems the braking distance suddenly increased. Also, after driving a considerable distance, we also noticed when parking the car it smells like smoke.

I have a 2003 Windstar and the brake pressure differential deactivation switch (2b264) located under the master cylinder (behind the air filter) started leaking and started smoking when it shorted the contacts. I was able to turn the engine off and disconnect the switch before a major fire occurred.

The contact owns 2003 Ford Windstar. The contact received recall notice 09v399000, vehicle speed control. When the vehicle was being repaired the contact was informed that the scds leaked onto the abs system. The dealer will not assume responsibility for the abs repair cost. The current mileage was 81,000.

Was on the street driving, lights started flashing on dashboard van shut off in the middle of the street battery, alternator, blew out, was driving again van was ilde up really bad and while my feet was on the brakes it started moving on its own and ran into someone else vehicle, and also van was on the road started running bad broke down on a busy street once I was pushed to a safe location all my fluids were on the ground and the van was smoking really bad and lights on dashboard were flashing.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While driving the vehicle and applying the brakes there was no pressure behind it. He observed that all of the brake fluid leaked out from the speed control switch. The repairs were made by the contact. The current mileage was 86,238. The failure mileage was 85,750. Updated 4/16/08 the consumer stated the abs warning light illuminated.

My wife was parked and started our 2003 Ford Windstar on 6 Aug 2007 when she noticed a large amount of white smoke coming from the engine compartment, she had already driven the vehicle for approximately 40 miles that morning. Thinking the engine was on fire she opened the hood, she saw the smoke coming from the electrical connection leading to the speed control pressure switch. The vehicle was immediately off and she notice the speed control pressure switch and electrical connection wire was badly charred. She attempted to restart the vehicle several times with the same result, large amounts of white smoke and strong odor of burning wire. We where lucky that it did not ignite into a fire. We are passing this information along so that everyone who needs to know will get the message. I checked and did not find a recall for this particular problem on this make and year.

The speed gauge needle on the instrument panel moved back and forth on its own. Consumer pulled over, an d problem recurred. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic claimed problem could not be duplicated.

While at a stop, the vehicle would try to accelerate forward even though the consumers foot was on the brake. The cause was not determined. Please provide more information.

While starting vehicle with brakes depressed vehicle idled high, resulting in surging forward into home . Dealer replaced idle control vale.