Brake Light On Problems of Ford Windstar - part 1

Abs and brake light comes on intermittently. I do not have abs function while the lights are on and it seems to happen more often in warmer weather. When vehicle is turned off it resets and doesn't come back on until driven a few miles again. According to several forums, this seems to be happening on a large amount of Ford Windstar's similar to mine or assembled in canada.

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Red and yellow brake lights on dashboard come on and go out even when master cylinder is full of fluid.

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. While driving 15-20 mph, the contact heard an abnormal rubbing noise coming from the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle, looked underneath, and stated that the axle was fractured. The contact stated that the anti-lock braking system and brake lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (fette Ford, 1137 u s 46, clifton, NJ 07013, (973) 779-7000) where it was diagnosed that the axle fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the local dealer that the axle would not be covered. The failure mileage was 123,500. The VIN was not available.

The abs light comes on and stays on the red brake light comes on and stays on it is throwing 9 code starting with c1185 and 8 other that are connected with the first code I Ave tried and tried to fix the problem many times it will not pass a safety check. I have done research and his can be dangerous and very unsafe I know it can catch a fire and also the brakes may lock up.

Abs and brake light are on.

Brakes continually have failed causing accidents. Pedal goes all the way to the floor before and after new brake pads and bring bled. Throttle idle sensor causes vehicle to stall while driving. Abs light and brake light and check engine light keeps coming on. Now they just stay on. I need to know what,if any recalls have been repaired or any options that may be available.

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Yellow abs light and red brake light come on simultaneously on dashboard in intermittent and random fashion. Has been happening over extended period of time - sometimes off, often on. Am informed by my mechanic that when these lights are on, the abs braking system is nonfunctioning and therefore, a driving hazard. When these lights are on, brakes are functional but as in standard, non-abs mode. Many others have complained about this same problem in the same model vehicle over several model years. Seems to be a manufacturer defect that should be corrected before someone is seriously injured or killed. This is not a wear and tear item since it is widely reported in this model and my vehicle has only 84,000 miles of light driving over 15 years.

I was driving down the road and our and and brake lights had came on. Took it to the local shop and was told about the c1185 code was on. We were driving on the way home, and it just comes and goes with every start up and shut off. Car was in motion. To my acknowledgement I'm not positive what is causing this issue but I've been researching and have read about many of the same issues in this particular van series. I've read about Ford's safety recall number 09s09 and and my vehicle is to be in that recall as well.

While driving the abs and brake warning lights come on at the same time.

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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.

When I started the vehicle to go shopping everything seemed fine till I got about 25 miles from my house that is when I got stopped at my first red light that when I was waiting for the light to turn green the abs and park brake lights came on so I pulled over at my nearest convenience shut the van off checked under the hood and everything looked fine, I got back into the van and the lights went out, finished my shopping the about 4 minutes after I started the van to come home while waiting in traffic the lights came back on but the brakes felt fine so I drove it home. I had a brake shop check it out and they determined that it was the abs control module (ebcm to be exact) and that it was safe to drive it just wouldn't have abs functioning when the light comes on, contacted Ford dealership about the issue but when they checked it the light was out and said there was nothing wrong and because it wasn't a recall nothing can be done about it and if I wanted it brought in to fix it it would cost me $785 dollars. So I looked online and it seems to be a common occurrence with this vehicle and to me a safety issue that should be addressed by the manufacturer and fixed as it seems that it is a bad solder-joint in the ebcm that is causing this error and could potentially cause a fire from what I read in online posts. I am not looking for a free fix I just want Ford to step up and fix the safety issues on vehicles they make.

My abs and brake light have been intermittently coming on for some time. There wasn't any change in the brakes so I assumed there was a sensor switch or other computer related issue. I am not a mechanic and kept driving the vehicle. The brake lights started to intermittently stay on eventually burning out brake bulbs. Then frying the part that the bulb goes into. I am not driving the vehicle now because I feel there's a potential for fire the vehicle was always in motion when the lights came on and brake lights stayed on. I can't get them to go off even with the car stopped and turned off.

Brake and abs lights on most of the time, myriad codes, hard to even know where to start troubleshooting.

Abs and emergency brake lights came on. Turned vehicle off, waited briefly, and turned the vehicle back on, lights weren't visible. Next errand run of the day, got a couple of miles away from the house, when the lights came back on. Went into store, came back out, started the vehicle, and lights stayed off.

Abs and brake light came on took it to Ford dealer said its the abs ecu box. They always having this problem with a wire inside the box coming lose.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. While driving at approximately 40 mph, the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made award of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

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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.

The hand brake lights up when brakes are applied when coming to a stop. The light will go off and then back on again when brakes are applied again.

I bought the van from someone drove from a hour fourtyfive min away from home got almost home and the brake light came on bk light on right went out seats stop working they electrical and the heat mess up very unpleased cause I have kids I drive to school everyday.

The abs and brake light indicators turn on sporadically and remain on until the car is restarted. I have watched for some patterns, but seen few. Cooler weather keeps them off longer and when it is hotter out, then they turn on quickly. I might also drive the car for 30-45 minutes before they turn on, and when I restart the car, it is inconsistent on if they come back on or stay off. This has been happening for quite some time and is now happening more routinely than when it first started.

Abs and brake light will not go off.

The abs sensor light comes on after a minute of driving. Sometimes the emergancy brake light will come on when braking. This happen to me after putting in new wheel bearings. Then I put in new abs sensors still have problem. Alot of other people on the internet are having same issue as me. The I put in speed control deactivetion switch. Still have same issue.

The check traction control comes on. . . . . Brake light, abs light and traction off light keep coming on intermittently. Turn off ignition and then they go off for a short time then back on.

My abs and brake light came on and stayed on. There is nothing wrong with my brakes or abs. I have the codes read by a mechanic and it said the rear abs sensor was bad. I got it replaced and it never fixed the issue. So I had it read again by a mechanic and it said the same thing.

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.

Abs and brake lights keep coming on and off. Also have shaking in suspension front and back. Dealer conducted the back axle repair but the vehicle still has a little shake with new tires and front end alignment.

Abs brake light on and/of at will, not consistant. Fear of abs not functioning in the event of abs being needed.

Abs light, brake light, tail light, tire pressure light all came on.