Electrical System Problems of Ford Windstar - part 2

The gauges in the vehicle keeps going nuts. Moving from one side to the other,tachometer, speedometer, gas, temperature, battery. The tachometer gauge hit the transmission selector and now that is pushed over to 1. It appears there a many Fords that have this problem but Ford refuses to fix the problem. The fix is well over $400 just for the instrument cluster. Also they refuse to fix the power steering whining noise that all Fords have. If this is a well known problem then how come the ntsa don't make them fix the problems.

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While approaching a stop, the driver depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the driver had to engage the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The brakes, abs, engine, and door ajar warning lights previously illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the abs electrical module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,190.

"abs" and "brake" indicator lights within dashboard turn on intermittently.

Abs light came on continually for the last 6000 miles. Brought the vehicle to Ford in plainville, CT and they told me there was no recall and the cost was to include a new computer for an unreasonable dollar amount. Still not corrected and I understand that the abs system is not working. Have checked other owners and they have the same problem. Also have a cruise control system that is not working. Have been told that I need a new harness for a cost of over #300. Still not activated.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. While driving approximately 60 mph in rainy conditions, the vehicle began to jerk. The entire instrument panel, headlights, windshield wipers, and power windows failed to operate. The engine warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road until the rain subsided. After restarting, the failure persisted. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where a code was not detected. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

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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.

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While driving the electrical system went crazy I had no turning signal no lights the speed odometer levers went back in forth. Very scary when your a mother of three and carrying children in the van.

The abs warning light came on. When driving car over 45mph, the speedometer starts jumping all over the meter and the odometer is no longer reading miles. This is the same exact issue as NHTSA campain number 09v399000. Apparently, even though Ford recalled Windstars, our Windstar was somehow not qualified even though we're not experiencing the same exact issue.

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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.

My Ford Windstar has had problems with the abs for a couple of years. It turns on and off on the dashboard randomly. When the abs light is on, the abs is not working. When the abs light is off, the abs is working. I had my mechanic fix this for $850. Three weeks later, the new part started doing the same thing. I never know how to brake in an emergency situation because the abs is on some of the time and off some of the time.

Dash abs, brake light on, speedometer, rpm gage jumps back and forward, cruise controll accelerates, passenger window and rear side window doesn''t work.

Abs and brake lights come on within five minutes of driving. Now the o/d off light is flashing on dash .

I was not aware that there were recalls on the 2002 Ford Windstar. My mom purchased the vehicle 3 years ago from ralph thayer dealership in livonia michigan. The abs brake light has been on and now the gauges are just flipping.

Dancing gauge needles.

Brake light , abs light on dashboard came on ,then lost over drive, cruise control and mileage meter. Mileage meter goes blank than odometer starts working after a few minutes . The dashboard looks like x mas with all the flashing lights. This van has the factory recall for the rear axle and front frame reinforcement work done. What about the electrical/ electronic problems ?.

Abs light keeps coming on. Replaced all speed sensors and front axle tone rings even rebuild the abs control module. This is costing me allot of money and the abs light still come on even after I have completed all the necessary repairs. Ford needs to recall these Windstars to make the necessary repairs for these vehicles.

For some reason my instrument panel custard needles started,to bounce up and down for no reason and sometimes its ok. Than you be driving and everything its ok, but than there goes the needels bouncing up and down agian and than it stops or if I stop at store or gas station and start the ignition agian it does it again. Problem 2, before the fires on the Ford viechels on the cruise control switch mine had already burned out as I was at the store parking loti picked up my hood and there was the smoke and short wires below the brake fluid holder I fixed it,on my own than see all the problems on the daily news. This happen when I only hadabout 85000 miles. Problem 3, for some reason I'm having with my abs,the light keeps coming on and my brakes don't work right,but when the abs light is off my brakes work fine, I tell you Ford can really make sorry vans like the Windstar lx model.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact also stated that the instrument panel gauges spiraled back and forth. In addition, there was smoke coming from the front end of the hood. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.

The abs light is on all the time, the brake light is on most of the time. Also the instrument cluster jumps erratically and the right brake light does not work.

The abs light has been one for quite some time many months, maybe a year. The brake light intermittently been on or gone off, but has been on for some time - the last 6-8 months. We have a known brake oil leak, as we have seen the puddles and frequently refill it. This is very similar to the Ford recall 09s09 but our VIN # is not presently included. On 8/21 the all of the internal gauges "went wonky" and then stopped indicating anything (speedometer at 0, even though I was driving down the highway at 50-60 mph. This "wonky issue" has been present since the spring of 2014. Also, the cruise control has not worked for a few months (about the same time we first noticed the "wonky gauges" which used to always accompany a rapid acceleration) since the last week, the gauges are "going wonky" on their own, even when I don't rapidly accelerate. We have read online about a brake oil leak affecting the scds and our issues seem very similar to those described in a recall! to recap, the "wonky gauges" have been an issue since Feb/March but was only observed when depressing the gas pedal. Now, since a much more severe episode on 8/21/2014 the gauges are acting up even at slower speeds, the gauges are "going out" and not registering anything at all for 10-15 minute stretches. A/c, radio, clock, windows, turn signals stop working. And abs/brake lights are illuminated. Thank you for your consideration!.

Abs light. Took my 2003 Windstar with only 74,000 miles on it to an auto parts store to get codes as to explain the redundant abs light. There were at least 12 codes all pointing back to the abs module. This issue with the abs has been on going for 2+ years.

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.

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 light on dash and brake light on for no reason.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated the gauges fluctuate and the abs light continuously illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

Abs light come on without any specific reason - ecu master relay has a bad soldier joint which fails prematurely and causes the abs light and dtc c1185. It also causes the enhanced abs braking system to become inoperable.

Rpm needle went all the way to right while driving and can't get it to go back wondering if ths will cause problems while driving.

Turned on van with all this occurring at once: "check transmission", speedometer not working (reads 0mph), "abs" light stays on, "brake" light stays on, "o/d off" light flashing, "trac off" light illuminated, "fuel computer data error", "oil life data error", "traction control data error", outside temperature "error", odometer malfunction reads "-----------", cruise control not working, ac not cold, hot air not hot.

I was driving the van this afternoon on a public road when for no apparent reason the van started smoking from under the engine. I pulled into a automotive garage and got out of the van and it was still smoking badly. I individual who actually worked at the garage was on his way home from a restaurant and pulled into the parking area. He had me go into the vehicle to pull the latch to the hood and when he opened the hood the engine and other parts were engulfed with flames. They spread into the inside of the van and destroyed the dash board, windshield and other area. The roof on the inside was melting. They were able to put out the fire but the van is destroyed. The individual who stopped and helped me out is a mechanic at that particular garage and said it looked to him like a electrical problem started the fire. I am now without a vehicle. Personal items I had inside the van are ruined or destroyed.

Abs lights came on and abs stopped working and speedometer rpm stopped working.

I purchased the 2002 Windstar van on 7/15/14 with 155,400 miles. Shortly after that the abs light and the brake light came on. I could not find any problem with the brakes nor with braking. The brakes seem to be working fine. The lights seem to reset themselves every so often but will come back on. (note: I am an old school mechanic not a modern day automotive tech).

A few days after buying the van the abs light started coming on, it goes on and off. My interior lights have flashed on and off, my passenger window no longer works!and the gear shifter is loose and sometimes hard to get into park.

Abs (yellow light) and brake ( red light) stay on. Brakes seem to work fine.

Abs light and brakes light along with engine light and tire light all came on out of the blue.

Tl - the contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while at a stop traffic light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the air conditioner was leaking and admitting smoke. A private mechanic repaired the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 100,080. The VIN was not available. Djr.