Exterior Lighting Problems of Ford Windstar

I needed the starter replaced, my brakes, I'm having electrical issues, my car stops when it wants to in the middle of the highway,. . It makes noises when I'm turning, I have rust coming from under my car. The signal lights flickers.

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I Jan 2014 the abs & break warning light started coming on occassionally I has been to a mechanic several times I am told the breaks are fine but my abs system may not work and it would be a $1500 repair. Now the lights stay on constantly.

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Battery was dead all of a sudden. . . Jumped it and all the lights started flickering. . . Dome light dash lights. . . Windshield wipers came on and they were turned off. . . Driving down the road everything shut down until the gas was pressed and then it all came back on. . . Called several places and no one can tell me what is wrong.

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The interior lights in this vehicle flicker on and off at random when driving. It does it during the day and at night. At night is the worst. Sometimes it won't do it for a long time and there is times where it does it constantly. Shutting off the engine and restarting corrects it but only some of the time. I have been seeing complaints on many different web sites about this problem and I have seen no TSB issued from Ford about this issue.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Windstar. While driving approximately 35 mph, the interior lighting began flashing erroneously. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 126,720.

I never knew about Ford's recalls until last March. Before calling Ford I did research and found numerous people have the same problems as me. Mine started in 2012 when out of the blue the front windows would no longer open. Next when you tried to put the heat on in the rear there was strange noise and now I'm to afraid to use it. The past 3 yrs the gauges go haywire. Sometimes if you hit the dash it'll stop but locks up and you don't know what your speed is. If I leave it alone sometimes it will stop on it's own but locks up to wherever it stops at. On numerous occasions the abs light will come on. For over 2 yrs now the check engine light has been on. I had it checked & was told it was the O2 sensors for which I replaced, 3 days later the engine light came back on again they said it was the O2 sensors. In the past 2 1/2 yrs I've had to replace the battery because while driving the battery light will come on. If I accelerate it goes off but nobody knows why the battery keeps dying. Some say its an electrical problem draining the battery. The interior lights will come on for no reason so I had them removed as I thought it might be draining the battery. Last summer out of the blue the a/c started making a noise and just quit just like a month ago I heard this clicking noise only to find out I had no heat. I spoke to Ford about the gauges, the electrical problems, the a/c and some of the other issues and their response was it wasn't on their recall list and would only fix the rear axle, cruise control and the front if there was anything wrong. When I mentioned all the info I found on NHTSA's site about this vehicle I was told they have no control over what is fixed. I am disabled and am living in a place for the homeless & with all these problems how does Ford expect me to fix their defects? every time I have to drive which isn't often I pray I make it to & from safely.

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My brakes and abs light stays on even after repairing brakes my abs system is not working, one day while raining I try to stop my vehicle and it kept on going.

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First, the power steering wasn't working and parts of it had to be repaired and replaced. But the worrying thing is that the abs yellow light and the red brake icon on the dashboard often come on and remain on while we're driving. That is worrying, as we don't know if it means the brakes are faulty or not. A firestone mechanic said it was because of rust build-up, but I don't like that the yellow abs and the red brake icons come on, because who knows if that means the brakes won't work or not. From my online research, this seems to be a common problem with Ford Windstars, and needs to be addressed!.

The entire dash board goes "crazy" while driving; the speedometer, tachometer, temperature gauge and gas gauge fluxuate, even at idle.

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Abs warning light and brake warning light come on intermittently, when it rains ,when the weather is hot and humid,and also when it snows.

0i was parked outside my home. I went out to my van to go pick up dinner and to my distress, the van wouldn't reverse or go forward. After some investigation from online source and auto mechanics, this is an ongoing problem with Ford's transmissions. No warning of a problem. In the past weeks,my interior lights would come on while im driving. This van is a hazzard. You really need to investigate this please.

Speedometer lights come on while driving and don't go away. Now the car wont start from what was told to me because of electrical problems. Rear driver light doesn't work but can signal,left rear passenger lights wont signal.

Light will not reset even after replacing part.

While driving, I felt the van was not shifting, so I went to the dealer I bought it from. They said there was nothing wrong with the tranny. The problem still existed. I took it back to dealer-again, nothing wrong with tranny but they did do a transmission tune up. When I picked it up, I drove into town. I was driving on the highway and had to stop on a red light. On green, I pressed my gas pedal but the car would not move. In a desperate effort, I shut the engine off and waited a few minutes. I was able to move again, but for only about a quarter mile to have to do the same repeatedly until I got to a safer spot. Finally, I ended up leaving my van parked at a shopping center and called a cab home. This is not the only problem I have been going through with my Ford winstar van. The interior lights flash on and off while I am driving, and my air conditioning doesn't work, even when I had free on put it. I do not have the money for another car, nor do I have the money for a new tranny, along with having it put in. I live in a town where there are no buses and can only get a ride from a taxi. I don't have $10 one way for this! I need to get to work, and cannot afford to lose my job. . . . All because of a malfunctioning vehicle that is causing same problems for many others out there. Ford should be recalling these vehicles!.

My drivers side back door will not open from the inside or outside and my passenger side back door will not open from the inside. My (abs) light will not go off. There is a cracking noise under where my front tires are on both sides.

Interior lights come on randomly and blink while driving. Sometimes they stay on after turning off the vehicle draining the battery. The door ajar stays on when the door is closed. All contacts cleaned and it still does this. Driving with a flashing light in the vehicle is distracting and could cause an accident, this seems to be a problem in all Ford Windstars and should be investigated.

Inside lights comes on and flashes at times while driving, abs and brakes light comes on and stays on while driving.

The interior lights flickering all the time. I keep the interior lights off so they don't fliker.

Brake, abs brake, cruise control, and speedometer/odometer electrical problems my dash lights are on and off all the time went to 3 mechanic they all checked my brakes, abs and could not find a problem it goes on whenever it wants stays on for weeks then comes back on while driving this has been doing for over a year. I even put stickers over the lights that I can see while driving. I still think there is a electrical wiring problem it is very annoying. I can not afford to get another vehicle . I see there are a lot of complaint about same problem my niece has one does the same thing and my brother in law in west virginia his is doing it too so I really thing Ford needs to check into this before someone's van catches fire or hurt some one.

2002 Ford Windstar abs light turns on during summer extreme hot weather and performs normally during other times of the year. I have always felt it was heat related and recently became aware that many other people have reported the same problem. . Read more...

I own a 2003 Ford Windstar lx for about the last year and a half the abs (orange) light and the brake (red) light come on whenever I driver more than about a mile in the summer time it is almost always on I know that this seams to be a problem because there is a web site dedicated to this. I really believe Ford needs to do something about this I have taken my van to the Ford house and they say they can do nothing.

Abs light comes on intermittently.

Consumer was issued recall 00v168000/ manufacturer's recall 00s14 for daytime running lights. Vehicle was made in according to canadian standards. Ford wanted consumer to sign a statement saying that they will not be held responsible for not not disconnecting vehicle, it could catch on fire. Consumer just wanted it repaired. Consumer is requesting that lights be fixed and not blocked.

Ongoing problem with door ajar light staying on while all doors are properly closed. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was out of its warranty, and nothing would be done.

The consumer does not want the vehicle daytime running lamp disable per recall notice 00v-168 because he believes they are a safety feature, the recall states that this vehicle was imported from canada erroneously, the lamps are too bright and do not meet u. S. Standards. Nlm.

Vehicles daytime running lamp are being recalled (00v-168) and disconnected because the light is brighter than allowed u. S. Standards, the consumer does not want them disconnected but replaced to meet u. S. Standard. Nlm.