This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Noticed cruise control does not work in July 08, not sure for how long as I do not use this feature. Started to lose brake fluid about a year ago, added brake fluid on 9/14/08. 9/16/08 ABS light came on & stayed on. Odometer & speedometer stopped working. Decided to check recalls and complaints, was amazed at the number of similar problems, but yet no recall. Mileage was 81,000+. no ABS brakes and not knowing your speed are safety issues. I had a 95 Ford Windstar which Ford bought back from me due to equipment failures at 45,000 miles but I had to buy another Windstar. Ford should provide a recall and fix these problems. I planned to drive this car for several more years, now what am I going to do. This car requires new brakes almost every year. There is definitely engineering problems that Ford should be responsible for fixing. I had a huge repair bill at the Ford dealer about 4 years ago, I think it was the rear axle.
Vehicle was purchased used in April of 2006. ABS system was functioning fine from that time until March 2007. The ABS system fails when ambient temperature is above 35 degrees F. there is no ABS light and system functions correctly when temp is below 35. ABS light comes on immediately at start up in summer time (temps around 80 degrees) and malfunctions. ABS time to failure correlates to ambient temperature in that it takes longer to malfunction closer to 35 degrees, and short time to malfunction at greater temperatures. I have taken no corrective action at this time as I am waiting for Ford to do a recall. System continues to malfunction daily. The website I found that encouraged filing this complaint says that Windstar from model year 1999 through 2003 are experiencing this same widespread defect. (heat related due to expansion of an aluminum heat sink in the ABS ECM.
Brake pressure switch burnt out while drive only three miles from home. Brake fluid began to leak out and created smoke and fumes. Took van to repair shop who replaced the switch and informed me of the defect on other Ford makes, but said that currently the 2000 Windstar was not on the list. Auto shop has old part, but may have thrown it out by now.
I have a problem where my ABS light comes on at intermittent intervals (almost daily now). I have had a lot of work done on my brakes. The light has come on like this for more than 2 years.
ABS light comes on in the afternoon after a few minutes of driving. It resets itself when the car is parked and then restarted. This has been going on for over a year, but only happens during the summer months and in hot weather. I am in the process of checking the wiring for a loose connection. The dealership said they could use a code reader on the car, but would cost $$$$ to obtain the reading. Auto zone has an ABS code reader for sale, but costs over $300.
Brakes squeaking then ABS light on then speedometer went out trax control off and mileage meter off took it to Ford dealer to fix the problem will keep parts.
I purchased this vehicle about 2 years ago and began having problems right away. The ABS light comes on and goes off quite often. At about 125,000 miles I had problems with the brakes and could not drive the car. My O/D light also began to flash and my speedometer jumped up and down while I was driving. I took it to a shop and had to have a speed sensor replaced. A day later the problem happened again and I had to have the sensor replaced again. The ABS light began to come on again a few days later. Now I have a light on the panel (the master lighting switch). When I turn off the headlights and parking lights, the parking lights come back on. I used to be able to turn them off and sometimes they would stay off, but now I have to disconnect the battery every time I park and reconnect it to drive the car. Also, one by one, all of the power locks are going out. The only one that works correctly is the one for the rear door (trunk). The rear windows can open, but sometimes it takes days of trying before I can get them to close again.
I own a 2000 Ford Windstar. The ABS light has been on since I bought the van, witch was in Feb of 08. Today june2 of 08 the speedometer went out and so did odometer. A fuse was blown, I looked for answers on the web and ran across this web page www.2carpros.com/forum/1-VT49767.html?postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 this listed everything that had been wrong with my van since I bought it. It is also know to cause fires from having faulty brake deactivation switch. Please look into this Ford has recalled lots of the cars and trucks for this switch because it causes fires.
ABS light turns on. Odometer & speedometer died. Ac not cold. Electronic [like auto sliding door, cruise control] work intermittently. This "break-down" is observed initially (fall 2007) with cruise control stops working. Since it's already out of warranty and we're a bit tight with our budget, we decided not to fix it. Every now and then, the sliding door stops working, but it seems to comeback again on its own, so we're living through these malfunctions. On May 19, 2008, the ABS light is on, speedometer and odometer died and ac not cold; thinking some of these are urgent and important we brought it to firestones which returned the car and advised us to take it to the dealer. Later I learn that this is a common problem in Ford Windstar 2000 and thus should have been a recall.
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- Hummelstown, PA, USA