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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. While at a stop light the contact heard a loud bang and the vehicle became resistant to acceleration. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician advised the contact that the transmission would have to be replaced. The transmission was replaced. The contact also noticed that the brake lights were illuminating without depressing the brake pedal. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician stated that the battery should be replaced however, the failure continued after the battery was replaced. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 79.000.
ABS light went on after getting wet due to rain on the pavement. Apparently has shorted out something. From what I've read, this is a common problem. Also, the dash light representing a turn signal burn out went on, but the turn signals are all functioning properly.
My minivan has started acting strange with lights flickering inside and on the dash board. I am also having problems with the brake lights not being on from time to time and the headlights having gone out. I only found this out when turning onto a dark street with no street lights one night coming home and saw no lights from my vehicle and only darkness. I was terrified thinking no other car would be able to see me. As I saw other cars coming down the (neighborhood ) street, I would pull over to keep from having them run into me. I got home and parked the car and refuse to dry it anymore at night until I can figure out what is the problem. No one can seem to figure it out and says this is a defect with Ford and some type of wiring harness. I have bought a new battery, had the vehicle checked by a mechanic and even put on a machine and there have been many "guesses" but no definite fix. I do not have the money to try to fix the "guesses" and still not resolve the problem.
- Memphis, TN, USA
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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.
Consumer stated when making a right turn and returning, the left blinker comes on, dealer replaced the multi function switch, also the interior light was sticking too far.(lawyer, daniel uhlfelder on behalf of client)
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- Roanoke, VA, USA