I HAVE A 2003 WINDSTAR WITH MULTIPLE MAJOR CONCERNS - I HAVE MOST OF OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS - THEY ARE ALL TRUE!!! MY REAR AXLE HAD THE FORD SO CALLED FIX - BUT IT STILL RUSTED AND BROKE - THE CRACK STARTED UNDER THE ADD ON BRACKETS.

I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF, THAT THEY ENDED THE RECALL IN 2016. I HAVE OVER 50YRS EXPERIENCE AS A ASE CERTIFIED TECH AND ALSO AS A SERVICE MANAGER-MOSTLY WITH FORD. I NEVER HEARD OF A RECALL BEING SUSPENDED. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE BODY INJURY OR KILL SOMEONE. A RECALL IF SUPPOSED TO BE PERFORMED REGARDLESS OF AGE, MILEAGE OR NUMBER OF OWNERS.

ALSO THE HAS CAR MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC CONCERNS AS NOTED BY OTHER OWNERS - SUCH AS THE TRACTION ACTIVE WILL ACTIVATE ON ITS AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST STALL THE ENGINE - I KNOW MY FORDS AND THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OPERATION. THE RADIO VOLUME WILL SUDDENLY BLAST SUPER LOUD WHILE DRIVING - SCARED THE HELL OUT OF MY WIFE AND GRAND KIDS- THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAY ON.

I HAVE HAD OLDER WINSTARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD THE DANGER CONCERNS THAT THE 2003 W/S HAS - THE BEST PART OF THIS IS THAT FORD WON'T STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT - FORD TUFF MY ASS- THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF THESE ON THE ROAD - I SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS WHO ALSO HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS-AND FORD KNOWS THE DANGER EXIST- I GUESS THEY WANT TO WAIT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE A FORD CAN INJURE OR KILL. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIND ANOTHER RALPH NADER.

Brake lights comes on sometimes. Other times it will stay off for 2 days before it comes on. I had this vehicle in ford garage and firestone and neither can figure out the problem. When first started light usually stays off for five minutes. This vehicle is in excellent shape. From day one every service has been performed before due.

Update from Oct 22, 2011: The dash gauges go wacky from time to time. Tach,speedometer,gas gauge,jumps around and sometimes for 2 to 3 minutes. Have spent over 400.00 dollars at ford garage and all were failures. Dianostic shows no problem. It seems to be worse in hot weather. This vehicle still gets up to 25 miles per gallon if kept under 65 mph. All help will be appreciated

I am unfortunately " stupid " I guess ,as I have have two of these " DUDS". 2002, & 2003. The 2002"s brake lights will come on whenever they feel like it, and kills battery. Transmission slips out of gear into neutral and slams back in at lights. 2003 interior lights flash randomly, tailgate light says it's ajar, and it's not, and interior lights stay on , dead battery immediately, and it's new, so is alternator . cd player, hit a bump and lose power to whole system, once didn't come back for weeks, boosted it one day and power come back on. Loses power to driver side window. Does anyone have solution to any of these problems??? Was thinking new Ford truck, but don't think so as they seem to be back to , Fix Or Repair Daily !!! FORD

All of these sensors are flashing abs,o/d, trac light, check transmission light is on, my heat and air stopped working, back warning signal stopped working, speedometer stopped working. All of things happened without any type of warning. I took my van to my mechanic, and he is still scratching his head. Ford people you know you need to do a recall on this, because I feel I'm not alone. There are a lot of people who are having the same problem. PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, where to start....ABS/Brake lights go on and off randomly for no apparent reason. They may stay on for days, or 1 minute, or may not come on at all for days. Interior lights flash at random, sliding rear doors don't open when supposed to, can't see the dash board lights in the daytime (they are VERY dim), lift gate ajar is almost always on even though the door has been slammed many times and I know it is securely closed. Took to a Ford dealer, here's what they found: Numerous codes, HCU and ECU BAD, Rear ABS Sensors BAD, Backing Plates RUSTED. Cost: $1900.00!!!!! Hey Ford, why don't you MAN UP, do a recall and pay for this??? I'll think long and hard before buying another one.

First noted the interior lights flashing intermittently, as many people with this vehicle have noticed. This went away. Then the passenger side power window worked intermittently then quit altogether. The rear defogger stopped working. Then the keyless entry worked as it should, but the notification beep when you locked the car stopped working.

Dealer reported a wiring harness/connection at the firewall under the hood was corroded. Replaced for $85 parts, $60 labour (CAN) and all seem to be working fine again.

It seems quite possible that a corroded/shorting wiring harness or connector could be causing many of the aberrant electrical behaviours seen on the forums here. Good luck!