2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

MY ABS LIGHT AND BREAKS TURN ON ONCE I DRIVE FOR A MILE ON THE ROAD AND IT STAY ON TILL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR WORK. I ALREADY REPLACE MY BRAKES, REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND CORDS, ALSO CHANGE MY ENGINE OIL ON TIME PRETTY MUCH A TAKE CARE OF MY ONE AND ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. I HAVE ENOUGH WITH THE FORDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

AFTER DRIVING THE CAN FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . SINCE JULY 2013 IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY. JUST WINTER TIME IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS IN SUMMER. AFTER CHECKING THE CAR I GET CODE C1185 C1198 C1194 C1254 C1246 C1250 C1242 C12214

I LEARNED OF A FRONT AXLE RECALL AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS, THEY INFORMED ME OF A REAR AXLE RECALL, SO "REPAIRS" WERE MADE TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR AXLES AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK (LUCKILY TRAVELING AT 25 MPH VS 75 ON THE INTERSTATE LAST NIGHT) THE REAR AXLE BROKE MIDWAY BETWEEN WHERE THE BRACKET, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO REINFORCE THE AXLE, WAS ATTACHED. *TR

I WAS WARNED BY A FELLOW DRIVER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK. ALL BULB FILAMENTS ARE INTACT. INTERIOR FUSES #'S 10 & 11 ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL ARE INTACT. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. STILL I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS MORNING, 4/29/15. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE LAST NIGHT, NO PROBLEMS. THIS MORNING WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE TO GET THE TITLE TRANSFERRED AND VEHICLE REGISTERED, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND TURNED IT OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ONE. NEITHER WILL GO OFF. I HAD A 1998 WINDSTAR THAT I SOLD DUE TO AGE BUT LOVED. I AM NOT HAPPY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THE FIRST DAY I OWN ITS REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 154,000 MILES ON IT. IN MID MAY 2014 THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO COME TOGETHER AT RANDOM. BRAKING SEEMS TO BE NORMAL WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, THE LIGHTS STAY OUT. SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY OUT FOR A WEEK OR MORE THEN SUDDENLY COME BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, TIRE, RIM AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME EXHIBITED CRACKS. IN 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A FOUR INCH CRACK IN THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.