2000 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

ABS LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF, BUT AFTER DRIVING MAY BE 10 TO 15 MILES, THE ABS LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES ABS LIGHT IS ON AFTER I START THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, THE LIGHT IS OFF, AND HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS SO FRUSTRATED. *TR

TL* 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.

SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, FOOT ON BRAKE. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, NORMAL PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. LOUD BANG SOUND. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED INTO NEARBY DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE TOWED THAT EVENING. FAULTY TRANSMISSION. FORD DEALER SAYS POSSIBLY BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COST TO ME $3000. FORD CLAIMS NO RECALL ON THE PART OR THE ASSEMBLY. *TR

GAUGES GO CRAZY AND DON'T WORK HALF THE TIME. ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. STEERING CREEKS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR BUT FORD SOMEHOW SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT MAY BECOME A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL LISTEN AND ACT? *TR

THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO KNOWN REASON; GRADUALLY IT HAS BEEN ON MORE. IN RECENT WEEKS, HAVE ALSO BEGUN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEED CONTROL WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, AND LAST WEEK THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING INCORRECTLY; THE HIGHEST SPEED IT REGISTERS IS 28-29 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I'M GOING FASTER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOW SUDDENLY WORK ONLY ON LOW OR, IF TURNED UP TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SETTING, THEY GO HALF SPEED. TWO WEEKS AGO A BRAKE SET UP FOR NO KNOWN REASON, TO THE POINT THAT I SMELLED 'BURNING.' I STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE WHEN TRAFFIC ALLOWED AND COULD SEE NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SON WAS WORKING AND HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE FROZEN-UP BRAKE. HE WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT FREED UP. A VEHICLE THAT ONCE WAS A VERY DEPENDABLE WORKHORSE HAS SUDDENLY BECOME ERRATIC AND DOWNRIGHT SCARY. *TR

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. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A SENSOR DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. *TR

THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL DO THIS ON AND OFF, AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN, AND RESTARTING IT, OR SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING. *TR

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I HAVE IT SERVICED, THE DEALER SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, SO I DON'T. BUT THE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON NOW AND DUE FOR INSPECTION. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM COST OVER $900.00 FOR THE PART AND THEN LABOR. ABOUT $1300.00 FOR THE JOB. I HAVE A CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP TRUCK THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT THE DEALER SAYS IT TRASH IN THE SYSTEM. SEEMS THAT THE AMERICAN MADE AUTO MANUFACTURERS WOULD OFFER SOMETHING FOR THESE PROBLEMS WHEN THE L DEFECTIVE ITEMS ARE INSTALLED IN A AUTO. IS THERE ANY ACTIONS I CAN TAKE OR THE DEALERS TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS. *JS

ABS LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENT..../ /OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND SENSORS ALSO GO ON AND OFF ALOT ! / /ALSO A/C AND SUSPENSION HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES TO PREVIOUS RECALLS..../ /MILEAGE NOW JULY 2012 - IS APPROX 73,400/ *TR