2001 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

ABS LIGHTS ON DASH COMES ON ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS HOT OUT. BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO STOP FAST. WAS TOLD ITS A DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL MODULE. FORD ISSUED A REVISED OR UPDATED MODULE. ITS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE RIGHT NOW. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND HAVE HEARD IT IS FROM ECU MASTER RELAY HAS A BAD SOLDIER JOINT WHICH FAILS PREMATURELY AND CAUSES THE ABS LIGHT AND DTC C1185. IT ALSO CAUSES THE ENHANCED ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *TR

ABS TROUBLE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. IT WAS CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE IF I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE CONNECTOR IS ABSORBING FLUIDS AND SHORTING OUT. THIS SHORTING OUT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN WARM WEATHER. IN SUB 0 WEATHER THE LIGHT PRETTY MUCH STAYS OFF. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF FIRE WHEN IT IS SHORTING OUT. I COMPLAINED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER FOR MY COMPLAINT. IT IS #[XXX]. THIS PROBLEM IS A DIRECT CAUSE OF FLUIDS LEAKING ON THE MODGULAR CONNECTOR AND HEAT FROM ENGINE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP AND GRINDING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. BOTH REAR WHEELS WERE AT AN APPROXIMATE 20 DEGREE ANGLE OFF CENTER. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE TEMP IS HOT OUTSIDE, TURN ENGINE OFF, AND BACK ON GOES OUT FOR A WHILE, THEN COMES BACK ON. IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM BUT FORD SAYS IT IS NOT A RECALL. OR I CANNOT FIND A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION) REMEDIED ON THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE BECAME CRACKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REMEDY THE CRACKED AXLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY GUARANTEE THE BRACKET REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

ALL GAUGES, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC, CONFUSING DRIVER BY GIVING FALSE SENSE OF SPEED. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS A ABS FAULT LIGHT CAUSED BY A FAULTY ECU MASTER RELAY. THIS CAUSES THE ABS AND BRAKE FAULT LIGHTS TO LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD. THE FAULT CODE READS C1185 FROM THE ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS. THIS HAS RENDERED MY ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR AXLE ON THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED, CORRODED AND WOULD MAKE LOUD BANGING NOISES WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.