2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHIE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND BRACKET WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME MANY MONTHS, MAYBE A YEAR. THE BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BEEN ON OR GONE OFF, BUT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME - THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS. WE HAVE A KNOWN BRAKE OIL LEAK, AS WE HAVE SEEN THE PUDDLES AND FREQUENTLY REFILL IT. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD RECALL 09S09 BUT OUR VIN # IS NOT PRESENTLY INCLUDED. ON 8/21 THE ALL OF THE INTERNAL GAUGES "WENT WONKY" AND THEN STOPPED INDICATING ANYTHING (SPEEDOMETER AT 0, EVEN THOUGH I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50-60 MPH. THIS "WONKY ISSUE" HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE SPRING OF 2014. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS (ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE FIRST NOTICED THE "WONKY GAUGES" WHICH USED TO ALWAYS ACCOMPANY A RAPID ACCELERATION) SINCE THE LAST WEEK, THE GAUGES ARE "GOING WONKY" ON THEIR OWN, EVEN WHEN I DON'T RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. WE HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT A BRAKE OIL LEAK AFFECTING THE SCDS AND OUR ISSUES SEEM VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN A RECALL! TO RECAP, THE "WONKY GAUGES" HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE FEB/MARCH BUT WAS ONLY OBSERVED WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. NOW, SINCE A MUCH MORE SEVERE EPISODE ON 8/21/2014 THE GAUGES ARE ACTING UP EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS, THE GAUGES ARE "GOING OUT" AND NOT REGISTERING ANYTHING AT ALL FOR 10-15 MINUTE STRETCHES. A/C, RADIO, CLOCK, WINDOWS, TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING. AND ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION! *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY WINDSTAR. IT WORKS ON SOME DAYS BUT OTHERS GETS STUCK OR ALL THE NEEDLES IN THE DASHBOARD GO BACK AND FORTH REALLY FAST. IT HAS CAUSED ONE OF THE NEEDLES (FOR RPM'S) TO BRAKE IN ORDER FOR ME TO PUT THE WINDSTAR INTO PARK. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON. MECHANIC HAS FIXED IT ONCE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES NOT TO WORK. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR DRIVING AT SPEED OF 40MPH MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT UP. GARAGE DID A CODE RESET BUT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE DID NOT GO AWAY, GARAGE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY AND PLUGGED IT BACK AND THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PRIOR RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 223,000.

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME. ALSO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

VAN STARTED MAKING A LOUD METAL BANGING NOISE WHILE ON VACATION. TOOK TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS SHOWN THAT THE SUBFRAME ( WHERE THE AC WATER LEAKS DOWN) WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THRU AND BROKEN, MAKING THE VAN UNSAFE TO DRIVE/ THE VAN ALREADY HAD BRACKETS ON THE SUBFRAME AND REAR AXLE INSTALLED BY FORD JUST WEEKS EARLIER, BUT THIS WAS NOT REPAIRED OR ADDRESSED. *TR

MY ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR MONTHS. AND IS NOT MORE FREQUENT. I WENT TO MY GARAGE AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE LINES. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINT ONLINE OF THIS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. I AM HOPING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR

PARKING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. OBD II CODE READS EEC TEST PULLED CODES C1185-C1194-C1198-C1210-C1214-C1242-C1246-C1250-C1254. IF CODES ARE CLEARED C1185 NOW RETURNS IMMEDIATELY. *TR