2001 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THE RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR COULD NOT BE RE-ATTACHED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST . MY MECHANIC MENTIONED HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ONE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW? *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON RESULTING IN THE INACTIVITY OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM RESULTING IN A MAJOR BRAKING SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN IN SUMMER WITH NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT STAYS ON FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME, THEN DISAPPEARS FOR SOME TIME, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE COMES BACK ON. BRAKING A LITTLE BIT HARDER THAN USUAL DOES SEEM TO TRIGGER IT. ALSO, RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKED FINE ONE DAY, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A DAY OR TWO LATER, I HIT ON, BUT IT REFUSED TO SET. I TRIED AGAIN ON ANOTHER DAY AND IT STILL WOULDN'T SET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD FAILED AND THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS LEANING INWARD IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V194000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON USUALLY WHEN ITS WET OUTSIDE OR GOING OVER A BIG BUMP, MOSTLY IN THE SUMMER BUT LATELY IN WINTER TOO. SOMETIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT ALSO TURNS ON. TURNS OFF AFTER ENGINE RESTART BUT USUALLY IS BACK ON AGAIN SOON AFTER. *TR

THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SINCE THEN THEY ARE OFF AT TIMES, BUT MOSTLY ON. USUALLY WHEN THE CAR STARTS UP THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT COME ON AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. *TR

INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF ABS WARNING LAMP AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LAMP DURING DRIVING - NO UNDERLYING BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION; ALSO, ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LAMPS OCCASIONALLY REMAIN ON AFTER START-UP WARNING SYSTEM CHECK CYCLE . *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND TRI ACTIVE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I CAN RESTART MY VEHICLE AND THEY WILL STAY OFF FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON. GOING INTO WINTER AM WORRIED ABOUT ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING. *TR

I TOOK MY VAN IN FOR THE 11S16 RECALL AND NOW PROBLEMS ARE TAKING PLACE AFTERWARDS. I GOT MY VAN BACK AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND COOLANT IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. *TR

ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY. BRAKING DISTANCE COMPROMISED. BELIEVE IT TO BE A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE - NO COVERED BY A FORD RECALL. *TR