2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS COME ON, AND SOMETIMES GO OFF AND MOSTLY COME BACK ON AGAIN AND I LOOSE THE FOUR WHEEL BRAKING PROTECTION AND THE CAR SKIDS. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND RED E. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT SAME TIME. INDICATING BRAKE MODULE HAS FAULTED. SEEMS MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE AT EARLY STAGES OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

ECU MASTER RELAY HAS A BAD SOLDIER JOINT WHICH FAILED CAUSING THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MOST OFTEN, I WILL GET A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THEY COME ON. THE STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE IN OPERATION. OCCASIONALLY, IT WILL NOT COME ON RIGHT AWAY RIGHT AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. *TR

WE DROVE TO THE STORE AND REALIZED THAT OUR REAR TIRES WERE TILTED. WE WERE LOOKING AT IT AND A GUY THAT WORKED AT THE GARAGE NEXT DOOR CLIMBED UNDER AND TOLD US WHAT IT WAS. HE SAID THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BROKEN, HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE PERSON I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT I WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT A TOW TRUCK AND THE WOULD FIX IT. THE TOW TRUCK CAME AND A FEW HOURS LATER THE FORD DEALER CALLED AND SAID THAT I WAS NOT COVERED AND THE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOW AND I WOULD HAVE TO TOW IT OFF OF THEIR LOT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HE ALREADY TOLD ME THAT I WAS COVERED. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO GET A LOAN TO PAY FOR IT AND I COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD A NEW AXLE I HAD TO GET SOMEONE TO WELD IT BACK TOGETHER AND NOW EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS IT BREAKS AGAIN. I AM NOW ON MY THIRD FIX. I WAS DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND SOMETHING THAT SAID THAT PUERTO RICO WAS NOW COVERED IN THAT RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST COLD WEATHER STATES. I LIVE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT MADE HERE DOESN'T MEAN THAT I SHOULDN'T BE COVERED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CONTROL ARM RECALL KIT PUT ON AND NOW I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ALL OF MY ABS LIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS ARE ON. I REALLY NEED THIS TO BE FIXED PLEASE CHANGE THE RECALLS TO INCLUDE OTHER VEHICLES TOO. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS. I HAVE REPLACED THE ABS MODULE ONCE AT A HIGH COST $.TIRED OF FORD RUN AROUND. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS AND AFTER $500+ DOLLARS LIGHT STILL KEEPS COMING ON. *TR

ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME AND THE SYSTEMS DON'T WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON THEREFORE THEY AREN'T NEVER WORKING AND MY ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND MY OTHER GAUGES GO CRAZY LIKE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GONE CRAZY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT GAUGES ACTUALLY WORK AND WHICH ONES DON'T CAUSE THEY SEEM TO GO CRAZY AND READ DIFFERENT ALL THE TIME. BUT, MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WHEN LIGHT IS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE) AND 12V195000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURES WERE CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.