2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HAS CODES C1185,C1198,C1194,C1254,C1246,C1250,C1242,C1214,C1210 THESE WAS PULLED FROM ASSOCIATE FROM ADVANCE AUTO

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I STARTED MY VEHICLE, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HEARD THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WHITEFISH MONTANA WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN THE VAN JUST STOPPED, IT KEPT RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT MOVE SO I SHUT THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULDN'T START UNLESS IT WAS JUMPED, SO WE JUMPED IT ALL THE WAY HOME. WE ENDED UP REPLACING THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR THE VAN RAN GOOD FOR ONE DAY AND THAN MY O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE VAN WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUR OF FIRST CAUSING ME TO ONLY GO 35 MPH IN A 70 MPH, NOT FUN AT ALL. GOT IT HOME AND LOOKED UP SOME INFORMATION ON LINE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE #19 FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD AND SURE ENOUGH THE FUSE WAS BLOWN SO I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT BLEW AGAIN. SO WE PUT IN A 20 AMP FUSE AND I MADE IT HOME BUT THIS MORNING I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND IT STARTED AND IT DROVE BUT THAN JUST STOPPED THERE WAS NOTHING THERE, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING, NO NOISE NO NOTHING SO I HAD TO PUSH THE VAN TO MY HOUSE, JUST IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED IF I WOULD OF BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY VAN DID THIS. I LOVE FORDS BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX ALL THESE ISSUES THAT CONTINUE TO ARISE WHAT NEXT A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE ABS AND ENGINE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR FOR YEARS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE ELECTRICAL MISFIRES AND DID NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOW SEEM THAT THE ABS IS FAILING. THE CAR BRAKES NORMALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, OVER 30 MPH IT NOW SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, AS IT SCREECHED AND LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ABS LIGHT ON (WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS). *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. ABS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ARE AS FOLLOWS: C1234; C1235; C1236; C1185; U1260; C1446 AUTO MECHANIC STATES THAT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ABS CONTROL MODULE (BRAKE ECU). FORD BULLETIN ON C1185 CODE STATES FAULTY SOLDER CONNECTIONS CAUSE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. DEALER WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO COMPLETE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR