2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS COME ON AND GO OFF REPEATEDLY . WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY .THE BRAKES SEEM TO OPERATE OK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS AND CAN FIND NO OTHER PROBLEMS BUT MY CARRIES OUR CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS THING .WHAT THE INFO I HAVE GATHERED THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF DEFECT WITH THE FORD ECU THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FROM FAULTY ABS NOT WORKING . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND UNOCCUPIED THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ENDED UP BEING PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THE PEDESTRIAN SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BOUGHT THE 2003 WINDSTAR IN 04/26/ 2004 IT WAS A CERTIFIED PROGRAM CAR FROM A DEALER AND HAD MILEAGE OF 013335 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST THE REAR DOORS WILL CLOSE AND THEN REOPEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSORS IN THE DOORS STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM, SECOND THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED, THIRD THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN INTERMITTENTLY, FOURTH LIFT GATE DOOR AJAR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON YOU GET OUT AND SHUT IT AND IT STILL IS ON NEXT TIME YOU OPEN AND CLOSE MAYBE A DAY OR TWO LATER IT WILL GO OFF, FIFTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON AND SIXTH THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. THE SIDE DOORS AND THE WINDOW WAS NOTICED BEFORE THE WARRANTY WENT OUT SO WE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

REAR AXLE COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN TWO. ALSO, THE VAN HAS THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON TOOK IN FOR A CODE READ AND NOTHING. THE ELECTRICAL ACTS VERY STRANGE MUSIC AND LIGHTS FADE IN AND OUT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS VERY JERKY. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO GET A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR END OF MY 2003 WINDSTAR MINIVAN WHICH CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE. I TOOK THE VAN INTO A REPUTABLE SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WITNESSED THE INSPECTION AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CORROSION CAUSED CRACKS IN THE AXEL AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AXEL BUT WHEN I CONTACTED FORD (BOTH A DEALER A FORD RECALL INFORMATION LINE) I WAS TOLD MY IT WAS NOT VALID FOR MY. THE RECALL WAS FOR ISSUED FOR STATES THAT USE SALT AND I WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN I LIVED IN OHIO BUT MOVED TO MIAMI FLORIDA IN MIAMI 2007 ( NOW IN CENTRAL FL) NO ROAD SALT BUT STILL A SALT ENVIRONMENT. THERE REPAIR WAS $663.00 AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD EXTEND TO ALL VANS THAT HAVE THIS TYPE OF RISK WITH A REFUND DUE FROM FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TR

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT ALL THE WAY. IT ALSO DOES NOT USUALLY OPEN WITHOUT PULLING THE LOCK AT THE SAME TIME AS TRYING TO OPEN IT. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON OCCASIONALLY. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES A MONTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V195000 (SUSPENSION), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DISPLAY ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

FORD SAFETY RECALL 11S16 WAS TO REINFORCE OR REPLACE REAR AXLE TO ENSURE VEHICLE SAFETY. FORD INSTALLED BRACKETS THAT WERE EITHER INEFFECTIVE, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, OR AXLE WAS ALREADY CRACKED WHEN INSTALLED. WHEN OWNER WAS INFORMED OF POSSIBLE CRACKS IN REAR AXLE APRIL 2013 FORD WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND FORDS RESPONSE IS THAT THERE ARE NO FACTORY WARRANTIES OR PROGRAMS IN EFFECT TO ASSIST WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 110200 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN 12,000 MILES SINCE THE RECALL. AT THE TIME OF THE SAFETY RECALL 11S16 REPAIRS THE OWNER HAD REQUESTED THAT FORD REPLACE THE AXLE INSTEAD OF INSTALLING BRACKETS, AND WAS WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR COSTS. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE AXLE, INSTALLING THE BRACKETS INSTEAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, FORD REPAIRS WERE INEFFECTIVE AND RESULTED IN CRACKS IN THE REAR AXLE. AS OF THIS DATE, FORD HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. THE OWNER DISAGREES AND IS REQUESTING THAT FORD BE REQUIRED TO LIVE UP TO THEIR AGREEMENT UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL 11S16, TO ENSURE THAT THE REAR AXLE OF SAID VEHICLE MEETS OR EXCEEDS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. *TR