2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

ABS LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM. STAYS OFF IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

ABS ECU SEEMINGLY HAS FAILED AS THE "BRAKE" AND "ABS" LIGHTS COME ON SOON AFTER STARTING EVERY TIME THE WINDSTAR IS TURNED ON. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOW CONTINUAL. THE ONLY FIX FOR THESE TWO LIGHTS IS TO REPAIR THE ABS ECU. *TR

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. MODULE IS STILL DEFECTIVE, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES AND CANNOT GET VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO THIS DEFECT, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST $1000 REPAIR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, SEE HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/. *TR

WE STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT TO HAVE LUNCH. CAME OUT TO LEAVE. STARTED THE VAN AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO LEAVE PARKING PLACE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. CALLED OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. MINE CONSTANTLY COME ON ALL THE TIME. EVEN WHEN I HAD MY BRAKES DONE, THEY STILL CAME ON. ALSO MY CAR LIKE TO IDLE HIGH AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOREVER. IT NEVER GOES OFF, AND I HAVE HAD WORK DONE SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO BE ON. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OD LIGHT BLINKING. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND THE LIGHT STARTING BLINKING. ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE IT HOME. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY AND I HAVE READ MY COMPLAINTS AND KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST YEAR. RIGHT NOW, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE HAD SOME PRETTY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHEN DO YOU RECALL SOMETHING?? AFTER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT. CRAZY!! *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS BUT FORD HAS REFUSED TO COVER SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

POT HOLE WAS HIT AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIFTEEN MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION), THE AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,328.

I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 40MPH AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SIDE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I TRIED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO DRIVE AND THE CAR DIDN'T REGISTER THE SHIFTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, TORQUE CONVERTER, IN THESE CARS. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS INDEED COMMON, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR