2003 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. LEAN CODES P0171 AND P0174 ARE SHOWING. ALSO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, MAINLY LOCKS HAVE BECOME INCONSISTENT. WHEN USING REMOTE TO OPEN LOCKS, SOMETIMES A DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN ON DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T SHUT OFF WHEN SUPPOSED TOO. *TR

ABS LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS. *TR

AFTER GOING ABOUT 4 MILES AFTER STARTING UP VAN, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, OCCASIONALLY THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON TOO, SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY (UP AND DOWN) AND INSIDE LIGHTS FLICKER AT RANDOM. SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND/OR BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,453.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND TRACKS CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOT. LIKE WIRING BURNING. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WITH OUT ANY WARNING. UPON MINIMAL RESEARCH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SEVERAL THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN MORE THEN ONCE ON SAME VEHICLE.AT VARIOUS MILEAGES. AND THE COST OF REPAIR IF YOU DONT GET KILLED IN A CRASH IS VERY EXSPENSIVE EXCEEDING 1200.00 .I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 2009 AND HAVE HAD THIS IN 3 TIMES FOR RECALLS.WIRING,AXLE,SUBFRAME, THE 2004 FREE STAR IS A POST WINDSTAR MODEL AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED ON THAT MODEL INVOLVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER.AND WONDERING WHY THE RECALL FOR THE WINDSTAR HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED AS OF YET. IT TAKES A DEATH BEFORE ACTION. WHAT A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. THESE ARE DANGEROUS VECHICLES AND SHOULD BE LAWFULLY REPURCHASED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. AND REMOVED FROM THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. BEFORE DEATH NOT AFTER. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. LAST MONTH THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW IT WON'T GO OFF EITHER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, LEADING TO A POTENTIAL FIRE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SOMETIMES YOU WILL DRIVE FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU START THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS SYSTEMS DOES NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SO LONG THAT MY DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT MUST BE BURNED OUT BECAUSE IT LONGER ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION KEY FORWARD AND ALL DASH LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE OVER 500. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNETHICAL WHEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND JUDGING FROM COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AFTER SEVERAL MILES. REPAIR SHOP SAYS, COMPUTER INDICATES ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE, BUT ONCE CODES HAVE BEEN CLEARED, COMPUTER NO LONGER INDICATED PROBLEM. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER, BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN, AND COMPUTER AGAIN INDICATES ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. AND ON AND ON. *TR

THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. WHEN IT COMES ON, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS REDUCED POWER. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING, WIPERS MOVING AT SLOWER SPEED. IF I TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES OFF AND EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. IF I DON'T TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL DIE IN A SHORT TIME. *TR