NHTSA Complaint #10238825 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10238825
Vehicle	2001 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Date of Incident	August 18, 2008
Date Filed	August 19, 2008
Mileage	89,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

2001 FORD WINDSTAR SPORT SE # DROVE VEHICLE 2 HOURS, PARKED CAR FOR APPROX 2 HRS, RETURNED AND THEN UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, BATTERY WOULD FAIL THEN CAR NEEDED JUMPED. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TURN CAR ON, ABS YELLOW LIGHT, E-BRAKE RED LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING (INTERMITTENT) AND WILL GO OFF WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ANY LONGER. PULLING E-BRAKE FROM FLOOR DOES NOT TRIGGER RED E-BRAKE LIGHT. LOOKED BEHIND AIR FILTER, BRAKE FLUID SATURATED ON ABS BRAKE MODULE AND WIRING BELOW THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, LEAKING COMING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. LOOKED AT THE SWITCH UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (BELOW CAR), VERIFIED STICKER ON COVER (NEXT TO ABS ECM MODULE) INDICATED FORD (KELSEY-HAYES). CHECKED FUSE #10 & #14 (WAS NOT BLOWN). THE FAILURE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON SPORADICALLY. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ON THE WINDSTAR.. WHY IS IT THAT THIS IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PARTS AND FAILURES. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE MAKE FORD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2001 FORD WINDSTAR

Other SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC Complaints

#10419235 — August 12, 2011 — CONSTANTLY BEING TROUBLED BY THE BRAKE/ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD. UPON GOING TO AUTO ZONE AND CHECKING WHAT KIND OF...

#10402906 — May 26, 2011 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CRUISE CONTROL ALL SUDDENLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEE...

#10382984 — February 16, 2011 — FRONT END STEERING,DISTURBING FRONT END FRAME SOUND,ABS LIGHTS NOTICED ABS BRAKING PROBLEM,BRAKE LIGHT,OD LIGHT,INTER...

#10379479 — January 28, 2011 — MY 2001 WINDSTAR HAD BEEN MAKING A SCRUNCHING NOISE EACH TIME I WENT OFF A CURB. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AS THAT'S...

#10373393 — December 29, 2010 — ABS FAILURE - 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

Recent Complaints for the 2001 FORD WINDSTAR

#11554891 — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE — November 13, 2023 — The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the rear axle fractured. There was no...

#11532671 — STRUCTURE — July 17, 2023 — The contact owns a 2001 Ford Windstar. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pe...

#11514177 — SUSPENSION — March 28, 2023 — Rear axle cracked where bracket that was installed during previous recall. Van is not drivable and could have been a ...

#11506431 — STRUCTURE:BODY — February 9, 2023 — Rear axle cracked in multiple locations causes car to sway and tires to turn inward and bald

#11506431 — SUSPENSION — February 9, 2023 — Rear axle cracked in multiple locations causes car to sway and tires to turn inward and bald