NHTSA Complaint #10357044 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

IN SEPTEMBER 2009 THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY WINDSTAR TOLD ME THE ABS MODULE IS BAD AND THAT I NEED A NEW ONE AND HAVE TO GO TO THE FORD DEALER DIRECTLY AND PAY AROUND $800.00 AND HAVE IT RESET BY THEIR COMPUTER. THIS HAS COST ME LOTS OF MONEY BECAUSE I ALREADY SPENT $600.00 ON REAR BRAKES BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR.ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 2007, THE LOCKS ON THE VAN DON'T WORK. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS BY REMOTE AND SOMETIMES THE LOCKS ALL WORK, BUT, THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS IS A PAIN. NOW, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMING ON AND I HAVE HAD VARIOUS MECHANICS TRY TO RESET THE LIGHT AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN AND AGAIN! I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS ON THIS VAN TO HAVE IT IN SHAPE, BUT ALWAYS SOMETHING ARISES. DESPITE THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH IT AND USE IT ALL THE TIME, BUT WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE. I WISH FORD TO FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS TYPE OF VAN HAS AND SO I WON'T HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS, AGAIN, OR I WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT, WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE THE TV, EVEN THOUGH THE SCREEN GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND THE VCR NO LONGER WORKS. *TR