NHTSA Complaint #10386809 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

BROUGHT MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SEL (WITH 78,397 MILES ON IT) IN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR SUBFRAME RECALL, THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS HAD ALL GONE ON. DURING THE DIAGNOSIS, THEY FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FINE, THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACE (CAUSING CYLINDER 3 TO MISFIRE), AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE RESEALED FOR MOISTURE. (MARCH 3RD, 2011) THEY FOUND NO HARD CODE FOR THE BRAKES. WE GET THE NECESSARY WORK DONE, DRIVE THE VAN HOME, AND WITHIN A DAY THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COME BACK ON. CALL AND HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT VAN AGAIN, THEY NOW FIND CODE 1185 (PIN POINT TEST FOUND ABS MODULE NOT RESPONDING). THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND RESCANNED WITH NO CODES AND WAS ROAD TESTED. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE (MARCH 7TH, 2011), I PICK UP VAN, WITHIN 4 HOURS, THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ARE BACK ON. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE VAN IS BACK AT THE DEALERS BEING CHECKED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. IN THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD TO BRING THIS PARTICULAR VAN IN 4 TIMES DUE TO PROBLEMS. THIS ALL COMES AFTER HAVING WORK DONE ON THIS VAN IN DECEMBER. IN DECEMBER 2010, THEY PERFORMED SYSTEM DIAG,, DTCS, PO174, PO174, LEAN ON BOTH BANKS, INSPECT FOR VACUUM LEAKS, FOUND LEAKS AT INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL SHAFTS, REQUIRED INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT, REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND REQUIRED PARTS, INCLUDING CLEANED FUEL INJECTOR, CHANGED OIL AND FILTER CLEARED DTCS, RETESTED VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. MANIFOLD, 2 SEALS, 5 GASKETS, ISOLATOR, THERMOSTAT, ANTI-FREEZE, COUPLING, FUEL SYSTEM, FILTER, ENGINE OIL). THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE WITH A VAN THAT HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR