2000 FORD WINDSTAR Traction Control System Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Traction Control System Issues in the 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

8 traction control system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Traction Control System Complaints

#10553945 | November 26, 2013

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60MPH. MY CRUISE SHUT OFF, MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. IF YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN, IT WILL STAY OFF FOR A WHILE, BUT USUALLY COMES ON WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS OF BEGINNING TO DRIVE. AND THE BRAKES WILL WORK, BUT I WILL NOT HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL AT ALL. *TR

#10418314 | August 10, 2011

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE QUIT WORKING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WHICH IS NOT SAFE AT ALL, BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED DURING A VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH! IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WIPER MOTOR FAILURE AND THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL IN THE PAST ON THE 2000 FORD WINDSTAR FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT MY WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AS MUCH OF A HASSLE AND AN EXPENSE IT IS TO HAVE THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED, IT'S STILL NOT AS MUCH A HASSLE AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT NOT ONLY DO THE WIPERS RANDOMLY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING BUT THE ABS AND...

#10373759 | January 2, 2011

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT GO ON AND STAY ON, ALONG WITH MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO STAYING ON AND FINALLY, MY SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS ABOVE 40 KM PER HOUR. ALL OF THESE HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT INTO FORD AND THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW ABS MODULE BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THEIR ABS RECALL ISSUES AND MUCH WRITTEN ABOUT HOW THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON, I AM INCLINED TO THINK FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. HENCE MY COMPLAINT TO YOU GUYS. *TR

#10355536 | September 14, 2010

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON DURING OPERATION FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS. AFTER THAT TIME, BOTH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUALLY LIT. *TR

#10353840 | September 4, 2010

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN THE ENGINE HEATS UP A LITTLE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER WORKING. IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED THE LIGHT ARE OFF FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS HAD TIME TO HEAT UP. *TR

#10343540 | July 15, 2010

2000 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 131,800 MILES ON IT CAME TO A HALT AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PIECE OF ROAD THAT IT NAVIGATES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE BACK AXLE BROKE IN HALF CAUSING THE TIRES TO POINT INWARD AND RUBBED ON THE FENDER WELLS. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST US!!! *TR

#10286951 | October 9, 2009 Fire

1. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY AND ABS,AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. 2. CHECKED FUSE BOX FOUND FUSE BLOWN,REPLACED AND BLEW AGAIN. 3. FOUND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SPRAYED CONNECTION WITH BRAKE FLUID,REPLACED SWITCH,BUT LEFT UNHOOKED DO TO IT KEEPS BLOWING FUSE. BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

#10283846 | September 14, 2009

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, 2009, MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN HAVING ITS ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATE ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WOULD OCCUR SEEMINGLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THOUGH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2009, I NOTICED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THEREAFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LAMP APPEARED. THE LAMP WOULD USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, CEASE ILLUMINATING AFTER I HAD STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. *TR

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