2001 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BROKEN THROUGH 2 REAR AXLES! ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING AND SOMETIMES COME ON AND STAY ON AND WHILE TURNED OFF WILL SOMETIMES DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF AND THE HORN WILL BEEP. ALSO AT TIMES MY POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT FUNCTION. *TR

WE BOUGHT VAN USED... FROM BEGINNING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ARE CONSTANTLY ON. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSING THE ALSO CONSTANT BEEPING. WE HAVE GOTTEN A TUNE UP, CHANGED THE BRAKES, OIL, AIRFILTER AND HAD THE CODES CHECKED... LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AND STILL LOTS OF WARNING BEEPS GOING OFF !! *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON DURING SUMMER MONTHS ON MY FORD WINDSTAR 2001 MINIVAN. *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) DEVELOPED A LEAK. THIS CAUSED A SHORT AND A FUSE TRIP, FUSE #10 IF THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS LEAK ALSO CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE (2C219). THE FLUID ACCUMULATED ON THE (ALWAYS ON) POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE FLUID ATTRACTS MOISTURE, ROAD SALT AND LEADS TO A FIRE WHEN THE FLUID AND MOISTURE ACT AS CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE HOT LEADS AND GROUND. LIGHTS THAT STAY ON ARE: ABS,AND BRAKE, OD FLASHES. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT WORK. ALSO THERE IS NO HEAT OR AC. *TR

MY 2001 HAS A BRAKE LIGHT, ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOARD PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON THE DOOR CHIME COMES ON WHEN I TURN THE KEY OFF. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING ALL THE TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND I LOST BRAKE POWER. NO FLUID LEAKED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THREE CARS WHILE DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE SPORT, 20,000 MILES ABS, BRAKE, & TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER FIRST STARTING CAR AND RUNNING FOR A WHILE.. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH ALL 4 NEW TIRES EQUALLY FILLED AT 35PSI. JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, HAD IT DRAINED AND SERVICED 1 MONTH AGO WITH NO PROBLEM REPORTED. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON 2001 FORD WINDSTAR STAYS ON & ALL ODOMETER FUNCTIONS & RADIO CEASE OPERATION & FREEZE IN PLACE! *TR

OWN A 2000 WINDSTAR. AFTER THE LAST RECALL THOUGHT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO A GARAGE YET. BUT WILL BE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WAS JUST CLEARED FROM THE SERV. DEPT FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ABS AND OD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING (THEY SAID DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE). NOW THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON, THE REMAINING DASH LIGHTS ARE GOING CRAZY AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WENT TO START THE CAR FROM WORK AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. THESE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE VAN HEATS UP OR HITS A BUMP. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WORK THIRD SHIFT SO THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS AS A RESULT IN FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, THEY ONLY GO OUT WHEN THE CAR COOLS. TERRYS LINCOLN MERCURY IN ORLAND PARK IL REPLACED/OR ADDED SOME SORT OF CABLE PER DETROIT (I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL, THEY PERFORMED THIS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AS I FOUND OUT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS. *TR

FORD REFUSED TO FIX A COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A CHECK ENGINE CODE INDICATING THE DPFE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSIS BUT FORD INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR 2001. CONCERNED THAT THE ABS LIGHTS ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON- THEY WILL NOT COME OFF AND THE HAND BRAKE IS DOWN. *TR

RE: 2001 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT /TIRE GAUGE BEING DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING . HAVE HAD THE VAN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BE REPAIRED & PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED ON VEHICLE. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. *TR

IN EITHER HOT WEATHER, OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON THE DASH. THE COMPUTER HAS SENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES TO BE CHECKED. THE ABS DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON SOON AFTER START UP. THIS INDICATES A MALFUNCTION IN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. *TR

THE #10 FUSE KEPT BLOWING. WE FIGURED OUT THAT THE SWITCH WAS OUR PROBLEM AND REPLACED THAT. THEN WE LOST RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. FINALLY TRACKED WIRES TO UNDERNEATH SEAT TO ABS MODULE TO FIND THAT IT WAS BURNT UP AND HAD BRAKE FLUID ON IT. NOT SURE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT SINCE WHOLE HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR WITH PROBLEM OF ABS BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, OR TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING EXTREME COLD OR EXTREME HEAT. RESTART OF ENGINE USUALLY RESETS LIGHTS. ERROR CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY CIRCUIT SEEN BY SHOP. EXPANSION OF RELAY SWITCH ALUMINUM PLATE CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT OF MODULE OR LEAKAGE FROM SPEED CONTROL CONNECTOR POSSIBLE CAUSES. REPAIR COST OF OVER $600. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING , NOW AIR AND CRUISE DON'T WORK , ALSO ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE VEHICLE IS A 01 FORD WINDSTAR, ALSO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WHICH WAS CURRENTLY SERVICED FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL. PLEASE NOTE THE SWITCH WAS FINE AND NO FLUID WAS FOUND ON CONNECTORS.THE ABS UNIT IN THE VAN HAS ISSUE WITH ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION PRIMARILY IN WARM WEATHER. WHEN TEMP EXCEED 70 DEGREES. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ABS UNIT, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND EMISSIONS SYSTEM RESULTS. THE FUSE LOCATED IN THE NUMBER 10 SLOT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL, AND IN MY CASE WONT ALLOW ANOTHER FUSE TO WORK PROPERLY UNTIL THE TEMPS OUTSIDE ARE COOLER. HERE IS THE MAJOR PROBLEM IN THIS WHEN THE FUSE WILL ACCEPT, WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE WEATHER STARTS TO WARM UP THE ABS ECM STARTS TO EXPAND THUS CREATING CONTACTS OR BREAKING CONTACTS INSIDE THE ECM. WHEN TALKING TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT CURRIE FORD ILLINOIS THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT...

HAD FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL 09S09 THAT WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER OF 2009 PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACE, NO LEAKS FOUND, HOWEVER THE YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE DASH LIGHTS REMAIN ON. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATE A POSSIBLE ECM FAILURE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN FIRES IN SEVERAL INSTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT EXPLODED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACTS HOME ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

MY FORD 2001 WINDSTAR HAS HAD THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH IT. IS THERE ANY RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I SMELL A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR. I T COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES, LIGHTS NOT ALWAYS ON. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR BEGINNING IN SUMMER OF 2009, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SOMETIMES LIT ON DASHBOARD. DASHBOARD CONTROLS EITHER STOPPED WORKING, GOING ON AND OFF AND CONTROLS SUCH AS RPM, GAS IND, SPEEDOMETER EITHER NOT WORKING OR GOING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. THE RPM INDICATOR PIN ACTUALLY SNAPPED OFF. NOW IT IS STUCK AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED MOTOR. HAD FORD DEALER REPLACE SWITCH AS INDICATED IN RECALL 09S09 IN NOVEMBER 2009. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED.AS OF JAN 18, 2010, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. BEFORE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I HAD FULL BRAKE SERVICE ON FRONT AND REAR BRAKES IN OCTOBER 2009. ALSO, NOT SURE IF RELATED OR NOT, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AT A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TP RESTART IT TO TURN OFF LIGHTS AND THE ALTERNATOR DIED, HAD TO REPLACE. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE GETS HEATED BY THE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT AS HAS MY NEIGHBORS WINDSTAR. NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BUT I FOUND AN EXPLANATION ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#PROBLEM2. THE VEHICLE STARTED DOING THIS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND IS DOING IT TODAY. THE TEMP HAS WARMED UP. WE HAD SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME THE LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM I ASSUME WAS WORKING. IF THIS ISN'T A DEFECT, WHY IS IT SO WIDESPREAD?? *TR

BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT COME ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER LATEST RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND IS RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. THE RECALL (09S09) DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH. THESE VEHICLES CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD FOR THE OWNERS & OTHER MOTORISTS. PLEASE EXPAND THIS RECALL TO COVER THE ENTIRE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE DTA MODULE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE . AFTER A COUPLES MONTHS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED A FUSE THAT BLEW. HOWEVER THE OVER-DRIVE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE ODOMETER FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96521. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98000.

MY 2001 WINDSTAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. LAST SUMMER WHILE STANDING AND RUNNING IT ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD SMOKE RISING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VAN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE LOW BRAKE FLUID SENSOR LEAKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. MY CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INTERMITTENT AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER HITTING A BUMP. A LOCAL SHOP STATED THAT A WIRE WAS LOOSE AND IT WOULD COST A $1000 TO FIND THE PROBLEM. TODAY I LEARNED THAT THE SWITCH IS LEAKING AND THE CONNECTOR TO THE WIRING HARNESS IS BURNED AND HAS BEEN SHORTED BY LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THANKFULLY THAT I DID SHUT DOWN THE CAR WHEN THE SMOKE APPEARED AND I DID NOT HAVE A FIRE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING WINDSTARS THAT HAVE HAD FIRES OR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER DEVELOPED A LEAK. MY FORD DEALER TOLD ME THIS WILL CAUSE A SHORT AND A FIRE!!!!!!!!. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS LEAK CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE. THE FLUID ACCUMULATES ON THE POWER CONNECTORS FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH ARE POWERED BY FUSES 101 AND 102 AND ARE BOTH 40 AMP. THE FLUID ATTRACTS MOISTURE, ROAD SALT AND LEADS TO A FIRE WHEN THE FLUID AND MOISTURE ACT AS CONDUCTOR BETWEEN THE HOT LEADS AND GROUND. FORD WANTS ME TO PAY THEM $2000 TO FIX THIS. I HEAR YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THIS FIRE ISSUE. *TR

ABS WARNING LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY ON 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. LIGHT GOES OFF AND STAYS OFF IF MOTOR IS SHUT OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED. SOMETIMES IT STAYS OFF AFTER RESTARTING VAN AND OTHER TIMES IT COMES BACK ON. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY CONCERNED OWNERS AND THAT IN SOME CASES A FIRE HAZARD HAS BEEN EXPOSED OR FEARED. PLEASE ADD MY VEHICLE TO THOSE OTHERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS. I UNDERSTAND A RECALL MAY BE IN THE WORKS. I INTEND TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BY A RELIABLE MECHANIC SOON. *TR

WE COULD SMELL SMOKE IN OUR VAN, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS GOING CRAZY (WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON, SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING BETWEEN SPEEDS). WE TOOK IT IN AND FOUND THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ONTO THE MODULE AND WAS SLOWLY SHORTING OUT OTHER WIRES AND SENSORS, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THEY ARE CHARGING US TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE AND THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS BECAUSE OF THE FRIED WIRES. *TR

IN MY FORD WINDSTAR 2001 THE YELLOW ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND RED BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER FEW MINUTES WORM WEATHER OR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IN COLD WEATHER. LOOKS LIKE THE FAULT IS RELATED TO THERMAL EXPANSION IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2006 AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR - RECURRING ABS & E-BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING IN 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, LIGHTS WILL COME ON AGAIN ONCE DRIVING HAS STARTED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE FIRE DAMAGE. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN SPEED THING STOPPED WORKING SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING. MY MECHANIC SAID AFTER SEARCHING FOR 2 DAYS THAT IS PROBABLY BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW MANY FORD WINDSTARS HAD SAME PROBLEM THAT HAVE EVEN CAUSED FIRES! THANKS *TR

DROVE FROM ALBANY, NEW YORK TO VIRGINIA BEACH ON AUGUST 15-16, 2009. AS WE PULLED INTO OUR DESTINATION, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON, O/D LIGHT FLASHED, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER READINGS WENT TO --------, AND WE SMELLED SMOKE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO BEACH FORD IN VIRGINIA BEACH WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING FLUID DAMAGING WIRING HARNESS AND MANY OTHER COMPONENTS. WAS TOLD THAT WIRING HARNESS PART NEEDED WAS OBSOLETE. HUSBAND WAS SHOWN BURNED UP WIRING HARNESS AND ABS UNIT BY MECHANIC. THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG WAS MELTED INTO THE ABS UNIT. THESE PARTS REMAIN IN THE CAR, UNPLUGGED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNTRUE. WE HAVE SPENT $500 GETTING THE LEAK REPAIRED SO WE COULD DRIVE HOME, AND AN ADDITIONAL...

FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, A/C COMPRESSOR SWITCH AND BLOWN FUSE (#10 IN FUSE PANEL, 15 AMP). FAILURE OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TO REMAIN ENGAGED WHEN HOLDING A OCCUPANT. *TR

NO SPEEDOMETER READOUT :& ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKS, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ILLUMINATION OF BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. REPLENISHED FLUID, BUT BEFORE SWITCH COULD BE REPLACED IT SHORTED BURNING OUT FUSE #10. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF FUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER , TACHOMETER, ODOMETER AND AC; ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND OVERDRIVE OFF INDICATOR FLASHES. REPLACING SWITCH AND FUSE #10 RESOLVED ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND THAT FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT HAS LED TO FIRES DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THOUGH NO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THIS CASE. *TR

LOSS OF ODOMETER,SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, ALL FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH #10 FUSE. HAPPENED 1 TIME. DISCONNECTED ABS DEACTIVATION SWITCH FROM MASTER CYLINDER. CONNECTION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH BRAKE FLUID CAUSING A SHORT AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

2001 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE SWITCH BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALSO ON ANOTHER SWITCH BANK IN THE AREA BELOW. I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING HOW TO REPAIR AND IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VIEW FORD TSB 15682. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR SE VAN WHERE THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS WILL NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND RUN THE COMPUTER CODES BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I WILL HAVE TO BRING THIS VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT I'M SURE. IN THE MEANTIME, I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM HAVE STARTED ON FIRE (MINE HASN'T) BUT THIS IS A TICKING TIME BOMB AS THIS IS THE CAR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN RIDE IN. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A RECALL TO FIX OR REPLACE THE FAULTY PART(S). *TR

BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER BRAKE SERVICE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE BLOWN. HOWEVER, MY WIFE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND A BIG PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO WORKED FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR HAD LEAKED ONTO THE MODULES BELOW AND THEY HAD SHORTED OUT. HE HAD SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND TOLD US IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1300 TO GET IT FIXED. AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR. WE FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE; CONSEQUENTLY, THE CAR AWAITS A RECALL OR A LOTTERY WIN BY US TO GET IT REPAIRED. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE NOT INJURED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ENGINEERS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON HAVING AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION FOR EVERY PROBLEM. MY HOPE IS...

I HAVE A2001 FORD WINDSTAR LX ,I WENT TO THE STORE AND PARKED MY CAR WAS IN THE STORE APROX 40 MINS WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE, CAR WAS TAKEN TO UNITED CAR CARE MY ALL TIME CAR REPAIR PLACE , ABS HAD BURN THE CONNECTOR HARNESS .VAN NOT USABLE I AM A 77 YEAR OLD WIDOW NOW WITHOUT TRANSPORT FOR MY MEDICAL APPOINTS, AND NO MONEY TO GET VAN FIXED OR BUY ANOTHER CAR FORD NEEDS TO REPAIR THIS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN THE VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED PLEASE MAKE FORD FIX THIS , I WAS LUCKY I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND BEEN HURT THANK YOU X *TR

ABS SWITCH BELOW MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE LEAKING FLUID ON WIRES THEN BLEW FUSE TO SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER AND OVERDRIVE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL HAD TO BUY FUSE AND TAKE TO GARAGE TO FIX OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED FIX WIRING BADLY BURNT. *TR

WIRES MELT DOWN. STRIP MY FUSE NUMBER 10. MY KILOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY DASH. *TR

ON A VERY HOT DAY I WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. I WAS PANICKED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL, BUT AFTER PARKING THE VAN AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WERE GONE. THEY CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW ABS MODULE. I RESEARCH THE INTERNET TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM, AND WHY IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUT. WE DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE $700 REPAIR, SINCE IT DOESN'T OCCUR WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS THIS WINTER, BUT NOW THAT IT HOT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS ARE AGAIN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE WON'T HAVE ABS ONLY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. BUT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN IN...

ONE DAY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE NUMBER TEN FUSE. BUT IT BLOW AGAIN. NOW THE LIGHTS AC RADIO STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS OUT. *TR

OUTRAGEOUS ,I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF AN ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ,THAT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2001 FORD WIND STAR LX VAN. STATEMENT IS 1999- 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VANS COULD HAVE THIS AND THE PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR. MY OH MY .. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THAT VAN DAILY, I'M A LOW INCOME PARENT. WHY WOULD ONE TAKE THIS CHANCE WITH HUMANS. I BOUGHT THE VAN IN MARCH OF 2009. 2 DAYS LATER ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE AN EAGLE WARRANTY ..THAT MIGHT I ADD NOT EVEN THE FORD DEALER SHIP WOULD EXCEPT. I DON'T TAKE CHANCES WHERE MY CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. *TR