2001 FORD WINDSTAR Vehicle Speed Control Problems

ABS light, brake light came on. The seatbelt unhooks while I’m driving, I was told I had a cracked axle, the wheel bearing was very noisy, I’ve paid a lot of money to get things fixed. The labor was at a ridiculous amount on $25 parts. I’m wondering if I’ve paid to have parts fixed that were under recall. I fix one thing and then there’s another issue. Oil is leaking under the hood and I’m afraid it will catch fire so I’m scared to drive.

TAKATA RECALL. MY VAN WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1 GEAR. ONLY CAN REACH MAXIMUM OF 20 MILES PER HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTOIN CONTROLL LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AT ALL TIMES NOWAND MY SPEED DOMITOR HAS SLOWLY GONE OUT ON MY 2001 WINDSTAR SEL THE DATE BELOW IS AN APROX

THE SAME PART INDICATED IN RECALL IS BAD, MY VAN NEEDS FIX. THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY PART OR REPAIR BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T SHOWING ANY RECALLS. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME INDICATED IN THE RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER EITHER ARE INTERMITTENT OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS CAUSES ISSUES WITH BRAKING, VEHICLE CONTROL, DRIVER ATTENTIVENESS AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

THE ABS AND HAND BRAKE KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. AND NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALMOST PERMANENTLY. BASED ON REPORTS, AM AFRAID IF THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN A FIRE EVENTUALLY. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH. *JS

A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY VAN I HAD ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT DID SEEM TO CAUSE ANY ISSUES AND THE LIGHTS WHEN OFF EVER TIME I TURNED MY VAN OFF AND THEN BACK ON. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT SO NATURALLY I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I KEPT GOING. THE PERFECT WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPEN, IT FELT LIKE I HIT MY BRAKES ON A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. I COULD HERE THE ABS CLICKING AND ALSO FELT THE VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THAT DAY IT WAS 95 DEGREES AND SUNNY. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND THE ONLY THINGS THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP...

THE NEEDLES ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RPM GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE STARTED TO MOVE UP AND DOWN IN A CRAZY MANNER. AFTER A WHILE, IT STOPPED, BUT IT COMES BACK OCCASIONALLY. ALSO, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AT TIMES. I HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND NOTHING APPEARS TO BE WRONG. *TR

ECU MODULE FOR ABS IS SHORTED OUT AND CAUSES GAUGE CLUSTER TO SHORT OUT. THIS CAUSES ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND THEY JUMP AROUND . THIS WAS DIAGNOSED BY FORD DEALERSHIP IN WI. SAID BRAKE FLUID LEAKS IN TO ECU AND SHORTS OUT WIRES . TOLD ME . $2000.00 TO FIX . THESE PROBLEMS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE . ABS AND SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES DON'T WORK . SHOULD BE A RECALL . *TR

I PURCHASED. THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2013 BEFORE I GOT THE CAR HAS 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SUBSEQUENTLY BOTH THE ABS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF THE ABS LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME AND THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BREAKING MY MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES BY CALLING THE FORD DEALER AND LOOKING ONLINE. THIS PARTICULAR VAN IS NOT COVERED BUT IT'S CLEARLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEED CONTROL STOP WORKING WITHIN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF MY HAVING THE CAR AS WELL. AND THE REAR WIPER DOESN'T WORK AND I'M VERY SUSPICIOUS AS TO WHY. *JS

I DIDN'T HAVE A CRASH I NOTICED THAT MY ABS BRAKE AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON AND A SHORT TIME AFTER I STARTED HEARING A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END EVERY TIME I SLOW AN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE SUDDEN STOPS AND AT TIMES MY SPEEDOMETER STARTS FLICKERING BACK AND FORTH AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. I HAVE LIMITED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN WHICH I PURCHASED DUE TO FEELING IT IS NOT IN A SAFE MANNER FOR MY CHILDREN TO BE IN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SHOPS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS THAT TOLD ME THESE AREAS ARE COMMON TO GO OUT ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND THAT THERE IS POSSIBLE RECALL. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY VAN WITH OUT WORRYING IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WHEN NEEDED AS WELL AS NOT KNOWING...

THE PARKING BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND TEND TO STAY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE RECALL 09V399000 PERFORMED ON IT SO THE LIGHTS COMING ON SHOULD NOT BE RELATED TO THAT ISSUE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THEIR WINDSTAR VANS WHICH IS A BAD SOLDER ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE VAN A FEW THOUSAND MILES SINCE THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON SO I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY LOSS OF FUNCTION THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

AFTER REPAIRING MY SPEED CONTROLLER MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY AND ARE COMING ON MORE AND MORE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NO CODES SHOW UP,BUT I DO NOT TRUST IT . *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING TO A LOCAL FAST FOOD WHEN I LOSS ALL ACCELERATION THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS GIVING IT GAS. KNOWING I WAS SLOWING DOWN I TURNED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER LANE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING SO I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF. I STILL HAD NO ACCELERATION THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR OR REVERSE I HAD KNOW CHOICE BUT TO TOW IT HOME.I LOOKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS ALL TO COMMON WITH FORD WINDSTARS. JUST LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM EVEN IF YOU GO DOWN THE LIST OF POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS JUST NEEDING HELP WITH A SOLUTION. I DIDN'T HAVE THE USUAL INDICATORS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG MY ENGINE LIGHT...

WHILE SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, OVER DRIVE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND THEN MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER WHEN I STARTED TO GO WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. IT GOES OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF BUT WILL LIGHT UP AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. IF FINALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THE FUSES ARE ALL FINE. THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS OR MIGHT WORK ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT THE OTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSED A SHORTAGE WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE RADIO. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), WHICH THE DEALER INSTALLED A CONNECTOR TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT INCLUDE THE FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS HOME, HE INSTALLED A NUMBER 10 FUSE HOWEVER, THE CONNECTOR WAS STILL FAULTY AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED, WHO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIR BUT COULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,153.

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN IN SUMMER WITH NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT STAYS ON FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME, THEN DISAPPEARS FOR SOME TIME, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE COMES BACK ON. BRAKING A LITTLE BIT HARDER THAN USUAL DOES SEEM TO TRIGGER IT. ALSO, RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKED FINE ONE DAY, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A DAY OR TWO LATER, I HIT ON, BUT IT REFUSED TO SET. I TRIED AGAIN ON ANOTHER DAY AND IT STILL WOULDN'T SET. *TR

I TOOK MY VAN IN FOR THE 11S16 RECALL AND NOW PROBLEMS ARE TAKING PLACE AFTERWARDS. I GOT MY VAN BACK AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND COOLANT IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY WINDSTAR VAN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AT RANDOM TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

ABS LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON WHILE CAR IS ON. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT GO OFF AND ON COULD SMELL HOT COPPER WIRE ....CODE LIKE 11 BRAKE CODES ALL DUE TO ABS MODULE. *TR

I AM WRITING THIS TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN SPEED CONTROL ON WINDSTAR 2001 IS THE IDLING PROBLEM WHEN PUTTING DRIVE THE IDLE GOES UP TO 35 THE 40 MILE AN HOUR RUNNING MAKING IT HARD TO STOP UNTIL IT DROPS IF IT DROPS VEHICLE LIKES TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN LEAVING A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR SITTING STILL IN LINE AT TRAFFIC THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM I HAVE HAD THE SENSORS CHANGED TWICE THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS SOON AS YOU TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE JUMPS TO 35 TO 40 MILE AN HOUR. IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM I SURE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *JS

I SAW A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR, MY TRACTION CONTROLS KEEPS COMING ON MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND EVERYDAY DRIVING VAN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THE FLUID LEAKED ON THE ABS MODULES, CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO HAVE A SHORT, INCLUDING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL DID NOT GIVE A SOLUTION TO THE DEFECT, BUT INSTEAD SLOWS DOWN THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE CHECK TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING ILLUMINATES, AS WELL AS THE ABS,TRAC OFF, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. *TR

I TURNED IN MY FORD WINDSTAR ON TO THE JOHN WEST FORD DILER , THE ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON 3 DAYS BEFORE TO BROUGHT IT FOR BEEN DIAGNOSED. 2 DAYS AFTER THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR $ 2400.00 DOLLARS. THAT REALLY SURPRISE ME AND I ANSWER NO THANKS DO NOT FIX MY CAR. THEY PUT MY VAN TOGETHER AND SINCE THAT MOMENT MY VAN I DIDN'T START AGAIN IS LIKE A DEATH . THEY SAID THE PCM AND ABS MODULE GOT BURNED. I THINK THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND KILL MY VAN PCM BUT I CANT PROVED. I WAS READING THE ABS RECALL ABOUT AND SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING RELEATED WIHT THE PCM MODULE. ANY WAY THEY SENT MY VAN BACK HOME ONTO A TOWN TRUCK AND AT THIS MOMENT A CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM YET. OH I ALMOST FORGOT SOME FOR SURE THEY CHARGE ME...

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTANTLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT SEEMS THAT THE ABS ECU MODULE IS THE PROBLEM AS MULTIPLE ABS CODES WERE READ. NOW, TWO MONTHS LATER MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. IF YOU DO THE RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS IN YOUR COMPLAINT SECTION FOR 2001 WINSTAR IT IS AN ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY ON AN EARLIER RECALL BY FORD (09S09) WHICH INCLUDED A SCDS WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT ONLY CAUSED BY BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO WIRING AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. MANY OWNERS BELIEVE THE FLUID NOT ONLY RAN DOWN THE WIRING CONTINUING TO RUN ONTO THE ABS CONNECTOR CAUSING PARTS TO SHORT OUT AND FAIL AND ALSO ONTO THE CRUISE CONTROL CONNECTOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS THE REASON ALL THESE ABS MODULES ARE...

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND STAY LIT. THEY WILL ONLY GO OFF AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THESE: PERFORM Q TEST ABS SYSTEM FOUND MULTIPLE DTC'S CMDTC C1185 ABS PWR RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE, C1194 LF OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1198 LF INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1210 RF OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1246 RR OUTLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1250 LF INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1254 RR INLET VALVE COIL CIRCUIT FAIL, C1446 BRAKE SWITCH CIRCUIT FAILURE OPEN OR SHORTED TO GROUND, U1262 SCP DATA LINK FAULT, FAIL SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO UNCONTROLLABLE FLAMES, WHICH MOVED INTENSELY IN THE DIRECTION OF A NEARBY RESIDENCE AND BURNED THE FRONT STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE EXCESSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INVOLVING THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SOME SAFETY RECALLS DONE. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SMOKE STARTED BOILING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I PULLED OVER AND BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED AND GOT THE KIDS OUT SAFELY IT QUIT SMOKING. I RAISED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE SOME BURNED WIRING UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WE GOT BACK IN AND DROVE ON THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING WRONG AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT,IT FELT SPONGY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO IS ASE MASTER AND FORD SENIOR MASTER CERTIFIED. HE REPLACED THE TRANS RANGE SENSOR AND TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.HE REPLACED THE SWITCH AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM DO THE RECALL WHICH IS WHAT...

SUBFRAME BROKE 8/2010 AND REPLACED. RUSTED BADLY 12/2011 FORD DEALER FIXED , ALSO CHECKED REAL AXEL AND FIXED,RECALL #11S16 FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH LEAKING, BRAKE LIGHT NOW COMING ON SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING ODOMETER NOT REGISTERING ,ABS LIGHT ON, INFORMATION CENTER SAYS TRANS ERROR FUEL ERROR TEMP ERROR AND ALSO CRUISE CONTROL SURGES CUTS OUT AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE CHANGE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING,THE ABS AND ECM IS WET WITH OIL NOT COVERED PROPERLY. I THINK THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL THAT STILL NOT FIXED.

WHEN I STARTED MY MINIVAN IT WAS AN AFTERNOON. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE MINIVAN IT WAS LIKE FORCING IT SELF THEN I WOULD CHANGE THE SPEED AND IT WOULD SOUND DIFFERENT BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS HEAVY, I WOULD CHANGE IT TO N AND IT STILL MAKE THIS SOUND LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING ON A WET HIGHWAY AND ENGINE WAS STILL LOUD. WHEN I WOULD SPEED MORE THAN 30 MPH IT JUST WOULDN'T RESPOND AS IT DID BEFORE. I PURCHASED THIS MINIVAN NOT TO LONG AGO -I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO A MONTH-. WHEN TAKING IT FOR A TEST DRIVE EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, SOUNDED OK -OTHER THAN THE SHOCKS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED- AND NO LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT AFTER TWO DAYS HAD GONE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD "SOMETIMES" TURN ON AND WOULD TURN OFF ON ITS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE ON THE DEALERS LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRONT PART OF THE SUB FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE SUB FRAME REPAIRED BEFORE RECALL REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SUB FRAME WAS ONE WHOLE PART AND IF THE FRONT WAS REPLACED, THE ENTIRE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER...

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE ABS BRAKE FEATURE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF SHE DROVE OVER ANY ROAD BUMP, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED JUNE 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULAR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO REPAIR THE FUSE WIRING HARNESS AND NOT THE ABS CONTROL MODULAR, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL HE ABRUPTLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURES DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER FAILURE OCCURRED UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I HAVE A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V399000 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPAIR. THE ISSUE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING IN REGARDS TO THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS GOING ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN USE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS STILL AND ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

OCCURRENCE: 12 OCTOBER 2010. TRAVELING I-95 WASHINGTON,DC/SUITLAND, MD. VEHICLE: FORD WINDSTAR, 2001. SPEED : 60-65 MPH. TRAFFIC : DENSE. FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE PART : REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO PARTS WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY, NORTHBOUND. EXPLOSIVE SOUND , LOTS OF SMOKE, EXTREME CONSTERNATION/FEAR OF HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCED BY MY WIFE AND I ( MY WIFE HAS A DANGEROUS HEART CONDITION "IHSS") AT OCCURRENCE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS. MANAGED TO MANEUVER ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO HIGHWAY SHOULDER SAFELY!! THANK GOD FOR THE ALERT FELLOW TRAVELERS BEHIND US!!! IF WE WERE HIT BY ANY 18-WHEELERS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT NOW!!! CONCERN FOR OUR SAFETY WAS SHOWN TO US BY FELLOW TRAVELERS; PARTICULARLY, MD TRAFFIC SAFETY PERSON, WHO SHOULD BE COMMENDED BY HIS SUPERIORS FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL AND UNDERSTANDING ACTIONS!! HE LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER...

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHEN DRIVING A FEW MILES AFTER STARTING CAR, ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. IF YOU SHUT CAR OFF AND START BACK UP THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF , THEY WILL COME BACK ON SOMETIME OR STAY OF FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THERE WERE NO CODES STORED TO BRING UP . THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS BEEN CHANGE . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8-9 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND ADDED FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM OF RECALL 09V399000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,534 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,768.

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I HAD RECALL 09S09 PERFORMED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY BRAKE! LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. *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

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

AFTER HAVING THE FORD WINDSTAR OCT. 09 09S09 RECALL FIXED ON OUR 2001 WINDSTAR DUE TO LEAKS AND MALFUNCTIONING A/C AND CRUISE CONTROL, THE ABS AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE STILL INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FORD DEALER WE TOOK IT TO SAID THAT WHEN THOSE ARE ON, WE HAVE NO ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE THE ECM IS MALFUNCTIONING AT THOSE TIMES. WE'RE SEEING INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES ON WITH HOT WEATHER. ON A COOL MORNING OR AT NIGHT THERE WILL BE NO WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THEY COME UP WHEN CAR HEATS UP IN THE SUN. THE FORD RECALL 09S09 WAS DONE ON THIS CAR AND BRAKES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE ABS SEEMS TO WORK WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT ARE GONE, BUT BRAKES SEEM TO BE SLOW TO RESPOND IN HOT WEATHER WHEN HEAT TRIGGERS THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS. *TR

CUSTOMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR ABS LIGHT ON, FOUND SCDS SWITCH TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACED WITH A MOTORCRAFT UPDATED SWITCH. AFTER SERVICE WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN SHOP BAY WITH IGNITION OFF, VEHICLE ABS UNIT STARTED ON FIRE. WE THEN REMOVED ALL POWER FROM VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT AFTER REMOVING THE ABS MODULE CONNECTOR BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND INSIDE OF ABS MODULE, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. WE THEN CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE WERE ANY RECALLS CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE AND THE ABS MODULE AND OR SWITCH, AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE. WE HAVE SINCE FOUND MANY ARTICLES ONLINE CONCERNING THIS MATTER, AND YET NO RECALL ? ANOTHER HALF HOUR AND THE DOORS WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR SHOP, ALL VEHICLES INSIDE. PLEASE MAKE THEM STAND BEHIND THIS CLEAR AND EVIDENT PROBLEM. *TR