2002 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

Manufacture Recall # 09S09 NHTSA Recall # 09V399000 Instrument cluster has become faulty. Details listed below. Overdrive (O/D) light will randomly start flashing for no reason ABS will randomly engage Parking brake light will randomly turn on Speedometer with become sporadic Transmission has trouble shifting gears due to tachometer becoming sporadic Vehicle will randomly try to die/stall out at a prolonged stop or while coming to a stop, even after all charging components have been replaces i.e. battery, alternator, drive belt, and cables.

The gauges are acting crazy which causes the engine to jerk or the transmission and then it starts making the lights flicker in the interior and the gauges start sticking. It seems to make the overflow on the radiator to empty more because it is causing the sensors in the electrical for the parts to go crazy and run hot. Sometimes it only does it every so often but after getting the reserve hose on the power steering that connects to the reservoir to the coolant the battery was drained. Then going after getting it charged down the highway it caused the interior lights radio and seat and turn signals not to work when coming to a complete stop and it was idling the dashboard and all the lights were coming back on once given a guess it winded up not working again causing the battery to become hot or...

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR RANDOMLY CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION CAUSING US TO ALMOST GET HIT IN THE SIDE OF THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEND NUMORUS TIMES

I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN A SHOP TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT RESERVOIR OF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, HE FOUND THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING ON ALL THE COMPONENTS BELOW, I.E. TRANSMISSION, STEERING COMPONENTS, ETC. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ONLINE AND I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE WITH FORD. WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN FOR ACTIVE RECALLS, THE NHTSA WEBSITE STATES THAT THERE ARE NO UNRESOLVED ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE.

ABS LIGHT ON. TIRE ! LIGHT ON. RPM OFF SCALE.

INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES CRAZY. IT WAS SITTING IN PARK WHEN IT DOES IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING, AND THE OVERDRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NEXT, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUR AND AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAD CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SHOP AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE C1185 CODE WAS ON. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE WAY HOME, AND IT JUST COMES AND GOES WITH EVERY START UP AND SHUT OFF. CAR WAS IN MOTION. TO MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I'M NOT POSITIVE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE BUT I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING AND HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES IN THIS PARTICULAR VAN SERIES. I'VE READ ABOUT FORD'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 09S09 AND AND MY VEHICLE IS TO BE IN THAT RECALL AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS DRAINING. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE TERMINAL TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN FOUR MONTHS. THE ABS AND ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE NEEDLES STARTED "DANCING" (BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE). WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND WAS STUCK THERE, BLOCKING THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR AND NOT LETTING ME PUT THE CAR IN "PARK." I HAD TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO FREE THE STUCK SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAS GONE FROM BEING INTERMITTENT TO PERMANENT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A "UNIQUE" PROBLEM WITH WINDSTAR VANS.

ELECTRICAL SHORTS FIRE , AC , BRAKES SPEEL CONTROL ,LOCKS DOORS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN SUBSIDED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. LATER IN THE DAY, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT TURNED OFF AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THAT, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE STORE. I CAME OUT ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, AND THE THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I GOOGLED DIFFERENT WAYS TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE, AND TRIED 3 OF THEM. WE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY, PULLED SOME FUSES, AND TRIED DIFFERENT KEYS. NONE WORKED. AS OF NOW, THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE STORE PARKING LOT AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. WE JUST BOUGHT IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. *TR

THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AFTER A MINUTE OF DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAPPEN TO ME AFTER PUTTING IN NEW WHEEL BEARINGS. THEN I PUT IN NEW ABS SENSORS STILL HAVE PROBLEM. ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE AS ME. THE I PUT IN SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. STILL HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE BATTERY, AND THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL WITH VIN [XXX], I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS DAMAGED AND HAS A RECURRING WARNING WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED WITH THE ABS / BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON. THE PERSON I PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM (2ND OWNER) STATED THAT HE HAD ALL THE RECALLS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER HE BELIEVED THAT THE DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN FORD SAFETY RECALL 09S09 FOR THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER AND/OR ASSOCIATED HARNESS WIRING OR HARNESS CONNECTIONS. HE (2ND OWNER) DID NOT KEEP THE REPAIR ORDERS FOR ANY OF THE RECALL REPAIRS SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS TO REVIEW. I BELIEVE THAT THE WIRE HARNESS, RELATED WIRE HARNESS CONNECTORS AND THE ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER ARE DAMAGED RESULTING FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND/OR CORROSION RELATED TO THE DEFECT FOUND...

I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. MY MOM PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO FROM RALPH THAYER DEALERSHIP IN LIVONIA MICHIGAN. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND NOW THE GAUGES ARE JUST FLIPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT AND BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE LIGHTS IN ORDER TO TURN IT OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNDER NORMAL BREAKING CONDITIONS, CAUSED EXTENDED BREAKING DISTANCE. HAS HAPPENED 13 TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE BUT SCANNED FOR CODES AND FOUND C1185 WHICH THEY SAID WAS FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROLLER/COMPUTER. THEY SUGGESTED $1200 IN REPAIRS BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT WOULD "FIX THE PROBLEM". HAVE MULTIPLE ABS FAULT CODES ALL THE TIME NOW. C1198, C1194,C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242 ,C1214, C1210, C1446 WHICH ALL POINT TO MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE COMPUTER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS ON HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/ THAT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE MAY BE IN THE WORKS AS OF 5/2014. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING USED VAN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH, AND COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WEATHER SEEMS TO PLAY A ROLE WHETHER THE LIGHTS COME ON OR NOT IF ITS HOT OUTSIDE THE LIGHTS COME ON QUICKLY, AND IF IT'S RAINING THEY COME ON GOING THROUGH PUDDLES. ONCE THE LIGHTS COME ON THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE VAN IS SHUT OFF. HAD A DIAGNOSIS DONE A FORD DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A LEAK OVER THE ABS BRAKE MODULE THAT IS CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT , ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON ,THEN LOST OVER DRIVE, CRUISE CONTROL AND MILEAGE METER. MILEAGE METER GOES BLANK THAN ODOMETER STARTS WORKING AFTER A FEW MINUTES .THE DASHBOARD LOOKS LIKE X MAS WITH ALL THE FLASHING LIGHTS. THIS VAN HAS THE FACTORY RECALL FOR THE REAR AXLE AND FRONT FRAME REINFORCEMENT WORK DONE.WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL/ ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES SPIRALED BACK AND FORTH. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

VAN INTERMITTENTLY HAS ABS LIGHT, TRAC CONTROL OFF LIGHT, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF SOMETIMES LIGHTS GO OFF SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. ALSO AT RANDOM TIMES THE THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND VAN WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF (THIS OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 35MPH). IN ADDITION THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WILL NOT HOLD FLUID. NEEDS TO HAVE FLUID ADDED AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THE THEFT SYSTEM FAILURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE ITEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR REPAIR OF THE RECALL ON THE SPEED MODULE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THESE OTHER ISSUES WERE NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT IF I FELT IT WAS UNSAFE THEN I...

I PURCHASED THE 2002 WINDSTAR VAN ON 7/15/14 WITH 155,400 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES NOR WITH BRAKING. THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. THE LIGHTS SEEM TO RESET THEMSELVES EVERY SO OFTEN BUT WILL COME BACK ON. (NOTE: I AM AN OLD SCHOOL MECHANIC NOT A MODERN DAY AUTOMOTIVE TECH). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. I HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED AND THE ABS SENSORS. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR THING THAT CAUSES THEM TO COME ON. IN FACT SOMETIMES I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES AND THEY WILL JUST POP ON. I DON'T FEEL THAT WE AS FORD OWNERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A COSTLY REPAIR BILL TO HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF NOT NORMAL MAINTENANCE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD OWNER AND HAVE SWORN BY FORD BUT THIS VAN IS CAUSING ME TO NOT WANT TO OWN ANOTHER FORD EVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VAN THIS AFTERNOON ON A PUBLIC ROAD WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VAN STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. I PULLED INTO A AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE AND GOT OUT OF THE VAN AND IT WAS STILL SMOKING BADLY. I INDIVIDUAL WHO ACTUALLY WORKED AT THE GARAGE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM A RESTAURANT AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING AREA. HE HAD ME GO INTO THE VEHICLE TO PULL THE LATCH TO THE HOOD AND WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE ENGINE AND OTHER PARTS WERE ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. THEY SPREAD INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VAN AND DESTROYED THE DASH BOARD, WINDSHIELD AND OTHER AREA. THE ROOF ON THE INSIDE WAS MELTING. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE VAN IS DESTROYED. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO STOPPED AND HELPED ME OUT IS A MECHANIC AT THAT PARTICULAR GARAGE AND SAID IT LOOKED TO...

CAR BOUGHT IN MARCH 2014 FROM USED CAR DEALERSHIP. ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON IN MAY. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM AND GETTING IT REPLACED IS COSTLY. IF I CHOSE TO REPLACE IT, THE ISSUE MAY OCCUR AGAIN BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE ON THE ACTUAL PART. BRAKE FAILURE CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OF AGE IN THE CAR WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME. THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I DECELERATED. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP IT. FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO RESOLVING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM ASAP, AS NO DRIVER SHOULD HAVE TO BE WORRIED THAT THEIR BRAKES WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AT THE SAME TIME WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS REDUCED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN DRIVING THE PROBLEM WILL SHOW UP AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN A FEW DAYS/WEEK LATER. *JS

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY ALL THE TIME SINCE I GOT IT IN DEC 2013. *TR

BACK IN 2008 MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ECU/HCU CONTROL BOX. BUT BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE 1200.00 BILL BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT ONLY THE ELECTRONIC SIDE AND NOT THE HYDRAULIC SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO I THEN WENT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED ONLY THE ELECTRONIC SIDE. THERE WERE 3 TIMES THAT I HAD TO PAY THE $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DIAGNOSED, WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED(NO MORE LIGHTS) BY THE SECOND DEALER. THEN IN JUNE OF 2013,NOW WITH 116,563 MILES ON IT,MY GAUGE CLUSTER STARTED TO ACT FUNNY. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE GAUGE NEEDLES WOULD MOVE OUT OF CONTROL. EVENTUALLY THE TAC NEEDLE PEGGED ITSELF ALL...

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ON DUE TO ECU AND HCU FAILURE. *TR

YELLOW ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. O/D LIGHT FLASHES. RESETS WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, BUT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARING TO DRIVE. HAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD THAT REPLACED. BRAKES WORK AND FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. WHEN O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING, CAR JERKS ON FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFT. HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART TO GET RID OF FLASHING O/D LIGHT. *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY WINDSTAR. THEY WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY ECU MASTER RELAY WHICH COST ME ALMOST $1000 DOLLARS. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT MAYBE THE PART WAS FAULTY AND HE WOULD PROVIDE ME ANOTHER. TO WHICH I ASKED FOR A REFUND BECAUSE THAT WAS A BRAND NEW PART IT HAS TO BE MORE THEN THE PART. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO ACE FORD IN WOODBURY , NJ AS PART OF A SERIES OF RECALLS. THE 09S09 SPEED CONTROL CAMPAIGN WAS ONE AND THEY DID THE FIXES AS WELL AS THE REAR AXLE. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON , MY ODOMETER HAS ALL DASHES , MY BRAKE LIGHT IS ON , MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND MY O/D LIGHT BLINKS FAST CONSTANTLY. SERVICE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME SO I DROVE IT HOME. UPON DRIVING EVERY BUMP I HIT IT FELT LIKE MY BACK END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY ON MAY 21ST , 2014 AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUES. THEY DID NOT SEAT MY REAR AXLE PROPERLY AND THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT. AS FOR MY DASHBOARD ISSUES , I WAS TOLD THAT THE 09S09 SPEED CONTROL WAS INSTALLED AND IT...

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME: ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON AND STAY ON. O/D LIGHT FLASHING. ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. THE ELECTRONIC COMPASS, REMAINING FUEL INFO., AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC AND ELECTRONIC TEMP. SHOWING ERRORS. ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN UNLESS ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING 6 MONTHS AGO, NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND CHECKED THE BRAKES. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE COULD BE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REPLACED A LOT OF THEM. THE ABS MODULE SUPPOSEDLY MESSING UP THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. IT HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MIGHT SUDDENLY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED ELECTRIC MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,581 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ON JUNE 16, 2006, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, SOMEONE INFORMED US THAT MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AN INTERNAL FIRE OCCURRED, DAMAGING THE WIRING HARNESS AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. UNAWARE TO THE CAUSE OF SAID FIRE THE DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED. THEN OTHER PROBLEMS STARTED TO ARISE, THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY (NOT ACCURATELY READING). THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE BEFORE-MENTIONED PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE INTERNAL FIRE THAT HAD OCCURRED , AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH INDEED WAS LEAKING AND THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. STILL THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. ON 3/14/14 THE WINDSTAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS HANGING AND THE HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE, STARTER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

***********UPDATED INFORMATION FROM ODI NUMBER:10554248************ ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN CODES WERE RETRIEVED, IT WAS C1185, ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAULT. MY WIFE JUST INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON, SHE COULD FEEL THE BRAKES BE APPLIED JUST A LITTLE ON ITS OWN (WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL) FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO. HAD THE CODES CLEARED AND THE SAME CODE CAME BACK ON A SHORT TIME LATER WITH SAME REACTION FROM BRAKES. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN CODES WERE RETRIEVED, IT WAS C1185, ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAULT. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY AND ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE BRAKING. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. THE BATTERY IS DEAD SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. THE HAZARD LIGHTS COME ON BY THEM SELVES. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

THE ABS, TRACK OFF, BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS, AND CHECK TRACTION CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THEY REMAIN ON UNTIL THE KEY IS TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESET. THE FREQUENCY IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT MEASURABLE. INITIAL CHECKS HAVE NO RESULTS AS THE LIGHTS ARE OUT WHEN CHECKED BY A REPAIR SHOP. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN TURNING ON INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN ON ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. TODAY ON MINIMALLY SLIPPERY ROADS LIGHTS CAME ON, ABS NEEDED AT AN ICY STOP SIGN, DID NOT COME ON. REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO OTHER CAR, FRONT BUMPER ON MY CAR NOW CRACKED. ABS STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING FOLLOWED BY THE POWER SLIDING DOORS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, KEYLESS ENTRY, ALL REAR LIGHTS AND THE REAR AUXILIARY HEATER. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE REAR CONTROL MODULE. I TRIED TO PURCHASE ONE FROM SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS OBSOLETE AND NO ONE HAD ANY. I WAS TOLD TO TRY TO PURCHASE ONE FROM A JUNK YARD. I PURCHASED ONE AND HAD TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED, AFTER HAVING IT PROGRAMMED I STILL DO NOT HAVE REAR HEAT/AC KEYPAD ENTRY OR POWER SLIDING DOORS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST THE MODULE. WITH SO MANY SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY REAR LIGHTS(TAIL,BRAKE, TURN AND REVERSE) DEPENDING ON ONE PART THAT IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING BOTH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. THEY DON'T ALWAYS COME ON BUT IF THEY DO THEY DON'T SHUT OFF TILL YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF. WE NEVER KNOW IF IT'S A REAL BRAKE PROBLEM OR JUST AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXPERIENCED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. FUSE#10 WAS POPPED AND LOST DASH FUNCTIONALITY. WENT TO FORD TODAY 8-14-13 AND HAD RECALL 09S09 WORK PERFORMED AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THEIR IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE, DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL 09S09. WE HOPE THAT THE VAN DOES NOT ERUPT INTO A FIRE. WE STILL CAN SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF(ABS CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM?). THE POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD STOPPED WORKING A FEW YEARS AGO. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR VAN IN MARCH 2012. BY APRIL 2012 WE BEGAN NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. IT SHIFTS HARD. THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING IN MAY 2012. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FOR THE ABS AND BRAKES ARE ALWAYS ON. THE BRAKES ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND THE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED HARD TO GET THE VAN TO STOP. OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC AT AAMCO WOULD NOT EVEN CHANGE THE FLUID BECAUSE IF HE CHANGED THE FLUID THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHIFT. I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS BUT I DO KNOW THAT MY VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIGHT UP RANDOMLY AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING. MAIN BRAKES STILL FUNCTION. I SEE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE AND THE MECHANIC ALWAYS MENTIONS A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. EVEN AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY VIN WAS EVER PART OF THE SCDS SWITCH RECALL BUT I AM SUSPICIOUS THIS MAY BE SOMEHOW RELATED (?). IF SO, THERE COULD BE RISK OF A FIRE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. I'D LIKE SOME ANSWERS BEFORE I SPEND ANY MORE MONEY AT LOCAL MECHANIC FIXING THIS CAR. CALLING FORD DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR