2002 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

2002 FORD WINDSTAR, 153028 MILES SAT BECAUSE OF REAR AXLE BROKE CLOSE TO HOME. GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR AXLE. CONTACTED COUNTRY ROADS FORD IN NEW MARTINSVILLE WV. THEY HAD VAN FOR COUPLE MONTHS WAITING FOR AXLE. AXLE WAS REPLACED BUT NO OTHER RECALLS WERE DONE PHYSICALLY. THE MECHANIC SIGNED THAT ALL WAS DONE. I GOT IN VAN, WHICH SAT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT LITE AND NO BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES AN GRABBED E-BRAKE TO STOP INCHES FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK IT HOME AFTER FILLING MASTER CYLINDER WITH FLUID. FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING THRU THE SWITCH ITSELF. BRAKE FLUID TRAILED TO DIFFERENT CONNECTORS.TOOK IT BACK TO FORD. THEY DID THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THE SUB FRAME. 11S16. NOW THE ENGINES REVS TO 2000 RPM WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AND WHEN ITS SHIFTED...

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES STUCK AT HALF THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING - GETS STUCK AROUND 25 MPH EVEN THOUGH I AM GOING 60 MPH. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON - DEFECT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS. ACCORDING TO BEST FORD - THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES - OTHER PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAVING SAME ISSUES ACCORDING TO INFO POSTED ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, BRAKE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, DUE TO A BRAKE FLUID LEAK IT CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD NOT BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL; THEREFORE, DID NOT CHECK THAT COMPONENT WHEN THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 145,000.

WINDOWS NEEDED MOTORS, WHICH MAKES IT NOT FUN SINCE THE FRONT AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER WENT OUT BECAUSE OF THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR. ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF FORD QUALITY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE TO THE ABS. THE SPEEDOMETER WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE CURRENT MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 378860041 AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILES WAS 161,000 AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF..ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AFTER I HAVE TURNED HE VAN OFF.. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A DEAD BATTERY AT THE END OF THE DAY. 2002 FOR WINDSTAR CARGO VAN. *TR

WE OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND WHILE DRIVING IT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING, THE ABS AND THE ODS LIGHT STAY ON. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TOOK IT TO COASTAL FORD ON 09-09-2010 WITH THE RECALL INFORMATION OFF THE INTERNET. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE HARNESS AND A SWITCH. WE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMETIME SMELL BURNING WIRES. THIS ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH SAME PROBLEMS. WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T THE SOLVED PROBLEMS. DOES SOMEONE HAS TO GET BURNED UP BEFORE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN? WE WOULD LID LIKE THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH INDICATING THAT THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ABS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I TOOK MY VAN IN TO DO THE RECALLS. WELL THEY SAID THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOST LAST 2 RECENT RECALLS. 2010 AND 2011 DEALING WITH FRONT END AND REAR END. MY QUESTION IS IF IT DOESN'T LOOK BROKEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT? I THOUGHT THESE PARTS WERE MANUFACTURED WRONG, RIGHT? NOW HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TAKE MY VAN IN TO BE INSPECTED? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IT COULD BREAK AND MY 4 KIDS AND I COULD GO TUMBLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THEY DID DO THE SPEED ODOMETER (WHICH I'M WATCHING CLOSELY FOR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON) AND IN PROCESS FOR CHILD SAFETY ATTACHMENTS. THE ANDERSON FORD DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TX WILL NOT DO THE OTHER 2 RECALLS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LOOK BROKEN, IS THIS RIGHT? ANYWAYS ABS/BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME ON MY FORD WINDSTAR. WILL HAVE IT CHECK...

AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, I AM LITERALLY IN SHOCK! NOT TO MENTION SCARED TO DEATH NOT ONLY FOR MY CHILD'S LIVES, BUT FOR MYSELF/HUSBAND AND OTHER CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER'S & FRIENDS THAT HAVE ALSO TRAVELED WITH US PAST/PRESENT! THIS IS A SHAME, THAT THIS MANY WINDSTARS HAVE ALL HAD THIS MANY/RELATIVE PROBLEMS! I FOR ONE COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW EVERY REVIEW FROM SO MANY STATES WERE ALL LINKED! AS I READ MANY OF THESE REVIEWS/COMPLAINTS I HONESTLY HAD TO ASK MYSELF HAVE I POSTED HERE BEFORE? -AS YOU CAN TELL MY WINDSTAR IS YET ANOTHER VICTIM ADDED TO THE LIST. I TOOK MY VAN IN YESTERDAY TO A FORD DEALER FOR THE RECALLS, PICKED IT UP TODAY. I WAS GIVEN A INSPECTION REPORT CARD WITH DIFFERENT SYSTEMS/COMPONENTS/TIRE/BRAKE WEAR ETC... 3 BOXES ALONG SIDE OF EACH GREEN, YELLOW & RED WITH THE SIMILAR MEANING AS A STOP LIGHT. GREEN=OK, YELLOW=MAY...

IN MY 2002 WINDSTAR THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL GO OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING. IN 2009 WE HAD THE SAFETY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NOW I AM NOTICING WHILE I HAVE THE VAN RUNNING, HEAT AND RADIO ON, THE RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE BACK DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK AND IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL TIMES OF PRESSING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK BEFORE THEY WILL UNLOCK. I AM FEARFUL THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE AND I WILL NEED TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT QUICKLY AND WON'T BE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE DOOR LOCK ISSUE. *TR

ABS, BRAKE AND T/C LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD CAR HOOKED UP TO FIND THE FAILURE CODE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE TOO MANY, SO THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND SAID TO BRING IT BACK IF THE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. THEY HAVE COME ON AGAIN AND I NOTICE THEY SOMETIMES WILL COME ON WITH ACCELERATED SPEED. *TR

SERIOUS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. BREAK AND ABS LIGHT HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2007. THEN IN MARCH 2010, AFTER SMELLING ELECTRICAL BURNING, THE BATTERY LIGHT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING AND GO OFF WHEN GAS IS APPLIED FOR A FEW MOMENTS. ASSUMING POSSIBLE ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY ISSUE, CHANGED OUT THE TWO COMPONENTS. BREAK AND ABS LIGHT AND BATTERY AGAIN BEGAN ILLUMINATING, AND DOOR LOCKS BEGAN NOT WORKING. FORD DEALER PERFORMED 2009 ABS RECALL CORRECTION, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES REMAINED. THEN ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON A BUSY STREET. LOST POWER STEERING, DOORS ALL LOCKED, BREAKS WENT OUT, ODDLY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF LIKE AN AIRPLANE EMERGENCY LIGHTING WOULD DURING A CRASH LANDING. UNABLE TO UNLOCK BACK DOOR TO REMOVE MY TODDLER FROM THE CAR SEAT, AND HAD TO PRAY...

AFTER HAVING THE 2002 WINDSTAR SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL RELATED TO ABS FAILURE AND POSSIBLE FIRE WE NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. THE SMELL LASTED THE ENTIRE DAY AFTER PICKING THE WINDSTAR UP AT THE DEALERS. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT TO REPORT THE SMELL AND THEY STATED THE BURNING SMELL COULD NOT BE RELATED TO THE SERVICE THEY PERFORMED. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON LATER THAT DAY AND HAS NOW BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. WE HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IN WET WEATHER. WE HAVE NOW HAD THE WINDSTAR IN AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE CODES STATE THAT ALL 4 ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE BRAND NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. WHEN THE CODES ARE CLEARED THE ABS...

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, COST TO REPLACE CIRCUIT BOARD 675 DOLLARS. THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED WHICH TURNED ON THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT, COST 950 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND AIRCONDITIONING HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING. DUE TO SHORT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL DISABLE SWITCH AKA BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO IT. THIS IN TURN BLEW THE #10 FUSE. THIS SWITCH IS COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID AND COULD START A FIRE AT ANY TIME. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE SWITCH AND CLEAN OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. *TR

MY ABS LITES & BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS COMING ON . *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. OCCURRENCE IS MUCH QUICKER AND MORE FREQUENT IN SUMMER MONTHS. *TR

ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BRAKE FLUID WAS CHECKED, IT IS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000 MODEL WINDSTAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY RECEIVED A BRAKE REPAIR. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TO SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ADVISED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIO AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO LEAKED OIL AND POWER STEERING FLUID. SHE STATED THAT PER THE DEALER THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN AXLE, RACK AND PINION WHICH ALSO AFFECTS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007 AND THE FAILURE STARTED AS SOON AS SHE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,840.

MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN DRIVING. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT RANDOM AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THEN STOPPED. OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS, IT'S STARTED UP AGAIN. IT'S ALWAYS AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF DRIVING. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND ARE SUPPOSEDLY FINE. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2009 THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY WINDSTAR TOLD ME THE ABS MODULE IS BAD AND THAT I NEED A NEW ONE AND HAVE TO GO TO THE FORD DEALER DIRECTLY AND PAY AROUND $800.00 AND HAVE IT RESET BY THEIR COMPUTER. THIS HAS COST ME LOTS OF MONEY BECAUSE I ALREADY SPENT $600.00 ON REAR BRAKES BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR.ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 2007, THE LOCKS ON THE VAN DON'T WORK. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS BY REMOTE AND SOMETIMES THE LOCKS ALL WORK, BUT, THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS IS A PAIN. NOW, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMING ON AND I HAVE HAD VARIOUS MECHANICS TRY TO RESET THE LIGHT AND IT WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN AND AGAIN! I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS ON THIS VAN TO HAVE IT IN...

MY BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE. BUT MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD MY OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. THERE IS NO DEFINITE MOVEMENT THAT PROCEEDS THE LIGHT COMING ON, IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I HIT A BUMP, OR WHEN I SIMPLY DRIVE ALONG. IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE RECURRENT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED, THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

SOMETIMES THE PARKING BRAKE, ABS, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THIS WILL SOMETIMES HAPPEN 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY, AND SOMETIMES NOT HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. BRAKE FLUID LEVELS ARE FINE. MECHANIC FOUND CODES C1185, C1194, C1198, C1210, C1214, C1242, C1246, C1250, C1254, C1404, U1260, AND U1261. HE CLEARED THE CODES FOR ME AND 2 DAYS LATER THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. FROM INFO ONLINE, THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL OF THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION (I HAVE NOT HAD THAT REPAIR DONE YET). *TR

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON IN MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN - INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WENT ON MORE AND MORE AS THE WEATHER GOT HOTTER, MOSTLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP TO ANALYZE THE CODES. IT HAS TOO MANY ERROR CODES TO LIST, WHICH THE MECHANIC SAYS IS AN INDICATION OF AN ECU FAILURE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING! I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH THREE KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE, WITH NO ANTILOCK BRAKES. IT IS GOING TO BE SCARY WHEN WINTER COMES AND THE SNOW AND ICE DRIVING BEGINS. I HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE THIS THOUGH, BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ( OVER $1,000)!!! THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON NOW FOR OVER 6 MONTHS...

ABS AND BRAKE LAMP STILL ON AFTER RECALL FOR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND MY EMERGENCY COMES ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND WHEN IY DOES MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. IT IS IN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD IT BACK LAST WINTER FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND IF ANYTHING THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

THE MORNING OF JULY 11, 2010, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON OUR 2002 WINDSTAR SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FIRE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE BAD SWITCH, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF PROPER BRAKE FUNCTION AND NO READINGS FROM THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND ODOMETER (AS WELL AS MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS). THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER HAVING HAD THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V399000, ACTION NUMBER EA08021). THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH HAD PERFORMED THE INITIAL RECALL WORK REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE MODULE UNDER THE RECALL OR AS A WARRANTY CLAIM, STATING THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, NOR WAS IT APPARENTLY DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE SWITCH REPAIR. I SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED, OPENED AND EXAMINED THE CONTROL MODULE (8/28/2010), AND FOUND BLACKENED BRAKE FLUID PRESENT INSIDE THE MODULE AT THE CONNECTOR PINS. I ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT BURNING AROUND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVELS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER COULD POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,807.

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ABS/BRAKES FAIL. LOUD WHIRLING SOUND AND THEN NO BRAKES. THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. NO BRAKES. FORD SAID THAT MY ABS COMPUTER WENT OUT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT. NOW MY STEPSON HAS THE VEHICLE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM YESTERDAY AND HE ALMOST RAN INTO THE GARAGE. NHTSA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY SEVERAL FORD OWNERS. RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT IS MORE THAN A FENDER BENDER. *TR

SUDDEN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. OCCASIONAL SLIGHT SMELL OF BURNING USUALLY ON HOTTER DAYS. LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO REAR-END A CAR AND/OR STOP FOR A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSS-WALK. ONLY BECAUSE I ALWAYS LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AWAY FROM CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND WATCH CLOSELY FOR PEDESTRIANS HAS AN ACCIDENT BEEN AVOIDED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED BECAUSE OUR FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 JUST FOR ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND 8 HOURS(@$125/HR) TO INSTALL THE NEW UNIT. ALSO, I WAS TOLD A NEW SPEED CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM SIMPLY NOT IN A FINANCIAL DECISION TO GET THESE ITEMS FIX. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ISSUES MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE OR BOTH. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 06/06/2010, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. IN SPEAKING WITH OUR FORD MECHANIC (FORD DEALER), HE REFERENCED HOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON MANY WINDSTARS. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS, ACCORDING TO HIM, HAS BEEN A POINT OF CONCERN. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? *TR

ON OUR 2002 WINDSTAR VAN, EVERY NOW AND THEN IT TAKES LONGER DISTANCE FOR BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS RAINING. UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, SOME TIME AGO, WIRE HARNESS/FUSE LINK WAS REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER. WE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK. BRAKES TAKING LONGER DISTANCE TO APPLY AND IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, SCARY AND TO GET USED TO IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO? *TR

ON 12/09/09 I HAD THE RECALL 09S09 SPEED CONTROL CAMPAIGN RECALL PERFORMED AT FEDUKE FORD @ 2200 VESTAL PARKWAY E. VESTAL, NY 13850 ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED I AM EXPERIENCING VERY FREQUENT ABS/BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS ON THE DASH WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE VAN WAS TAKEN BACK TO FEDUKE FORD FOR DIAGNOSIS ON 07/15/10. THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAULTY ECU RELAY THAT IS BUILT INTO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. SAID REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS APPROXIMATELY $842.00. WITH THE ABS /BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON I DO NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON FREQUENTLY AND THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN USE THIS VAN AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING CORRECTED BY FORD SINCE THIS IS SUCH A...

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX , PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOARD INCLUDE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. AND THEN AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER GAUGES ON DASH BOARD STOP WORKING OR TURN RAPIDLY FROM ONE END TO OTHER AND GET STUCK AT A WRONG READING. FOR EXAMPLE I AM DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 80 . *TR

2002 WINDSTAR RECEIVED RECALL TO FIX FIRE PROBLEM BUT NOW I'M HAVING ISSUES. ABS/BRAKE/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON AND MESSAGE BOARD SAYS CHECK TRAC CONTROL. ONLINE FORUMS I'VE READ SEEMS TO SUGGEST THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE E.C.M. IT WAS SPORADIC AT FIRST,BUT NOW A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. PLEASE HAVE FOMOCO DEAL WITH THIS QUALITY DEFECT SO I DO NOT HAVE TO FORK OUT ANY MONEY I DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY TRACTION CONTROL CHECKED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS(ABS,BRAKES,TRAC OFF) ON THE DASH COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT RECALL ORDERS AND THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT. I HAD THEM CHECK MY VAN TO FIND OUT WHY THE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, THEY SAID THAT MY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU)IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO MY ECU (ABS CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER) SHORTING THE SYSTEM OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ECU(ABS CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER) WHICH COST $2000. HOW IS REPLACING THE COMPUTER GOING TO FIX THE LEAK? ACCORDING TO RECORDS THE RECALL 09S09 (SCDS) WAS REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THEIR IS STILL FLUID(BRAKE) LEAKING ONTO A ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHICH POSES AS A FIRE HAZARD....

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON. I AM TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY NOW ON THE VAN AND IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS HEADED TO PULL OVER WHEN THE DASHBOARD WENT CRAZY. SAID THAT THE ABS WAS BAD, RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, TRACTION CONTROL ERROR, CHECK TRANSMISSION, MILEAGE WAS GONE ONLY --------- LISTED, A/C STOPPED WORKING, SAID FUEL DATA COMPUTER ERROR, SPEEDOMETER WAS OUT. I AM TAKING IT TO FORD TOMORROW TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL REPLACE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE BRAKE FLUID MAY BE LEAKING ON EVERYTHING BECAUSE I DID SMALL A BURNING SMELL. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINI-VAN IS ON ALL THE TIME. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE FOR A PRICE OF $750.00 PLUS LABOR TO CORRECT THIS. THEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING A RECALL INVOLVING THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS NEEDED TO MAKE MY WINDSTAR SAFE FROM A POSSIBLE FIRE. I HAD FORD DO THE NO-COST FIX WHICH AMOUNTED TO A JUMPER WIRE WITH A FUSIBLE-LINK. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT FIX THE EXISTING ABS PROBLEM. NOW, MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAVE READ UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND FIND THAT MANY WINDSTAR MINI-VANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2003 HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THEY ALL ARE RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD COMPLETELY FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING $1000.00...

2002 WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON THEN SUDDENLY BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL THAT ABS MODULES OVERHEAT AND FAIL. VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON (TYPICALLY WHEN THE VAN IS WARM). RECALL 09S09 HAS BEEN PERFORMED BUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON ISSUE. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX - BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHT ACTIVATED (STEADY ON) AND OD (OVERDRIVE) OFF LIGHT ACTIVATED (FLASHING), CONCURRENT WITH LOSS OF ANALOG SPEEDOMETER AND DIGITAL (LED) ODOMETER FUNCTION. NO OBD II CODES ISSUED BY SYSTEM. RESEARCHED AND FOUND FORD RECALL 09S09 - SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION, WHICH (APPARENTLY) ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR SPEEDOMETER FAILED, ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS, FUSES BURNING OUT, HEAT CONTROL NOT WORKING. *TR