2002 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

THE WIRING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER SPEED CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH MELTED AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE WHICH FORTUNATELY WAS PUT OUT. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. APPARENTLY BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ONTO THE SWITCH. 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

SMOKE AND TERRIBLE PLASTIC BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. TAKING MY VAN IN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN FEBRUARY, I HAD TO HAVE THE ABS MODULE AND CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING REPLACED, DUE TO SOME EVIDENT FLUID LEAKING OF SOME KIND (I BELIEVE THEY SAID BREAK FLUID). MY COST WAS $1,030.98, AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN (????). THEY THOUGHT THIS ISSUE MAY WARRANT A RECALL. I DO HAVE MY PARTS THEY REPLACED. *TR

OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. FOR ABOUT 2 YRS. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT/ABS LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEN WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH FUSES BLOWING. WE WOULD REPLACE THEM AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD LAST 10 MIN. SOMETIMES 2 WEEKS. NOW BESIDES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING, THE RADIO, CLOCK, CD PLAYER ARE ALL NOT WORKING AND REPLACING FUSES DOESN'T HELP. THERE IS ALWAYS AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC AND AT TIMES SMOKE COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NO FIRE. I HAVE RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, YET WHEN I CALLED FORD TO SCHEDULE AN APPT. THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM A SINCE SUPPOSEDLY BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING AND DESTROYING WIRES. I JUST WANT THIS DOCUMENTED AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A LARGE REPAIR BILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TWICE. THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF UPDATED 12/22/09

BOUGHT THIS VAN USED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE STILL OPERATES NORMALLY. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING, THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THEY MAY NOT COME ON AGAIN FOR DAYS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN WARMER WEATHER. *TR

RED AND YELLOW BRAKE DASH LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT WARMS UP AWHILE. WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE # 09S09. *TR

ABS LIGHT COMES ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL THIS DISABLED ODOMETER READING, SPEEDOMETER , OD(OVER DRIVE) BEGINS TO FLASH AND HEATER AND AIR CONDITION STOPS WORKING , IN THE CJB (CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX) 15AMP FUSE KEEPS BLOWING OUT.EACH TIME I REPLACE IT. NOTE: WHEN I REPLACE THE 15AMP FUSE EVERY COMPONENT WILL BE OPERABLE FOR ONLY 10 TO 30MIN DRIVING THEN THE ABS LIGHTS COMES BACK ON AND EVERY COMPONENT MENTIONED WILL BE DISABLE . *TR

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI NUMBER 10278659. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BY MY INDEPENDANT AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE "CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR SWITCH" PART NUMBER YF1Z 9C888 AB AT A COST OF $34.56 FOR PARTS AND $22.50 FOR LABOR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE SWITCH. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO WORK CONSISTENTLY AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT STILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE NOTICED THEY GO ON AFTER I HIT A BUMP. ONCE THEY GO ON, THEY REMAIN ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE JOURNEY (UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF). *TR

BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON TIMELESSLY, SOMETIME SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AND STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC OR RUBBER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR, I WENT TO PARK ON LABOR DAY THIS YEAR AND PARKED MY VAN. A FEW HOURS LATER, I WENT TO VAN AND TRIED TO USE MY REMOTE TO GET IN AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. ONCE I GOT DIRECTLY ON THE VAN I SMELLED AN ODOR THAT SMELT LIKE BURNT RUBBER THAT WAS REALLY STRONG. I GOT IN VAN WITH MY KEY AND STARTED THE VAN. IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY SO I WENT TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I THEN WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND IT DIDN'T WORK. I THEN LOOKED AT MY DASH AND REALIZED I HAD LOSS ALL POWER; NOTHING WAS WORK, ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS ETC. I THOUGHT I JUST BLEW A FUSE AND STAYED AT THE PARK. WHEN I WENT HOME SEVERAL HOURS LATER I STILL SMELLED ODOR BUT...

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL BRAKE FLUID LEAK ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 08/06/2009, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE #10 FUSE, WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ONE DAY, THEN THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE FORD TROUBLE CODE C1185 CAME UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, AND MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. LOOKING AT THE SWITCH IN QUESTION, IT IS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. I NOW HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, OR ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, ALONG WITH A CHRONIC BRAKE FLUID LEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND MAKE FORD RECALL EITHER THE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, AND THE LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER! HOPEFULLY, ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL! *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATE, ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE ALARM. LIGHTS GO OFF IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, ONLY TO RETURN LATER UNPREDICTABLY. ANALYSIS TO DATE INDICATES EITHER AND ECM/ECU OR ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE NO TROUBLE W/ MY BRAKES, YET THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I HAVE CHANGED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE, BUT THIS KEEPS RECURRING. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, A/C, AND OVERDRIVE STOPPED WORKING SO WE REPLACED FUSE #10 AND LATER THAT DAY THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT HEADLIGHTS, AND SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (LIGHTS IN BACK CONTINUED TO FUNCTION) ODOMETER STOPPED ILLUMINATING, AND MESSAGE PANEL DISPLAYED INCONSISTENTLY. ABS LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AT TIMES, AND EVENTUALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR TRACKING DOWN THE PROBLEM, THE G.E.M. MODULE WAS REPLACED (AT GREAT COST). AFTER REPLACING THE G.E.M. MODULE, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THESE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER AND OUR ONLY CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND NOBODY CAN GIVE US ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WHEN THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. FURTHERMORE, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE OUR CAR SITS IN AN UNDRIVABLE STATE (THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE IF WE WERE TO DRIVE IT) TOLD US THAT THERE ARE...

BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID CAUSING FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER. RED BRAKE LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. HAD REPAIR DONE AT LOCAL FORD DEALER. PAID $200.00 FOR ANALYZER AND $700.00 TO REPLACE WIRING, CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AND SPEEDOMETER MODULE. BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE NOW OFF. SECOND DAY OUT OF THE SHOP THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ESTIMATE #700.00 I AM HOPING THE NHTSA RULES ON THIS DEFECT AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ORDERS A RECALL. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND THEY WILL STAY ON AFTER YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. IF THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES), THE VAN WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING. THIS REMAINS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH THE REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIX AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE FILE THIS REPORT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE VAN SOMETIMES SMELLS HOT INSIDE IF WE CATCH IT BEFORE THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO PUT FOR THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE SO I WILL PUT TODAY'S DATE SINCE IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. RECENTLY HAD TWO MESSAGES OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO COME ON AND OFF ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRUISE CONTROL STOPS WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME. THEN ON AUG 4, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE, AND AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. HAVING IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW, BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM BAD SWITCH HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN. NO FIRE - YET. *TR

ALL AT ONCE, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER CEASED TO FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. OCCURS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING VEHICLE. PER MECHANIC, NEEDS NEW ABS MODULE, FUSES HOWEVER NONE ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN MY AREA. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO GET A PART - ESTIMATING 2-3 DAYS. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR 2002. CRUISE CONTROL ONLY ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT WILL DIS-ENGAGE ABRUPTLY FOR NO REASON. YELLOW ABS DASH LIGHT AND RED BRAKE WARNING DASH LIGHT GO ON INTERMITTENTLY (SIMULTANEOUSLY). AFTER THEY GO ON, THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE ABS SYSTEM APPEARS TO STILL WORK CORRECTLY EVEN WHEN THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT IS ON AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT IS ON (ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO TELL IF THE ABS SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM ARE WORKING CORRECTLY OR NOT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON). MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH NO MOVING PARTS, AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT THIS BOARD SHOULD BE FAILING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MODELS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO...

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE SHOWING THE EXCLAMATION MARK. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS FIXED BUT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD. IT IS AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

PURCHASED A 2002 WINDSTAR XL FROM A DEALER FEB 2009. ALL HAPPENED IN A 12 WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE , ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AS I LEFT THE LOT FROM DEALER. WENT TO HAVE CHECKED OUT AND I WAS TOLD I HAD A MISFIRE IN #5 PLUG AND REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW PLUGS, WIRES, OIL CHANGED. HAD AN OIL LEAK 2 DAYS LATER AND WENT BACK AND PLUG IN OIL PAN REPLACED. ENGINE LIGHT STAYED OFF 1 WEEK AND THEN STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE THROUGH A/C VENTS. HEATER CORE IS BAD IN IT TOO SO I HAD THE HEATER CORE BYPASSED AS A TEMPORARY FIX. ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF FOR 2 HOURS THEN CAME BACK ON. FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED IT IN AND THEN IT BLEW A RELAY FUSE IN THE BOX NEXT TO THE BATTERY. REPLACED AND...

MY BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS FAILED AND IS ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK FROM MY MASTER CYLINDER ONTO MY ABS SYSTEM. MY CAR IS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. I NOTICED IT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD TO ADD FLUID TO MY MASTER CYLINDER (THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON). THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN ADDING FLUID, BUT THE BAD SWITCH ALLOWS IT TO LEAK OUT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. TO BE SAFE, I AM REPLACING THE SWITCH AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. I WILL HAVE THE OLD SWITCH AVAILABLE. *TR

ABS YELLOW AND RED BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON. JUST ADDING MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST. SPENT $400 TO REPLACE FRONT AXLE THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT. HAPPENED AT AROUND 90,000 MILES. *TR

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

WE HAVE A 2002 WINDSTAR WITH 165K MILES. THE ABS /BRAKE LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY COME OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. I NOTICED THAT LAST YEAR MY CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN TO PERIODICALLY WORK. ON WEDNESDAY JULY 8TH I STARTED THE VAN AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE POURING FROM THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRACED THE SMOKE TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL I READ THIS ARTICLE WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO THIS WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND SAVED ME TIME ON ESTIMATING THE PROBLEM. THE SWITCH HAD BURNED AND THE PLASTIC SWITCH WAS DRIPPING THE MELTED FIRE PLASTIC INTO MY MOTOR! *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND DIGITAL ODOMETER QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WENT BAD AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. THEY QUOTED ME $1006.17 + TAX TO FIX IT! IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS YEAR WINDSTAR HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODULE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY WORK IS BEING DONE ON A RECALL? *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, WHILE DRIVING, THE VAN THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REMAIN ON UNTIL I PARK THE VAN. IF I TURN THE VAN BACK ON THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT ONCE I BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN ALL THREE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE HAD THE VAN. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING IN FORD WINDSTAR VANS AND IT HAS RESULTED IN FIRES. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VAN NOW, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THERE WILL BE A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY VAN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN WARMER. *TR

WE OWN A FORD WINDSTAR 2002 VAN. THE FOLLOWING ARE OCCURRING: LOST BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ACTIVATE AND THIS IS CAUSED BY LEAK IN THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ARE PERMANENT AND I WILL NEED TO TAKE VAN IN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MATTER CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART, WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL RECALL THIS PART AND COVER THE COSTS FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ON. COMES ON AFTER SHORT TIME EVERY TIME. *TR

WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR 2002 WINDSTAR VAN...THE BRAKE LIGHTS , ABS LIGHTS, AND TRAC LIGHTS ARE COMING ON ALL OF THE TIME PLUS THE OD LIGHT, TOO!!! OUR MECHANIC SAYS THAT BRAKE FLUID HAS DRIPPED ONTO THE ABS MODULE, AND THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE!!! IF YOU HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT???ARE YOU GOING TO REPLACE THE PARTS???? *TR

CONTINUE TO HEAR MANY PEOPLE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH '02 FORD WINDSTAR. OUR BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING, ESP. THE FUSE FOR INTERIOR LIGHTS. RECENTLY THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS OUR RADIO AND THE REMOTE HAS BLOWN. I HAVE HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FIRES SO I AM AFRAID TO REPLACE THE FUSES. I HAVE HAD IT TO FORD AND ALSO TO A SHOP THAT WORKS STRICTLY ON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT RESOLVED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO HAVING FORD RECALL SOME PARTS THAT ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WANTED TO GET ON THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ILLUMINATED THE RED BRAKELIGHT YELLOW ABS LIGHTS AND THE TRAC OFF SYMBOL SPORADICALLY SINCE LAST SUMMER THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION I FOUND IN A CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. SADLY, THEY HAVE HAD DISASTROUS OUTCOMES (VEHICLE FIRES AND STRUCTURE FIRES). THERE IS NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID BELOW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. LIGHTS COME ON AND DO NOT ALWAYS REAPPEAR RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED BACK ON. SEEMS TO BE LINKED WITH EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE - ON DAYS THAT ARE WARM, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE MORE FREQUENTLY. ON DAYS THAT ARE COLD, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE ILLUMINATED. DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING THIS PAST WINTER. AS I STATED, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME (ALMOST A YEAR) FIRST NOTICED IT LAST SUMMER (2008) WITH 105,000 MILES ON THE...

2002 FORD WINDSTAR: THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT LEAD TO A FIRE. THE LEAKY SWITCH AT WORST CAUSES A FIRE AT THE POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE ABS ECM MODULE. THE CAR WAS OFF. I WAS STANDING NEARBY WHEN A BIG POP AND A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE. I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT SMELLED ELECTRICAL. MY 19 YEAR OLD SON NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRES UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY CALLED ME AND I SUGGESTED REMOVING THE WIRES FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. HE DID BUT THEY WERE EXTREMELY HOT. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH WINDSTAR PRESSURE SWITCHES AND WIRING CATCHING FIRE. I AM GLAD A FIRE DIDN'T START, BUT IT COULD HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD INCLUDE 2002 WINDSTARS IN THEIR RECALL. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO SPEEDOMETER THERE IS --------, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO A/C, NO CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE CRUISE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON MY 2002 WINDSTAR HAS LEAKED BRAKE FLUID DOWN ONTO THE WIRING BELOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FROM MY NEAREST FORD DEALER. BUT NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, AND THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

VEHICLE BECAME HAVING INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS BEGAN IN 2007. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE DEALER ADVISED IT WAS A CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED ON LINE TO GET A BETTER STORY, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES. OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS MARCH/APRIL 2009 THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BECOME WORST. FINALLY CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN QUIT. I CHECKED BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FOUND FLUID IN AND AROUND THE SWITCH WHICH IS ONE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. THE ABS SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE CURRENTLY INOP. THERE ARE NO BLOWN FUSES. *TR

STARTED MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND ABS/BRAKE LIGHT/CRUISE CONTROL/ LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. FORD DEALER WANTS A POSSIBLE 300.00 TO FIX IT ALSO THEIR IS NOT AIR/CONDITIONING, BLOWS HOT AIR. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WHEN I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RELATED CODES FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I WAS CHECKING A WEBSITE AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD VEHICLES. I AM NOW HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ELECTRIC MODULE THAT STOPPED WORKING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE ABS LIGHT OR NOT BUT IT SEEMS THAT FORD'S HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPLACE THE FEM MODULE IN ORDER FOR MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO WORK AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE...

THE LIGHT FOR THE ABS AND THE BRAKES ARE STAYING LIT. THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE INOP AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS, PARKING BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED FOR THE INDICATORS TO DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,200.

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD TWO ISSUES THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS A FAULTY ECM. MY ABS & BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMP. THERE IS A BURNING ODOR BUT WHEN CHECKED THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. AGAIN SAYS IT IS THE ECM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHENEVER SHE STARTS THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AUTOMATICALLY AND THE ENGINE FAILS TO START. THE VEHICLE MUST BE JUMPSTARTED EACH TIME. THE FORD DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 18, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER. SHE WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND NOW THE ODOMETER IS BLANK. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND THE BATTERY DIES OFTEN. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW FUSE #10 DISABLING SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, ABS SYSTEM, ODOMETER, A/C, DEFROST CONTROL. THE FUSE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH SHORTED THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH TERMINALS. MY VEHICLE FOGGED UP SO BAD I COULD HARDLY SEE TO DRIVE HOME. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A CLUE TO THE PROBLEM AND LATER LOCATED THE WET SWITCH PLUG. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO BUY A NEW SWITCH AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. HE SAID NO BUT, WHEN A FELLOW PARTS MAN WENT TO GET ONE FROM THE BIN, HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION, STATING THAT THERE WERE 67 REPAIR KITS IN THE BIN.....THIS LET ME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO ALL OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ILLUMINATED BOTH THE RED BRAKELIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHTS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA08021. NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID BELOW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO BE LINKED WITH EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE - ON DAYS THAT ARE WARM, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. ON DAYS THAT ARE COLD, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE ILLUMINATED.*TR

3/4/2008 CS SPEEDO AND ODO INOP. ALL DASH INDICATORS STAY ON. OD LIGHT FLASHES. REPLACED DEACTIVATION SWITCH & REPAIR WIRING 12/4/2008 BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WON'T GO OUT. BRAKE FLUID OK. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED ABS SERVO HOUSING MELTED AND WIRING BURNED UNDER VEHICLE IN AREA OF DRIVERS SEAT. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. HE EXPECTED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAYS NO RECALL FOR THIS. FORD DEALER REPORTED CODES SET C1096 PUM CIRCUIT OPEN INSPECTED AND FOUND WIRE HARNESS HCU/ECU MELTED AND BURNT/NEEDS REPLACEMENT/ NOT RECOMMENDED VEHICLE BE DRIVEN DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. DEALER HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO SHORT OUT AND MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING. DANGER OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. REPAIR COST OVER $4,000. DECISION MADE IS VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING SINCE OWNER CANNOT DO HIMSELF. CAR...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SE VAN, THE ABS, BRAKE, TRAC CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HAD THE UNIT CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER AND ALL SEEMS FINE. I HAVE READ ABOUT FAULTY PARTS AND LEAKS RESULTING IN FIRES. ALSO, MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP ANY MORE. SOMETIMES IT'S WORKING AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON. I HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND RESET THE SENSOR BUT IT COMES BACK ON IN A FEW DAYS. *TR