2002 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical System Problems

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE CANCELLATION SWITCH ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SMOKING AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER READING. WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. REPLACED FUSES AND THEY WILL BLOW SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. HAD SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER VAN. LIGHT ON DAILY AND SMOKE WAS WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED. REMOVED FUSE AND LEFT OUT AND SMOKE AND SMELL STOPPED. CONSEQUENCES IF POSSIBLE FIRE AND NOT KNOWING CORRECT SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES AND SEE WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL REPLACEMENT OF PARTS TO QUESTIONABLY FIX PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DOES NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE WHAT IS GOING ON. ACCORDING TO WEB-SITE OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. FEEL RECALL IS WARRANTED TO HELP KEEP THE FORD WINDSTAR FAMILIES SAFE AND PREVENT SOMEONE'S DEATH OR INJURY. *TR

HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CALLED IN GERMANY AND ADAC TECHNICIAN CHECKED FUSES AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS WITH FUSE BOX. PROBLEM STOPPED BUT TECHNICIAN NOT SURE WHY. (OCCURRENCE (1). 2)DOME LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. RESTARTED CAR, TURNED OFF DOME LIGHTS VIA ROLL SWITCH FOR INTERIOR LIGHTS. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND LIGHTS DISENGAGED. (OCCURRENCES (4) OVER 2 YEARS). *TR

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. FIRST YELLOW, THEN RED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE EXPANSION OF A LARGE ALUMINUM PLATE IN THE ECM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ECM MAIN CIRCUIT AT ALL POINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SEL. *TR

WHILE PARTIALLY PARKED INTO THE GARAGE, AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR AND SITTING FOR HALF OF AN HOUR, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM UNDER VAN. SMOKE STOPPED AND NOTICED "ABS" WARNING LIGHT ON. BRAKES WORKED, BUT CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT. DEALER INSTALLED/ REPLACED: 1) BRAKE KIT/ BRAKE PRESSURE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, 2) ECM CONTROL MODULE, 3) VALVE ASY. 4) TWO WIRING HARNESSES (ONE WAS A USED FROM A FORD ESCAPE, DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY AND COST.), 5) TWO FUSES, 6) BRAKE FLUID AND MISC. SHOP SUPPLIES. IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 11 DAYS, COST FOR REPAIRS WAS $1831. DROVE IT 5 MILES AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT WAS THE DPFE SENSOR: $331 TO REPAIR. NORMALLY THE VAN IS GARAGED, LUCKILY SOMETHING WAS IN THE WAY OF FULLY PULLING IT INTO THE GARAGE AND THE FIRE WENT AWAY QUICKLY. DEALER...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, DOOR AJAR, AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE 02 WINDSTAR LIMITED WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON A 4 DAY VACATION WE CAME HOME TO THE VAN BURNED, CONTACTED FIRE DEPT THEY STATE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY I HAVE 2 VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND I JUST THANK GOD THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE THE VAN ON VACATION THIS CAR IS JUNK AND I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VAN AND I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'D ALLOW CONSUMERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING THAT CHILDREN COULD BE IN THE CAR AND IT COULD CATCH FIRE! *TR

POOR DESIGN, PLACING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER MASTER CYLINDER, FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. CAUSED INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION, INCLUDING NO SPEEDOMETER, AND LEFT THE ABS & BRAKES WARNING LIGHT ON STEADY. THE CONNECTER THAT GOT WET FROM THE FLUID IS CHARRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

FORD WINDSTAR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED OUT. THAT CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SHORTED IT OUT. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A FIRE HAZARD AND OTHER FORDS HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE FORD WINDSTAR. NOW THIS IS COSTING US 2500.00 TO GET FIXED. MY PARENTS WINDSTAR IS STARTING THE SAME THING AND MY DAD IS HANDICAP SO IF IT CATCHES FIRE THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME TO GET HIM OUT PLEASE RECALL THE WINDSTAR ALSO BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX. JUST THIS PAST JANUARY THE LIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO TURN ON. MY ABS LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT. THERE ARE 12-13 CODES THAT SHOW UP FOR MY BRAKES WHEN DIAGNOSED ON THE COMPUTER. I HAVE NEW BRAKES ALL AROUND, NEW ROTORS, NEW DRUMS AND WHEN I GO TO STOP THE CAR SQUEALS LIKE A BUS AND GRINDS AS THOUGH I HAVE NO BRAKE PADS AT ALL. SHOP SAYS THE ONLY PLACE I CAN GO TO GET THAT FIXED IS THE DEALER WHERE IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1500 TO FIX. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY LAYING AROUND? MY ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON BECAUSE OF SUPPOSEDLY SOME MODULE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THAT WAS ESTIMATED AT $350+ TO GET FIXED. THE MODULE SUPPOSEDLY IS THE REASON WHY WHEN THE CAR IS DIAGNOSED ON THE COMPUTER, THAT IT SHOWS I HAVE TWO BAD O2...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS LOSING POWER, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,470.

FUSE NUMBER 10 KEEPS BLOWING AS SOON AS PUT IN. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. *TR

THE ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, AS WELL THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER KEEP FLUCTUATING ON THE 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THIS IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE LIGHTS STAY ON AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STARTS. *TR

06/01/2008 DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN MOST WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. NO OTHER SIGNS-VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING FINE. THE SPEEDO AND MILEAGE COUNTER WERE NOT WORKING. ABS WAS LIT, O/D WAS FLASHING AND EMERG. BRAKE WAS LIT. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SCDS LEAKED BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE ABS MODULE. AUTO MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE A FIRE. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I DO NOT DRIVE IT DUE TO A POTENTIAL FIRE THAT COULD RESULT IN THE DEFECT. MECHANIC REPLACED SCDS, ABS MODULE AND CONTROL PANEL. *TR

ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE LIT-ABS,EMERGENCY BRAKE, O/D, SPEEDO AND MILEAGE COUNTER COULD NOT BE READ AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. AUTO REPAIR PERSON INDICATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. MY ABS MODULE MELTED ONTO THE CONTROL PANEL (NOT SURE OF PART NAME) WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH. CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *TR

OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. A DEFECTIVE SWITCH HAD LEAKED BRAKE FLUID INTO AN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $1,500, WE WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AT ANY TIME. THIS INCLUDED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE SERVICE WRITER ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAD NOT RECALLED THE WINDSTAR AS THE SAME FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ON THE PICK-UPS HAD BEEN. *TR

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (2B264) LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER (BEHIND THE AIR FILTER) OVER TIME DEVELOPS A LEAK. THIS CAUSES A SHORT AND A FUSE TRIP, FUSE #10 IF THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS LEAK ALSO CAUSES BRAKE FLUID TO WICK DOWN TWO WIRES TO THE ABS BRAKE MODULE (2C219). THE FLUID ACCUMULATES 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. THIS SWITCH WILL CAUSE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICLE UP TO MACHINE TO READ CODE AND CAN NOT GET ANY READINGS FROM SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO THINK THAT IT COULD BE A WIRING PROBLEM OR ABS MODULE. ABS WILL OCCASIONALLY GO OUT/WORK BUT NOT PROPERLY, ABS WILL KICK IN ON DRY ROADS NOT WET/SNOW COVERED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED...

2002 FORD WINDSTAR CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL STOPPED WORKING; ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE VAN IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN WINDSTAR OWNERS. A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IN MY OPINION FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT ALONG WITH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FREQUENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF THESE LIGHTS ALONG WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT COME ON AND THE VAN SURGES, LURCHES AND DIES. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME, AT LIGHTS ESPECIALLY BUT EVEN WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES ALL TYPES OF LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE BEGIN TO FLICKER AND I HEAR A TICKING/CLICKING NOISE AS IT OCCURS. I HAVE STARTED MY ENGINE AND SEEN THE ODOMETER RUN WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOME SORT OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST. IF I PUSH THE TRIP RESET WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING IT CYCLES THROUGH SEVERAL WORDS AND CODES AND THE GAUGES (FUEL, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE) MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT THEN FALL BACK TO ZERO AND THE IGNITION CLICKS RAPIDLY. JUST TODAY WHEN I WENT OUT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO START MY VAN,...

2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND I HAVE NO DOUBT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE WITH A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH". IS FORD TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND PROVIDING A FIX - WITHOUT CHARGE??? *TR

CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AS DOES ABS LIGHT. TURN OFF ENGINE AND ON & IT GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN RETURNS. MECHANIC TELLS ME $1300 TO CORRECT. VARIOUS WEB SITES REPORT THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL WINDSTARS 2002! SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS. CHECK WEB SITE WWW.2CARPROS/FORUM/38-VT49767. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED MY ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THEN EVERY LIGHT POSSIBLE LIT UP, SO WHEN I GOT TO WORK MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO SEE IF I COULD GET IT TO GRANDE TRUCK CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO. I LEFT IT AND LATER RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME THE WIRING HARNESS HAD SHORTED OUT AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT MY VAN DID NOT BURN UP. I WAS TOLD MAYBE A VARMINT HAD CHEWED ON THE WIRES, BUT MY VAN IS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT.. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AFTER RECALLING AN INCIDENT NOT FAR FROM OUR HOME THAT INVOLVED SOME TYPE OF FORD SUV THAT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE GARAGE AND BURNED THE HOUSE DOWN. ALL THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT COST ABOUT 21.00. I FOUND THAT MILLIONS OF VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED BY...

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD A COMBO OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST IS THAT THE CAR WILL CHIME THE "OPEN DOOR" SOUND, AND THEN UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY, WHILE THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKING OR LOCKING THE OVER HEAD DOME LIGHTS FLICKER ON OR OFF, WHICH MAKES A PROBLEM SEEING DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. AS THESE ISSUES ARE GOING ON THE POWER SLIDING REAR DOORS TRY TO OPEN, AGAIN THE OPEN DOOR SIGN LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH, THE DOORS UNLOCK, AND THE SLIDING DOORS TRY TO OPEN. THEY GRIND AS THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO OPEN, AS THEY ARE GRINDING, MY REARVIEW MIRROR LIGHT INDICATORS WILL FLASH THAT THE DOORS ARE BOTH OPEN. I HAVE TO PULL OVER FORCEFULLY OPEN THE DOORS AND MANUALLY CLOSE THEM. I HAVE HAD TO MOVE MY DAUGHTERS CAR SEAT TO THE THIRD ROW, BECAUSE OF THE FEAR SHE HAS OF FALLING OUT....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79000 ,AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000. THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY TURNED ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS PUT INTO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND THE VEHICLE STILL NEEDED MORE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NO FAILURE STOPPING. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF, BUT THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WERE THE RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING RUBBER OR PLASTIC. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS ON FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 95,000. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE SLAMMED DOWN TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL . THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE WHEN THE LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED ALL OF THE LOCKS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER LOCK WAS THE ONLY LOCK THAT WORKED PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - A BAD REM MODULE WAS SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF ALL THE FAILURES. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. IT HAD 53,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT WAS RAINING AND HAD NO REASON TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS AND ASSUME THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASE I TRIED ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND WAS UNABLE. I LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE SALES DEPT. NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS. SINCE THIS DAY I HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF, DOORS NOT WANTING TO LOCK/UNLOCK, ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ON, GAS ON EMPTY ALTHOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK) I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR STATES THERE IS A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THIS, YOU SOLD THIS CAR TO ME UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW THE LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF/ON. SO I SAID YOU GUYS ARE...

TOTAL ELECTRICAL BREAK DOWN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THIS OCCURS AND WON'T STAY ON( ENGINE) BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE

DOOR LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE THEMSELVES, LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE AND CHIMES FOR DOOR AJAR APPEARS ON INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. LIGHTS ON THE MIRRORS LUMINATE DUE TO CAR RECONGINIZING SYMTOM OF OPEN DOOR, DRAINING BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WHILE ON AN 8 HOUR DRIVE HOME FROM CANADA, WAS BROUGHT TO FORD, THEY CHANGED THE FRONT PASSENGENER SENSOR CLAIMING CAR WAS FIXED AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP. 5 DAYS LATER WHILE ENROUTE TO NC, THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE, LOCKS OPENING AND SHUTTIING AND CAR CHIMMING CONSTANTLY. CAR WAS FLATBEDDED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN NORTH CAROLINA. CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, AGAIN, AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE SHOP. TEN MILES BBEFORE REACHING MY DESTINATION 65 MILES AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP , SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, AFTER THE REAR SLIDING DOOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THIS FORD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT FIXING, FORD MOTOR CORPORATION, HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN SOLVING THIS...

CRUISE CONTROL CAN ACCIDENTALLY BE ENGAGED AND THERE IS NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO ALERT YOU THAT IT IS ON. ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS I TOOK MY WINDSTAR FOR SERVICE. I WENT TO, 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS NEITHER ONE COULD FIND THE IDIOT LIGHT TELLING YOU THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. FINALLY THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID IN THE BOOK THAT COMES WITH THE WINDSTAR " THERE MAYBE A LIGHT OR WORDING TELLING YOU THAT THE CRUISE CORTOL IS ON." THE KEYWORD IS MAYBE. I'VE HAD 2 NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 17 MONTHS, SEVERAL MONTHS OF WHICH IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS BEEN 'RE-ALIGNED' ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO WORK ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. POWER DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO WORK REGULARLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN! IN THE EVENT THAT I NEED TO GET TO MY KIDS QUICKLY, AND THE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IN WRITING, IN MARCH 2003 AND AUGUST 2003. CURRENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED NO URGENCY IN WORKING WITH US TO GET US OUT OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF...

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB