2002 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS STAYING ON. I CHANGED THE BRAKES AND I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THREE TIMES I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME AND I COULDN'T STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS FUSE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 09V399000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE FLUID COULD HAVE ALSO LEAKED ONTO THE ABS MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING AND THERE WERE NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKS EITHER, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKING ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11

WE OWN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL FIX, OUR BRAKE LIGHTS (INCLUDING ABS) CAME ON. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC, HE SAID THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE (ABS ECM FAILURE - ABS BRAKE LIGHT). WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND WOULD LIKE THE FORD DEALER TO SUBMIT A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY OUTING ON 03/06/2010, WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND/CLUNK COMING FROM THE REAR OF OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. LUCKILY, WE WERE ONLY DOING 30 MPH ON OUR STREET RIGHT ALMOST TO OUR DRIVEWAY, INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING 60 MPH AS WE WERE ONLY MINUTES BEFORE . THE VAN'S REAR END SWERVED AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I MANAGED TO PULL INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND CALM THE WIFE AND KIDS DOWN (WHO WERE HYSTERICAL). I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I WAS SCARED ALSO. WHEN I MANAGED TO PARK THE VAN, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE SLANTED INTO THE VAN, RUBBING THE WHEEL WELLS AT THE TOP. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE REAR OF THE VAN AND SEEN THAT THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS BROKE, ABOUT 18" FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. I IMPLORE EVERONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO TO CALL THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER (1-800-241-3673) AND REPORT IT. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT FORD WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AS A POTENTIAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT. OUR 2002 WINDSTAR HAS ONLY 78,338 MILES ON IT. OUR LOCAL DEALER, WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM, SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I CAN BRING UP ABOUT 100 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAM THING FOR THE MODEL YEARS 2000-2002.

THE REAR AXLE ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR BROKE WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN CRASHED AND IS MAINTAINED VERY WELL WITH NO VISIBLE RUST. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN AN INTERNET SEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON FAILURE AND WONDER WHY THIS IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED. IT VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

ABS/E-BRAKEWARNING LED'S COME ON WHEN VAN WARMS UP. ABS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ON WET ROADS. NEARLY CRASHED INTO SIDE RAIL. WHEN I GOT HOME CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT EMPTY. FILLED THE FLUID AND TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC SAID I HAD LEAKED FLUID ALL OVER, BUT THE MASTER CYL. LOOKED TO BE FINE. FOUND INFO ON LINE AND SOON AFTER GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. TOOK VAN TO FORD DEALER WHO INSTALLED THE FUSIBLE LINK, PER THE RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER. MY ABS AND E-BRAKE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AS OF ABOUT MARCH, 2010. THEY COME ON MOST OFTEN AFTER THE VAN HAS WARMED UP, OR IF THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS WARMER. AT THE SAME TIME THAT THESE WARNING DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON I LOST BRAKE LIGHTS ALL TOGETHER, NO TAIL LIGHTS, NO REVERSE LAMPS, NO REAR TURN SIGNALS, NO DOME LIGHTS, CC WORKS SOMETIMES AND OTHERS DOES NOT, AND THE AUTO LOCKS OFTEN DO NOT WORK TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VAN. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD OFTEN STAY ON AFTER TURNING THE VAN OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY, AND NOW THEY DON'T TURN ON AT ALL. MY BATTERY WOULD DIE AND HAVE HUGE AMOUNTS OF CORROSION ON THE NEG. LEAD OF THE BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY AND THE GROUND CHASIS LEAD AND THE GROUND BATTERY TERMINAL. I HAVE YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALER THIS WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR 8 MONTHS. IF MY VAN CATCHES FIRE, MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK IN THE REAR HOW WILL I GET MY CHILDREN OUT QUICKLY AND SAFELY? THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - HAD RECALL FROM OCT 2009 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) DONE ON VEHICLE. SOMETIME THE CAR WILL START AND NO ISSUES APPEAR IN THE DRIVER INSTRUMENT GAUGES OTHER TIMES THE ISSUE WILL APPEAR AT STARTUP. IF IT IS FINE AT STARTUP, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING (SOMETIMES OVER BUMPS, SOMETIMES JUST OVER TIME), THE PROBLEM WILL APPEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE "BRAKE", "ABS", AND "TRAC CONTROL" LIGHTS TURN ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM. CAR STILL BRAKES FINE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS STOP FUNCTIONING RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THOSE CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEMS. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING RESETS THE SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. PROBLEM IS GETTING MORE REGULAR, ALMOST OCCURRING EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. *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 NO ONE WOULD SLAM ME FROM BEHIND WHILE I CRAWLED INTO THE BACKSEAT AND UNLATCHED HIM (BECAUSE BACK LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT) THEN EXITED THE CAR. HAD TO BE JUMPED TO RESTART. CHANGED 3 BATTERIES AND 4 ALTERNATORS (2 WERE MOTOR CRAFT) SINCE MARCH 2010. ONE ALTERNATOR BLEW WITHIN MOMENTS AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AFTER CHANGING IT. MECHANIC MENTIONED HE NOTICED AN ARC FLASH PRIOR TO ITS BLOWING. REPLACED ALL NEW WIRES GOING INTO AND OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR, ALL NEW BATTERY CABLES. REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT AND SEVERAL FUSES. BATTERY LIGHT STILL COMES ON. TOOK VAN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY WITNESSED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE ILLUMINATED BATTERY LIGHT, HOOKED VAN UP TO ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT, AND FOUND NOTHING ($100). HOOKED IT UP TO THE REGULAR DIAGNOSTICS TEST EQUIPMENT (ANOTHER $100) TRIED TO SELL ME AN INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR $500 INCLUDING LABOR (I DIDN'T BITE). THEY REPLACED THE 2 DOOR ACTUATORS ON THE FRONT DOORS ($300) AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ACTUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. LIGHTS STILL LIT. CAR RELIABILITY GONE

2002 FORD WINDSTAR ABS LIGHT IS ON AND BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. *TR

WENT OVER A SMALL POT HOLE AND REAR AXLE BROKE. NEEDED TO REPLACE REAR AXLE. AXLE ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED FOR CRACK IN 2009. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AFTER A SHORT TIME AND STAYING ON AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE LOCKED UP THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, DEALER STATES THAT THE ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED-RELATED TO THE FORD RECALL 09S09. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM FAIL AND THE CAR LOST CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ABS WOULD FAIL WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FOR WINDSTAR AND THE ROADS WERE SNOWY AND SLIPPERY. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN SEEMED TO SLIDE AND SWAY IN THE BACK. I ASSUMED IT WAS FROM THE SNOWY ROADS AND TOOK THE VAN HOME. 2 DAYS LATER WHEN THE ROADS WERE PRETTY WELL CLEARED I TOOK THE VAN OUT AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING ON CLEAR PAVEMENT THE VAN SEEMED TO SWAY AND SLIDE LIKE I WAS ON ICE IN THE REAR-END. AS I HEADED HOME IT GOT WORSE AND WAS SHAKING AND SWAYING. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND GOT THE VAN HOME. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AXLE IS 1 TO 2 INCH FROM A COMPLETE BREAK. IF IT WOULD HAVE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO 02 WINDSTARS. I CANT AFFORD TO FIX SOMETHING THIS EXPENSIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BAD TRANSMISSION PO CODE 734. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS, RED + AMBER ON THE DASH, ARE ON ALMOST CONSTANTLY. NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. DESIGN FAILURE IN PART 2F2Z-2C219-BA CAUSING FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOARD EXPANDS AND CONTACTS WITH THE HEATSINK PLATE THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS ATTACHE TO. *TR

THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR MORE THAT A WEEK NOW OPENS ON IT'S OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS THE DOOR HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT EITHER OF THEM WILL CLOSE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT WHEN THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON TO CLOSE THEM IS USED. 3 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS, CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT HE NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES WERE RUBBING THE END OF THE FENDER AND THAT THE AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND WAS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FAILURE, RECALL 10V385000, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A THUMP IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BENT INSIDE THE FRAME. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112000.

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

FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE CRACKED. *TR

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

1. THE CAR STOPS ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING 2. THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 TIMES A WEEK 3. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RESTART IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MULLIMAX FORD DEALER IN APOPKA, FL SEVERAL TIMES. I PAID FOR DIAGNOSTICS, THEY CANNOT FIND THE REASON OR THE PROBLEM. THEY USUALLY PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT SOLVED. RECENTLY I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE CAR DIED. SEVERAL MOTORIST STEPPED ON THEIR BRAKE TO AVOID STRIKING MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS ON INITIAL STAGE, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ANOTHER RECALL ON 11-25-09. *TR

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

I HEARD A RATTLE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE TAILPIPE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE REAR AXLE BEAM HAD SNAPPED. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS JUST A BAD PIECE OF STEEL. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE PARTS DID NOT HAVE TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE READILY AVAILABLE AND IN STOCK AT HIS PARTS DEALER. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE AXLE BEAM DID NOT BREAK WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. THE REAR AXLE BEAM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD AXLE BEAM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. DURING A RECALL REPAIR THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE ENTIRE REPAIR. THE DEALER INSTALLED A FUELABLE LINK AND INSPECTED THE HARNESS FOR HEAT DAMAGE. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY HEAT DAMAGE TO THE HARNESS SO THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LEAK CAUSED THE SCDS TO LEAK AND THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO MORE REPAIRS ARE NEEDED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR NOT BEING REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2002 FORD WINDSTAR REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE IN HALF WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE VAN STARTED SWAYING IN THE REAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF ICE AND SNOW ON THE ROADS THAT DAY. ON GOOD PAVEMENT WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES. WE STOPPED AND LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND THEY ALL LOOKED FINE , AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANYTHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH VAN. NO OTHER WARNING BEFORE FAILURE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH REAR WHEELS TOWED INWARD CAUSING VAN TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL FOR SHORT DISTANCE, AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MILES AN HOUR I WOULD NOT LIKE TO THINK WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED.WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS WAS $1782.33 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING BILL.THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN A REAR AXLE BEAM BREAK BEFORE. THIS COULD OF BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT, CAUSING BODILY HARM OR DEATH. I HAD THE DEALER SAVE THE PARTS FOR ME AND I ALSO TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILED PART AFTER IT WAS REMOVED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. THE VAN WAS STOPPED AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. THIS HAS REPEATED ALMOST EVERY DAY AND CONTINUES UNTIL TODAY. THERE ARE NO CODES AND THERE SEAMS TO BE NO EFFECT ON THE VAN (EXCEPT MAYBE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING). *TR

ABS AND BREAK LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY SEVERAL MOMENTS LATER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE, ABS AND OVER DRIVE OFF WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND TURN OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. *TR

ABS AND BREAK LIGHT COME ON WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS. CHECKED THE BREAK SEVERAL TIME BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JS

OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SE ON CHRSTMAS NIGHT ON OUR WAY HOME FROM IN-LAWS THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF, AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE AND FEEL THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ON ISSUE. BEING THIS HAPPENED ON A HOLIDAY WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY MORNING WHEN OUR MECHANIC OPENS SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. ALSO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND IS SENDING SOMEONE ON TUESDAY TO APPRAISE THE DAMAGE. HERE IS THE LINK TO THOSE PEOPLE THIS HAPPENED TO HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SUNU9D7EJMU THIS ONE EVEN MADE THE NEWS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO REVIEW THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING ONTO A RAMP. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWAYED WITH A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER REDUCED THE SPEED RATE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,836.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN. WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE TIRES HE STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS CRACKED IN HALF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE SHOES AND AXLE WERE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE CRACKED AXLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 126,000.

FRONT END COLLISION WITH A TREE-CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENTIRE FRONT END-DEAD CENTER HIT WITH TREE OFF ICY ROADWAY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AS I WOULD STILL HAVE BRAKING POWER JUST NOT ABS BRAKES WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE CAR. HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY CAR DUE TO THE AXLE RECALL SINCE SEPTEMBER BUT FORD ISSUED A LEASE VEHICLE. NOW I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS & BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. WAS ADVISED BY A FORD SERVICE SHOP THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. THEY TRIED TO GET FORD TO COVER IT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE ON FORD WINDSTAR. NO WARNING OR CAR PROBLEM BEFORE INCIDENT. REAR AXLE REPLACED ,OLD PART AVAILABLE. NO ONE HIT US, WE DID NOT HIT ANYONE, ROAD WAS SMOOTH. *TR

THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT HAD PLACED IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO KNOW AVAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1999 WINDSTAR FOR BODY BUT NOT ON THE 2002. COULD THIS ALSO APPLY TO MY OTHER VEHICLE SINCE I DO NOT FEEL SECURE DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THE SHOP SAID AS LONG AS THE DOOR LOCKS I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME AT [XXX] OR HOLDEN_[XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY , MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, IT WAS LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND STAYED THERE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FAST LANE ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, THEY WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. LUCKILY THEY ESCAPED HARM. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND GAVE NO PROBLEM OF TRANNY PROBLEMS BEFORE. BROUGHT CAR TO GARAGE, IT NEEDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF TRANSMISSION AT A SIGNIFICANT COST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR US, I DON'T FEEL THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A MINIVAN THAT HAS BEEN AS WALL TAKEN CARE OF AS MY WIFE'S. THANK YOU VERY MUCH*TR

I JUST HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED ON MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHILE DRIVING IT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

THE COMPUTER FOR OUR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR KEEPS GOING OUT, RENDERING OUR ANTILOCK BRAKES USELESS. THIS IS, OF COURSE, A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED BY CONSUMERS AS BEING RELATED TO A FORD RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND THE FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN EXPRESSED HIS OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALLED PROBLEM, FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE OR EVEN SUBSIDIZE THIS 850 DOLLAR PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,200.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ONTO THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT'S COMPONENTS WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE #10 FUSE TO FAIL. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHICH LED TO RECALL 09V399000. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING AS A RESULT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE COMPONENT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HIM UNTIL HIS VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

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

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

MY 2002 WINDSTAR HAS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE OCTOBER 30TH. A FEW WEEKS AFTER MY BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. EVERYTIME I USE MY BRAKES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN SHUT OFF....GREAT JOB FORD..I GUESS YOUR QUICK FIX DIDN'T WORK! *TR