2003 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING IN KY MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOISES. THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO FORWARD GEARS NOR REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH WOULD SPORADICALLY SWITCH ON AND OFF. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE AND GIVE A FALSE READING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE VAN IS TURNED ON. THE DOME LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. I'VE TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALER FOR THE DOME LIGHTS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN, BUT TOLD ME THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AND IT IS LIKELY THE START OF A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN SUDDENLY, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE POLICE TOOK A REPORT SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHI.P, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (RECALL 09V399000). THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY SO THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE COVERED BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED AS THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND NOT AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REQUESTED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN.

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON, INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ON, THE REAR BRAKES CAN EASILY LOCK UP IF I SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKING DISTANCE IS INCREASED, AND WITH LESS CONTROL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.FORDWINDSTARRECALL.INFO/#BROKENSOLDIER DESCRIBED AS PROBLEM # 2 ON THIS SITE. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM NUMBER 1 DESCRIBED ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE WHERE THE "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH" DEVELOPED A LEAK. FOR SOME, AS THE WEBSITE SUGGESTS, THIS HAS CAUSED A FIRE. I FIXED MINE, MYSELF, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BEFORE A FIRE OCCURRED. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE DESIGN / MANUFACTURE DEFECTS, NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ENGINE GETS WARM OR IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY LOCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ALTHOUGH ALL DOORS WERE LATCHED CLOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

2003 FORD WINDSTAR $58,000 MILES ABS MODULE IS BAD PER MECHANIC, TRACK CONTROL LIGHT, ABS, LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND DID IT ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROAD WHEN REAR AXEL SNAPPED AND BROKE IN 2 ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. HAD CAR TOWED AND IS IN TO REPLACE AXEL. CHECKED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THERE WERE 44 INSTANCES OF THE REAR AXEL ON FORD WINDSTARS BREAKING IN THE SAME PLACE. *TR

WHERE TO START? ALMOST SEEM LIKE TO MANY PROBLEMS TO LIST. WE WILL START WITH THE CONSTANT DRAINING AND REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY. NEW BATTERY EVERY FEW MONTHS. THINKING THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AT RANDOM UNEXPLAINED TIMES. SOMETIMES REMAINING ON ONCE THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND ALL DOORS ARE COMPLETELY CLOSED. PROBLEM WITH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AT RANDOMS TIMES IN ADDITION TP THE CHECL CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND OFF BUT IF THEY REMAIN ON CAUSE THE CAR TO HESITATE OR JUST QUIT ON YOU. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND AM TERRIFIED FOR OUR SAFETY EVERYTIME WE ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AND AM FILING A COMPLAINT SINCE I HAVE READ FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES THAT I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY ANY INNOCENT MOTORIST OR PEDESTRIAN WHO MAY BECOME INJURED FROM THESE SAFETY ISSUES. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. ONE SECOND I'M PULLING ON TO THE ROADWAY WITH A WORKING TRANSMISSION THE NEXT SECOND MY VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND CAN NOT MOVE. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS,THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR LX. WHILE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH; HOWEVER, THE ODOMETER READ 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WASN'T TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,450. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON MOST OF THE TIME. UPDATED 03/17/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED DAMAGING THE DRIVER SEAT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY IN MARCH 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE NEW WIRING AND A DRIVER SEAT REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TRANSMISSION ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 2003 GOES WITHOUT WARNING. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IT DECREASED IN SPEED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE REV. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. YOU CAN FIND ADDITION COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND OTHERS ON A WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. I WENT AS FAR AS WRITING FORD TO LET THEM KNOW HOW DISSATISFIED AND UPSET THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I DON'T THINK SOMEONE LIFE SHOULD HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED IN ORDER FOR FORD TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM AND NOW MY ISSUE. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENT. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED CATEGORY: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC MY ABS AND MY BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD BOTH ARE ON. FEB. 20, 2010 RECALL 09S09 WAS PERFORMED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS AT A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE WHERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS THERE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. NO INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. SMOOTH SHIFTING, NO SHUDDERS, NO HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT-BUSY INTERSECTION. ON ACCELERATION, WINDSTAR MOVED FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION, RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY WITHOUT ANYMORE FORWARD MOVEMENT. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT COULD NOT BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN TORQUE CONVERTER, INPUT SHAFT OR HYDRAULIC FLUID PUMP. SOME FORD WINDSTARS SHARE A TRANSMISSION TYPE (AX4N/4F50N) WITH THE FORD FREESTAR WHICH IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A SIMILAR COMPLAINT WITH ODI (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE09033). VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES WITH REGULAR SERVICE ACTIONS. FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THE 3 REPORTED INCIDENTS WITH NHTSA. SEE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/WINDSTAR/2003/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML. NO ACTION TO REPAIR VEHICLE YET. TRANSMISSION STILL AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION (FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER ANYWAY). 911 CALLED ON INCIDENT BECAUSE OF A DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATION IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ON. HAD FORD CORRECT FIRE HAZARD WITH RECALL BUT BRAKE/ABS LIGHT ON. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT REPAIR FORD MADE. APPARENTLY I HAVE NO ABS BRAKING CAPABILITIES. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF WITH WEATHER CHANGE FOR A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR, LOOKS TO BE THE SAME ISSUES THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. WILL STOPPING MY CAR WITHIN THE REQUIRED DESIGN DISTANCE BE AFFECTED IF ABS IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DUE TO THE SODER ON THE BOARD BREAKING DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I HAVE A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT NEVER TURN OFF. MY WARNING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN IS ALWAYS ON AS WELL SO MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY SO MY BATTERY DIES. MY HEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AS WELL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SE ON FEBRUARY 2, 2010 AND IT WAS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY FEBRUARY 6,2010 4AM. I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT OVER 6HRS BEFORE. I THINK ALL THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR BY THE WAY WAS A TOTAL LOSS NOT TO MENTION A GREAT INCONVENIENCE. *TR

ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON AFTER RECALL REPLACED SCDS SWITCH ON 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IN CLEAR CONDITIONS, SHE NOTICED GREY SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHE WAITED UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVED TO ASSIST. SHE NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS COLLAPSING INWARD TOWARD THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE REAR AXLE HAD FAILED. THE REAR AXLE AND THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BUT FREQUENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS USUALLY RESET THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR

SUDDEN LOSE OF TRANSMISSION FUNCTION, DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THERE IS NO GEARS JUST NEUTRAL, NO WARNING, 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE PARKS WIPERS IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTS VISION SIMILAR ISSUE AS THE RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEAR FORD WINDSTAR MINI-VANS HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND DEALER CLAIMS ITS A FAULTY FRONT END (G.E.M.) MULTI-FUNCTION MODULE FAILURE AND FORD SUPPLIES NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE THIS MODULE ALSO CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND CAN CAUSE STALLING OF THE VAN DUE TO MODULE MALFUNCTION AND REGULATION OF THE CHARGING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND NOTICED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED AND THEY NEEDED TO WELD IT TOGETHER AGAIN OR REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW RIM WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. UPDATED 03/08/11*JB

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. ABS DOES NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. OBD CODES INCLUDE C1185, C1198, C1194, C1254, C1246, C1250, C1242, C1214, C1210. *TR

ABS LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THEY ARE ALWAYS ON. *TR

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING ALL THE TIME. I KEEP THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF SO THEY DON'T FLICKER. *TR

2003 WINDSTAR CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF ABSLIGHT AND BRAKE COME ON TOGETHER AT RANDOM RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED NO WIPED DELAY. *TR

ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR THE ABS LIGHT AND E-BRAKE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY, STAY ON FOR A WHILE, AND THEN TURN OFF. THIS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS STARTING LAST WINTER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THEY WENT ON AND HAVE NOT GONE OFF. THE SPORADIC COMING ON OF THE LIGHTS SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE POWER FAILURE FOR THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS. BOTH WINDOWS ARE NOW INOPERABLE AT ALL TIMES. I CONTACTED FORD IN REGARDS TO THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL RELATED RECALL, GAVE THEM MY VIN, AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE CUTOFF DATA FOR THIS RECALL. *TR

BRAKE AND ABS DASH LIGHTS ARE ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SOMETIMES YOU WILL DRIVE FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU START THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS SYSTEMS DOES NOT WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SO LONG THAT MY DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT MUST BE BURNED OUT BECAUSE IT LONGER ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION KEY FORWARD AND ALL DASH LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE OVER 500. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNETHICAL WHEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND JUDGING FROM COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, GO UP AND DOWN OR GET STUCK, INDICATING THE WRONG SPEED, WHILE IN MOTION, ALSO AT A STOP, IT WILL POP UP, HAPPENS ON CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ISSUE WITH FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS. TO ME THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AS I FIND IT DISTRACTING, HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE TODAY AND WHILE I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST, I COULD NOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT I WAS WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. I'M CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT MY SPEEDOMETER, TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SEE IF IT WILL DROP, BUT I CAN'T TRUST THAT THE SPEED READING BEFORE WAS CORRECT. I CAN BE DRIVING AND IT WILL POP RIGHT UP TO INDICATED 100MPH, WHEN I'M DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I GET ALERTS AND SIGNAL ALARMS FOR "LOW BRAKE FLUID", "CHECK ADVANCETRACK", MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND MY REAR BACK UP SENSORS DON'T WORK EITHER. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR NOT STAYING SHUT WHEN PARKED, I HAVE HAD THIS FEATURE DISABLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. IT WILL START TO CLOSE, REOPEN, START AGAIN, CLOSE PARTIALLY AND THEN REOPEN AGAIN, EVEN IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED IT WILL DO THIS. THESE ARE ALL ONGOING PROBLEMS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE TIED TOGETHER. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT FOR PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CODES COME UP UNDER DIAGNOSTICS BUT WHEN THE ACTUAL PARTS THEY ARE WARNING ABOUT LIKE THE ABS, LOW BRAKE FLUID ARE FINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE DOOR ISSUE AND WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VAN AND DRIVING IT. BEEN LIKE THIS FOR YEARS. LOOKS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND ADDRESSED.

I OWN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR, I HAVE TRIED AND SPEND WELL MUCH MONEY IN A SOLUTION BUT IT COMES REALLY EXPENSIVE PAYING FOR SOME ONE ELSE ERRORS, MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS( ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ) COMES ON EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE, THIS IS BEEN HAPPENING EVEN ON REAL SHORT TRIPS, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME I GOT CODE C1185, MEANS THAT THE ECM ON MY CAR IS MESSED UP, HAD TO REPLACE, IM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND FORD IS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY SELLING THIS PARTS TO OWNERS TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS, I DROVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY, AND I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE MY FAMILY AND MY OWN INTEGRITY. *TR

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ONLY 66,600. MILES THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. I PARKED IT CHRISTMAS EVE AND IT WAS FINE THREE DAYS LATER I WENT TO LEAVE AND IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK HATCH SENSOR. IT SAYS DOOR IS AJAR AND EITHER MINUTES LATER , HOURS , DAYS WHILE I'M DRIVING IT WILL START BEEPING , LOCK THE DOORS AND LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR

MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY GIVING MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FIRST THE REAR PARKING SENSORS DISENGAGE WHEN IN REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT DOES, BUT THE VEHICLE DOES THEN NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

WOW, MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR ONLY HAS 119,OOO MILES AND I CANT BELIEVE ALL THE ISSUES! THE ABS SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COSTANTLY STAY ON, MECHANIC SAID HIGH DOLLAR PART. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. CAR HOPS AND JUMPS, REPLACED COILS AND ALL OXYGEN SENSORS AND STILL THROWING MANY CODES. DONT EVEN FEEL SAFE IN THIS FAMILY VECHILE. I BEG FORD TO RECALL THESE ISSUES!! *TR

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON, DIFFICULTY GETTING VAN OUT OF PARK. SMELLED SMOKE AFTER LAST USE OF VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASED. AFTER HAVING MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SERVICED ACCORDING TO FORD RECALL 09S09 I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MY DASHBOARD LIGHT FOR BOTH ABS AND BRAKES ALMOST CONTINUALLY ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT THE ADDITION OF THE FUSES TO PREVENT FIRES WAS THE ONLY THING CALLED FOR IN THE RECALL. BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS ALONE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH NO ABS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99300.

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ABS MODULE CAUSING RED BRAKE LIGHT AND ORANGE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION. THIS SEAMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. SOMETIMES THE ABS CAN BE "TURNED BACK ON" BY SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. ALSO REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM TO WHERE THEY WILL NOT FULLY UNLOCK. DOOR WILL PARTIALLY OPEN, THEN GET STUCK, SO THAT YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE REAR OF THE DOOR SHUT IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE DOOR TO PROPERLY OPEN. WORRIED THAT DOORS WILL NOT OPEN IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL CREAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SECOND REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V385000 (SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER SPEED CONTROL RECALL PERFORMED. *TR

ABS BRAKES AND BRAKE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME BAD MODULES. *TR