Both my abs and brake lights come on when driving. then shut off then back on. a lot of windstars on the road does the same thing. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond as the brake and abs warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic. the technician was unable to diagnose the problem and the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 98,000.
Abs and brake lights illuminate and stay illuminated. investigation shows a failure to the ecu unit causing the abs on my vehicle to be inoperable. when i have to aggressively brake my ford windstar it produces a skid instead of a controlled stop. *tr
Abs and emergency brake lights come on and off intermittently. middle seat won't go back up and the door locks don't work half the time. *tr
Abs light is on. brake light is on intermittently. so far brake function is normal. had mechanic perform diagnostic check on system. 12 codes appeared related to the brake abs control. was told that problem is with the abs module. this issue would worsen and could cause massive brake failure. i have spoken with other owners of windstars and have heard of similar problems. this defect is not isolated to 2003 models. i know of other owners who drive 1998 2000 2001 windstars and are having the same issues. *tr
Abs brake light goes on after driving a few minutes and abs brakes don't work. light is not on upon next start. *tr
Abs and brake warning lights came on after driving approximately 3 miles and stayed on. *tr
Abs and brake light comes on and off, drivers side window and rear drivers side wing does not operate properly, radio changes stations on its own, engine serge when in ideal, interior lights come on by themselves, noise in rear when in reverse. *tr
The brake light and the abs light came on as i was driving down the highway. i tested the brakes and they still worked. pulled over and checked them out on the side of the highway. worked ok continued on my trip. have since had numerous times this his occurred. have found out this happens when the car has been driven and has reached normal operating temps. have been told by mechanics that the abs module is bad! i have not had it repaired yet. lights are annoying though. *tr
The abs and brake lights stay on occasionally. this happens at least 4 or 5 times a month. *tr
The electrical system, computer, causes the dome lights to go on and off. the electric window to sometimes not work, the abs light to come on and off, the brake light to come on and off. *tr
While driving abs and brake light comes on 5 minutes after driving sometime not at all and now lights never go off have new brake pads and shoes took to dealer for scds recall they did not check or discuss abs light or brake light i asked but they did not acknowledge lights or clear codes. *tr
The abs and other brake light stays lit constantly. i just had the car inspected and there is nothing wrong with the brakes. i have read that this is a huge problem with this model van, and has caused engine fires. i would appreciate it if you would look further into recalling this vehicle. *tr
Abs light on constantly despite repairs. *tr
Brake light and abs light came on. brakes continued to work correctly. since then every time it gets warm the lights come on and stay on until i turn ignition off. *tr
Abs/brake lights turn on intermittently. there seems to be any correlation to any particular driving condition, speed, force of braking, etc. ford dealership diagnosed the problem as an abs module failure. they also state that failure to rectify the issue would result in probable failure of the brake system in general at any given time. the quote for the repair is anywhere up to $1,000.00. ford motor company offered zero assistance/advice in the matter. consequently, the driver's side window no longer functions. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. the contact stated that the anti-lock braking system warning light illuminated while sitting idle at a traffic stop. the vehicle was shut off and allowed to reset. the failure was no longer present once the vehicle was started. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose or locate a failure within the vehicle. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 122,000. updated 11/29/12
When i apply my brakes the abs brake light keeps coming on. to reset this light i have to pull over turn off the engine wait a few seconds and restart. this is becoming more and more of a problem. this seems to be happening all the time. *tr
Abs and brake light comes on after driving it a few miles and stays on. *tr
Everything was fine until recently abs an brake light would pop on and stay on until you turn vehicle off when you started the vehicle the lights would be off until you were driving for about 30 minutes an they would pop on and now they stay on prior owner had same issue with vehicle an had it checked brake brakes were fine and abs were supposedly fine but yet lights are on which infacts disables the abs totally. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar lx. the contact stated that while traveling 50 mph, both the abs and brake warning lights illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop. the repair shop confirmed that the brake modulator needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 93,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
My abs light and brake light will not go off there is an electrical problem that prevents the lights from going out and the use of lights inside my vehicle. the open door light is always on causing me to fear for my childrens saftey not knowing if the breaks will work or if my doors are secure. *tr
The brake and abs lights keep coming on. sometimes they will go off, but you can be driving and they will randomly come on. *tr
My abs light brake light turned on,im able to reset but after less than 5 min. of vehicle warm up the abs/brake light is back on again. *tr
The yellow abs light and red brake light come on intermittently. this first occurred last summer. did not occur with much regularity over the winter. now within the last 3 weeks it happens almost any time the van is driven. the brakes were inspected along with the wheel speed sensors. these items are not the cause of the two dash lights coming on. it appears the problem is the abs ebcm ecu ecm computer. *tr
Abs light and brake light stays on while driving. *tr
My van has had the abs/brake light on which my mechanic detects is possibly due to the modulator. *tr
My abs light keeps coming on, my mechanic said that my abs braking system could be inoperable with the light on. i feel that this is another failing part that ford needs to issue a recall for. *tr
The abs and brake light comes on and stays on until vehicle is turned off. *tr
My 2003 ford windstar has the abs and brake light on i feel this is a danger for my family to be in this car with the known incidents that have happened! please help get this problem solved! *tr
Abs and brake lights are illuminated on the dash board. vehicle repair shop can not find out why lights are on. *tr
ecu master relay has a bad soldier joint which failed causing the abs & brake lights to come on the instrument cluster. most often, i will get a few miles down the road when they come on. the stay on the entire time while in operation. occasionally, it will not come on right away right after shutting the engine off. *tr
Abs and brake light will come on and off. and battery and alternator keeps going bad. *tr
The abs light and the parking light comes on about 5 minutes after the car is started. *tr
Brake light and abs light are both lit at all times after driving for a short period of time. mechanic says that abs system will not work. *tr
Parking brake and abs warning lights usually (but not always) illuminate. it happens less often in the cold. when illuminated, the abs system is not functional. *tr
Brake light comes on and failure of braking system. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. the contact stated that the driver was driving 45 mph when the abs and brake lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000. the vin was unavailable.
My brake light and abs light stays on .. i had my brakes serviced.. and they are fine.. the light won't go off. *tr
Abs and brake lights were on...now the abs light comes on randomly. also stalls after turning on. *tr
Brake fluid is leaking from somewhere near the master brake cylinder. it probably has something to do with the brake pressure differential deactivation switch. *js
While driving my 2003 ford windstar model sel, i'm encountering a problem with the braking system/abs, as well as, my cluster gauge going haywire doing what it wants on and off on its own. the braking system is starting to become more frequent. i've gone to ford for this particular problem and a few others. ford looked at my car and told me the rear axel had cracked and they repaired the axel on recall. i informed them about the abs breaking system. i've been to two separate dealers in staten island, ny. one dealer told me it looks like i have an electrical problem not sure if it's related to cluster gauge/braking system. they told me i had a problem with the right rear window motor as well, which ford fixed supposedly. as far as the braking system goes they told me they took it for a ride and did not see anything wrong with my vehicle. i told them about the cluster gauge doing what it wants, the abs working/not working. having a hard time stopping car, as well as, telling both ford dealers about my wife having no choice but to pull off the highway because she was having this particular brake problem. i told them the only way she was to stop the vehicle was to crash into these big green metal commercial garbage containers at approximately 10 miles per hour. i showed them the damage to the front of my vehicle as well as telling them my wife had hurt her neck, i was told from both ford dealers that we don't see a problem we can't fix a problem and i am now reading on the web that there seems to be a problem with these cars up to 2003 with everything i have explained up til now. if anybody has any input or contact info for me to call to help me, i would deeply appreciate any help you can provide before one or all of my family members become injured or god forbid fatalities. *tr
The abs and brake warning lights appear on the dash. they will sometimes go off, but always come back. there is a problem with the abs module underneath the car. this part needs to be recalled as everyone i talk to that has or has had a windstar has had the same problem. also, ford wants 1000s of dollars for the part and labor. it should be a free recall since they put faulty parts in their vehicles. *tr
The (mostly unservicable) ecu master relay has a bad soldier joint which fails prematurely and causes the abs light and dtc c1185. it also causes the enhanced abs braking system to become inoperable. *js
My abs and brake light keep coming on. i have had several items done to fix problem including tune up, cleaning of contacts. i am now told that the abs circuit controller may be bad. this is a $1,500 job that just may fix the problem. i have already spent about $600. judging from the hits i get on the internet this is not an isolated problem. *tr
We were on vacation going thru mountains in w va when the abs light and brake light came on. we pulled into a ford dealer in statesville, nc. they could not determine what the problem was as it was not occurring all the time. the brake and abs lights would go out for a period of time and come back on. recently we took the van into a midas repair shop. they thought it was the wheel sensor and replaced it. when the problem came back the next day they thought it was a bad bearing on the front drivers side and we replaced it. today the light is back on and after taking it into the repair shop again they are now telling us it is the abs control module. we have dealt with this issue for the past 2 years. lights going out for a period of time only to come back on. today we called the local ford dealer to see if their was a possible recall on this issue. we have read about others having these same issues. we were told that their was no recall at this time. *tr
Brake and abs warning lights come on after several miles. repair shop says, computer indicates abs controller failure, but once codes have been cleared, computer no longer indicated problem. however, a few days later, brake and abs warning lights come on again, and computer again indicates abs controller failure. and on and on. *tr
My vans brakes started acting funny when i came up to a stop. the abs system is acting as if the van is going into a skid and activating the anti lock brake system. it causes improper braking distance which has almost led to an accident. after operating for awhile the warning lights go on in the dash for the abs and traction control, at this point when the lights go on the systems are disabled. when you shut off the van it resets and the problems persist when you start it back up. i believe there is problem with the computer board causing this problem. it can possibly lead to an accident and or death. *tr
I purchased my car on june 1, 2012. shortly after, the brake abs light, brake light, tire pressure light, and engine light came on. on july 9, 2012 i took the vehicle to maroone ford in fort lauderdale to perform necessary repairs per the recall. maroone ford dealership performed the recall repairs and informed me that the vehicle engine lights and tire pressure lights were issues not related to the recall. during the period from july 9, 2012 to july 12, 2012 the abs light and brake light did not turn on. on july 13, 2012 the abs light and brake light turned on. i called maroone ford and i was told to bring in the vehicle to the dealership. on july 14, 2012 i took the vehicle to the dealership. *tr
Abs light and brake light stay on. have new brakes. interior lights keep flashing on and off when driving battery light stays on. i have had battery tested. *tr