We have classified the 170 complaints from 2000 Ford Windstar about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
The instrument panel goes crazy, doesn't work or works just fine. this happens weather i'm driving on the highway or in the city..
On friday, june 23rd, the 2000 ford windstar was parked in the lot of meijers at 8650 west grand river ave, brighton, mi 48116 for approximately a duration of 40 minutes. upon returning to the vehicle, it was discovered that there was fire from inside my van that appeared. by standards contacted 911 and fire dept and police had responded. the fire was distinguished and reports were made out. the fire inspector indicated that it was an electrical short that was the accelerate ignition point. this is a very serious matter that presented a safety issue for my 9-year-old daughter and me. ford motor company needs to take full responsibility for this incident. please advise. sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
The radiator and water pump went bad and the transmission went out as i was driving. the electrical locks on the doors locks us in regularly, while driving it often slides on it's own. there's a good bit of things going on with my car that i don't know about to tell you about.
Van stalled while driving, had to be towed. mechanic could not communicate with computer. van is having an electrical short which keeps blowing fuse #22 in which van can not be started or driven. safety hazard, ford must recall van
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for nhtsa campaign number: 15v608000 (suspension) and the remedy for the repair did not work. the contact stated that the dealer also inspected and serviced the transmission, but a failure occurred after the dealer's repair. upon leaving the dealer, the suspension was unstable and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was unable to be restarted. the vehicle was towed back to the dealer for further inspection and diagnostic testing. the contact was still waiting on the dealer to provide a permanent remedy for the condition of the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 129,405.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. the contact stated that all the gauges on the instrument panel failed to function properly. the contact mentioned that the fuel gauge would display full when the fuel was low. in addition, the vehicle would be in drive and the instrument panel would display that the vehicle was in reverse. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 157,007. the vin was not available. ma 10/15/2015 *cn
Having abs and electrical problems. over drive lights was blinking so i had a full scan done. abs system shows about 12 error codes and the abs light wasn't on. check the light and the light works. the mechanic seems to not to understand the problem. this problem is very alarming to me because this can be really bad for my family safety. also another code pulled for the alternator overcharging the battery which never turned the check engine on. check engine was proven to work and that was repaired and work to fix it. *tr
The abs warning light came on. when driving car over 45mph, the speedometer starts jumping all over the meter and the odometer is no longer reading miles. this is the same exact issue as nhtsa campaign number 09v399000. apparently, even though ford recalled windstars, our windstar was somehow not qualified even though we're not experiencing the same exact issue. *tr
Anti-theft system failed while in motion. several failures over the last few months. dealer failed to diagnose problem properly the first time i brought the car to him. finally obvious failure. limped carefully to the dealer. safety hazard of course. *tr
My ford windstar has had problems with the abs for a couple of years. it turns on and off on the dashboard randomly. when the abs light is on, the abs is not working. when the abs light is off, the abs is working. i had my mechanic fix this for $850. three weeks later, the new part started doing the same thing. i never know how to brake in an emergency situation because the abs is on some of the time and off some of the time.
After a little research, i found that this is a very common problem with windstars. there is a switch (called the brake pressure deactivation switch) hooked to the braking system that detects when the brake has been pushed and stops the cruise control accordingly. well? this switch is known to develop leaks, which allows brake fluid to run down into the wiring and cause a short. this blows the fuse which controls the speedometer, a/c, odometer, etc. *tr
For some reason my instrument panel custard needles started,to bounce up and down for no reason and sometimes its ok.than you be driving and everything its ok, but than there goes the needles bouncing up and down again and than it stops or if i stop at store or gas station and start the ignition again it does it again.problem 2, before the fires on the ford vehicles on the cruise control switch mine had already burned out as i was at the store parking lot i picked up my hood and there was the smoke and short wires below the brake fluid holder i fixed it,on my own than see all the problems on the daily news. this happen when i only hadabout 85000 miles.problem 3, for some reason i'm having with my abs,the light keeps coming on and my brakes don't work right,but when the abs light is off my brakes work fine, i tell you ford can really make sorry vans like the windstar lx model. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. the contact stated the gauges fluctuate and the abs light continuously illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 134,000.
Abs light come on without any specific reason - 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. *tr
Abs lights came on and abs stopped working and speedometer rpm stopped working. *tr