Problems with 2000 Ford Windstar ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Abs light came on went to mechanic who replaced a sensor didn't fix the problem, the light has been on ever since. *tr

Vehicle shut down without prior warning. dashboard panel will flash on and off, and vehicle will beep. dealership is aware of problem.*ak

Manufacturer states; van is built to their specifactions, thus there is nothing wrong with it. no safety defect listed. *ak

When i first purchased my vehicle, the battery was dead and had to be jump-started. after that, on a regular basis, my battery would lose its charge. on 12/15/00 the battery was replaced. since i purchased the vehicle the airbag light has been coming on intermittently. sometimes it flashes, other times it stays on, i can be driving and it will come on all of a sudden and later it will go off. the sliding doors sometimes pop back open when i close them. the driver's side door doesn't always open when i push the button. the passenger side door sometimes sounds like its not completely closed. it looks like it's closed on the outside, but rattles going over bumps or around corners. this problem particularly scares me because i have a child sitting in the seat next to that door. i am also afraid that the airbag is going to deploy while i am driving the car. i have brought my van in to the dealership on 3 different occasions and each time they said that they could not duplicate the concern. the last time they had my van for 4 days.*ak

Intermittently windshield wipers become inoperable, obstructing view of driver. dealer has repaired and inspected the vehicle three times. *ak a wire harness failure caused the windshield wipers inoperable. *yh

Vehicle has a safety device on locking mechanism when starting to drive. also, door lock will pinch the person's arm when near the lock. *ak

On 5/1/00 i was attempting to stop at a red light and my car slowed down but continued to roll and would not stop. i had to stand up in my seat and puch the brake to the floor to get the car to stop. while attempting this, the car made a horrible grinding noise and shook violently. it was a brand new car and it was raining so i thought maybe i just needed to get used to it. on 5/7/00, sunday, i was out and at every stop sign or light the car would not stop again. i called the dealer the next day, advised them of the problem. i had the car towed in as i was petrified to drive it. they looked at it and told me they could find nothing wrong. i told them i was not taking the car home until they found the problem and fixed it. at 7pm on the 9th they called and said a tech had taken the car home overnight and it happened to him and he almost killed someone so they now believed me. they said it was a switch that told the computer whether i was accelerating or braking. i picked the car up at 8pm that day. as i was driving to work the next morning and went to stop at a light, the same thing happened again. i got to work called a tow truck and the dealer and told the dealer do not return it until it was fixed. that was on 5/10. the evening of 5/11 i was called once again and was told it was fixed. they now believed it was the speed sensor and had replaced it. all was well, for a while. yesterday, 10/17 i was driving home from work and this same thing happened again. this is the third time and i am scared to get back in that car. i have two small children and am afraid for their safety.

I have a 2000 ford windstar. abs light comes on intermittently and the speedometer moves fast to the right intermittently. has been serviced for a recall less than 6 mos ago for cruise control. the above we have lived with but now the brakes are not working properly, intermittently. when pressing on brakes, the car rolls a bit more than stops. *tr

Parked vehicle/turned vehicle off/ removed key and accessory position would still be engaged. this affected power windows/radio/ windshield wipers & anything thing electronic. contacted & been to dealership for 5 1/2 weeks. issue could not be resolved.*ak the manufacturer report indicates that there is 5 minutes waiting time before key is removed, which makes it dangerous if some one unknowingly removes the key immediately after parking. *yh

No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak

Driver must search for right place to push for horn to work. *ak