The abs and brake light keep turning on and off. this happens as soon as the car has heated up . it is not on when i first start the car it only comes on after i have drive the car for a while. this problem has progressively gotten worse. when i talked to the ford dealership, they acted as if they had never heard of any problems with the windstars abs ecm system. this seems to me to be a major safety hazard. i thought the abs breaking system was an important system on cars! doing some research i have found that it is due a defective part and ford wants to brush it under the rug. now i know why the dealer acted as if he had never heard of the problem before. this seems to be a problem that many windstars are having and they want to ignore it. their seems to be no concern for safety here. i only found out about this problem by going on the internet and asking what was wrong with my van. i hope ford admits to this problem and addresses it so no lives are lost due to poor brake ...
2002 ford windstar - having issues with emergency brake light on, abs light on and traction control light on. have done some research and this is a very common problem that has not been recalled. braking distance is greatly increased. abs system does not function. *tr
Brake and abs lights turn on at same time without an apparent cause, this happens after driving van 5 or less minutes at a low speed. once the engine is turned off and restarted again, both lights remain off, and again, after driving the van for a short distance brake and abs lights come on again. i already replace brake pads as well as refilled brake liquid deposit without fixing the problem. my big concern is that my wife uses this van to take and pick up my 4 kids at school. *tr
I have a 2002 ford windstar. about 2 months ago the brake light, abs light, and the traction control light came on the dashboard, as well as the speedometer and digital odometer quit working. i took it to a local ford dealer to have it looked at, and they told me that the abs module went bad and would need replaced. they quoted me $1006.17 + tax to fix it! it is my understanding that this year windstar has a recurring problem with this module, and i would like to know if any work is being done on a recall? *tr
I have had abs and brake light problems for about a year now. i take it to the ford garage they have said there is nothing wrong and reset the system. so far i haven't had an accident, i was told my brakes are good. but i still have these lights coming on almost everyday now. *tr
I was driving on the highway and my abs light came and i noticed the cruise control also didn't work any more . i took it to the ford dealer and they did the recall for the leaky scds switch this fixed the cruise problem but the abs no longer works on my windstar. *tr
Ford windstar 2002 abs brake light turns on and off for no reason. *tr
Braking distance suddenly increased due to abs and brake light on all the time. i took windstar sport 2002 in for a safety recall in dec 2009. they said that they fixed it and for the past 8 months these two lights keep turning on and off about 3 times a week. now for the last month, the light have been on constantly. i am concerned for vehicle setting on fire at any time due to this last recall and now a new recall of rear axle corrosion. i have a disabled 5 year old and i am very concerned. i would like these items fixed properly. obviously, the last recall was not. the thought of my van setting on fire with my child in it did not occur to the mechanic maybe. i learned of the last recall not being fixed properly by investigating this new recall. i honestly couldn't figure out why my lights were staying on and ford said that i needed an oil change maybe. i just had one done at the beginning of the month so that is not the case. i did own a 1996 windstar that burst into flames in 2005 february way ...
On our 2002 windstar van, every now and then it takes longer distance for brakes to work properly, especially if it is raining. under the recall campaign, some time ago, wire harness/fuse link was replaced by a ford dealer. we seems to have the same problem of abs and brake lights come on and go intermittently. we had the brakes checked, and everything seems to be ok. brakes taking longer distance to apply and it is very unpredictable, scary and to get used to it. i do not know what to do? *tr
Braking distance suddenly increased. *tr
Failure of abs electronic control unit. first noticed as abs dashboard light would come on intermittently since june 2010. when checked out by the (non-ford) shop that does all the work, they certified that the brakes were fine, but the abs ecu was producing multiple and apparently random error codes. after about a month this became an almost daily occurrence; took vehicle to ford who reported the ecu had failed completely (non-operative) and i would need to replace it. ford mechanic said this was not uncommon on these windstars. i did so at a cost of $1,200.00. *tr
The abs light and brake light are coming on intermittently. i have topped off brake fluid, but that does not work. the mechanic said abs failure on this vehicle is more common than not. *tr
Ford performed safety recall 09s09 in 2009 but only installed safety wiring harness 2002. requested ford to replace both speed control deactivation switch and abs module due to the known failures included in the investigation, but ford refused after a year the abs and brake warning lights started to come on intermittently, now the warning lights come on everytime the car is driven after several miles. based on research (http://www.2carpros.com/questions/ford-windstar-2003-ford-windstar-abs-c1185-trouble-code), i can see that this is very common problem with this vehicle and the problem and it causes braking safety issues in addition to fire problem. the replacement of the speed control deactivation switch and abs control module replacement should be required as part of 09s09 recall. the installation of the wiring harness only minimizes the occurrence of possible fire, but does not address the main cause of the problems of the defective deactivation switch and abs module. *tr *kb
Parking brake light, traction light and abs light come on after driving a short distance. the dealer tells me that this is the abs module going bad. the lights come on intermittently in no random order. when i switch on and off the lights go away. the dealer is quoting me $1300 to fix this, saying that this is not life threatening and just that the abs function may not function in case of a requirement. this is a huge issue for me as is a safety issue and typically the van is driven by my wife with kids in the car. ford says this is not part of their ford windstar safety recall and they will not cover this. however reading on the internet i see that this is a common problem with this model of windstar, lots of people complained and having similar issues. i have also found a recall of abs that is very similar and including the two links for your reference. i hope you can get ford to take a look at this and get them to fix this. i do not feel safe driving this ...
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