2000 Ford Windstar: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jun 11, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · 180,000 miles · IA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start, and the rear glass was out of the frame by about three-quarters of an inch. Additionally, the front driver's and passenger’s side windows failed to go up or roll down and were inoperable. The contact also stated that the instrument panel and anti-theft system were inoperable. The service engine, anti-theft, overdrive, speedometer, ABS system, and door ajar warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 00V351000 (Electrical System) and 00V020000 (Visibility). The contact called the dealer and was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and confirmed there were no associated recalls with the VIN and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Oct 11, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 170,000 miles · UT

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.

Filed Aug 7, 2017 · Brakes, Suspension · 200,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. While driving various speeds, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and the ABS sensor indicator remained illuminated. As a result, the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. While the vehicle was undergoing routine service, the independent mechanic also discovered that the front driver side control arm was damaged and needed to be replaced. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2017 · Brakes · 144,000 miles · UT

The ABS light come on periodically. It seems that there is a problem in the ABS module with a soldering joint. This happens when the vehicle is in motion. The ABS warning light will stay on and disappear when the car is parked and switched off. Then the light will come on again after the vehicle is moved.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Suspension · 90,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. While driving 50 MPH, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. In addition, while reversing, the vehicle began to shake and the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that both the front and rear axles fractured and the ball joints needed to be placed on both axles. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 02/12/16*lj

Filed Jun 22, 2015 · Brakes · FL

Abs light turned on won't turn off ABS inoperable

Filed May 6, 2015 · Brakes · 140,000 miles · MI

Abs light will not go out.

Filed May 4, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 124,000 miles · MI

The ABS and traction system lights come on and stay on. If I turn the vehicle off and restart it sometimes the warning lights will go off but this is inconsistent at best. If I hit a bump the systems will go off. It does seem worse after the vehicle warms up. My biggest concern is failure of my braking system.

Filed Apr 10, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 85,000 miles · CA

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 the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Electrical · 163,000 miles · CA

I was driving my vehicle and the gauges in my instrument panel cluster started to go all over the place. The RPM indicator broke off against my gear selector indicator. Replaced instrument panel cluster and had to buy a new key(only had once key from previous owner) and reprogram both keys to new anti-theft device built into said instrument panel cluster. There was no problems with any of the wiring coming to the instrument panel cluster either. When I asked my mechanic what had happened he said it was a common problem with this year, make and model and happened a lot. Also when I replaced the part another error came up that I was unaware of because of the defective instrument panel cluster. So this whole time I was driving the vehicle I had no real idea of the state of my vehicle because of this common defect. Very scary!!!! Come to find out that it is another recalled part (ABS relay) that I'm going to have to fill out another complaint form for. Its nice to know that my entire vehicle has a build-in defect that allows for complete negligence of the state my vehicle is in.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 183,000 miles · CA

So I fixed my defective instrument panel cluster and got a ABS error code c1185 which is a bad ABS relay. This relay is defective by being on the back side of a heat-sink plate that makes the board expand and contract allowing for some, if not all, of the solder joints break. As it stands now I have no idea if my van is safe to drive in its current state with the failure of that relay nor would I like to risk it. So my van sits drivable however, not used because of ford's lackluster performance on recalls. I will not pay for their mistakes anymore!!! It"s criminal!!!!!

Filed Mar 30, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 130,727 miles · PA

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.