Abc light appeared - loss of brake peddle reset after turning off the engine in june of 2012 ABS light can on - garage replaced ABS module then in august ABS light can on waiting on a second used ABS module.
2000 Ford Windstar brakes complaints
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Abs light continues to come on intermittently. No immediate affect on braking until used hard. Then rear brakes lock-up immediately. Sliding doors will not open using overhead control. Locks do not 'un-lock' when unlock is depressed. Child protective door locks are off, and still the sliding doors will not operate from inside handle. The only automatic function that operate on the sliding doors is the 'close door' button on both sides. Exterior handles do not open the door until the locks are manually/physically forced into the unlock position. Dashboard lights and gauges go out-of-control randomly. Ie: speedometer goes from 0 - overspeed, tachometer does the same as well as fuel and temp.
Abs brakes failed to activate or operate as designed minor incident repair garage scanned vehicle dtc code 1185 and ABS light on requires new ABS ecu to repair ABS system apparently a common occurrence, poorly solder joint in ecu.
Abs light is on.
Abs light comes on and off while driving, cruise control does not work, speedometer and rmp guage goes crazy and stops working, leaking break fliud but can't seem to locate problem, interior lights flicker on and off, door locks will start going up and down while driving, rear passenger door does not close all the way and will sometime pop out but not completely open while driving, makes noise when turing left I had the rack and pinion changed but that did not solve the problem the noise just got worse.
Abs light is intermittently on. Mechanic reads the code c1185. He suggested that the ABS module be replaced and cost $976.
Driving home from work. Going 20 MPH. Heard a clunk, then a big bam. Front tire was blown. Pulled into an empty parking lot. Had vehicle towed back to where I work (toyota dealer). Service looked at it the next day. The left front axle broke. It also needs a new tire, spring, strut and ABS sensor. I've had all the recalls performed. I've always done the service needed. Our service department checks it out every year to make sure it's safe. I'm lucky that I didn't hit anyone and was able to keep it under control.
Abs light on intermittently. Instrument panel gauges erratic sometimes. Cruise control not functional at times.
Abs lights showed up on display cluster. 10 amp fuse on 2nd row #2 keeps blowing. Ac stopped working, odometer went to all dashes, speedometer stopped working, electronic fuel display went to "fuel error". After unplugging ABS to keep 10 amp fuse from blowing and to get the AC to work, braking system is leaking.
The ABS light goes off and stay on until shutting off the engine. It is very intermittent, on winter time rarely goes off, summer time is on most of the times, it looks like the problem is more persistent with the heat. Brakes work well I don't see any difference.
Yellow ABS light is illuminated intermittently and code c1185 (ABS power relay output circuit failure) is present.
Abs light comes on and off had the code read at the auto parts store and it shows code c1185.
I purchased a 2000 ford windstar. N 4/6/13, I was going 20 MPH and the brakes were failing, I pulled into lentz. They repaired everything I could think of. After having my brakes completely repaired the brakes failed again. Bring it back to lentz, with thousands of apologies and promises to fix it right. They repaired even more of the brake system.. The brakes ABS system light still comes on, brakes seem to not work ok. So I bring to ford to have the recalls checked. They said that my master cylinder was leaking again and explained to me that this was a recall from before, and that they already installed a jumper and fuse for it so it wont fail or leak. But apparently it's still leaking and faulting out. So I asked them to fix it, they would not. I called corporate, and they will not budge. Ford will not fix it because they claim it has already been worked on that particular recall and they said they don't "redo" recall work. So that being said they told me, I would be safe driving it like this. That it's no biggie and it wont hurt anything if brake fluid is leaking a little tiny bit by the switch. I am a single mom with kids. I bought it then I put over 2650 dollars so far into this stupid van. Everything has gone wrong. From front axle to brakes, to no heat, electrical crazy stuff going on. Of course they never find it or it apparently don't act up when they test it all. I'm terrified to drive this van. Absolutely terrified of it. They even told me to "be careful, as it may catch on fire by the master cylinder" after telling me they don't redo old recalls!! I guess they put a bracket kit on the front subframe as part of recall but now it has more play in the wheel, I feel like I have to really steer to keep it in between the lines. They should fix my cylinder ABS problem no matter what its their manufacturing defect.! Tons of other safety problems with this van too.
My speedometer is erractic, my ABS light stays on.
Abs light came on. Abs system not functioning.
Abs light comes on indicating the ABS braking system is not working. Ford service says ABS module needs to be replaced. The cost will be $1000 plus tax.
The ABS light comes on and stays on for some time. It may turn off on it's own. It may turn off the next time the vehicle is started. This has been happening for about seven years.
The ABS light comes on intermittently. When I turn the van off and turn it back on the light goes off. Took van to dealer and they changed the brake pads front and back and turned the rotors. It continued. I finally took it to midas and they diagnosed it as a code c1185. No information was found for arecall but midas told us to see if there was a recall.
My 2000 ford windstar van has frequent and intermittent problems with the ABS light coming on and eventually going off; the cruise control not working sometimes even after it was repaired by the dealer; and the gauges in the instrument panel (including the speedometer) erratically malfunctioning. I have been told that these are common problems with ford windstar and may be subject to recalls. (even though the mileage is high, I replaced the transmission and engine with a brand new transmission and a brand new engine in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Only less than 50,000 miles on the vehicle since 2006.)
Red brake light stays on with the emergency brake off and the master cylinder full of brake fluid.
Abs light comes on after traveling a short distance, every time the vehicle is driven.
My windstar began to shimmy like a skittish horse. When I took it to my local service station, they said the anti-lock brakes were reading as if the wheels were going different speeds and trying to compensate. Eventually the shimmying sensation stopped and the anti-lock break light came on, and stayed on permanently. I am now afraid to drive my vehicle when it is raining or snowing. Ford has indicated to me that they consider this to be my problem, not theirs. How is this not a recall issue? This is a problem which can endanger life and safety of myself and others; and it is a problem with ford's design. I don't even know how to fix this, let alone what it will cost.
C1185 diagnostic code, brake light will not go off.
Abs light comes on sporadically. Sometimes the ABS light on the dash will illuminate immediately upon starting the car and sometimes it will light after driving 10-15 minutes. Have replaced all four wheel speed sensors without correcting the problem. Have noticed in several emergency braking situations, when the ABS light is illuminated, the ABS system is not functioning and the wheels will stop turning and the car will skid to a stop.
Abs light came on and is staying on. Have seen many other complaints about this on this model and year.
Problems with ABS and brake system with engine code b1185.
Abs brake light come on after a short time of driving and does note go off till engine is off, the windstar has had multiple recalls done to it like the rusty parts repair,im getting tired of this I even had then do something some work to my transmission,and I had some engine issues,I wishes they would buy it back or repair these crazy problems because its costing me more time and money.
The ABS (yellow) light started coming on intermittently and the code c1185 is detected. After several months the light stopped being intermitent and is now on constantly. The van now has 185k miles and a perminate yellow light on the dashboard.
My instrument cluster has gone crazy... I looked to see if anyone else has had the problem and there are tons of people with the same problem... Also my ABS light comes on and off all the time... *tr and my right sliding door rattles...
While we were driving to church this morning the ABS light came on. On our way home from church, it came on again and so did the track off light. This is very frustrating considering this van only has 151,000!
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