2000 Ford Windstar: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Sep 22, 2016 · Acceleration · 19,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the cruise control was inoperable. The dealer replaced the cruise control switch, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the cruise control switch was replaced a total of three times; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.

Filed Dec 19, 2014 · Electrical · 168,000 miles · NJ

Abs brake, cruise control, and speedometer/odometer electrical problems.

Filed Oct 23, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 186,888 miles · TX

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.

Filed Oct 19, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 110,856 miles · NY

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.

Filed May 9, 2014 · Acceleration · 200,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for an hour when he discovered that the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire and there were no injuries. The contact called the dealer and was advised that the cruise control deactivation switch was replaced due to a recall in 2011, which could have been associated with the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 175,000 miles · MO

As I was driving down the highway, cruise control set to 60mph. My cruise shut off, my ABS and traction control lights came on. If you shut the vehicle off and let it cool down, it will stay off for a while, but usually comes on within a few moments of beginning to drive. And the brakes will work, but I will not have ABS or traction control at all.

Filed Sep 23, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 139,000 miles · FL

The ABS light has been going on and off for no reason. I took it to a mechanic and they said the only code that was affecting the light was the front right tire speed sensor which we replaced and the code went away. The cruise control dosent work and the light comes on and breaking is sometimes much more difficult when slick/wet and liable to cause an accident. The mechanic told me my vehicle was included in the ford recall from 6/2012 relatingn to ABS light and diagnostic trouble code c1185

Filed Jun 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · WV

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.

Filed May 30, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 165,000 miles · VA

Abs light on intermittently. Instrument panel gauges erratic sometimes. Cruise control not functional at times.

Filed Apr 11, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 147,000 miles · CA · crash

11s16 example template, front lower control arm: see suspension and structure of vehicle. I do not see a recall that visibly includes california as a recall state. I have definitely experienced this or a similar issue. There appears to be a large scale recall and buyback program. My vehicle was positively identified for the cruise control/speed control recall and serviced at gosch ford in hemet, ca. I experienced more issues than only that, or even than that and the above. Contact for more information. Not limited to only this recall, vehicle experienced several issues, many of which were attended to with out of pocket funds, either to prevent, or due to, mechanical breakdown/failure. Please also consider axle recall, and additional for this vehicle. I need an assessment done on my ford 2000 windstar lx so I may be compensated for the total costs and damages and have the vehicle replaced or completely repaired to a safe, drivable condition. (right front corner of vehicle collided with an object, part(s) failure apparent as what appears to be the front lower control arm is detached. A separation of a front lower control arm rear attaching bracket may result in a lower control arm separation. A separation of both front subframe rear body mounts may result in separation of the steering intermediate shaft. Either condition could result in significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Front

Filed Jan 7, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 240,000 miles · VA

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.)

Filed May 24, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 110,000 miles · MO

On sunday 5/20/12, upon starting our 2000 ford windstar van, I noticed that the speedometer was not working and the ABS (yellow) light was persistently on. (however the red brake light that had been shining on the dashboard persistently for many, many months, even after recall servicing, was now off.) driving for a few minutes, we realized that the air conditioning was not putting out cool air, only warm, and that the odometer was displaying only dashes. I should also mention, now that I have read up on these problems, which had seemed unrelated, but are apparently all traceable to a defective/leaking sdcd, that the cruise control on this vehicle has not worked for many months.