Massively erratic behavior of the instrument cluster. All of the gauges; the speedometer and RPM gauges, heat and all just jump rapidly up and down. Sometimes they give false indicators. The heat meter arm goes up when it is not hot. It's really scary. It's been going on for weeks. It doesn't happen often and I am not sure why it happens. This is a minivan I.e. A family car. I cannot wait to get rid of this car. I'll never buy a ford again.
2000 Ford Windstar driver assistance complaints
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I own a 2000 ford windstar and the windshield wipers have quit working for the third time. This always seems to happen while I am driving in the rain, which is not safe at all, but yesterday it happened during a very heavy thunderstorm while I was driving down the interstate at 70 MPH! It has always been wiper motor failure and the motor needs to be replaced. I have seen a recall in the past on the 2000 ford windstar for this same complaint. I contacted my local dealership and they stated that my windstar was not included in this recall. As much of a hassle and an expense it is to have the wiper motor replaced, it's still not as much a hassle as it is dangerous to be driving a vehicle that not only do the wipers randomly quit working without any warning but the ABS and traction control will kick off all the time and ford won't fix or do anything about the failures that so many other windstar owners continue to have. How many recalls on safety issues do you have to have before the entire vehicle is recalled? The frame, the suspension, the wipers, the speed control system and the anti-lock brake system, all the things that a driver truly needs to safely transport their family around have been recalled on the windstar. This doesn't even touch the amount of money that has been spent on the lean system bank 1 & 2 error codes and the engine light still comes on for the same code. I'm sure this has a lot to do the terrible gas mileage that is not even close to what the original sticker quoted!. Or the torque converter issues in the transmission that had to be completely rebuilt. A lot of the windstar's issues started while it was still under warranty and just continued to get worse. If were up to me I would definitely call the vehicle a lemon. P.s. After talking to my neighbor, he also has replaced his windstar's wiper motor three times. Seems to be happening to more vehicles than just mine.
I own a 2000 ford windstar. I have recently had my ABS brake light go on and stay on, along with my traction control light also staying on and finally, my speedometer no longer works above 40 km per hour. All of these happened exactly the same time. I took it into ford and they are saying I need a new ABS module but after reading about their ABS recall issues and much written about how this problem is very common, I am inclined to think ford should fix this problem. Hence my complaint to you guys.
Abs and traction control light would intermittently turn on during operation for approximately three days. After that time, both lights are continually lit.
2000 ford windstar ECM control failure leading to increased braking distance. Related to ford recall 09s09, but ECM not replaced under recall.
Intermittent failure of the ABS and traction control system. When the engine heats up a little the ABS and traction control lights come on indicating that they are no longer working. In the morning when the car is first started the light are off for awhile until the engine has had time to heat up.
2000 ford windstar with 131,800 miles on it came to a halt after going over a rough piece of road that it navigates on a weekly basis. The back axle broke in half causing the tires to point inward and rubbed on the fender wells. Had to have it towed. Can't wait to see what this repair will cost us!!!
Abs ECM failure - during recall repairs to the ABS switch, trouble shooting discovered a malfunctioning ABS ECM module. Customer was told that this is not a result of leaking brake switch.
Not working cruise control, defective odometer started when I was approaching a stop light all the gauges in my dashboard (fuelgauge,RPM gauge,odometer,and temperature gauge swung back and forth. The other gauges returned to normal when I turned off the engine but the odometer was stuck and the cruise control not working.
1. Smoke was coming out from under the hood on my 2000 ford windstar. Smelled like an electrical fire. Then the speedometer didn't work correctly and ABS,and brake lights were on. 2. Checked fuse box found fuse blown,replaced and blew again. 3. Found brake fluid was leaking out of the brake deactivation switch, sprayed connection with brake fluid,replaced switch,but left unhooked do to it keeps blowing fuse. Brake deactivation switch.
Around the middle of august, 2009, my 2000 ford windstar began having its ABS warning lamp illuminate on my instrument cluster. This would occur seemingly for no apparent reason, though on september 13, 2009, I noticed that after engaging the cruise control and thereafter depressing the brake pedal, the lamp appeared. The lamp would usually, but not always, cease illuminating after I had stopped and restarted the engine.
We lost our odometer, speedometer, cruise control and air conditioning on a recent trip from va to nc. At first, replacing the #10amp fuse took care of the problem. Within one week, the fuses began to blow as soon as the car is turned on. Now, it blows the fuse each time a new one is replaced. Therefore, no odometer, speedometer, cool air, cruise control, etc. After a lot of research on line, we have found numerous sources with incredible documentation and consistency showing that this problem has been pervasive across ford windstar products in the age range of our van. We have not had a fire, but there is enough of a record on this, that something should be done about it with ford before someone has a fire that causes death or injury. Thanks for a response on what we can expect next.
Consumer believes the vehicles reverse sensing system chime is too weak and cannot be heard if the radio is on. Nlm
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