Ford windstar brake, ABS brake, cruise control, and speedometer/odometer electrical problems; all these problems are caused by a brake leak from "the brake pressure differential deactivation switch (2b264) located under the master cylinder (behind the air filter). This leak also causes brake fluid to wick down two wires to the ABS brake module (2c219). The fluid accumulates on the (always on) power connectors for the ABS brake system which are powered by fuses 101 and 102 and are both 40 amp. The fluid attracts moisture, road salt and leads to a fire when the fluid and moisture act as conductor between the hot leads and ground. This switch has been the subject of other ford recalls, just not the windstar van yet. It is happening to almost every ford windstar model years 1999 - 2003. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Hernan ardila
2000 Ford Windstar electrical complaints
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The ABS light came on first, then the odometer went to dashes, then the speedometer went to zero, the air conditioner stopped working and one of the times it went out my brake pedal went to the floor and the brakes were not working.
Ford windstar ABS brake, cruise control, speedometer/odometer electrical problem: failure of brake pressure differential deactivation switch (2b264). I understand this has been on ongoing complaint, reported numerous times to the federal safety agency.
My fuses keep popping under the dash after finding brake fluid leaking on some wiring I googled some things finding out this is a big problem and I caught mine before a serious fire.
We own a 2000 ford windstar van. This van has had intermittent problems with the ABS light coming on and staying on during the duration of driving the van. The van has also had problems with rough idling and problems with valve seals that are around the injectors going bad (twice). Recently when driving the vehicle, the warning err*f came on and then a warning of "fuel computer data error" and "oil life data error" remained on. I also lost A/C power, odometer reading, and speedometer reading. The power steering and braking systems seemed to be out. When restarting the van, the idle was very rough. The van did run with the tachometer operational. I hope the fuel gauge, and temperature gauge were working. After research, we determined the #10 fuse was blown. When I tried to replace it, there was smoke coming from the back of the air filter area. There is a connector under the master cylinder that has corrosion, brake fluid and appears to be burnt on the inside. When I disconnected the connector, and restarted the van, the problems have appeared to be gone. I am afraid that this will only lead to more problems and more costly ones in the future.
Cruise control stopped working, heat went out, odometer stopped working, speedometer stopped working, rear blowers stopped working, rear wiper stopped working, brake light came on. We replaced the brake fluid and changed the pads, this seemed to fix the problem momentarily but then the brakes stopped working again and the gas hand began to move slowly also. The brakes squeal really bad when stopping and turning and they have to be pressed to the floor in order to make the van stop.
The speedometer, odometer and cruise control didn't work. The brake light would stay on. I searched the internet and discovered a fix ie) the brake pressure deactivation switch needed to be replaced. I changed it and replaced fuse #10. The total cost was $37.30 cdn - receipts available upon request.
My speedometer, odometer and cruise control didn't work for some reason. Also, the brake light would stay on. I searched the internet and discovered a fix ie) replace the brake pressure deactivation switch. I had to buy a new switch and a new fuse. Its now fixed. The total cost was $37.30 cdn - receipts are available upon request.
My minivan has started acting strange with lights flickering inside and on the dash board. I am also having problems with the brake lights not being on from time to time and the headlights having gone out. I only found this out when turning onto a dark street with no street lights one night coming home and saw no lights from my vehicle and only darkness. I was terrified thinking no other car would be able to see me . As I saw other cars coming down the (neighborhood ) street, I would pull over to keep from having them run into me. I got home and parked the car and refuse to dry it anymore at night until I can figure out what is the problem. No one can seem to figure it out and says this is a defect with ford and some type of wiring harness. I have bought a new battery, had the vehicle checked by a mechanic and even put on a machine and there have been many "guesses" but no definite fix. I do not have the money to try to fix the "guesses" and still not resolve the problem.
My 2000 ford windstar's speedometer,odometer and cruise control does not work. The #10 fuse continuously blows and the ABS light is on. I have replaced several fuses, purchased a new brake pressure deactivation switch, and the connector and had them installed.
Abs traction control error on all the time intermittent speed control with speedometer misreads and cluster failure.
Abs light is on, # 10 fuse keeps blowing, cruise control, speedometer, and odometer do not work. New fuse in works fine then the fuse blows again.
There were no events leading up to the failure. It just started happening. Fuse #10 in our van blows constantly. That turns on the ABS light, and turns off the odometer and other things on that fuse. And there are a lot of things on that one little fuse. I read this website: www.fordwindstarrecall.info and it sounds just like the problems we are having.
Under normal driving conditions, I began to notice my ABS light would intermittently illuminate. I took my vehicle to my local authorized ford dealership and I was told my ABS module was faulty along with the left front wheel speed sensor. I was given the following results, c1155 - lf speed input fail c1185 - power relay circuit fail other codes below are caused by c1185 and c1155 c1144 - wheel speed sensor rr tone ring tooth missing fault c1198 - ABS inlet valve coil lf circuit failure c1210 - ABS outlet valve coil rf circuit failure c1214 - ABS inlet valve coil rf circuit failure c1233 - speed wheel lf input signal missing c1242 - ABS outlet valve coil lr circuit failure c1250 - ABS inlet valve coil lr circuit failure recommend replacing ABS ecu module and l/f speed sensor. The failure was intermittent over the past year but over the past month the ABS indicator lamp is always on. The issue has not yet been corrected as I wanted to look into the issue more. Some quick searching on google quickly brought up that I am not an isolated incident but one of many. I had found on many websites that c1185 is related to the expanding and contracting of the heatsink on which the ABS ecu is mounted. The result is the ABS ecu fails to power on correctly due to the stress placed on the sensitive electronic board. I am assuming that the l/f wheel sensor is a separate issue but with a bad ABS ecu, it could possibly be related.
Loud thunk suddenly then car wouldn't go forward,transmission no good had it rebuilt 92000 miles,cigarette lighter /power point fuse constantly blowing,odometer/speedometer fuse blowing twice so far,ABS light intermittently going on.
Battery will not hold charge have changed battery still goes dead over night.
The ABS light comes on and then the speedometer and mileage odometer stop working also the cruise control #10 fuse blows again and again.
Experienced blown #10 fuse in 2000 ford windstar today, 2/25/09. Lost speedometer, odometer, ABS light on, lost cruise control, A/C blew hot air. Replacement fuse blew upon turning ignition to on. Found leaking brake pressure switch beneath master cylinder. I disconnected the pressure switch and fuse #10, which restored speedometer, odometer, and the ABS light is out. The fuse held for a brief test drive. Will replace pressure switch.
2000 ford windstar- the #10 fuse keeps blowing continuously - apparently due to faulty/leaking brake cylinder- leading to the #10 fuse to short out & blow. I now have no instrument cluster what-so-ever! This should be a recall, as it is a huge fire hazard. I now have to purchase a kit to fix the problem (that they graciously came up with since so many owners are having the same problem!).
2000 ford windstar van - cruise, ABS, speedometer quit working. Found blown fuse and replaced. Has blown several more times. Found the switch under the master cylinder leaking brake fluid. Ford dealership said this was recalled on most other vehicles not windstar. Why not windstar? What do I need to do to get ford to cover the cost for replacing this? *tr the consumer wanted to know what was being done about the problem. Updated 02/04/10
Random ABS brake system failure. Web search indicates problem related to design defect in computer caused by excessive heat build up in module. My experience seems to confirms this, as failure is much more frequent in warmer weather.
Fuse blew to the odometer, speedometer,heat replaced blew again, replaced blew again within minutes.
To do with on going investigation on the federal safety agency action number : pe08035 the federal safety agency ford / windstar 1995-2003 component : electrical system electrical system:wiring vehicle speed control I have replaced two of these speed control items on my master cylinder and now am having problems with the ABS module, it is faulting out and was told it needs to be replaced. At nearly $1000 to replace has not happened yet...
We received this vehicle as a gift, about a week or two after the vehicles odometer, speedometer, air conditioning and heat stopped working. It kept blowing the fuse for this. We have change the fuses multiple times sometimes we get it in, turn on the car it will blow or putting it in drive and it will blow. A couple of weeks ago the van started smoking and we smelled something electrical. We had 3 of our 4 kids with us, it really scared us. We have taken it to a mechanic and he located the problem finally, it is a faulty switch --apparently ford never recalled these vehicles the brake fluid drips on to the switch which is located on the bottom of the master cylinder and drips on to the wires, which causes the fuse to blow and can cause a fire (the mechanic has known of two burning to the ground). Why should we pay $95 hr for labor plus parts with a job that take 4-5 hours to do?! This is something very dangerous!! I heard they have a kit to fix the problem but if you aren't mechanical why should be have to pay for it?! I feel something should be done about this. The mechanic told us a recall has been on these but when we called the dealer they tell us no recall is on our particle van. Any website that helps you repair these shows and tells about the cost involved and the huge risk of fire! Can something be done? We don't have the funds to fix this. Thanks!
Since buying my windstar, 2000; used, 57,000 miles I have had one problem after another. Within two weeks after purchase my transmission would jump then straighten out and go on. I had it checked by five different places and all stated there was nothing wrong. It stopped completely during a family trip and I had to purchase a new transmission. It had a knock in the engine ever since I bought it but it finally got so bad I thought the prudent thing to do was to get it overhauled. There crank shaft was not smooth and had to be machined and rebuilt. I have had several different issues concerning the electrical system; ABS stays on, sliding door lock failure, interior lights come on while driving and will not go off, all instrument dash lights flash on and then seem to recover, now my whole electrical system is acting up. The radio always went off when you cut off the engine and open the door, but now my battery is dead and while charging it the head light came on, (but none of the switches were turned on), oh and about 10 months ago I had to replace the alternator. No warning except right before it died the light started cutting off and on. I cannot afford another purchase at this time. I am sick of this.
My ABS brake light came on, but all of my sensor lights have been malfunctioning. They couldn't find anything wrong; just said it was a bad sensor. Then the cruise control quit working. Last week my brakes locked up on me and I almost hit a school bus. I took the van in and the mechanic said there was a leak in the break line caused by the electrical system that caused everything to fail that had been recalled by ford. We contacted ford and they said there was no recall they said they only recalled this part on f150s. This is a major problem the mechanic said. We had two fuses to blow the horn won't work; the electrical system is going haywire. The thing that concerns me the most is the brake system, but they say it is all related. We are having it repaired now. When I locked up my brakes I balled two brand new tires so now I have to buy two new tires that are less than 4 months old, because ford refuses to fix this problem.
Sending unit under front of brake master cylinder leaks. Corroded wiring harness of transmission causing erratic operation and a warning message about the transmission. Could have caused an engine compartment fire or a locked up transmission while driving.
While driving the ABS and brake light came on, the odometer displayed only dashes. After doing a google search, was able to identify the problem as a leaking brake pressure deactivation switch xw7z 9f924 ba. Switch was replaced along with #10 fuse and all problems resolved. Internet research provide the link to this site for reporting.
First indication was the ABS light, then the #10 fuse blew losing the odometer, A/C, etc. Turns out the brake pressure deactivation switch is leaking brake fluid causing things to short out. I now have to replace that switch, cable and some parts on the ABS.
Noticed cruise control does not work in july 08, not sure for how long as I do not use this feature. Started to lose brake fluid about a year ago, added brake fluid on 9/14/08. 9/16/08 ABS light came on & stayed on. Odometer & speedometer stopped working. Decided to check recalls and complaints, was amazed at the number of similar problems, but yet no recall. Mileage was 81,000+. No ABS brakes and not knowing your speed are safety issues. I had a 95 ford windstar which ford bought back from me due to equipment failures at 45,000 miles but I had to buy another windstar. Ford should provide a recall and fix these problems. I planned to drive this car for several more years, now what am I going to do. This car requires new brakes almost every year. There is definitely engineering problems that ford should be responsible for fixing. I had a huge repair bill at the ford dealer about 4 years ago, I think it was the rear axle.
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