2001 Ford Windstar driver assistance problems

Filed Mar 17, 2021 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 160,000 miles · WV

Rear axle snapped in half with no warning as I was driving about 40 MPH on a busy road. Very dangerous.

Filed Oct 10, 2017 · Body, Driver assistance · 141,588 miles · OH

Sub frame

Filed May 23, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford windstar. The contact stated that the air bag, traction control and brake warning lights continued to intermittently illuminate. The contact noticed that a fuse blew and the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic. An unknown local dealer was notified, indicated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer confirmed that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Feb 7, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 90,000 miles · IL

The check traction control light comes on. Brake light, ABS light and traction off light start blinking, turn off the ignition for a few minutes and all is well for a few seconds or maby a few days, (this doesn't happen all the time. I think the problem is somehow related to temperature because as soon as it gets cold, (below about 30 degrees) the problem goes away til warmer weather and when it gets vrey warm it happens all the time. I suspect this problem may be related to a defect in the ECM as this might explain the temp situation. Note also fortunately during the winter the traction control works fine but when this light problem is around the traction control does not work.

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 138,000 miles · IL

The check traction control comes on..... Brake light, ABS light and traction off light keep coming on intermittently. Turn off ignition and then they go off for a short time then back on.

Filed Nov 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 144,500 miles · SD

Abs, traction control, cruise control and speedometer either are intermittent or not working at all. This causes issues with braking, vehicle control, driver attentiveness and other safety related issues.

Filed Aug 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 84,372 miles · OR

The ABS and hand brake kept coming on intermittently. The braking distance has increased. And now the lights are on almost permanently. Based on reports, am afraid if this is going to result in a fire eventually.

Filed Aug 10, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 203,000 miles · AZ

Abs light on dash and brake light on for no reason.

Filed Jun 10, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 99,000 miles · CA

During the course of normal driving, on a ford windstar with less than 100k miles, the ABS system failed. The ABS/tc/e-brake lights all came on, permanently. I had to have the system replaced, at extensive cost. In online research it turns out this is a fairly common problem, potentially due to leaking fluid from the scds component. The federal safety agency please make ford deal with this!

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 164,000 miles · AZ

We were headed home on the freeway and turned onto our exit. My husband put his foot on the brake to start slowing the van down, but the pedal did nothing. He was able to stop the van by coasting and switching into reverse. He then got out and checked fluid which was full and checked the brake lines which were fine. There was no warning signs or anything that our brakes were going to fail. I am just glad that we were already at our exit and there was no other traffic! We had our 5 children in the van with us at the time. I have been researching and reading about the ABS problems in our year windstar and am hoping ford decides to take some action on the matter!