Ford Windstar misfire problems

Filed Aug 4, 2013 · Brakes, Engine · 90,000 miles · FL

The ABS and engine lights have been on my 2003 ford windstar for years. However, they were electrical misfires and did not affect the operation of the vehicle. It does now seem that the ABS is failing. The car brakes normally at low speeds. However, over 30 MPH it now seems that the brakes lock up and the car pulls to the right. I do not feel that the car is safe to drive, as it screeched and locked up when I was stopping at a red light.

Filed Aug 18, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 139,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford windstar. The contact stated that the constant-velocity joints on the passenger side were repeatedly replaced and the speedometer did not work. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that there were no recalls addressing the failures. The manufacturer was notified and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 139,000. Error codes po 174 and po 171 - misfire, fuel comp, cat lyst, evap 02 sensor, 02 htr, egr. Updated 10/03/2011 *ln

Filed Jun 25, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · 100 miles · NJ

Repeated failure and replacement of various parts of the electrical system including wiper motor, rear wiper motor, fuel pump, fuel pump fuses, alternator, repeated replacement of battery, repeated replacement of brake lights and light sockets and brake light switch, repeated failure and replacement of electric door locks, repeated replacement of coil wire, replacement of egr valve. Constant stalling of vehicle in rain or humid weather. Vehicle stall when air conditioner is in use. Rough idle and stalling when vehicle is stopped and engine is running. All of these complaints have been constant and ongoing despite repeated replacement of electrical components since delivery of the vehicle in december of 2000.

Filed May 7, 2011 · Engine · MO

Check engine stays on after tuneup ... Does not lose speed ... Runs rough after accelerating and doesn't not overheat ....what is the problem.

Filed Mar 8, 2011 · Body, Engine · 78,397 miles · NJ

Brought my 2003 ford windstar sel (with 78,397 miles on it) in to dealer to have it checked for subframe recall, the engine light began flashing, and the ABS, brake light, and trac off lights had all gone on. During the diagnosis, they found that the subframe was fine, the spark plugs needed to be replaced, the ignition coil needed to be replace (causing cylinder 3 to misfire), and the PCM needed to be resealed for moisture. (march 3rd, 2011) they found no hard code for the brakes. We get the necessary work done, drive the van home, and within a day the ABS light, brake light, and trac off light come back on. Call and have the dealer look at van again, they now find code 1185 (pin point test found ABS module not responding). The dealer replaced the ABS module and rescanned with no codes and was road tested. Everything seemed fine (march 7th, 2011), I pick up van, within 4 hours, the ABS light, brake light, and trac off light are back on. As of right now, the van is back at the dealers being checked again. This is very disappointing. In the last week, I have had to bring this particular van in 4 times due to problems. This all comes after having work done on this van in december. In december 2010, they performed system diag,, dtcs, po174, po174, lean on both banks, inspect for vacuum leaks, found leaks at intake manifold runner control shafts, required intake manifold replacement to correct, replaced intake manifold and required parts, including cleaned fuel injector, changed oil and filter cleared dtcs, retested verified proper operation. Manifold, 2 seals, 5 gaskets, isolator, thermostat, anti-freeze, coupling, fuel system, filter, engine oil). This should not be the case with a van that has less than 80,000 miles on it.

Filed Nov 12, 2010 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · IL

There is a check engine light on and the van runs rough and almost stops running. There is an error code p0171 and p0174. After taking it to the ford dealership for the axel recall, it was noted that there is something wrong with the transmission, too. It seems like these are all defects that ford is aware of, but does nothing to fix for the consumers of their cars.

Filed Sep 12, 2009 · Engine · 165,000 miles · 00

Our 2003 windstar started misfiring badly and the engine light came on. I bought a code reader and found the codes 171 and 174 and misfire in cylinder #5. After doing some research I found this is usually due to the intake manifold gaskets leaking and is very common. I've had it with this van and I'm afraid to park it in the driveway near the kid's room in case it catches on fire. In the last few months I've replaced a broken (not rusted) front spring, brake deactivation switch, transmission (152,000km) and now this. Also the ABS light is on all the time now meaning that it doesn't have anti-lock anymore. I'm a licensed autobody technician and realize that cars require routine maintenance and parts replaced from time to time and I do most of the work myself, but when they are widespread safety and reliability issues it makes me extremely frustrated that nothing can be done. I want to just park the van, but we still have a year left on the financing.

Filed Jul 20, 2009 · Electrical · 164,000 miles · SC

Purchased a 2002 windstar xl from a dealer feb 2009. All happened in a 12 week period. Engine , ABS, and brake lights came on as I left the lot from dealer. Went to have checked out and I was told I had a misfire in #5 plug and replaced intake manifold gaskets, new plugs, wires, oil changed. Had an oil leak 2 days later and went back and plug in oil pan replaced. Engine light stayed off 1 week and then started smelling antifreeze through A/C vents. Heater core is bad in it too so I had the heater core bypassed as a temporary fix. Engine light, ABS light & brake light was off for 2 hours then came back on. Found the cruise control deactivation switch was unplugged and plugged it in and then it blew a relay fuse in the box next to the battery. Replaced and left it unplugged. This controls the gauges on instrument panel, A/C, and cruise control. I replaced the cruise control deactivation switch and it burned the wires when engine was started. Overheating of wires caused the melting of wires. I had hood open so stopped engine before wires ignited.

Filed Apr 23, 2009 · Brakes, Electrical · 93,100 miles · FL

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.

Filed Jan 25, 2009 · Engine · 140,000 miles · NJ

Driving along the nj garden state parkway at 60mph, I experienced a loud popping sound. I had my vehicle towed to my local repairman only to find that the spark plug at the rear of the engine had blown out causing a misfire in the engine.