2002 Ford Windstar Speed Control & Cruise Problems

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON THE RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON IT IS THROWING 9 CODE STARTING WITH C1185 AND 8 OTHER THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST CODE I AVE TRIED AND TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES IT WILL NOT PASS A SAFETY CHECK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE I KNOW IT CAN CATCH A FIRE AND ALSO THE BRAKES MAY LOCK UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEED CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 372,000.

ABS LIGHTS ON. SPEEDOMETER DON'T WORK AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ..SPEED CONTROL FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. *TR

FOLLOW-UP ON ODI # 10593430. ON MAY 26, 2014, AFTER FORD DEALERSHIP IN FORT WALTON BEACH, FL KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK TO FIX THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SEAT LATCHES RECALL, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PICK UP MY VAN. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE CAUSE OF ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER TO STOPPED WORKING, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON, SLIDING DOORS NOT WORKING, AND O/D LIGHT FLASHING; I WAS TOLD THE CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE. THEY CHARGED ME $114.27 TO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND QUOTED ME $1,265.00 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. I SHOWED TO FORD SERVICE ADVISOR, ANDREW TOMPITCH, A PRINT-OUT FROM NHTSA WEBSITE STATING THAT PART OF FIXING OR REMEDY TO THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL WAS TO "INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY." "REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE." YET FORD CHARGED ME FOR THIS SERVICE AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT THE SAME SINCE MY VEHICLE'S SCDS SUPPOSEDLY DID NOT LEAK. HOW COULD I VERIFIED WHAT HE TOLD ME WAS TRUE WHEN HE WOULDN'T LET ME ENTER THE WORK BAY TO WATCH WHAT THE TECHNICIAN WAS DOING TO MY VEHICLE? ANDREW ADMITTED THAT THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MODULES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MY VAN. BUT ANDREW SAID IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WOULDN'T REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. IF FORD USED DEFECTIVE PARTS SUCH AS THE ABS MODULE, THEN FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE AND RECALL IT BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK AT 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

USED THE VEHICLE TO GO ON A TRIP ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, WHEN I WENT TO GO BACK OUT IN THE VAN ON ANOTHER SHORT TRIP AND GOT ON THE INTERSTATE THE CRUISE WOULDN'T WORK AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN BEFORE THE CRUISE STOPPED WORKING IT WAS ONLY INTERMITTENT. NOW THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE CRUISE ISN'T WORKING AT ALL. I CAN'T USE THE VAN ON TRIPS O WHEN I GO A FEW MILES AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE THE CRUISE DON'T WORK. I HAVE A BAD BACK AND JOINTS AND RELY ON THAT CRUISE TO HELP ME GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B. THANKS. ...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUES ARE ON RECALL. UPDATED 01/17/15

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON FOR MONTHS OFF AND ON. HAVE A SLIGHT BRAKE FLUID LEAK. WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING, THE ODOMETER WENT BLANK, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR. CHECKED FUSE #10 AND FOUND IT WAS BLOWN. REPLACED FUSE #10. ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WORK BUT OTHER LIGHTS STILL ON. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VAN LOOKED AT TOMORROW. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT & TRACTION LIGHT ARE NOW ON. ALSO, NEEDLES JUMP ON DASH {ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL & HEAT LEVEL} AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ANY LONGER {THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE RECEIVING MY VAN BACK FROM THE FORD GARAGE AFTER 7 MONTHS FROM THE AXLE RECALL REPAIR OVER A YEAR AGO}. TRIED TO BLEED MY BRAKES AFTER REPLACING PADS AND CALIPER BUT CANNOT BLEED FRONT LEFT OR REAR RIGHT. WAS TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE ABS MODULE. AS PERTAINING TO A FORD RECALL IN OCTOBER, 2009, ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS MAY BE CONNECTED TO THIS RECALL. MY VAN WAS INSPECTED AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT BECAUSE, AT THE TIME, BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED SAFE. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL TAPE ON THE WIRING HARNESS THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE INSPECTING BECAUSE IT WAS FALLING OFF DUE TO BRAKE FLUID ON IT (REASON FOR SAID RECALL}. I PLAN ON CALLING THE GARAGE IN THE AM TO HAVE THEM REINSPECT MY VAN FOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ANY MORE PARTS IN IT. I HAVE PUT A LOT INTO IT JUST SINCE GETTING IT BACK AFTER THE AXLE RECALL BECAUSE IT DETERIORATED SITTING IN THEIR DRIVEWAY FOR THE WINTER DUE TO SALT. I HOPE NOBODY ELSE IS GOING THROUGH THIS. I LOVE MY VAN AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 11 YEARS BUT IT IS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A ONE-INCOME-HOUSEHOLD TO REPAIR DUE TO BAD PARTS OR SERVICE. PLEASE HAVE FORD WORK TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS SO I CAN AFFORD TO KEEP MY VAN. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN INCREASE OF SPEED BEFORE DECELERATING AND STOPPING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) ON NOVEMBER 27, 2009 AND PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 WINDSTAR IN APRIL 2012, WE NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR AND WE'D BE LOW ON BRAKE FLUID. WE REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER BUT THEY SAID THE SENSOR ON BOTTOM WAS UNAVAILABLE TO ORDER, WE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD US THE SAME THING. THE SENSOR IS FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. WE HAVE TO FILL OUR BRAKE FLUID ABOUT ONCE EVERY 2 WEEKS IN WARM WEATHER MORE OFTEN. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON AXLE I ASKED ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THERES NO RECALLS FOR IT. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE NOR WOULD I WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER PERSON AS IT WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT BEING TOLD OF PROBLEM. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

THE ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND NOW MY BATTERY LIGHT COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT UNNECESSARY TIMES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW ALSO BOUNCING UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NO OTHER GAUGES SEEM TO BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE FUSE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS ALSO REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THAT CONTACT THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND SPILLING ONTO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH WERE CAUSED BY THE SPEED SENSOR LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE, INCLUDING THE ABS SWITCH LIGHT. THE ENGINE ALSO BEGAN TO FUNCTION ROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPAIR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RESERVOIR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS RECALL 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH ABS LIGHT AND NOW TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30-35 MPH WHEN HE OBSERVED A CLOUD OF SMOKING EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISABLED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND REFERRED HIM TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSED WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE RECALL AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE SEPARATE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS. THE SEPARATE DAMAGES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKES WERE UNAFFECTED. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED ON FINDING A MECHANIC IN THE TOWN WE WERE GOING THROUGH, BUT WHEN WE RE-STARTED THE VAN, THE LIGHTS WERE BACK OFF. THE BRAKES REMAINED UNAFFECTED. THE PROBLEM RECURS SPORADICALLY AT INTERVALS OF A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS. SOMETIME LATER, WE HAD TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED DUE TO TWO BAD SWITCHES (DAMAGED BY LEAKS). I MENTION THIS BECAUSE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS A LINK BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME AND I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DIDN'T WORK ANY MORE . I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DID THE RECALL FOR THE LEAKY SCDS SWITCH THIS FIXED THE CRUISE PROBLEM BUT THE ABS NO LONGER WORKS ON MY WINDSTAR. *TR

I TOOK MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN TO BOB BELL FORD IN GLEN BURNIE, MD IN MAY 2010 FOR THE RECALL #09S09. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING ABS, BRAKE AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON THRU DURATION OF RIDE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THE PART (RECALL 09S09). ON JULY 16, 2010 I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SAME LIGHTS, ABS, BRAKE AND TRAC. CONTROL CAME ON MY DASH BOARD. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND PARKED VAN. LATER I HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO WHEN I GOT IN VAN, NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ON THE DASH BOARD. AS I DROVE PROBABLY 3 BLOCKS ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE FLUID LOW LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE ANOTHER BLOCK AND PARKED THE VAN. I WENT INSIDE AND WHEN I CAME OUT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE GROUND THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE VAN. I GOT THE VAN TO MY LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT HE THOUGHT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING, SO I HAD IT REPLACED (NOT KNOWING THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL #09S09). WHEN I GOT THE VAN BACK, I DROVE IT NOT 4 BLOCKS AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SAME THREE LIGHTS CAME ON, ABS, BRAKE AND TRAC CONTROL. THE SAME LIGHTS THAT WOULD COME ON ALL OF THE TIME BEFORE I TOOK THE VAN INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. I CONTACTED BOB BELL FORD OF GLEN BURNIE, MD AND TOLD THEM THAT I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAD BEFORE I HAD BROUGHT THE VAN IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, WITH THE LIGHTS COMING ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ABS, BRAKE OR TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT THAT I COULD BRING IT IN, BUT THAT THIS PROBLEM DID NOT SOUND LIGHT ANYTHING RELATED TO THE RECALL 09S09, NOW I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE, AND I WILL BE TAKING THE VAN BACK TO BOB BELL FORD TOMORROW, BUT I AM DEFINITELY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR