1.7
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 98,978 miles
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99 Ford Windstar, scds switch replaced, no brake lights, cant get shifter out of park, blower wont shut off with key removed, headlights come on when you shut the door with key removed and switch off. No speedometer or tach.
- Akron, OH, USA
1999 Ford Windstar. Began leaking brake fluid from scds onto transaxle and down firewall. Scds has since been replaced under recall. Once I became aware of the scds problem I found brake fluid splattered all around the master cylinder area of the engine compartment. Concurrent with the leaking fluid, I noticed the ABS light would sometimes come on, the speedometer became erratic, the "O/D off" lamp sometimes flashed, the cruise control was often non-functional. All of these things have gotten progressively worse. The ABS light now comes on almost instantly, thus I have no anti-lock brakes, an obvious safety issue. The speedometer is always erratic and jumpy, thus it is difficult to tell my actual speed. The cruise control tries to follow the bouncy speedometer, as thus is useless.
- Columbia, MD, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the ABS warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility but the mechanic was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. In addition, the speedometer would fail intermittently. The dealer advised that the vehicle was under recall but the recall did not pertain to the failure the contact was experiencing. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 156,055.
- Virginia Beach , VA, USA
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel did not function properly. The failure continued to occur on a regular basis and the contact was concerned with the hazard of not knowing how fast he was driving. The vehicle was repaired according to a recall (not listed in the NHTSA database) in March 2010 but the failure continued to occur. The contact called the dealer and stated that they could not assist him. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 113,000. Updated 10/26/10. Updated 10/26/10
- Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Braking distance suddenly increased and ABS was not reliable. ABS would activate when turning on dry roads. Back up radars and traction control also stopped working. Speedometer is erratic above 55 mph.
- Grand Rapids, MI, USA
I have a 1999 Ford Windstar and my entire dash has gone out except for my airbag light. This includes my speedometer, odometer, my rpms, and my gas gauges.
- Ormond Beach, FL, USA
Speedometer and RPM gauges intermittently go 'haywire' - sweeping back and forth for up to 20 seconds at a time.
- St Charles, IL, USA
When I am driving down the road my gauges will not work but then suddenly work for a few miles and then get stuck in whatever position they happen to be in. Its my fuel, RPM, speed and temp are effected. My ABS light is on and my O/D light flashes but only after I have driven ten to fifteen miles. My A/C blows out hot air. Because my gauge was working at the time and said I was going 30mph I believed I was going 30 but I got pulled over by the police which said I was going actually 46mph.
- Newark, NY, USA
My ABS light is on, brake light comes off and on, now my speedometer and the RPM meter are not working...
- Milan , TN, USA
The speedometer/odometer quit working and ABS warning light came on all at about the same time. Also, the cruise control had quit working the recent past. We found a website in trying to solve the problem stating that this has been a recall for Ford Windstar.
- Greenwood, IN, USA
Not only does my 99 Windstar stall and jerk and will not pick up speed properly but the check engine light will not go off and the ABS light will come on after I start the van and stay on as well. If I drive over 55 the O/D light flashes. When I take off from a light the O/D light flashes and the van will not pick up speed and then it jerks into gear.
- Albany, GA, USA
- Gross Pointe, MI, USA