Going down the road traction control will go off and on. It will make the steering very hard. Then when you turn the engine off. It is very hard to start up. Some times you have to wait for about two or three hours then it will start right up. The electric system is very bad. Sometimes when the traction control starts to have a problem the van is very hard to even keep it in control I'm disabled and can't afford to get a better van. I've tried to take it back to Ford but they don't know what to do with it. All they tale me is to get anew one.but I can't. the power on the door locks are bad the locks will go locked and unlock as you drive it down the road. Been doing this for about. 3 years. Or more. Had it in to Ford many times.

- St. George, UT, USA

The instrument panel goes crazy, doesn't work or works just fine. This happens weather I'm driving on the highway or in the city..

- Ronan, MT, USA

My Ford Windstar has had problems with the ABS for a couple of years. It turns on and off on the dashboard randomly. When the ABS light is on, the ABS is not working. When the ABS light is off, the ABS is working. I had my mechanic fix this for $850. Three weeks later, the new part started doing the same thing. I never know how to brake in an emergency situation because the ABS is on some of the time and off some of the time.

- Kaysville, UT, USA

On Friday, June 23rd, the 2000 Ford Windstar was parked in the lot of meijers at 8650 West grand river ave, brighton, mi 48116 for approximately a duration of 40 minutes. Upon returning to the vehicle, it was discovered that there was fire from inside my van that appeared. By standards contacted 911 and fire dept and police had responded. The fire was distinguished and reports were made out. The fire inspector indicated that it was an electrical short that was the accelerate ignition point. This is a very serious matter that presented a safety issue for my 9-year-old daughter and me. Ford Motor Company needs to take full responsibility for this incident. Please advise. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Brighton, MI, USA

I own 2000 Ford Windstar. The paint is flanking off the roof really bad it has some spots rusted and some is gray even in the back and front. I just replaced the hood from a junk yard. My speedometer keeps going crazy and when trying to get out of park the park and revers part broke because it got stuck with the RPM and that broke too. I have to keep the fuse unplugged that goes to the interior lighting do to battery dead by the next day.

- Dakota City, IA, USA

The radiator and water pump went bad and the transmission went out as I was driving. The electrical locks on the doors locks us in regularly, while driving it often slides on it's own. There's a good bit of things going on with my car that I don't know about to tell you about.

- Slidell, LA, USA

Van stalled while driving, had to be towed. Mechanic could not communicate with computer. Van is having an electrical short which keeps blowing fuse #22 in which van can not be started or driven. Safety hazard, Ford must recall van

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for NHTSA campaign number: 15V608000 (suspension) and the remedy for the repair did not work. The contact stated that the dealer also inspected and serviced the transmission, but a failure occurred after the dealer's repair. Upon leaving the dealer, the suspension was unstable and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer for further inspection and diagnostic testing. The contact was still waiting on the dealer to provide a permanent remedy for the condition of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 129,405.

- Tomah, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that all the gauges on the instrument panel failed to function properly. The contact mentioned that the fuel gauge would display full when the fuel was low. In addition, the vehicle would be in drive and the instrument panel would display that the vehicle was in reverse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 157,007. The VIN was not available. MA 10/15/2015

- East Brunwick, NJ, USA

The instrument cluster gauges start dancing back and forth, then the tack gauge maxed out and stuck under the shift indicator. I went to a Ford dealer in fort wayne in. And they removed the cluster and broke off part of the tack needle so it can't become stuck again. Still to this day (a year later) the gauges start dancing and sometimes freeze in a position. Once it showed I was doing 80 mph while stopped at a stop light. Some days they work then other times they dont. I recently found out this is a common problem with Ford Windstar. Look up dancing gauges Windstar on you-tube and see all the issues people show. If this is such a big issue why isnt something being done about it? respectfully, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

The ABS warning light came on. When driving car over 45mph, the speedometer starts jumping all over the meter and the odometer is no longer reading miles. This is the same exact issue as NHTSA campaign number 09V399000. Apparently, even though Ford recalled Windstar, our Windstar was somehow not qualified even though we're not experiencing the same exact issue.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

I was driving my vehicle and the gauges in my instrument panel cluster started to go all over the place. The RPM indicator broke off against my gear selector indicator. Replaced instrument panel cluster and had to buy a new key(only had once key from previous owner) and reprogram both keys to new anti-theft device built into said instrument panel cluster. There was no problems with any of the wiring coming to the instrument panel cluster either. When I asked my mechanic what had happened he said it was a common problem with this year, make and model and happened a lot. Also when I replaced the part another error came up that I was unaware of because of the defective instrument panel cluster. So this whole time I was driving the vehicle I had no real idea of the state of my vehicle because of this common defect. Very scary!!!! come to find out that it is another recalled part (ABS relay) that I'm going to have to fill out another complaint form for. Its nice to know that my entire vehicle has a build-in defect that allows for complete negligence of the state my vehicle is in.

- Vista, CA, USA

Having ABS and electrical problems. Over drive lights was blinking so I had a full scan done. ABS system shows about 12 error codes and the ABS light wasn't on. Check the light and the light works. The mechanic seems to not to understand the problem. This problem is very alarming to me because this can be really bad for my family safety. Also another code pulled for the alternator overcharging the battery which never turned the check engine on. Check engine was proven to work and that was repaired and work to fix it.

- Lansdale, PA, USA

Anti-theft system failed while in motion. Several failures over the last few months. Dealer failed to diagnose problem properly the first time I brought the car to him. Finally obvious failure. Limped carefully to the dealer. Safety hazard of course.

- Austin, TX, USA

ABS brake, cruise control, and speedometer/odometer electrical problems.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

For some reason my instrument panel custard needles started, to bounce up and down for no reason and sometimes its ok.than you be driving and everything its ok, but than there goes the needles bouncing up and down again and than it stops or if I stop at store or gas station and start the ignition again it does it again.problem 2, before the fires on the Ford vehicles on the cruise control switch mine had already burned out as I was at the store parking lot I picked up my hood and there was the smoke and short wires below the brake fluid holder I fixed it, on my own than see all the problems on the daily news. This happen when I only hadabout 85000 miles.problem 3, for some reason I'm having with my ABS, the light keeps coming on and my brakes don't work right, but when the ABS light is off my brakes work fine, I tell you Ford can really make sorry vans like the Windstar LX model.

- Katy, TX, USA

After a little research, I found that this is a very common problem with Windstar. There is a switch (called the brake pressure deactivation switch) hooked to the braking system that detects when the brake has been pushed and stops the cruise control accordingly. Well? this switch is known to develop leaks, which allows brake fluid to run down into the wiring and cause a short. This blows the fuse which controls the speedometer, A/C, odometer, etc.

- Roosevelt, NY, USA

TL-the contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer or independent mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,262.

- Corning, NY, USA

ABS lights came on and ABS stopped working and speedometer RPM stopped working.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

ABS light stays on making them inoperable.

- Alexandria, IN, USA