Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 09/07/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| Interior lights went on and were flashing while driving at night. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 124550 | ||
| Abs/brake lights are coming on constantly....losing power....front/passenger side windows will not work, lights go on and off..... | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 42000 | ||
| 2003 windstar electronic concern -fuse no.3 to power rear view mirror shorts out. can not keep a fuse in it. the lite on mirror is great ideal. but does not work. i have taken it in they want 89.00 to 100 check to run a ectric check to see why? i am still paying a bank fee and this van has run me in debt tring to fix it. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Ford windstar that has had 2 recalls for front and rear axels. interior lights flash on and off randomly while driving. doors lock and unlock randomly while driving. very distracting and dangerous! | |||
| 05/23/2005 | |||
| Interior lights flash on and off intermitantly as driving. the lights include those on the dash, which makes it dangerous when driving at night. please do a search for this problem on the internet and note the exceptional number of similar complaints posted by other owners. | |||
| 03/07/2010 | 59000 | ||
| Where to start? almost seem like to many problems to list. we will start with the constant draining and replacement of the battery. new battery every few months. thinking this issue may have to do with the fact that the interior lights go on and off at random unexplained times. sometimes remaining on once the vehicle is off and all doors are completely closed. problem with abs and brake light coming on at randoms times in addition tp the checl charging system light. sometimes they come on and off but if they remain on cause the car to hesitate or just quit on you. i have 3 kids and am terrified for our safety everytime we are in this vehicle. i have finally had enough and am filing a complaint since i have read from numerous sources that i am one of thousands and thousands having this same issue. please consider the safety of the drivers of these vehicles and subsequently any innocent motorist or pedestrian who may become injured from these safety issues. thank you. | |||
| 08/09/2010 | |||
| I have a 2003 ford windstar and have had nothing but problems with it. since purchasing the car i have had issues with the electrical system or something which ford claims they can not figure out what the problem is- all they kept saying is you need to pay $ for diagnostic tests which will probably not even tell them the answer to the problems because in order to catch the problem they need to catch it just as it happens which is near impossible. long story short-i have put nothing but $ into this van which i feel should be recalled because after doing research on all the problems there are alot of people that are complaining about the exact same issues for the exact same year and model van. as of now i am stuck with no car to get to work and to get my kids to school because the van won't start and it had to be towed to the shop once again. events leading up to the failure- domes lights flickering on and off at random while driving even with the switch in the off position, fuses getting blown from opening windows, automatic door locks only working when it wants to, alternator and battery failure, transmission failure, and now they have no clue why it is not starting. failures happen every year since i have had the van. i have had the alternator and battery replaced every year and had the transmission replaced as well. i have had problems with the ac and heat and the brake and abs lights coming on and off at random. i have been stranded on the side of the road with my children and just can't afford to do this anymore. | |||
| 02/10/2010 | 97000 | ||
| I have a 2003 ford windstar. my brake light and abs light never turn off. my warning that the door is open is always on as well so my interior lights stay so my battery dies. my head lights turn on and off as well. | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 45000 | ||
| 55000 miles. original owner 09s09 recall. brake switch leaking-repaired before recall.paid 250.00 abs/brake lights intermittent, occasional burning smell, rear tail light remain on. battery dies (on#3) flashing interior lights, radio go out upon braking. dealer performed recall (wire thing) said need new ecu and hcu at cost of 1800.00. have had car in and out of service many times for strange electrical occurances and warning light problems. always said can not duplicate. have seen hundreds of complaints on message boards www.fordwindstarrecall.info, www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2003/ford/windstar/abs+warning+light, www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2003/ford/windstar/electrical+system. from consumers with similar complaints. feel car is not safe. low miles, always had scheduled maintenence. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Engine revs and car accellerates while driving. engline light stays on. abs light goes on and off. door locks click open and close while driving. interior lights go on and off while driving. | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| My 2003 ford windstar continues to smoke and the abs and brake lights keep coming on. it also has electrical problems because the interior lights continue on flashing and the door locks sometimes do not work properly. the problem seems to be a widely experienced issue because i have found numerous websites describing these issues. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2009 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was skipping/jerking when trying to accelerate (happened recently), abs and brake lights come on and off w/o warning, inside dome lights were flickering, and front windshield wipers would not stop after being turned off, until car was cut off (happened over 2 year period). had a dealer to fix problems to a tune of about $2300. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 40000 | 1 | |
| We have had many different problems with our '03 ford windstar. we have had the powersteering pump replaced 3 times. we have had the transmission rebuilt because is quit working. the abs and brake light on the dash are always on. we can not adjust the temperature of the a/c or heater. it is always cold. the rear air selector switch does not work. the dome lights flicker from time-to-time. the rear speakers work about 1/2 the time. the brakes sometimes make a growling sound when applied. the mechanics can not find the reason for the noise. the rear door indicator switch needs to be replace. when we shut the rear hatch (door) the doors will not lock because it seems that a door is still ajar.*tr | |||
| 11/24/2008 | 48000 | 1 | |
| It started with the interior lighting coming on while driving ,then the dash windows nd radio ,battery dying and the outside lighting staying on while keys were out and not working once started. they are all happening constantly even with all the new parts that the ford garage replaced{battery,switches,alternator,light sockets,etc}. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2008 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Abs and brake light are coming on in my 2003 ford windstar van. when you shut car off the light will go out and after driving for a while they come back on (even while have cruise control on)and stay on till car is shut off again. *tr | |||
| 05/11/2008 | 57000 | 1 | |
| Brake, abs, and other lights come on, drive disengages, van will only run in 2nd or low gear until you turn it off then on again. very dangerous situation as the van loses power and decelerates. fuse #1 sparks when putting in a fuse. blows the fuse immediately. interior light then will not work. van is currently being looked at by phil long ford. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 30515 | 6 | 03/04/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. the contact stated that the motor for the driver side window was repaired several months ago because it had not been working at all. the rear wing windows work sporadically. he also stated that all of the interior lights illuminate for no reason. the current and failure mileages were 30,515. updated 12-12-07. *kb updated *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Consumer 2003 windstar interior light blinks on and off while driving and sometimes will stay. *ts the consumer was told a part called a gem module could replaced. *jb | |||