2003 Ford Windstar electrical system problems

“IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NEEDS WIRING HARNESS, NEEDS FRONT AND REAL AXLE REPLACEMENT. DANGEROUS. ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM. WON'T HOLD CHARGE. STEERING WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SHOT. *TR”

“STARTED HAVING WIPER ISSUES (INTERMITTENT DID NOT WORK) RANDOMLY FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, THEN HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH NO OTHER CARS, FIRST FOR A COUPLE SECONDS OFF THEN ON THEN OFF FOR GOOD AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS. AFTER ANOTHER 10 MIN OR SO THEY WENT BACK ON AND STAYED ON. ALSO WIPERS DID NOT WORK, OR RADIO, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. ANOTHER TIME DURING HEAVY RAIN IN DAYTIME THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, WIPERS WENT OFF. THIS WAS ON BUSY HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THEY WENT ON AGAIN AFTER 10S AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE AND PULL OVER. VERY SCARY. HAPPENED OFF AND ON AGAIN. TURNED OUT FORWARD CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. DEALER REPLACED ONE I GOT FROM JUNKYARD, NO MORE PROBLEM.”

“WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTING BECAME ERRATIC AND FAILED. A SHORT TIME LATER THE SITUATION NORMALIZED. SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR THE TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME INOPERABLE.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED AND A HOLE WAS PRESENT LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE HOLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD RANDOMLY STOP OPERATING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DICK BRANTMEIER FORD IN SHEBOYCAN, WI) WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.”

“WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANY OTHER ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH LIKE THE SOUND OF A RELAY ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND IT WAS OK FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS THEN STARTED AGAIN. DRIVING DURING THE DAY W/NO LIGHTS ON THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THEN RE-STARTED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HEARD THE CLICKING UNDER THE DASH AT THAT TIME TOO. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 5 DAYS AND FOUND NOTHING. I WAS AT CHURCH AND CAME OUT TO LEAVE. I STARTED THE VAN AND THE WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES ON INTERMITTENT AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I TURNED THE VAN OFF WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE NEXT TIME I STARTED IT THE WIPERS WERE OFF. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE A/C ON AND THE BLOWER MOTOR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND ALSO THE RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, AND POWER LOCKS. AGAIN I HEARD THE RELAY CLICKING SOUND. IT STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND CAME ON LONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE WINDOWS (IT WAS 92 DEGREES OUTSIDE). A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER IT WENT OFF AGAIN AND…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS, ENGINE, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.”