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2001 Ford Windstar electronic stability control (esc) problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2001 Ford Windstar1% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
1%
share of all complaints
103,440 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The check traction control light comes on. Brake light, abs light and traction off light start blinking, turn off the ignition for a few minutes and all is well for a few seconds or maby a few days, (this doesn't happen all the time. I think the problem is somehow related to temperature because as…

    filed Feb 7, 2015

  • Abs, traction control, cruise control and speedometer either are intermittent or not working at all. This causes issues with braking, vehicle control, driver attentiveness and other safety related issues. *tr

    filed Nov 4, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Windstar years

YearReportsShare
2003 Windstar252%
2002 Windstar222%
2000 Windstar151%
1999 Windstar50%
1998 Windstar30%
1996 Windstar10%
1995 Windstar30%
Windstar electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.