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2002 Ford Windstar exterior lighting problems

29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2002 Ford Windstar2% of all complaints for this model year.

29
Exterior Lighting complaints
2%
share of all complaints
101,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving down the road and our and and brake lights had came on. Took it to the local shop and was told about the c1185 code was on. We were driving on the way home, and it just comes and goes with every start up and shut off. Car was in motion. To my acknowledgement I'm not positive what is…

    filed Feb 28, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford windstar. While driving approximately 15 mph, a continuous chime sounded inside the vehicle. The rear passenger side tail light and brake light failed to illuminate when the brakes were applied. The contact replaced the bulbs herself; however, the failure recurred…

    filed Apr 18, 2016

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

Exterior Lighting problems in other Windstar years

YearReportsShare
2003 Windstar352%
2001 Windstar312%
2000 Windstar181%
1999 Windstar151%
1998 Windstar201%
1996 Windstar81%
1995 Windstar221%
Windstar exterior lighting 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.