2003 Ford Windstar service brakes, hydraulic problems
282 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2003 Ford Windstar — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford windstar. The contact stated that the abs warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 193,000.”
filed Sep 26, 2014
“The abs light is on all the time, the brake light is on most of the time. Also the instrument cluster jumps erratically and the right brake light does not work. *tr”
filed Aug 25, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Windstar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Windstar | 2 | 8% |
| 2002 Windstar | 324 | 24% |
| 2001 Windstar | 292 | 17% |
| 2000 Windstar | 204 | 12% |
| 1999 Windstar | 130 | 9% |
| 1998 Windstar | 177 | 12% |
| 1997 Windstar | 24 | 13% |
| 1996 Windstar | 218 | 16% |
| 1995 Windstar | 484 | 15% |
| 1994 Windstar | 2 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Ford Windstar
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.