7.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$353.00
Average Mileage:
63,205 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace alternator and starter (1 reports)
- replaced wiring harness kit (1 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful Websites About 2003 Ford Windstar multiple wacky electrical problems
2009Mar 01
Windstar SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 41,632 miles
First noted the interior lights flashing intermittently, as many people with this vehicle have noticed. This went away. Then the passenger side power window worked intermittently then quit altogether. The rear defogger stopped working. Then the keyless entry worked as it should, but the notification beep when you locked the car stopped working.
Dealer reported a wiring harness/connection at the firewall under the hood was corroded. Replaced for $85 parts, $60 labour (CAN) and all seem to be working fine again.
It seems quite possible that a corroded/shorting wiring harness or connector could be causing many of the aberrant electrical behaviours seen on the forums here. Good luck!
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2009Nov 13
Windstar SEL 3.8L
going to the doctors the van died......and i had a new battery put in .it lasted 4 hours and then the van died ....we had to replace the alternator and a few ...days the starter went....i must have the worst van in the world......thanks ford........
Michael B.
Homestead, PA, USA
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