I have a Ford windstar, 2001 both the odometer and the speedometerstoped working at the same time, also the ABS and brake! lights have been for year

Asked by Jelv May 11, 2016 at 12:23 PM about the 2001 Ford Windstar SE

Question type: Car Customization

1 Answer

470

The most common cause of this failure is the head unit (with the guages). The main (BIG) cable going into the printed board in the head unit, loses contact at one or more solder connections on the printed board (almost always the ground contact point). Same thing happened to my 03 and I took it out, carefully resoldered the connections and reinstalled it. Works great.

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Earl Garris
    Reputation
    1,080
  • #2
    Ficarri
    Reputation
    770
  • #3
    JohnBarJB
    Reputation
    730
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.