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#1
03-13-2006, 02:17 PM
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200 Ford Windstar - little light
I know very little about automobiles. On Thursday morning a little red circled light flashed on my dash. It didn't come on anymore that day. On Friday it came on again just before I backed out of my yard and again when I left work. On Saturday, I had a tension belt put on and had the air filter changed.
The light came on again about 30 minutes later as I was driving. It keeps coming on now when I depart and also while I'm driving. It only stayes on for a few seconds. What can I do? 
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#2
03-13-2006, 03:42 PM
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Re: 200 Ford Windstar - little light
Check your owner's manual to determine which light is on. As far as I know the only red one is for the brakes. This could be due to the parking brake not fully releasing or the brake fluid level could be low. It could also indicate a malfunction in the brake system such as an imbalance in the 2 systems.
If it is the Red brake light I would consider it to be important and you should get it looked at right away.
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#3
03-13-2006, 09:58 PM
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Re: 200 Ford Windstar - little light
I looked and the red light has a circle around it and an exclamation point (!) in the center if that helps. What could it be? I don't have a manual.
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#4
03-13-2006, 11:27 PM
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Re: 200 Ford Windstar - little light
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But first of all and this is a matter of safety, check or ask someone to check the brake fluid in the master cylinder to see if there is enough fluid. If not. it could be possible that some air entered in the hydraulic brake system which will require to bleed the system. And this could also bring your brake light on and off. Anyway if the fluid is low add brake fluid ( DOT 3 ) to your master cylinder.
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#5
03-14-2006, 09:07 AM
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Re: 200 Ford Windstar - little light
Ditto!!!
The red light with the exclamation point is the brake system. As was mentioned it could be something simple such as the parking brake ever so slightly "on" or the fluid low.
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#6
03-14-2006, 08:50 PM
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Re: 200 Ford Windstar - little light
brown8289 -
Get an electronic version of your owner's manual here: http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...ageid=&gutsid= Click "Owner Guides" and follow the directions. Free and easy.
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2000 Windstar LX 3.8 1995 Contour GL 2.5 1986 Mustang GT 5.0 --> Sold, but missed on sunny days
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