C1185 on Ford

ABS power relay output circuit failure (Ford)

Severity: Inspect soon

With C1185 the ABS light is on; Ford says anti-lock is then disabled but normal braking still works, and the ABS should be serviced.

It gets more serious if:

Stop: Stop and have it serviced immediately if the red BRAKE warning light stays on with the parking brake released.

Safety-critical system: explanation only, no DIY steps. Source: how we rate severity

This page covers only what differs on Ford. For what C1185 means, the ranked causes and the test order, see the C1185 guide.

1999–2003 · Windstar
Supported by vehicle data
Ford dealers quoted in Windstar owner complaints read C1185 as an ABS power relay output circuit failure and blamed a relay inside the ABS module, often with valve codes such as C1210 and C1214. Based on NHTSA owner complaints quoting dealer scans; there is no Ford bulletin or recall for it in our cache.
Where it is:ABS module

NHTSA complaint ODI 10423822: 2001 Ford Windstar ABS code readout — NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA complaint ODI 10263112: 2000 Ford Windstar ABS code readout — NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA complaint ODI 10233646: 2002 Ford Windstar ABS code readout — NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA complaint ODI 10359580: 2003 Ford Windstar ABS code readout — NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
2000 Ford Windstar Owner's Guide — Ford Motor Company (via Internet Archive)

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