2004 Freestar battery to weak to turn engine over. Started with a boost and ran fine. Shut it off and then tried to restart, and all was fine. Later that day, after the car sat in -30 weather for 6 hours, tried to restart and only got a weak glow from the dash, nothing else. Put in a new battery and now everything electrical works great except that there is no response from the starter and the headlights don't work.

SOURCE: electrical

after another check,determined it was bad alternator

SOURCE: 1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer

If last fix did not help. Look up parasitic drains on battery.

SOURCE: 2000 Windstar cannot start

I JUST HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2000 WINDSTAR SEL LAST WEEK..IT WAS JUST ELECTRICALLY DEAD..I CHECKED OVER THAT THING WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB AND COULD NOT AT FIRST FIND THE PROBLEM..WELL AS IT TURNS OUT, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS BAD AND IT WAS CAUSING ALL THIS HAVICK !!! I REPLACED THE CLUSTER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO PROGRAM IT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM..IM NOT SURE IF THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM BUT IT IS IDENTICAL TO MINE AND I REALLY HOPE THIS HELPS..
P.S.-I GOT MY CLUSTER AT A JUNKYARD BECAUSE A NEW ONE CAN BE PRICEY !!

SOURCE: STARTER WILL NOT ACTIVATE

ignition switch had been replaced in 2005.(did not know this at time of question).we were using the old key in the new lock.when using new key problem solved.

SOURCE: glow plug system will not cycle

Do you have dual fuel tanks? Place the return fuel line from the back of the fuel pump in a bucket and see if it will start. If yes replace the fuel tank switching valve. It may switch supply side ok, but not return side and if so it is plugging the return, which will cause a no start stuation. If it starts running the return line into a bucket replace the switching valve.

David Floyd
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