Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004027582 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2004
Consumer's City: AUSTIN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA51431B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 03 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car was idle in the garage for over an hour. cruise control deactivation switch malfunctioned causing the ford windstar to ignite into flames inside the garage causing significant damage to the owner''s house and additional vehicle parked in the garage. http://www.bruce.org/fordfire for pictures