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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026634 | Incident Date: Jun, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: TRAFFORD | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA514XXB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 09 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1999 ford windstar van:: cruise control stopped working. i remembered seeing a special on cnn-tv recently about ford f150 and explorer vehicles catching on fire. suspected cause was the cruise control cut-out switch located on the brake master cylinder. so i decided to see if there was anything i could see related to my problem. i found the cruise control switch that's mounted on the bottom front of the brake master cylinder soaked with brake fluid. apparently the switch's seal failed causing brake fluid to leak thru the switch into the power connector and run down the wiring. this failure could have caught my vehicle on fire because a liquid across a 12 volt power connector to ground is a high resistance short translating into heat = fire. i took some pictures with a digital camera and can e-mail them if you're interested. in the mean time i disconnected the power connector at the cruise control cut-out switch for safety. i can't find any recall for this problem on a 1999 ford winstar ? i have a 1999 ford f150 truck also and it has the cruise control cut-out switch mounted on the end of the brake master cylinder except it's on the top. i also disconnected it to be safe. i called ford and a new switch costs about $15.00 but none are available. someone needs to kick the rock off ford being in total denial of the problem. it's quite easy to see what the problem is and they keep saying they don't know what's causing it ??? if i can get a new switch i can also send the defective one to someone to evaluate. this is basic electronics and not a mystery. thanks, |
