Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037128 Incident Date: Aug, 03 2005
Consumer's City: INDIANAPOLIS Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA5146WB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Cruise control malfunctioned & turned on causing vehicle to begin to speed up. i was in the wal-mart parking lot, when my van suddenly revved up & raced towards 2 pedestrians. i first tried the regular brake - no luck, so i threw the van in park & turned the ignition off. when i would turn the van on again the rpms would jump up immediately to 4000+. i had to be towed in. i did not have the cruise control on at all during the trip so i (as well as the repair shop) was surprised that the cruise control module was the culprit. *jb