| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038969 | Incident Date: Sep, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MERRITT ISLAND | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5148TB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I smelled some type of plastic burning while waiting at a stop light. after turning into the store i discovered the smell stayed with my car. after parking, i noticed smoke pouring from under the hood. i lifted the hood and discovered a connector was overheating and melting. i pulled the connector with a wet paper towel and the smoke cleared. i later learned it was the speed control switch located on the bottom of the master cylinder shorted and caused an overheating problem causing the connector to start smoking and melting. a few days later i could smell the burning again and decided to cut the connector completely off to prevent any further shorting. a couple of days later i heard about a similar recall and decided to notify you as my model was not part of the original recall.*jb |
