Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116599 Incident Date: Jun, 27 2007
Consumer's City: OMAHA Consumer's State: NE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1999
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#: 2FMZA5148XB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. while driving 75 mph, the contact smelled smoke. he pulled over and exited the vehicle, but did not find anything wrong. he returned to the vehicle and drove off with the cruise control engaged. when he arrived to his destination, the vehicle began to shake and rattle. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who stated that the cruise control switch was burnt. after driving home from the mechanic, the failure intensified. the current mileage was 100,000 and failure mileage was 82,500.