NHTSA Complaint #10221254 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF. THEN IT WAS EVERY TIME MY CAR WAS STARTED. I WAS TOLD MY ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR COULD BE DRIVEN, BUT MY ABS BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY TWO MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY HAD SEEN WITH MY VEHICLE. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STICKS. I HAVE NOT USED MY CRUISE IN OVER A YEAR, BECAUSE ONCE ACTIVATED, YOU CAN NOT SHUT IT OFF. THE ONLY WAY IT RESETS IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE FORD WINDSTAR IS ONE OF THE ONLY FORD VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT UPON DOING A WEB SEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT WINDSTARS HAVE STARTED ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY MID/READ SEAT LATCHES. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. I DRIVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RECALL SINCE THE BRAKE LINE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FIRES CAUSED BY THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE ADVISE IS THE RESEARCH IS TO INCLUDE OTHER FORD MODELS. *TR