NHTSA Complaint #10233625 — 1995 FORD WINDSTAR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR FIVE DAYS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH HER VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. SHE CONFIRMED THAT THE PUDDLE WAS GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LEAK FUEL. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V309000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED, THE CONTACT TRAVELS FREQUENTLY IN ONE OF THE DESIGNATED STATES. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN THE DESIGNATED STATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.