NHTSA Complaint #10242427 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

NOTICED CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK IN JULY 08, NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG AS I DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. STARTED TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ADDED BRAKE FLUID ON 9/14/08. 9/16/08 ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. ODOMETER & SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. DECIDED TO CHECK RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS, WAS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT YET NO RECALL. MILEAGE WAS 81,000+. NO ABS BRAKES AND NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAD A 95 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH FORD BOUGHT BACK FROM ME DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURES AT 45,000 MILES BUT I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER WINDSTAR. FORD SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS, NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO. THIS CAR REQUIRES NEW BRAKES ALMOST EVERY YEAR. THERE IS DEFINITELY ENGINEERING PROBLEMS THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. I HAD A HUGE REPAIR BILL AT THE FORD DEALER ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS THE REAR AXLE. *TR