NHTSA Complaint #10252859 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

2002 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW FUSE #10 DISABLING SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, ABS SYSTEM, ODOMETER, A/C, DEFROST CONTROL. THE FUSE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH SHORTED THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH TERMINALS. MY VEHICLE FOGGED UP SO BAD I COULD HARDLY SEE TO DRIVE HOME. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A CLUE TO THE PROBLEM AND LATER LOCATED THE WET SWITCH PLUG. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO BUY A NEW SWITCH AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. HE SAID NO BUT, WHEN A FELLOW PARTS MAN WENT TO GET ONE FROM THE BIN, HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION, STATING THAT THERE WERE 67 REPAIR KITS IN THE BIN.....THIS LET ME KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO ALL OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR