NHTSA Complaint #10357479 — 2000 FORD WINDSTAR

I OWN A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR AND RECENTLY HAD RECALL WORK DONE FOR THE FAULTY SCDS IN WHICH FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AND THEN THEY USED SOME SORT OF HARNESS TO ENABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. FORD CLAIMS THE TWO ISSUES ARE NOT RELATED. HOWEVER, WHEN I HAD DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE BY MY MECHANIC HE PINPOINTED THE ABS/ECM MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING. THAT IN MY OPINION LINKS THE TWO ISSUES BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TIED INTO THAT ABS MODULE (WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE SCDS SWITCH). FORD IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ABS MODULE AT THIS POINT. IN READING SOME OTHER INFORMATION ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT MODULE EXPANDS WHEN IT GETS WARM AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE UNIT BECAUSE THE FRAGILE BOARD IS BEING STRETCHED AND MALFORMED. THE OCTOBER 2009 RECALL (TO FIX THE SCDS SWITCH) WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM UNLESS YOU HAD A FIRE AT THE ABS CONNECTOR. WHICH TOO ME IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE DESIGN AND BECAUSE THAT PART COSTS $800 THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING IT THEIR ISSUE. THEY ARE WILLING TO ALLOW VEHICLES LIKE MINE TO TRAVEL AROUND WITHOUT THE ABS FUNCTIONING, WHICH IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR