NHTSA Complaint #10423958 — 1999 FORD WINDSTAR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10423958
Vehicle	1999 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 25, 2011
Date Filed	September 6, 2011
Mileage	118,201 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM: PROBLEMS INDICATED BY ON BOARD MESSAGE CENTER READS "CHECK BRAKE LAMPS", "CHECK TAIL LAMPS" CHECK HEAD LAMPS" CHECK REAR TURN LAMPS", "CHECK FRONT TURN LAMPS", NOTICED THAT INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, AUTO LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, KEY REMOTE WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK VEHICLE OR OPEN DOORS. GET NO CODES FROM O B D II. SCANNER. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS 6 YEARS OLD AND WASN'T PUTTING OUT PROPER AMPS. THOUGHT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. THOUGHT DISCONNECTING BATTERY FOR 30 MIN. WOULD RESET COMPUTER. SEAMED TO WORK A COUPLE OF TIMES, HOWEVER, NOW BELIEVE IT WAS JUST COINCIDENCE. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE EVERYTHING IS FINE, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING, THE MESSAGE REAPPEARS AND NONE THE ABOVE MENTIONED, NO LONGER WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

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