NHTSA Complaint #10424264 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY HILL, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT. BRAKE FLUID IS PRESENT, BRAKES ARE ALMOST A YEAR OLD. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, MY VAN AFTER IT BEING TURNED ON AND OFF (ERRANDS, SHOPPING ETC), IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. ONCE IT DOES START, AS I TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN PARK, IT STALLS. NOW THAT MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON, AS I TURN THE WHEEL IT WANTS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I AM TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF, I TURN THE KEY DOWN VERY SLOW AND ALL THE WAY DOWN, THAT SEEMED TO ONLY HELP IT RESTART A FEW TIMES. I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALER FOR THE RECALL IN 2010 DEALING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES. MY OD LIGHT HAS BEEN OFF FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, WHEN I AM STOPPED, I NOTICE A WHITE COLORED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND NO ONE CAN FIND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS DAMP OR RAINING OUT, AND ENGINE TEMP IS NORMAL.(I CAN NOT TAKE MY VAN TO AN AUTO CAR WASH DUE TO THE FACT IT STARTS SHAKING, SMOKING AND WON'T RUN OR STAY STARTED WHEN THE UNDER CARRIAGE IS BEING SPRAYED) FUEL PUMP, STARTER AND IGNITION COIL ARE FINE. HAS NEW PLUGS AND WIRES. *TR