NHTSA Complaint #10425697 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON. RESETS AFTER CAR COOLS DOWN THEN LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER DRIVING AND TEMPERATURE INCREASES. WHEN LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED BRAKING DISTANCE SUDDENLY INCREASES AND BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT. HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICED AND FLUSHED WITH NEW BRAKE FLUID AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON, OR THE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. ALL THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. FRONT CALIPERS AND REAR BRAKE DRUM CLYNDERS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ALL ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEEL SPEED SENORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND CHECKED WITH A METER AND ALL FOUR ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. THE RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DONE IN 2010 AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKING AT THIS TIME. SUSPECT PROBLEM WITH ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TT