NHTSA Complaint #10644675 — 2002 FORD WINDSTAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.