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FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECALLED 1995 WINDSTAR FOR "RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE CORROSION." BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED ON OUR WINDSTAR, VIN [XXX], ON MARCH 29, 2006 WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SMALL SHUDDER AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, AND ALTHOUGH I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN WITHOUT STOPPING, I DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANYTHING, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE HAND BRAKE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED, AND THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT FORD RECALL. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE BRAKING AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE BODY RAIL ERUPTED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE CORROSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED UNDER THE RECALL SIX MONTHS EARLIER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. *AK THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SC *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, CAUSING HOLES IN THE BRAKE LINE. *AK *MR

1995 FORD WINDSTAR. UPPER LAYER OF HOOD FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY NEAR EXIT 13. CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY TOLD ME IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WARRANTY. I CARE ABOUT FEELING LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD OR KILL ANYONE DRIVING BEHIND ME. THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED OR WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED. ON SEPT. 11 2001 (STRANGELY ENOUGH) I LOST MY BRAKES ON THE SAME VEHICLE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY GAVE ME THE WARRANTY ROUTINE. SURE ENOUGH THEY RECALLED THE VEHICLE SOON AFTER FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I REPORTED. IN FACT THEY PAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY IS DEAD DUE TO A FLYING HOOD. THANK YOU. *LA

THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE ON 5/8/2003. *TT

BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND SPRAYED BRAKE FLUID ONTO CAT. CONVERTER CAUSING SMOKE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768021

THE STEEL BRAKE PIPE AS LEAKING. THE PIPE HAD DETERIORATED WHICH CAUSED A HOLE. SCC PH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION 02V101000 RELATING TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES AND CUSTOMER NOTICES BRAKE PULSATION AS IF ABS IS ACTIVATING. DEALER REPLACED REAR ABS SENSORS. *TT

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE WHICH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LINE WAS CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT. *AK *YH

I HAD FRONT BRAKE JOB DONE IN JAN 2002, NO DEFECTIVE LINES OR LEAKS REPORTED, IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH I TWICE HAD TO ADD A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON JUNE 6 MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ON INTERSTATE 4 NEAR MY EXIT. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO TAKE MY VAN TO REPAIR SHOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY DRIVEWAY HAD A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID RUNNING DOWN. I HAD AAA TOW MY VAN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO MAKE AND REPLACE BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE. I BOUGHT THIS VAN IN SPRING HILL, FL IN MAY 1995 AND MOVE TO NEW YORK IN JUNE 1995. I MOVED BACK TO FLORIDA IN NOV 1999. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED...

A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TT

DEALER, JACKSON'S FORD IN JACKSON, FL; PHONE# 517/787-9500 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL#02 V101000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP PROPERLY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE. *SCC

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 101 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 2S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINES: REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE AS STATED IN RECALL #02-V-101-000. BUT BY THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK HEAD GASKET FAILED. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL 02V101000 REPAIRS. DEALER STATED NOT ONLY WAS SHORT SECTION AFFECTED BY RECALLED BRAKE CORROSION, BUT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FROD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. *JG

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 101 00/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE: AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3O DAYS. AT QUALITY FORD IN MT VERNON, NY; PHONE# 914/699-0900. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET BRAKE RECALL 02V101000 REPAIRS DONE. A FEW DAYS LATER, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND BECAME INOPERABLE. RECALL REMEDY DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKJG

NHTSA RECALL 02-V-101-000/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL 02536: FORD IS DENYING TO RECALL REPAIRS.VEHICLE IS NO LONGER REGISTERED IN STATE MENTIONED IN RECALL LETTER. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND URGENT LETTER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINE RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE, A MODERATE STOP FORCED LINE TO RUPTURE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINE RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE, A MODERATE STOP FORCED LINE TO RUPTURE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR HEAD GASKET RECALL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED OWNER STATING THAT TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED IN MAY OF 2001, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED IN 2002, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER SUDDENLY PUT ON BRAKES, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BARELY MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN. *AK MECHANIC STATED POSSIBLE BRAKE LINING LEAK, FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS UNDER VEHICLE LOOKING AT ANOTHER PROBLEM AND NOTICED BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER OWNED ANOTHER FORD, WINDSTAR WITH SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTY, BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. *AK

CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CORRODED THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. EVENTUALLY, THE LINE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

CORRODED BRAKE LINE ON FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER, DRAINED BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *CJ

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BACKING FROM GARAGE DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TOWED TO LOCAL BRAKE SHOP AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INSULATION WHERE A/C CONDENSATE DRIPS. THIS BRAKE LINE SERVES THE FRONT RIGHT ROTORS. *AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH OUR 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE I FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SECTION. THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WHERE FIND. IT WAS ONLY WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOUCHING THE ENGINE HEAT SHEILD DID IT RUST. I THANK GOD MY WIFE AND KIDS DID NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH OUR 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE I FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SECTION. THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WHERE FIND. IT WAS ONLY WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOUCHING THE ENGINE HEAT SHEILD DID IT RUST. I THANK GOD MY WIFE AND KIDS DID NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK

THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 4TH ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE THAT BUSRT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAVING A BRAKE LINE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC. *AK

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID. BUT, HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. *AK

I KEPT BURNING OUT BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE BLEW UP CAUSED FROM HEAT. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINE MELTED DUE TO PLACEMENT NEXT TO HEAT FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A VERY SERIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. POTENTIAL FIRE AND FATALITY SAFETY ISSUE! LINE NEEDS HEAT RESISTER SHIELD NEXT TO CONVERTER. HEAD GASKET BLEW BUT DEALER CLAIMS RECALL ONLY GOES TO 100K MILES AND WON'T COVER BLOWN ENGINE. JUST PAID VAN OFF NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE! EXPECTED MORE THAN 5 YEARS OUT OF IT. THE VAN SHOULD BE RECALLED! *AK

AUTOMOBILE BURNED UP AFTER BEING LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE BRAKE LINE WAS NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONSUMER HAD JUST TURNED OFF VEHICLE TO SHOW MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE WHICH LED TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE CENTER OF THE FLOORBOARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND SAW SMOKE FROM THE CENTER OF ENGINE TOWARDS THE FIREWALL. PULLED VEHICLE UP ON RAMPS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONTACTED DEALER, HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKE LINE, TO THE RIGHT FRONT FLEX HOSE FROM THE JUNCTION BLOCK, HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. ALSO, MENTIONED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON ATTEMTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DELAER NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE, AND RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. FINALLY FROM DOWNSHIFTING AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. AS A MASTER TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A METAL BRAKE LINE THAT CROSSES FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEH. TO THE RIGHT SIDE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH NO PROTECTION FROM HEAT OR OTHER DAMAGE. AT THIS AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED EXCESSIVELY FOR ABOUT 8-10 INCHES. THIS IS THE AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NOTHING ELSE IN THIS AREA IS CORRODED OR RUSTED. THE REST OF THIS BRAKE LINE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER LINES ARE IN...

EXPERIENCED COMPLETE AND SUDDENT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES.

PULLING INTO PARKING LOT BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING, MOISTURE IS RUSTING BRAKE LINE DUE TO LOCATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL. *AK *SLC

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE VAN. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THE BRAKE FLUID LINE HAD RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE HAD LEAKAGE AND CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS. THIS WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINE PREMATURE CORROSION. *AK

EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AREA DEALERS REPLACED A LOOSE BRAKE LINE. *SLC