# 1999 FORD WINDSTAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1039199` · 2014-02-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 202,108
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MY BATTERY HAS BEEN DYING DUE TO BAD SENSORS, WHEN I DID GET  IT STARTED IT BECAME STUCK HIGH REVVING ,THE CAR ACCELERATED  AND SMASHED INTO THE CURB IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK SO EVEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO PUT IN REVERSE  THE CAR WENT FLYING INTO THE CURB BEHIND ME, I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BY PULLING UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE.  *TR
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