# 2000 FORD WINDSTAR — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
> NHTSA complaint `478935` · 2004-06-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
## Narrative
RECALL OF WIPER MOTER COVER. VAN WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED SMOKING,  DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND FOUND THAT THE WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT. WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY RECALL, WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION WIPER MOTOR COVER WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, TOOK VAN BACK TO FORD DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD WANTED OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE IT, SO I REPLACED IT MY SELF FOR UNDER A $100.00.  *AK
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