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2000 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 599331 · 2006-10-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
WINDSTAR
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
132,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE SMOKE ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE SMOKE SEIZED. AFTER TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE SMOKE STARTED IMMEDIATELY ERUPTING FROM THE SAME AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED TO BURN AND THE BRAKE WIRE JUMPER KIT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10170645
Machine
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