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2002 FORD WINDSTAR — PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT

fire · 637751 · 2007-09-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
WINDSTAR
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
Miles at failure
132,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED. SMOKE FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP FIRE. FIRE AT THE CONNECTION OF THE ABS COMPUTER AT SITE OF TWO 40 AMP CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DETAILED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED PART 2F1Z-2C219-BA CONNECTED AS PART OF 1F22-2C346-AC. CODE C1185 WAS PRESENT IN THE ABS COMPUTER PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10202250
Machine
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