# 2001 FORD WINDSTAR — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
> NHTSA complaint `665789` · 2008-04-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
2001 FORD WINDSTAR, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE IN 2006, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.  IN 2006 WINDSTAR SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE, THEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS ON.  MECHANIC SAID AFTER INCIDENT, OH WE HAD A PROBLEM GETTING THE ABS TO WORK. MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW HAVE A 2000 WINDSTAR THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.  ON DEC 8, 2007 I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN OXNARD AND CAMARILLO CA. CARS IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY HIT THEIR BRAKES I DID THE SAME, THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL, PIVOTED ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, TURNED 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED OVER.  *TR
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