NHTSA complaint: 2002 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE CABLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS TO FAIL. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation