# 2000 FORD WINDSTAR — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `739063` · 2009-10-09 · 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:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 135,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
1. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY AND ABS,AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON.  2. CHECKED FUSE BOX FOUND FUSE BLOWN,REPLACED AND BLEW AGAIN.  3. FOUND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH, SPRAYED CONNECTION WITH BRAKE FLUID,REPLACED SWITCH,BUT LEFT UNHOOKED DO TO IT KEEPS BLOWING FUSE.    BRAKE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*