# 2001 FORD WINDSTAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `818243` · 2010-10-04 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
## Narrative
I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR AND APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, THE SPEEDOMETER DIED AND THE ODOMETER CLEARED.  I NO LONGER HAVE HEAT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE , NOR AIR CONDITIONING.  APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR SO AGO, MY HUSBAND HAD JUST RETURNED FROM AN ERRAND AND WAS IN THE HOUSE WHEN HE HEARD A POP AND WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE.  HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FUSES FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR
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