This is not a question. The question-mark in the title was added by Yahoo! Answers. This is my current experience with Ford's speed control recall that affected 4.5 - 14 million vehicles and is not isolated to just the Windstar ironically. If you own a Windstar or vehicle produced by Ford from 1995 - 2003 I suggest you contact a dealer immediately. This recall can cause the vehicle to catch fire even when turned off and parked. Unless you know for a fact it was fixed by the previous owner of your vehicle or you personally have had Ford service the recall DO NOT park it in a garage or near anything else that will catch fire if the vehicle goes up. Unless you are sure contact Ford and make sure they do it right! They failed to correct mine correctly and this is what happened. Mine sat all day and burned during the night. If you have experienced this and can give me any more information on my options in the matter please contact me by replying below.
I have a 1995 Ford Windstar LX that I purchased February of this year. The miles at this point are at 178,XXX and I've put a total of 3,XXX miles on it since purchase. When I bought it I had a mechanic look it over and the entire vehicle was in near perfect condition. The outside had a few dents and the interior was amazing. Mechanically the only issues were both rear wheel bearings, a set of tires and an oil change. With any vehicle I have ever owned I have the oil changed at or before 3,000 miles, check the fluid levels for everything at least once a week or more depending on if I feel there is a problem starting, oil change is always with Valvoline at the standard oil weight for the vehicle & use unleaded mid-grade Family Express fuel. For my work commute it is an average of 60-70 miles round trip. This Winstar preforms on the highway like a dream. 25 MPG at 70 MPH during up to a 45 minute nonstop drive. I use the cruise control to drive the majority of the distance when on long trips like to work on the freeway and use the button that slows the speed down as needed where able to in traffic.
Friday (05/07/2010) on the way to a doctors appointment the red break failure indicator started to come on randomly when breaking with the peddle, breaking out of cruise, after already at a complete stop and even when not breaking at all. I pulled over at a fueling station and checked all the fluids. At that point all was normal so I continued my trip because the breaks worked and since I'm not a mechanic I didn't register an issue. During the trip to the appointment and then home the breaks never went out while driving nor did I have an issue with the Windstar other than the random red break failure indicator at times.
Saturday (05/07/2010) morning I went outside to check the fluids and it was all normal. The only time during that day the vehicle left the driveway was around 10:00 P.m. to take a trip to a fueling station a few miles from home. I arrived at the fueling station and noticed my debit card was not in my wallet and returned home. As I pulled in and parked I noticed smoking coming from under the hood lit up by the headlights. I opened the hood and there seemed to be a short, electrical fire or a smolder in the top driver side behind near the break fluid reservoir. I shut the Windstar off but the problem still seemed to be occurring. I unplugged the two battery cables and this appeared to have stopped the short, electrical fire or smolder that was taking place. After watching to make sure it was not going to cause another fire I cleaned break fluid from the wires and other pieces. The break fluid was not to far from the normal level so I filled to the line and all other fluids in the vehicle were fine.
Monday (05/10/2010) I checked all fluids again and it all looked normal so I made the slow cautious drive to a local Ford dealership to have it looked at. The Windstar was under recall and after telling the associate what had happen he said it would be covered under the recall free of charge and not to worry. After the recall was preformed I drove a back home and noticed the red break failure indicator was still coming on and once home it was parked the rest of the day.
Tuesday (05/11/2010) the red break failure indicator was still coming on randomly on the way to work so I called the dealership that had preformed the recall to have them look at it again for a second opinion to make sure that it was safe to operate. The associate in service told me he would have to speak with a manger and give me a call back. During the wait I dropped it off at Wal-mart to have the oil changed. At the time of the oil change all fluids were normal but they did find the red break failure indicator to be functioning at random times.
A few minutes after picking up the Windstar from Wal-mart the dealership called and asked me to come back in so they could take a took. It is only a few mile drive over and when I pulled in to the service garage the associa
For some reason I can't reply to what you said Pedro via a forum reply. My question for everyone is if what has happened to me occurred to them what options did they have legal or otherwise?
I have a 1995 Ford Windstar LX that I purchased February of this year. The miles at this point are at 178,XXX and I've put a total of 3,XXX miles on it since purchase. When I bought it I had a mechanic look it over and the entire vehicle was in near perfect condition. The outside had a few dents and the interior was amazing. Mechanically the only issues were both rear wheel bearings, a set of tires and an oil change. With any vehicle I have ever owned I have the oil changed at or before 3,000 miles, check the fluid levels for everything at least once a week or more depending on if I feel there is a problem starting, oil change is always with Valvoline at the standard oil weight for the vehicle & use unleaded mid-grade Family Express fuel. For my work commute it is an average of 60-70 miles round trip. This Winstar preforms on the highway like a dream. 25 MPG at 70 MPH during up to a 45 minute nonstop drive. I use the cruise control to drive the majority of the distance when on long trips like to work on the freeway and use the button that slows the speed down as needed where able to in traffic.
Friday (05/07/2010) on the way to a doctors appointment the red break failure indicator started to come on randomly when breaking with the peddle, breaking out of cruise, after already at a complete stop and even when not breaking at all. I pulled over at a fueling station and checked all the fluids. At that point all was normal so I continued my trip because the breaks worked and since I'm not a mechanic I didn't register an issue. During the trip to the appointment and then home the breaks never went out while driving nor did I have an issue with the Windstar other than the random red break failure indicator at times.
Saturday (05/07/2010) morning I went outside to check the fluids and it was all normal. The only time during that day the vehicle left the driveway was around 10:00 P.m. to take a trip to a fueling station a few miles from home. I arrived at the fueling station and noticed my debit card was not in my wallet and returned home. As I pulled in and parked I noticed smoking coming from under the hood lit up by the headlights. I opened the hood and there seemed to be a short, electrical fire or a smolder in the top driver side behind near the break fluid reservoir. I shut the Windstar off but the problem still seemed to be occurring. I unplugged the two battery cables and this appeared to have stopped the short, electrical fire or smolder that was taking place. After watching to make sure it was not going to cause another fire I cleaned break fluid from the wires and other pieces. The break fluid was not to far from the normal level so I filled to the line and all other fluids in the vehicle were fine.
Monday (05/10/2010) I checked all fluids again and it all looked normal so I made the slow cautious drive to a local Ford dealership to have it looked at. The Windstar was under recall and after telling the associate what had happen he said it would be covered under the recall free of charge and not to worry. After the recall was preformed I drove a back home and noticed the red break failure indicator was still coming on and once home it was parked the rest of the day.
Tuesday (05/11/2010) the red break failure indicator was still coming on randomly on the way to work so I called the dealership that had preformed the recall to have them look at it again for a second opinion to make sure that it was safe to operate. The associate in service told me he would have to speak with a manger and give me a call back. During the wait I dropped it off at Wal-mart to have the oil changed. At the time of the oil change all fluids were normal but they did find the red break failure indicator to be functioning at random times.
A few minutes after picking up the Windstar from Wal-mart the dealership called and asked me to come back in so they could take a took. It is only a few mile drive over and when I pulled in to the service garage the associa
For some reason I can't reply to what you said Pedro via a forum reply. My question for everyone is if what has happened to me occurred to them what options did they have legal or otherwise?