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1999 Ford Windstar brake, ABS brake stays on, cruise control went out, and speedometer/odometer went out. Fuse blew and continues to blow. Ford has a redesigned brake pressure switch, but will not say it is a recall.
Traveling at 55 mph going down a steep hill with cruise control on, I needed to brake asap to prevent an accident. The cruise would not shut off, I tapped on my brakes and nothing happened the on off switch did nothing either, since I was going down a steep hill I slammed on my brakes until they started burning before I rear ended the dump truck in front of me. I was able to put the van in neutral with the engine still racing and pull over and shut it off. When I restarted the van the idle was normal. I continued on my way but ABS brake light came on and stayed on. From that day on the ABS system kept causing problems until my mechanic pulled the fuse. The dealer could not replicate the problem. As of today I have no ABS the cruise just hunts for position when on and the overdrive lights keeps flashing. I hope this will help you.
(1) started vehicle and smoke started to come from under the hood. Was determined to be the cruise control switch issue that has been found and recalled in many other Ford models. (2) had cruise disconnected and took to Ford dealership to have replaced (3) Ford dealership replaced, but I had to pay for it since my particular vehicle has not been recalled. Service tech did say the switch was burned up.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Windstar. While driving 75 mph, the contact smelled smoke. He pulled over and exited the vehicle, but did not find anything wrong. He returned to the vehicle and drove off with the cruise control engaged. When he arrived to his destination, the vehicle began to shake and rattle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who stated that the cruise control switch was burnt. After driving home from the mechanic, the failure intensified. The current mileage was 100,000 and failure mileage was 82,500.
We noticed a leak of an oil product and took our van in to be checked. The repair person said there was a leak of brake fluid where the speed control deactivation switch connects to the brake fluid reservoir. They said they thought there was a recall on this and to take the van to a Ford dealer. We haven't done anything because our Windstar (1999) is not part of the just announced recall, but this is a problem, we need to keep adding brake fluid.
- Clarkston, MI, USA
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1999 Windstar speed control deactivation switch overheated. ***** the consumer was driving when she smelled something burning. The consumer indicated there were sparks and black smoke and that the switch was destroyed. The consumer request reimbursement.
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- Coxs Creek, KY, USA