1996 FORD WINDSTAR

MY VAN WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND GREAT CONDITION. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MAY 6TH 2012 ABOUT 45-50 MPH ENTERED THE I-215 COLLECTOR, STARTED TO SMELL A BURNED RUBBER SMELL, I LOOKED AT THE TEMP GAUGE AND IT WAS NORMAL, THE VAN STARTED TO SPUTTER LIKE RUNNING OUT OF GAS, THE VAN WAS NOT OUT OF GAS ALMOST FULL, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF, I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, LOOKED AT THE TEMP GAUGE AGAIN AND IT STILL WAS NORMAL, THE BURNED RUBBER SMELL

Mileage: 198

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED AND THE ENGINE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WENT TO GO TO THE STORE MAY 26TH, 2010 6:30 - 7:00 PM, I GOT IN MY VEHICLE WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH ITS A LONG DRIVEWAY AND I STARTED TO SMELL A FAINT SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING AND I GOT TO THE ROAD AND I STARTED TO GO AND I DECIDED I SHOULD MAYBE PULL OVER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING SMELL THEN WHEN GOT BACK IN CAR SAW THE STEAM COMING FROM HOOD AND I DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE MY BOYFRIEND TAKE A LOOK

Mileage: 152,515

THE 1996 WINDSTAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE (ATTACHED TO THE HOME) WITH THE IGNITION OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN FAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR QUADRENT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE FIRE COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED. THE FAMILY LEFT THE HOME, WHICH WAS SOON COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Mileage: 235,000

1996 FORD WINDSTAR FWD AUTO PB PS PW AC, V-6. VEHICLE AUTO ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. BRAKE LOSS DUE TO LACK OF VACUUM. VEHICLE SPUN IN A CIRCLE SUDDENLY AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKED POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND BURNED UP WITHIN 10 MINUTES. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER RECALL UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE NEW A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EVENT. THE ONLY ACCESSORY THAT WAS ON WAS THE AIRCONDITIONING WHICH WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I NOTICED A SMELL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE AND THE SMOKE INTENSIFIED FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED (5 MINUTES) FLAMES WERE POURING

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THEN A BOOM AND THERE WERE FLAMES AROUND THE FIREWALL. THE MASTER CYLINDER, WIRING HARNESS, HOSES ETC. WERE DESTROYED. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED MORE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MORE THAN PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AND MY MECHANIC CAN ATTEST TO THIS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. I WAS NOT INJURED. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CURRENT RECALL.

Mileage: 140,500

THERE WAS NO CRASH. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I WAS DRIVING A CLIENT HOME FROM A PICNIC AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK AND SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I GOT MY PASSENGER WHO WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR TO SAFETY AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND FLAMES COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TRANSAXLES. I PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE "TRANSAXLES RANGE SENSOR" AND PLUG JUST FORWARD OF THE RANGE SENSOR WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE WIRING HARNESS ABOVE COMING OUT OF THE BLACK BOX(FUSE BOX

Mileage: 187,569

THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SENSOR ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER SHORTED OUT DUE TO BRAKE FLUID IN IT. THIS CAUSED THE WIRES TO IT TO BURN OFF THE INSULATION AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE OEM LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

OWNER WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED SMOKING. EXAMINATION REVEALED SCDS (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) OVERHEATED AND MELTED OFF, CAUSING SMALL FIRE IN LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

THE SPEED CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH HAD CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO BEING LOCATED BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER, NEEDING TO KNOW HOW TO GET REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

BRAKE MODULE TO CRUISE CONTROL HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SIMILAR MODELS HAVE THIS RECALLED BY FORD BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR FOR MY WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKE MODULE TO CRUISE CONTROL HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SIMILAR MODELS HAVE THIS RECALLED BY FORD BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR FOR MY WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE SMOKE CEASED; HOWEVER, THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. HE HEARD THE HORN BLOWING WHILE HE WAS INSIDE HIS HOME AND THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THERE ARE NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 153000.

Mileage: 153,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR FAILURES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. HE STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED FROM THE INSIDE. THE SWITCH WAS HANGING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FELL TOWARDS THE FUSE BOX. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE ENGINE SIZE, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER PICKING UP HIS VEHICLE FROM THE MECHANIC, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT CONNECTS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTSA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH WATER, BUT THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE PARKED, A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTION SWITCH. *JB

Mileage: 72,665

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A HISSING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE ODOR OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT, THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT UNDER HOOD AREA. THE FLAMES PRIMARILY SURROUNDED THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT THE VEH

Mileage: 150,000