LTR FM CMTE ON T& I RE URGENT MATTER OF A POSSIBLE SAFETY DEFECT ISSUE WITH FORD WINDSTAR FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE MINIVAN, BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION BY CONSTITUENTS THAT THE REAR AXLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CRACK OR SPLIT UNEXPECTEDLY. *TGW
1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.