general problems of the 1996 Ford Windstar

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1996 Ford Windstar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 03/10/2004

Vehicle brought in for smoke from under hood. Found cruise control deactivation switch caught on fire. Sheehy Ford ro# 611676.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/18/1997

Vehicle on 4th set of front brakes. Vehicle has been owned for 21 months with 26000 miles, driven in normal condition.




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