Abs Brake Fail problems of the 1998 Ford Windstar

Abs failed completly along with the rest of the brake system. Service dealer says a geared ring that reflects to a sensor cracked. This loosened the ring along the axel shaft so that it was no longer located correctly. The failure was complete, and with no warning left me without braking ability on a small hill terminating onto a very busy highway with my 9 yr old daughter with me. It was only great luck that no truck, bus, or car was coming when I rolled right into the highway instead of stopping. No accident resulted, just a very close call. The service dealer reported that I was the second Windstar in the day with the same problem. This is a small town to have two (rare events)! he also inferred that it was rare and thought there was no reason to call Ford. How many other dealer are not reporting this failure?.

Vehicle was involved in a collision because the abs failed. Vehicle has been repaired by the dealer. Please provide further detail.

Abs brakes failed. Also abs light comes on/off.

The abs system has failed on numerous occasions , twice due to control module failure, and several times due to cracked sensor rings and sensors. I have just had the module replaced for the second time and 3 days later the abs light is on again. The last time it failed, my brakes were inoperative on dry pavement, alternately locking up and disengaging, I narrowly avoided collisions. I have noticed many similar reports and wonder when a recall is going to be ordered. Additionally I have experienced severe binding and grinding in the steering, particularly in cold weather or when the vehicle sits overnight. A firestone service center feels the problem is probably due to rack and pinion problems. I am told by Ford that my vehicle not covered under nhts recall 97v165001. Again I notice many other similar reports . When is NHTSA recall 97v165001 going to be extended to include other production dates. L.