Underhood Wiring problems of the 2000 Ford Windstar

My fuses keep popping under the dash after finding brake fluid leaking on some wiring I googled some things finding out this is a big problem and I caught mine before a serious fire.

My minivan has started acting strange with lights flickering inside and on the dash board. I am also having problems with the brake lights not being on from time to time and the headlights having gone out. I only found this out when turning onto a dark street with no street lights one night coming home and saw no lights from my vehicle and only darkness. I was terrified thinking no other car would be able to see me . As I saw other cars coming down the (neighborhood ) street, I would pull over to keep from having them run into me. I got home and parked the car and refuse to dry it anymore at night until I can figure out what is the problem. No one can seem to figure it out and says this is a defect with Ford and some type of wiring harness. I have bought a new battery, had the vehicle checked by a mechanic and even put on a machine and there have been many "guesses" but no definite fix. I do not have the money to try to fix the "guesses" and still not resolve the problem.

I have a 2000 Ford Windstar lx which has an electrical problem that causes the abs system, the odometer, and the cruise control to stop functioning. I am told that this is due to a manufacturers defect in the brake pressure differential deactivation switch which leaks fluid onto the abs system and can result in an electrical fire. Ford apparently is aware that this defect exists in 1999 through 2003 Windstars but to date has not initiated a recall to repair this potentially deadly problem. Please look into this for all of us Windstar owners.

Fire under hood. Wire damage, abs and cruse control systems also affected.

My wife was driving our 2000 Ford Windstar van home when she noticed smoke coming from under the hood. Soon after seeing the smoke, she saw fire. She quickly pulled the vehicle into a parking lot, got our 2 kids ( age 5 and 7 ) out of the vehicle. She then asked for assistance from a business . They proceeded to put the fire out. I had the car towed to a local Ford dealer. It was there that the service manager informed us that the fire was caused by the same faulty part that is currently under recall in the f-150's and other Ford products. I was told it is the same replacement part and the repair procedure for the burnt wiring is a Ford authorized repair. I have contacted Ford and they informed me there is not cause for alarm or concern with the Windstar. They also informed me that only the NHTSA can issue a recall. Ford did not offer any help with our expenses that we incurred due to this faulty cruise control cutoff switch located on the master cylinder. We are very lucky that no one was hurt in this incident. I just hope and pray that no one else has to go through this terrifying ordeal.

While driving consumer saw smoke coming from the hood. Consumer pulled over, and vehicle caught on fire. Consumer was able to get out of the vehicle safely. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire, and a police report was issued. Vehicle was towed.

The car was driven two miles then parked and turned off. About ten minutes after parking the car, it was noticed that the car was filling with smoke & leaking out of the door cracks. The fire company responded and exstinquished an electrical fire apparently originating with the rear defroster. There was no evidence(smell) of fire while the car was driven.

Intermittently windshield wipers become inoperable, obstructing view of driver. Dealer has repaired and inspected the vehicle three times. A wire harness failure caused the windshield wipers inoperable.