Underhood Wiring Problems of Ford Windstar - part 2

Fire under hood: previous electrical problems: interiors lights coming on and staying on, dealers unable to find problem or duplicate. Radio turning on and changing stations, components on its own. Replaced on 03/06/2000. Sliding doors opening while vehicle is moving and refusing to close. Dealer unable to find cause. Computerizes keys not working in ignition on two occasions. System being reprogram both times. Am side of radio not working at night five days before fire. Noted that when headlights are turned off, am works, but when turned back on nothing but static. 2) transmission: several occassions it would hardly pull up a hill, others the car would stay at one speed although my foot was not on the accelerator. Extra braking was needed to slow vehicle down or stop. 3) computer module replaced several times and still worked erractic through 08/16/2002. 4) speedometer cluster performed erractic until relaced to include mileage doubling for any mileage driven on a given day. 5) suspension problems: spindle connecting rod replaced 03/07/2002, struts and ball joints replaced 05/29/2002, and lower arms and tie rod ends replaced 06/07/2002.

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I was driving after making a right-hand turn and started to smell something unusual. I checked my warning lights but there was no indication of a problem so I continued to drive hoping to make it home. The whole time that I continued to drive, I kept checking my warning lights because a still smelled something. When I had to stop at a traffic light a few minutes later, I started to see smoke and was going to pull into an adjacent parking lot when a bunch of people ran up to my car and yelled to get out of the car. It was on fire. Someone grabbed my toddler and I quickly turned off the car and grabbed my dog. We got away from the car but the fire died down significantly after the engine was off. Other people had called the fire department and police by then. Other people put out what was left of the fire while I cared for my terrified child and contacted the auto club and relatives to help. The dealership said that there was a hole in one of my lines that leaked onto the engine causing the fire. They claimed because several lines were burned up that they could not determine which one it was. They acted as though fires are common " but 50,000 is a little early" for this to happen. If I did not have an extended warranty, I would have been paying for everything out of pocket. After the incident, I looked my car up on your website and found odi id 753227 which sounded like the same situation I had.

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Vehicle had been sitting all day and it suddenly caught on fire. Vehicle was totalled. Fire department stated that fire started in engine compartment on driver's side. Dealer has been contacted.

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.

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Interior light came on and off intermittently, and without prior warning smoke was coming from hood area.

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01 v 262 000/auxiliary a/c blower motor wiring: this recall repairs was made on the 7 Dec 01 by louisburg Ford; louisburg, KS; phone # 913/837-5333. On the incident date while traveling 45 mph a fire started in the engine compartment, beleived this may be the cause of the fire. Dealer/manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.

On the evening of October 12th 2001, while driving with my wife and children in our 98 gl Windstar to see a cousin of mine. We approached a semicircle curve on a hill, as I turned my wheel to the right entering on to the curve, when all of a sudden smoke started to come from the bottom of my vehicle. My first thought was that the car was overheating but then fire was starting to come out as well. I yelled to everyone on board to exit the vehicle and stay some distance away. As the flames were getting worse. I had to pop open the hood and see if I could control the fire. I saw the flame shoot out of the bottom and the sides of the car. I immediately turned off the car and then disconnected the positive battery cable on the advice of a stranger that was there. Another person came with a bucket of water and we managed to douse the fire out. My cousin arrived later towards where we were as my wife had notified him by cellular of our situation. We took the vehicle to his home and in the morning he took a look at the car to see what had caused it to flame. He noticed that power steering fluid was visible and that the power steering pressure hose had rubbed with time on the rack and pinion or something metallic of the car slowly forming a groove on the hose about an inch and a half wide and about 1/4 inch deep. This created a hole in the groove where it was rubbing when I made my turn on the hill, thus pouring out power steering fluid on to the catalic converter which then started to smoke and fire. Importantly the protective fire cover placed on this pressure hose had worn out as well. I have only 63,256 miles on the car. I thank god that we are all safe and thank god for those who assisted us and also thank god that this did not happen to my wife and children while I was not there. I can't imagine being out alone and having this happen to someone else then having a great catastrophe with some deaths. I have kept the power steering hose as evidence of my situation.

Check engine light came on and smoke started to come out from under the dashboard. We pulled over immediately and had to step over the flames comming out from underneath the vehicle to get out of the car. Within 1 minute, the van was completely engulfed in flames at which point the gas tank exploded. The van is completely burnt down to nothing but a frame. Ford refuses to take responsibility.

Dash lights on; engine, abs, brake, overdrive blinks, speedometer and odometer stopped working, cruise control stopped working. This turned into an expensive ecm repair caused aby a leaking brake fluid which shorted out wiring and fuses.

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While traveling 30 to 40 mph transmission started slipping and smoke started coming from underneath hood of vehicle. Consumer pulled off to side of road and turned vehicle off. Consumer examined vehicle and found that there was fluid leaking from engine , pool of fluid was approximately 2 feet in diameter on the ground. Dealership examined vehicle and could not determine that there was a problem with vehicle. Informed consumer that no fluids leaked from vehicle. Also, this vehicle was not affected by any recalls. Dealer finally replaced transmission with a refurbished one after a field engineer stating it was faulty.

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.

Van went on fire under hood at this time landmark Ford in tigard oregon doesnt know the cause of this fire it is there at this time waiting to be repaired.

Was driving approximately 60mph with rear defroster on. Vehicle overheated & blew a hole through rear window, causing a fire which melted the plastic interior of vehicle. Owner thought maybe it was an electrical short. Vehicle at dealership now for repairs.

While driving driver smelled burning wires. Shortly afterwards vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Owner contacted the fire department and they put out the flames. Vehicle was totaled.