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2000 Ford Windstar cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 140 complaints for the 2000 Ford Windstar, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
140 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
101,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 21
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 101,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 19 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 16 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 101,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles19
120k to 140k miles16
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 92 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 21 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford windstar. He received a recall notice for the cruise control switch. He stated that the cruise control failed prior to receiving the recall notice and the vehicle caught fire. Prior to the fire the dealer stated that they would need perform a diagnostic test. Ford confirmed that the switch should be repaired without diagnostic testing. There have been no repairs. The failure is directly related to NHTSA campaign id number 09v399000, vehicle speed control.

November 2008 CrashFireInjury

The ABS light has been going on and off for no reason. I took it to a mechanic and they said the only code that was affecting the light was the front right tire speed sensor which we replaced and the code went away. The cruise control dosent work and the light comes on and breaking is sometimes much more difficult when slick/wet and liable to cause an accident. The mechanic told me my vehicle was included in the ford recall from 6/2012 relatingn to ABS light and diagnostic trouble code c1185

Reported at 139,000 miles, September 2011

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