Problems with 2001 Ford Windstar VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Cruise control sensor is malfunctioning and starting to smoke like it could catch on fire under the hood. sensor has to be replaced. *jb

Dt: caller was concerned about cruise control burning up. he might have had it fixed, but he didn't know for sure. caller said cruise control would not work, and then the horn would not work. dealer replaced the steering column. that is all the caller thinks the dealer did.*ak consumer feels vehicle had a defective cruise control and should be included in recall.*sb

Consumer experiencing problems turning the cruise control on in the 2001 ford windstar.*mr *sb

Vehicle's back end swayed left and right, making it difficult to maintain control. the cause was undetermined. *ak the consumer stated that the rear control arm broke while driving. the bolt was replaced and a rattling noise was heard coming from the rear of the vehicle. the lower rear tight side bolt was no good. the conusmer stated that the engine light was on. tests found vacuum leaking from the intake manifold. lower and upper intake manifold gaskets were replaced. idle speed control was replaced. the brakes squeaked . when taking off from a stop light the vehicle idles high. *tc

While driving dashboard lights illuminated intermittently. the odometer went out. consumer stopped the vehicle to look under the hood. there were little sparks of fire under the hood. the wiring that were connected to the master cylinder melted. there was brake fluid leaking down on the wiring. *ak

Off switch on cruise control on my 2001 ford windstar does not work. it stopped working in 2004. i can disengage the cruise control by hitting the brake but it is still active and if i touch the 'resume' button by mistake, suddenly i am back at cruising speed. this has happened twice and both times i narrowly avoided an accident. i spoke to an official in the ford safety dept. and he said it was not a safety issue since the control could be disengaged. i believe he was wrong and see the potential for an accident here. additionally there is no indicator light on the dash panel to say whether the cruise control is on or not. this adds to the risk. *tr

Vechicle accelaration when foot is off gas. pumping gas pedal did not stop this action. pumping brakes or pressing hard on brakes do not stop action. only placing the car in neutral and then shifting back into drive stop this action. was on merritt parkway in ct when this occurred. this is the second occurrence for this vechile. *ak

The accelerator jammed which caused the vehicle to surge backwards and struck some boulders.*mr *ts *jb

An electrical connector seal had to be installed, the seat buckles and rear wiper motor cover were replaced, the abs failed, and right before the engine shut down all the lights on the dash board illuminated, after the vehicle was repaired the intake manifold, speed sensor and brake sensor failed. *ph *jb rq04011.*pco

While pulling into a parking space, after removing foot from accelerator, the vehicle surged forward and could not be stopped with normal braking. the vehicle struck the side of another car before standing on the brakes finally resulted in stopping the vehicle. mr

While trying to stop consumer will press accelerator pedal instead on brake pedal due to the fact that accelerator pedal and brake pedal are too close. dealer notified. *ak

While sitting at a stop with foot applied to the brake pedal and brake pedal failed and went straight to the floor. vehicle lurched forward with force and entered first lane of traffic on highway. abs light illuminated on the dashboard, and the warning chime went off. several times vehicle has been at dealer to determine problem, but nothing has been found. dealer was notified. please provide more information.*ak

Intermittently vehicle has a 6-7 second delay response to acceleration. when throttle is applied engine revs up, and jerks before accelerating. problem is more likely to happen in the morning. dealer was notified. please provide more information.*ak

While at a complete stop vehicle started to accelerate and tried to go forward, but consumer was stepping on brake pedal. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak

Consumer states check engine light is on. dealer replace fuel cap and evaporative purge valve, however problem still exist and now the vehicle is stalling causing vehicle to have no braking and power steering power. squeaking noise when setting still. belt tensioner replaced. *tt

After coming to a stop brakes were applied but engine still raced. this happened a second time on june 18, 2002. *ak the vehicle lurched foward as consumer was attempting to place vehicle in park. *yh

While traveling on the highway, the door will unexpectedly open without prior warning, dealership is aware of problem. *ak. *jb. also the driver seat will not move, dealer replaced the fuse, the cruise control was inoperative. and the door ajar light was on.*jb

When i started my minivan it was an afternoon. i noticed that when i started driving the minivan it was like forcing it self then i would change the speed and it would sound different but it felt like it was heavy, i would change it to n and it still make this sound like if i was driving on a wet highway and engine was still loud. when i would speed more than 30 mph it just wouldn't respond as it did before. i purchased this minivan not to long ago -i would say close to a month-. when taking it for a test drive everything looked good, sounded ok -other than the shocks that needed to be replaced- and no lights were on. but after two days had gone by the previous owner said that the abs light would "sometimes" turn on and would turn off on its own. so, i had a mechanic inspect the minivan for the replacement of the shock wondering if this might take care of the problem, but after the work was done the abs and brake light started to turn on. went back to the mechanic because it came making weird sound on the left side so he told me that brake pads also needed to be replaced, so i thought to myself this would take care of the problem which it didn't happen. now after close to a month of owning this minivan and weather becoming much hotter i noticed this problem. i had a mechanic look at it again today and he suggested that a take it to a ford dealership to have the minivan inspected since he was also aware of a recall done on these types of vehicles. i am just afraid to keep on driving it because i can tell something is just not right and i feel that it's just going to brake down on me anytime soon. and since i have a baby i prefer not to drive or drive a long distance or even on a high speed.

Vehicle lurches forward and revs at very high rpms while moving at slow speeds. *ak

While the consumer was trying to stop the engine revved from 1000 to 5000 rpm. the dealer replaced the idle control as a possible cause of the problem. the consumer was concerned about the danger if the problem reoccurs. *yh