{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10480197,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2012","vin":"2FMZA51483B","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD  ABS CONTROL UNIT PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS THREE YEARS OLD IN 2006. THE CONDITION BEING DESCRIBED IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A PREVIOUS WINDSTAR RECALL INVOLVING A LEAKING BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH  (NHTSA ACTION #EA08021). THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2006 (ONE MONTH OR A FEW THOUSAND MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION) WHEN I WAS ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A TRIP DRIVING UP INTERSTATE 91 IN MA IN THE RAIN. GLANCED DOWN AT DASH DISPLAY AND SAW BOTH THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING AND ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON.  I STOPPED TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID.  WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THAT WAS 6 YEARS AGO AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PROGRESS TO AN EXTREMELY PREDICTABLE PATTERN. IN WARM WEATHER, (OVER 40 DEGREES F), THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN WINTER COMES, THE WARNING LIGHTS GO AWAY AND THE ABS WORKS NORMALLY.  I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WOULD BE A $700 REPAIR. SINCE THE SYSTEM WORKED IN THE WINTER (WHEN I NEED THE ABS THE MOST) AND HAD SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON SEVERAL OTHER ENGINEERING DEFECTS OF THIS CAR, I HAVE LIVED WITH THE PROBLEM. IT WAS MOSTLY AN ANNOYANCE.  HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH THOUGH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER WINDSTARS WITH IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AND THEY CENTER ON A DEFECT OF THE ABS MODULE DESIGN.  AFTER THE MODULE HAS BEEN CYCLED THERMALLY FOR HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN SERVICE (HEATING, COOLING, HEATING, COOLING, ETC.) THERE ARE SOLDER CONNECTIONS ON THE PCB THAT ARE NO LONGER RELIABLE AND BECOME INTERMITTENTLY CONNECTED.  IT BASICALLY IS AN ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 101 TOPIC KNOWN AS TCE (THERMAL COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION) MISMATCH.  MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT THE FAILURE IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND EXTENDING FURTHER IN TO THE COLD WEATHER PERIOD. ANY DESIGN ISSUE WITH A BRAKE SYSTEM OR COMPONENT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2003","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"WINDSTAR","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}