The speedometer odometer and cruise control quit on your Windstar?

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Ford Issues Recall for All Windstars
Ford has issued a recall of all Windstar vans to deal with this leak - and the wiring harness most commonly affected by the leak.One source of information is the Automotive Forums - Windstar forum. See "Related Links" below

I had this problem on my 2000 Windstar. I did the fix myself and documented it on my blog:

http://brandonsprojects.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html

See "Related Questions" below for information about the leaking brake pressure sensor - I believe there are additional links to the sensor repair information you (we) seek.

go here, kill two birds with one stone pick a new air filter. you have to remove it just to get to the problem part. if you have a can of compressed air i would have that close by to blow out the connecter slots that have residual fluid.

http://brandonsprojects.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html

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If the speedometer does work, but the odometer doesn't work, then you have a bad speedometer head assembly. The speedo head is a microprocessor that gathers the info coming from the vehicle speed sensor and translates it for you on the speedo and the odometer. If one is working, but the other isn't, then it is getting the VSS signal, it just isn't processing it right.

I had this on my 2000 Windstar and here is the link to the steps I took: I had to replace the brake light switch(was old style and wet with brake fluid from having done brake jobs) and it also allowed my Cruise Control to work again.

http://brandonsprojects.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html

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Cruise will NOT work if the speedometer has a problem


I have had the same scenario. In addition, the speedometer did not work, the overdrive was intermittent, the brake light was illuminated, and the cruise control did not function. This was found to caused by an all too common defect in the Windstar. The brake master cylinder leaks out of the area where the brake switch screws into it from the bottom. The switch has control wiring going to it which feeds various other systems. Ford makes a "Brake Repair" package to solve all of this. It only costs $ 20.00. It comes with a new switch and a wiring pigtail adapter. Simply remove the air filter to get at the master cylinder and remove the old brake switch. I would clean the associated wiring with alcohol (on a cool engine) and allow it to dry and then re-tape and/or heat shrink tubing over the wiring for future protection. Install the new switch and adapter pigtail along with another 10a fuse in the driver's side fuse panel and you are all set....... much less than Ford would charge!