1995 FORD WINDSTAR Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VISIBLE CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THA...

Mileage: 143,000

SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. THERE IS SMELL OF GAS WITH TANK FULL AND STATIONARY . THIS VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN OFTEN SO MAYBE A MONTH BETWEEN OCCURRENCES.

Mileage: 155,000

SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. THERE IS SMELL OF GAS WITH TANK FULL AND STATIONARY . THIS VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN OFTEN SO MAYBE A MONTH BETWEEN OCCURRENCES.

Mileage: 155,000

SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE. THERE IS SMELL OF GAS WITH TANK FULL AND STATIONARY . THIS VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN OFTEN SO MAYBE A MONTH BETWEEN OCCURRENCES.

Mileage: 155,000

SMALL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT FENDER, CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO GO OFF. THIS BROKE THE REARVIEW MIRROR ON THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH REAR WINDOW LATCHES TO BREAK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE REAR AXLE SHIFTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMER...

Mileage: 245,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMER...

Mileage: 245,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMER...

Mileage: 245,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED OF A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ...

THE ENGINE FREEZES UP AND SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING. HAD TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND PUT IN A NEW AC COMPRESSOR.

THE ENGINE FREEZES UP AND SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING. HAD TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND PUT IN A NEW AC COMPRESSOR.

THE ENGINE FREEZES UP AND SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING. HAD TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND PUT IN A NEW AC COMPRESSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES COMING FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER A MONTH AGO AND THE CONTACT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V...

Mileage: 110,000

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON TO THIS DAY. *TR

Mileage: 248,313

AFTER RELOCATING TO GA, BEGAN EXPERIENCING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. ODOR WAS STRONGEST AFTER TANK FILLED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER BEGAN FINDING WET STAINS ON GROUND ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM GAS TANK ON DRIVERS SIDE FROM A CRACK IN TANK IN VICINITY OF FO...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ROME GA TO CARTERSVILLE GA MY VAN MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 50 AND THEN MY BACK TIRES FELT FUNNY LIKE I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BUT I KNOW I HAD NOT HIT ANY THING SO AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE EXIT THEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I STOPPED AT A STATION I ...

Mileage: 2,769,160

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ROME GA TO CARTERSVILLE GA MY VAN MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 50 AND THEN MY BACK TIRES FELT FUNNY LIKE I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BUT I KNOW I HAD NOT HIT ANY THING SO AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE EXIT THEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I STOPPED AT A STATION I ...

Mileage: 2,769,160

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ROME GA TO CARTERSVILLE GA MY VAN MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 50 AND THEN MY BACK TIRES FELT FUNNY LIKE I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BUT I KNOW I HAD NOT HIT ANY THING SO AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE EXIT THEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I STOPPED AT A STATION I ...

Mileage: 2,769,160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWO TIMES AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE BELT AND TENSIONER PULL...

Mileage: 154,000

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK AT THE FULLERTON MD BJ'S WAREHOUSE STORE, GASOLINE BEGAN SPILLING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THE BALTIMORE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (BCFD) WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND RESPONDED WITH THREE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. BCFD APPLIED ABSORBENT TO THE...

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STRAPS AND THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AN...

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED...

Mileage: 37,000

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OFF. *TT

Mileage: 196,602

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OFF. *TT

Mileage: 196,602

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHI...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL BANGING WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 150,000

OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND DOES NOT GO INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD. ALSO HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS--BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG. HAD TO REPLACE REAR AXLE ALREADY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY YEAR OF WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 175,250

OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND DOES NOT GO INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD. ALSO HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS--BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG. HAD TO REPLACE REAR AXLE ALREADY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY YEAR OF WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 175,250

FORD WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AFTER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FORD WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AFTER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FORD WINDSTAR ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AFTER RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL SINCE THE BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE O2 SENSORS, SPARK PLUG...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 95 FORD WINDSTAR (89K) LX3.8; DTC P0306.... GAVE RICH CONDITION, BLACK SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION ... DON'T STAY RUNNING. SPENT MORE THAN $4,000 ON THE REPAIRS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. - HAVE REPLACED ALL O2 SENSORS; - HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/ WIRES; - HAVE ...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 95 FORD WINDSTAR (89K) LX3.8; DTC P0306.... GAVE RICH CONDITION, BLACK SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION ... DON'T STAY RUNNING. SPENT MORE THAN $4,000 ON THE REPAIRS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. - HAVE REPLACED ALL O2 SENSORS; - HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/ WIRES; - HAVE ...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 95 FORD WINDSTAR (89K) LX3.8; DTC P0306.... GAVE RICH CONDITION, BLACK SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION ... DON'T STAY RUNNING. SPENT MORE THAN $4,000 ON THE REPAIRS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. - HAVE REPLACED ALL O2 SENSORS; - HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/ WIRES; - HAVE ...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 95 FORD WINDSTAR (89K) LX3.8; DTC P0306.... GAVE RICH CONDITION, BLACK SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION ... DON'T STAY RUNNING. SPENT MORE THAN $4,000 ON THE REPAIRS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. - HAVE REPLACED ALL O2 SENSORS; - HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/ WIRES; - HAVE ...

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE A 95 FORD WINDSTAR (89K) LX3.8; DTC P0306.... GAVE RICH CONDITION, BLACK SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE, EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION ... DON'T STAY RUNNING. SPENT MORE THAN $4,000 ON THE REPAIRS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. - HAVE REPLACED ALL O2 SENSORS; - HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS/ WIRES; - HAVE ...

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVING HOME FROM A 1HR TRIP TURNED IN TO A 3HR TIP HOME.RPMS GOING UP TO HIGH AND SPEED DROPS. LIKE PULLING A BIG LODE. HAD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A WINNING OR RACING SOUND. NO LIGHTS CAME ON NO SHAKING OR RUFF RIDE. WOULD BE LIKE THIS FOR A BIT THEN RUN FINE FOR A BIT THEN DO IT AGEN.STOPPED CHECKED FL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAG...

Mileage: 50,000

THE FORD DEALER FIX A SAFETY RECALL 09S09 BUT NOW MY ABS SYSTEM MESSED UP.IT IS VERY DANGROUS PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON THIS ISSUE.THANKS

Mileage: 105,800

MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR COULD CATCH FIRE WHEN UNATTENDED. WE HAVE BEEN LOSING BRAKE FLUID FOR SOME TIME. WHEN THE AREA IN QUES...

MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR COULD CATCH FIRE WHEN UNATTENDED. WE HAVE BEEN LOSING BRAKE FLUID FOR SOME TIME. WHEN THE AREA IN QUES...

OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BURNED. THE BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED ALSO BURNED ALONG WITH A 1990 PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME, A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE $5000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF LUMBER AND SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BURNED. THE BUILDING IN WHICH IT WAS PARKED ALSO BURNED ALONG WITH A 1990 PACE ARROW MOTOR HOME, A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE $5000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF LUMBER AND SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RISEN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO FILL THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW...

Mileage: 140,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN COASTING WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILLS. IT ALSO STOPS WHILE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. MECHANIC ADJUSTED THE IDLE SPEED AND REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE REAL DANGER HERE IS THA...

Mileage: 158,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN COASTING WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILLS. IT ALSO STOPS WHILE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. MECHANIC ADJUSTED THE IDLE SPEED AND REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE REAL DANGER HERE IS THA...

Mileage: 158,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE ALTERNATOR TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE FOR 1 TO 2 MONTHS. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRES LOCATED NEAR THE ENGINE WERE BURNED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS "J...

Mileage: 179,000

SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. ONE LINE HAS ALREADY CORRODED TO THE FAILURE POINT RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SUSPECT. FORD HAS SKIMPED TO SAVE MONEY BY NOT USING STAINLESS OR COATED LINES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE RESULT IS A VEHICLE WHICH M...

Mileage: 116,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DEVELOPED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT ALL DURING THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CAR REPEATEDLY LOST POWER (DECELERATED, NEARLY TO A STOP) WHILE DRIVI...

Mileage: 170

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. SHE PLACED A SPARE ON THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC STATED ...

Mileage: 150,000

FORD WINDSTAR GL VAN 1995 IS TAKING EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKES. BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED AND NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED STILL BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING AFTER THE SPEED OF 40MPH. NO LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS LIT TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

FORD WINDSTAR GL VAN 1995 IS TAKING EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKES. BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED AND NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED STILL BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING AFTER THE SPEED OF 40MPH. NO LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS LIT TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

THE ABS MODULE FAIL AND THE CAR BRAKES LOCK UP AND CANT DRIVE THE CAR. AND IT IS TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 119,461

THE ABS MODULE FAIL AND THE CAR BRAKES LOCK UP AND CANT DRIVE THE CAR. AND IT IS TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 119,461

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WORKED INCONSISTENTLY. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD ME...

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WORKED INCONSISTENTLY. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD ME...

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WORKED INCONSISTENTLY. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD ME...

Mileage: 152,000

2 YEARS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, THE DOOR CHIME WOULD NOT TURN OFF NOR THE DOME LIGHT. I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT INSPECTED AND WORKED ON OVER 10 TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. *TR

2 YEARS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, THE DOOR CHIME WOULD NOT TURN OFF NOR THE DOME LIGHT. I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT INSPECTED AND WORKED ON OVER 10 TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. *TR

I BOUGHT TIRE FROM FIRESTONE UNDER WARRANTY WHEN IT GETS BAD I TOOK IT TO THE STORE AND ASKED THEM FOR NEW TIRE, THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME ONE EVEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN I CALLED THE MAIN OFFICE THEY APOLOGIZE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE STORE AND THEY WILL TAKER OF IT. AFTER THEY C...

Mileage: 104,000

DURING BRAKE TEST AT MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED FROM THE RESERVOIR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED REAR BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE HAD FAILED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE HOLE WAS LOCATED IN THE 90 DEGREE BEND...

Mileage: 112,744

1995 FORD WINDSTAR FUEL TANK CRACK - REPLACED FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AT MY EXPENSE ON AUGUST 08, 2008. WHEN THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, THEIR REPLY WAS "NO RECALLS EXIST". UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THEIR WAS INDEED A RECALL, FORD RECALL NO. 99R33, AND...

Mileage: 13,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR FIVE DAYS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDERNEATH HER VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. SHE CONFIRMED THAT THE PUDDLE WAS GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LEAK FUEL. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ...

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKES FAILED ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. - REAR BRAKE LINE HAS CORRODED BADLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR SAFETY RELATED COMPONENTS TO BE MANUFACTURED WITH MATERIAL THAT CAN CORRODE. IF AIRPLANES CAN SAFELY FLY AFTER 30+ YEARS OF SERVICE. WHY CAN'T AUTO MANUFACTURERS BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL CORRO...

Mileage: 160,000

1995 FORD WINSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 72,252 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SMOKING AND FLUID LEAKED OUT. WHILE CHANGING OIL GASKET, FOUND CHUNKS OF METAL IN PAN. DESPITE CHANGING OIL GASKET AND PUTTING IT NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAR STILL HESITATES AND JERKS AT STOP LIGHT, SIGN. TOLD TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 72,252

MY HUSBAND TURNED ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR AND NOTICED A BRAKE LIGHT ON. HE LEFT IT RUNNING, OPENED THE HOOD AND WAS ABOUT TO CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED BELOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER (ALL HE HAD DONE WAS OPEN THE HOOD). *TR UPDATED 12/30/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEH...

Mileage: 137,145

MY HUSBAND TURNED ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR AND NOTICED A BRAKE LIGHT ON. HE LEFT IT RUNNING, OPENED THE HOOD AND WAS ABOUT TO CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED BELOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER (ALL HE HAD DONE WAS OPEN THE HOOD). *TR UPDATED 12/30/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEH...

Mileage: 137,145

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UP TO SEVEN TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. SHE CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY I...

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UP TO SEVEN TIMES PER DAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. SHE CALLED A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY I...

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APRIL 19, 2008, WHICH WAS THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD DIM AFTER FUEL WAS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PLACED SENSORS AND NEW...

Mileage: 135,000

CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. ALSO AIR BAG BLEW WHEN CAR WAS IDLING AND NO ONE IN THE CAR FORTUNATELY. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. ALSO AIR BAG BLEW WHEN CAR WAS IDLING AND NO ONE IN THE CAR FORTUNATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER DRIVING NINE MILES WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATED, FUMES AND FLAMES RELEASED FROM THE GAS TANK, AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,186 ...

Mileage: 175,000

'95 WINDSTAR WAS DENIED ALIGNMENT DUE TO FRACTURED FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING. THE FRACTURE IS WITHIN THE 1ST COIL FROM BOTTOM, SO NOT NOTICEABLE UNTIL TECHNICIAN CASUALLY NOTICED IT. THE CRACK IS QUITE RUSTY WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT IT'S BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. WAS TOLD FORD WOULD REPLACE, BUT...

AFTER NORMAL DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING AGAIN THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WENT TO FULL ON. FORTUNATELY THE AREA IN FRONT WAS CLEAR AND I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OR ANOTHER OBSTACLE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A...

Mileage: 11,500

1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. OCCURRED DURING FILL UP AT GAS STATION. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE QUICKLY AS HEAVY BLUE SMOKE ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T THIS VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS SAME SWITCH? MY HOUSE COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN (GARAGED VEHICL...

Mileage: 170,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. OCCURRED DURING FILL UP AT GAS STATION. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE QUICKLY AS HEAVY BLUE SMOKE ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T THIS VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS SAME SWITCH? MY HOUSE COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN (GARAGED VEHICL...

Mileage: 170,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX WITH SEATBELT PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER WORK**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. THE CONSUMER CREATED A TEMPORARY FIX BY ATTACHING A CLIP TO THE ANCHOR POINT. THE CONSUMER STATED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NO LONGER SAFE AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $400. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,00...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. ON JULY 24, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT LEARNED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS WERE CRACKED AND FAILING. HE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE NHTSA WEBSITE. HE DISCOVERED SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 01I00700...

Mileage: 235,000

I PURCHASED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. SHORTLY AFTER, IT WOULD STALL OUT IF IDLING AND I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOOTING RAW FUEL ...

* CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING OVER 24 MONTHS AGO. * CONSISTENT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID OVER TIME. * FIRE DISCOVERED UNDER HOOD WHEN RETURNING HOME. FIRE LOCATED UNDER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 120,000

PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2004. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH PERIODICALLY THEY MADE A NOISE AND WOULD STIFFEN UP, THEN THE PEDAL WOULD GO SLACK AND THEN RETURN TO N...

Mileage: 132,838

PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2004. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH PERIODICALLY THEY MADE A NOISE AND WOULD STIFFEN UP, THEN THE PEDAL WOULD GO SLACK AND THEN RETURN TO N...

Mileage: 132,838

PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN 2004. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH PERIODICALLY THEY MADE A NOISE AND WOULD STIFFEN UP, THEN THE PEDAL WOULD GO SLACK AND THEN RETURN TO N...

Mileage: 132,838

TL*- THE FRONT TRANSMISSION SEAL ON HIS 1995 FORD WINDSTAR FAILED AND STARTED A FIRE, SPREADING OIL ALL OVER. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING REBUILT. THIS WAS THE SECOND FORD WINSTAR THAT THE CONTACT HAD PURCHASED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED....

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRE COMPANY. A DEFECTIVE TIRE BLEW ON MY SON'S FORD VAN. THE THREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. MY SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ON THE FABRIC OF THE STILL INFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED FREE BY THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE TIRE. ...

1)MY VAN WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE TIRES WERE WORN. 2) I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN IN TWO. THEY ALSO STATED IT WAS BAD CRAFTSMANS...

Mileage: 132,950

1)MY VAN WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE TIRES WERE WORN. 2) I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN IN TWO. THEY ALSO STATED IT WAS BAD CRAFTSMANS...

Mileage: 132,950

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS TOWED HOME WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE INSPECTED. THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE ...

Mileage: 91,000

STOPPED AT DINER TO EAT LUNCH AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES MY VAN WAS IN FLAMES. FIRE STARTED UNDERHOOD ON DRIVER SIDE. OFFICIALS STATED THAT CAUSE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WIRING AT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. CALLED FORD AND GO NO HELP. *NM

Mileage: 162,000

ON 6/28/06 I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR [XXX] INTO A FIRESTONE AUTO SERVICE CENTER IN WEXFORD PA FOR REPLACEMENT OF A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS RUSTED AND BROKEN. THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT ...

Mileage: 97,657

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. ALSO, THE ANTI BRAKE LOCK SYSTEM KEPT TRYING TO INCORRECTLY ENGAGE. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD 3 BAD SENSORS. TWO BRAKE SENSOR AND 1 CHECK ENGINE SENSOR WERE FAULTY AND WOULD NEED REPLACED. WE WERE ...

Mileage: 104,832

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE ARE ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. ON THE FOURTH VISIT THE MECHANICS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON T...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE ARE ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. ON THE FOURTH VISIT THE MECHANICS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON T...

TIRE DEFECT. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION OF ONE TIRE. *JB

1995 WINDSTAR BURNED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURER EQUIPMENT. *NM

Mileage: 160,000

1995 WINDSTAR BURNED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURER EQUIPMENT. *NM

Mileage: 160,000

TOOK CARE OF TWO PATIENTS INJURED BY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A SMALL DOG. NO DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. *JB

FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECALLED 1995 WINDSTAR FOR "RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE CORROSION." BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED ON OUR WINDSTAR, VIN [XXX], ON MARCH 29, 2006 WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SMALL SHUDDER AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATEL...

Mileage: 154,000

FORD WINDSTAR 1995-TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETE FAILURE. HIT GAS AND WAS UNABLE TO GO IN ANY GEAR. TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY SAID FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ALUMINUM PISTON, REPLACED WITH STEEL. ALSO FACILITY REPORTED FORD SUGGESTS OVERFILLING TRANSMISSION WITH FLUID SO SUFFICIENT FLUID IS AVAILABLE W...

Mileage: 157,231

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING CHURCH IN THE PARKING LOT, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. HI. MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM THE UNLUCKY OWNER OF A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE WINDSTAR HAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET MOUNTING, THAT CAUSES PREMATURE GASKET FAILURE(SERVICE BULLETIN #00M09). WELL MY WINDSTAR BLEW THE HEAD GA...

Mileage: 76,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE AND WATER COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE #1 PLUG WAS FULL OF WATER...

Mileage: 76,302

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CRACKED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01I007000, REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT I...

Mileage: 145,000

MAIN ENGINE BEARING FAILED AT 96,000 MILES AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH IT. TOTAL COST WAS $12,000. SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY; CUSTOMER PAID ONLY THE DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSE. ONLY THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. OTHER PARTS; HEAD GASKET, SPARK PLUGS ETC WERE NOT. WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE FO...

Mileage: 96,000

TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED BY A FORD DEALER IN 1997 WITH A $400 DEDUCTIBLE. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN 2002 AND WAS REBUILT. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR MORE TRANSMISSION WORK AT THE COST OF $1995. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CREATED A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR ...

Mileage: 130,000

1995 WINDSTAR PURCHASED NEW ON JULY 14, 1994, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 100930 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 600 MILES ON THEM. HAVE HAD ALL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. ALSO, HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF FI...

Mileage: 100,930

WHEN BRAKING SEVERELY TO AVOID COLLISION FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS WERE TESTED BY OWNER BY VIOLENTLY JERKING. ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK WHEN JERKED. LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS BEEN REQ...

Mileage: 149,599

I HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THIS TIRE ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN WHILE GOING THROUGH ATLANTA, GA. 10/18/05. THE FLYING DEBRIS BENT THE MUFFLER UP INTO THE BACK RIGHT QUARTER PANEL OF OUR VAN AND CAVED IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE INERTIA SWITCH WAS TRIPPED SO THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WE HAD TO BE ...

Mileage: 118,278

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ABS BRAKES. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING BEFORE THIS OCCUR...

Mileage: 87,230

1995 FORD WINDSTAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKED CAUSING CIRCUITS FOR THE HORN, BACK UP LIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A BURNT CIRCUIT. *JB

1995 FORD WINDSTAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKED CAUSING CIRCUITS FOR THE HORN, BACK UP LIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BE INOPERABLE. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A BURNT CIRCUIT. *JB

UNRESPONSIVE HAND-BRAKE, LOCKED IN SET POSITION WITH DASH BOARD BRAKE ERROR LIGHT LIT. CAN NOT CLEAR PROBLEM AND FRANCHISED DEALER, MAROONE, AND FORD HAVE NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY. 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 74,000 MILES AT FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 74,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING A MONTH AGO THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER SMELLED PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ...

Mileage: 203,300

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. AT 80,000 MILES. I DO NOT TOW WITH THE VEHICLE NOR DID I ABUSE IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOUND BITS OF METAL IN FLUID. *NM

Mileage: 79,500

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES ON HER 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 01I007000 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER FRONT BROKE WHEN TURNING AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AT THAT TIME TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL. ...

Mileage: 130,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES ON HER 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 01I007000 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER FRONT BROKE WHEN TURNING AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AT THAT TIME TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE RECALL. ...

Mileage: 130,000

I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE FORD TO STAND BY THE EMAIL BELOW DATED JULY 11TH, 2005 FROM KRISTEN KINLEY OF FORD FCSD PUBLIC AFFAIRS 313-337-2786 [email protected] WHICH STATES THAT: I AM STILL ELIGIBLE FOR THE 01M03 EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE FRONT SPRINGS. I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF EITHER FORD, OR...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 3, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER READ 59,000 MILES. CONTACT RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, AND IN THE YEAR 2000 THE REPORT WAS SHOWING 100,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION,...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 3, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER READ 59,000 MILES. CONTACT RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, AND IN THE YEAR 2000 THE REPORT WAS SHOWING 100,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION,...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 3, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER READ 59,000 MILES. CONTACT RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, AND IN THE YEAR 2000 THE REPORT WAS SHOWING 100,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION,...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 3, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER READ 59,000 MILES. CONTACT RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, AND IN THE YEAR 2000 THE REPORT WAS SHOWING 100,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION,...

DT: 1995, FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY IN HOT WEATHER. THIS STARTED AUGUST 3, 2005. RECALL 99V30900 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING GAS TANK LEAKS, BUT MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WA...

I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE FORD TO STAND BY THE EMAIL BELOW DATED JULY 11TH, 2005 FROM KRISTEN KINLEY OF FORD FCSD PUBLIC AFFAIRS 313-337-2786 [email protected] WHICH STATES THAT: I AM "STILL ELIGIBLE FOR THE 01M03 EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE FRONT SPRINGS". I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF EITHER FORD, ...

1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAD A BURNT CIRCUIT AFFECTING THE BACKUP LIGHTS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR *SC THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED DUE TO EXPENSE REASONS. *JB

Mileage: 97,100

1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAD A BURNT CIRCUIT AFFECTING THE BACKUP LIGHTS, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR *SC THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED DUE TO EXPENSE REASONS. *JB

Mileage: 97,100

DT: CONSUMER HAS 1995 WINDSTAR. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. IT WAS MAYBE SIX MONTHS BEFORE BRAKE FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED THE SECOND TIME. THEN IT GOT TO WHERE THE FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WHEN CONSUMER ADDED BRAKE FLUID THE LIGHT WOULD...

Mileage: 99,000

DT: CONSUMER HAS 1995 WINDSTAR. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. IT WAS MAYBE SIX MONTHS BEFORE BRAKE FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED THE SECOND TIME. THEN IT GOT TO WHERE THE FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WHEN CONSUMER ADDED BRAKE FLUID THE LIGHT WOULD...

Mileage: 99,000

DT: TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED IN FEBRUARY 2005. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. 3 DAYS LATER THE NEW MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS REPLACED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, BUT CURRENTLY THE M...

TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. THEY NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING.

1995 FORD WINDSTAR - WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT END OF VAN DROPPED SLIGHTLY. HEARD SCRAPING AND GRINDING SOUNDS FROM FRONT RIGHT. REMOVED TIRE AND FOUND BROKEN COIL SPRING WITH SHARP POINT ABOUT 1 INCH ABOVE TIRE TREAD. MOUNTED SPARE TIRE, DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT SPRINGS UND...

Mileage: 175,000

DEFECTIVE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH RECURRENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *BF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE KNOCK FOR THE 3RD TIME WHICH WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB

DEFECTIVE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH RECURRENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *BF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE KNOCK FOR THE 3RD TIME WHICH WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *BF ONE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON HIS ARMS, THE OTHER OCCUPANT EXPERIENCED HEARING LOSS AND AN INNER EAR CONCUSSION. *NM

1995 FORD WINDSTAR GL W/3.8L ENGINE - BROKEN FRONT STABILIZER BAR NEAR PASSENGER SIDE BUSHING CAUSED ERRATIC AND UNSTABLE STEERING RESPONSE, AND BODY ROLL. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THE CAR BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE BROKEN BAR. BROKEN BAR SEEMS TO HAVE ...

Mileage: 125,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR-ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CYLINDER HEADS RESURFACED, NEW HEAD GASKETS, REPLACED DAMAGED CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AND O2 SENSORS. TOTAL COST $2454.*AK

Mileage: 84,918

SLIDING SIDE DOOR ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR CAME OFF THE TRACK AND FELL OFF THE CAR.*AK

Mileage: 167,900

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COMMENCED TO MAKE A HISSING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED TWO VACUUM HOSES THAT DISINTEGRATED FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE BRAKING AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE BODY RAIL ERUPTED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER WAS NO...

Mileage: 96,000

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. IT IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! AS SOON AS ONE REPAIR IS COMPLETED (TWO TRANSMISSIONS, HEAD GASKET, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES, SUSPENSION), THEN ANOTHER ONE OCCURS. NOW, AS IN EVERY CHRISTMAS, THE "ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNI...

Mileage: 116,000

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. IT IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! AS SOON AS ONE REPAIR IS COMPLETED (TWO TRANSMISSIONS, HEAD GASKET, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES, SUSPENSION), THEN ANOTHER ONE OCCURS. NOW, AS IN EVERY CHRISTMAS, THE "ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNI...

Mileage: 116,000

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. IT IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! AS SOON AS ONE REPAIR IS COMPLETED (TWO TRANSMISSIONS, HEAD GASKET, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES, SUSPENSION), THEN ANOTHER ONE OCCURS. NOW, AS IN EVERY CHRISTMAS, THE "ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNI...

Mileage: 116,000

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. IT IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! AS SOON AS ONE REPAIR IS COMPLETED (TWO TRANSMISSIONS, HEAD GASKET, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES, SUSPENSION), THEN ANOTHER ONE OCCURS. NOW, AS IN EVERY CHRISTMAS, THE "ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNI...

Mileage: 116,000

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN RECALLED - I NEVER GOT A NOTICE AND AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. ESTIMATE OF $1800 TO REPLACE. READING OTHER POSTS, T APPEARS THIS IS NOT A DEFINITE PERMANENT SOLUTION. MY VAN ONLY HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 97,000

CAR ENGINE WAS SKIPPING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT MID SPEEDS, AUTO SHOP SAID IT WAS EITHER THE TORQUE CONVERTER STARTING TO GO BAD OR THE TRANSMISSION HAD A SHORT IN THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH. NEXT NIGHT AFTER DRIVING APPROX 30 MILES, PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY, 20 MINUTES LATER, WHOLE FRONT END OF CAR...

Mileage: 180,000

MY HUSBAND, MY SON, AND MYSELF WERE ON OUR WAY HOME LAST TUESDAY EVENING AND THE AIRBAGS ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS WAS A VERY FREIGHTING AND STRESSFUL SITUATION. WE HAD JUST TURNED OFF ONE ROAD ONTO THE NEXT MAKING OUR WAY HOME WHEN THE AIRBAGS BURST OU...

ENGINE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING, FLASHING OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REAR PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WON'T OPEN, RADIO CONSOLE STARTED TO GET REAL HOT AND THEN WENT OUT. ENGINE CONTINUES TO SPUTTER AS THOUGH ITS SKIPPING A GEAR, AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKING.*AK

ENGINE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING, FLASHING OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REAR PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WON'T OPEN, RADIO CONSOLE STARTED TO GET REAL HOT AND THEN WENT OUT. ENGINE CONTINUES TO SPUTTER AS THOUGH ITS SKIPPING A GEAR, AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKING.*AK

ENGINE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING, FLASHING OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. REAR PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WON'T OPEN, RADIO CONSOLE STARTED TO GET REAL HOT AND THEN WENT OUT. ENGINE CONTINUES TO SPUTTER AS THOUGH ITS SKIPPING A GEAR, AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKING.*AK

GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHILE REFILLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE TANK, ONE ON TOP, AND ANOTHER IN FRONT OF THE TANK. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 166,120

1995 WINDSTAR WITH 3.8V6. HEAD GASKET LEAK. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS SCORES OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THESE ISSUE WERE REOLVED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SO AND HOW DO I PRESENT THIS TO THE FORD REPAIR PEOPLE. THA...

Mileage: 65,000

1995 WINDSTAR WITH 3.8V6. HEAD GASKET LEAK. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS SCORES OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THESE ISSUE WERE REOLVED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SO AND HOW DO I PRESENT THIS TO THE FORD REPAIR PEOPLE. THA...

Mileage: 65,000

ENGINE OVERHEATED ONCE. MECHANIC SAID COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. WHILE SAVING FOR REPAIR, HAVE KEPT COOLANT ADDED AND ENGINE HAS NOT OVERHEATED AGAIN, BUT NOW ENGINE SURGES WHILE IDLING, MISSES SOMETIMES, AND HAS LOW COMPRESSION IN THREE CYLINDERS. MECHANIC SAID ALL DUE TO COOLA...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULSATED AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 128,999

WHILE PARKED FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE EXPLODED. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE CORROSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED UNDER THE RECALL SIX MONTHS EARLIER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. ...

Mileage: 175,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FRONT BRAKE FLUID LINE DUE TO CONTACT WITH HEAT REMOVING PROTECTION. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE PROBLEM SURFACED ON THE REAR BRAKE LINES, SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. DEALERSHIP DID NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REAR LINES LEAKING. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED CUTTING OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. I USUALLY AM TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS AROUND AND IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE VAN JUST SHUTS OFF. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT ANYMORE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE ...

Mileage: 136,300

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE AT A GAS STATION, I WENT TO A NEARBY GROCERY STORE. AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR IN THE STORE, UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. TO MY HORROR I NOTICED THAT THE GASOLINE WAS ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT COMING FROM UNDER MY VAN. I IMMEDIATELY...

Mileage: 128,039

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE LEAKING FLUID. *AK

MY DAUGHTER, WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY S.W. LOOP 410 AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE (1995 FORD WINDSTAR) TO INVESTIGATE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ...

Mileage: 115,827

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SLASHED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIM. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT. WE PULLED THE TIRE OFF AND PUT ON THE "DONUT". THE COIL S...

Mileage: 128,601

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT BRAKE LINE CORROSION. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. CURRENTLY, BRAKES WERE AFFECTED BY THE DEFECT. *AK

Mileage: 72,400

TOOK 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO HALDEMAN FORD (THIS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN), BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING, THEY MADE THE REPAIR WHICH WE PAID $614.54 AND TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED A HEAD GASKET, WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE USED VEHICLE AND THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY, BUT THEY T...

Mileage: 74,133

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO...

Mileage: 78,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 134,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DIED OUT ONE DAY WHILE PARKING AT A STORE. IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND I IGNORED IT. A MONTH LATER IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD A PISTON WENT OUT IN MY ENGINE AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I REPLACED IT AND NOW IT COSTANTLLY DIES OUT. I HAD REPLACED M...

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS, TRANSMISSION, AND FAULTY BRAKES ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR *JB

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS, TRANSMISSION, AND FAULTY BRAKES ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR *JB

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS, TRANSMISSION, AND FAULTY BRAKES ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A GREASY SUBSTANCE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND SMELT SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE SMELL, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD, DROVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, BEFORE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. CONSUMER WAS ALERTED BY THE ...

Mileage: 132,000

ON FEBRUARY 2001 DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED, ENGINE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $2500. *AK

I HAVE OWNED MY VAN SINCE JANUARY 2000. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING, MY VAN HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL. STILL WITHIN THE RECALL, A HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. FORD TOLD ME THE RECALL ONLY ALLOWS FOR A ONE TIME REPAIR. SINCE THEN, MY VAN IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE AND THIRD T...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE OWNED MY VAN SINCE JANUARY 2000. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING, MY VAN HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL. STILL WITHIN THE RECALL, A HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. FORD TOLD ME THE RECALL ONLY ALLOWS FOR A ONE TIME REPAIR. SINCE THEN, MY VAN IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE AND THIRD T...

Mileage: 82,000

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE WENT INTO THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON MOTHER'S DAY. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE SO HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CO...

Mileage: 83,028

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

1995 FORD WINDSTAR - SLIDING DOOR TOP FORWARD BRACKET ATTACH POINT. 1) THE METAL AROUND THE ATTACH POINT ON THE DOOR SHOWS STRESS CRACKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES AND THE METAL UNDER THE PAINT IS BUCKLING. THE LOCATION OF THE BRACKET BELOW THE DOOR SEAL MAY ALLOW RAIN TO POOL UP ON THE BRACKET SUPPORT ...

Mileage: 125,199

I WANT TO COMPLAINT ON THE FORD WINDSTAR HEADGASKET/ENGINE. 4 TIME REPAIR NOW AGAIN NEED REPAIR AND FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY 4100.00 *LA

Mileage: 128,000

WATER IN OIL DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ON A 1995 FORD WINSTAR.*AK

Mileage: 125,000

CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PENDING CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. *LA *SC *JB

CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PENDING CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. *LA *SC *JB

THE RUBBER SEALS ON THE SIDE DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR HAVE ALL STRETCHED OUT AND FALLEN. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM IF IT FALLS DOWN BY THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OR ONE CAN TRIP GOING OUT THE SIDE DOOR. THEY DO NOT BREAK FROM USE THEY STRETCH AND/OR THE GLUE COMES OFF AND THEY FALL.*AK

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE THEN PULLED OVER, BUT BEFORE HE COULD ACTUALLY GET OUT, OTHER DRIVERS NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHEN I START MY FORD WINDSTAR MY BRAKES ARE HARD TO PUSH DOWN ON UNTIL MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN MY BRAKES ARE FINE I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR MAN FROM A FORD DEALER SAID THAT THE LIGHT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ON. I ASK OTHER OWNERS OF FORD WINDTARS THAT RANGE FROM 1995 TO 2001 THEY SAY THEIR ABS LIGHTS ...

HAD TO HAVE HEADS REPLACED, ELECTRONIC BRAIN, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

Mileage: 149,000

HAD TO HAVE HEADS REPLACED, ELECTRONIC BRAIN, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

Mileage: 149,000

HAD TO HAVE HEADS REPLACED, ELECTRONIC BRAIN, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

Mileage: 149,000

SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE ABOVE 45 MPH (BOUNCES AND GRINDING NOISES); OUTER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE (EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR), KEY ONLY OPENS DRIVERS DOOR; DOOR AJAR SENSOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. *AK

Mileage: 49,780

SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE ABOVE 45 MPH (BOUNCES AND GRINDING NOISES); OUTER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE (EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR), KEY ONLY OPENS DRIVERS DOOR; DOOR AJAR SENSOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. *AK

Mileage: 49,780

SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE ABOVE 45 MPH (BOUNCES AND GRINDING NOISES); OUTER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE (EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR), KEY ONLY OPENS DRIVERS DOOR; DOOR AJAR SENSOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. *AK

Mileage: 49,780

SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE ABOVE 45 MPH (BOUNCES AND GRINDING NOISES); OUTER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE (EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR), KEY ONLY OPENS DRIVERS DOOR; DOOR AJAR SENSOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. *AK

Mileage: 49,780

I OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF IN HUGE PIECES. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM , PAINT SHOULD NOT PEAL FROM A CAR LIKE THIS IT IS BLISTERING OFF IN SHEETS . I HAVE READ THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR PAINTING ONLY IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY LOUD ABOUT COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO READ...

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF IN HUGE PIECES. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM , PAINT SHOULD NOT PEAL FROM A CAR LIKE THIS IT IS BLISTERING OFF IN SHEETS . I HAVE READ THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR PAINTING ONLY IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY LOUD ABOUT COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO READ...

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF IN HUGE PIECES. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM , PAINT SHOULD NOT PEAL FROM A CAR LIKE THIS IT IS BLISTERING OFF IN SHEETS . I HAVE READ THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR PAINTING ONLY IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY LOUD ABOUT COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO READ...

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF IN HUGE PIECES. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM , PAINT SHOULD NOT PEAL FROM A CAR LIKE THIS IT IS BLISTERING OFF IN SHEETS . I HAVE READ THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR PAINTING ONLY IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY LOUD ABOUT COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO READ...

Mileage: 36,000

FWD LET TO REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR (REGION 9) ON BEHALF OF DOLORES & IRA DAHM (CA) RE DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FOR A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION, REPLY ATTN. JOAN B. PAREDES@ SAN FRANCISCO OFC. *PH *JB *SC

Mileage: 75,804

THE SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKING SYSTEM IS HELD BY TWO BOLTS, ONE OF THE BOLTS CAME LOOSE, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK

1995 FORD WINDSTAR OVERHEATING - BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS SMOOTHLY AS NORMAL. GEARS WOULD SLIP AND PERFORM ERRATICALLY. A TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SEVERLY VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED IN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL USE. (NOT AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.) THE BREAK OF THIS LINE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAI...

Mileage: 87,800

GOODYEAR 215-70-R15 ALLEGRA TIRES PURCHASED AT SAMS CLUB PURCHASED APPX 2 YRS AGO. APPX. 14 MONTHS AGO AND THEN LAST WEEK HAD 2 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO BELT SEPERATIONS. MECHANIC AT SAMS INDICATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE IS IN HIS SHOP FREQUENTLY DUE TO BELT FAILURES. I HAVE REPLACED 4 TIRES...

Mileage: 90,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THA...

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THA...

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THA...

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THA...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED RECALL REPAIRS ON THE HEAD GASKET WERE DONE; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED.*AK

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED AND SMOKED FROM UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY WINSTAR HAS 144,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS FOR THE FIFTH TIME. THEY BLOW EVERY 25,000 - 30,000. THIS LAST REPLACEMENT COST ME ALMOST 1,800 DOLLARS. FORD PUT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IN IT AFTER THE FOURTH TIME AND 25,000 MILES LATER THEY BLEW AGAIN. FORD SAYS THERE I...

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 1995 3.8 LITER ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS LIKELY TO BLOW OUT. THIS LEADS TO ENGINE HEATING AND DAMAGE. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET IS OVER $1000. ENGINE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS MUCH HIGHER. *LA

Mileage: 101,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION "LURCHES" INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN IN PARK. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!. ALMOST RAN INTO SOMEONE IN A PARKING LOT, TRYING TO TURN INTO A SPACE AND IT LURCHED FORWARD MISSING THEM. SCARED TO DEATH. *AK I WENT DIRECTLY HOME AND WHILE AT A STOP SIGN IT LURCHED AGAIN, HOWEVER I ...

Mileage: 161,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE THAN IT'S SHARE OF PROBLEMS. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL AND IT STILL MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 118,625

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE THAN IT'S SHARE OF PROBLEMS. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL AND IT STILL MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 118,625

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE THAN IT'S SHARE OF PROBLEMS. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL AND IT STILL MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 118,625

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE THAN IT'S SHARE OF PROBLEMS. THE HEAD GASKET WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL AND IT STILL MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 118,625

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION- SHIFTING ROUGH SINCE 30,000 MI. 2 DEALERS TESTED OVER THE YEARS & SAID NO PROBLEM (JUST ADJUSTED SHIFT POINTS. SAME COMPLAINT IN JULY, 2003. DEALER CHECKED, SAID NO PROBLEM. 1 MONTH LATER HAD INDEPENDENT SHOP REBUILD TRANSMISSION. ENGINE- HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT 15,000 MI & 35,00 MI...

Mileage: 15,000

TRANSMISSION- SHIFTING ROUGH SINCE 30,000 MI. 2 DEALERS TESTED OVER THE YEARS & SAID NO PROBLEM (JUST ADJUSTED SHIFT POINTS. SAME COMPLAINT IN JULY, 2003. DEALER CHECKED, SAID NO PROBLEM. 1 MONTH LATER HAD INDEPENDENT SHOP REBUILD TRANSMISSION. ENGINE- HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT 15,000 MI & 35,00 MI...

Mileage: 15,000

I EXPERIENCED 3.8L HEAD GASKET/ENGINE FAILURE ON APRIL 6, 2003 WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS. VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AT 60,000 MILES WHICH INCLUDING FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM. COST OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $3,500.

Mileage: 63,165

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS THE 4TH TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION THAT WILL BE INSTALLED WILL BE THE 5TH TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS CONTINUED TO INSIST THAT THERE IS NOT AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANMISSION IN THES MODEL ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN 634 COMPLAINTS/INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 93,500

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR(2002) I WAS SHOPPING FOR A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND FOUND A 1995 WINDSTAR AT PAT MCCRAKEN FORD IN DEWITT MICHIGAN. IT WAS IN NICE SHAPE AND RAN GOOD. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE HEADGASKET PROBLEM THAT I WAS ABOUT TO INHERIT. AROUND THE M...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR(2002) I WAS SHOPPING FOR A VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND FOUND A 1995 WINDSTAR AT PAT MCCRAKEN FORD IN DEWITT MICHIGAN. IT WAS IN NICE SHAPE AND RAN GOOD. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE HEADGASKET PROBLEM THAT I WAS ABOUT TO INHERIT. AROUND THE M...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VAN SINCE 1999. SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, AND REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, AND THEY NEED IT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ONE OF THEM TIMES WAS AT 99,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARREN...

THE ENGINE HEADGASKET ON MY FORD WINDSTAR HAS FAILED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES IN A 4 YEAR PERIOD (57117 MILES, 57722 MILES, 71713 MILES AND 89523 MILES), RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAKING INTO AND FOULING INTERNAL PARTS. THE INITIAL DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN WAS NEVER ADDRESSED AN...

Mileage: 89,523

AT 146,00 MILES I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HEAD GASKET REPAIR DONE (THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED) TO SAVE THE CAR...I WILL NOT DO IT, AS IN FEBRUARY, I SPENT OVER $750 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED FOR BRAKE FLUID COVERING THE SHOES OF THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 146,000

AT 146,00 MILES I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HEAD GASKET REPAIR DONE (THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED) TO SAVE THE CAR...I WILL NOT DO IT, AS IN FEBRUARY, I SPENT OVER $750 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED FOR BRAKE FLUID COVERING THE SHOES OF THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 146,000

AT 146,00 MILES I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HEAD GASKET REPAIR DONE (THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED) TO SAVE THE CAR...I WILL NOT DO IT, AS IN FEBRUARY, I SPENT OVER $750 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED FOR BRAKE FLUID COVERING THE SHOES OF THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 146,000

THE ENGINE WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET RECALL. IN JULY,2000, WE ARGUED WITH FORD ABOUT A BAD ENGINE RUNNING FOR WHICH WE HAD JUST PAID OVER $300 TO EVALUATE BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS WE RECEIVED OUR CAR BACK WITH A NEW LONG BLOCK PAID FOR BY FORD, INCLUDING A R...

Mileage: 76,000

THE ENGINE WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET RECALL. IN JULY,2000, WE ARGUED WITH FORD ABOUT A BAD ENGINE RUNNING FOR WHICH WE HAD JUST PAID OVER $300 TO EVALUATE BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS WE RECEIVED OUR CAR BACK WITH A NEW LONG BLOCK PAID FOR BY FORD, INCLUDING A R...

Mileage: 76,000

THE ENGINE WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET RECALL. IN JULY,2000, WE ARGUED WITH FORD ABOUT A BAD ENGINE RUNNING FOR WHICH WE HAD JUST PAID OVER $300 TO EVALUATE BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS WE RECEIVED OUR CAR BACK WITH A NEW LONG BLOCK PAID FOR BY FORD, INCLUDING A R...

Mileage: 76,000

ON MARCH 29, 2002, MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED A KNOCKING SOUND. NOTICING THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER NEARBY. I WAS AMAZED WHEN I HAD TO ADD 3/12 QTS. OF OIL, WHICH IMMEDIATELY DRAINED OUT. THIS VEHICLE JUST RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE, SO I KNOW IT WAS N...

Mileage: 78,000

1995 FORD WINSTAR HEAD GASKETS LEAKING. HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED MAR 1999 AT 40352 MI. UNDER 98M01 RECALL. AND AGAIN JUL 2001 AT 79464 MI. UNDER 00M09 RECALL. TALKED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY SAID TO CALL DEALER THAT DID REPAIR. BOTH SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. BUT HEAD GASKET...

Mileage: 88,750

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A FORD DEALER WITH 86000.MILES ON IT AND WE PUT 14000,ON IT AND IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET, WE ARE RETIRED ON A FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD EXTRA BILLS LIKE THIS, WE COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD A NEW CAR. SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A CAR THAT WE ARE AFRAID OF. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER...

Mileage: 100,017

MY 2 MAIN PROBLEMS ARE MY TRANSMISSION & TIMING GEAR COVER. THE TRANMISSION IS VERY HAZARDOUS. MINE IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT ON SOME OF THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I SURE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT SURPRISE. I'M DISABLED & ...

Mileage: 79,000

MY 2 MAIN PROBLEMS ARE MY TRANSMISSION & TIMING GEAR COVER. THE TRANMISSION IS VERY HAZARDOUS. MINE IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT ON SOME OF THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I SURE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT SURPRISE. I'M DISABLED & ...

Mileage: 79,000

MY 2 MAIN PROBLEMS ARE MY TRANSMISSION & TIMING GEAR COVER. THE TRANMISSION IS VERY HAZARDOUS. MINE IS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT ON SOME OF THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I SURE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT SURPRISE. I'M DISABLED & ...

Mileage: 79,000

IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE. WE OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, AND AT ONLY 72000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OFF AND WE NOW HAVE ENGINE DAMAGE. FORD TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS WELL DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE (TSB 94-9)(OOMO9) THAT THE ...

Mileage: 72,000

THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS THE INFAMOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS OVER THE ARBITRARY 7 YEAR LIMIT, IT WAS FAR BELOW THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY LIMIT. IN MY OPINION, SETTING A TIME LIMIT IS DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST ANYONE WHO DRIVES FEWER MILES THAN AVERAGE. THE TRANSMMISSION...

Mileage: 59,270

THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS THE INFAMOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS OVER THE ARBITRARY 7 YEAR LIMIT, IT WAS FAR BELOW THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY LIMIT. IN MY OPINION, SETTING A TIME LIMIT IS DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST ANYONE WHO DRIVES FEWER MILES THAN AVERAGE. THE TRANSMMISSION...

Mileage: 59,270

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AND A SERVICE STATION DETECTED A STRESS CRACK NEAR THE MIDDLE STRAP OF THE TANK SIMILAR TO WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 99R33. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO HAVE THE TANK REPLACED ACCORDING TO RECALL 99R33. I WAS TOLD TO GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE D...

Mileage: 91,000

THE TRANSMISSION TORE UP IN OUR VAN AT THE END OF 2000 AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. WHEN IT TORE UP THE 1ST TIME, WE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE WE ONLY HAD 60 DAYS LEFT THE COMPANY REFUSED TO PUT IN A NEW AND PUT IN A REBUILT. NOW WE HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKIER THAN ALOT OF CU...

Mileage: 147,000

THE TRANSMISSION TORE UP IN OUR VAN AT THE END OF 2000 AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. WHEN IT TORE UP THE 1ST TIME, WE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE WE ONLY HAD 60 DAYS LEFT THE COMPANY REFUSED TO PUT IN A NEW AND PUT IN A REBUILT. NOW WE HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKIER THAN ALOT OF CU...

Mileage: 147,000

FUEL TANK BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD WEBSITE SHOWS THAT MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO RECALL 99R33, FAULTY FUEL TANK MOUNTING. THIS IS A REGIONAL RECALL FOR SOUTHERN STATES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE. I AM IN TENNESSEE AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH TENNESS...

Mileage: 96,020

FORD WINDSTAR 95 SHIFT LEVER PRDNL DOES NOT MATCH GEAR. WHEN IN PARK CAR ROLLS HAVE TO FIND D OR R BY MOVING SHIFT LEVER. SOMETIME HAVE TO PUT LEVER IN TO PARK TWICE OR THREE TIMES BEFOR IT CATCHED AND CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND KILLS SOMEONE IT WILL GET FORDS ATTENTION. ALSO REPLA...

Mileage: 60

FORD WINDSTAR 95 SHIFT LEVER PRDNL DOES NOT MATCH GEAR. WHEN IN PARK CAR ROLLS HAVE TO FIND D OR R BY MOVING SHIFT LEVER. SOMETIME HAVE TO PUT LEVER IN TO PARK TWICE OR THREE TIMES BEFOR IT CATCHED AND CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND KILLS SOMEONE IT WILL GET FORDS ATTENTION. ALSO REPLA...

Mileage: 60

FORD WINDSTAR 95 SHIFT LEVER PRDNL DOES NOT MATCH GEAR. WHEN IN PARK CAR ROLLS HAVE TO FIND D OR R BY MOVING SHIFT LEVER. SOMETIME HAVE TO PUT LEVER IN TO PARK TWICE OR THREE TIMES BEFOR IT CATCHED AND CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND KILLS SOMEONE IT WILL GET FORDS ATTENTION. ALSO REPLA...

Mileage: 60

FORD WINDSTAR 95 SHIFT LEVER PRDNL DOES NOT MATCH GEAR. WHEN IN PARK CAR ROLLS HAVE TO FIND D OR R BY MOVING SHIFT LEVER. SOMETIME HAVE TO PUT LEVER IN TO PARK TWICE OR THREE TIMES BEFOR IT CATCHED AND CAR STARTS. WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACK AND KILLS SOMEONE IT WILL GET FORDS ATTENTION. ALSO REPLA...

Mileage: 60

CASE 1 MY FAMILY WAS COMING HOME FROM VACATION WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. SMOKE CAME UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WE WERE FORCE TO STOP THE VAN ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY. THANKS TO A NEARBY TRUCK DRIVER WHO STOPPED BEHIND US, WE WERE ABLE TO CALL SOMEONE AND GET TO SAFETY. IT TOOK A...

CASE 1 MY FAMILY WAS COMING HOME FROM VACATION WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. SMOKE CAME UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WE WERE FORCE TO STOP THE VAN ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY. THANKS TO A NEARBY TRUCK DRIVER WHO STOPPED BEHIND US, WE WERE ABLE TO CALL SOMEONE AND GET TO SAFETY. IT TOOK A...

CASE 1 MY FAMILY WAS COMING HOME FROM VACATION WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. SMOKE CAME UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WE WERE FORCE TO STOP THE VAN ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY. THANKS TO A NEARBY TRUCK DRIVER WHO STOPPED BEHIND US, WE WERE ABLE TO CALL SOMEONE AND GET TO SAFETY. IT TOOK A...

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 35,279 (3/98) AND REPAIRED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. HEAD GASKET FAILED A 2ND TIME AT 80,957 (3/01) AND REPAIRED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. HEAD GASKET FAILED A 3RD TIME AT 116,298 (9/03). ON 24 SEP 03 I WROTE FORD REQUESTING THEY FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. HEAD GASKETS DO NOT RE...

Mileage: 35,279

HEAD GASKET FAILED. WAS BLOCKED TESTED BY AAA SERVICE CENTER, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. WAS INFORMED THAT IS WILL COST ME BETWEEN $1500 AND $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 116,000

ON 6/13/2003, AT 57049 MILES, OUR 1995 WINDSTAR OVERHEATED AND SEEMED TO BE LOSING COOLANT SO WE TOOK IT TO ZIMMERMAN FORD, ST. CHARLES, IL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND AND WE PAID $66.79 FOR A COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE AND LUBE SERVICE. ON OCTOBER 4TH,2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LI...

Mileage: 61,576

ON 6/13/2003, AT 57049 MILES, OUR 1995 WINDSTAR OVERHEATED AND SEEMED TO BE LOSING COOLANT SO WE TOOK IT TO ZIMMERMAN FORD, ST. CHARLES, IL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND AND WE PAID $66.79 FOR A COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE AND LUBE SERVICE. ON OCTOBER 4TH,2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LI...

Mileage: 61,576

ON 6/13/2003, AT 57049 MILES, OUR 1995 WINDSTAR OVERHEATED AND SEEMED TO BE LOSING COOLANT SO WE TOOK IT TO ZIMMERMAN FORD, ST. CHARLES, IL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND AND WE PAID $66.79 FOR A COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE AND LUBE SERVICE. ON OCTOBER 4TH,2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LI...

Mileage: 61,576

HEATER CORE FAILURE THAT LED TO IMMEDIATE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKING THAT LED TO COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE OIL SYSTEM AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. TOLD BY AUTO PARTS STORE EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE CYLINDER HEAD RECALL AS HIS SISTER OWNED SAME 1995 WI...

Mileage: 94,000

HEATER CORE FAILURE THAT LED TO IMMEDIATE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKING THAT LED TO COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE OIL SYSTEM AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. TOLD BY AUTO PARTS STORE EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE CYLINDER HEAD RECALL AS HIS SISTER OWNED SAME 1995 WI...

Mileage: 94,000

HEATER CORE FAILURE THAT LED TO IMMEDIATE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKING THAT LED TO COOLANT ENTERING ENGINE OIL SYSTEM AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. TOLD BY AUTO PARTS STORE EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE CYLINDER HEAD RECALL AS HIS SISTER OWNED SAME 1995 WI...

Mileage: 94,000

THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF THE HATCH AND SIDES IN LARGE PATCHES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILS TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND STRUGGLES TO OPEN. THE REAR VENT WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO .

Mileage: 95,000

THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF THE HATCH AND SIDES IN LARGE PATCHES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILS TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND STRUGGLES TO OPEN. THE REAR VENT WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO .

Mileage: 95,000

THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF THE HATCH AND SIDES IN LARGE PATCHES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS AND THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILS TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND STRUGGLES TO OPEN. THE REAR VENT WINDOWS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO .

Mileage: 95,000

THE HINGE AND RUNNER OF THE SLIDING DOOR BROKE, RESULTING IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR FALLING OFF THE CAR.

Mileage: 52,000

THE HINGE AND RUNNER OF THE SLIDING DOOR BROKE, RESULTING IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOOR FALLING OFF THE CAR.

Mileage: 52,000

2003 - DOOR AJAR LIGHT 2002 - BLEW HEAD GASKET; 2002 - HEATER CORE REPLACED 2001 - IGNITION COIL PACK & IGNITION LEADS REPLACED 2001 - FRONT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED 2000 - REFRIGERANT COOLANT LOSS 1998 - EGR VALVE REPLACED 1998 - TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER HOSES REPLACED 1997 - BLEW HEAD GASKET, REPAIR...

Mileage: 107,829

2003 - DOOR AJAR LIGHT 2002 - BLEW HEAD GASKET; 2002 - HEATER CORE REPLACED 2001 - IGNITION COIL PACK & IGNITION LEADS REPLACED 2001 - FRONT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED 2000 - REFRIGERANT COOLANT LOSS 1998 - EGR VALVE REPLACED 1998 - TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER HOSES REPLACED 1997 - BLEW HEAD GASKET, REPAIR...

Mileage: 107,829

2003 - DOOR AJAR LIGHT 2002 - BLEW HEAD GASKET; 2002 - HEATER CORE REPLACED 2001 - IGNITION COIL PACK & IGNITION LEADS REPLACED 2001 - FRONT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED 2000 - REFRIGERANT COOLANT LOSS 1998 - EGR VALVE REPLACED 1998 - TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER HOSES REPLACED 1997 - BLEW HEAD GASKET, REPAIR...

Mileage: 107,829

AC COOLANT WAS LOW AND SWITCHING MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 54000 MILES WAS TOLD TIMING COVER WAS LEAKING AND HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. HEAD GASKET WAS FINALLY COVERED AT NO CHARGE BUT TIMING COVER GOT LITTLE RELIEF. NOW AT 80000 MILES, THE COIL ASSEMBLY FAILS AND I AM TOLD THAT MY HEAD GAS...

Mileage: 60,000

AC COOLANT WAS LOW AND SWITCHING MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 54000 MILES WAS TOLD TIMING COVER WAS LEAKING AND HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. HEAD GASKET WAS FINALLY COVERED AT NO CHARGE BUT TIMING COVER GOT LITTLE RELIEF. NOW AT 80000 MILES, THE COIL ASSEMBLY FAILS AND I AM TOLD THAT MY HEAD GAS...

Mileage: 60,000

HEAD GASKET GONE, DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE IS GOING, DUE TO LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET DAMAGING BEARINGS ON CRANKSHAFT. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS, AND CONTINUES TO ALLOW THIS, WHILE THEIR DEALERS CONTINUE TO PROFIT FROM THIS ENGINEERING FLAW. IT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE, TO LOSE $4000 DOLLARS TO A KNOWN FLAW, AND...

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERED ON, AND OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED THE PROBLEM.*AK

IN JUNE '99 TOOK VAN IN AS PER OWNER NOTIFICATION TO HAVE HEAD GASKET CHECKED. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING. IN NOV '99 HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. IN DEC '99 SENT LETTER TO TX STATE ATTY GENERAL CONSUMER DIVISION WITH LISTS OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE. IN FEB '00, FORD MOV...

Mileage: 150,000

IN JUNE '99 TOOK VAN IN AS PER OWNER NOTIFICATION TO HAVE HEAD GASKET CHECKED. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING. IN NOV '99 HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. IN DEC '99 SENT LETTER TO TX STATE ATTY GENERAL CONSUMER DIVISION WITH LISTS OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE. IN FEB '00, FORD MOV...

Mileage: 150,000

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. THE CAR ONLY HAD 56,200 MILES ON IT. WHY ISN'T FORD BEING FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND CONSUMER NOTICED A BRIGHT LIGHT COMING FROM THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, MADE A STOP AT THE STORE, WHEN WE LEFT THE STORE WE STOPED AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.*AK AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS, AND TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD SHOP WE ...

Mileage: 129,819

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, CAUSING HOLES IN THE BRAKE LINE. *AK *MR

Mileage: 107,000

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2001, AND 700 MILES LATER HEAD GASKETS FAILED AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 118,000

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 53,300

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 53,300

FORD KNEW WINDSTAR 1995 MODEL'S HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TWICE, FROM 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES TO 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES AND FINALLY TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. WHY STOP AT 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR A KNOW DEFECT? HOW DID FORD DETERMINE THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE...

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 66,000

LEFT-FRONT AND RIGHT-REAR SLOW AIR LEAKS. TIRE SHOP COULDN'T FIND LEAKS UNDER WATER AND SUGGESTED THAT VEHICLE WEIGHT STRESSES THE WELDED SEAMS OF THE WHEELS CAUSING THE LEAKS. FORD SERVICE PARTS WANTS $110 PER WHEEL BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT LEAKS WILL STOP. ONLINE REPAIR FORUMS KNOW OF THIS PROBLE...

Mileage: 124,000

WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX VAN. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE MUFFLER, SO IN OCT 16,2002 I TOOK MY VAN INTO AL PACKER FORD AND HAD IT CHECKED. AT THE TIME WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ALSO,THE VAN WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR AT STOP LIGHTS. THE ...

Mileage: 66,325

1995 FORD WINDSTAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL GREMLINS, POWER STEERING BOX FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

1995 FORD WINDSTAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL GREMLINS, POWER STEERING BOX FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

1995 FORD WINDSTAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL GREMLINS, POWER STEERING BOX FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE. *LA

1995 FORD WINDSTAR. UPPER LAYER OF HOOD FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY NEAR EXIT 13. CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY TOLD ME IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WARRANTY. I CARE ABOUT FEELING LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD OR KILL ANYONE DRIVING BEHIND ME. THIS MUST HAVE HA...

1995 FORD WINDSTAR. UPPER LAYER OF HOOD FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY NEAR EXIT 13. CALLED FORD AND ALL THEY TOLD ME IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WARRANTY. I CARE ABOUT FEELING LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD OR KILL ANYONE DRIVING BEHIND ME. THIS MUST HAVE HA...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR WAS CORRODED AND SPLIT. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. *AK

Mileage: 118,000

ENGINE FAILED TWICE DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REBUILT. THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 61,349

ENGINE FAILED TWICE DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REBUILT. THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 61,349

ENGINE FAILED TWICE DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REBUILT. THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 61,349

ENGINE FAILED TWICE DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REBUILT. THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 61,349

VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. *MR WHILE TRAVELING, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON THREE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE THIRD OCCASION OCCURRED, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE MAIN HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. *SCC *JB *CB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *AK THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT RISING. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAISED AGAIN. THERE WAS A 7 YR. 70K MILE WARRANTY BUT FORD WOULD HONOR IT. CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST OF TESTS, AND REPAIRS...

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *AK THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT RISING. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAISED AGAIN. THERE WAS A 7 YR. 70K MILE WARRANTY BUT FORD WOULD HONOR IT. CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST OF TESTS, AND REPAIRS...

Mileage: 41,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR GASKET HAS BLOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE LAST TIME IT BLEW IN 2001, FORD FINALLY REPLACED MY ENGINE, AFTER FIGHTING FOR 2 MONTHS, AS THE FAULTY PART BLEW THE ENGINE. FORD ALSO AT THIS TIME EXTENDED THE "OWNER NOTIFICATION" GASKET PROBLEM (#98M01) FROM 60,000 TO 100,000. NOW,...

Mileage: 100,300

THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND IDLING HIGH. THE DRIVER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHO STATED IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 103,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 1995 WINDSTAR.*MR WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN WHITE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WATER HAD LEAKED THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS *JB

Mileage: 23,450

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 1995 WINDSTAR.*MR WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN WHITE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WATER HAD LEAKED THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS *JB

Mileage: 23,450

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK TO ITS CAPACITY. ONCE THE GAS TANK WAS FULL THERE WOULD BE FUEL LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE OF FUEL LEAKAGE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT BECAUSE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE HEATER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

STALLS AT STOP, SLIPS, THEN SHIFTS HARD IN TO GEAR. SPOKE TO TWO PERSONS IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY BOTH AGREE THAT IT'S FORD COMPANY'S PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SEE AT LEAST SIX VANS A MONTH WITH SAME PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION STALLING. *LA

Mileage: 85,000

FORD WINDSTAR: HEAD GASKET FAILED.

Mileage: 116,000

FORD WINDSTAR: HEAD GASKET FAILED.

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEY FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, TECHNICIAN STATED BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT ON SEPT 9, 2003. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET.*MR THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT TWICE*TS *JB

Mileage: 75,000

MY 1995 WINDSTAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED HEAD GASKET. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. GIVEN THE KNOWN HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE, ENGINE AND COMPONENT, I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD COVER THIS REPA...

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING . VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. INDEPENDENT SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 60,200

THE TIE ROD'S BROKE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. *JB THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CORNER AND THE HANDLING HAD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING INWARD AS THOUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WERE TURNING LEFT AND THE LEFT FRONT TURNING RIGHT. *SCC. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION WA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE TIE ROD'S BROKE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. *JB THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CORNER AND THE HANDLING HAD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING INWARD AS THOUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WERE TURNING LEFT AND THE LEFT FRONT TURNING RIGHT. *SCC. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION WA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE TIE ROD'S BROKE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. *JB THE CONSUMER TURNED THE CORNER AND THE HANDLING HAD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE POINTING INWARD AS THOUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WERE TURNING LEFT AND THE LEFT FRONT TURNING RIGHT. *SCC. ALSO THE RACK AND PINION WA...

Mileage: 65,000

THE VEHICLE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RACK AND PINION FAILING. *JB RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH

Mileage: 65,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT 15000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION IN 8 YEAR AND LESS THAN 100000 MILES. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR DOME LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT DOOR BEING OPENED. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DOME LIGHTS ILLUMINATES IT'S SO BRIGHT THAT THE REFLECTION OBSTRUCTS CONSUMER'S VISION. *PH THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REAR OR SIDE DOOR IS OPENED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITT...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT REAR AXLE SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT REAR AXLE SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *JB

ON THE DATE INDICATED BELOW WHILE TRAVELLING WITH MY CHILDREN (THE YOUNGEST ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD) AND MY MOTHER TO VISIT RELATIVES IN LEONARDTOWN MD, APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS FROM MY HOME, MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY, SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE FT. MCHENRY TUNNEL, WHICH WAS VERY C...

Mileage: 73,400

ON JUNE 18, 2001 WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP TO VISIT RELATIVES THE CAR OVERHEATED AND MR. JOHN CAMPBELL FROM BOB BENNETT FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN COLUMBIA, SC PERFORMED THE WARRANTY WORK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS. *AK ON DECEMBER 4, 2002 THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED WHIL...

Mileage: 109,000

IT'S US AGAIN!!! ON OUR VACATION TO GA, ABOUT 250 MILES OR LESS, OUR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN LUMBNGTON, NC AND HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THE FORD DEALER WAS SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. CODES P1150, P1151, AND ANOTHER CODE. HOWEVER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGH...

Mileage: 10

IT'S US AGAIN!!! ON OUR VACATION TO GA, ABOUT 250 MILES OR LESS, OUR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN LUMBNGTON, NC AND HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THE FORD DEALER WAS SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. CODES P1150, P1151, AND ANOTHER CODE. HOWEVER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGH...

Mileage: 10

IT'S US AGAIN!!! ON OUR VACATION TO GA, ABOUT 250 MILES OR LESS, OUR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN LUMBNGTON, NC AND HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THE FORD DEALER WAS SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. CODES P1150, P1151, AND ANOTHER CODE. HOWEVER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGH...

Mileage: 10

MOST HEADLIGHT LENSES 5 YEARS OR OLDER ARE TURNING YELLOW BECAUSE OF UXRAYS AND OXIDATION. BECAUSE OF THE MATERIALS THERE ARE MADE OF THE AMOUNT OF LUMS ABLE TO PASS THROUGH ARE REDUCED BY MANY FACTORS. MANUFACTURES REPLACEMENT COSTS SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BECAUSE OF THE MATERIALS USED. THTHER MOR...

IN JANUARY 2001 I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. UNTIL THEN WE HAD HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ENGINE & WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THAT WAS ALL FINE & GOOD. NOW IN AUGUST 2003 WITH LESS THEN 39,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE...

Mileage: 76,000

OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN HIT, THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTH RECLINED FROM THE IMPACT. ALSO, ONE OF THE REAR SEATS TWISTED ON ITS BASE. ALL THREE PASSENGERS SUFFERED SPINAL INJURIES.*AK

Mileage: 148,156

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE #99R33, IN MARCH, 2003, BUT WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ACTING AS THE RECALL SUGGESTED. THE VEHICLE LEA...

FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED ON OUR VAN TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST 3 MONTHS. NOW WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPS BACK INTO 2ND GEAR AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE TACHOMETER GROWS UP AND DOWN....

Mileage: 105,000

MY FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK AND BEGAN LEAKING. THE TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT A RECALL (99R33). THE DEALER SAYS REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO GET CLARIFICATION SINCE THEIR WEBSITE SAYS I AM INCLUDED WHEN I E...

Mileage: 96,000

THE VAN BEGAN MAKING A "STATIC/PING-PING" SOUND. WHILE VAN WAS SHUT OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITH SWITCH OFF. THE VAN BEGAN SMOKING WHILE OFF. FIRE BEGAN TO CONSUME THE VAN WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE FIRE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTRICAL FAIL...

1995 FORD WINDSTAR GAS TANK RUPTURED.*MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT GAS FUMES WERE PERMEATING HER ATTACHED GARAGE AND HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ORIGINAL RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY ...

1995 FORD WINDSTAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME (THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TRANSMISSION) WITHIN 97,000 MILES. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE EXISTENCE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH HAS IMPACTED MY FAMILY IN OVER $5,000 FINANCIAL COSTS, IN ADDITION TO POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 97,802

THIS IS IN REFERANCE TO ODI NUMBER 10030637 I HAVE DRAINED THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE AND HAVE FOUND ALUIMUM SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, THIS IS A REBUILT ENGINE WITH JUST 45,797 MILES ON IT AND I HAD THIS PROBLEM FO A WHILETHIS IS A LEMON OF A VECHEIL AND I HOPE THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL FIX THIS EN...

Mileage: 130,141

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN AKRON OHIO,I HAD THE TAC DROP AND THE ENGINE QUIT. IT THEN CAME BACK ON,(THE ENGINE). SO STOP AT DAUGHTER TO PICK UP SUM FURNITURE TO TAKE TO DAYTON. AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE 71 TOWARD COLUMBUS,OHIO I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PUT FUEL IN THE VAN. I CONTI...

Mileage: 130,140

PER CONSUMER THE COUNTY THAT THEY LIVE IN EXPERIENCED THE SAME HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT CAUSED THE DEFECT FOR THE FUEL TANK CRACKS AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 309 000. BUT THEIR COUNTY WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.*AK

SMOKE STARTED COMING HEAVILY OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT.*MR SERVICED DEALER DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS THE HEAD GASKET RECALL. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THAT IS THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO. THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES. *PH

THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS BURNING ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 451 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH THE FUEL LEVEL AND TEMPERATURE LEVEL GAUGES FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. GAUGES MOVE UP AND DOWN AND DO NOT PROPERLY REGISTER THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPONENTS.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS BRAKES FAILED ,CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A "BANG". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. *NLM *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FAULTY RIM WHICH CAUSED TO TIRE TO LEAK AT THE WELD AND GO FLAT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE RIMS WITH STEEL RIMS. *AK *CB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS FAILING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

1995 WINDSTAR LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE THREE WEEKS APART. *AK

Mileage: 190,000

1995 WINDSTAR LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE THREE WEEKS APART. *AK

Mileage: 190,000

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, VIN # [XXX], BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2000 FROM KOON'S STERLING, VA, HAS A LEAKING FUEL TANK. THE LEAK IS IN THE VICINITY OF THE MIDDLE STRAP AND FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FILLED. HOWEVER, THERE IS A FUEL ODOR ALL THE TIME AND THIS ODOR HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I PURCHAS...

Mileage: 98,200

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IS LEAKING COOLANT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON HER VEHICLE, TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BECAUSE FORD WOULD NOT HONOR RECALL NOTICES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. HER AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. SHE STATED THAT WIIRES WERE COMPLETELY MELTED. AFTER THE FIRE...

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. *JB ALSO THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED A LEAK AND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. *JB ALSO THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED A LEAK AND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. PH *JB

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 4TH TRANSMISSION IN 1995 FORD WINDSTAR REPLACED BY FORD.*AK

Mileage: 93,672

OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE WE WERE ON A FAMILY VACATION HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO WARNING OR OVERH...

Mileage: 57,206

WHILE APPLYING GEAR INTO DRIVE VEHICLE HESITATES AND VIBRATES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TRAIL PIPE AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *JB PH *JB

Mileage: 75,804

THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 WINDSTAR FAILED AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES; FORD HAS REFUSED TO HELP ME SINCE IT FAILED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 8 YEARS. SINCE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, THE FORD MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE WHICH COSTS $4600. *NLM

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND WAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES SINCE FORD USED THEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX DUE TO THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. *MR *SCC *JB

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FREQUENTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. DASH LIGHT QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ASHTRAY LIGHT, DISCONNECTED ASHTRAY LIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED WORKING A...

Mileage: 123,000

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FREQUENTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. DASH LIGHT QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ASHTRAY LIGHT, DISCONNECTED ASHTRAY LIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED WORKING A...

Mileage: 123,000

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FREQUENTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. DASH LIGHT QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ASHTRAY LIGHT, DISCONNECTED ASHTRAY LIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED WORKING A...

Mileage: 123,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR SUDDENLY BEGAN DUMPING UNBURNED GASOLINE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND GETTING 7 MPG WHERE NORMAL MPG IS 19. AUTO SHOP REQUESTED I SIGN DOCUMENTATION AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES I...

Mileage: 115,000

THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE ON 5/8/2003. *TT

I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO THE DEALER, AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. I WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS DAMAGED AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $5600. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!! THE CAR HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

Mileage: 81,079

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A HISSING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HIGH. THE CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. *NLM

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED $2000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NLM

ONE YEAR AGO (2002) MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER TBS 00M09. ONE YEAR LATER AND UNDER 30,000 MILES THE NEW ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET AND FORD REFUSES TO HONOR IT STATING THAT A SMALL PIN HOLE IN ONE OF THE HEATER HOSES CA...

THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS. *NLM

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *NLM

THE CONSUMER BELIEVED GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK UNDER RECALL IN 1999, HOWEVER THE STRAP WAS NOT REPLACED, AND THE FUEL TANK CRACKED AGAIN. RECALL #99V309000. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *NLM

FORD RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FUEL TANKS ON 1995 FORD, WINDSTAR MAY CRACK DURING EXTENDED OPERATION OF VEHICLE IN VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS RECALL APPLIED TO 1995 FOR WINDSTAR VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED STATES AND COUNTIES OF WHICH LOS ANGELES COUNTY WAS PART. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ...

FAILURE OF 1995 WINDSTAR ENGINE FOR THE 3RD TIME. FIRST TIME ENGINE GASKET FIXED, THEN AT 50,000 MILES 2ND GASKET FIXED , THEN FAILED AT 72000. FIRST 2 FIXES COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT THE LAST ONE I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY TO FIX. HAVE DISPOSED OF THIS VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS, AND WHEN IT DID SHIFT GEAR, IT SHIFTED HARD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 43,145

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS, AND WHEN IT DID SHIFT GEAR, IT SHIFTED HARD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 43,145

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, THE VEHICLE BLEW A THICK CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A VOLUNTARY HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT EXPIRED 1 MONTH PRIOR TO GASKET FAILING. *JB

THE FRONT AREA OF MY VAN MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND/OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MAINLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS OR TIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS WARMER. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WA...

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS AWARE OF AS A PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR. "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON BUT NO PROBLEM COULD BE DETECTED. OF COURSE MY "HEAD GASKET" PROBLEM DEVELOPED AFTER THE LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *JB

Mileage: 88,410

THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN WITH THE 3.8 LT V-6 ENGINE. I BOUGHT MY VAN NEW ON 9/12/95 AND HAVE TAKEN CARE TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. IT HAD RECENTLY, IN LATER PART OF MARCH, BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ON APRIL 1, 2003. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD...

Mileage: 55,895

AT 48000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BY MANUFACTURER DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENTIRE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE. NOW THE VEHICLE IS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STALLING WAS DUE TO A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE WH...

MOTOR HAS GONE UP 5 TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP.

THE OIL PAN GASKET LEAKED. *JB *TS

Mileage: 73,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT AT 100,112 MILES TODAY. WARRANTY THROUGH 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. *NLM

Mileage: 100,112

1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT AT 100,112 MILES TODAY. WARRANTY THROUGH 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. *NLM

Mileage: 100,112

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURED PASSENGER FRONT TIRE, THIS WAS AFTER INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NOTICE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SPRINGS AND ONE TIRE. I REPLACED STRUTS AND OTHER THREE TIRES. NO WAY CAN A QUICK VISUAL INSPECTION ALLOW A TECH TO KNOW IF COIL SPRING IS LIKELY TO HAVE METAL FATI...

THE DEALERSHIP (LITHIA FORD;NAPA CA;707-255-2580) REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL LINES 99 V 309 000. *NLM

ON 1/3/03 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER THAT HAD REPLACED THE FIRST ENGINE AT 67,000 DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AGAIN WITH 124,000 MILES THIS TIME. AFTER DEALER TOOK ENGINE APART TO CHECK THE PROBLEM,DEALER NOTIFIED ME TO TELL M...

Mileage: 124,000

ABS LOCKS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO FIX BRAKING ISSUE. TONE RINGS, STRUTS, SUSPENSION, FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES, BEARINGS, CV JOINTS, MASTER CYLINDER, AMONG OTHER REPLACEMENTS. OVER BUMPS, SMALL HILLS, STRAIGHT ROADS, ANYTIME COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY...

Mileage: 70,000

ABS LOCKS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO FIX BRAKING ISSUE. TONE RINGS, STRUTS, SUSPENSION, FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES, BEARINGS, CV JOINTS, MASTER CYLINDER, AMONG OTHER REPLACEMENTS. OVER BUMPS, SMALL HILLS, STRAIGHT ROADS, ANYTIME COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY...

Mileage: 70,000

ABS LOCKS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO FIX BRAKING ISSUE. TONE RINGS, STRUTS, SUSPENSION, FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES, BEARINGS, CV JOINTS, MASTER CYLINDER, AMONG OTHER REPLACEMENTS. OVER BUMPS, SMALL HILLS, STRAIGHT ROADS, ANYTIME COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY...

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, IN WHICH GAS HAD MIXED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. *JB

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 5/30/02 ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN MILEAGE WAS 78,476. COST OF NEW TRANSMISSION WAS $2732.92. PREVIOUSLY WE HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN 8/00 WHEN MILEAGE WAS 61,210. *JB

Mileage: 78,476

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE VAN SPENT OVER A MONTH IN THE SHOP AS EVERY TIME I WOULD GO GET IT, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE IT WAS STILL SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR VERY HARD. IT HAS BEEN ONLY A FEW MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES HARD.JB

AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE ENGINE, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE VEHICLES SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *AK *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK NLM

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*DT *JB

Mileage: 78,330

ENGINE DEFECT - BLOWN HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER/OVERHEATING CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER, AND A DANGER TO OTHER TRAFFIC DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE AND WATER FROM THE TAIL PIPE ON THE ROADWAY IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES FOR THE KNOWN H...

Mileage: 54,300

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN COLLISION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER.*JB

THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT AXLE BROKE. *AK *JB

I HAD TO REPLACE THE SECOND STOCK RIM ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A RIM LEAK AIR ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED AND WAS QUITE AGRIVATED TO LEARN FROM THE WHEEL SHOP OWNER THAT HE HAS DONE AROUND 30 SUCH REPLACEMENTS THIS YEAR. ALL ON FORD WINDSTARS. NO OTHER MANUFACTURE OR MODEL. ...

Mileage: 88,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

Mileage: 174,000

THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AT 48000 MILES IN OCTOBER OF 2000 AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. *JB SCC

Mileage: 48,000

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. PH

THE HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

THE STEEL BRAKE PIPE AS LEAKING. THE PIPE HAD DETERIORATED WHICH CAUSED A HOLE. SCC PH

Mileage: 87,560

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE UPPER ENGINE HEAD GASKETS.

Mileage: 130,000

WE OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VA N THAT HAD A RECALL FOR BAD HEADS & HEAD GASKETS. IN 2001 THE ENGINE BLEW UP,AND FORD SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. AFTER NEARLY THREE TO FOUR WEEKS THEY GAVE THE VAN BACK WITH A NEW SHORT BLOCK AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT RAN ALRIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THEN IT STARTED...

AFTER START UP AND DRIVING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES, TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE INDICATING ENGINE IS HOT. DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS THE HEAD GASKET. TS HEAD GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 137,000

I WAS TOLD ON 1-15-03 BY MULLINAX FORD SERVICE DEPT. IN AMHERST, OHIO THAT I NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THERE WAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THOSE ENGINES AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARANTEE ON IT AND BECAUSE OF MY LOW MILES (57,800) I...

Mileage: 57,800

I WAS TOLD ON 1-15-03 BY MULLINAX FORD SERVICE DEPT. IN AMHERST, OHIO THAT I NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THERE WAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THOSE ENGINES AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARANTEE ON IT AND BECAUSE OF MY LOW MILES (57,800) I...

Mileage: 57,800

BLOWN HEAD CASKITS AT 62,000 MILES WHICH FORD FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO DEFECT AND NOW AGAIN AT 92,000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILE WHICHEVER COMES FIRST SINCE IT IS 7 YEARS OLD. THEY KNOW IT IS THEIR PROBLEM...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED INTO THE RED ZONE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO LATER INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER AND THE TIMING CHAIN. I CONTACTED FORD ...

Mileage: 98,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE - FORD WILL NOT ADMINT TO A DEFECT IN QUALITY. THIS VAN NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO ONE WILL FIXIT FOR UNDER 3500.00. PROBLEM IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VAN, THE VALUE OF IT IS 1000.00. I ALSO PUT TWO TRANSMITTIONS INTO IT,...

Mileage: 110,000

1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE - FORD WILL NOT ADMINT TO A DEFECT IN QUALITY. THIS VAN NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO ONE WILL FIXIT FOR UNDER 3500.00. PROBLEM IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VAN, THE VALUE OF IT IS 1000.00. I ALSO PUT TWO TRANSMITTIONS INTO IT,...

Mileage: 110,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET TIMING CHAIN SNAP CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

MY EX-1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS 77,000 MILES SHOWED A OVERHEATING PROBLEM. FORD AFFILIATED DEALER (YOUNG FORD IN ROCHESTER, MI) SAID IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING A WATER PUMP. BUT OVERNIGHT THE SAME OVERHEATING APPEARED. NEXT TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED TO...

Mileage: 77,000

CONSUMER STATED 6 OUT OF 7 SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SCC *JB

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ON JANUARY 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 7 YRS, 3 MTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, WHILE ON TRIP APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES FROM HOME. MY MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES. FORD KNEW THAT HEAD GASKET HAD PRODUCT DEFECT AND AVOIDED A NHTSA RECALL BY ENTERING INTO A VOLU...

Mileage: 72,900

BROKEN SWAY BAR DETECTED DURING STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.

Mileage: 109,620

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.*JB

CYLINDAR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON A 1995 WINDSTAR WITH LESS THAN 64,000 MILES

Mileage: 63,999

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPAY THE COST FOR REPLACING THE THE ENTIRE ENGINE (WELL OVER 4K DOLLARS) WHICH WAS THE CASE IN THE RECALL. SCC

RE:1995 FORD WINDSTAR VIN [XXX] THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO DAMAGE INCURRED JUST PRIOR TO AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE FOR COLLAPSE OF THIS VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND FORD'S REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED AND REPAIRS PERFORMED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, CALLED FORD'S CUST...

THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED IN THE FORWARD STRAP AREA WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND RESULT IN AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECALLED (99V-309) YET THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

1995 FORD WINDSTAR. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------770784. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITTIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS.

1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, HAD DEALER FIX PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED.

ENGINE 3.8 WAS REMANUFACTURED (68,500) UNDER RECALL AND NOW HAS SAME ISSUE, BLOWN HEAD GASKETS (125,200). FORD HAS ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON THIS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY FIXED ON THE FIRST RECALL, OR THE TSB WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

Mileage: 125,200

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - THIRD HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 116,000 MILES

Mileage: 116,000

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - SECOND HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 78,330 MILES

Mileage: 78,330

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AT 67,749 MILES

Mileage: 67,749

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED TIMING BELT GASKET TO FAIL AS WELL. PER FORD RECALL IS ONLY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES AND THE VAN IS 7 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 75,000 MILES. BROUGHT VAN TO DEALER @ 40,000 AND DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK GASKET AND INFORMED ME THAT ONCE IT GOES BAD, BRING IT IN AND ...

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT DO NOT PROVIDE THE RIGHT SPEED, NEEDLE GO UP AND DOWN AFTER 45 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

HOT AIR SENSOR BLEW OFF THE SILICONE TUBES THUS MELTING THE MS AND SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES. DT

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKET WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED IN APRIL 2000. 16 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD. CURRENT ENGINE HAS 55,000 MILES -- AND HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN. DT

Mileage: 55,000

SIX OUT OF SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH BELTS NOT RETRACTING WHEN PULLED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TESTED THE BELTS WHICH THEY THEN TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RETRACTOR IS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART WAS RECALLED, BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILURES THAT CAN NOT BE FOUND BY EITHER A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR BRAKE SPECIALIST. HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 TRYING TO FIX THE BRAKES. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THEY RUMBLE AND JUMP AND NO BRAKE TO STOP. THEN BRAKES KICK IN AND TIRES SQUEAL FROM THE QUIC...

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE GASKET REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED. THE NOTIFACTION ALSO INDICATED A WARANTY OF 7YRS AND/OR 100,...

Mileage: 76,582

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE WINDSTAR HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. NOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 100, 000 MILES. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS. 1995 WINDSTARS ARE ALL LEMONS AND THE ...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE ALSO STATES THAT WHILE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED ON A COLLISION ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD ON THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO ...

9/12/02 HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1995 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NORTH LARSEN FORD IN EMPORIA, KS FOR REPAIR. LEFT HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND TEST DROVE ON 9/16/02. TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL LEAKING AT LEFT HEAD GASKET AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED HEAD AND REPLACED GASKET A SECOND TIME. VEHICLE WA...

RECALL NOTICE: RECEIVED ONE MAY 2000 FOR 95 FORD WINDSTAR. IT SAYS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR 3.8L ENGINE WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. I AM NOW HAVING THAT PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT EXPIRED FEB 2002. THE COST IS $1000-$2000. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. SINCE FORD IS...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY. PREMATURE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE CAR OWNERS FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. DT

THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY. PREMATURE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE CAR OWNERS FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. DT

I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE, THE SLIDING DOOR ,THE SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW FORD IS TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T RECALL THIS ENGINE JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST AND OF COURSE I MISSED THIS BY 6 MONTHS. I'VE CALLED AND I WAS TOLD IT ...

DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHUT VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR. THE RUBBER PIECE THAT GOES AROUND THE EDGES OF THE DOOR CAME OFF TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR ONCE YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, SURGES INTO GEAR WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON HAS FAILED. HAS THIS PART BEEN RECALLED YET? DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DISENGAGED WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS MOVED BY A CHILD CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH THREE CHILDREN INSIDE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ABOUT A YEAR A GO AND HAD THE GAS TANK FIX BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN IT AND IS NOW LEAKING GAS AGAIN AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN . TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY POSITION WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION IN DETRIOT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRIGHTON FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE, A ENGINE WAS INSTALLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE ALSO. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2...

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION IN DETRIOT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRIGHTON FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE, A ENGINE WAS INSTALLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE ALSO. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2...

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL TANK CRACK IN THE FORWARD STRAP AREA. THE MANGER PULLED UP A RECALL WHICH CLEARLY STATES THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE L...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILED HEAD GASKET. I WENT ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN TWO GENERAL RECALL PROGRAMS FOR THIS PROBLEM ONE IN MAY 1998 AND ONE IN FEB. 2000. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THESE BUT FORD SAID IT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE ANY...

MY 1995 WINDSTAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS HEAD FAILURE GASKET AT A YOUNG LIFE OF 7 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AND LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( BOWEN SCARFF-KENT WA) RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT BASED ON THEIR VAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FAILURE. FORD AS EXTENDED THE WARRANY TWICE ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

IN MARCH OF 2000 I BROUGHT THIS VAN FROM J&R USED CARS IT JUST HAD A NEW ENGINE BLOCK PUT IN BY LATHAM FORD, I GOT THE VAN WITH 62566 MILES ON IT WITH THE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. NOW AFTER ONLY 32957 MILES ON THIS ENGINE THE BLOCK GOES AGAIN JUST AFTER ...

VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE ENGINE RACED AT 4000 RPM. AND THERE WAS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. DEALER NOTIFIED. * MR DEALER FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS. HE FELT THAT AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MASS AIR FLOW C...

Mileage: 110,375

VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE ENGINE RACED AT 4000 RPM. AND THERE WAS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. DEALER NOTIFIED. * MR DEALER FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS. HE FELT THAT AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MASS AIR FLOW C...

Mileage: 110,375

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK NOTICE FUEL DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *JB *SCC

Mileage: 111,704

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AFTER WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED ON 09/21/01. WE ALSO SMELLED FUMES AROUND THE CAR AND INSIDE THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS WINDSTAR AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. WE HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR OV...

Mileage: 35

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AFTER WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED ON 09/21/01. WE ALSO SMELLED FUMES AROUND THE CAR AND INSIDE THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS WINDSTAR AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. WE HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR OV...

Mileage: 35

BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND SPRAYED BRAKE FLUID ONTO CAT. CONVERTER CAUSING SMOKE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768021

Mileage: 81,000

CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO RECALL ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS GIVING PROBLEM, THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT,DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF RECALL WARRANTY. NLM SCC

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO LETTERS CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE LETTER PERTAINED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF 48 DAYS AND 6,431 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OVER H...

HEADLAMPS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC HAS DETERIORATED OVER THE YEARS FROM CLEAR TO BROWN. MOISTURE ALSO BUILDS UP INSIDE THE LAMPS. VISIBILITY HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCE ESPECIALLY ON A RAINY NIGHT. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE LAMPS ON THIS MODEL. MY OTHER CAR IS A 1993 MODEL AND THE HEAD...

CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. CONSUMER PROACTIVELY REQUESTED A HEAD GASKET SERVICE CHECK ON MARCH 24, 2000. AT THE TIME THERE WERE NO LEAKS DETECTED AND THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRADE IN. ON SEP 7TH 2002, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT TUR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL # 98 M 01 DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEM CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING WITH VEHILCE, WHICH IS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MUST FAIL BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE, ONCE IT FAILED THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*MR *JB

FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION IN 2000 FOR POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THAT COMPONENT TO 7 YRS/100,000 MILES. OUR WINDSTAR IS NOW INOPERABLE DUE TO A FAILED HEAD GASKET AND WE ARE TOLD BY FORD THAT WE ARE NO LONGER COVERED. MR

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE OVEHEATED AND FAILED. *SCC

HAD HEAD GASKET AND VALUE GASKET LEAKS IN 2000 AT ~63000 MILES - REPLACED. CAM SENSORY ALSO REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IN FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH - MULTIPLE SERVICES PERFORMED INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR, PLUGS/WIRES. NOW ENGINE IS DEAD. NLM

HAD HEAD GASKET AND VALUE GASKET LEAKS IN 2000 AT ~63000 MILES - REPLACED. CAM SENSORY ALSO REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IN FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH - MULTIPLE SERVICES PERFORMED INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR, PLUGS/WIRES. NOW ENGINE IS DEAD. NLM

HAD HEAD GASKET AND VALUE GASKET LEAKS IN 2000 AT ~63000 MILES - REPLACED. CAM SENSORY ALSO REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IN FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH - MULTIPLE SERVICES PERFORMED INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR, PLUGS/WIRES. NOW ENGINE IS DEAD. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE, EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR. IT WILL BE HARD FORCONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE WHICH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LINE WAS CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT. *AK *YH

FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CASTER AND CAMBER RESET. THERE IS A SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING, DEALER REPLACED OUTER TIE RODS AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM. *TT

FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CASTER AND CAMBER RESET. THERE IS A SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING, DEALER REPLACED OUTER TIE RODS AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM. *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION 02V101000 RELATING TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES A...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION 02V101000 RELATING TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES A...

FRAME BUSHINGS HAD TO BE WELDED. *TT

I HAD FRONT BRAKE JOB DONE IN JAN 2002, NO DEFECTIVE LINES OR LEAKS REPORTED, IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH I TWICE HAD TO ADD A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON JUNE 6 MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ON INTERSTATE 4 NEAR MY EXIT. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF...

WHILE DRIVING VEHCILE STARTED SHAKING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, NOT VERY HELPFUL.*AK

IT IS APPARENT THAT THE FORD 3.8 L IS EXPERIENCE HEAD GASKET FAILURES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, THEY FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY ISSUED AS A CUSTOMER SATSIFACTION PROGRAM HAD EXPIRED. IN FORD'S LETTER...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

#4 HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE FAILURE BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACMENT NECESSARY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED 9 MONTHS AGO BUT THE VAN ONLY HAS 65K MILES.*AK

DEALER, JACKSON'S FORD IN JACKSON, FL; PHONE# 517/787-9500 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL#02 V101000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP PROPERLY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE. *SC...

CONSUMER IS FURIOUS WITH FORD FOR SENDING OUT RECALL NOTICES THAT DO NOT INTEND TO HONOR OR EXCLUDE CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY.(WHICH WAS SENT IN 2000)THE RECALL STATED THAT FORD WINDSTARS 95 VEHICLES MAY CRACK AS A RESULT OF EXTENDED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IN VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPETURES.(VEH...

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STARTED THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED AROUND THE WHEELS. I SAW OIL LEAKING OUT AROUND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND ON THE SPARE TIRE.*AK

PER FORD - THIS KNOWN DEFECT IS CAMPAIGN 00M09-THE WARRANTY HAD TO BE EXTENDED TWICE, HOWEVER SINCE MY DEFECT DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO 2/28/2002-END OF 2ND EXTENSION OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE DEFECTED PART. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $1267 TO HAVE DONE. I HAVE OWNED CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKES FAILED, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN NO LESS THAN 6 FORD VEHICLES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A STARTING PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPEEDOMETER, DEALER STATED THAT THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED REPLACED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILED TIE RODS WERE ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR, THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PISTON. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO MANY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS NO LONGER USING THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. *SLC

HEAT GENERATED FROM FAILURE OF PFE SENSOR MELTING THE TAPE AROUND ELECTRICAL HARNESS.*AK

THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE HEAD GASKET IS FAILING NOW, 20 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ELK GROVE FORD AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAY THAT IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED! IN GOOD FAITH FO...

DEALER REPORTS THAT "M" SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD IN JULY 2002 FOR HEAD GASKETS BUT WON'T HONOR CLAIM DUE TO TIME EXPIRED 7 YEARS/ 100,000 MILES. I DISPUTE EXPIRATION DATE TO BE UNTIL 12/31/2002. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 101 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 2S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINES: REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS AND SMELLS LIKE ANTI FREEZE BURNING. IT'S MAKING A WIERD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET.*AK *JB

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2000 FOR HEAD GASKET. AUGUST OF 2000 VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHICH CAME FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2000 FOR HEAD GASKET. AUGUST OF 2000 VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHICH CAME FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2000 FOR HEAD GASKET. AUGUST OF 2000 VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHICH CAME FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WITHOUT COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD LOCK CYLINDER WAS A WEARABLE PART. A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE SHIFT MECHANISM OUT OF PARK, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL. ANOTHER CHILD WAS STUCK IN THE PROCESS. OWNER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VAN WITH SAME PRO...

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WITHOUT COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD LOCK CYLINDER WAS A WEARABLE PART. A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE SHIFT MECHANISM OUT OF PARK, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL. ANOTHER CHILD WAS STUCK IN THE PROCESS. OWNER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VAN WITH SAME PRO...

WE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 AND WE WERE NOT INFORMED THAT FORD HAD GENEROUS REPAIR FOR THEIR HEAD GASKETS. WE MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILEAGE, BUT NOT THE TIMEFRAME FOR TWO MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OR TOLD WHEN WE PURCHASE THE VAN. TH...

DURING RIGHT TURN, LOST STEERING CONTROL. AFTER STOPPING, RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS POSITIONED FOR SHARP LEFT TURN, AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS POSITIONED FOR A RIGHT TURN. RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE-ROD FAILED. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIE-RODS WERE REPLACED. THESE ARE SEALED UNITS AND CAN'T BE LUBRICATED. I SU...

DURING RIGHT TURN, LOST STEERING CONTROL. AFTER STOPPING, RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS POSITIONED FOR SHARP LEFT TURN, AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS POSITIONED FOR A RIGHT TURN. RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE-ROD FAILED. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIE-RODS WERE REPLACED. THESE ARE SEALED UNITS AND CAN'T BE LUBRICATED. I SU...

IF IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED ONLY SLIGHTLY TOWARDS "ON" POSTION(NOT AT ACC POSITION), STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS AND GEARSHIFT IS UNLOCKED, DEFEATING THE ELECTRIC INTER-LOCK FEATURE ON BRAKE PEDAL/GEARSHIFT. OUR THREE YEAR OLD ENTERED OUR CAR (KEYS IN IGNITION) AND DID JUST THAT. I TESTED SIX OTHER FOR...

CABLE RATCHET ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDER CAR HAS BROKEN TWICE. VEHICLE HAS A PIECE THAT IS HANGING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE.*AK

WHEN EMERGING FROM AN AUTOMATED CAR WASH IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WAS PROPELLED FORWARD. THIS ACTION CULMINATED IN A CRASH WITH A METAL POLE, RESULTING IN SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND SLIGHT PERSONAL INJURY.*AK

WENT TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITHT HIS VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER HAD GASKET REPLACED AT 93000 MILES, 2,000 MILES LATER ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE AS STATED IN RECALL #02-V-101-000. BUT BY THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK HEAD GASKET FAILED. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE AS STATED IN RECALL #02-V-101-000. BUT BY THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK HEAD GASKET FAILED. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE, THE FIRST OCCASION OCCURRED WHEN A ROD BLEW, THE SECOND OCCUURRENCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, FORD WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A NOTIFICATION AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OFFER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE, THE FIRST OCCASION OCCURRED WHEN A ROD BLEW, THE SECOND OCCUURRENCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, FORD WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A NOTIFICATION AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OFFER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY AUTO MECHANIC. I HAVE FORWARDED THIS INFORMATION TO NHTSA VIA MAIL. FORD SERVICE AT FRIENDLY FORD IN LAS VEGAS NV SAID THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE D...

HEAD GASKET FAILED 3 WEEKS PAST 2ND EXTENDED WARRENTY BY FORD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS CORRODED, AND IS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED; ALSO THE INTERNAL LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKETS IN VEHICLE CORRODED FLEX PIP AND EXHAUSTING INTO VEHICLE. ENGINE FAILED ...

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS CORRODED, AND IS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED; ALSO THE INTERNAL LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKETS IN VEHICLE CORRODED FLEX PIP AND EXHAUSTING INTO VEHICLE. ENGINE FAILED ...

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS CORRODED, AND IS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED; ALSO THE INTERNAL LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKETS IN VEHICLE CORRODED FLEX PIP AND EXHAUSTING INTO VEHICLE. ENGINE FAILED ...

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS CORRODED, AND IS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED; ALSO THE INTERNAL LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKETS IN VEHICLE CORRODED FLEX PIP AND EXHAUSTING INTO VEHICLE. ENGINE FAILED ...

A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH THE FRAME, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL LEAK FLUID, WHILE PARKED THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD TO LET THE SMOKE ESCAPE AND NOTICE FLUID DRIPPING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*AK *NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES, ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED AT 92,000, ENGINE FAILED (ROD BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND ROD) SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHUTTING DOWN BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FROM PREVIOU...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES, ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED AT 92,000, ENGINE FAILED (ROD BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND ROD) SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHUTTING DOWN BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FROM PREVIOU...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES, ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED AT 92,000, ENGINE FAILED (ROD BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND ROD) SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHUTTING DOWN BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FROM PREVIOU...

FORWARD CLUTH PISTON - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN FIRST GEAT AND REVERSE. *AK

FORWARD CLUTH PISTON - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN FIRST GEAT AND REVERSE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO FAIL, STICKING IN OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE BY DEALERSHIP WITHIN 6 MONTHS. ALSO, THERE WAS ALWAYS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL BEFORE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY 1ST TIME.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE UNLESS PUT INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. HAD TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME. I COULD GO ABOUT TWO MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STOP WORKING AND GO TO NEUTRAL. OVERDRIVE ON/OFF LIGHT WOULD...

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN, CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET BEING UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN JANUARY.*JB

SURPASSED FORD EXPANDED WARANTEE BY A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS. FORD HAS REFUSED TO CONSIDER PAYMENT OR PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR REPAIR- EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS RELATIVELY LOW AND THE PRODUCT DEFECT WELL KNOWN. NO SAFETY DEFEC TSTATED. *AK

FUEL TANK HAS CRACKED AND IS LEAKING GAS. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE FUEL TANK WAS ON RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *YH

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE UPON STARTING. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY STATED THAT HEAD GASKET BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ALLOWING COOLENT TO LEAK INTO THE FIREING CHAMBER, THEREBY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BIND UP. UPON REMOVAL OF THE #4,5 AND 6 SPARK PLUGS, ANTI-FREEZ LEAKED OUT OF THE #4 SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS IS CONSISTANT WITH THE KNOWN FAILURES OF THE GASKET IN QUESTION.

TRANSAXLE WAS REPLACED AT 105,000 BEFORE PURCHASING FROM DEALER THEN 4 MONTHS LATER TRANSAXLE GOES OUT(111.000 MILES) WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. *AK

TRANSAXLE WAS REPLACED AT 105,000 BEFORE PURCHASING FROM DEALER THEN 4 MONTHS LATER TRANSAXLE GOES OUT(111.000 MILES) WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED AFTER JULY,2000 AS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE 3 TIMES WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. OCTOBER 31, 2000, SOUGHT A THIRD OPINION-CAR TAKEN TO INVER GROVE FORD. INTERNAL HEAD GASKET LEAK. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BEEN REPLACED. WHILE DRIVI...

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND OIL OR ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES FOR A FAILED GASKET. THE ENGINE WON'T HEAT UP PROPERLY DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT BE...

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND OIL OR ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES FOR A FAILED GASKET. THE ENGINE WON'T HEAT UP PROPERLY DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT BE...

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A CRACKED FUEL TANK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK. THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECALL REPAIR 99V309. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE . THIS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP AT A SHORTER DISTANCE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

THREE OF THE FIVE LUG STUDS IN ONE FRONT WHEEL BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS OF THE WHOLE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SLOW DOWN TO A SAFE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE TOWED 150 MILES FROM AKRON TO COLUMBUS. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER HAD HAD AN A...

THREE OF THE FIVE LUG STUDS IN ONE FRONT WHEEL BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS OF THE WHOLE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SLOW DOWN TO A SAFE STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE TOWED 150 MILES FROM AKRON TO COLUMBUS. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTURER HAD HAD AN A...

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN THEN IT RELEASES AND GOES A FOOT MORE THEN IT WILL STOP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DAMPNESS. CONSUMER STATES IT COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME NOW. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD OFTEN SHOW HOT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WAS WITH A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE PART WAS REPLACED BUT A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE DEA...

ENGINE IS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY HAS A GROVE IN IT THAT CAUSES SEAL TO FAIL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FUEL. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY HAS A GROVE IN IT THAT CAUSES SEAL TO FAIL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FUEL. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE, CONSUMER PUT INTO GEAR AND WITH FEET STILL ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, PARTICULARLY IN HOT WEATHER. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. *YD

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL 02V101000 REPAIRS. DEALER STATED NOT ONLY WAS SHORT SECTION AFFECTED BY RECALLED BRAKE CORROSION, BUT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK FROD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. *JG

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 101 00/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE: AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3O DAYS. AT QUALITY FORD IN MT VERNON, NY; PHONE# 914/699-0900. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORM...

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING NOISE/VEHICLE WILL RUN ROUGHLY, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.CONTACTED MECHANIC.OUTER HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING NOISE/VEHICLE WILL RUN ROUGHLY, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.CONTACTED MECHANIC.OUTER HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT AND OIL DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILING. CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED. BUT AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AGAIN. DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IDELING AND STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER LIFTED HOOD AND SAW FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. CONSUMER FELT FAMILY WAS IN DANGER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF MAIN DRIVE LINE COMPONENT, FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF SAME COMPONTNE THREE YEARS PRIOR. *AK

AT 65MPH TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. ALSO, WILL NOT RUN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WOUL ILLUMINATE, ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING, HEAD GASKET FAILED, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET FAILED, O-RING WERE LEAKING AND ALSO IF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. * YD 2 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WOUL ILLUMINATE, ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING, HEAD GASKET FAILED, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET FAILED, O-RING WERE LEAKING AND ALSO IF THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. * YD 2 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED

AT 35MPH SHOCK ABSORBERS SNAPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE NO ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAILPIPE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT HEADGASKET WAS BLOWN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ADDS WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A CRACKING SOUND, AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM TAILPIPE. DEALER FOUND CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND WATER LEAKING FROM EXHAUST PIPE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND REV. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, THERE'S A JERK. WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE JERKS, VEHICLE STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS. *AK CONSUMER FEELS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING FROM WISCONSIN TO PENNSYLVANIA AT NIGHT. IN OHIO, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, AND "WHOOSHING" NOISE FROM UNDER CHASSIS, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS. AT THAT POINT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER ARRIVING IN PITTSBURGH (AND AFTER CHRISTMAS HO...

I WAS DRIVING FROM WISCONSIN TO PENNSYLVANIA AT NIGHT. IN OHIO, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, AND "WHOOSHING" NOISE FROM UNDER CHASSIS, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS. AT THAT POINT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AFTER ARRIVING IN PITTSBURGH (AND AFTER CHRISTMAS HO...

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL. WHEN CONSUMER SHIFTS BACK TO DRIVE, IT JUMPS TO 2ND DRIVE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

A CLICKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

AT 55MPH HEAD GASKET HAD OVERHEATED, AND THEY CAN SEE BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM GASKET. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

FORD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES BECAUSE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAS 43,000 MILES BUT THE 7 YEARS EXPIRED IN MARCH. ON APRIL 22 THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JG *NM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET BRAKE RECALL 02V101000 REPAIRS DONE. A FEW DAYS LATER, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND BECAME INOPERABLE. RECALL REMEDY DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKJG

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHED THE HOT ZONE AND DROPPED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO SMOKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE UNDER MANUFACTURERS HEAD GASKET RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, THEN THE DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AND THERMOSTAT. FINALLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE...

WHILE BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ONE DEALER SAYS IT WAS DUE TO THE HEATER CORE ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS DUE TO THE HEAD GASKETS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. NOT UNDER RECALL.*JB THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLES OVERHEATING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS IS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, AND AN OIL LEAK.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS IS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, AND AN OIL LEAK.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS IS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, AND AN OIL LEAK.*JB

TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE STRANGE NOISES. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. CONSUMER WILL FILL OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING COOLANT AND WOULD NOT START. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN.*AK *TT

THE WINDSTAR WAS AT A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN. AS THE GAS WAS APPLIED STEADILY TO START OUT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FOREWARD. TRANSMSSION FAILED AND WOULD ONLY WORK IN REVERSE. WE BACKED THE VAN OFF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TH...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TT

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TT

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TT

HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

ABS BRAKING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEAR ON DASH WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY.*AK

HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW ENGINE , UNDER WARRANTY, AT 99250 MILES. IT LASTED 49750 MILES BEFORE IT BLEW AGAIN. I AM NOT SURE IF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALSO!*AK

TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET FAILURE, OTHER KNOWN OWNERS OF SAME VEHICLE REPORT SAME PROBLEM, RESULTING ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS. EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND NO KNOWN RECALL*AK

CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TOP SEAM OF GAS TANK HAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A GAS LEAK, DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK.*AK *YH

WHLE DRIVING, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING . HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS ALL CAUSED BY A BUSTED HEAD GASKET. *AK DEALER STATES ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET COOLANT IS LINKING FLUID. *JB

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND ENGINE FAILED MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER LATER THEN THE TIME WAS ALLOWED FOR VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT AS A RECALL PUT OUT BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND ENGINE FAILED MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER LATER THEN THE TIME WAS ALLOWED FOR VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT AS A RECALL PUT OUT BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEEN TO A REPAIRS SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND VARIOUS PARTS WERE REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHORT OUT. AFTER A WHILE THE COMPONENTS COME BACK ON. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE DOME LIGHT CONTINUALLY STAYS ON. DEALER HAD TO WAIT ALEAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE LIGHT WENT OFF.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE HEADGASKETS BLOWING ENGINE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE HEADGASKETS BLOWING ENGINE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 02-V-101-000/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL 02536: FORD IS DENYING TO RECALL REPAIRS.VEHICLE IS NO LONGER REGISTERED IN STATE MENTIONED IN RECALL LETTER. ALSO, CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND URGENT LETTER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES MAKE A GROWLING NOISE. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED. BRAKES KEEPS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE ABS MOTOR WAS NOISY.*JB

ABS BRAKES GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF STOPPING. DROVER ALMOST HAD SEVERAL REAR END INCCIDENTS DUE TO THE FACT BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN APPLIED.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE ON ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE HAS A NOISE COMING FROM WHEELS, AND VIBRATION INSIDE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS BACK AND THEN IT TAKES OFF. VEHICLE IS ASSUMED TO HAVE A CRACKED PISTON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE MOTOR PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING.*AK

HEAD GASKETS KEEP PREMATURELY BLOWING OUT. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

HEAD GASKET AND TIMING COVER GASKET LEAKING IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAIN BEARINGS LEADING TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. SEVERAL FORD DEALERS HAVE CONFIRMED THIS AS THE CAUSE AND FORD IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY.

THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY CAR FAILED. I KNEW THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEM, BUT YOU COULD NOT BRING THE CAR IN UNTIL THEY FAILED WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ABSURD IN THE FIRST PLACE. WELL THEY FAILED TWO WEEKENDS AGO AND I BROUGHT MY WINDSTAR IN AND NOW THEY TELL ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTH...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HEAD GASKET, REPAIR SHOP ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF PISTON DAMAGE AND SMOKING. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DEALER WON'T FIX FOR FREE. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE SLIPPING, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *JG

AN AUTHORIZED FORD MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IN ALL PROBABILITY THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSED BY THE 1ST / REVERSE PISTON IN THE VALVE BODY AND THAT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE AXOD TRANSMISSIONS USED IN WINDSTARS AND TAURUS'S AS WELL AS MANY OTHER OF FORD'S FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS. A FRI...

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AT 50 MPH. SECOND TIME I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.*AK

THE 4-WHEEL ABS ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVAN IS MALFUNCTIONING.IT CAUSES VIBRATION AND DECREASES THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED AND ON DRY ROAD SURFACES.*AK

WHEN THE INSURED PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO PARKING LOT THE FRONT PASENGER TIRE SHEARED OFF 5 LUG NUTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOR AND BUMPER. CLAIM #13-9132-767 *YH

WHILE THE INSURED WAS TRAVELING THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL CAME OFF. CLAIM #38-J549-690 *YH

INSURED STATED THAT THE WHEEL FELL OFF. CLAIM# 38-J472-820 *YH

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SIDESWIPED A PARKED CAR, THE WHEEL THEN CAME OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT TWO MORE VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, CLAIM 05-4615-981. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.*AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE EXHAUST AND AN OVER HEATED ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEIR DIAGNOSIS, A FAILED HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER HAS DISCOVERED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE FLAW WITH THE HEAD GASKETS AND THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER...

CONSUMER STATES THEY WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL 00M09 AND HAD THE HEAD GASKET ON THEIR VEHICLE FAIL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED, HOWEVER THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO FIX THE GASKET WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE ...

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REFILLED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REFILLED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*JB

THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT SOMETIMES THE IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK AND WILL TURN ON AND THE SWITCH WILL GO COMPLETELY AROUND. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINE. NLM

AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE OVERHEATING/LOSS OF COOLANT, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER THE TERMS OF A FORD PROGRAM IN 1998. IN MARCH 2002, PROBLEMS RECURRED WITH ANTI-FREEZE VAPORS FILLING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT VIA THE VENT SYSTEM. FORD DEALER DIAGNOSIS INDICATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE ...

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55,400 MILES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED (SECOND TIME). FORD DEALER (SAWGRASS FORD OF SUNRISE, FL) CLAIMED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO INSTALL A 'NEW" TRANSMISSION, ONLY A 'REBUILT' ONE. DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANT REPAIRS (REBUILT TRANSMISSION) FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AND REPAIRED AT A TRA...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND STAY ON FOR 5-10 MINUTES. MECHANIC HAS SWITCHED THE WIRING; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL OVER.*AK

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY AND COLLAPSE. WHEN VEHICLE COLLAPSED, LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER PUTTING FUEL IN VEHICLE AND START DRIVING ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. PARKED VEHICLE. CONTACTED MECHANIC AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN. MECHANIC INDICATED FUEL WAS ENTERING OIL FOR MOTOR, WHICH WAS A PROBLEM. A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED.*AK

FIRST THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED-DEALER REPLACED ON AN OPEN END RECALL, SECOND THE TRANSMISSION WENT. HAD THAT REBUILT WITH ALL UPDATES INCLUDED. COST $1450.00 OUT OF POCKET. THIRD THE SEAL AROUNT THE TIMING CHAIN LEAKED. HAD ALL THE GASKETS REPLACED TO THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $450.00. FOURTH, ON A...

FIRST THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED-DEALER REPLACED ON AN OPEN END RECALL, SECOND THE TRANSMISSION WENT. HAD THAT REBUILT WITH ALL UPDATES INCLUDED. COST $1450.00 OUT OF POCKET. THIRD THE SEAL AROUNT THE TIMING CHAIN LEAKED. HAD ALL THE GASKETS REPLACED TO THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF $450.00. FOURTH, ON A...

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE COIL SPRING POPPED OFF, CAUSING IT PUNCH LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD SPORADIC BRAKE PARTIAL FAILURES OVER LAST YEAR AND A HALF, BRAKES APPEAR TO PULSE AND BRAKING IS POOR. LETTING UP ON PEDDLE AND PUNCHING BRAKES ALLEVIATES PROBLEM. BRAKE INSPECTIONS SHOW NOTHING AND I HAVE HAD NEW PADS AND ROTORS PUT ON BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. IT IS VERY SPORADIC AN...

WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN COIL SPRING POPPED OUT, CAUSING IT TO PUNCH LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX HAS HAD REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF HEAD GASKETS LEAKING SINCE 90483 MILES. CAR REPAIRED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS IN AS MANY TIMES AND NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HEAD GASKETS LEAKED CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO OIL INSIDE OF ENGINE AND CAUSING A ROD TO THROW THROUGH THE BLOCK OF THE E...

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED THE WARRANTY ENDED IN AUGUST 2001 CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE WARRANTY COVERED UP TO A TIME PERIOD 0R 100,000 MILES AND CONSUMER HAD 68,000 ON THE VEHICLE...

CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE ACCELERATING, THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURED ON TWO OCCASION AND BLOWN HEAD GASKET EACH TIME ON THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASION YET THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. NLM

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN 7 YEARS. MY VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKETS FAILED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS. COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. NO WARNING SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON UNTIL AFTER FAILURE. NKM

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN 7 YEARS. MY VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKETS FAILED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS. COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. NO WARNING SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON UNTIL AFTER FAILURE. NKM

ADD ANOTHER MEMBER TO THE FORD WINDSTAR CLUB WITH FAILED HEAD GASKETS. BECAUSE WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 1994, WE MISSED BEING COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY THREE MONTHS, EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE HAD ONLY 62,439 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOT...

INTAKE GASKET COVER FAILED SHORTLY AFTER RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON OTHER RECALL GASKET FAILURE. FORD AND DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS WHILE BOTH CONFIRMED THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE GASKETS. *AK *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS------759790.

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED WITHOUT THE DRIVER ACCELERATING. BRAKE PEDAL WAS INOPERABLE, AND RPMS WERE INCREASING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE GEAR TO NEUTRAL POSITION TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND THEN ENGAGE GEAR TO PARK POSITION TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. BRAKES WERE REPLACED THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH AND...

THIS VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED TWO TRANSMISSIONS. ONE AT 50000 MILES AND THE SECOND AT 120000. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE NUMEROUS DOOR OPEN INDICATORS AND A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN TWICE. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE 2 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *YH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS RECALL ITEM, BUT NOT COVERED IN OUR SITUATION BECAUSE WE ARE LOW-MILEAGE DRIVERS. RECALL WARRANTY WAS UNDER 100,000 MILES OR LESS THAN 7 YEARS, WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. OUR CAR WAS 7 YEARS AND 6 WEEKS OLD. FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES WAS WITHIN AVERAGE FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES, ...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS RECALL ITEM, BUT NOT COVERED IN OUR SITUATION BECAUSE WE ARE LOW-MILEAGE DRIVERS. RECALL WARRANTY WAS UNDER 100,000 MILES OR LESS THAN 7 YEARS, WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. OUR CAR WAS 7 YEARS AND 6 WEEKS OLD. FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES WAS WITHIN AVERAGE FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES, ...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKETS COMING LOOSE AND LETTING WATER INTO THE CRANKCASE DILUTING THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND THREE WEEKS LATER THE FIX WAS NO MORE AND THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE. *JG

AFTER FIRST START IT TAKES 15 MINUTES BEFORE DASH LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS WORK. MECHANIC DETERMINED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER DASH.*AK

AFTER FIRST START IT TAKES 15 MINUTES BEFORE DASH LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS WORK. MECHANIC DETERMINED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER DASH.*AK

AFTER FIRST START IT TAKES 15 MINUTES BEFORE DASH LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOWS WORK. MECHANIC DETERMINED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER DASH.*AK

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. RPM DISPLAY WOULD JUMP AROUND. DEALER RPLACED SPEED SENSOR, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

LIGHT INDICATORS COMING ON, LOSS OF COOLANT AND SOUND FORD DIAGNOSED LEAK OF TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND BILL PIERRE FORD SAID NO LEAK, NO WORK DONE.

LIGHT INDICATORS COMING ON, LOSS OF COOLANT AND SOUND FORD DIAGNOSED LEAK OF TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY AND BILL PIERRE FORD SAID NO LEAK, NO WORK DONE.

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL KICK INTO SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FIVE TIMES TO A DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. UPON CHECKING ALL DOOTRS NUMEROUS TIMES, NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. IT FIRST STARTED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS TIME PASSES AND NOW DOES IT RANDOMLY. YESTERDAY, DURING A 6 MILE TRIP IT CAME ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WIRES UNDER HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING FUSE BOX. RECALL 94V222000 HAS BEEN ISSUED,BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE A CRACKED CLUTCH PISTON WAS THE CAUSE . THE TRANMISSION WAS REBUILT & FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST. THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKED IN 2000 & WAS REPAIRED BY HEINTZELMANS TRUCK CENTER.I ASKED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED & THEY STATED FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR THAT....

THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE A CRACKED CLUTCH PISTON WAS THE CAUSE . THE TRANMISSION WAS REBUILT & FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST. THE ENGINE HEAD CRACKED IN 2000 & WAS REPAIRED BY HEINTZELMANS TRUCK CENTER.I ASKED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED & THEY STATED FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR THAT....

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. WILL EXPERIENCE MORE DIFFICULTIES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT STOP SIGNS.*AK

TIMING BELT GASKET IS CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THIS ENGINE PART.*AK

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO FILE ACOMPLAINT ON SMART CHOICE MY EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT CO.. IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR THEY PUT IN A ENGINE IN THIS VAN. AT THE TIME THEY GAVE ME A CHOICE IF FORD PUT THE ENGINE IN AND SUPPLIED THE ,SMART CHOICE WOULD ONLY PAY $2800 ON REPAIRS. IF I LET SMART CHOICE SUPPLY THE...

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS OUT/ HESITATES AND DIES WHEN ACCELERATING. VEHICLE STARTS UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SMOKE. IT WOULD OVERHEAT AND EMPTY FLUID FROM RADIATOR. GUAGES NEVER SHOWED THAT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. ALSO, DRIVER COULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS ALL DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SMOKE. IT WOULD OVERHEAT AND EMPTY FLUID FROM RADIATOR. GUAGES NEVER SHOWED THAT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. ALSO, DRIVER COULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE WHENEVER VEHICLE WOULD START TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS ALL DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. *AK

ON NOVERMBER 15, 2001 CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR AQUATREAD TIRES, (MTS P205/170R15,955 DOT, MKMO, 5BHR 0400) ON NOVEMBER 23, 2001 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE THERE WAS NO EDI...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DECELERATES TO THE POINT THAT FRONT END BECOMES SLUGGISH. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SHIFT LEVER LIGHTS UP, WHEN LIFTING FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS TO LOW GEAR. *YD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DECELERATES TO THE POINT THAT FRONT END BECOMES SLUGGISH. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SHIFT LEVER LIGHTS UP, WHEN LIFTING FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS TO LOW GEAR. *YD

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DECELERATES TO THE POINT THAT FRONT END BECOMES SLUGGISH. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SHIFT LEVER LIGHTS UP, WHEN LIFTING FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS TO LOW GEAR. *YD

THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD SENT OUT A LETTER TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS FAILURE. EXTENDING THE WARRANY TO 7 YEAR OR 70000 MILES. MY VAN WENT OUTSIDE OF THE 7 YEARS 12/04/02. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE EVERY ONE OF THESE E...

TRANSMISSION SLIDES OUT OF GEAR AT A STOP. DEPRESSING THE GAS WITH EXPECTION OF CAR MOVMENT RESULTS IN HIGH RPMS AND AFTER A 1-2 SECOND DELAY, A SUDDEN HARSH FORWARD MOVEMENT. THIS DELAY CAUSED US TO BE LURCH AND BE REAR ENDED BY OUR SUBSEQUENT SLAMMING. *AK

TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED GASKETS STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

A LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED GASKETS STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET IS SHOT, DEALER SAYS WARRANTY RAN OUT 5 MONTHS AGO, SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS AND THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE IT. CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS IN THE WINDSTAR AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BUT WE CA...

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN ...

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN ...

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN ...

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN ...

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN ...

SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES THE CONSUMER WILL NOT KNOW SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SPEEDOMETER PINION GEAR. PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT SPEEDOMETER PINION GEAR....

ENGINE REPLACED BY NEWMAN FORD 03-99, HEAD GASKET FAILURE #2 JAN 10 2000 MIL.60240 #3 HEAD GASKET FAILURE FEB 6 2001 MIL. 67500.*AK

ENGINE REPLACED BY NEWMAN FORD 03-99, HEAD GASKET FAILURE #2 JAN 10 2000 MIL.60240 #3 HEAD GASKET FAILURE FEB 6 2001 MIL. 67500.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO ...

ENGINE FAILED IN A CATASTROPHIC MANNER-- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY - APPROX 35 IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC, ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH- WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-- A STEADY LIGHT INDICATING THAT SERVICE IS NEEDED. THE FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT SUGGESTS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. NO OT...

STEAM WOULD BE VISIBLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS IDILING OR PARKED, CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET COVERED WITH ABOUT ONE [1] INCH OF WET SNOW. THE STREET CURVED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN BUT THE VAN BEGAN TO SLIDE STRAIGHT AHEAD. I SLID FOR ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE BUMPING THE CURB ON MY RIGHT SIDE. THE VAN THEN WENT OVER THE CURB...

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE IN NOVEMBER, 1999, WHICH FORD DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY NO LESS THAN 10 MECHANICS IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND THEN ANOTHER FAILURE IN JULY, 2000. ALSO IN 2000, WE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLI...

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE IN NOVEMBER, 1999, WHICH FORD DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY NO LESS THAN 10 MECHANICS IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND THEN ANOTHER FAILURE IN JULY, 2000. ALSO IN 2000, WE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLI...

AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND COLDER WEATHER THE ELECTRONIC SPEED SENSOR WILL BOOST THE SPEEDOMETER'S MPH READING TO 15 MPH OVER ACTUAL. THE RESULT IS THAT I NO LONGER KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED. IN WARMER WEATHER WHEN THE SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING I MAY ACTUALLY BE GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AS I HAVE LEARNER TO...

FORD CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ASSIST IN COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH FAILURE HAD BEGUN DURING REPAIRABLE PERIOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT HOLD AND OFTEN MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSED. *JG

CONSUMER HAS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT HOLD AND OFTEN MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSED. *JG

CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN A MILE WHEN HE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HIGH, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND A NEW REBUILT ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED, CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL 98M01 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN A MILE WHEN HE NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HIGH, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND A NEW REBUILT ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED, CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL 98M01 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

HEADGASKET STARTED LEAKING AT 50683 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME HEADGASKET IS LEAKING AGAIN, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, TECH ADVISOR DETERMINED IT WAS THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELRATOR, THE ENGINE HESITATED, CONSUMER RECEIVED WARRANTY EXTENSION ON HEAD GASKET, THE ENGINE ULTIMATELY FAILED, AND THE HEAD GAS...

CONSUMER STATED RANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, TECH ADVISOR DETERMINED IT WAS THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELRATOR, THE ENGINE HESITATED, CONSUMER RECEIVED WARRANTY EXTENSION ON HEAD GASKET, THE ENGINE ULTIMATELY FAILED, AND THE HEAD GAS...

CONSUMER STATED RANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JG

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 20-25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *SLC

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR, IT FELL RIGHT OFF. THE BACK END OF THE DOOR FELL RIGHT TO THE GROUND. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT ALMOST TOOK MY FOOT OFF. *AK

CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINE RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE, A MODERATE STOP FORCED LINE TO RUPTURE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LINE RUSTED IN THE MIDDLE, A MODERATE STOP FORCED LINE TO RUPTURE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

HEAD GASKETS WENT BAD CAUSING VAD OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR INTAKE VALVE AND $1400 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIR @ MY COST ; UNFORTUNATELY , THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAVERAGE ON THIS. I HOWEVER DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE.

HEAD GASKETS WENT BAD CAUSING VAD OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR INTAKE VALVE AND $1400 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIR @ MY COST ; UNFORTUNATELY , THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAVERAGE ON THIS. I HOWEVER DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE.

HEAD GASKETS WENT BAD CAUSING VAD OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR INTAKE VALVE AND $1400 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIR @ MY COST ; UNFORTUNATELY , THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAVERAGE ON THIS. I HOWEVER DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE.

THE TRANSMISSION PUT ITSELF INTO GEAR FROM PARK IN THE GARAGE AS I WAS GETTING OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR INJURING ME AND DAMAGING THE GARAGE WALL AND THE VAN DOOR. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT, FOUND CAR IN PARK AND ALL TESTED ALL GEARS - THEY ALL PRODUCE REVERSE. SHOWED THE WIFE. WENT T...

TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARTED REPORTING PROBLEMS AT 10,000 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY. (SLUGISH, BUCKING, ROUGH ACCELERATION.) AT 60,000 MILES WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL...

TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARTED REPORTING PROBLEMS AT 10,000 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY. (SLUGISH, BUCKING, ROUGH ACCELERATION.) AT 60,000 MILES WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL...

TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARTED REPORTING PROBLEMS AT 10,000 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY. (SLUGISH, BUCKING, ROUGH ACCELERATION.) AT 60,000 MILES WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL...

TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARTED REPORTING PROBLEMS AT 10,000 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY. (SLUGISH, BUCKING, ROUGH ACCELERATION.) AT 60,000 MILES WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL...

FORD HAS REPLACED MOTOR 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND THEY SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT TO WHERE IT WILL RUN IT KEEPS DYING THE VAN IS STILL IN THE SHOP AFTER 3 WEEKS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE LEMON LAW STATES IN CA ON USED VEHICLES PLEASE BE PROMPT IN ANSWER...

HEADGASKEK BLEW. CALLED A SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD HE HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT TYPE OF VAN HE WASNT EVEN A FORD DEALER EITHER. WAS TOLD TO CALL A FORD DEALER. I CALLED KELLY FORD AND GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VAN BUT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE VAN TO S...

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR HEAD GASKET RECALL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED OWNER STATING THAT TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED IN MAY OF 2001, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED IN 2002, CAUSIN...

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR HEAD GASKET RECALL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED OWNER STATING THAT TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK FRONT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED IN MAY OF 2001, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP, REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED IN 2002, CAUSIN...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

11-20-98(BOISE) (98M01)(45,636MI.) HEAD GASKET INSPECTION-SENT HEADS TO BE SURFACED & CHECKED REINSTALLED WITH NEW BOLTS 6-28-99 (57,495MI.)ENGINE LOSES POWER, MAKES LOUD KNOCK NOISE, BLOWING SMOKE WHILE ON INTERSTATE 5 HOURS FROM HOME, DRIVE SLOWLY TO NEXT EXIT AND FIND FORD DEALER-DAVIS-TREMONTON ...

11-20-98(BOISE) (98M01)(45,636MI.) HEAD GASKET INSPECTION-SENT HEADS TO BE SURFACED & CHECKED REINSTALLED WITH NEW BOLTS 6-28-99 (57,495MI.)ENGINE LOSES POWER, MAKES LOUD KNOCK NOISE, BLOWING SMOKE WHILE ON INTERSTATE 5 HOURS FROM HOME, DRIVE SLOWLY TO NEXT EXIT AND FIND FORD DEALER-DAVIS-TREMONTON ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE 3.8L ENGINE THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE 1995 FORD WINDSTARS AND OTHER CARS HAVE A HAD A CONSISTANT FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKETS. WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER FAILURES, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A COMPLETE RECALL OF THESE ENGINES. I HOPE THIS HELPS!!!*AK

VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR DUE TO ALUMINUM PISTONS CRACKING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, INDICATING THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, INDICATING THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE EMERGED FROM EXHAUST. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE EMERGED FROM EXHAUST. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE EMERGED FROM EXHAUST. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE EMERGED FROM VEHICLE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE EMERGED FROM VEHICLE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE EMERGED FROM VEHICLE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM COLD TO HOT, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, FORD REASSEMBLED AND THE OTHER HEAD CRACKED (AT THE SAME SPOT) IN LESS THAN 350 MILES.

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER DUE TO THE FACT THAT ENGINE HAD A ROUGH IDLE. DEALER REPLACED CONSUMERS ENGINE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM . BUT, IT DID REMEDY THE PROBLEM, ONCE AGAIN ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER DUE TO THE FACT THAT ENGINE HAD A ROUGH IDLE. DEALER REPLACED CONSUMERS ENGINE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM . BUT, IT DID REMEDY THE PROBLEM, ONCE AGAIN ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO START VEHICLE, NO COMMUNICATION, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE OR OPEN WINDOW, THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE,IT BLEW WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND ANTI-FREEZE MIXED IN WITH OIL. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE VEHICLE FOR THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF VEHICLE THAT WOULD RELATE TO THE CONDITION OF THIS VE...

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. BUT, YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONED BRAKES IN DECEMBER 2001.*AK

I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 1/2 YEARS. I PREVIOUSLY HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED ON THIS ENGINE IN 07/1999. AT THAT TIME, THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN (ESP). I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1380.4...

I AM PRESENTING YOU WITH MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS. WE PURCHASED ONE IN 1998 FROM A REPUTABLE USED CAR DEALER IN ROANOKE, VA. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS. ...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND EXPERIENCE LOSS OF COOLANT AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WOULD BE REPLACED. UPON VERIFICATION OF WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BUT DEALER AGREED TO PAY HALF THE COST. *JG ...

WE HAVE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH AND CONTINUE TO GET THE RUNAROUND ON THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THIS 1995 WINDSTAR. IT'S NOT THE VEHICLE, BUT DEFECTIVE PARTS AND MY FAMILY WAS PUT IN DANGER BY ALL OF US BEING IN THE VAN AND THE HEAD GASKET BLEW....GOOD THING WE WEREN'T TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YE...

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON TAKE OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT END OF NOVEMBER, 2001. HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *AK

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMBEROUS TIMES AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS LEMON. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND HAS RUINED BATTERIES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. NOW MY LOCKS START LOCKING W/...

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMBEROUS TIMES AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS LEMON. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND HAS RUINED BATTERIES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. NOW MY LOCKS START LOCKING W/...

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMBEROUS TIMES AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS LEMON. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND HAS RUINED BATTERIES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. NOW MY LOCKS START LOCKING W/...

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMBEROUS TIMES AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS LEMON. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND HAS RUINED BATTERIES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. NOW MY LOCKS START LOCKING W/...

VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH, AND THEN OVERHEATS, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH IDLING, STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITHIN VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. A CLOUD OF SMOKE FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH IDLING, STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITHIN VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. A CLOUD OF SMOKE FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH IDLING, STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITHIN VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. A CLOUD OF SMOKE FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE BLEWOUT AT 30,000, AND IT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN AT 60,000 DUE TO A LEAK IN TIMING COVER. ALSO HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE BLEWOUT AT 30,000, AND IT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN AT 60,000 DUE TO A LEAK IN TIMING COVER. ALSO HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 1999, AND NOVEMBER 2000. I WAS TOLD MY ENTIRE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 1999, AND NOVEMBER 2000. I WAS TOLD MY ENTIRE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD HAS REPLACED HEATER CORE MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEAR. HAS REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE. PROBLEM NEVER FIXED.*AK

FORD HAS REPLACED HEATER CORE MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEAR. HAS REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE. PROBLEM NEVER FIXED.*AK

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST...

PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE WERE INSTALLED, FUEL WAS LEAKING AND IT STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. *YH

TIMING BELT COVERS BECOMES LOOSE AND COOLANT LEAKS OUT WHICH CAN CAUSE HEAD GASKETS TO FALL. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON TIMING COVERS. *AK *SLC

THE FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN THE SCALE; THE RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW; NEXT BUBBLES WERE NOTED IN THE OVER FLOW RESERVOIR. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE GASKETS WERE BAD AND REPLACED TEHM AT A COST $1446.02. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT A SAFETY REC...

THE FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN THE SCALE; THE RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW; NEXT BUBBLES WERE NOTED IN THE OVER FLOW RESERVOIR. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE GASKETS WERE BAD AND REPLACED TEHM AT A COST $1446.02. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT A SAFETY REC...

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND SHOES/ DRUMS/ DISCS, AND MASTER CYLINDER, ALL WITH IN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND SHOES/ DRUMS/ DISCS, AND MASTER CYLINDER, ALL WITH IN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE PADS AND SHOES/ DRUMS/ DISCS, AND MASTER CYLINDER, ALL WITH IN A THREE MONTH PERIOD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING GEAR SLIPPED 3 TIMES, AND THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR MAKE CORRECTIONS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. THERE ARE FIXES THAT FORD SAYS NEED TO BE DONE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS TORN APART FOR REPAIR. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BUT WILL ONLY MANDATE WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SHOULD RECALL AS THIS IS NOT ISOLATED. IT IS LIKE THE HEADGASKET, THEY EXTEND THE WARRANTY BUT WILL NO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS AND 1994/1995 FORD TAURUS SEDANS. *AK

ENGINE WOULD NOT START, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT GROUND WIRE TO FUEL PUMP HAD EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK *NLM

CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS IN THE "PARK " POSITION, WITH 3 SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE THUS CRASHING INTO OUR NEIGHBORS MOTORHOME. POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND OFFICER NOTED PROBLEM IN POLICE REPORT. *AK

I THINK THIS WAS THE SAME PART AS A PREVIOUS RECALL COULD I GET THE PART # ON THAT?? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL TANK WOULD LEAK. WOULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER GETTING IN. KEPT VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL ABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED TANK WAS CRACKED, AND LEAKAGE HAPPENED AROUND STRAPS OF PLASTIC FUEL TANK. TANK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND IT IS A RECALL. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED 8-00, 5-01,9-01 (CRACKED HEAD) 10-01 (CRACKED HEAD) AFTER ONLY 350 MILES. THE DEALER AND FORD REFUSE ANY HELP WITH THE REPAIR. *AK

I WAS ALMOST HIT IN MY VAN BECAUSE OF THE IGNITIO PROBLEM. CALLED FORD & THEY WONT FIX OR REPLACE.

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT OF 1994. THE FIRST MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WENT AT 6,500 MILES AND WAS FIXED BY WARRANTY. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 54,000 MILES AND 39 MONTHS OF USE. FORD INITIALLY SAID TOUGH LUCK BUT THEN THE SECRET WARRANTIES BECAME KNOWN A...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01I0070000. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE REFUSING TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS CORROSION DAMAGE ON SPRINGS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE WITH HEATER CORE. REPLACED HEATER CORE, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE SALES REP, JOHN J. BAKER, OF M&S CHEVROLET DEMANDED $300 CASH TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE USED FORD WINDSTAR. WE TOLD HIM THE ODOMETER NUMBERS DID NOT LINE UP AND HE STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT THE CLOSE OF THE SALE ON 11/11/97 AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINC...

THE SALES REP, JOHN J. BAKER, OF M&S CHEVROLET DEMANDED $300 CASH TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE USED FORD WINDSTAR. WE TOLD HIM THE ODOMETER NUMBERS DID NOT LINE UP AND HE STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT THE CLOSE OF THE SALE ON 11/11/97 AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINC...

THE SALES REP, JOHN J. BAKER, OF M&S CHEVROLET DEMANDED $300 CASH TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE USED FORD WINDSTAR. WE TOLD HIM THE ODOMETER NUMBERS DID NOT LINE UP AND HE STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT THE CLOSE OF THE SALE ON 11/11/97 AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINC...

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS.*YD

THE WINDOWS ARE SLOW GOING UP AND DOWN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. *YD

THERE IS A NOISE IN DRIVER DOOR. *YD

THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES.*YD

THERE WAS AN ANTI-FREEZE SMELL, DEALER INSTALLED A CLAMP ON HEATER HOSE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS LEAKING COOLANT, DEALER ALSO REPLACED CYCLE SWITCH.*YD

THE WINDOWS ARE SLOW GOING UP AND DOWN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. *YD

THERE IS A NOISE IN DRIVER DOOR. *YD

THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES.*YD

THERE WAS AN ANTI-FREEZE SMELL, DEALER INSTALLED A CLAMP ON HEATER HOSE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS LEAKING COOLANT, DEALER ALSO REPLACED CYCLE SWITCH.*YD

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS.*YD

ENGINE GASKET HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. ENGINE MISFIRED DURING ACCELERATION. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (MICHELLE) REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE ON THE HIGHWAY HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON MY VAN AT 109K MILES AND I STILL OWED $6,000 ON IT ALTHOUGH THE BLUE BOOK VALUE AT THE TIME WAS $8 - 9,000 DEPENDING ON CONDITION. I TOOK THE VAN TO SHARP FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS AND THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD BE $3800. THEY GAVE ME $2500 FOR THE VAN AS IS. THAT DAY I PU...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE IF TURNING RIGHT, AND IF TURNING LEFT THE NOISE IS NOT THAT LOUD. *AK *SLC

FUEL TANK HAS MAJOR DRIPPING LEAK /UNDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL 99S33 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN HOT WEATHER AREAS MAY GET THIS DEFECT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN A HOT WEATHER REGION FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS BUT THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL. *AK

MY FUEL TANK CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPAIR. IN THE MEAN TIME I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR CRACKED FUEL TANKS BUT ONLY FOR WARM WEATHER SOUTHERN STATES. ALTHOUGH MY FUEL TANK HAS THE SAME DEFECT, FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AS PART OF THE REC...

HEADGASKET FAILURE @ 2K MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. FORD & LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITHIN 2000 MILES OF THE EXPIRATION OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE.

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WITHIN 2000 MILES OF THE EXPIRATION OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE.

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 125,000 DESTROYING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER STATES IT TOOK SIX WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT ENGINE REBUILT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION SINCE FORD HAS A KNOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEM.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 125,000 DESTROYING THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER STATES IT TOOK SIX WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT ENGINE REBUILT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION SINCE FORD HAS A KNOWN HEAD GASKET PROBLEM.*JB

THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH, THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPS FORWARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE CAUSING REAR END COLLISION. NLM

THE DOOR SENSORS FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DRAINED, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD ALL THE SENSORS DISCONNECTED. NLM

THE DOOR SENSORS FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DRAINED, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD ALL THE SENSORS DISCONNECTED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING COULD DETECT BURNING SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE, AND FOUND A LEAK INTO ENGINE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. WHO INDICATED THAT CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED.ALSO TIMING BELT WAS LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATI...

RECALL 99V309000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY IN JANUARY 2000. AT THAT TIME, FUEL TANK HAD NOT DEVELOPED ANY CRACKS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS SMELLING FUEL ODORS WHILE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN FUEL TANK. PLEA...

IN 1999 I BOUGHT A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, WHICH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EVER SINCE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. MY VAN CURRENTLY HAS 104,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT HAD 88,000 MILES ON IT. I QUESTIONED IF HEAD GASKET WAS BAD, WHICH THEY DE...

THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND WILL NOT DEFROST UNLESS THE VAN IS IN ONE SPOT RUNNING. ON BELOW ZERO WEATHER THE WINDOWS FOG UP THEN FROST OVER WE HAD ICE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN BACK TO BROWN'S 3 TIMES AND THE HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ...

VEHICLE RECALLED FOR FUEL TANK CRACK (99V-309), THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESURFACING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PAST THE WARRANTY OF 12000 MILES ON THIS PARTICULAR REPAIR. *YH

VEHICLE RECALLED FOR FUEL TANK CRACK (99V-309), THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESURFACING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PAST THE WARRANTY OF 12000 MILES ON THIS PARTICULAR REPAIR. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT, AND USING FLUIDS FREQUENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT, AND USING FLUIDS FREQUENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A CRACKED/BROKEN BUSHING, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, ALSO WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, THE DEALER STATED ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

IN JANUARY 2001 BOTH FRONT TIRES WOULD GO FLAT OVERNIGHT. AFTER 2 OR 3 VISITS TO TIRE SHOPS FOUND OUT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT WHEELS DUE TO BROKEN WELDS AND NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. IN JULY OF 2001 THE THIRD WHEEL FAILURE OCCURRED AND NOW IN SEPT. 2001 THE FOURTH WHEEL HAS FAILED. DEALER DEN...

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE CAUSING A "TICKING" NOISE DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN SPEEDOMETER REACHES 50MPH AND ABOVE. CAN MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN VIBRATING. PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS LOADED DOWN OR GOING DOWN HILL. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN SPEEDOMETER REACHES 50MPH AND ABOVE. CAN MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN VIBRATING. PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS LOADED DOWN OR GOING DOWN HILL. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL.*AK

ALL 1995 WINDSTAR AND SOME OTHER FORD MODELS OF THE PERIOD HAVE PLASTIC HEADLAMP LENSES WHICH DISCOLOR WITH AGE. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL AT NO COST OR AT REDUCED COST TO OWNERS.LIGHTING EFFECTIVENESS IS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS MACHINED.*JB

THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY WHICH ALSO FAILED, ALSO THE WATER PUMP FAILED @79,000 MILES.*JB

THE STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS CONSISTENTLY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS MACHINED.*JB

THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK WAS REPLACED UNDER THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY WHICH ALSO FAILED, ALSO THE WATER PUMP FAILED @79,000 MILES.*JB

THE STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS CONSISTENTLY.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN SELECTING DRIVE(FIRST GEAR PISTON CRACKED).*JB

ENTIRE FRONT PANEL (WITH AC/HEATER, RADIO, AND REAR WINDOW CONTROLS) BECOMES TOO HOT TO TOUCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 60 MINUTES CONTINUOUSLY. ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. REPAIR SHOP FOUND NO EXPOSED WIRES BUT WARNED OF FIRE RISK; HAD...

ENTIRE FRONT PANEL (WITH AC/HEATER, RADIO, AND REAR WINDOW CONTROLS) BECOMES TOO HOT TO TOUCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 60 MINUTES CONTINUOUSLY. ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. REPAIR SHOP FOUND NO EXPOSED WIRES BUT WARNED OF FIRE RISK; HAD...

THIS ENGINE GASKET FAILURE OCCURED 10,000 MILE AFTER AN OWNER NOTIFICATION WARNING THAT THIS COULD OCCUR UP TO 100,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE POTENTIAL FOR FATAL INJURIES IS EXTREMELY HIGH IF A VEHICLE WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY LEFT US...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 15-20 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS, MOSTLY WHEN INCREASING SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR FENDER, RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *YH

BRAKES HAVE VIBRATED AND NOISEY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE CENTERS STATE NOTHING IS MECHANICALLY WRONG. 08/22/01, COMING BACK FROM FAMILY TRIP WE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF ROUGHNESS OF OPERATION AND OVERDRIVE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. 08/26/01, THE VEHICLE SPEW WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, OVERHEATED AND ...

BRAKES HAVE VIBRATED AND NOISEY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE CENTERS STATE NOTHING IS MECHANICALLY WRONG. 08/22/01, COMING BACK FROM FAMILY TRIP WE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF ROUGHNESS OF OPERATION AND OVERDRIVE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. 08/26/01, THE VEHICLE SPEW WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, OVERHEATED AND ...

BRAKES HAVE VIBRATED AND NOISEY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE CENTERS STATE NOTHING IS MECHANICALLY WRONG. 08/22/01, COMING BACK FROM FAMILY TRIP WE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF ROUGHNESS OF OPERATION AND OVERDRIVE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. 08/26/01, THE VEHICLE SPEW WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, OVERHEATED AND ...

BRAKES HAVE VIBRATED AND NOISEY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. SERVICE CENTERS STATE NOTHING IS MECHANICALLY WRONG. 08/22/01, COMING BACK FROM FAMILY TRIP WE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF ROUGHNESS OF OPERATION AND OVERDRIVE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. 08/26/01, THE VEHICLE SPEW WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, OVERHEATED AND ...

ON AUGUST 30,2001 WHILE ME AND MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELLING BACK FROM GA TO VA OUR 95 FORD WINDSTAR GL ENGINE BLEW. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG I20 WHEN THE VAN STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. I PULLED THE VAN OVER AND ...

SOMETIME DURING THE LAST YEAR, BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME SO FULL OF MOISTURE, DIRT, AND GRIM AS TO MAKE THEM NOT GIVE OFF MUCH LIGHT TO SEE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON HIGH BEAMS AND EVEN THAT DOES NOT HELP. HOWEVER THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS MADE, THE UNITS HAVE COME "UNSEALED". I...

NUMBER 6 CYLINDER ROD BEARING FAILED RESULTING IN NEED TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT ROD BEARINGS AND NUMBER 6 CYLINDER ROD. ACCORDING TO THE FORD MECHANIC THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK (MOST PROBABLY FROM THE HEAD GASKET). THIS OCCURRED 17 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT ...

WE WERE STRANDED ON THE ROAD TWICE IN THIS 1995 WINDSTAR AND BOTH TIMES THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD WE NOT BEEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HEAD GASKET ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CONSIDERED FOR RECALL SINCE FORD IS USING THEIR SECRET WARRANTY PROGRAM TO ESCAPE...

WE WERE STRANDED ON THE ROAD TWICE IN THIS 1995 WINDSTAR AND BOTH TIMES THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD WE NOT BEEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HEAD GASKET ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CONSIDERED FOR RECALL SINCE FORD IS USING THEIR SECRET WARRANTY PROGRAM TO ESCAPE...

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. DEALER STATED THAT ABS RING WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED AND STARTED THROWING LOTS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THE SMOKE WAS WITH WATER AND SOME OIL,THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT ALSO. *AK

THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED AND STARTED THROWING LOTS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THE SMOKE WAS WITH WATER AND SOME OIL,THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT ALSO. *AK

THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED AND STARTED THROWING LOTS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THE SMOKE WAS WITH WATER AND SOME OIL,THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT. ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN MAJOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. TOTAL FAILURE COULD LOCK UP DRIVE TRAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING CRASH. *AK

WHILE THE INSURED WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WHEEL CAME OFF. CLAIM# 13-7361-978 *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE LUG NUTS CAME OFF. CLAIM# 22-V658-695 *YH

REVERSE GEAR WILL NOT WORK AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MANY TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO HELP SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 60,000 MILES. I SEE ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND AM SO ANGRY THAT NOTHING IS BEING ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

PLASTIC FUEL TANK LEAKS, NO RECALL, REPLACED

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AND ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND CONSTANTLY OVERHEATED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AS A WARNING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1998. PROBLEM WAS PREVIOUSLY CAUSED BY COOLANT DETERIORATING THE BEARINGS. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER WILL NOT GET INV...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH AND ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND CONSTANTLY OVERHEATED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AS A WARNING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1998. PROBLEM WAS PREVIOUSLY CAUSED BY COOLANT DETERIORATING THE BEARINGS. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER WILL NOT GET INV...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR USED. AFTER 1 WEEK OF OWNING OUR VEHICLE IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VAN WAS UNDER A RECALL. THIS MADE US RELAX UNTIL WE FOUND THAT FORD HAS DONE LITTLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. WE ARE PRAYING THAT...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING STREAM OF ENDLESS REPAIRS TO THIS FORD WINDSTAR. STARING WITH THE WATER PUMP ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE; THEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING AND STRUT COLLASPED; NEXT THE ABS SYSTEM ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE BY FAILING ON A DOWNGRADE INTO AN INTERSECTION; A COMPOENT OF THE FUEL INJECTION S...

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER THE FORD PROGRAM. I DROVE THE CAR 2 TIMES, EACH TIME APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES. THE SECOND TIME I DROVE IT IT OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN COVER...

AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR SHARING IN THE COST W/FORD FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT? I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE BLOWN HEADGASKET THAT WAS REPLACED IN 12/98. ONE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE OTHER SAID NO, I MUST SHARE IN THE EXPENSE OF A NEW ENGINE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STI...

REPORTING A BROKEN WELD FROM TOP BRACKET OF SLIDING DOOR . MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF NO RECALL, AND VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK THE TOP WELD ON THE DOOR ITSELF BROKE. NLM

FORD HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY ABOUT HEAD GASKET FAILURE ENGINE, BUT MINE IS EXPIRED. I FEEL VERY VERY VERY UNFAIR AND UPSET.*AK

THE ELECTRONIC SPEED SENSOR FAILED WHILE ON A TRIP IN JULY. THE VEHICLE SHIFTING POINTS ARE CONTROLLED BY THIS DEVICE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WENT TO " 0 " AND THE VEHICLE DOWN -SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR ON ITS OWN WITH A LOST OF SPEED OF ABOUT 15 MPH. THIS WOULD ...

VEHICE WOULD OVERHEAT. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID DEALER NEEDED A NEW MOTOR.*AK

BRAKES AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SAFETY FACTOR. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO MAKE FORD PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

BRAKES AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SAFETY FACTOR. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO MAKE FORD PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

BRAKES AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SAFETY FACTOR. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO MAKE FORD PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

BRAKES AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SAFETY FACTOR. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO MAKE FORD PAY FOR REPAIRS.*AK

ENGINE THREW A ROD 6000 MILES AFTER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT ENGINE $3700. VEHICLE HAS MASSIVE REPAIR HISTORY. FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST.

ENGINE THREW A ROD 6000 MILES AFTER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT ENGINE $3700. VEHICLE HAS MASSIVE REPAIR HISTORY. FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST.

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND THEN SLIP, TRYING TO CATCH AND THEN SLIP AGAIN. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WOULD CATCH EVENTUALLY, AND THEN TAKE OFF. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP , HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION...

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND THEN SLIP, TRYING TO CATCH AND THEN SLIP AGAIN. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WOULD CATCH EVENTUALLY, AND THEN TAKE OFF. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP , HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION...

ON 7/29/01 TRAVELING ON I495 IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE CAR STARTED REVVING AND THE RPMS FLUTTERED BETWEEN 3K-4K. SHORTLY THEREAFTER ON MASSPIKE (WITHIN 10-20 MILES), CAR COULD NOT ACHIEVE MORE THAN 50 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE WHERE I NOTICED SMOKE FROM CAR. AT THIS POINT I TRIED TO GET ...

ON 7/29/01 TRAVELING ON I495 IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE CAR STARTED REVVING AND THE RPMS FLUTTERED BETWEEN 3K-4K. SHORTLY THEREAFTER ON MASSPIKE (WITHIN 10-20 MILES), CAR COULD NOT ACHIEVE MORE THAN 50 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE WHERE I NOTICED SMOKE FROM CAR. AT THIS POINT I TRIED TO GET ...

HEAD GASKET FAILED-NUMEROUS HEAD GASKET 482 REPORTED IN 2000-FORD REFUSED TO HELP-USED MONEY FROM CHILDREN FUND TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDING IN RECALL.

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO,FORD RECALL NO. 99S3, OR NHTSA RECALL NO. 99V309.RECENTLY OUR 1995 WINDSTAR DEVELOPED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL, FUEL DID LEAK OUT ALL OVER OUR GARAGE, DRIVEWAY, AND MY WIFE DROVE IT WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN FOR DAYS WITHOUT REALIZING THE GAS W...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON.CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE COMPLAIN, CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR AND CLUNKING IN FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

KENT PARSON FORD WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

KENT PARSON FORD WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED, ENGINE LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST, AND THE WATER PUMP WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE AND A LOOSE SHAFT.*YH

THE SPARK PLUG CRACKED. *YH

STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS. *YH

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED, OR WHEN SELECTING DRIVE. *YH

NOT SURE OF EXACT DAY 1ST TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MONTH AND YEAR ARE CORRECT 9/98.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY ENGAGE WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND DOES NOT USUALLY ENGAGE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE.

WHENEVER AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN WOULD START TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FIRST, AND THEN JERKED FORWARD. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER WENT TO AAMCO TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1995-1996 WIN...

DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SIX MONTHS/9K MILES AFTER FORD DEALER REPLACED ENGINE UNDER PROGRAM FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SIX MONTHS/9K MILES AFTER FORD DEALER REPLACED ENGINE UNDER PROGRAM FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER SUDDENLY PUT ON BRAKES, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE BARELY MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN. *AK MECHA...

FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE 21/01/2000 AT 70,000 MILES. SECOND FAILURE 06/16/2001AT 87,000 MILES.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON VAN. WARRANTY ENDED 2 WEEKS AGO. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE. I UNDERSTAND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FACING THIS PROBLEM DAILY WITH THEIR WINDSTARS. WHY IS FORD NOT BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE IN COMPENSATING FOR AN OBVIOUS AND ADMITTA...

VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD FOR ENGINE LIGHT ON AND RUNNING ROUGH. FORD DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET WAS BAD AND REPLACED. ALSO FOUND FRONT TIMING COVER LEAKING, AND CHARGED $901.00 TO REPAIR ON MAY 17, 2001. WHILE ON VACATION IN ALASKA, VEHICLE HAD 3000 MILES ON IT SINCE REPAIR WAS DONE AND OIL WAS CHANGED...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-35MPH, AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, SIDES WERE SHREDDED. THERE WAS A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, AND TIRE HAD 32,000 MILES. 1995, FORD, WINDSTAR AFTERMARKET TIRES.*AK

SPEED SENSOR AND TRANSMISSON WERE FAILING, CAUSING GEARS TO SHIFT ERRACTICALLY AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IT DEACCELERATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AT 64,000 AND 77,000 MILES, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHE...

SPEED SENSOR AND TRANSMISSON WERE FAILING, CAUSING GEARS TO SHIFT ERRACTICALLY AND RESULTING IN VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IT DEACCELERATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEED SENSOR AT 64,000 AND 77,000 MILES, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHE...

ABS LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS WAS SHIFTING GEARS. THERE WAS A POPPYING NOISE, AND SECOND GEAR DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST BY ITSELF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

AFTER FINDING INFORMATION ON INTERNET ABOUT CRACKS ON SHORTS BLOCK FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN HAD FOUND A CRACK ON BLOCK BUT DUE TO LIMITED MILEAGE COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MOR INFORMATION. *AK

RAN OVER RACCOON - BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSED BRAIN INJURY TO OCCUPANT.*AK

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL BECAUSE THERE IS A WHOLE IN TOP OF TANK. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH SOUND. CONUSMER WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS THE VEHICLE. FRONT END WAS MOUNTED ON WHEELS. DEALER STATED SPRINGS WERE CORRODED. CONSUMER HIRED A INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT VEHICLE FURTHER. SPRINGS COLLAPSED BECAUSE COATING FOR CORROSION PREMATU...

CONSUMER WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH SOUND. CONUSMER WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS THE VEHICLE. FRONT END WAS MOUNTED ON WHEELS. DEALER STATED SPRINGS WERE CORRODED. CONSUMER HIRED A INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT VEHICLE FURTHER. SPRINGS COLLAPSED BECAUSE COATING FOR CORROSION PREMATU...

AFTER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THEY POPPED OUT AND CHEMICALS BURNED CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

FORWARD PISTON CRACKED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE AND LOSS OF POWER, AND VEHICLE TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY WHEN THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE. *AK *YH

TRANSMISSION AND HEAD GASKET SFAILED AT 48000 BOTH REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE AT 50,000 NOW WAITING 8 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

TRANSMISSION AND HEAD GASKET SFAILED AT 48000 BOTH REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE AT 50,000 NOW WAITING 8 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

TRANSMISSION AND HEAD GASKET SFAILED AT 48000 BOTH REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE AT 50,000 NOW WAITING 8 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

DEALER HAS LOOKED AT PROBLEM SAYS THERE IS NONE. I KNOW OF OTHER 1995 WINDSTAR OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS CAUSING A SAFTY PROBLEM BECAUSE I KNOW OF PEOPLE DISCONNECTING THE FUSE TO SHUT THE WARNING AND INTERIOR LIGHT. *AK

ONLY 65,200 MILES AND I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, AND TOOK GREAT CARE OF MY WINDSTAR BUT THE HEAD GASKETS STILL BLEW. WHEN MY WINDSTAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER FACTORY RECALLS, I WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET WARNING NOTICE AND MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS COMING ON CONSTANTLY SO I ASKED THE D...

ONLY 65,200 MILES AND I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, AND TOOK GREAT CARE OF MY WINDSTAR BUT THE HEAD GASKETS STILL BLEW. WHEN MY WINDSTAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER FACTORY RECALLS, I WAS ALREADY AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET WARNING NOTICE AND MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS COMING ON CONSTANTLY SO I ASKED THE D...

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE HEAD GASKETS. HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DEALER WAS REPLACING MOTOR. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE KNOCK. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKIN...

TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WILL COST $2585 PER DEALER. I SEE FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MANUFCTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT BE SHOLDERED BY THE PUBLIC. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THE VEHICLE WILL REV A...

HAD MINOR COOLANT LEAK, TURNED OUT TO BE "FORD PROGRAM" ENGINE REPLACEMENT. JUST OVER 100 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL LEAKED OUT. DEALER CLAIMS UNRELATED TO ENGINE PROBLEM. NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE BEING REMOVED. TRANS WAS INSPECTED AS PART OF AAA SAFETY INSPECTION...

HAD MINOR COOLANT LEAK, TURNED OUT TO BE "FORD PROGRAM" ENGINE REPLACEMENT. JUST OVER 100 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL LEAKED OUT. DEALER CLAIMS UNRELATED TO ENGINE PROBLEM. NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE BEING REMOVED. TRANS WAS INSPECTED AS PART OF AAA SAFETY INSPECTION...

WITHIN 97,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED, REVERSE POSITION IS INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN . *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT LOW ONE GEAR IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AS WELL AS OVERHEATING IN THE FUEL TANK.*JB

WITHIN 97,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED, REVERSE POSITION IS INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN . *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT LOW ONE GEAR IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AS WELL AS OVERHEATING IN THE FUEL TANK.*JB

WITHIN 97,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED, REVERSE POSITION IS INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN . *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT LOW ONE GEAR IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AS WELL AS OVERHEATING IN THE FUEL TANK.*JB

TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ,AND SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO UNDER A SERVICE PROGRAM BY THE DEALER/MANUFACTU...

TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ,AND SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO UNDER A SERVICE PROGRAM BY THE DEALER/MANUFACTU...

#1 ANIT-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. #2 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP VERY BAD THAN ENGAGE VIOLENTLY FROM A STAND STILL , OR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START OFF IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIPP AND ENGAGE VIOLENTLY FORM A STAND STILL IN REVERSE. (SIDE NO...

#1 ANIT-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. #2 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP VERY BAD THAN ENGAGE VIOLENTLY FROM A STAND STILL , OR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START OFF IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIPP AND ENGAGE VIOLENTLY FORM A STAND STILL IN REVERSE. (SIDE NO...

I HAVE HAD TWO HEAD GASKET PLACE ON MY VAN WITHIN ABOUT 18 MONTHS FROM EACH OTHER. BUT THIS TIME I TOOK MY VAN IN TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR AND WAS CHARGES 150 % MORE THAN THE OTHER REPAIR. I TOOK IT IN AND TOLD THEM THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ...

LEAKED QUITE A BIT OF ANTIFREEZE...HAD TO REPLACE TIMING COVER GASKET. ALSO MORE RECENTLY, A FRONT TIRE BLEW DUE TO RUSTED FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

LEAKED QUITE A BIT OF ANTIFREEZE...HAD TO REPLACE TIMING COVER GASKET. ALSO MORE RECENTLY, A FRONT TIRE BLEW DUE TO RUSTED FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WENT OVER TO VEHICLE AND SAW THAT FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE HAD DROPPED. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE HAD GO BAD. THE FIRST ONE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED AT 39,000 MILES AT A COST OF $1, 254.20. THE VAN NOW HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WILL COST $1,517.50 TO FIX IT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY INFORME...

FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON WAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO SLIP IN & OUT OF GEAR. PART WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM. MANUFACTURER REPLACED METAL PART WITH ALUMINUM.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING HAD SNAPPED WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. CONTACTED MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE, BUT HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT LEFT SPRING HAD BROKEN, CAUSING FRONT TIRE TO GO FLAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKETS, AND MANY ADDITIONAL PARTS. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $6,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE 95 WINDSTAR HAS PROBLEMS.

WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKETS, AND MANY ADDITIONAL PARTS. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $6,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE 95 WINDSTAR HAS PROBLEMS.

WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKETS, AND MANY ADDITIONAL PARTS. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $6,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE 95 WINDSTAR HAS PROBLEMS.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ,SHREADING THE TIRE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET AND MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

FORD REFUSES TO COMPENSATE REPAIR BEYOND 100,000 MILES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

DURING A NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION THE FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN - ONE END HANGING DANGEROUSLY DOWN. THE ANTI-SWAY BAR IS MADE OF TUBING, RATHER THAN SOLID BAR STOCK. WHEN MY REPAIR SHOP CALLED A FORD DEALER TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT HE WAS TOLD THE DEALER KEPT STOCK ON HAND AS IT WAS CO...

DELAYED ACCELERATION AND JOLT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER FEARS TRANMISSION MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY WITH FAMILY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN IDLING. DEALER REPLACED HEADGASKETS AT 26,041. THEN, ON 14 SEPT 1999, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. AT 37, 543 MILES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS. THEN ON 12/10/00 AT 43451 MILES, TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLE...

APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. DANGER AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS THAT FROM A STOP I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST RACED. HAD I ANTICIPATED ACCELERATING TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN TROUBLE.*AK

APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER CASE OF EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. DANGER AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS THAT FROM A STOP I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST RACED. HAD I ANTICIPATED ACCELERATING TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN TROUBLE.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING TRANSMISSION OPERATED ERRATICALLY/ JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND ENGINE RACES. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING TRANSMISSION OPERATED ERRATICALLY/ JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND ENGINE RACES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEAD GASKETS UNDER FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY PLOICY.*AK

I HAVE READ IN THE PAPER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND FORD WINDSTAR VANS (REPORT BY NEDRA PICKLER CHICAGO SUNTIMES) I'M WONDERING WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE FORD DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN WHO ALWAYS RIDE IN THIS V...

HEAD GASKETS WERE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THEY WOULDN'T REPAIR LEAKING TIMING CHAIN GASKET UNDER THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THAT AT THE SAME TIME. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING GEAR COVER LEAKING & LOSSING COOLANT

THIS IS THE FOURTH HEAD GASKET FAILURE REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENTS.*AK

THIS IS THE FOURTH HEAD GASKET FAILURE REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENTS.*AK

EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK THE DESIGN OF THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN TWICE, THE SPRING BROKE AND CUT THE TIRE, WHICH THEN BLEW OUT AT 70- 75 MPH.*JB

A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE OUT, AND WERE LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS DEFECT TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER,CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THIS DEFECT, AND WAS RECEIVING NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTU...

ENGINE STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, HE DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWNOUT, AND FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECT IN HEAD GASKET, BUT VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE M...

ENGINE STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, HE DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWNOUT, AND FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECT IN HEAD GASKET, BUT VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE M...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER FROM TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR IN ORDER TO GUIDE IT OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTEE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, AND WON'T GO INTO GEAR UNTIL IT HITS 2000 RPMS. CONTACTED DEALR, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING A MAXIUM OF 10MPH AND VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT SIDE, JUST IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE. NEXT DAY, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO LEFT AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALER DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT COIL SPR...

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES ENGINE, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED THROUGH THE GASKET INTO THE BLOCK AND DESTROYED THE LUBRICATING EFFECT OF THE OIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. NLM

VAN WAS IN PARK; PUT VAN IN REVERSE, SOUNDED LIKE IT SHIFTED, BUT REFUSED TO MOVE. POSSIBLE CRACKED REVERSE DRUM, STATES MECHANIC. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ABS LIGHT COMES ON, SHE ALSO HEARS NOISES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY TEST DROVE IT AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED, BUT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY SOMEONE ELSE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, CONSUMER ALS...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. CONSUMER WAS STILL ABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SPRING. THEN, IN MAY 2001, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THERE WAS A LOUD "BOOM" NOISE THAT CAME FROM VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION, LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SP...

BOLTS USED IN THE HEADS OF ENGINE CAN SNAP, WHICH CAN ALLOW WATER TO FLOW INTO CHAMBER THAT HOLDS VEHICLE. FORD ISSUED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN REGARDING THIS DEFECT, AND HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILE LIMIT, AND ...

SIDE VENT WINDOW IS COMING OUT AND NONE OF DIFFERENT MECHANICS WILL TOUCH IT. SEALER WAS TAKING OFF SOME OF THE PAINT ON VEHICLE. MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER CONTACT A FORD DEALER , WHO WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. DIFFERENT MECHANICS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF SEALER WAS USED. THEY DIDN'T ...

WHEN STARTING VHEICLE COULD SEE A WHITE SMOKE JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE FIXED BUT EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNS, SINCE THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT THEY DRAIN THE BATTERY. NLM

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM DEFECT WHICH CAUSES COOLANT BACK UP AND EFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION BURNING IT OUT, IT ALSO CAUSES REPEATED DAMAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIRS MADE. NLM

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM DEFECT WHICH CAUSES COOLANT BACK UP AND EFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION BURNING IT OUT, IT ALSO CAUSES REPEATED DAMAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIRS MADE. NLM

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM DEFECT WHICH CAUSES COOLANT BACK UP AND EFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION BURNING IT OUT, IT ALSO CAUSES REPEATED DAMAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL REPAIRS MADE. NLM

THE FRONT AXLE AND SWAY BAR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND OVER STEER, THERE IS ALSO A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. NLM

THE FRONT AXLE AND SWAY BAR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT AND OVER STEER, THERE IS ALSO A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. NLM

VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED IN GARAGE. STARTED NOTICING FUMES COMING INSIDE HOUSE. LATER WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE WHICH FAILED TO START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET FAILED. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT AND NGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME CAME ON. THEY TOLD US AT THE DEALER WE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. DETROIT TOLD US IT WAS UNDER THE ONP BUT THEN WHEN WE TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT WASN'T COVERED. LATER THAT DAY WE FOUND OUT THEY MADE A MISTAKE AN...

VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT AND NGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME CAME ON. THEY TOLD US AT THE DEALER WE NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. DETROIT TOLD US IT WAS UNDER THE ONP BUT THEN WHEN WE TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT WASN'T COVERED. LATER THAT DAY WE FOUND OUT THEY MADE A MISTAKE AN...

THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM

THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMINIG COVER LEAKED AS STATED IN THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, UPON REMOVAL OF THE TWO COMPONENTS THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ENGINE SEVERELY SLUDGED AND WORN, THE DIP STICK AND ENGINE COOLANT TUBE ARE CORRODED, CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WHICH WERE TH...

THE HEAD GASKET AND TIMINIG COVER LEAKED AS STATED IN THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, UPON REMOVAL OF THE TWO COMPONENTS THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE ENGINE SEVERELY SLUDGED AND WORN, THE DIP STICK AND ENGINE COOLANT TUBE ARE CORRODED, CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WHICH WERE TH...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TURNING WHEELS IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE WAS A LOUD RUBBING SOUND. DEALER STATED BOTH FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

RE: FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L HEAD GASKETS (FORD NOTICE 00M09). MY 95 WINDSTARS HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HYDRO LOCKED MY ENGINE AT 81,000 MILES. THE PROCESS PUMPED A LOT OF COOLANT THROUGH MY BLOCK AND OUT THE EXHAUST AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEVERELY OVER HEAT. SAWGRASS FORD (SUNRI...

CONSUMER WAS UNDER VEHICLE LOOKING AT ANOTHER PROBLEM AND NOTICED BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER OWNED ANOTHER FORD, WINDSTAR WITH SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTY, BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS UNDER VEHICLE LOOKING AT ANOTHER PROBLEM AND NOTICED BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. CONSUMER OWNED ANOTHER FORD, WINDSTAR WITH SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTY, BUT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. *AK

HEAD GASKETS AND TIMING COVER FAILED TWICE WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EXCEPT FOR THE SECOND TIME MANUFACTURER STATES TIMING COVER FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AS WELL AS PISTON ROD FAILURE ONCE. *JB

THE FRONT SHOCKS BROKE CAUSING NOISE TO BE EMMITTED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. NLM

THE TIMING COVER BEGAN LEAKING EXTERNALLY AND COOLANT WAS OBSERVED IN AT LEAST #4 CYLINDER, THIS DEFECT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REMADE, CONSUMER IS FURIOUS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS CAN NOT BE REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. NLM

ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES ALMOST EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED PROMPTLY FOR A FAULTY ALUMINUM RING USED IN THE TRANSMISSION (99R33). NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED TO RIGHT , HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME, AND DISCOVERED THAT REAR CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 80,000 MILES. 2ND GEAR AND REVERSE GEAR FAULT. PROBLEM DUE TO FORWARD CUSHION PLATE (A $6.87 PART!!!) COST OF TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL $1637.77...*AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND A CLUNK NOISE EMITS FROM LEFT WHEEL AREA, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKING. *JB

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. *JB

THE ROD IS LOOSE. DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACE. THIS IS OUR 3RD MAJOR CMPLT. FINANCIALLY, WE'RE OVERSPENT MAINTAINING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!*AK

PAID OVER $2400 @ DEALER TO REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME TOO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. NO DEFECTIVE PART MENTIONED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE,TRANSMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 47,500-49.500 MILES. UNSAFE LEMON.FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE,TRANSMISSION FAILURE BETWEEN 47,500-49.500 MILES. UNSAFE LEMON.FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

CONSUMER WALKED TOWARD VEHICLE AND NOTICED SPRING WAS HANGING DOWN. DAY BEFORE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IT WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED US FIRST TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. NO FURTHER STEPS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF WITH A SHARP POINT ...

CONSUMER WALKED TOWARD VEHICLE AND NOTICED SPRING WAS HANGING DOWN. DAY BEFORE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IT WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED US FIRST TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. NO FURTHER STEPS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF WITH A SHARP POINT ...

ENGINE STARTS TO CHARGE AND WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND TIMING COVER GASKET.*AK FORD DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILTY DUE TO MILEAGE. *SLC

MY MINIVAN WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SPEEDING FORD F350 AT A STOP LIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE. MY SEAT BELT FAILED, IMPALING ME ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, SPRAYING GLASS CUBES AND SHARDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE SHARDS PRIMARILY STUCK INTO ...

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES THE ABS ACTIVATED DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON DRY SURFACES, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE COMING TO A STOP. IT TOOK EXTRA DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAS QUITE DISRUPTIVE AND DISCONCERTING TO THE DRIVER. IF A VEHI...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED,DEALER REPLACED WITH REBUILT ENGINE.NOW 2 MONTHS LATER ENGINE CRANKS,BUT WONT START.HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 4 KIDS.THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO?IT HAD TO BE TOWED 3 TIMES!.

ENGINE OVERHEATED,DEALER REPLACED WITH REBUILT ENGINE.NOW 2 MONTHS LATER ENGINE CRANKS,BUT WONT START.HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 4 KIDS.THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO?IT HAD TO BE TOWED 3 TIMES!.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND IS WARMED UP FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED VIA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. *AK

BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION COILS HAVE BOKEN ONTO FRONT WHEELS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

LOUD NOISE FROM FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT FORD DEALERS SAY NO PROBLEM AS NOISE IS NORMAL. *AK

PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN A DESTROYED ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE. CHECKED VEHICLE AFTER PARKING IT. SLIDING DOOR WAS FALLING OFF THE HINGES WHICH WERE CRACKED. PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED RECALL HAD EXPIRED IN 8/31/96.*AK

SPRING BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED AFTER COMPLETING A 70 MILE HIGHWAY TRIP WITH FAMILY OF 6 IN VAN. SEVERELY PUNCTURED TIRE. REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR OF FAILED PART. NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND EXCESSIVE RECALLS/OWNER NOTIFICATIONS. *AK

INTERMITTENT BRAKING PROBLEMS. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING, ABS WOULD KICK IN AND THE BRAKE BECOMES HARD AND HARSH. AND THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A BRAKE DESIGN PROBLEM HERE BECAUS...

BOUGHT WINDSTAR LX 3.8 USED 1996, TWO YEARS LATER HEAD GASKET BLEW,. I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE TO COVE ALL EXPENSES, HOW EVER THE REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET BLEW THIS WEEK DESTROYING THE ENGINE, FOR TELL ME I AM OUT OF LOOK, BECAUSE I DID MY OWN OIL CHANGES IN THE PAST YEAR, MY VAN HAS NEVER BE...

HEAD GASKET STOPPED OPERATING, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES WITHIN A 20- TO 30-MPH RANGE. IT WAS FIXED ONCE AND ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE CABLE. THERE ARE NOW SAYING IT IS THE ENTIRE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!. *AK

SECOND FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET. FIRST FAILURE AT 60K. FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT WORK SECOND TIME. APPARANTLY THIS 3.8L ENGINE REQUIRES EXPENSIVE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS EVERY 50-60K MILES.

SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOR LEAKING HEAD GASKET PER EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER (00M09). EXTENSIVE COOLING SYSTEM DAMAGE CAUSED AS RESULT OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE. DEALER QUOTED $1,500 WORTH OF WORK THAT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. VEHICLE DRIVEN IMMEDIATELY TO INDEPENDANT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR REMAI...

VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO NOT BEING NOTIFIED...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO NOT BEING NOTIFIED...

FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY WINDSTAR JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP. HERE IT IS ABOUT THE SAME # OF MILES OUT AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO GRAHM FORD. I SEE A $2000 DEBT IN MY FUTURE THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY. I'M HAP...

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. *AK VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. *AK VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

CONSUMER NEVER HAD A WARNING OF A PROBLEM UNTIL SHE HAD 100 THOUSAND MILE CHECK UP. THEN, HEARD A NOISE. TOOK AUTOMOBILE BACK TO DEALER, AND WHEN MECHANIC TOOK IT BACK TO BAY AREA HEAD GASKETS BLEW UP.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DOOR SENSOR LEAVES INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS ON AND THE ASSOCIATED RELAY IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. POWER WINDOW MOTOR INOPERATIVE, WAS WORKING INTERMITTENLY UP TO TODAY. IGNITION SWITCH WILL ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T.

DOOR SENSOR LEAVES INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS ON AND THE ASSOCIATED RELAY IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. POWER WINDOW MOTOR INOPERATIVE, WAS WORKING INTERMITTENLY UP TO TODAY. IGNITION SWITCH WILL ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T.

DOOR SENSOR LEAVES INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS ON AND THE ASSOCIATED RELAY IS HOT TO THE TOUCH. POWER WINDOW MOTOR INOPERATIVE, WAS WORKING INTERMITTENLY UP TO TODAY. IGNITION SWITCH WILL ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T.

PURCHASED NEW IN LATE 1994, THIS WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE BLEW ITS FIRST HEAD GASKET AT 39 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND 50,000 MILES. SEVERAL YEARS AFTER PAYING FOR REPAIR FORD FINALLY OFFERED OWNERS REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUCH REPAIRS AND EXTENDED ENGINE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I HAD LOCAL DEALERSH...

SPRING FAILURE IN AIRBAG. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WOULD STICK. HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. HAD SET CRUISE CONTROL ON 62MPH GOING UPHILL, AUTO SHIFTED DOWN. WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND PRESSED ON BRAKES TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. PUT ON BRAKES AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO DISE...

I PURCHASED A 95 FORD WINDSTAR, IN MAY OF L998 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER 90,000 I BEGAN NOTCIING LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WARRANTY HAD ENDED I SOUGHT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER FOR SERVICE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY FORD OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ON THE GASKETS FOR 95 WINDSTARS. AS A CO...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY '95 WINDSTAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN JAN OF 1997. THE SCARY THING IS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON IT , BUT HERE IS MY LIST HEAD GASKETS REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED & IS NOW MAKING NOISE AGAIN, REAR HEAT AND AIR REPAIRED,TROUBL...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY '95 WINDSTAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN JAN OF 1997. THE SCARY THING IS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON IT , BUT HERE IS MY LIST HEAD GASKETS REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER REPLACED & IS NOW MAKING NOISE AGAIN, REAR HEAT AND AIR REPAIRED,TROUBL...

BOTH HEAD GASKETS FAILED MONTHS AFTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THEY (MANUFACTURER) WOULD REPLACE THEM FOR FREE, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY OVER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT, IN JAN 01 THE OIL VALVE STUCK CAUSING THE OIL NOT TO FLOW THUS BLOWING O...

RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET WAS PERFORMED, BUT NOW ENGINE IS LEAKING ALL WATER OUT OF IT .*AK CONSUMER STATES HEATER CORE ROTTED OUT, CRANK CASE OIL KEEPS TURNING BLACK, OIL FILTER KEEPS PLUGGING UP OIL, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR FULL STOP OR JUST SLOWING DOWN, CONSUMER HAS BEEN CHA...

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NON-OPERABLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES . BRAKES FEEL LIKE AIR INSIDE OF BRAKE LINNING, AND THERE IS NO SUPPORT FROM DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. DEALER FOUND TIMECASE COVER GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PERSISTENT FAILURE OF HEADGASKET DUE TO ERROR IN ENGINE DESIGN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE APPLIED FORCE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION DUE TO TYPE OF MATERIAL USED FOR...

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE APPLIED FORCE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION DUE TO TYPE OF MATERIAL USED FOR...

VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE, AND OCCASIONALLY WILL CHOKE AND STALL . O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKEN AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS ON FRONT AND BACK, REPLACED FOUR TIMES . DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CRACK IN ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN BACKING UP OR AT STOP LIGHTS. ENGINE REVVES, AND VEHICLE TAKES OFF. *AK

I WAS EXITING A GOLF COURSE PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 10-12 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A SHARP SNAP. I EXITED THE PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED DOWN A TWO LANE PAVED ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. I HEARD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BECOME FLAT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK WHOSE OPER...

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND SENT SMOKE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT PREVIOUSLY FAILED IN 1997 AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS WILL NOW BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION IN 78,000 MILES. IN SEP. 1999, MY HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND I BOUGHT A $495 SERVICE WARRANTY FROM FORD, SINCE F...

WHEN DRIVING NO MORE THEN OVER TWO MILES VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND OVERHEATED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM UNDER RECALL AT 65 THOUSAND MILES. HEAD GASKET REPLACED WITH AN ALUMINUM PART. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AT ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND MILES. MANUF...

WHEN DRIVING NO MORE THEN OVER TWO MILES VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND OVERHEATED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER CORRECTED PROBLEM UNDER RECALL AT 65 THOUSAND MILES. HEAD GASKET REPLACED WITH AN ALUMINUM PART. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AT ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND MILES. MANUF...

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THERE WAS ODD NOISE. CONSUMER STOPPED, GOT OUT AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END WAS DOWN TO GROUND. MOVING VEHICLE SO TOW TRUCK COULD GET TO VEHICLE. COIL SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. DEALER DIDN'T GIVE EXPLANATION FOR CAUSE. *AK THE CAUSE FOR FRON...

FUEL TANK HAD A 3 QUARTER INCH CRACK ON TOP OF IT, ABOVE SUPPORT STRAP. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED TANK AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

I HAD JUST STOPPED TO FILL UP VAN WITH GAS. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE STATION ON TO A MAIN ROAD, WHEN JUST AS I PULLED ON TO THE ROAD THE CAR MADE A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT IN THE SIDE BY ON COMING TRAFFIC ON A ROA...

CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND FRONT DROPPED, DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. *AK

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FEB 1999, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 51,500. NOW AT 76,000 WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AS WE DID WHEN IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME. *AK

WE PURCHASED OUR FORD WINDSTAR NEW IN 7/94 (IT WAS ANEARLY 1995 RELEASE). PROBLEMS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL, DOOR CLOSURE SENSOR, ETC. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER NUISANCES SUCH AS THE SUSPENSION THAT HAD A BANGING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP. THE DOOR SENSORS AND ENGINE COMPUTER W...

WE PURCHASED OUR FORD WINDSTAR NEW IN 7/94 (IT WAS ANEARLY 1995 RELEASE). PROBLEMS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL, DOOR CLOSURE SENSOR, ETC. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER NUISANCES SUCH AS THE SUSPENSION THAT HAD A BANGING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP. THE DOOR SENSORS AND ENGINE COMPUTER W...

WE PURCHASED OUR FORD WINDSTAR NEW IN 7/94 (IT WAS ANEARLY 1995 RELEASE). PROBLEMS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL, DOOR CLOSURE SENSOR, ETC. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER NUISANCES SUCH AS THE SUSPENSION THAT HAD A BANGING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP. THE DOOR SENSORS AND ENGINE COMPUTER W...

I HAD BOUGHT MY VAN IN MAY OF 2000. IT HAD 70,274 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $1250.00 THINKING I WAS PROTECTING MY INVESTMENT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, I WAS TOLD BY THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT BECAUSE THE FLUID LEVELS (OIL AND TRANSMISSION) WERE LOW AND THAT THE OIL HAD NOT...

I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE AND FROM THE REPORTS I HAVE HEARD I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THESE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE AND FROM THE REPORTS I HAVE HEARD I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THESE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD HAS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF GASKET FAILURES, AND THAT THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER - THE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILURES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL REPAIR. I AM INTERESTED IN INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF FRONT COVER GASKET FAILURES I...

WHEN SPRING BROKE THE L/F ALMOST NEW TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND RUINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND OVERHEATED. *AK

ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND HEADGASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THAT. *AK

ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND HEADGASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THAT. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IGNITED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FILLING WITH BRAKE FLUID FIXED THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY COMES ON. WHEN LIGHT IS NOT ACTIVATED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED WITH EVERY USE OF THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRES...

ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IGNITED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FILLING WITH BRAKE FLUID FIXED THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY COMES ON. WHEN LIGHT IS NOT ACTIVATED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED WITH EVERY USE OF THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRES...

ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IGNITED ON TWO OCCASIONS, FILLING WITH BRAKE FLUID FIXED THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTANTLY COMES ON. WHEN LIGHT IS NOT ACTIVATED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED WITH EVERY USE OF THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRES...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN PREMATURELY. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS AT 80000 MILES UNDER T EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY. HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWED SINCE THEN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED RIGHT TIRE, CAUSING FRONT END TO FALL DOWN. ALSO, RIGHT COIL SPRING CRACKED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER WILL START TO BOUNCE FROM SPEED TO SPEED ONCE SPEED REACHS ABOUT 50 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS WILLING TO CHANGE PIECE, BUT WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE MONTH AFTER CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS, HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING TIMING COVER GASKET TO FAIL, AFTER REPAIR OF HEAD GASKET, ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE, NOW THERE IS A BEARING PROBLEM WHICH IS DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATI...

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE MONTH AFTER CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS, HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING TIMING COVER GASKET TO FAIL, AFTER REPAIR OF HEAD GASKET, ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE, NOW THERE IS A BEARING PROBLEM WHICH IS DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATI...

DUE TO HEAD GASKET RECALL, CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPAIRED, DAYS AFTER REPAIR, RATTLING WAS HEARD AND TIMING COVER GASKET WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S COST, THE BEARINGS HAVE FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING AND DEALER IS NOW STATING THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT REPAIR BE COV...

FORD REPLACED ENGINE AFTER HEAD GASKT REPAIRS CONTAMINATED.JERKING AGAIN!!THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS REPLACED AUG 2000 AFTER RON ROBERT'S FORD CONTAMINATED IT WHEN REPAIRING THE HEAD GASKET THAT WENT OUT. (WHICH IN ORDER TO HAVE REPAIRED I HAD TO GET MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION OFFICE...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN AUG. 2000, REPLACED AT MY COST,THEN HEAD GASKET BLEW, FORD RECALL/PROGRAM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, IMMEDIATELY AFTR MAIN BEARING SHOT. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN AUG. 2000, REPLACED AT MY COST,THEN HEAD GASKET BLEW, FORD RECALL/PROGRAM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, IMMEDIATELY AFTR MAIN BEARING SHOT. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

WE HAVE HAD FORD REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ONCE, AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE HEAD & GASKET ON ANOTHER OCCASSION. NOW, THE ENGINE IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM AROUND THE TIMING BELT HOUSING. I CAN NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM FORD MOTOR CO. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC SAYS THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT COOLANT SHOUL...

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM ONE GEAR TO NEXT. VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN SHIFTING. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. ROD BEARINGS WAS GOING, WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM ONE GEAR TO NEXT. VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN SHIFTING. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. ROD BEARINGS WAS GOING, WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. *AK

TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND FAILED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS VEHICLE STARTED. THEN, THICK WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF REAR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR - PROBLEM EVER SINCE REPAIRED. REAR WIPER MOTOR DIED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. SINCE FORD DEALER REPLACED THEM, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS BLEW, REPLACED THOSE AT OUR EXPENSE (APPROX. $1000), THEN THE FRONT WATER PUMP GASKET BLEW AND REPLACED TH...

RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR - PROBLEM EVER SINCE REPAIRED. REAR WIPER MOTOR DIED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. SINCE FORD DEALER REPLACED THEM, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS BLEW, REPLACED THOSE AT OUR EXPENSE (APPROX. $1000), THEN THE FRONT WATER PUMP GASKET BLEW AND REPLACED TH...

RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR - PROBLEM EVER SINCE REPAIRED. REAR WIPER MOTOR DIED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. SINCE FORD DEALER REPLACED THEM, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS BLEW, REPLACED THOSE AT OUR EXPENSE (APPROX. $1000), THEN THE FRONT WATER PUMP GASKET BLEW AND REPLACED TH...

RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR - PROBLEM EVER SINCE REPAIRED. REAR WIPER MOTOR DIED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. SINCE FORD DEALER REPLACED THEM, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS BLEW, REPLACED THOSE AT OUR EXPENSE (APPROX. $1000), THEN THE FRONT WATER PUMP GASKET BLEW AND REPLACED TH...

RECALL ON SLIDING DOOR - PROBLEM EVER SINCE REPAIRED. REAR WIPER MOTOR DIED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. SINCE FORD DEALER REPLACED THEM, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS BLEW, REPLACED THOSE AT OUR EXPENSE (APPROX. $1000), THEN THE FRONT WATER PUMP GASKET BLEW AND REPLACED TH...

FRONT SPRING IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. NLM

FORD HAS EXTENDED THE MANUFACTUERS' WARRANTY ON THIS HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE UP TO 100,000 MILES... BECAUSE OUR CAR HAD 104,200 MILES FORD WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIRS. THESE HEAD GASKETS FAIL AT A RATE OVER 200 TIMES THE RATE OF OTHER CARS. WE WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PRO...

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, OWNER WOULD LIKE FORD TO HELP WITH REPAIRS MADE, FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. CJ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RADIATOR FLUID WAS BUBBLING OVER, COMING OUT TAILPIPE AND SMOKING. HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, AND ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE. FORD RELEASED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR HEAD GASKETS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEM WHEN LETTER WAS RECEIVED. VEHICLE WAS TO BE ONLY BROUGHT IN WHEN PROBLEM...

RADIATOR FLUID WAS BUBBLING OVER, COMING OUT TAILPIPE AND SMOKING. HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, AND ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE. FORD RELEASED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR HEAD GASKETS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEM WHEN LETTER WAS RECEIVED. VEHICLE WAS TO BE ONLY BROUGHT IN WHEN PROBLEM...

EA 00 027/SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGE: WHILE BACKING UP INTO DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK. FORD WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END MADE NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE STATION AND SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN. *AK

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

MAJOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW PROBLEM WITH FRONT ENGINE COVER DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP WHEN ENGINE WAS REPLACED. FORD NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND FULLY COMPENSATE FOR REPAIRS . COIL SPRING FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WA...

MAJOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW PROBLEM WITH FRONT ENGINE COVER DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP WHEN ENGINE WAS REPLACED. FORD NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND FULLY COMPENSATE FOR REPAIRS . COIL SPRING FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WA...

TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES, FAULTY PROCESSOR REPLACED ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS. *SLC

TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES, FAULTY PROCESSOR REPLACED ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS. *SLC

WATER PUMP FAILED 2 TIMES, FRONT TIMING COVER FAILED, AND THE OIL PUMP HAD TO BE SEALED. *SLC

WATER PUMP FAILED 2 TIMES, FRONT TIMING COVER FAILED, AND THE OIL PUMP HAD TO BE SEALED. *SLC

HEATER CORE FAILED. *SLC

BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. *SLC

TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. *SLC

STRUT WAS REPAIRED. *SLC

STARTER WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A RECALL (94V-223) ON THIS, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALL SERVICES. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SLC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THE REPLACEMENT WAS REIMBURSED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, THE 2ND FAILURE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR. *SLC

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT COMPLETELY. FORD DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

FRONT LEFT LEAF SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH. SPRING PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AT 15 MPH OR LESS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE OFF, AND WENT THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CUTTING, AND DAMAGING THE TIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING TIRE, VEHICLE THEN COLLAPSED AND CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO SPRING BAR ASSEMBLY, STRUTS, AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, A REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THE SPRING MUST HAVE CRACKED SOME TIME AGO DUE TO CRACKED PARTS BEING RUSTED. *SLC

REAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK TO SECURE PASSENGERS OR CHILD'S SEATS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT ALL 1995 WINDSTAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK. HAVE TO PURCHASE A LATCH TO HELP LOCK. *AK

THE 3.8 ENGINE , COVER FOR ANTI FREEZE HAS DETERIORATED, AND IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

TWO SETS OF HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWENOUT SINCE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE ON NEW ENGINE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND MAY FAIL SOON. *YH

TWO SETS OF HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWENOUT SINCE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE ON NEW ENGINE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND MAY FAIL SOON. *YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, AND WHEN A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN IS MADE, NOISE OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER SAID PROBLEM COULD QUITE POSSIBLY BE FROM STRUT OR SPRING. *YH

EA00027; FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA00027; FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE, STRUTS AND BEARING. *AK *SLC

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT EVENTUALLY THE SPRING COLLAPSED ENOUGH TO CAUSE RUBBING ON THE TIRE. SPRING WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 MONTH WAIT DUE TO FORD NOT HAVING ANY. THIS IS ON TOP OF 2 HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE...

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT EVENTUALLY THE SPRING COLLAPSED ENOUGH TO CAUSE RUBBING ON THE TIRE. SPRING WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 MONTH WAIT DUE TO FORD NOT HAVING ANY. THIS IS ON TOP OF 2 HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE...

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT EVENTUALLY THE SPRING COLLAPSED ENOUGH TO CAUSE RUBBING ON THE TIRE. SPRING WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 MONTH WAIT DUE TO FORD NOT HAVING ANY. THIS IS ON TOP OF 2 HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE...

I READ THAT THERE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH SPRINGS ON FORD WINDSTARS. THE FORD GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE IF THERE ARE THIS MANY OCCURRENCES. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT A HIGH SPEED THE TIRE WOULD BE PUNCTURED AN...

TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED @62.000, THEN FAILED 15,000 MILES LATER,FAILED AGAIN 13,000 MILES LATER. OUT OF POCKET COSTS APPROX. 1200.00. *AK

HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HEADS ON FORD 3.8LITRE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE SPRING BUNCHED UP ON THE STRUT AND PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHERE I HAD THE SPRING CHANGED, HE SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, AS I MAY ...

TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT TIMES. VEHICLE WILL NOT BUILD UP SPEED WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY. AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE IT SHIFTS OK, BUT I FEAR I WILL HAVE A REAR END ACCIDENT IF THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAS HAD MANY FAIL...

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH '95 WINDSTAR INCLUDING HEAD GASKET, OXGEN SENSOR ETC. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH '95 WINDSTAR INCLUDING HEAD GASKET, OXGEN SENSOR ETC. *AK

I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET AS WELL AS CONSUMER REPORTS. FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 95 WINDSTARS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING TRANI FLUID FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I'M HOPING THESE MINIVANS ARE RECALLED BEFORE MY TRANI BLOWS. WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS...

HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. I WAS INFORMED NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE 3.8 LITER V6 HEAD GASKET WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE KNOWINGLY AWARE OF. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. AT 105,000 MILES I DO NO...

HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. I WAS INFORMED NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE 3.8 LITER V6 HEAD GASKET WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE KNOWINGLY AWARE OF. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. AT 105,000 MILES I DO NO...

HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. I WAS INFORMED NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE 3.8 LITER V6 HEAD GASKET WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE KNOWINGLY AWARE OF. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. AT 105,000 MILES I DO NO...

WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR HEAD GASKET FAILING AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. WE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND THERE WOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GASK...

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVING WHILE ON DRY ROADS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE SEVERAL MORE INCIDENTS BUT THESE ARE THE MAJOR ONES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

I HAVE SEVERAL MORE INCIDENTS BUT THESE ARE THE MAJOR ONES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE DAMAGE FROM COOLENT. RECALL 95E006.002 ON 1995/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG; AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ALL THE TIME,STREERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO DROP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE COIL SPRING BREAKING DAMAGED THE STRUT AND VELOCITY AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. *YH

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO DROP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE COIL SPRING BREAKING DAMAGED THE STRUT AND VELOCITY AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. *YH

ENGINE GASKET BLEW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT RUNNING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THERE WAS A RECALL, CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. *AK

ENGINE GASKET BLEW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT RUNNING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THERE WAS A RECALL, CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. *AK

FAILED HEAD GASKET REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY/ TIMING GASKET TO THE PRICE OF $808.00. *AK

AT 90,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP ON A HILL. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO GIVE THE VAN GAS IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS!! ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REVVED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WITH A THUD. IT WAS IF THE ENGINE HAD G...

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO 2ND GEAR IT STALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ALUMINUM PISTONS IN TRANSMISSION CRACKED AND CONTAMINATIED THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION.*AK

TWO CRACKED ALUMINUM PISTONS IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS LEAD TO THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH STEEL PISTONS.*AK

MORE THAT 90% OF WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF VAN PROBLEMS...SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAPPEN CLOSE TOGETHER IN TIME. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TONS OF TIMES...DONT YOU THINK THAT ITS TIME TO PULL THESE OFF THE ROAD AND FIX THEM ONCE AND FOR ALL ...

MORE THAT 90% OF WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF VAN PROBLEMS...SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAPPEN CLOSE TOGETHER IN TIME. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TONS OF TIMES...DONT YOU THINK THAT ITS TIME TO PULL THESE OFF THE ROAD AND FIX THEM ONCE AND FOR ALL ...

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY,MANY, WINDSTARS. TIME FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. *AK

DITSCHMAN FORD SERVICE DEPT FOUND TIMING GEAR COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING, WHILE VAN WAS IN SHOP FOR HEAD GASKET RECALL. WHILE THIS PROBLEM HAS A TSB (961714 IN YOUR DB) DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAID $1100.00 FOR THE SERVICE. SINCE THE LEAK WAS MINOR AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT BUDGE ON THE COS...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE, AND LAST MARCH FORD SENT ME THE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THEY THEN RESCENDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE. DO I HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THEM? THEN, JUST THIS MONTH I FOUND OUT THAT THE HEA...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, RPM'S STARTED RUNNING HIGH AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW, AFTER HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW, A USED ENGINE W...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, RPM'S STARTED RUNNING HIGH AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW, AFTER HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW, A USED ENGINE W...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FOUR STUDS BROKE WHILE REMAINING ON NUTS. *AK

I WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT 1995 FORD 6 CL ARE NOTORIOUS ALUMINUM HEADS BLOWING THUS KILLING THE MOTOR.*AK

WHY WON'T THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CONSTANT HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN FORD WINDSTARS? WHY ARE CONSUMERS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES ? WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE NHTSA TO BEGIN ACTION? HELP US OR STOP PRETENDING THAT FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE SOME IMAGINARY RECOURSE IN THESE MATTERS? I HAVE E...

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER WINDSTAR USERS. I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM CARTRACKERS. COM ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE LIGHTS WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT CLOSED STAYS ON INSIDE THE VAN AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND TURNS OFF AFTER YOU REACH ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND SOMTIME...

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER WINDSTAR USERS. I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM CARTRACKERS. COM ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE LIGHTS WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT CLOSED STAYS ON INSIDE THE VAN AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND TURNS OFF AFTER YOU REACH ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND SOMTIME...

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER WINDSTAR USERS. I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM CARTRACKERS. COM ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE LIGHTS WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT CLOSED STAYS ON INSIDE THE VAN AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND TURNS OFF AFTER YOU REACH ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND SOMTIME...

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION APROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1999 ($2000.00), A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I THOUGHT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM FORD IS HAVING($1200.00), I CONTACTED FORD AND GOT REFUSED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE MY VAN HAD OVER 100,...

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION APROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1999 ($2000.00), A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I THOUGHT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM FORD IS HAVING($1200.00), I CONTACTED FORD AND GOT REFUSED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE MY VAN HAD OVER 100,...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE LIKE CRANKING HARD, AND ENGINE LOST POWER. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MANY M...

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS NOT TO OPEN AFTER PULLING OVER. SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE SEPTEMBER , AND MECHANIC...

CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CORRODED THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. EVENTUALLY, THE LINE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD IT IN MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD GONE CRAZY THAT MORNING. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE RADIATOR CAP THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROB...

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD IT IN MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD GONE CRAZY THAT MORNING. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE RADIATOR CAP THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROB...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS WHEN WE FIRST START TO DRIVE THE VAN. AFTER WE GO A COUPLE OF MILES IT WORKS OK. THE PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NONE OF THE DEALERS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL FIRMLY AND IT FINALLY CAUGHT AND JERKED FORWARD, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITION.*AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP/DOWN. WOULD ADD FREEON TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAD MAP SENSOR CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS LIQUID IN THE EXHAUST PIPE (ANTIFREEZE). BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR 7 YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM D...

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP/DOWN. WOULD ADD FREEON TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAD MAP SENSOR CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS LIQUID IN THE EXHAUST PIPE (ANTIFREEZE). BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR 7 YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM D...

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP/DOWN. WOULD ADD FREEON TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAD MAP SENSOR CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS LIQUID IN THE EXHAUST PIPE (ANTIFREEZE). BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR 7 YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM D...

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP/DOWN. WOULD ADD FREEON TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAD MAP SENSOR CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS LIQUID IN THE EXHAUST PIPE (ANTIFREEZE). BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR 7 YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM D...

TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP; ENGINE REVS UP WHILE ATTEMTING TO UPSHIFT; MUST BACK OFF ON ACCELERATOR PRESSURE TO "BABY" IT INTO SHIFTING UP; WHEN SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS WITH A "CLUNK;" SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION; OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AN...

TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP; ENGINE REVS UP WHILE ATTEMTING TO UPSHIFT; MUST BACK OFF ON ACCELERATOR PRESSURE TO "BABY" IT INTO SHIFTING UP; WHEN SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS WITH A "CLUNK;" SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION; OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AN...

TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP; ENGINE REVS UP WHILE ATTEMTING TO UPSHIFT; MUST BACK OFF ON ACCELERATOR PRESSURE TO "BABY" IT INTO SHIFTING UP; WHEN SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS WITH A "CLUNK;" SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION; OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AN...

TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP; ENGINE REVS UP WHILE ATTEMTING TO UPSHIFT; MUST BACK OFF ON ACCELERATOR PRESSURE TO "BABY" IT INTO SHIFTING UP; WHEN SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS WITH A "CLUNK;" SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION; OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AN...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER THE FIRST SYMPTOM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL/PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE FI...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER THE FIRST SYMPTOM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL/PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE FI...

FORD SEEMS TO SET LIMITS JUST INSIDE EXPECTED FAIRLURE TIMES... LIMIT IS 100000 MILES FOR KNOWN HEAD GASKET ISSUE. HAD SOME TYPE ISSUE WITH GRAY PAINT PEEL OFF ON 1990 BRONCO... STARTED 2 MONTHS AFTER 5 YR WARRANTY ENDED. *AK

COMPLAINED TO DEALER A MONTH BEFORE THE FAILURE OF A LACK OF HEAT IN THE CAR, WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS AN AIR BUBBLE. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON I DROVE IT A FEW MILES TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS CLOSER THAN THE DEALER, THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PR...

THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS VEHICLE WERE ROTTED AND WHEN I HAD TO STOP SHORT IN TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES LINES BURST IN TWO PLACES. I HAD SLOWED FROM ABOUT 40 TO ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AS ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST. I STRUCK A CAR STUCK IN FRONT OF ME, AND PUSHED IT INTO A THIR...

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HOOD CAME OFF AND HIT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING $4000 DAMAGE. THIS WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 97 V 180 000. *AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER AN HOUR AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VAN WOULD START TO LOSE SPEED ROLLING ALMOST TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. EACH TIME WITH OTHER CARS MOVING TO AVOID HITTING ME FROM THE REAR I WOULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE VAN WOULD ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH A RUSTED/CORRODED TIMING CHAIN COVER DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON T...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A CARPART AND NOTICED OIL STAINES ON ROAD. AND THERE WAS CORROSION INSIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER UNDER STATED THE ODOMETER READING WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHEN I CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY FORD WINDSTAR BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO TELL HIM! HE SAID THAT HE HAD REBUILD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS THAN ANY OTHER CAR. HE RECOMMENDED I CONTACT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (MATTHEWS FORD...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE--JUST PAST WARRANTY MILEAGE CUTOFF--FORD REFUSING PAYMENT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO CONSUMER WITH A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET ON NOV. 30, 2000. PROGRAM ENDED IN OCTOBER, 2000. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 52,000 AND AT 103,000 MILES. WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE COMPENSATION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECTED PRODUCT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEADGASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL. WATER PUMP GASKET REPLACED AT OWNER COST. VEHICLE IS NOW RUNNING POORLY (SUSPECT SAME FAILURE OR FAILED ENGINE CRANK AND BEARINGS) AND LEAKING OIL FROM MAIN SEAL. ANOTHER 1000 DOLLAR REPAIR ACCORDING TO DEALER.

HEADGASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL. WATER PUMP GASKET REPLACED AT OWNER COST. VEHICLE IS NOW RUNNING POORLY (SUSPECT SAME FAILURE OR FAILED ENGINE CRANK AND BEARINGS) AND LEAKING OIL FROM MAIN SEAL. ANOTHER 1000 DOLLAR REPAIR ACCORDING TO DEALER.

THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR A YEAR, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER TO HAVE A REPUTABLE MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *MJS

THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR A YEAR, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER TO HAVE A REPUTABLE MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *MJS

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEATING SYSTEM AND MY CAR OVERHEATING. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AND FORD MOTORS WILL NOT FIX IT NOR REIMBURSE ME. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I AM 18000 MILES OVER THE ALLOWED LIMIT. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULT AND THERE ...

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STARTER & BELIEVED TO BE WATER PUMP ALSO WENT OUT..ALL WITH IN 2 DAYS....NO NOTICE AT ALL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GASKET BLEW.COVERED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE WHICH FILLED MY WHOLE BACKYARD.I TURMED THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START...I CONTACTED PAYDAYS SOUTH WHERE...

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STARTER & BELIEVED TO BE WATER PUMP ALSO WENT OUT..ALL WITH IN 2 DAYS....NO NOTICE AT ALL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GASKET BLEW.COVERED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE WHICH FILLED MY WHOLE BACKYARD.I TURMED THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START...I CONTACTED PAYDAYS SOUTH WHERE...

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STARTER & BELIEVED TO BE WATER PUMP ALSO WENT OUT..ALL WITH IN 2 DAYS....NO NOTICE AT ALL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GASKET BLEW.COVERED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE WHICH FILLED MY WHOLE BACKYARD.I TURMED THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START...I CONTACTED PAYDAYS SOUTH WHERE...

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STARTER & BELIEVED TO BE WATER PUMP ALSO WENT OUT..ALL WITH IN 2 DAYS....NO NOTICE AT ALL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GASKET BLEW.COVERED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE WHICH FILLED MY WHOLE BACKYARD.I TURMED THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START...I CONTACTED PAYDAYS SOUTH WHERE...

REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF COMPONENT ENDANGERED LIVES OF OCCUPANTS AND OTHER VEHICLE ON ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAD COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE THAT COMPONENT WOULD FAIL AND DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER AND HONOR THE WARRANTY. FAILURE OF COMPONENT ALSO CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE "NOT COVERED" ...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS REPLACED ON 2 OCCASIONS WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD UNDER 70,000 MILES, ON ONE OCCASION AT 65488 MILES THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS (KNOCKING UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS) AS BEFORE WHEN THE BUSHINGS NEEDED REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS TIME THE DEALER DIAGNOSED T...

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS REPLACED ON 2 OCCASIONS WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD UNDER 70,000 MILES, ON ONE OCCASION AT 65488 MILES THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS (KNOCKING UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS) AS BEFORE WHEN THE BUSHINGS NEEDED REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS TIME THE DEALER DIAGNOSED T...

FORD HAS AGREED TO REPAIR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET VIA THEIR OWNERSHIP NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS HANDLED AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF AN ONP, SINCE (1) I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND (2) THERE WOULD BE NO 7-YEAR EXPIRATION DATE OF THE NOTIFICATION. *AK

THIS IS A KNOWN FORD DEFECT, 3.8 LT ENGINE WITH FAULTY HEAD GASKET. OUR ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTED 400 MILES FROM HOME. FORD IS UN CO OPERATIVE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBLITY FOR, UNNECESSARY COST ARE BEING INCURRED BY OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES, HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT TO ENTER THE EN...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ALL HOSES AND PIPES WERE RUSTED AND NOONE WILL REPLACE THEM FOR US. THE VEHICLE ORIGINATED IN CANADA AND WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO WATER DAMAGE, BUT WE NOW SEE RUST UP UNDER CAR, IN DOOR AND ON ENGINE.

FORD NEVER INFORMED US THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO ALMOST A DOZEN MECHANICS AND ALL HAVE SAID THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP (IT WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED BY T...

NOTHING NEW TO NTSA: HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER ROTTING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DOOR AGAR LIGHT ON, ETC....YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR AND RELATED PROBLEMS!*AK

NOTHING NEW TO NTSA: HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER ROTTING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DOOR AGAR LIGHT ON, ETC....YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR AND RELATED PROBLEMS!*AK

OUR HEAD GASKETS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WARNING WAS AN ERRACTIC TEMPATURE GAUGE. WE ARE AIR FORCE OFFICERS SERVING IN THE UK AND TRANSPORTED THE VEHICHLE WITH US. WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE VEHICLE, AND WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A VERY LONG TIME DUE TO VERY SHORT SUPPLY OF PARTS IN T...

OUR HEAD GASKETS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WARNING WAS AN ERRACTIC TEMPATURE GAUGE. WE ARE AIR FORCE OFFICERS SERVING IN THE UK AND TRANSPORTED THE VEHICHLE WITH US. WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE VEHICLE, AND WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A VERY LONG TIME DUE TO VERY SHORT SUPPLY OF PARTS IN T...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR COMING OFF. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER RECEIVING VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR CAME OFF AGAIN. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER. *AK THE VAN DOOR FELL OFF SECOND TIME DUE TO POOR REPAIR JOB. *YH

NO SUMMER LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CORRODED BRAKE LINE ON FRONT RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER, DRAINED BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *CJ

TRANMISSION FAILURE AT LOW MILAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE/COULD BE CONNECTED TO HEAD GASKET. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V-309 AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK WHICH CRACKED AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER WAS DENIED RECALL REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF RESIDENCE. *MJS

THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES IF IT OCCURED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

THIS WILL BE THE 3RD ENGINE WITHIN A YEAR FOR THIS VAN. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THIS AGAIN AND WE NEED HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HEAD GASKET WENT, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RADIATOR OR TIMING COVER GASKET WHICH ARE BOTH DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE RADIATOR IS SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS DUE TO FUEL GETTING INTO IT FROM THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND ...

HEAD GASKET WENT, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RADIATOR OR TIMING COVER GASKET WHICH ARE BOTH DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE RADIATOR IS SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS DUE TO FUEL GETTING INTO IT FROM THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND ...

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION (SHIFTDOWN) WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING. THIS STARTED BEING A PROBLEM AFTER THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS PRESSURE FLUSHED AND REFILLED WITH NEW FLUID. THIS WAS MORE THAN JUST A STANDARD SERVICE FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE. IT HAS BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM WE AR...

JUST BEFORE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF WARRANTY (APPROX. 31,000) TRANSAXLE WENT OUT. FORD REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSAXLE. LAST MAY, AT 141,000 MI. THE REPLACEMENT WENT OUT. THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS HIGH MILEAGE, THE MILES HAVE BEEN "EASY" PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES. AS EVIDENCE OF THIS, THE VEHICLE STILL H...

WE PREVIOUSLY HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE THROUGH A FORD RECALL. NOW, THE ENGINE HAS SPUN A ROD BEARING AT THE CRANK SHAFT. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE OVERALL.*AK

I HAVE HAD 2 HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPAIRED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY @ A COST OF $2378.60. IT FAILED AGAIN 38,000 MILES LATER. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A COST OF $2,003.97. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER AND CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVIC...

HEAD GASKETS: VAN PURCHASED IN MARCH 2000 FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP - MILEAGE 91,000. AT 102,637 HEAD GASKETS BLOWN & POSSIBLY CRACKED HEAD. NOTIFIED FORD THEY STATED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM IN MAY 2000 AND BECAUSE WE WERE OVER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THAT C...

ON FIRST INCIDENT, IN AUGUST OF 1999, I WAS TRAVELLING AT 65 MPH ON I-4 JUST NORTH (EAST) OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN THE RIGHT , SIDEVIEW MIRROR LENS FLEW OFF, BOUNCED ALONG THE SIDE OF MY CAR, AND FLEW BACK INTO THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I STOPPED, AND NO OTHER CARS STOPPED- THEREFORE I DON'T FEEL THIS ...

FRONT COVER GASKET OF TIMING CHAIN IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL SYSTEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ON 9/15/00, AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS OF RESEARCH, JERRY'S FORD OF ANNANDALE (703) 256-5000 CONCLUDED THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING AT 35-40MPH, 50MPH, AND 60MPH WAS DUE TO A LEAKING PISTON AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 85,548 MILES. MY INVOICE READ: NEEDS ENGINE. FORD OFFERED 50/...

THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN BY FORD AND THE FACT THAT THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA WILL NOT FIX THE HEAD GASKET, BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENGINE IS SUSPECTIBLE. THIS REPAIR COULD COST ME 4000 DOLLARS VERSUS THE TYPICAL 1000 TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

1999 ENGINE REPAIR WAS HEAD GASKET COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2000 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. *AK

1999 ENGINE REPAIR WAS HEAD GASKET COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2000 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS SHE INCURRED. *SLC

WHEN OPENING SLIDING DOOR, IT JUMPS LOWER TRACK AND HANGS, WHICH SEEMS THAT DOOR MAY HAVE FALLEN DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO CRACKED FORWARD PISTON WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN SPEED. ALSO, ENGINE BLEWOUT ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET.*AK

WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO CRACKED FORWARD PISTON WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN SPEED. ALSO, ENGINE BLEWOUT ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET.*AK

WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO CRACKED FORWARD PISTON WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN SPEED. ALSO, ENGINE BLEWOUT ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET.*AK

ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT DUE TO A DEFAULTED ENGINE GASKET. *AK

A WORN ROD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

ENGINE FAILED. *SLC

GAS TANK FAILED. *SLC

SLIDING DOOR FAILED. *SLC

ALREADY REPLACE HEAD GASKET NOW TIMING GASKET LEAKING. *AK

WE BROUGHT IN VEHICLE FOR REPAIR OF COOLANT LEAK DIAGNOSED AS TIMING CHIAN COVER GASKET BY AUTOFAIR FORD IN MANCHESTER NH. CHARGED 630.00 RECIEVED CAR BACK ON THURSDAY THE 9TH OF NOVEMBER TODAY THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER I HAVE EXPERIANCED SOME FORM OF ENGINE FAILURE!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE AND THE AXODE TRANSMISSIONS. I FIND IT CURIOUS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDER IS ALSO OWNED BY FORD, AND THE STAFF AT THE E...

WHILE DRIVING ONE OF FIRESTONE'S TIRES BLEWOUT. CONSUMER CHANGED TIRE. SOON AFTER, REPLACED TIRE ALSO BLEWOUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP, AND ONCE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED, THEY WERE TOLD THAT A THIRD TIRE WAS ABOUT TO BLOWOUT. DUE TO TIRES BLOWING OUT THERE MUST HAV EBEEN SOME DAMAGE TO ...

THE PLANETARY GEARS FAILED RESULTING IN MINOR OTHER DAMAGE. SEVERAL OF THE REPAIR SHOPS I CONTACTED TO GET A QUOTE STATED THAT THE PLANETARY GEARS WOULD BE WHAT FAILED BECAUSE THAT IS A PROBLEM THAT PLAQUES THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE IN WINDSTARS AND TAURUS/SABLES. ONE REPAIR SHOP EVEN STATED IF YOU HAD...

WE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON OUR 95 FORD WINDSTAR. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR SECONDARY DAMAGE (TIMING COVER GASKET) WE HAD TO PAY $840. SMALL CLAIMS COURT AGAINST FORD ON 12/12/00. HOPE TO GATHER AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. EMA...

THE HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS WLL KNOWN TO FORD, AS THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7YRS/100,000 MILES, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE I HAVE PASSED 100,000 (BY 300 MILES) WARRANTY IS INVALID...APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM MAY BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CONSIDER A RECALL. *AK

HAVE HAD BRAKES REDONE 6 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS-CONSTANTLY RETURNS TO SQUEALING. ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS?*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES STARTING OCTOBER 24TH, 1997. PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. DEALER HAS SENT A LETTER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WARRANTY WAS UP AT 100,000. CONSUMER ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES TO GO. ENGINE BLEWOUT THE FIRST TIME. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED, SUCH AS THE ...

CONSUMER HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES STARTING OCTOBER 24TH, 1997. PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. DEALER HAS SENT A LETTER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WARRANTY WAS UP AT 100,000. CONSUMER ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES TO GO. ENGINE BLEWOUT THE FIRST TIME. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED, SUCH AS THE ...

AT 75,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILD DUE TO TRANSMSSION FAILURE. AT 123,000 MILES TRANSMSSION LOST REVERSE, AND REPAIRS MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET,FORD ENGINE REPLACED, HEAD GASKET GOING .ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN.THOUSANDS OF MY MONEY SPENT FOR REPAIRS WITH PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING.NO RELIEF FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. YEARS OF AGGRAVIATION &OUT-PUT OF MONIES.REPAIRS, RENTAL CARS,ETC.*AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET,FORD ENGINE REPLACED, HEAD GASKET GOING .ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN.THOUSANDS OF MY MONEY SPENT FOR REPAIRS WITH PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING.NO RELIEF FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. YEARS OF AGGRAVIATION &OUT-PUT OF MONIES.REPAIRS, RENTAL CARS,ETC.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BACKING FROM GARAGE DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. TOWED TO LOCAL BRAKE SHOP AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE INSULATION WHERE A/C CONDENSATE DRIPS. THIS BRAKE LINE SERVES THE FRONT RIGHT ROTORS. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED FAILURES, THE HEAD GASKET FAILED TWO TIMES, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE SECOND FAILURE AND ALSO DID NOT OFFER THE CONSUMER THE $4000.00 CERTIFICATE TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE, AFTER THE FIRST HEAD GASKET REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE COOL...

FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE CALIPER WAS HANGING UP, BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. *SLC

THE INSIDE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *SLC

THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

THE KEY WOULD NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THE DOORS. *SLC

SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PLUGS WERE BURNT. *SLC

THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. *SLC

THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. *SLC

THE HEATER ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

THE IGNITION COIL PACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC

THE WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING, LATER THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

THE WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING, LATER THE FRONT AND REAR WIPERS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ON 8/8/2000, SEVERAL PROBLEMS AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON 10/10/2000, PROBLEMS STILL NOT FIXED! NEED HELP ASAP. THANK YOU .*AK

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ON 8/8/2000, SEVERAL PROBLEMS AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON 10/10/2000, PROBLEMS STILL NOT FIXED! NEED HELP ASAP. THANK YOU .*AK

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ON 8/8/2000, SEVERAL PROBLEMS AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON 10/10/2000, PROBLEMS STILL NOT FIXED! NEED HELP ASAP. THANK YOU .*AK

AAMCO SAID THAT DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING (FAULTY HEAD GASKET) THE TRANSMISSION EXCESSIVELY OVERHEATED ALSO. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALUMINUM PISTON WAS DAMAGED/INADEQUATE

WHEELS - 2 WHEELS (RIMS) WARPED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSED CONSTANT VIBRATION. HAD CHECKED 3 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM FOUND. FOUND AT NON-FORD GARAGE. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, CONSTANTLY SMEAR. REPLACE AT VARIOUS TIMES.

WHEELS - 2 WHEELS (RIMS) WARPED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSED CONSTANT VIBRATION. HAD CHECKED 3 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM FOUND. FOUND AT NON-FORD GARAGE. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, CONSTANTLY SMEAR. REPLACE AT VARIOUS TIMES.

WHEELS - 2 WHEELS (RIMS) WARPED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSED CONSTANT VIBRATION. HAD CHECKED 3 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM FOUND. FOUND AT NON-FORD GARAGE. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE PARKED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, CONSTANTLY SMEAR. REPLACE AT VARIOUS TIMES.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PART NUMBER F4BP-7000-BB.

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T NOT ENGAGE AFTER YOU STOP AND A STOP LIGHT, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT JURKS YOU FORWARD ALSO DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEM YEAR AND FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS ANY BODY CONCERNED OR DOES A DEATH HAVE TO ACCUR BEFORE ACTIO...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE, ANTI- FREEZE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OUR VAN WAS IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES IN 1999. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT RIGHT NOW AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START AT ALL DUE TO ANOTHER PROBLEM. I HATE TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THIS VAN BUT I WILL HAVE TO I GUESS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU ANYTHING FOR IT. THE TRANSMISSION...

DRIVER'S SEATBELT TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED WHICH WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH OUR 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE I FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SECT...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH OUR 3 KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE OUT COMPLETELY. SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE I FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN ONE SECT...

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS RETURNED. *AK

I HAD THE HEAD GASKET FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, AND IT REQUIRED A NEW LONG BLOCK AND ASSORTED PARTS. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS, AND NEVER EXPLAINED WETHER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR A MHUMAN FAILURE. IT THEN, ONE WEEK LATER, STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION...

I HAD THE HEAD GASKET FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, AND IT REQUIRED A NEW LONG BLOCK AND ASSORTED PARTS. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS, AND NEVER EXPLAINED WETHER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR A MHUMAN FAILURE. IT THEN, ONE WEEK LATER, STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION...

WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND ENGINE EXPLODED. COOLANT SYSTEM MIXED IN WITH THE OIL ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PRIOR TO ENGINE EXPLODING, HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DEALER & IT CAUGHT FIRE. WAS NOTIFIED...

WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND ENGINE EXPLODED. COOLANT SYSTEM MIXED IN WITH THE OIL ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PRIOR TO ENGINE EXPLODING, HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DEALER & IT CAUGHT FIRE. WAS NOTIFIED...

BROUGHT CAR TO BELL FORD ON 10/3/00 FOR RECALL SERVICE REPAIR AFTER LOCAL SVC MECHANIC INDICATED ENGINE PROBLEM IS ONE THAT FORD INITIATED A RECALL FOR IN MAY 2000. BELL REFUSED DUE TO CURRENT MILEAGE OF 106000 ON VEHICLE EXCEEDING RECALL LIMITATION OF 100000, AND REPAIR DEADLINE OF 10/1/00. FORD ...

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXT. WARRANTY

5 1995 FORD WINDSTARS AT ONE AAMCO STATION IN 1 WEEK PERIOD(TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS). *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OR NOT ENGAGING TO 2ND GEAR. NOW IT SHIFTS HARSH AT ALL GEARS AND HIGH PITCH WHINE IS PRESENT.*AK

HAD LEFT FREEWAY & NOTICED A NOISE. PULLED OVER, STOPPED VEHICLE & TURNED IT OFF. RESTARTED VEHICLE & NOISE BECAME LOUDER. WHILE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE FELT SLUGGISH & WAS DRAGGING. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP & MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN.*AK

IN JULY OF 1999 WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A CROSS COUNTYR TRIP. THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, FORD CLAIMED NO DEFECT OR RESPONSIBILITY EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. CALLS FOR LEGAL ACTION PRODUCED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE BUT WE ABSORBED ALL THE ASSOCIATED COSTS. IN NOVEMBER 0F 1999 THE SEC...

IN JULY OF 1999 WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A CROSS COUNTYR TRIP. THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, FORD CLAIMED NO DEFECT OR RESPONSIBILITY EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. CALLS FOR LEGAL ACTION PRODUCED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE BUT WE ABSORBED ALL THE ASSOCIATED COSTS. IN NOVEMBER 0F 1999 THE SEC...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INABILTY TO ACCELERATE. *SLC

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, LUCKILY THE ENGINE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO RENT VEHICLES DURING REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL VEHICLES. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE MAY 17, 2000, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AS WELL AND WAS REPLACED ON JULY 14, 2000, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *MJS

CONTACTED FORD ON ENGINE NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY CORRECT DRIVING SPEED. VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THIS PART IS STOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE IN TURN ACROSS 4 LANE ROAD THANK GOD NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

LEHIGH VALLEY FORD REPLACED THE RECALLED HEADGASKET AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED THEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER FOR $400. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THEY TOOK IN THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS STILL...

I HAVE HEARD OF MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC WE GO TO SAID TO EXPECT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - WE THOUGHT, OH, NOT OUR CAR. $2200 LATER, WE FIND IT MAY HAVE BEEN A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM INSTEAD.

I UNDERSTAND (THROUGH THE INTERNET) THAT FORD IS HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH ITS TRANSMISSIONS. MAINLY THE WINDSTAR, TAURUS, SABLE, AND CONTINENTAL WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN 1997 AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR IT!

HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORMER FORD TEC. THAT THE FRAME BUSHING HAVE FAILED ON A LOT OF WINDSTAR VANS AND THAT THE RUBBER SWRINKS WITH AGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO POP ANY TIME THAT THE TIME FRAME IS PUT IN A BIND.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AT STOP THEN LURCHES FORWARD OR ROLLS BACKWARD. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AT STOP THEN LURCHES FORWARD OR ROLLS BACKWARD. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 30MPH IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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TRANSMISSION REPLACED FIRST TIME 12/17/99, FAILED AGAIN ON 12/24/99 WITH 453 MILES OF USE. BOTH INCIDENTS REQUIRED RENTAL CAR WHICH FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE. WE MAY NOT HAVE INCURRED RECORDABLE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DEMANDS A RECALL WITH SIMILIAR TERMS INVOLVE WITH TH...

ON 2/22/00 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE 1995 3.8L ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKET ON 2/28/00. THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 100,000 MILE RECALL ON THE ENGINE. ON 4/28/00 THE ENGINED FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 495 IN MA WITH A SPEED OF 60 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS FROM LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE RE...

THEY WOULD COVER THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT NOT THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE-1500 DOLLARS WORTH. I HAVE A LETTER SAYING THEY COVER RELATED PROBLEMS, BUT NOW FORD SAYS IT IS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEY AREN'T COVERING THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKETS. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 4TH ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE THAT BUSRT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAVING A BRAKE LINE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 4TH ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE THAT BUSRT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAVING A BRAKE LINE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND MOVED DOWN FROM ITS POSITION AND BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO SMOKE AND BLOWOUT VIOLENTLY. NLM

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLEW UP, ANTI FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH OIL, AND RUINED THE ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLEW UP, ANTI FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH OIL, AND RUINED THE ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLEW UP, ANTI FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH OIL, AND RUINED THE ENGINE.*AK

AFTER ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND FUEL LEAKING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH PCM CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS NOT CONTROLING FUEL THAT GET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND LEAKED OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND CREATED A FIRE HAZZARD. *AK

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ABOUT MARCH 2000, SECOND OCCURANCE ON AUGUST 10, 2000. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS. FORD MOTORS CANNOT TELL DEALER OR MYSELF WHEN TO EXPECT PART OR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. ONLY RESPONSE FROMFORD WAS AFTER I WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF CONT...

TIRE BLOWOUT - ADVISED BY TIRE MANUFACTURER (BIG 0 TIRES) THAT THE REASON THE TIRE BLEWOUT WAS DUE TO A WELD THAT FAILED IN THE STEEL RIM WHICH IN TURN DEFALTED THE TIRE TO A POINT TO CREATE A BLOWOUT. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEEL RIM WELD FAI...

DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO YEARS. CRACK IN FORWARD DRUM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $900. INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH STARTER. *AK

DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO YEARS. CRACK IN FORWARD DRUM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $900. INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH STARTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DAY AFTER PURCHASED, NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 65 MPH, VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY TO 30 MPH, PROBLEM CONTINUED IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP , FIRESTONE SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL ANOTHER TRANSMISSION...

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THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 51K MILES . THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTION CRACKED BECUASE IT WAS ALUMINUM AND NOT CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE STRESSES OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT ATRA HAS A TECH BULLETIN STATING TO REPLACE THE PART ( BULLETIN 267). HIS PROBLEM HAS BE...

I ALSO HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL ON OUR FORD WINDSTAR. SO , THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS PER THE RECALL BY FORD AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE MENTIONED DEALE...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 51K MILES . THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTION CRACKED BECUASE IT WAS ALUMINUM AND NOT CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE STRESSES OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT ATRA HAS A TECH BULLETIN STATING TO REPLACE THE PART ( BULLETIN 267). HIS PROBLEM HAS BE...

I ALSO HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL ON OUR FORD WINDSTAR. SO , THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS PER THE RECALL BY FORD AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE MENTIONED DEALE...

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID. BUT, HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. *AK

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID. BUT, HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. *AK

ABS PROBLEMS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TOO FAR DOWN BEFORE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL STOPPING ON SMOOTH AND DRY ROAD CONDITONS. ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES.DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT TH...

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.YOU WOULD PRESS GAS AND CAR WOULD GET TO 1700 RPM THEN THE TRANS WOULD ENGAGE WITH A BANG.FORD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANS ON 1994 TAURUS AMD TOOK CARE OF IT.

TORQUE CONVERTER(FMC* F48Z) HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.YOU WOULD PRESS GAS AND CAR WOULD GET TO 1700 RPM THEN THE TRANS WOULD ENGAGE WITH A BANG.FORD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANS ON 1994 TAURUS AMD TOOK CARE OF IT.

TORQUE CONVERTER(FMC* F48Z) HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH UNTIL IT STOPPED OPERATING WHICH LEFT VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. *AK THE DEALER DID THE REPAIR JOB BUT NO POWER TO ACELERATE AGAIN WHILE ON HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BLEW OUT DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD CORPORATION BOTH REFUSED TO ADMIT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. $1,800 OUT OF POCKET COST. 6 MONTHS LATER THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INITIALIALLY THAT COST $1,200 BUT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE WHEN THE PART WAS RECALLED. I BELIEVE ...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD CORPORATION BOTH REFUSED TO ADMIT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. $1,800 OUT OF POCKET COST. 6 MONTHS LATER THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INITIALIALLY THAT COST $1,200 BUT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE WHEN THE PART WAS RECALLED. I BELIEVE ...

WE WERE TAKING OUR SON TO USC FOR THE FALL START OF SCHOOL. LEFT GRANTS PASS, OREGON, ON I-5 CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. WE SAW NO SMOKE, OR TEMPERATURE CHANGE, BUT HEARD SEVERE KNOCKING AT THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. STOPPED AT GAS ST...

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED ON 1/31/00 FROM NEIL HONDA WITH 40771 MILES. CALLED 2/01/00 TO REPORT A PROBLEM OF INABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. OCCURRING SPORADICALLY RESULTING IN CAR LOSING ACCELERATION WHILE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS . CAR SERVICED 2/14/00 WITH DEALER UNABLE TO INDENTIFY A PRO...

WE WERE TAKING OUR SON TO USC FOR THE FALL START OF SCHOOL. LEFT GRANTS PASS, OREGON, ON I-5 CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. WE SAW NO SMOKE, OR TEMPERATURE CHANGE, BUT HEARD SEVERE KNOCKING AT THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. STOPPED AT GAS ST...

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED ON 1/31/00 FROM NEIL HONDA WITH 40771 MILES. CALLED 2/01/00 TO REPORT A PROBLEM OF INABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. OCCURRING SPORADICALLY RESULTING IN CAR LOSING ACCELERATION WHILE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS . CAR SERVICED 2/14/00 WITH DEALER UNABLE TO INDENTIFY A PRO...

THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. FORD REPLACED THE ALUMINUM PISTON WITH A STEEL PISTON ON THE 1996 MODELS...

WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SURGE SEVERAL TIMES. NLM

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. NLM

WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICL...

WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICL...

WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICL...

WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICL...

WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICL...

AS EARLY AS JUNE/JULY 2000, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR MANUAL SPEED CONTROL AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35 - 65 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE ALLOWING THE RPM TO CREEP UP. RESOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND ALLOW ENGINE SPEED TO DECLINE AND RESTABILIZE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSI...

RECENTLY HAD HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRACKED HEAD. FORD REIMBURSED THE BILL FOR THIS REPAIR, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE IS IN A SERVICE PROVIDER WITH A NEW PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT I HAVE A " BAD OR BLOWN" BEARING WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE A NEW MOTOR COSTING UPWARDS OF $4000.00. I'M TOTALLY DISGU...

NOT CONTACTED AND UNAWARE OF THE RECALL ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES.I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR NOW.I JUST CROSSED THE 100,000 MILE MARK IN THE PAST 2 MONTH'S, AND THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN.I'M NOT SURE WHY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEND OUT LET...

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CONSUMER REPLACED ENGINE AND COMPUTER DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE DEALING WITH HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THIS DUE TO VEHICLE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60,000, EGR VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED ENGINE AND COMPUTER DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE DEALING WITH HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THIS DUE TO VEHICLE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60,000, EGR VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

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COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT

WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE 3 TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND ROD BEARINGS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOME CLUNKING AS VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 65 TO 35MPH. DEALER SAID THAT INNER TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK. WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, AND IT TOOK TOO LONG TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETE OVERHAUL. A...

WHILE DRVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK. WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, AND IT TOOK TOO LONG TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETE OVERHAUL. A...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE JUST STOPPED/ VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL POWER. COOLANT AND WATER WAS RUNNING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HEADGASKET BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE JUST STOPPED/ VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL POWER. COOLANT AND WATER WAS RUNNING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HEADGASKET BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK