1996 FORD WINDSTAR Problems & Recalls

THE K FRAME RUSTED OUT WHERE THE CONTROL ARMS MOUNT TO THE FRAME AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE

Mileage: 114,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WA...

Mileage: 65,000

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN STAY ON, BUT AFTER SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND START AGAIN LIGHT IS FFF AND COMES BACK ON AFTER FEW MINUTES OF TRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

THIS IS A SECOND CALL FOR HELP FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT EMAIL ME BACK. WILL NOT VERIFY IF PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE VAN ONLY HAS UNDER 59,000 MILES ON IT . IT SHOULD NOT BREAK THIS BAD THIS SOON MAKES ME TELL ANYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND CLARK HOWARDS TEAM. I DO NOT WANT TO ...

Mileage: 58,958

THIS IS A SECOND CALL FOR HELP FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT EMAIL ME BACK. WILL NOT VERIFY IF PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE VAN ONLY HAS UNDER 59,000 MILES ON IT . IT SHOULD NOT BREAK THIS BAD THIS SOON MAKES ME TELL ANYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND CLARK HOWARDS TEAM. I DO NOT WANT TO ...

Mileage: 58,958

THIS IS A SECOND CALL FOR HELP FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT EMAIL ME BACK. WILL NOT VERIFY IF PCM HAS BEEN UPDATED. THE VAN ONLY HAS UNDER 59,000 MILES ON IT . IT SHOULD NOT BREAK THIS BAD THIS SOON MAKES ME TELL ANYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND CLARK HOWARDS TEAM. I DO NOT WANT TO ...

Mileage: 58,958

DEAR FORD MY MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE DEALER AND SINCE THEY GAVE UP. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. EVEN THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME. THE VAN A 1996 WINDSTAR WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING, WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS NO...

Mileage: 58,586

DEAR FORD MY MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE DEALER AND SINCE THEY GAVE UP. BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. EVEN THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME. THE VAN A 1996 WINDSTAR WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING, WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS NO...

Mileage: 58,586

FORD RECALL LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2011 RECALL NUMBER 09 S 09 SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. I RECENTLY TOOK MY FORD WINDSTAR ON JANURARY 3, 2013 FOR A RECALL. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS SLOW AND WON'T PICK UP SPEED IT MAKES A PUT PUT SOUND AND HA...

Mileage: 198,649

NOTICED FUEL LEAK WHEN RETURNED AFTER PARKING AT SLANTED PARKING SPACE. INSPECTION BY LICENSED MECHANIC IN COLUMBUS, OHIO CONFIRMED FUEL TANK LEAK. REMOVED TANK FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND FOUND CRACK. REPAIRED BY SAME MECHANIC. TOTAL COST CLOSE TO $300.00. NOW NO GASOLINE LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

MY VAN WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND GREAT CONDITION. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON MAY 6TH 2012 ABOUT 45-50 MPH ENTERED THE I-215 COLLECTOR, STARTED TO SMELL A BURNED RUBBER SMELL, I LOOKED AT THE TEMP GAUGE AND IT WAS NORMAL, THE VAN STARTED TO SPUTTER LIKE RUNNING OUT OF GAS, THE VAN WAS NOT OUT OF GAS ALMOS...

Mileage: 198

HAD CHANGED BRAKE PADS A WEEK EARLIER. DRIVING 55MPH AND THE CAR CRASHED DOWN ON IT'S AXLE AS THE TIRE AND WHEEL PASSED BY US GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, IN 37 NORTH. STUDS HAD ALL BROKEN OFF. THE DISC BRAKE IS RUINED FROM SKIDDING ON IT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATELY HEAVY. WE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON A BRIDGE AND FE...

Mileage: 198,000

HAD CHANGED BRAKE PADS A WEEK EARLIER. DRIVING 55MPH AND THE CAR CRASHED DOWN ON IT'S AXLE AS THE TIRE AND WHEEL PASSED BY US GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, IN 37 NORTH. STUDS HAD ALL BROKEN OFF. THE DISC BRAKE IS RUINED FROM SKIDDING ON IT. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATELY HEAVY. WE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON A BRIDGE AND FE...

Mileage: 198,000

BLOWS HEADGASKET EVERY35000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK. I REMOVED THE TANK TO SEE THAT THE TANK LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PINCHED AND DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE FUEL TANK IS PLASTIC SO I FOUND THIS TO BE ODD. I HAD TO PUT EPOXY ON THE TANK TO PATCH THE CRACK SO I COULD GET IT HOME AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED...

Mileage: 150,000

I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN 3.0 L IN JUNE 2010. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY 1 TO CURRENT MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BLOWING SPARK PLUG WHICH HAS BLOWN OUT 2 TIMES FORCING ME TO DRIVE IT TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE PARKED FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME BLOW OUT WAS 7 DAYS AFTER...

Mileage: 125,000

I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN 3.0 L IN JUNE 2010. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY 1 TO CURRENT MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BLOWING SPARK PLUG WHICH HAS BLOWN OUT 2 TIMES FORCING ME TO DRIVE IT TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE PARKED FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME BLOW OUT WAS 7 DAYS AFTER...

Mileage: 125,000

CHECK ENGINE STAYS ON AFTER TUNEUP ... DOES NOT LOSE SPEED ... RUNS ROUGH AFTER ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T NOT OVERHEAT ....WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

I BROUGHT KIDS TO SCHOOL AND I WAS PULLING OUT. I HEARD A NOISE AND MY TIRE WENT FLAT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND STABBED THE TIRE. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL SO HOPEFULLY IT IS STILL COVERED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE 100.00...

Mileage: 168,000

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REAR AXLE CRACKS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REAR AXLE CRACKS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REAR AXLE CRACKS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FORD WINDSTAR BRAKE, ABS BRAKE, CRUISE CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REAR AXLE CRACKS! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED AND THE ENGINE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED O...

Mileage: 100,000

THE BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS WERE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING AND EVENTUALLY STARTED AT LEAST SCRUBBING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO, WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, IT FELT SOFT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAK...

Mileage: 180,609

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...

Mileage: 200,000

MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ITS BEEN ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW, MY CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK, AND MY SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY, NO LIGHTS IN MY DASH AND GOT TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEVERAL OF THESE ITEMS AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET PAST RECALLS ON MY VAN I'VE HAVE SEEN ALL KINDS OF RECALLS AND NEVER SENT NOTHING...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK IN IT AND IS LEAKING FUEL I SEE THE RECALL ONLY EFFACED 1995 WINDSTARS BUT APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED ON THE 1996 WINDSTARS BECAUSE MINE HAS A 3 INCH CRACK IN IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF SOME OF THE 1996 WINDSTARS WERE IN THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 175,120

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE. WHEN FURTHER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WAS BEING PINCHED BY THE SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC ...

Mileage: 164,954

I WENT TO GO TO THE STORE MAY 26TH, 2010 6:30 - 7:00 PM, I GOT IN MY VEHICLE WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH ITS A LONG DRIVEWAY AND I STARTED TO SMELL A FAINT SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING AND I GOT TO THE ROAD AND I STARTED TO GO AND I DECIDED I SHOULD MAYBE P...

Mileage: 152,515

1996 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER REQUESTS A REFUND FOR MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN A RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE FLUID LEAK WHICH DAMAGED THE ABS MODULE, CLOSKSPRING AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED IN MID-LATE...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR. CONSUMER REQUESTS A REFUND FOR MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN A RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE FLUID LEAK WHICH DAMAGED THE ABS MODULE, CLOSKSPRING AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED IN MID-LATE...

THE 1996 WINDSTAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE (ATTACHED TO THE HOME) WITH THE IGNITION OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN FAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR QUADRENT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE FIRE COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED. THE FAMILY LEFT THE HOME, WHICH WAS SOON COMPLETELY DES...

Mileage: 235,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE. THE COIL SPRING TRAVELED THROUGH THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. ...

Mileage: 169,105

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING. I CAN STOP AND SHUT THE VAN OFF AND IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT. 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 82,400 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 82,400

1996 FORD WINDSTAR FWD AUTO PB PS PW AC, V-6. VEHICLE AUTO ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. BRAKE LOSS DUE TO LACK OF VACUUM. VEHICLE SPUN IN A CIRCLE SUDDENLY AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKED POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND BURNED UP WITHIN 10 MINUTES. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER RECALL UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE NEW A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EVENT. THE ONLY ACCESSORY THAT WAS ON WAS THE AIRCONDITIONING WHICH WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I NO...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THEN A BOOM AND THERE WERE FLAMES AROUND THE FIREWALL. THE MASTER CYLINDER, WIRING HARNESS, HOSES ETC. WERE DESTROYED. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED MORE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VE...

Mileage: 140,500

THERE WAS NO CRASH. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I WAS DRIVING A CLIENT HOME FROM A PICNIC AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK AND SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I GOT MY PASSENGER WHO WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR TO SAFETY AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND FLAMES COMING FROM THE TOP ...

Mileage: 187,569

THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SENSOR ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER SHORTED OUT DUE TO BRAKE FLUID IN IT. THIS CAUSED THE WIRES TO IT TO BURN OFF THE INSULATION AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE OEM LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

WHILE THE VAN WAS PARK, I NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I TOOK IT IN TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO BE FIXED. THE SHOP FOUND A CRACK IN FUEL TANK THAT WAS NOT THE RESULTS OF IMPACT DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LOCATED UNDER THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH ACTIVATES THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH. THIS SHORT CREATES A SEVERE FIRE RISK. THIS SWITCH ALSO INTERACTS WITH AND CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER. *TR

Mileage: 80,004

OWNER WENT TO START VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED SMOKING. EXAMINATION REVEALED SCDS (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) OVERHEATED AND MELTED OFF, CAUSING SMALL FIRE IN LEFT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

THE SPEED CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH HAD CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO BEING LOCATED BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER, NEEDING TO KNOW HOW TO GET REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

THE PARK PAWL SHAFT OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION OR OTHER POSITION. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE EITHER DOES NOT STAY STILL OR DOES NOT MOVE WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

BRAKE MODULE TO CRUISE CONTROL HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SIMILAR MODELS HAVE THIS RECALLED BY FORD BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR FOR MY WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BRAKE MODULE TO CRUISE CONTROL HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. SIMILAR MODELS HAVE THIS RECALLED BY FORD BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR FOR MY WINDSTAR. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ON JUNE 7 I WAS OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME AND NOTICED I SMELLED GAS NEAR MY WIFE'S VAN. AFTER INSPECTING I SAW THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. I TOOK THE TANK OFF AND NOTICED THERE WAS PRESSURE TO THE TANK FROM THE FRONT STRAP. THE PRESSURE CAUSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK WHERE THE STRAP HOLDS THE ...

Mileage: 92,000

ON JUNE 7 I WAS OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME AND NOTICED I SMELLED GAS NEAR MY WIFE'S VAN. AFTER INSPECTING I SAW THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. I TOOK THE TANK OFF AND NOTICED THERE WAS PRESSURE TO THE TANK FROM THE FRONT STRAP. THE PRESSURE CAUSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STRESS CRACK WHERE THE STRAP HOLDS THE ...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE SMOKE CEASED; HOWEVER, THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE N...

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. HE HEARD THE HORN BLOWING WHILE HE WAS INSIDE HIS HOME AND THE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THERE ARE NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE...

Mileage: 153,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR FAILURES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOW...

Mileage: 100,000

COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. LUCK HAD IT WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A CONCRETE STOP. THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUSTED COMPLETELY. WHILE THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES LOOK FINE, IT'S TH...

Mileage: 132,000

COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. LUCK HAD IT WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A CONCRETE STOP. THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUSTED COMPLETELY. WHILE THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES LOOK FINE, IT'S TH...

Mileage: 132,000

COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. LUCK HAD IT WE WERE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A CONCRETE STOP. THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED ABOVE THE GAS TANK RUSTED COMPLETELY. WHILE THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES LOOK FINE, IT'S TH...

Mileage: 132,000

ROUGH IDLING, "HICCUPPING" WHILE DRIVING, NO HEAT--WENT IN FOR A TUNE UP AND THERMOSTAT AND WAS TOLD ITS THE HEAD GASKET.*CN

Mileage: 58,101

I OWN A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8L V-6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THAT WILL REQUIRE A NEW LONG-BLOCK MOTOR AND POSSIBLY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE/OIL WAS PASSING THROUGH IT DUE T...

I OWN A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8L V-6 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THAT WILL REQUIRE A NEW LONG-BLOCK MOTOR AND POSSIBLY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE/OIL WAS PASSING THROUGH IT DUE T...

FRONT SWAY BAR IS FOUND TO BE HOLLOW AND BROKE IN HALF ON PASSENGERS SIDE. FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIR COST SINCE THEY WERE AWARE THAT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD UP IN SALTY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. HE STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED FROM THE INSIDE. THE SWITCH WAS HANGING FROM THE MASTER CYLIND...

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, REPLACED PARTS ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, ABS LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. NO OTHER REASONS FOUND FOR LIGHT TO BE ON. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED. *JB CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. I H...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER PICKING UP HIS VEHICLE FROM THE MECHANIC, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT CONNECTS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM OF THE REAR AXLE HAS SPLIT IN HALF. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO SHIFT BACK THREE INCHES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO CALL NHTS...

Mileage: 85,000

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS I NOTICED LOSS OF COMPRESSION DURING ACCELERATION AND OCCASIONAL KNOCKING SOUND FROM BACK OF ENGINE. WITHOUT TEARING ENGINE APART IT SEEMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND ALLOWED FLUIDS INTO THE ENGINE. CONFIRMED ROD BEARING FAILED AT 94,000 MILES. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABL...

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE FAILURE LINES ROTTED COMPLETLY THROUGH. *AK

Mileage: 89,215

WHILE PARKED, A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTION SWITCH. *JB

Mileage: 72,665

I HAVE A 3.8 ENGINE THAT HAS HAD TO HAVE HEADS REPAIRED/REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE NOW REQUIRES REPLACING, IT HAS BEEN AT GARAGE FOR 2 YEARS. DUE TO COST INVOLVED IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE RO REPAIR. IT HAS OVERHEATED IN ALL CASES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FAULT...

Mileage: 120,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, AND SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE HOOD WAS OPENED, AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WIRES LOCATED BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD MELTED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE I...

Mileage: 85,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR HAS A FUEL TANK ON IT THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE 1995 WAS RECALLED FOR A LEAK ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TANK. THE 1996 VERSION WAS NOT RECALLED. MY 1996 LEAKS SAME PLACE AS THE 1995 RECALLED VERSION. DANGEROUS FUEL CAN SEEP DOWN TANK AND DRIP ON EXHA...

Mileage: 55,000

HEAD GASKET FOR 3.8L V6 FORD ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. FORD RECOGNIZES THIS FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS (1994-1995), BUT DOES NOT FOR MY MODEL. FORD HAS TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THEIR DEALERS AND SERVICE CENTERS, AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 1996 - AND 3.8L ENGINES OF THAT TIME ACROSS THEIR PRODUCT L...

Mileage: 83,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A HISSING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE ODOR OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT, THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT UND...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE FORD WINDSTAR,96. WHEN I FILLED UP GAS IN THE TANK,IT STARTED LEAKING AND IS CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS LEAKING FROM THE TANK. *NM

Mileage: 106,860

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V286000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 141,544

FORD WINDSTAR 1996. I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THESE MODELS AND PREVIOUS YEARS AS WELL HAVE HAD SEVERE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. HEAD GASKET REGULARLY FAILS AT AROUND 80,000 MILES. NASA SAYS A HEAD GASKET SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 120,000. FORD DOES NOT CARE. FORD DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I ...

Mileage: 80,000

ABS LIGHT ON, BRAKE LIGHT ON, BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. ON 2 DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES. WE REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LINES. *JB

Mileage: 117,000

INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER OPENING HATCH AND NOW SIDE DOOR. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALWAYS. *JB

Mileage: 98,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT ANY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CONTINOUSLY AND WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A REPUT...

Mileage: 125,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE DIED AT 21,000 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIED AT 21000 MILES. THERE WERE NO FAILURES THAT LEAD TO THIS INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

Mileage: 21,989

WE OWN A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. IN DECEMBER OF 2005 THE VAN WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF. WHILE MY WIFE AND I WORKED IN THE FRONT YARD, THE VAN SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED. I GOT IN, PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT DIED. IT RAN FINE FOR A TIME AFTER THAT. WE SPOKE TO OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAD ...

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR THAT HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN ITS BRAKE LINE. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND A BRAKE LINE FOR THE CAR AND I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FROM FORD. I CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND...

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY STARTING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH GAUGE JUMPS IN INCREMENTS OF 5-10-50 SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 65-85 WHEN ACTUALLY GOING 45-50 HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER AND ALL OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE AND OTHER DRIVERS ON ROAD WAY. *JB

Mileage: 141,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL IN HIS GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT A DETERMINATION WAS NOT GIVEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V309000, REGARDING THE TANK ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/30/2006 - THE CONS...

Mileage: 55,850

LEMON CAR. *NM

1996 FORD WINDSTAR COIL SPRING WAS FOUND BY NON-FORD DEALER MECHANIC TO BE BROKEN IN HALF AND CAUSING BANGING NOISE IN FRONT END. FORD DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT BOTH COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY NON-FORD MECHANIC BEFORE I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT FORD'S RECALL ON THE COIL S...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER EXITING THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, UNDER THE HOOD A FIRE WAS ALSO OBSERVED AND EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE AS THEN PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE DIES AFTER EITHER VERY SHORT (1 SECOND OR LESS) OR NO MISFIRE. ALWAYS ON HOT AFTERNOON AFTER LONG PERIOD HIGHWAY DRIVING, TYPICALLY INTERSTATE WITH SPEED IN THE 70'S. ONLY ONCE ON A SECONDARY ROAD SPEEDS OF 45 - 50. ALL TIMES IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF UTAH, WYOMING, AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A...

Mileage: 72,000

ENGINE DIES AFTER EITHER VERY SHORT (1 SECOND OR LESS) OR NO MISFIRE. ALWAYS ON HOT AFTERNOON AFTER LONG PERIOD HIGHWAY DRIVING, TYPICALLY INTERSTATE WITH SPEED IN THE 70'S. ONLY ONCE ON A SECONDARY ROAD SPEEDS OF 45 - 50. ALL TIMES IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF UTAH, WYOMING, AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A...

Mileage: 72,000

1996 WINDSTAR MINIVAN PARK PAWL PIN IS DEFECTIVE. GEAR MOVED OUT OF PARK HITTING CONSUMER. *TS A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 16,000

I HAVE A 96 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE AND ONLY 80,000 MILES. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS FOR INSTALLING FAULTY HEAD GASKETS ON THESE 3.8 LITER ENGINES. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ENGINES HEAD GASKETS FOR EARLIER MODELS AS WELL AS MINE. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKEN. TRIED TO GET PART. I WAS TOLD NOT YET AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 105,450

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING US GREAT PROBLEMS, IE: LOSS OF CAR TO DRIVE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE 1995 WINDSTAR'S HAD A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. WE BOUGHT OUR 1996 WINDSTAR ON FEBRUARY 16, 1996 AND WE ARE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OR RESOLUTION RE: THIS FAILURE AND DE...

Mileage: 67,000

DT: WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DISCONNECTED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND BRUISED RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS OCCUR...

MY VEHICLE HAS A BRAKE LINE THAT BLEW. THE LINE THAT BLEW IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FROM FORD. (RECALL # 02S36). ON THE PHONE FORD SAYS THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN 2002 AND THEREFORE DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 119,715

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE SWAY BAR BROKE IN HALF. THE SWAY BAR WAS CONNECTED TO THE CARRIAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE SWAY BAR SNAPPED ABOUT THREE INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT FRAME BUSHING. IT WAS ALSO RUSTED AND CORRODED. IT WAS A HOLLO...

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE WITH A BROKEN FRONT STABILIZER BAR. ABOUT 12 INCHES OF IT ARE HANGING NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I CHECKED A FRIENDS WINDSTAR OF SIMILAR VINTAGE AND HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! THAT'S TWO OUT OF TWO. I KNOW FORD HAS RECALLED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES....

Mileage: 155,000

I DISCOVERED BURNT WIRING NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, PARADISE FORD IN COCOA FLORIDA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR/SWITCH, THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, HAD MALFUNTIONED AND SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRE AND CONN...

I DISCOVERED BURNT WIRING NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER ON MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, PARADISE FORD IN COCOA FLORIDA, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SENSOR/SWITCH, THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, HAD MALFUNTIONED AND SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRE AND CONN...

FIRE ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE MASTER BREAK CYLENDER WHILE DRIVING. I MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OFF BEFORE IT SPREAD. THE FIRE DESTROYD THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH AND THE WIRES CONNECTED TO IT.

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FOR A FEW MONTHS. IT WAS DETERMINED YESTERDAY, BY MY MECHANIC, THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. HE REPLACED THE PART AND INFORMED ME THAT FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND...

Mileage: 120,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. VEHICLE HAD A CRACK IN TOP OF FUEL TANK, ALSO AT STRAP. RECALLS ON 1995 FORD WINDSTARS PERTAINED TO THE MAKE OF VEHICLE. S MELLED GAS FUMES AND GAS TANK REGISTER WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT. SMELLED GAS FUMES WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OR WHILE DRIVING . INCID...

Mileage: 147,000

VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AND ENDED ITS LIFE CYCLE. *LA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKS, HARD STARTING, ELECTRICAL NOISES, RADIO NOISES, VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH THUMPING NOISES, ERRATIC DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION, INTERMITTEN...

VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AND ENDED ITS LIFE CYCLE. *LA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKS, HARD STARTING, ELECTRICAL NOISES, RADIO NOISES, VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH THUMPING NOISES, ERRATIC DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION, INTERMITTEN...

VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AND ENDED ITS LIFE CYCLE. *LA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKS, HARD STARTING, ELECTRICAL NOISES, RADIO NOISES, VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH THUMPING NOISES, ERRATIC DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION, INTERMITTEN...

I SMELLED SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC BURNING WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. AFTER TURNING INTO THE STORE I DISCOVERED THE SMELL STAYED WITH MY CAR. AFTER PARKING, I NOTICED SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A CONNECTOR WAS OVERHEATING AND MELTING. I PULLED THE CONNECT...

Mileage: 168,400

I SMELLED SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC BURNING WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. AFTER TURNING INTO THE STORE I DISCOVERED THE SMELL STAYED WITH MY CAR. AFTER PARKING, I NOTICED SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A CONNECTOR WAS OVERHEATING AND MELTING. I PULLED THE CONNECT...

Mileage: 168,400

DT: WHEN THE OWNER BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1996 HE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS HARD TO REMOVE FROM PARK. THE GEAR SHIFTER DEVELOPED A LOT OF PLAY. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE THE GEAR POSITION I...

Mileage: 5,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 17, 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP VERBALLY TOLD HER THAT VEHICLE WOULD PASS INSPECTION. HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN WRITING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*MR WHILED PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, BUT RADIO RUNNING, CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING UNDER HOOD IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL. SPEED CONTROL DETECTION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF FIRE. THERE IS RECALL BUT CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TT

1996 FORD WINDSTAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.****NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED A FAINT SMELL THEN VIEWED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT MAYBE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL PER RESEARCH. *SC

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 02S36 REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LINE WAS INSPECTED ON JULY 21, 2003 AS STATED IN RECALL. THE BRAKE LINE WAS CONSIDERED NOT A PROBLEM THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ON AUGUST 14, 2005 THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ...

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND THEY DECLINED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. FORD SENT A LETTER STATING THEY DID NO...

WE PARKED THE CAR AT RUBY TUESDAY PARKING LOT AND WE WENT INSIDE TO EAT AND EARLY DINNER. LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES PEOPLE STARTED SCREAMING TO CALL 911. THEY SAID CAR ON FIRE. WHEN I LOOKED OUT AT THE WINDOW, MY 96 FORD WINSTAR WAS ON FIRE AT THE FRONT PART, ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMEN...

DT: CONTACT STATED ON JULY 19, 05 WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AND FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND IT RAN INTO THE GARAGE. CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND. WHEN SHE COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS RACED VERY FAST, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED ABNORMALLY ...

Mileage: 91,102

WHILE DRIVING MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE ARM CRACKED IN HALF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OFF OF THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NOR DID WE HIT ANY...

REPEAT OF A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS 1996 FORD WINDSTAR (PURCHASED 1999). IT COST ME OVER $400 IN 1999 TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD AND NOW IT IS FAILING IN THE SAME MANNER - THE NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE UNTIL IT JUST PEGS OUT AT THE FAR RIG...

Mileage: 113,200

DT: 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WAS PARKED WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THE CONSUMER FELT THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE EXPLODED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR CHECKED THE VEHICLE TO COVER EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER CONTAC...

Mileage: 63,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. TWO YEARS AGO AROUND JUNE 7 2003 WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ALL WEEKEND, WHEN THEY GOT OUT OF THE VAN AND WALKED INTO A STORE, WERE NOT INTO THE STORE FOR 10 MINUTES AND SOMEONE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND THEY TRI...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. TWO YEARS AGO AROUND JUNE 7 2003 WHILE DRIVING THE VAN ALL WEEKEND, WHEN THEY GOT OUT OF THE VAN AND WALKED INTO A STORE, WERE NOT INTO THE STORE FOR 10 MINUTES AND SOMEONE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, AND THEY TRI...

DT: WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS HIT BY A TURKEY AND THE TURKEY CAME IN THE CAB OF VAN. CALLER WAS INJURED. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. THE TURKEY CAME IN THROUGH A BIG HOLE. CALLER WANTED TO KNOW IF WINDSHIELD WAS MADE OF SAFETY GLASS. INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK THE VAN, AND ...

Mileage: 85,618

1996 FORD WINDSTAR - FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS JUST LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. I DREAD TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT ANY SPEED. THE SPRING PUNCTURED AND WENT INTO MY TIRE - I COULDN'T REMOVE THE TIRE. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO REF...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING, A SUDDEN ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED IN A 1996 WINDSTAR. THE FORD DEALER (SOUND FORD, RENTON WA) STATES THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL CUTOUT SWITCH. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE BURN PATTERN THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE CAUSE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND THE...

Mileage: 106,000

WHILE DRIVING, A SUDDEN ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED IN A 1996 WINDSTAR. THE FORD DEALER (SOUND FORD, RENTON WA) STATES THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL CUTOUT SWITCH. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE BURN PATTERN THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE CAUSE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND THE...

Mileage: 106,000

FORD WINSTAR HEAD GASKET PREMATURE FAILURE

MODERATE LEAK OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. WE BROUGHT THIS TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE TOP OF THE TANK WAS CRACKED. THE TANK NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL. THIS WAS PURCHASED IN 1995. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE 1995 RECALLS I NOTICED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 62,000

1996 FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE.*MR CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MAJOR FAILURE WITH THIS ENGINE. THE CONSUMER'S FORD WINDSTAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE DEALER AWAITING SOME SORT OF ANSWER FROM ANY GOVERING BODY. *BF

CONSUMER STATES: NEEDLE ON SPEEDOMETER WAS WOBBLING . ALSO, TIRE BLEW OUT WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE WHOLE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. 35 PSI, B.F.GOODWRICH, ADVANTAGE PLUS,1996 WINDSTAR VAN. *AK

Mileage: 94,125

THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN COMPLETELY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN IT WAS STARTED. ONE INJECTOR WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE OTHER FIVE INJECTORS MAY GO BAD...

Mileage: 91,623

THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN COMPLETELY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN IT WAS STARTED. ONE INJECTOR WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE OTHER FIVE INJECTORS MAY GO BAD...

Mileage: 91,623

THE DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN COMPLETELY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN IT WAS STARTED. ONE INJECTOR WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE OTHER FIVE INJECTORS MAY GO BAD...

Mileage: 91,623

START VAN EVERYTHING FINE. STOP AT STORE,ETC. RESTART VAN STARTS JERKING AND GOES INTO SECOND GEAR AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE MOSTLY JERKING ALL THE WAY OR SLIPS INTO DRIVE AND THEN BACK TO SECOND WITH A JERK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IF REALLY BAD SO PLEASE WHAT COULD THIS B...

I BROUGHT MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. , THEN, NEXT DAY, THEY PHONED AND ADVISED ME THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PAN WAS FULL OF SHAVINGS, ALSO, POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING, AND INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACEM...

Mileage: 134,000

I BROUGHT MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. , THEN, NEXT DAY, THEY PHONED AND ADVISED ME THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PAN WAS FULL OF SHAVINGS, ALSO, POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING, AND INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACEM...

Mileage: 134,000

I BROUGHT MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. , THEN, NEXT DAY, THEY PHONED AND ADVISED ME THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PAN WAS FULL OF SHAVINGS, ALSO, POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING, AND INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACEM...

Mileage: 134,000

I BROUGHT MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS TOLD TIE RODS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. , THEN, NEXT DAY, THEY PHONED AND ADVISED ME THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PAN WAS FULL OF SHAVINGS, ALSO, POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING, AND INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACEM...

Mileage: 134,000

THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM THE TIRE AFTER THE BEND AND INTO THE STRAIGHT PART OF THE BAR. EFFORTS I HAVE MADE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART NEW OR USED IS PROVEING DIFFICULT BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE PLACE HAS BEEN OUT OF THEM, THIS WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THERE IS A RASH OF BRAKEAGES OF...

Mileage: 109,458

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF LEAKING HEAD GASKET. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 132,000

1996 FORD WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEADING TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION. AFTER THE VAN SAT FOR ONE WEEK WE STARTED IT AND THE HEADGASKET BLEW ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 83,000

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSED SMOKE, CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL, REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH. FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR AS PART OF RECENT PICKIP TRUCK RECALL ON THIS SWITCH. HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK I HAVE ORIGINAL FAILED SWITCH WHICH LEAKS BRAKE FLUID INTO SWITCH CAUSING SHORT AND SMOKE.

Mileage: 100,211

CONSUMER STATED THE STABILIZER BAR RUSTED AND BROKE THROUGH. AS A RESULT, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION.*AK

Mileage: 101,000

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS CLEAR PLASTIC LENS. OVER TIME PLASTIC HAS DISCOLORED WHICH DEGRADES LIGHTING . ALSO LAMP ASSEMBLY COLLECTS MOISTURE INSIDE UNIT FURTHER DEGRADING LIGHTING THIS CONDITION PREVALENT NOT ONLY ON MY VEHICLE BUT ALSO ON OTHER CARS I HAVE OBSERVED. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR AND FIVE DAYS LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A BAD ENGINE (BLOWN HEAD GASKET). IT LEFT MYSELF AND 6 CHILDREN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK

Mileage: 96,200

I HAVE A '96 FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE. THIS IS THE 2ND HEAD GASKET FAILURE I'VE HAD WITH IT. THE FIRST WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. I PAID ABOUT $2500 TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED THEN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN AFTER A SHORT TIME I NOTICED MY CAR HEATER WASN'T WORKING, J...

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEAT WOULD NOT WORK IT ONLY BLEW COLD AIR. A FEW MINUTES INTO DRIVING THE ...

Mileage: 86,000

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BA...

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BA...

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BA...

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BA...

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED ON THEIR OWN. *NM THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES. REFER TO RECALL#02V101000. *SC THE SWAY BA...

FORD WINDSTAR WITH A 3.8 L V-8 BLEW THE HEAD GASKET AT 75,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT THE TIME.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT ENGAGING WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON ICE OR SNOW. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK *TC

Mileage: 132,000

THE SERPENTINE BELTS HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

THIS MORNING, I WAS PREPARING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD COMPLETELY LOST MY BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID WAS SPILLING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY.*AK UPON INVESTIGATING THE LEAK, MY NEIGHBOR AND I WERE ABLE TO LOCATE A CRACK IN THE RIGHT FRONT HARD ...

Mileage: 124,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER. THE BRAKE MONITOR SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER. THE BRAKE MONITOR SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE ENTIRE LINE ON HIS VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECT WIT...

Mileage: 84,000

THE ORIGINAL WHEELS ON MY 1996 WINDSTAR HAVE DEVELOPED AIR LEAKS AT THE WELDS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WENT TO A SALVAGE YARD FOR A REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID WINDSTAR WHEELS ARE SCARCE BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEELS WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I BE...

I ALSO HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR WILL ALL OF THE MENTIONED HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS.VAN SITS IN REAR, AM CURRENTLY DRIVING TOYOTA WITH 200+ I PULLED FROM BACK YARD AFTER BEING STAGNENT FOR 3 YEARS. NO MONEY TO REPAIR,CAUSING HARDSHIP IN FAMILY.I BELIEVE TO BE FORDS PROBLEM BUT DOESNT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING...

Mileage: 100,078

I ALSO HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR WILL ALL OF THE MENTIONED HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS.VAN SITS IN REAR, AM CURRENTLY DRIVING TOYOTA WITH 200+ I PULLED FROM BACK YARD AFTER BEING STAGNENT FOR 3 YEARS. NO MONEY TO REPAIR,CAUSING HARDSHIP IN FAMILY.I BELIEVE TO BE FORDS PROBLEM BUT DOESNT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING...

Mileage: 100,078

I HAVE A '1996 FORD WINDSTAR. IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DISCOVERED WATER IN THE OIL. I KNOW THAT FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR BUT THE HEAD DOES NEED TO BE FIXED. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE YET BECAUSE THEY ARE COSTLY. I FEEL...

Mileage: 83,000

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. ALSO, THERE WAS A STRONG ANTI FREEZE ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK FORD CHANGED THE GASKET AND SINCE THAT TIME A BLOWN HEAD GASKET HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FAILURE. *SC

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01I007000 NOTICE CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRINGS. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE RECALL WAS RECOGNIZED. HOWEVER, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS UNTIL ONE WAS BROKEN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE SPRING BROKE IT PUNCTUR...

Mileage: 117,400

1996 FORD WINDSTAR, MISFIRED UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A MISFIRE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM TO THE 1996 MODEL. THE COMPUTER WILL SAY THE ENGINE IS MISFIRE IN CYLINDER X WHEN I...

Mileage: 147,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *NM

Mileage: 130,000

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1996 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A SET OF NEW TIRES FOR HIS VEHICLE. AFTER 50,000 MILES THE CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE SHORTLY WHICH RESULTED FROM RIM SEPARATION (A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE OUTER RIM THAT HOLDS THE TIRE AND THE INNER PART THAT HAS THE LUG HOLES). ...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MP BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THIS IS A SECOND OR FOLLOW-UP FOR MY EARLIER COMPLAINT FILED ON THE DAY OF TEH INCIDENT. I JUST FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WANTED TO APPEND THIS TO MY COMPLAINT.*AK FIRST COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT THE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 4 WHEEL DISCS AND ABS. WITH A DUAL BRAKING ...

THIS IS A SECOND OR FOLLOW-UP FOR MY EARLIER COMPLAINT FILED ON THE DAY OF TEH INCIDENT. I JUST FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WANTED TO APPEND THIS TO MY COMPLAINT.*AK FIRST COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT THE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 4 WHEEL DISCS AND ABS. WITH A DUAL BRAKING ...

THIS IS A SECOND OR FOLLOW-UP FOR MY EARLIER COMPLAINT FILED ON THE DAY OF TEH INCIDENT. I JUST FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WANTED TO APPEND THIS TO MY COMPLAINT.*AK FIRST COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT THE TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 4 WHEEL DISCS AND ABS. WITH A DUAL BRAKING ...

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ABS 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON THE NY CROSS ISLAND HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. DESPITE HAVING DUAL ZONE BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID REMAINING IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM I HAD ZERO BRAKING. I WOULD THIN...

Mileage: 58,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR RIMS HAD CRACKS IN THEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 132,500

GAS TANK LEAK. I LEAVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT IS LISTED IN RECALL 99V309000 THAT STATES HOT WEATHER INCREASES CRACKS IN FUEL TANKS ON 1995 FORD WINDSTARS. MY VEHICLE IS A 1996 WITH A BUILD DATE OF 10-02-1995. FORD MOTOR WILL NOT CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THEY NEED TO RE-EVALUATE THE...

Mileage: 99,921

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT SLOWLY AND WE COULDN'T FIND OUT WHERE. AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS, WHEN I STARTED THE VAN I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I CALLED F...

Mileage: 72,400

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT THEN FELL TO GROUND. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS NEE...

I JUST PAID OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (VAN WAS IN FOR A NYS INSPECTION) TO PERFORM WELD REPAIR ON THE "FRONT STRUT/CONTROL ARM SUPPORT ROD" BUSHINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE AND, IN THE DEALERS WORDS, A SAFETY HAZARD (LOOSE DUE TO CORROSION AND QUESTIONABLE WELD QUALITY BY FORD MANUFACTURING). DEGRAD...

Mileage: 161,066

PROBLEMS WITH FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS QUESTION ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE HE EXPERIENCED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FLUID LEAKED. THE BRAKE LINE THAT LED TO THE FIREWALL WAS DEFECTIVE. PREVI...

Mileage: 96,000

1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH HEADGASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FORS, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE 1996 ENGINES HAVING PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MY WINDSTAR, BOUGHT NEW HAS 68,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING ANTIFREEZE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, BUT IT HAS NOW GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. BROUGHT CAR T...

Mileage: 68,000

EVENFLO MODEL # 263120-P1, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE STRAPS THE STRAP BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY APART. THE CLIP WAS STILL HOLDING THE CHILD SAFELY BUT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOVE THE CHILD NORMALLY. *AK

EVENFLO MODEL # 263120-P1, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE STRAPS THE STRAP BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY APART. THE CLIP WAS STILL HOLDING THE CHILD SAFELY BUT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOVE THE CHILD NORMALLY. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOSING COOLANT FOR MANY YEARS. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BUT ENDED UP HAVING MAJOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TWO DEALERS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHORT BLOCK INSTALLED. T...

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOSING COOLANT FOR MANY YEARS. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BUT ENDED UP HAVING MAJOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TWO DEALERS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHORT BLOCK INSTALLED. T...

Mileage: 66,000

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY CONSUMER ON 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. (NAR) *LA

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BACK AND FORTH. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BACK AND FORTH CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING.*AK

Mileage: 35

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN/STOPPED, AND THEN STALLED. CONSUMER COULD NOT TRAVEL WHERE THERE WERE ANY INCLINES OR HILLS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND HAD VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES, AND NO ONE COULD REPAIR IT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

Mileage: 26,362

THE MOTOR BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. *PH

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PRO...

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND LATCHED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR CHIME RINGS. THIS IS CONTINUOUS WHILE DRIVING, AND EVENTUALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THIS CREATES A HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHILE BACKING AS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE T...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC TELLS ME HES SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE ON THE WINDSTAR BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WILL NOT BUY A FORD AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

BLOWN HEAD GASKET - ENGINE FAILURE - 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. *NM

Mileage: 107,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF, ETC. TOOK IT OF SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID WE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. TOOK TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. HAD THEM REPLACED. NOW HAVE AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE TIMING COVER. SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY DON'T WANT T...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. FOUND CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHEEHY FORD RO# 611676

Mileage: 154,194

WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE NUMBERS FLUCTUATED UP AND DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS. ONCE THE VEHICLE GOT BELOW 55 MPH THE SYSTEM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 94,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 17,000 MILES. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO THE CONSUMER BY THE DEALER. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

MY 3.8L, 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL AT ALMOST 100K STARTED LEAKING COOLANT THROUGH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY DESPITE ALMOST COMPLETELY OVERHEATING. I AM NOW WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY FOUR SMALL CHILDREN, WALKING A TOTAL OF 2 MILES A DAY TO GET MY 7 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO/...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR VIN [XXX] MFTD. 08/95 FORD MOTOR CO OF CANADA. HEAD GASKET FAILURE ALLOWING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL TO MIX, WITH MAIN RESULT BEING LOST OF COOLANT. I HAVE TO KEEP FILLING COOLANT RESOVOIR. *JB *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C...

Mileage: 64,400

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

1996, WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BROKEN WHEEL STUDS ON THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS. TWO STUDS BROKE ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON FEBRUARY 15, 2004. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER PANEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CONSUMER'S HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. *AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. DOORBELL & INT. LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL 20 MPH.

MY 1996 WINDSTAR HAD HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME, THE GARAGE DOING THE WORK INDICATED THE ENGINE HAD A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND THE GASKETS WOULD PROBABLY, OVER TIME, FAIL AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED, AS RADIATOR FLUID HAS BEGUN LEAKING ONCE AGAIN INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THI...

I'VE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SINCE 9/98 (6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE)-APPROX 40000 MILES. I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 OVER 5 TRIPS TO THE SHOP- LAST ONE 11/27/03- TRYING TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I JUST HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR ADDT'L $1600 (JAN 2004) AND NOW I HAVE THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I AM DESPARATE...

FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE CONVERTER. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK

Mileage: 160,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *NM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN 3.8 I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IF THE ENGINES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME NO. I TOOK HIM ON HIS WORD AND NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE A 1994 T-BIRD THAT HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME PRO...

Mileage: 75,000

THE CONSUMER STATED GAS LEAKED FROM ONE OF THE STRAPS WHICH SUPPORTED THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

Mileage: 56,413

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, GOLF MILL FORD IN AUGUST. THEY MISDIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $1300. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOOK IT BACK. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ANOTHER $1400. HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS LETTERS TO FORD AND DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE DENYING L...

Mileage: 68,039

PROBLEM WITH WATER SEEPING IN AND SOAKING THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR PADDING AND CARPET.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

Mileage: 66,000

MISFIRING AND LOSING COOLANT. AM SURE IT IS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. FATHER-IN-LAW CURRENTLY IN DISPUTE WITH FORD FOR SAME MODEL/YEAR AND THEY WON'T REIMBURSE HIM. MAY ATTEMPT REPAIR MYSELF IF FORD UNWILLING TO RECALL OR PUT RIGHT. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE INTERMITTENT OR INCORRECT READING.

Mileage: 20,000

MISFIRING AND LOSING COOLANT. AM SURE IT IS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. FATHER-IN-LAW CURRENTLY IN DISPUTE WITH FORD FOR SAME MODEL/YEAR AND THEY WON'T REIMBURSE HIM. MAY ATTEMPT REPAIR MYSELF IF FORD UNWILLING TO RECALL OR PUT RIGHT. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILURE INTERMITTENT OR INCORRECT READING.

Mileage: 20,000

12-15-97 AT 21,145 MILES I REPORTED NOTICING THE COOLANT LEVEL ALWAYS BEING LOW. NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND I WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE RADIATOR. 12-27-99 AT 56,526 MILES I BEGAN HAVING A "COLD START" PROBLEM. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. 12-1200 AT 74,306 MILES ...

12-15-97 AT 21,145 MILES I REPORTED NOTICING THE COOLANT LEVEL ALWAYS BEING LOW. NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND I WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE RADIATOR. 12-27-99 AT 56,526 MILES I BEGAN HAVING A "COLD START" PROBLEM. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. 12-1200 AT 74,306 MILES ...

12-15-97 AT 21,145 MILES I REPORTED NOTICING THE COOLANT LEVEL ALWAYS BEING LOW. NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND I WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE RADIATOR. 12-27-99 AT 56,526 MILES I BEGAN HAVING A "COLD START" PROBLEM. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. 12-1200 AT 74,306 MILES ...

THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED! THE 1996 WINDSTAR 3.8 LITRE V-6 ENGINE HAS HEAD GASKET LEAKS. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL FORD AGREES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FORD DID PAY FOR REPAIRS TO '94 & '95 WINDSTAR OWNERS, BUT HAS NOT AND WILL NOT PAY FOR THE '96 MODELS. THE VEHICLE EMITS CLOUD...

Mileage: 70,000

I HAD SYMPTOMS OF WATER IN THE EXHAUST, ROUGH IDLE, AND HYDRAULIC LOCK OF THE ENGINE. TOOK TO THE SHOP, THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN ON #1 CYLINDER, AND THE CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT ON THE CYLINDER, WHICH HAS NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY ME AND BY THE DEALER TO TH...

Mileage: 83,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM TAILPIPE, MISSING, WILDLY ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER AT 35-40, REAR AIR BLOWS HOT. REPLACEMENTS: HAD GASKETS, LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, UPPER INTAKE GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, THERMOSTAT, GASKET, ? BELT, TIMING COVER, TIMING COVER GASKET, WATER PUMP. SPEEDO...

Mileage: 88,580

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM TAILPIPE, MISSING, WILDLY ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER AT 35-40, REAR AIR BLOWS HOT. REPLACEMENTS: HAD GASKETS, LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, UPPER INTAKE GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, THERMOSTAT, GASKET, ? BELT, TIMING COVER, TIMING COVER GASKET, WATER PUMP. SPEEDO...

Mileage: 88,580

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM TAILPIPE, MISSING, WILDLY ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER AT 35-40, REAR AIR BLOWS HOT. REPLACEMENTS: HAD GASKETS, LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, UPPER INTAKE GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, THERMOSTAT, GASKET, ? BELT, TIMING COVER, TIMING COVER GASKET, WATER PUMP. SPEEDO...

Mileage: 88,580

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN'S ENGINE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO PERSISTENT INTERNAL COOLANT LOSS INTO THE ENGINE, DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINTS OF CLASSIC HEAD-GASKET SYMPTOMS. FORD DISPLAYED BLATANT NEGLEGENCE AND DISHONESTY IN ITS DEALINGS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VAN TO...

Mileage: 78,000

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN'S ENGINE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO PERSISTENT INTERNAL COOLANT LOSS INTO THE ENGINE, DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINTS OF CLASSIC HEAD-GASKET SYMPTOMS. FORD DISPLAYED BLATANT NEGLEGENCE AND DISHONESTY IN ITS DEALINGS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VAN TO...

Mileage: 78,000

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN'S ENGINE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO PERSISTENT INTERNAL COOLANT LOSS INTO THE ENGINE, DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINTS OF CLASSIC HEAD-GASKET SYMPTOMS. FORD DISPLAYED BLATANT NEGLEGENCE AND DISHONESTY IN ITS DEALINGS WITH ME. I TOOK MY VAN TO...

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE: HEAD GASKET FAILURE @ 62,218 MILES. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER GASKET HEADS AND RESURFACE SAME. POWER DOOR: FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. TRANSMISSION: WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. OTHER: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAVE BEEN ADVISED ENGINE H...

Mileage: 62,000

ENGINE: HEAD GASKET FAILURE @ 62,218 MILES. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER GASKET HEADS AND RESURFACE SAME. POWER DOOR: FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. TRANSMISSION: WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. OTHER: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAVE BEEN ADVISED ENGINE H...

Mileage: 62,000

ENGINE: HEAD GASKET FAILURE @ 62,218 MILES. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER GASKET HEADS AND RESURFACE SAME. POWER DOOR: FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. TRANSMISSION: WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. OTHER: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAVE BEEN ADVISED ENGINE H...

Mileage: 62,000

ENGINE: HEAD GASKET FAILURE @ 62,218 MILES. NEEDED TO REPLACE BOTH CYLINDER GASKET HEADS AND RESURFACE SAME. POWER DOOR: FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCK ON PASSENGER SIDE. TRANSMISSION: WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. OTHER: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HAVE BEEN ADVISED ENGINE H...

Mileage: 62,000

OTHER IS THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND LEAKED OIL IN MY ENGINE CAUSING IT TO BE REPLACED. FORD DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND I BELIEVED THEM UNTIL I READ YOUR WEB SITE ARTICLE ON THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH 1995 WINDSTARS. I CALLED FORD THIS MORNING AGAIN AND READ THE ARTICLE AND THEY STILL WILL N...

Mileage: 111,092

OTHER IS THE HEAD GASKET WENT AND LEAKED OIL IN MY ENGINE CAUSING IT TO BE REPLACED. FORD DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND I BELIEVED THEM UNTIL I READ YOUR WEB SITE ARTICLE ON THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH 1995 WINDSTARS. I CALLED FORD THIS MORNING AGAIN AND READ THE ARTICLE AND THEY STILL WILL N...

Mileage: 111,092

PROBLEM: POWER SEAT WIRING SHORT CIRCUIT FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAIN FUSE AND RELAY PANEL, 60 AMP FUSE REPEATEDLY BLOWS. PROBLEM WAS FIRST INTERMITTENT, THEN AFTER SECOND FUSE CHANGE CHANGE, SHORT CIRCUIT BECAME CONTINUOUS. WIRING IS SHORTED OUT BETWEEN THE MAIN FUSE PANEL AND THE POWER SEAT CONNE...

Mileage: 50,000

PROBLEM: POWER SEAT WIRING SHORT CIRCUIT FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAIN FUSE AND RELAY PANEL, 60 AMP FUSE REPEATEDLY BLOWS. PROBLEM WAS FIRST INTERMITTENT, THEN AFTER SECOND FUSE CHANGE CHANGE, SHORT CIRCUIT BECAME CONTINUOUS. WIRING IS SHORTED OUT BETWEEN THE MAIN FUSE PANEL AND THE POWER SEAT CONNE...

Mileage: 50,000

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH ENGINE OIL. GASKET REPLACED BUT ENGINE DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. SPEEDOMETER WAVERS BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH AT 30 MPH, HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE YELLOWED TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USELESS. MOST FORD VEHICLES FROM 1990 TO 2000 HA...

Mileage: 52,000

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE ALLOWED COOLANT TO MIX WITH ENGINE OIL. GASKET REPLACED BUT ENGINE DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. SPEEDOMETER WAVERS BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH AT 30 MPH, HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE YELLOWED TO THE POINT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE USELESS. MOST FORD VEHICLES FROM 1990 TO 2000 HA...

Mileage: 52,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS AS IN 1994 AND 1995 MODELS. THIS LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES! THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PER MILLER FORD WAS 4,778.00. WE PAID 19,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE! THE NASA HAS STATED THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 77,000

I MAINTAINED MY WINDSTAR PROPERLY. IT BEGAN TO LEAK COOLANT AND ENGINE LIGHT. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSING LEAK OF COOLANT. FORD CANADA AGREED TO COVER SOME OF THE COST BUT NOT ALL OF IT. SAID IF I DECLINED THEIR OFFER THEY WOULD WITHDRAW ALL OFFER...

Mileage: 106,954

I MAINTAINED MY WINDSTAR PROPERLY. IT BEGAN TO LEAK COOLANT AND ENGINE LIGHT. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSING LEAK OF COOLANT. FORD CANADA AGREED TO COVER SOME OF THE COST BUT NOT ALL OF IT. SAID IF I DECLINED THEIR OFFER THEY WOULD WITHDRAW ALL OFFER...

Mileage: 106,954

THE ENGINE GASKET BLEW OUT DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND BOILING THE COOLANT. CONSUMER FILLED VEHICLE WITH COOLANT TWICE A WEEK. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, SAME PROBLEM AS 95, WHICH WERE REPAIRED. I WAS TEACHING MY TEEN AGE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE COULD HAVE EASILY FAILED CAUSING A VERY INEXPERIENCED DRIVER TO CRASH. IN A LETTER TO FORD AND A SEVERAL CONSERVATIONS, THEY STATE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. PERSUSAL THROUGH...

Mileage: 76,000

OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW, HAS 118000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A BROKEN (BOUNCING) SPEEDOMETER, DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, AND MORE RECENTLY, LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IS LINKED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. THE COST HAS BEEN AS...

Mileage: 118,000

OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW, HAS 118000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A BROKEN (BOUNCING) SPEEDOMETER, DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, AND MORE RECENTLY, LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IS LINKED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. THE COST HAS BEEN AS...

Mileage: 118,000

OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW, HAS 118000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A BROKEN (BOUNCING) SPEEDOMETER, DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, AND MORE RECENTLY, LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IS LINKED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. THE COST HAS BEEN AS...

Mileage: 118,000

OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR GL, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW, HAS 118000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A BROKEN (BOUNCING) SPEEDOMETER, DOME LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED, AND MORE RECENTLY, LEAKING COOLANT WHICH IS LINKED TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. THE COST HAS BEEN AS...

Mileage: 118,000

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE SPEED DIAL. PROBLEM CAME ALL OF A SUDDEN. HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO OVER 30 MPH OR SO. THIS HAS BEEN LISTED MANY OTHER NTHSA HOTLINE STATEMENTS ON SAME VEHICLE. WILL ANYTHING BE DONE BY FORD??*AK

Mileage: 70,150

1996 FORD WINDSTAR, 3.8 L, LOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1996 WINDSTAR. GREAT VEHICLE, WE NOW HAVE 140000 MILES. COMPLAINT: FORD CAMPAIGN #01I007000 (FRONT COIL SPRINGS) MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED VIA LLOYD-MANWELL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SPRING BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKY I (OR FAMILY) NOT INJURED. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPA...

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING ,THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SPEED CONTROL LINKAGES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SPEED CONTROL LINKAGES, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING ,THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SPEED CONTROL LINKAGES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SPEED CONTROL LINKAGES, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 105,000

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB *PH *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB *PH *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB *PH *NLM

THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY A MECHANIC, THEY NOTICED A PIN HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LINE 02V10100, WHI...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY WINDSTAR MODEL, BUILT IN 03/96 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99B29, INDICATING THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAS BEEN INADEQUATE." *AK

Mileage: 106,734

I HAVE SEVERAL SERVICE ISSUES THAT FALL UNDER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY 1996 WINDSTAR. MOST RECENTLY I TOOK THE VAN TO MIKE SHAD FORD IN JACKSONVILLE, FL BECAUSE THEY HAD REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SPUTTER AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS, I AM TOLD THA...

Mileage: 138,764

1996 FORD WINDSTAR AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY WILL LOCK IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR SHIFTING UP. ALSO TRANSMISSION, INTERMITTENTLY WILL DOWN SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE CRUSING AT 60-70 MPH. THIS SOMETIMES LASTS HOURS AND THEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON DESIDES TO SHIFT ABSOLUTLY FINE. I HAVE CHANGE...

Mileage: 116,786

AT 60000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1. MECHANIC PULLED PLUG AND FOUND COOLANT IN CYLINDER DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK

Mileage: 60,100

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID FOLLOWING GUIDELINES IN OWNERS GUIDE . AFTER FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT. I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER QUOTED FROM FORD REGARDING FLUID LEVEL MAINTENANCE WHICH WAS DIFFERENT THAN RECOMMENDATION IN THE OWNERS GUIDE. *...

Mileage: 103,289

WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, VAN HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN JERKED INTO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES..TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG, JUST THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED...$1800 THAT I DIDN'T HAVE. 1 YR LA...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE FAILURE - SYSTEMIC HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THE V6 3.8L ENGINE, WHICH FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. SYMPTOMS: HARD TO START, ROUGH IDLE, WHITE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE, ENGINE COOLANT DRIPPING FROM EXHAUST, OIL LOOKS LIKE BROWN MAYONNAISE. *LA

Mileage: 69,900

WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ VEHICLE MILEAGE CORRECTLY. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST PASSES THE 30,000 MILES. IT IS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE. WITHOUT AN ACCURATE SPEED INDICATOR, IT IS NOT SAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I THINK THAT FORD OUGHT TO RECALL THE WINDSTAR FAILED SPEEDOMETER ...

Mileage: 30,558

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SMELLED BURNING WIRES. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

IN HOTTER CONDITIONS, THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION ALARM" RINGS EVEN WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BURNS CONTINUOUSLY. I KNOW OF THREE WINDSTARS THAT ARE DOING THIS. *LA TEMPERATURE OR MOISTURE SEEMS TO AFFECT THE "KEY ALARM" AND IT CONTINUES TO SOUND. ONE FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC, HAS T...

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SURGING . ALSO, THERE WAS AN ANTI FREEZE SMELL. CHECKED ENGINE, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STARTED SURGING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH MINIVAN STALLING, LOSS OF COOLANT IN VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING A LOT OF OIL, THE ENGINE PUMP NEEDED REPLACING, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHOLE NEW ENGINE BEING INSTALLED. *CB

Mileage: 65,358

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

I HAVE 1996 WINDSTAR (85K) 3.8 V-6 WITH A COOLANT LEAK IN THE >COMBUSTION CHAMBER. IT DEVELOPED LAST YEAR. I KNOW THIS IS A >CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT PLAGUED 1994/1995 3.8 V-6 WINDSTARS TOO. >FORD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTIES TO 7 YEARS & 100,000 MILES. WHILE >FORD MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE '96 MODE...

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AS WE ENTERED INTERSECTION, HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THREE CARS IN ACCIDENT.

SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER SHOWING THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN, NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND, IF DRIVING 75MPH IT SHOWS 120MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS, THERE IS ALSO A TICKING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE DEFECT. *TS *PH *JB

Mileage: 85,571

PROBLEMS WITH GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.*MR( DORIS STEWART ON BEHALF OF HER PARENTS ROBERT STEWART AND JACQUELINE STEWART).*TS. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AT IDLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS, THE AIR CONDITION STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL ...

PROBLEMS WITH GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.*MR( DORIS STEWART ON BEHALF OF HER PARENTS ROBERT STEWART AND JACQUELINE STEWART).*TS. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AT IDLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS, THE AIR CONDITION STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL ...

PROBLEMS WITH GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.*MR( DORIS STEWART ON BEHALF OF HER PARENTS ROBERT STEWART AND JACQUELINE STEWART).*TS. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AT IDLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS, THE AIR CONDITION STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL ...

PROBLEMS WITH GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.*MR( DORIS STEWART ON BEHALF OF HER PARENTS ROBERT STEWART AND JACQUELINE STEWART).*TS. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AT IDLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS, THE AIR CONDITION STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL ...

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO GET FORD TO EXTEND THEIR HEAD GASKET RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE GASKET ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *JB

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES ERRATICALLY, AND DOES NOT REGISTER ACTUAL SPEED. IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED. BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER SWINGS WILDLY FROM 0 TO 120 MPH. SPEEDOMETER NOT RECORDING ACTUAL SPEED.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SINCE SEPT. 2000 WHEN VEHICLE HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE A PRIVATE CERTIFIED AUTO TECH WHO DOES MY REPAIRS AND CODE READ OUTS. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP AT 95,000 MILES, ...

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SINCE SEPT. 2000 WHEN VEHICLE HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE A PRIVATE CERTIFIED AUTO TECH WHO DOES MY REPAIRS AND CODE READ OUTS. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP AT 95,000 MILES, ...

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON SINCE SEPT. 2000 WHEN VEHICLE HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW HAVE A PRIVATE CERTIFIED AUTO TECH WHO DOES MY REPAIRS AND CODE READ OUTS. I HAVE HAD A TUNE UP AT 95,000 MILES, ...

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TO FLOOR. RESULTING IN NO BRAKES. METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 82,210

CONSUMER STATED THE LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WERE SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. *PH

Mileage: 129,000

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOR THE SECOND TIME 8/01 ( BY DEALERSHIP) AND 5/03. ALSO REPLACED FRONT END BEARING IN 1999 AND TRANSMISSION. WIRING HARNESS IN 2000. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S ONLY THE ITEMS I CAN REMEBER.*AK

Mileage: 85,550

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOR THE SECOND TIME 8/01 ( BY DEALERSHIP) AND 5/03. ALSO REPLACED FRONT END BEARING IN 1999 AND TRANSMISSION. WIRING HARNESS IN 2000. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S ONLY THE ITEMS I CAN REMEBER.*AK

Mileage: 85,550

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOR THE SECOND TIME 8/01 ( BY DEALERSHIP) AND 5/03. ALSO REPLACED FRONT END BEARING IN 1999 AND TRANSMISSION. WIRING HARNESS IN 2000. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S ONLY THE ITEMS I CAN REMEBER.*AK

Mileage: 85,550

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOR THE SECOND TIME 8/01 ( BY DEALERSHIP) AND 5/03. ALSO REPLACED FRONT END BEARING IN 1999 AND TRANSMISSION. WIRING HARNESS IN 2000. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AND THAT'S ONLY THE ITEMS I CAN REMEBER.*AK

Mileage: 85,550

WITH DOORS SECURELY CLOSED THE DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAN LAST FOR MINUTES TO HOURS, THE SAME WITH THE BATTERY CHECK LIGHT. LASTLY, THE CHIMES WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND CONTINUE FOR LONGER AND LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE HAD IT LOO...

Mileage: 65,421

CONSUMER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN HAS REAR BRAKE LINE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING BRAKELINE FAILURE. BRAKELINE GETS VERY HOT AND CAUSES IT TO RUS,T DETERIORATE AND LEAK ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER. FORTUNATELY THIS FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A ACCIDENT.THE CAR IS PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT ...

REPLACED HEAD GASKET ON 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 66, 712 MILES ON ENGINE.*AK

Mileage: 66,712

CONTINUOUS FAILED TRANSMISSION. HAVE HAD 4 ACTUAL REBUILT/REPLACEMENTS. BEGGED FOR EXTEDED WARRANTY, RECEIVED. SHORTEST LIVED TRANSMISSION WAS 300 MI. 1 MO. OUT OF WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, ON HIGHWAY, 100 MI FROM HOME WITH 3 DISABLED CHILDREN IN CAR. WILL BE VEHICLES ACTUAL 6TH TRAN...

Mileage: 98,800

THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR HAS BROKEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE BAR ATTACHES TO THE FRAME.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

1996 FORD WINDSTAR SWITCHES ARE BAD IN DOORS CAUSING DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO STAY ON. WHEN DRIVING, STAYS ON UNTIL YOU ARE GOING APPROX. 15-18 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS A HAZARD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. DUE TO THE GLARE ON THE WINDOWS INSIDE THE VAN. I HAVE WENT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 4...

96 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE .BLOWN HEAD GASKET .90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER QUOTE $1500. -$1800. TO REPAIR HEAD GASKET. SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED REPLACE ENGINE $4000. SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM . THE SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME THE ...

Mileage: 90,000

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WAS PARKED "IN PARK" IN MY DRIVEWAY, WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, AND JUST ROLLED DOWNED THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND WALL DAMAGE. *NLM

Mileage: 141,000

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS / IF COMPRESSION CHECK HAD BEEN DONE BENDING OF PISTON RODS MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED, ROUGH IDLE ALONG WITH THE SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE(INDICATED A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM), THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AS A RESULT OF A MISFIRE CODE(THE RADIATOR WAS F...

Mileage: 84,452

1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8 LITER ENGINE WITH 83,000 MILES ON IT BLEW HEAD GASKET IN DECEMBER 2002. PAID OVER $1200 FOR REPAIRS. SENT A COMPLAINT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. RESPONSE WAS THAT THE 1996 MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. JUNE 19, 2003 AFTER PAYING REPAIRS MENTIONED ABOVE...

CONSUMER HAD JUST PARKED AND EXITED VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

1996 FORD WINDSTAR, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. SPEED IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AS THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WILDLY. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED NOW FOR AT LEAST 50,000 MILES , BUT I JUST LEARNED THAT YOU SHOULD BE NOTIFIED SO THAT FORD CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR POOR QUALITY AND NON SUPPORT. AS I WAS ADVISE...

ENGINE SPEWING WATER. DIAGNOSED AS FREEZE PLUGS BLOWING 72,000 MILES. AT 42,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE WORKED ON. JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

ENGINE SPEWING WATER. DIAGNOSED AS FREEZE PLUGS BLOWING 72,000 MILES. AT 42,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE WORKED ON. JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

ALL WINDOWS CAN'T BE PUT DOWN SINCE ALL FOUR MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING. DEALER WILL REPLACE AT $365.00 EACH MOTORS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED THE 95 MODELS AND WILL NOT HONOR THE 96 MODELS. THERE WAS AN INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE AND ABNORMAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS, COOLANT LEAKED FROM THE HEAD GASKET AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND...

INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND DOOR AJAR CHIME RINGS NON-STOP. ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND SECURED. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR'S. *NLM

FOR THE 3RD TIME THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. THE FIRST WAS AT 56,000; THE SECOND AT 90,000, AND NOW AT 125,000. ON SEARCHING FOR USED ENGINE TO REPLACE MINE, I FIND THAT MOST OUT OF WINDSTARS HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TT

Mileage: 56,000

THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ENGINE (3.8). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES FOR ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. *TT

Mileage: 22,000

THE RIMS INSIDE OF THE WHEEL HAD A HOLE THAT DEVELOPED CRACKS INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED IT TO DETERIORATE. *TT

1996 3.8 FORD WINDSTAR HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH RUINED MY ENGINE. FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM. *NLM

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 94,000

THE FRONT FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. *NLM

FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE PUNCTURING TIRE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RETURNED FOR SERVICE ON DEFECTIVE PART, AT TIME WE WERE TOLD NOT TO WORRY WE WOULD KNOW WHEN PART NEEDED REPLACED. *NLM

Mileage: 900,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL AND PUT IN SOME ANTI-FREEZE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 02V-101000 WHICH WAS RELATED TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED I THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE PLANT WITH THE RECALL DURING THAT TIME. *SCC

96 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 3.8 LT V6 ,HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET,FORD SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR PART WITH MY VIN# AFTER LOOKING UP PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ON THE WEB I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE 94 AND 95 MODELS AND IT SEEMS THEY HAVE FOLLOWED OVER TO THE 96 MODELS ESPECIALLY...

Mileage: 73,000

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATE A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM ON FORD WINDSTARS AND ESCORTS. *PH *NLM *CB *JB

WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED A PIN CAME OUT OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. *JB

1996 FORD WINDSTAR - FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET RESULTING IN IRREPARABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. COST OF HEAD GASKET REPAIR, ~$1,500. COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT ~$4,000. WAS INFORMED BY FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS FROM THE YEARS '94 THROUGH '97 AND THAT FORD HAD A "SI...

Mileage: 110,000

THE DRIVER SIDE RIM CRACKED. *JB

44,000 MILES AND BLOWN HEAD GASKET, $1500 REPAIR QUOTE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE FORD PROVIDES REMEDY FOR 96 WINDSTARS? I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN AND I AM TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO BUY A FORD. *JB

Mileage: 44,000

MY 1996 3.8L FORD WINDSTAR SLOWLY DEVELOPED A HEAD GASKET LEAK AFTER APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. MY VAN IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NET AND I HAVE FOUND THE HEAD GASKET LEAK PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL IS SHARED BY OTHER NUMEROUS OWNERS AS WELL....

Mileage: 83,000

THE ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED, AND OIL MIXED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SERIOUS GASOLINE LEAK. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE GAS TANK IS PLASTIC AND HAS CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK. *NLM

Mileage: 125,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998. IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. THE VAN CURRENTLY HAS 84,452 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON MARCH 28, 2003 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO BE FIXED. THEY ADVISED THAT THE EN...

Mileage: 84,452

TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERNALLY, CAUSING OUTSIDE CASE TO CRACK, AND STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR $2400. THIS AT 72,000 MILES, AND AFTER REPLACING ENTIRE ENGINE (UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) AT 59,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, S...

Mileage: 72,000

WE TOOK OUR 96 WINDSTAR INTO THE FORD DEALER TO INVESTIGATE AN OIL LEAK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED MY WIFE THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET AND LIP SEAL, TIMING COVER GASKET, UPPER/LOWER INTAKE GASKETS AND U/C GASKETS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,800.00. I FOUND THIS UNUSUAL AND RESEARCHED THES...

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CONSUMER ASKED WOULD CERTAIN VEHICLE'S BE RECALLED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 31,240

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR LACK OF RECALLS ON SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS. *MR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE CLUNKING SOUND WAS NORMAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FORD ...

Mileage: 30,000

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR LACK OF RECALLS ON SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS. *MR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE CLUNKING SOUND WAS NORMAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FORD ...

Mileage: 30,000

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR LACK OF RECALLS ON SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS. *MR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE CLUNKING SOUND WAS NORMAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FORD ...

Mileage: 30,000

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR LACK OF RECALLS ON SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS. *MR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE CLUNKING SOUND WAS NORMAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FORD ...

Mileage: 30,000

SPEEDOMETER REPLACEMENT. MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT 545.00 TO REPLACED A SPEEDOMETER WAS EXPENSIVE SINCE IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 83,917

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 70,700 MILES TOOK IN TO MECHANIC REPAIR BILL IS APPROXIMATELY. $1200.00. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 2002. IT IS NOW MARCH 2003. FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A NEW ENGINE PUT IN MY VAN FEBRUARY OF 2001. *JB

Mileage: 70,700

WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE CLAMP RUSTED AND CAUSED A LEAK. *NLM.....*AK

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE OR NOT. BUT I PAID THE FORD DEALER SHIP $60.00 TO TELL ME WHY MY POWER WINDOW WOULD ONLY WORK PART OF THE TIME, AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY MOTOR WHICH THEY WANTED $353.00 FOR. SO I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SO I WENT HOME AND WORKED ON IT MYSELF AND FOUND ...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IF I HIT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. *JB

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IF I HIT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. OCCASIONALLY DURING STOP AND GO TRANSMISSION WILL NOT UP SHIFT OUT OF 1ST TO HIGHER GEAR. APPEARS RANDOM. DEALER COULD NOT RE-CREATE PROBLEM, AND THEREFORE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1996 FORD...

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT IT IS UNFAIR TO ADDRESS THE RECALL TO THE NORTHERN STATES WHEN THE SOUTHERNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO TH...

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND THE MOTOR BLOCK CRACKED. *AK *JB

THIS INCIDENT STARTED WHEN I HAD NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF RADIATOR FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, AND A SLIGHT SMELL OF RADIATOR FLUID WHEN I RAN THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2002. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE APPLE VALLEY FORD DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSING IT, ...

Mileage: 80,360

THIS INCIDENT STARTED WHEN I HAD NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF RADIATOR FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, AND A SLIGHT SMELL OF RADIATOR FLUID WHEN I RAN THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2002. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE APPLE VALLEY FORD DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSING IT, ...

Mileage: 80,360

HEAD GASKET FAILURE . A COMMON DEFECT IN FORD WINDSTARS, THEY WERE COVERED IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT THE '96 MODEL. FORD, SO FAR, WILL NOT COVER THIS. ALSO SPEEDOMETER "JUMPS" AROUND ABOVE 45 MPH. THIS TOO, IS COMMON IN THIS AND PRIOR MODEL WINDSTARS. REPAIRS ARE USUALLY $500 AND IS A SA...

Mileage: 70,000

HEAD GASKET FAILURE . A COMMON DEFECT IN FORD WINDSTARS, THEY WERE COVERED IN THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS, BUT NOT THE '96 MODEL. FORD, SO FAR, WILL NOT COVER THIS. ALSO SPEEDOMETER "JUMPS" AROUND ABOVE 45 MPH. THIS TOO, IS COMMON IN THIS AND PRIOR MODEL WINDSTARS. REPAIRS ARE USUALLY $500 AND IS A SA...

Mileage: 70,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON< GOES OFF< COMES ON< GOES OFF< COMES ON< STAYS ON< GOES OFF! AND THE DEALERSHIP (GREENE FORD, GAINESVILLE, GA.) ALWAYS HAS A DIFFERENT REASON FOR THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY. $600 OR MORE TO FIX EACH TIME, TO NO END. THE FIRST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME O...

Mileage: 69,000

THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED A CRACK IN THE SUB FRAME. WHICH COULD HAD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT, IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

Mileage: 96,000

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED ON MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR PLACING MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN AT RISK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TONY BETTEN FORD IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 7, 2003. BETTEN REPORTED TO ME THAT A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF SPEEDOMETERS HAVE FAILED ON 1996 FORD WI...

Mileage: 91,240

LOCAL GARAGE DIAGNOSED THAT OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN'S 3.8L ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO CONTINUALLY COME ON. COMBUSTION GASES WERE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, AS WAS OIL RESIDUE. OIL ALSO FOUND IN THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT I...

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT. *DT *JB

Mileage: 63,800

THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED ERRATICALLY AND MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY LEAVING CONSUMER UNSURE OF SPEED. SPEEDOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES. *TT *JB *TS

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. SCC *JB

NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE COST OF REPAIR WERE APPROX $2100.22. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

96 WINDSTAR HAD FAILED NJ STATE INSPECTION BUT WAS RUNNING FINE. VEHICLE HAS 109,000 MILES AND DEALER INFORMED ME IT HAS LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. DEALER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THIS DEALER FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND NO MENTION WAS EVER MADE ABOUT THE P...

Mileage: 109,000

THE ABS LIGHT HAD FLASHED PERIODICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT, AND THE ENGINE HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER HAD REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGE OF THE REBUILT ENGINE. SCC *JB

Mileage: 10,335

THE ABS LIGHT HAD FLASHED PERIODICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT, AND THE ENGINE HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER HAD REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGE OF THE REBUILT ENGINE. SCC *JB

Mileage: 10,335

THE ABS LIGHT HAD FLASHED PERIODICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNT OUT, AND THE ENGINE HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER HAD REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGE OF THE REBUILT ENGINE. SCC *JB

Mileage: 10,335

ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN RUNNING OR PARKED, COOLANT LEAKING AND DOOR SENSORS ARE BAD. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN ISSUES ON.*JB HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/MODELYEAR_FORD_WINDSTAR_1996.HT...

Mileage: 62,000

ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN RUNNING OR PARKED, COOLANT LEAKING AND DOOR SENSORS ARE BAD. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN ISSUES ON.*JB HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/MODELYEAR_FORD_WINDSTAR_1996.HT...

Mileage: 62,000

ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN RUNNING OR PARKED, COOLANT LEAKING AND DOOR SENSORS ARE BAD. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN ISSUES ON.*JB HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/MODELYEAR_FORD_WINDSTAR_1996.HT...

Mileage: 62,000

ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN RUNNING OR PARKED, COOLANT LEAKING AND DOOR SENSORS ARE BAD. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN ISSUES ON.*JB HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/MODELYEAR_FORD_WINDSTAR_1996.HT...

Mileage: 62,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, A NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. *JB

HEAD GASKET FAILED LEADING TO COOLANT ENTERING CYLINDERS. VAN HAD JUST 70,000 MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. REPAIR AT FORD DEALERSHIP WAS $1,300. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 WINDSTARS.

Mileage: 70,000

INTAKE GASKET OVER PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL WELL LEAKING COOLANT ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON DURING WARM WEATHER AND ON BUMPY ROADS

Mileage: 83,680

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR (3.8-LITER ENGINE) WITH ALMOST 78,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED IS SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET 3 WEEKS AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT BERT WEINMAN FORD HERE IN CHICAGO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENGINE. I DID SO AT A PRICE OF ALMOST $4500. FROM WHAT...

Mileage: 77,719

THE APPARENTLY COMMON BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS OCCURRED ON MY '96 FORD WINDSTAR. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER THAT FORD IS NOT COMPENSATING OWNERS FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF 1996 FORD WINDSTAR'S WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE HAVING MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING TO BE REPLACED AFTER A THIRD HEAD GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 56,000

THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 FOR WINDSTAR HAS FAILED AT AROUND 93,000 MILES. I HAVE GONE TO MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAME ENGINE, IN THE 1995 WINDSTAR(EVEN THOUGH FORD SAID THAT THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM) WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CA...

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL NOT TO CIRCULATE THROUGH THE ENGINE.*JB

Mileage: 90,000

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE HEAD COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES.*JB

Mileage: 92,100

THE INSIDE COURTESY DID NOT SHUT OFF.*JB

HAVE IN FORD DEALER SHOP A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 92,100 MILES ON IT. IT HAS THE INFAMOUS 3.8L ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND FRONT COVER GASKET PROBLEM, AS PREVIOUSLY DEFINED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF THIS.

Mileage: 92,100

I HAVE A CONCERN OVER THE DEFECT OF THE HEAD GASKET OF OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THIS VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE - VERY NECCESSARY FOR A FAMILY OF YOUNG CHILDREN - FAMILY OF 7. SO FAR, WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MOST RECENTLY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE HE...

Mileage: 114,500

PAINT FALLING OFF '96 FORD WINDSTAR

Mileage: 78,000

REAR VENT WINDOW FELL OUT ONTO THE STREET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

96 WINDSTAR, 3.8L ENGINE, 65,000 MILES. FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. $1700 TO REPLACE GASKETS AND RELATED PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE FAIURE.

Mileage: 65,000

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARKING POSITION ON THE DRIVE WAY

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1996 FORD WINDSTAR, REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMEN AT APPROX 70K MILES

Mileage: 70,000

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THE HEAD GASKET ON MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN OUT WITH JUST 70K MILES ON IT. I KNOW FORD RECALLED 1995 MODELS AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN, HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE JUST AS MANY 96'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND F...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. *NLM TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 39,500

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 2MPH STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING,THEN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN CONSUMER FACE. TS

PROBLEM WITH 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE 45,000 MI. W/ DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 94-95 MODELS BUT WON'T COVER 96 MODELS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ ALL THE 3.8L ENGINES AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. A RECALL SHOUL...

Mileage: 45,054

PROBLEM WITH 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE 45,000 MI. W/ DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 94-95 MODELS BUT WON'T COVER 96 MODELS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ ALL THE 3.8L ENGINES AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. A RECALL SHOUL...

Mileage: 45,054

CONSUMER STATES THAT SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVES ERRATICALLY AND MAKES A TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN CORRECT SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 2 TIMES BY REPLACING SPEEDOMETER CABLE. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAD GASKET/TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 3.8 L ENGINE FOR 1995 MODEL DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET SETS. HOWEVER, IS NOT DOING SO FOR LIKE FAILURE ON 1996 MODEL 3.8 L ENGINES. ENGINE SEIZED ON OUR VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES DESPITE MAINTENANCE AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET SET REPLACEMENT...

NO SUMMARY. DT

IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING ARE WARRANTY/RECALL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ON THIS VEHICLE. DT

ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET RELATING TO DEFECT IN 1995-1997 WINDSTARS WITH HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM. CONTACTING FORD, BUT GETTING...

ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET RELATING TO DEFECT IN 1995-1997 WINDSTARS WITH HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM. CONTACTING FORD, BUT GETTING...

FAILURE OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT, ABLE TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, FIRE PREVENTED BY DIVERTING LEAK. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE OCT 2002 WHO STATED NO RECALL ON RECORD AND OFFERED NO REPAIR DESPITE MY REFERENCE TO YOUR 02V101000 RECALL. I HAVE DIGIT...

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED A BLACK SMOKE AND FLAME UNDER THE HOOD. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CAUSING THE BURNING AND DAMAGING WIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 5 REPAIR PEOPLE THAT THE WINDSTARS ARE VERY LIKELY TO HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REQUEST THAT FORD REPAIR THE VAN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD CORP. AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WINDSTARS ARE NOT HAVING A HEAD GASKET ISSUE. THIS VAN WITH THE PROPER CARE SHOUL...

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE INDICATION LIGHT WAS FLASHING VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN TEST VEHICLE AND NOTICE ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM PLEASE PROVIDES FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CURRENTLY, THE VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE AWAITING AN ESTIMATE ON THE HEAD GASKET. OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED ON AUGUST 31, 2002 AND FORD WILL NOT HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO BEING CHECKED AS IT HAS BEGUN LEAKING ONLY 10 MONTHS AFTER WE HAD IT REPLACED. OUR MECHANIC...

CURRENTLY, THE VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE AWAITING AN ESTIMATE ON THE HEAD GASKET. OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED ON AUGUST 31, 2002 AND FORD WILL NOT HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO BEING CHECKED AS IT HAS BEGUN LEAKING ONLY 10 MONTHS AFTER WE HAD IT REPLACED. OUR MECHANIC...

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW A CLASS ACTION SUIT CAN BE MADE TO FORCE FORD TO MAKE A RECALL OF THIS ITEM.

THE ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE ENGINE MANIFOLD. DT

A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOVEMBER 3, 2002 AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCCAFFERTY FORD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2002. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE AND OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND "SHORTED" THE OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR. THE ESTIMA...

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT'S COMPONENTS FAILED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON CONSTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT, AND THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW VEHICLE OR A NEW ENGINE. MR SCC

Mileage: 10,335

THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT'S COMPONENTS FAILED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON CONSTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT, AND THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW VEHICLE OR A NEW ENGINE. MR SCC

Mileage: 10,335

THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT'S COMPONENTS FAILED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON CONSTANTLY, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT, AND THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW VEHICLE OR A NEW ENGINE. MR SCC

Mileage: 10,335

THE BRAKE BRACKET HAS GOTTEN WEAK FROM RUST AND GETS INTO REAR HUB CAUSING A LOUD IRRITATING NOISE. THE RUST CAUSES THE REAR BRAKE ANTILOCK SENSOR TO LIGHT UP IN DASH. *JG

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS.

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE COOLANT WILL STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND THE CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR THE CONSUMER STATED FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AS WITH THE 94...

Mileage: 61,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE WHILE DRIVING UNABLE TO KNOW EXCATLY HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. DEALER CONTACTED. *MR

CONSUMER STATED REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE STEERING BOX MECHANISM.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSONS IN THE REAR DOOR PANEL.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER STATED THREE SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, A FEW WEEKS LATER THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REPLACED FOR 3RD TIME. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR. 1ST REPLACEMENT BEFORE 25000 MILES. 2ND REPLACEMENT AT 43282 MILES BY BAYTLEFIELD FORD 8980 MATTHAS AVE, MANASSAS, VA. 22110. 3RD REPLACEMENT AT 87808 MILES BY BATTLEFIELD FORD. THIS VAN WAS PURCHASED BY ME AS A ...

Mileage: 86,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRIPPED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND STARTED A FIRE. *NLM THE CONSUMER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXT...

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE CAUSING VERY UNSTABLE DRIVING. WIFE COMPLAINED AND I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE BAR HANGING. IT LOOKS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CENTER OF THE BAR HAS AN OVBIOUS HOLE SO EITHER IT WAS MADE DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE AND DANGERIOUS. MR

WAS HAVING A SLOW LOSS OF COOLANT WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE. NOW HAVE A DAMAGED TIMING COVER/GASKET ($1,200.00 REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A FORD DEALER) PROBABLY DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. NLM

HAD OIL CHANGED AT GRAYLING FORD ON SEPTEMBER 25. AS SOON AS I PULLED IN, TECHNICIAN REMARKED HE SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE BURNING. HE CHECKED COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK AND FOUND IT EMPTY. ONE GALLON OF COOLANT WAS ADDED AT THAT TIME. HE STATED I SHOULD HAVE MY HEAD GASKETS CHECKED BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE O...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AND CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT AND COOLANT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

SPEEDOMETER VERY ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR OVER. *AK

A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK

WHEN REACHING SPEED OF 25MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND, CAUSING NO KNOWLEDGE OF SPEED.*AK

LUGS: NUTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BROKEN OFF WHILE CONSUMER HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED LUGS: BOLTS FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS AND NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE OF GAS IN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH JUST EXPIRED. FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE REJECTED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE. COMPLAINT LETTER SENT TO WC FORD. $1673.38 PAID FOR REPAIR OF DEFECTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FUEL TANK LEAKING. . DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS REGISTERING HOT. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THEATHEAD GASKET FAILED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NEED A REBUILT MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS REGISTERING HOT. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THEATHEAD GASKET FAILED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NEED A REBUILT MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE COMPONENT, CAUSING A HOLE TO DEVELOP IN LINE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK CONSUMER STATED BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT TWO BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL RETURN FOR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO ERRATIC SOFT PEDAL. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE (SERVICE) WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. ALSO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND LOW BRAKE FLUID, THE FRONT BRAKE LININGS, ROTORS, REAR LINGS, AND BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER CONSUMERS INSPECTION F...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE OF 3.8L FORD ENGINE AT A COST OF $1500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOW AND DOCUMENTED FAILURE MECHANISM ON THESE ENGINES THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE, DOESN'T KNOW IF DOORS ARE OPEN OR NOT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

TRANSMISSIONS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 1999. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. 1ST REPLACEMENT AT 33000/2ND AT 34000, AND 3RD AT 65000. *AK

SMALL COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE FROM HEAD GASKET.*AK

THIS COMPLAINT CONSIST OF FOUR FAILURES THAT ARE ENGINE RELATED: (1) HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND LEAKED FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE. (2) TIMING GASKET FAILED ALONG WITH GASKET FAILING. (3) INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNERS FAILED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VAN IS UNDRIVABLE. (4) FAULTY...

THIS COMPLAINT CONSIST OF FOUR FAILURES THAT ARE ENGINE RELATED: (1) HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND LEAKED FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE. (2) TIMING GASKET FAILED ALONG WITH GASKET FAILING. (3) INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNERS FAILED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VAN IS UNDRIVABLE. (4) FAULTY...

THIS COMPLAINT CONSIST OF FOUR FAILURES THAT ARE ENGINE RELATED: (1) HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND LEAKED FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE. (2) TIMING GASKET FAILED ALONG WITH GASKET FAILING. (3) INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNERS FAILED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VAN IS UNDRIVABLE. (4) FAULTY...

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

DEALER MADE REPAIRS FOR RECALL 02V101 FOR THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINES, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT NOW THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED, CONSUMER FEELS ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINE AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 101 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO VIBRATE.*AK ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO SUPPES FORD OF JOHNSTOWN PA WHO REPLACED THE RI...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO VIBRATE.*AK ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO SUPPES FORD OF JOHNSTOWN PA WHO REPLACED THE RI...

OWNER DROVE ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM HOME, STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT DESCENDED TO THE FLOOR. VAN LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURING. TEN MINUTES LATER, VAN WAS ON FIRE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID MAKING CONTACT WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NO...

ENGINE BLEW A ROD WHILE CRANKING VEHICLE ON. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR VAN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TT

Mileage: 118,000

AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH OR HIGHER THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAVERS SEVERELY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SPEED. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA MORE THAN 100 TIMES. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. AT 49000 MILES THIS SHOULD N...

WIRING HARNESS DIAGNOSED AS CAUSING FIRE UNDER DASH. SIX REPLACEMENT HARNESS'S HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, NONE FIT. BEEN WITHOUT MY VAN NOW FOR TWO MONTHS WAITING FOR THE CORRECT PART. HAVE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (OFF AND ON) SINCE BUYING THE VAN.*AK

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. AFTER TALKING WITH TWO DEALERS, A SPEEDOMETER REPAIR SPECIALIST WITH 30 + YEARS EXPERIENCE, AND REVIEWING THE 135 + OTHER DRIVER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, I CAN ONLY COME TO THESE CONCLUSIONS: THIS IS A ...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RIM OF THE TIRE IS CUTTING INSIDE BEAD OF THE TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON A 3.8L ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN COMPLETE RECALLS, ETC. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, NEVER OVERHEATED, ETC AND THE GASKETS JUST FAILED WITH NO WARNING. ESTIMATED COSTS TO FIX ARE $1500 MINIMUM IF HEADS OR BLOCK ARE ...

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING LEAKS. 2. 5.5 X 15 STEEL RIM CRACKED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECTS, CAUSING DANGEROUS STEELING RESPONSES. BOTH DEFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD SAN FRANCISOC REGION, BUT FORD DENY RESPONSIBILITY.

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING LEAKS. 2. 5.5 X 15 STEEL RIM CRACKED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECTS, CAUSING DANGEROUS STEELING RESPONSES. BOTH DEFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD SAN FRANCISOC REGION, BUT FORD DENY RESPONSIBILITY.

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC- SWINGS TO 120 MPH AT 60 OR SO. REPLACED ORIGINAL WITH TWO SALVAGED SPEEDO HEADS. ALL FAILED.*AK

PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE PROBLEMS THANK YOU WAYNE KELLEY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER GIVES ACCURATE READINGS. IT BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AFTER 30 MPH. FORD TELLS ME THERE IS NO "KNOWN PROBLEM" WITH THIS, HOWEVER, ANY INTERNET COMPLAINT SITE CERTAINLY DOES "KNOW" ABOUT THIS. THE '95 WINDSTAR HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THE '96 BEI...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED LIGHT WAS NOT READING A CODE. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT LIGHT WAS READING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS LEAKING. *AK ALSO THE BATTERY WAS REP...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED LIGHT WAS NOT READING A CODE. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT LIGHT WAS READING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS LEAKING. *AK ALSO THE BATTERY WAS REP...

SPARE TIRE IS ON OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE RUSTED. THIS CAUSED SPARE TIRE TO BECOME UNUSABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD SOUND LIKE A ROLLING DRUM WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP. IT SHAKES, RATTLES AND MAKES A LOUD DRAGGING LIKE NOISE UNTIL THE CAR STOPS. NOW YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER TO JUST SLOW THE VAN DOWN. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VAN WILL START ...

THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD SOUND LIKE A ROLLING DRUM WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP. IT SHAKES, RATTLES AND MAKES A LOUD DRAGGING LIKE NOISE UNTIL THE CAR STOPS. NOW YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER TO JUST SLOW THE VAN DOWN. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VAN WILL START ...

CARBON HAS GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE EMISSIONS SYSTEM , MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING BLUE EXHAUST TO COME FROM TAIL PIPE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK INDICATORS ARE THAT RADIATOR COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO OIL CAUSING 02 SENSORS TO FAIL AND BE REPLACED. DEALER ADVISED THAT ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED. *TT

VEHICLE IS LOSING COOLANT AND RUNNING ROUGH WHEN FIRST STARTED. A QUART IS ADDED EVERY 800 MILES TO VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. COOLANT SMELL IS COMING THROUGH EXHAUST. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 65MPH RPMS ESCALATE HIGHER THAT NORMAL ,AND VEHICLE DIES OUT. NO WARNING IS DETECTED WHEN STICKING BETWEEN GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 65MPH RPMS ESCALATE HIGHER THAT NORMAL ,AND VEHICLE DIES OUT. NO WARNING IS DETECTED WHEN STICKING BETWEEN GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ODOMETER GIVES AN INACURATE READING PAST 30MPH. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO KEEP A DESIGNATED SPEED. FORD WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE JOLTS AND VIBRATES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

BRAKE LINE GOING TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CORRODED ,CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 85. *AK

AT 60-65 MPH, ENGINE BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PERSONAL MECHANIC FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD WHICH DAMAGED TWO CYLINDERS AND CRANKSHAFT. CONNECTING ROD EXPERIENCED METAL FATIGUE DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE R...

CONSUMER STATED THAT DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS BROUGHT TO CONSUMERS ATTENTION BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A FACTORY RECALL ON THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YD *NM

ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

IN THE 20 MONTHS THAT I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS OVER - EXPANDED TWICE - CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. THIER WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE(COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO HEAT FATIGUE). FORTUNATLY I WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER THE VE...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DISPLAYED, WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF TAIL PIPE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DISPLAYED, WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF TAIL PIPE.*AK

UPON STARTING VAN, OWNER SMELLED COOLANT, AND THEN NOTICED THAT VAN WAS LOSING COOLANT. OWNER TOOK VAN TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD A BLOWN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THE IGNITION SYSTEM NO LONGER TURNS THE ENGINE OFF, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I AM VERY MAD. *AK

THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. THE IGNITION SYSTEM NO LONGER TURNS THE ENGINE OFF, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! I AM VERY MAD. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, ALSO A NEW ENGINE COVER WAS PUT ON, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE CLEANED AND MILLED DUE TO THE SLUDGE BUILD UP, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY. *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, ALSO A NEW ENGINE COVER WAS PUT ON, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE CLEANED AND MILLED DUE TO THE SLUDGE BUILD UP, SERPENTINE BELT NOISY. *SLC

RED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF, DEALER TESTED ALL BRAKES AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, LATER FOUND BRAKES LOW ON FRONT, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. *SLC

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. *SLC

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL RETAINING CLIP, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND FOUND SECONDARY EGR PORTS PARTIALLY PLUGGED. *SLC

TAIL GATE LOCK ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE AND A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. *SLC

AFTER FILLING AT GAS STATION, NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP PORTION OF TANK. HAD TANK REPLACED AT LOCAL SHOP. COST OF TANK $250 PLUS LABOR AND MISC. PARTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL DROP INTO NUETRAL WITHOUT THE INDICATOR EVER MOVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS GONE OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONSUMER HAS HAD SOME OIL LEAKAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

NHTSA RECALL 02-V-101-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL# 02S36; WHILE DRIVING 35-40MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BEFORE RECALL WAS ISSUED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS GRADUAL BUT IS TROUBLING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STILL MOVES (VERY ERRATICALLY) BUT DOES NOT INDICATE THE RIGHT SPEED. THE NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND AND THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE IT BOUNCES. THIS FAULTY SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT SOMEONE COULD GLANCE AT THE...

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS REPLACE. *YH THE FUEL INJECTOR, TIMING COVER GASKETS AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED . THE SWITCH HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND MISSES, DEALER REPLACED NUMBER ONE INJECTOR, DPFE SENSOR, O2 SENSOR AND INTAKE GASKETS, DEALER FOUND A VACUUM LEAK AND REPLACED THE PCV TUBE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT, LEFT LICENSE PLATE LAMP BULB, DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR SWITCH FAILED. ALSO THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AT TIMES DUE TO THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH CONTROL FAILURE. *YH

THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS DOWN DUE TO WINDOW GUIDE FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED. *YH

THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS DOWN DUE TO WINDOW GUIDE FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED. *YH

DEALER RESEALED FRONT TIMING COVER, REPLACED WATER PUMP, AND REPLACED THE FRONT ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKETS. *YH

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT, ENGINE SOMETIMES WILL DIE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SOMETHING, AND TWO WEEKS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER MORE THAN ONE DEVICE IS TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM M...

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT, ENGINE SOMETIMES WILL DIE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SOMETHING, AND TWO WEEKS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER MORE THAN ONE DEVICE IS TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM M...

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT, ENGINE SOMETIMES WILL DIE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SOMETHING, AND TWO WEEKS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER MORE THAN ONE DEVICE IS TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM M...

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT, ENGINE SOMETIMES WILL DIE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AFTER PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED SOMETHING, AND TWO WEEKS LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK THE ENGINE STALLS WHENEVER MORE THAN ONE DEVICE IS TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PROBLEM M...

AXLE BROKE AT WHERE WHEEL BAERING IS. CAUSING ABS TEETH GRIND AGAINST STEERING NUCKLE AND LOWER BALL JOINT. THE DRIVE AXLE SHOULD NEVER BREAK THIS WAY. PLEASE LET KNOW WHERE CAN I ATTACH PICTURE.*AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES > ~40MPH CAN'T TELL THE SPEED *VERY DANGEROUS* AND *UNSAFE*. *AK

MY WINDSTAR BLEW ITS HEADGASKET WITH 60K MILES ON IT- THE ENGINE NEVER RAN HOT---WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO DEALER--BLOWN GASKET 1800 DOLLARS--CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM--CALLED FORD BUT THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST. *AK

MY WINDSTAR BLEW ITS HEADGASKET WITH 60K MILES ON IT- THE ENGINE NEVER RAN HOT---WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO DEALER--BLOWN GASKET 1800 DOLLARS--CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 200 PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM--CALLED FORD BUT THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE SWAY BAR BROKE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB *YH

ENGINE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BOLTS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAD THEM REPLACED 3 TIMES PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRED. *AK *TT

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 101 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 MINUTES THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. *AK ENGINE OVERHEATS DUE TO HEAD GASKETS AND TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE . CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AFTER REPAIR. *YH

AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 MINUTES THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. *AK ENGINE OVERHEATS DUE TO HEAD GASKETS AND TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE . CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AFTER REPAIR. *YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDER, FOULING SPARK PLUGS AND OXYGEN SENSORS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDER, FOULING SPARK PLUGS AND OXYGEN SENSORS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDER, FOULING SPARK PLUGS AND OXYGEN SENSORS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD) I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FLUID WAS FLOWING OFF OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER (ALLSTAR FORD, PRAIREVILLE, LA) TO FIX. THEY ADVISED SUBJECT LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION (I HAVE THE ...

WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD) I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FLUID WAS FLOWING OFF OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER (ALLSTAR FORD, PRAIREVILLE, LA) TO FIX. THEY ADVISED SUBJECT LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION (I HAVE THE ...

WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD) I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FLUID WAS FLOWING OFF OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER (ALLSTAR FORD, PRAIREVILLE, LA) TO FIX. THEY ADVISED SUBJECT LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION (I HAVE THE ...

WHEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD) I STEPPED ON BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FLUID WAS FLOWING OFF OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER (ALLSTAR FORD, PRAIREVILLE, LA) TO FIX. THEY ADVISED SUBJECT LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION (I HAVE THE ...

SINCE WE DROVE THIS CAR OFF THE LOT, IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS OUR WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44,400. TWO ADULTS AND 4 CHILDREN WERE ON OUR WAY TO A 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. LUCKY FOR US ALL TRAFFIC ...

Mileage: 44,400

SINCE WE DROVE THIS CAR OFF THE LOT, IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS OUR WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44,400. TWO ADULTS AND 4 CHILDREN WERE ON OUR WAY TO A 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. LUCKY FOR US ALL TRAFFIC ...

Mileage: 44,400

SHOULDER RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE MIDDLE BENCH SEAT. WILL NOT RETRACT ENOUGH FOR BELT TO GO AROUND CONSUMER. CAN'T PULL OUT MANUALLY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *JG

BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED BY GETTING STUCK WITH THE BRAKE PAD CONTACTING THE DISC, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. MECHANIC REPORTED SEEING IDENTICAL FAILURES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TT

ENGINE HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING SMOKE TO COME OUT OF TAIL PIPE.*AK

HAD ON NUMEROUS OCCASION TAKEN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR FOR ENGINE LIGHT WAS TOLD PROBLEM FIXED ONLY TO HAVE LIGHT COME BACK ON. PROCEEDED TO HAVE ALL WORK DONE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE SEARCHING FOR ADITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS...

HAD ON NUMEROUS OCCASION TAKEN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR FOR ENGINE LIGHT WAS TOLD PROBLEM FIXED ONLY TO HAVE LIGHT COME BACK ON. PROCEEDED TO HAVE ALL WORK DONE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE SEARCHING FOR ADITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE GASKET SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT, THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINSTARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER REPORTING SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROPER SPEED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES OR AT LEAST REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS. *JG

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE PISTONS BROKE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD, ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN HOT AND THEN COOL BACK DOWN DUE TO THE BLOWN HAD GASKET. *TT

CONSUMER STQATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*TT

STABILIZER BAR COMPLETELY SNAPPED, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BODY LEAN. REPLACEMENT IS NO LONGER HOLLOW.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *YH

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY AND DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX AS FOLLOWS: 8,369 MILES - REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES; 14,184 MILES REPLACED "BAD" HEGO BANK; 34,442 MILES REPLACES PLUGS 4 AND 5; 34,479 MILES REPLACED HEGO #2; 37,843 MILES REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES (AGAIN); 38,111 MILES REPLACED BAD...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY AND DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX AS FOLLOWS: 8,369 MILES - REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES; 14,184 MILES REPLACED "BAD" HEGO BANK; 34,442 MILES REPLACES PLUGS 4 AND 5; 34,479 MILES REPLACED HEGO #2; 37,843 MILES REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES (AGAIN); 38,111 MILES REPLACED BAD...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY AND DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX AS FOLLOWS: 8,369 MILES - REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES; 14,184 MILES REPLACED "BAD" HEGO BANK; 34,442 MILES REPLACES PLUGS 4 AND 5; 34,479 MILES REPLACED HEGO #2; 37,843 MILES REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES (AGAIN); 38,111 MILES REPLACED BAD...

WHILE DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE I LIVE WITH THREE CHILDREN AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN TO HEAD 20 MILES TO MY HOME I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT NOWHERE. COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 35 MPH. WAS SEEN BY A BODY SHOP AND THEY REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND RETURNED VEHICLE TO ...

WHILE DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE I LIVE WITH THREE CHILDREN AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN TO HEAD 20 MILES TO MY HOME I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT NOWHERE. COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 35 MPH. WAS SEEN BY A BODY SHOP AND THEY REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND RETURNED VEHICLE TO ...

INSURED CLAIMS THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CLAIM 17-9168-422. *JG

INSURED STATES THAT ALL FIVE LUG BOLTS BROKE OFF IN THE AREA WHERE THE BACK OF THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKE ROTOR MEETS, CLAIM 17-9180-936. *JG

INSURED CALLED IN NOTICING FREQUENCY OF LOSSES TO OTHER VEHICLES, WHILE IN MOTION, THE FRONT WHEEL STARTS TO WOBBLE, STUDS SHEER AND COME OFF THE VEHICLE, CLAIM 55-S367-002. *JG

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE WHEEL/TIRE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT WAS THE TIRE OR WHEEL THAT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, CLAIM 13-7497-974. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE WHEEL/TIRE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT WAS THE TIRE OR WHEEL THAT FAILED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED, CLAIM 13-7497-974. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL THEN CAME OFF, CLAIM 46-0491-262. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING ERRATICALLY AS OF APPROX. FAILURE DATE GIVEN. HAS NOW BECOME WORSE AND AT SPEEDS >40MPH SPEEDO INDICATOR JUMPS WILDLY. DEALER CHARGED $70 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AS FAILED SPEEDOMETER HEAD. SAYS FORD NO LONGER MAKES OR STOCKS THIS PART AND THE HEAD MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE DA...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE STARTED UP AGAIN WITH OUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM

VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL TIME, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. DEALER STATED ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE, DUE TO THE TIE ROD COUPLING BEING CRACKED. NLM

MY HEAD GASKET FAILED AROUNF 70000 MILES! 94 AND 95 FORD WINDSTARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THERE ARE MANY 1996 FAILURES AS WELL. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET FORD TO ADDRESS THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 96 WINDSTAR?*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE 3.8 V6 ENGINE WAS LOSING COOLANTS AND RUNNING ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED OF A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. NLM

THE SUB-FRAME BROKE WHERE THE STRUT ARM CONNECTS IN THE FRONT( IN AREA OF THE STRUT ARM BUSHINGS. AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM AT LOOSE HEAT SHIELD. STRUT ARM RATTLES EVERYTIME VAN IECOUNTERS ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT HAYWIRE. NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. HAVE FOU...

THE SUB-FRAME BROKE WHERE THE STRUT ARM CONNECTS IN THE FRONT( IN AREA OF THE STRUT ARM BUSHINGS. AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM AT LOOSE HEAT SHIELD. STRUT ARM RATTLES EVERYTIME VAN IECOUNTERS ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT HAYWIRE. NEEDLE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. HAVE FOU...

THE CHECKE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE ON GARAGE FLOOR BENEATH VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC DROPPED OIL PAN. THE BEARINGS HAD TURNED TO COPPER, THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE. NLM

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET PROBLEM RESULTING IN INTERNAL ANTIFREEZE LEAK, CAUSING BEARINGS TO GO BAD - ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.*AK

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS WHEN ABOVE 45 MPH. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD HASKET FAILURE AND STATES THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION STOPPED THEIR CONCERN AT THE 1995 FORD WINDSTARS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE 1996 WINDSTARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED SINCE THE 1996 VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THE 1995 EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THEY WERE TI...

MY 1996 WINDSTAR HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE STRUT BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO EXIST IN THE FRONT END. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS. IF SO, I FEEL THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. OTHERWISE, I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ...

VEHICLE MISFIRES. CONSUMER FOUND WATER IN OIL AND EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE MISFIRES. CONSUMER FOUND WATER IN OIL AND EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE MISFIRES. CONSUMER FOUND WATER IN OIL AND EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. *AK

MY ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE CORRODED AT THE TIRE BEAD SEAT SEVERELY. THIS PRODUCES TIRE PRESSURE LOSS CONSTANTLY. THE WHEELS ARE NOT CORRODED AT THE FACE BUT AT THE AREA WHERE THE TIRE SEALS. MY LOCAL TIRE STORE IN MICHIGAN SAYS THEY SEE THIS SAME ISSUE REGULARLY. I AM A FORD ENGINEER AND HAVE COMPLAINE...

THIS IS A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT I SENT TO FORD REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 1996 WINDSTAR. I AM STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CONSIDERING ALL THE THINGS I'VE READ REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEIR IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS YET. I RECENTLY PURCHASED...

NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN DECEMBER 2001. LOOKED IN MANUAL AND SAID NEEDED TO COMPLETE 3 COOLED COMPLETE CYCLES, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF. STARTED LEAKING COOLANT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO TO HOT. HEATER WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRA...

NOTICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IN DECEMBER 2001. LOOKED IN MANUAL AND SAID NEEDED TO COMPLETE 3 COOLED COMPLETE CYCLES, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF. STARTED LEAKING COOLANT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO TO HOT. HEATER WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRA...

HEADGASKET PROBLEMS NEED NEW ENGINE, JUST LIKE THE 1995 RECALL BUT FORD WONT HONOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1996. *AK

AT ORIGINAL NEW CAR DELIVER AND RECURRING AT APPROX. 800 MILE INCREMENTS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (AN COMPONENT OF THE 4 WHEEL DISK ABS OPTION) DISABLES ITSELF AND CEASES TO FUNCTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO FORD HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUES. I LOSS THE VALUE ...

AT ORIGINAL NEW CAR DELIVER AND RECURRING AT APPROX. 800 MILE INCREMENTS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (AN COMPONENT OF THE 4 WHEEL DISK ABS OPTION) DISABLES ITSELF AND CEASES TO FUNCTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO FORD HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUES. I LOSS THE VALUE ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE FAILED, CONSUMER BELIEVES ENGINE FAILURE IS BY FACTORY RELATED DEFECTS, ALSO THE TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED AT 65,454. *YD

CONSUMER STATES HEATER STOPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *YD

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. *YD

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. *YD

VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND WALKED AROUND THE SIDE, AND NOTICED VEHICLE ROLLING FORWARD. CONSUMER JUMPED IN VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE HIT GARAGE DOOR. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM ALABAMA WITH 1 OR 2 STOPS WE STOPPED AT THE SC WELCOME CENTER FOR 5 MINUTES. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE. WE DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES, THEN HAD THE VAN TOWED TO FAIRWAY FORD IN ANDERSON, SC. WE WER...

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM ALABAMA WITH 1 OR 2 STOPS WE STOPPED AT THE SC WELCOME CENTER FOR 5 MINUTES. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE. WE DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES, THEN HAD THE VAN TOWED TO FAIRWAY FORD IN ANDERSON, SC. WE WER...

THIS CAR HAS BARELY 75,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE TOLD IT COSTS $2,800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE WINDSTAR IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM (ALONG WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AND REAR HATCH FAILING). I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON, RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSS OF COOLANT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON, RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSS OF COOLANT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A HEAD GASKET FAILURE UNDER 80,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING,.DEALER NOTIFIED , AND REPLACED WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING COVER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING,.DEALER NOTIFIED , AND REPLACED WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING COVER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEALER INFORMED THAT ENGINE SHOT A BEARING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING RIDE WAS VERY ROUGH. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF; THEN HOURS LATER, TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE, AND THERE WAS A STUTTER/ WAS NOT TURNING ON. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLOUD OF STEAM FROM ENGINE. MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT HEAD GASKET BLEW UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SECOND FAILURE DUE TO ACCUMULATOR SEALS, COMPLETE OVERHAUL.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD AREA.*AK

INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD AREA.*AK

THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER MECHANIC REPLACED SPEED SENSORS AND THEN TOLD ME THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO BAD. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AND SAID THAT FORD HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. HE TOLD ME I SHOULD GET RID OF THE CAR. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER MECHANIC REPLACED SPEED SENSORS AND THEN TOLD ME THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO BAD. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AND SAID THAT FORD HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. HE TOLD ME I SHOULD GET RID OF THE CAR. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER MECHANIC REPLACED SPEED SENSORS AND THEN TOLD ME THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO BAD. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AND SAID THAT FORD HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. HE TOLD ME I SHOULD GET RID OF THE CAR. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AREA. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AREA. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN PLACING CHILD IN REAR BENCH SEAT ON A BOOSTER SEAT CHILD'S HEAD IS OVER THE HEADREST. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTFREEZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER FOUND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS, BRAKES MAKING GRINDING SOUND, D...

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE FAILED AT AN UNACCEPTABLY LOW MILEAGE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT CAUSED A SURGING THAT WAS DANGEROUS. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. IT FLUCTUATES WILDLY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET IT FIXED AND CAN'T TELL WHAT SPEED WE ARE DRIVING.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE FAILED AT AN UNACCEPTABLY LOW MILEAGE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT CAUSED A SURGING THAT WAS DANGEROUS. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. IT FLUCTUATES WILDLY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET IT FIXED AND CAN'T TELL WHAT SPEED WE ARE DRIVING.*AK

GASKET FAILURE LEAKED COOLANT INTO ENGINE OIL DAMAGING ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE IS RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE IS RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS A REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPEATED "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATING. RECENT REPAIR DONE TO VEHICLE WAS ON THE INTAKE GASKET AND O2 SENSOR. *JG *YD

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS A REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPEATED "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATING. RECENT REPAIR DONE TO VEHICLE WAS ON THE INTAKE GASKET AND O2 SENSOR. *JG *YD

TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AS A RESULT OF NO HEAT. LOSS OF COOLANT, OIL PRESENT IN COOLANT, LEAK OF OIL AND WATER AT TIMING COVER SEAL, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND SUSPECT ENGINE OIL COOLER. AUTO REPAIR SHOP INDICATES THAT IT HAS A CRACKED BLOCK AND WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE.

THESE 3.8 L ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR BLOWN HEADGASKET PROBLEMS, AND FOR FORDS LACK OF STANDING BEHIND ITS SO CALLED QUALITY PRODUCTS , I'M NOT A BELIEVER OF THAT : THATS WHY I WILL NEVER OWN A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. *AK

ON DECEMBER 13, 2001 MY WIFE RETURNED FROM A VISIT WITH HER MOTHER IN GALESBURG ILLINOIS. AS USUAL SHE PARKED OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR IN THE GARAGE. SINCE MY SON AND I HAD TO MAKE A TRIP TO IOWA CITY THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO FILL THE VAN UP WITH GAS. UPON TRYING TRYING TO START THE VAN I NOTICE ...

ACCORDING TO JERRY'S FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, MY ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THERE WERE 2 PASSENGERS, AGES 15 AND 16, AND MYSELF, THE DRIVER IN THE CAR AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT ...

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *AK

SPEEDOMETER 'BOUNCES' ABOVE 45MPH, CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED IS,UNREADABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WINDSHIELD STARTED TO FOG UP. DRIVER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW FOR DRIVER'S DOOR WHEN A "POPPING" NOISE COULD BE HEARD, AND FLAMES COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, HEAVY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED I...

APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTARS AFTER 50,000 MILES, HOWEVER FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN EXISTING VECHICLES.* NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM LOWER PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE DEALER DETERMINED SUBFRAME WAS CRACKED. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKESTS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKESTS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON 11-10-01 NOTICED COOL AIR COMING FROM HEATER. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL AND ADDED WAY MORE THAN JUST TOPPING IT OFF. THE NEXT MORING THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP. LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED ME 3600.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. THERE IS WATER IN THE OIL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I BROUGHT IT WHILE I WAS LIVING IN TORONTO, ONTARIO. THE EXACT MILEAGE IS 98881KM (NOT K-MILES). I HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT FORD REFUSED TO HELP ON SERVICING THE VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *YD

I HAVE A 1996 3.8L WINDSTAR WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I SEE THAT THE 1995'S WERE RECALLED BUT NOTHING SO FAR ON THE 1996'S. THESE ARE THE SAME ENGINE ALL THE WAY TO 98. FORD COMPANY WILL DO NOTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER TO SELL THE VEHICLE TO SOMEO...

1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SAME ENGINE AND PARTS AS RECALLED 1995'S. WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY. NO ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. HAVE READ 100'S OF INTERNET ACCOUNTS OF SAME PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY HAZARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE AT INTAKE MANIFOLD & HEAD GASKET. SINCE WE BOUGHT,BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON & VARIOUS WORK DONE AT DEALERSHIP. ON 11/3/01 INTAKE GASKET REPLACED FOR WHITE EXHAUST SMOKE & ENGINE LIGHT ON. RETURNED 12/7/01 FOR ENGINE LIGHT ON & 02 SENSOR REPLACED. 1/3/02 ...

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE AT INTAKE MANIFOLD & HEAD GASKET. SINCE WE BOUGHT,BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON & VARIOUS WORK DONE AT DEALERSHIP. ON 11/3/01 INTAKE GASKET REPLACED FOR WHITE EXHAUST SMOKE & ENGINE LIGHT ON. RETURNED 12/7/01 FOR ENGINE LIGHT ON & 02 SENSOR REPLACED. 1/3/02 ...

SPEEDOMETER CLICKING AND REPORTING A HIGHER SPPED THAN ACTUALLY TRAVELING... CANNOT TELL WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS.*AK

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR HAS AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER ABOVE 40MPH MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST I AM GOING.*AK

MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE AT 72,201 MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE WORK PEERFORMED BY DEALER

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLUCUATING WILDLY AT ALL SPEEDS ALONG WITH A CLICKING NOISE. SINCE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. DEALER STATES COST TO FIX IS $600. HUNDREDS OF OCCURENCES OF SAME PROBLEM.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ROUGH IDLE. TUNE-UP PERFORMED. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS NOW OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ROUGH IDLE RETURNS. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND PLUG WIRES. NEXT DAY, DRIVING CAR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FALLS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO COLD...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ROUGH IDLE. TUNE-UP PERFORMED. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS NOW OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ROUGH IDLE RETURNS. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND PLUG WIRES. NEXT DAY, DRIVING CAR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FALLS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO COLD...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ROUGH IDLE. TUNE-UP PERFORMED. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS NOW OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ROUGH IDLE RETURNS. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND PLUG WIRES. NEXT DAY, DRIVING CAR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FALLS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO COLD...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ROUGH IDLE. TUNE-UP PERFORMED. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS NOW OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ROUGH IDLE RETURNS. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND PLUG WIRES. NEXT DAY, DRIVING CAR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FALLS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO COLD...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. ROUGH IDLE. TUNE-UP PERFORMED. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS NOW OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS BACK ON AND ROUGH IDLE RETURNS. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR AND PLUG WIRES. NEXT DAY, DRIVING CAR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FALLS ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO COLD...

DOOR TO DEFROSTER HAS BROKEN OFF. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT STOPS DEFROSTER FROM CLEARING WINDOWS, VISION BECOMES IMPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN DEC. 1997 THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND QUIT WORKING. WARRANTY REPLACED PART AT NO CHARGE. IN JANUARY 2000, SPEEDOMETER STARTED VIBRATING AGAIN. TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH CABLE LUBRICATION. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD AND THEY AGREED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF REPAIR COST. NOVE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 TO 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUEL FILTER. CURRENTLY, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 TO 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUEL FILTER. CURRENTLY, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING METAL SUPPORT SYSTEM COMPLETELY SPLIT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE LEFT FRONT EXCITOR RING OF THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RING, WHICH ALLOWED THE RING TO SLIDE INWARD ON THE AXLE DISENGAGING FROM THE SENSOR. MY WIFE CAME TO THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM ENGAGING PROPERLY. THE AB...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS CONCERNING ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THAT YEAR. CONSUMER FEELS THAT LATER MODEL YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *AK *YH

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINING ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTL/SIMUTANEOUSLY COME ON AND CAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY, PARKING BRAKE AND BRAKES WER...

SPEEDOMETER: SHAKES BACK & FORTH ON HIGHWAY . IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW SPEED TRAVELLING( UNLESS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD STOPWATCH & EXCELLENT MATH SKILLS). HEAD GASKET- FAILED .MUST BE REPLACED. DOES NOT MEET ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY CRITERIA. *AK

SPEEDOMETER: SHAKES BACK & FORTH ON HIGHWAY . IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW SPEED TRAVELLING( UNLESS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD STOPWATCH & EXCELLENT MATH SKILLS). HEAD GASKET- FAILED .MUST BE REPLACED. DOES NOT MEET ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY CRITERIA. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THEN SOON AFTER ENGINE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THEN SOON AFTER ENGINE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN 07/25/00, SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, AND TWO ENGINES, 0-2 SENSORS, HEATER PLUG, NOW THE PCM, WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN OUR VAN FOR @ 6 MONTHS, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY IS 11/24/01. AND OUR VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I SUBMIT THIS. I HAVE COPY ...

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN 07/25/00, SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, AND TWO ENGINES, 0-2 SENSORS, HEATER PLUG, NOW THE PCM, WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN OUR VAN FOR @ 6 MONTHS, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY IS 11/24/01. AND OUR VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I SUBMIT THIS. I HAVE COPY ...

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN 07/25/00, SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, AND TWO ENGINES, 0-2 SENSORS, HEATER PLUG, NOW THE PCM, WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN OUR VAN FOR @ 6 MONTHS, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY IS 11/24/01. AND OUR VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I SUBMIT THIS. I HAVE COPY ...

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN 07/25/00, SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, AND TWO ENGINES, 0-2 SENSORS, HEATER PLUG, NOW THE PCM, WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN OUR VAN FOR @ 6 MONTHS, ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALERSHIP, TODAY IS 11/24/01. AND OUR VAN IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I SUBMIT THIS. I HAVE COPY ...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLES NEEDLE STARTED TO HUM. THEN NEXT, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED TO FLY BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 40-110MPH. I DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ABOUT 20 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WERE HAVING TO RE...

CONSUMER WAS CALLING DEALER IN REGARD TO RECALL #01I007000 FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AIK

1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT #4 PISTON

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ONE OF THOSE 3.8L ENGINES. MY PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK RESULTING FROM HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. I HAVE JUST HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN MY VAN AND THE COST WAS $5000. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONSUMER NUMBER AT THE SUGGESTION OF A FRIEND WHO SAI...

VEHICLE HAS LEAKED 2 1/2 GALLONS OF COOLANT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, ANDVEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. HEAT IS WARM BECAUSE COOLANT KEEPS LEAKING OUT. MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD BECAUSE LEAKAGE WAS RUINING THE ENGINE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS LEAKED 2 1/2 GALLONS OF COOLANT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON, ANDVEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. HEAT IS WARM BECAUSE COOLANT KEEPS LEAKING OUT. MECHANIC SUGGESTED TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD BECAUSE LEAKAGE WAS RUINING THE ENGINE.*AK

THERE WAS PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEADGASKETS, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE AND INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER "BUZZES" AND SWINGS WIDELY AFTER ~ 30 MPH, INDICATING UP TO 100 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RETURNED, WHEN UNDER WARRANTY, TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND AND FIX A BUZZ IN THE DASHBOARD. THE PROBLEM TYPICALLY OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER, WHEN THE VEHICLE EXEEDED 30-40 MPH, AND CAME FROM ...

BOUGHT CAR 3/01-IMMEDIATELY REPLACED CAT. CONVERTER. OVERDRIVE LT FLASHING-NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOIDS; HAD TO REALIGN;SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 10 MPH; NEED NEW RACK & PINION-POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING; NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND ...

BOUGHT CAR 3/01-IMMEDIATELY REPLACED CAT. CONVERTER. OVERDRIVE LT FLASHING-NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOIDS; HAD TO REALIGN;SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 10 MPH; NEED NEW RACK & PINION-POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING; NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND ...

BOUGHT CAR 3/01-IMMEDIATELY REPLACED CAT. CONVERTER. OVERDRIVE LT FLASHING-NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOIDS; HAD TO REALIGN;SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 10 MPH; NEED NEW RACK & PINION-POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING; NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND ...

BOUGHT CAR 3/01-IMMEDIATELY REPLACED CAT. CONVERTER. OVERDRIVE LT FLASHING-NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOIDS; HAD TO REALIGN;SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 10 MPH; NEED NEW RACK & PINION-POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING; NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND ...

BOUGHT CAR 3/01-IMMEDIATELY REPLACED CAT. CONVERTER. OVERDRIVE LT FLASHING-NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOIDS; HAD TO REALIGN;SPEEDOMETER OFF BY AT LEAST 10 MPH; NEED NEW RACK & PINION-POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING; NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND ...

VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO MISS, AND GASKET WAS LEAKING WATER INTO OIL PAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN STREET AND TURNED ON HEAT. VENTS WERE BLOWING OUT COLD AIR,AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING ANY FLUIDS. THERMOSTAT WAS ON HOT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD PROVIDED NEW HEAD GASKETS AND SOMETIMES COMPLETE ENGINES FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 1995 WINDSTARS WITH 3.8L ENGINE, BUT DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 SAME MODEL ENGINE. SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 1996 WINDSTAR 3.8L ON THIS WEBSITE, I...

WHILE TRAVELING AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. SHE HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOESN'T KICK IN THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.,

WHILE DRIVING MOTOR BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED.*AK

THEY HAVE RECALLED 94 AND 1995 VERSIONS OF THE SAME ENGINE. PROBLEM NOT FIXED.*AK

SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES AND IS INACCURATE, ESPECIALLY ABOVE 45MPH. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS REPORT THE SAME THING!*AK

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH AND VARIES PLUS OR MINUS 30-40 MPH. *AK

ABS FALSE ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED. PROBABLY TYPICAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH HIGH MILEAGE.*AK

FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING FASTER THAN 30MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL EVENTUALLY PEG AT 120MPH, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THE SPEED SENSOR BROKE, BUT FORD REQUIRES A ...

FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING FASTER THAN 30MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL EVENTUALLY PEG AT 120MPH, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THE SPEED SENSOR BROKE, BUT FORD REQUIRES A ...

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PADS/ ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITHIN FIVE YEARS. REOCCURRING PROBLEM OF A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PADS/ ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITHIN FIVE YEARS. REOCCURRING PROBLEM OF A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HAD JUST PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET THEN HEARD A SNAP. CHECKED , AND NOTICED LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD KICKED OUT SIDEWAYS AND WAS HITTING THE MUD FLAP. REAR FRAME HOLDING REAR AXLE HAD BROKEN IN HALF. REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE STRAPPED UP BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO STEP OVER THE FLAMES COMMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WITHIN 1 MINUTE, THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AT WHICH POINT THE GAS TANK EXPLOD...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND HAD TO STEP OVER THE FLAMES COMMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WITHIN 1 MINUTE, THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AT WHICH POINT THE GAS TANK EXPLOD...

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THEN DIED. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF FORD'S FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 3.8L ENGINE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE STARTER AND FLYWHEEL WHEEL BROKE.

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 3.8L ENGINE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE STARTER AND FLYWHEEL WHEEL BROKE.

ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING, ENGINE CHECK' LIGHT CAME. NOTICED OIL MIXED WITH COOLANT IN RESERVOIR. DEALER CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING, ENGINE CHECK' LIGHT CAME. NOTICED OIL MIXED WITH COOLANT IN RESERVOIR. DEALER CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK

3.8 V6 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND RUNNING ROUGH; VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

3.8 V6 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND RUNNING ROUGH; VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VAN HAD A FAILED HEAD GASKET (A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG WINDSTARS). THE FAILED HEAD GASKET, LEAD TO A THROWN ROD AND TOTALLED ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $3600.00. WE HAD AT 89K MILES TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A STRANGE SMELL WAS NOTICED. THEY SAID NOTHING ...

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE JOLTED ABOUT 3 TIMES, AND THEN COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL,AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK FORD CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES ARE DEFENSIVE WHEN CONSUMER TALKS TO THEM REGARDING THE PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP...

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE JOLTED ABOUT 3 TIMES, AND THEN COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL,AND WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR.*AK FORD CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVES ARE DEFENSIVE WHEN CONSUMER TALKS TO THEM REGARDING THE PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP...

SINCE DATE OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY THIS CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY DEACTIVATED THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPONENT FO THE 4 WHEEL DISK BRAKE OPTION. THIS ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURE WAS PURCHASED AS I BELEIVED IT MADE THE VEHICLE SOMEWHAT SAFER IN AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN POOR TRACTION SITUATIONS. HOWEVER ABOUT ONCE EV...

OIL CONTAMINATION. FOUND OIL IN THE COOLNAT. DEALER INSPECTION CONCLUDES THAT THIS IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AN EXACT PROBLEM CAUSED A MAJOR RECALL FOR THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE YEARS 94-95. NO RECALL YET FOR YEAR 1996. GROWING AMOUNT OF REPORTS SHOW THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE 1996 MODEL THAT CARRI...

OIL CONTAMINATION. FOUND OIL IN THE COOLNAT. DEALER INSPECTION CONCLUDES THAT THIS IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AN EXACT PROBLEM CAUSED A MAJOR RECALL FOR THE SAME ENGINE FOR THE YEARS 94-95. NO RECALL YET FOR YEAR 1996. GROWING AMOUNT OF REPORTS SHOW THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE 1996 MODEL THAT CARRI...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON SIDE STREET AND HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATED THAT LEFT REAR BACKING PLATE AND BRAKE SHOE ANC...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON SIDE STREET AND HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATED THAT LEFT REAR BACKING PLATE AND BRAKE SHOE ANC...

THE FRONT COIL SPRING OF THE VEHICLE BROKE TEARING THE BRAKE LINE AND RIPPING OUT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE FRONT END WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

THE FRONT COIL SPRING OF THE VEHICLE BROKE TEARING THE BRAKE LINE AND RIPPING OUT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE FRONT END WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING COULD SEE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE JUST LIKE INDICATED IN RECALL FOR 1995 VEHICLES. *AK *TT

THE CAR HAS BEEN RIDING ROUGH AND WHEN YOU WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR THE SURFACE WAS NOT EVEN, THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS CHECKED AND THEY WERE FINE. I DID RECEIVE AN EXTENDED COVERAGE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE MAIL ON 8/2001 (PROGRAM #01M0...

ENGINE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY ON WARM TO HOT DAYS. CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING AND HANDLING OF VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION, AT INTERSECTIONS, NEEDING TO STEER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISIONS. ENGINE NEEDS TO COOL DOWN FOR 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL TURN OVER. RECENT NEWS...

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20PM ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 2001, I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT, 75MPH, SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 70, NEAR RICHFIELD, UT, WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DELAMINATED. I MANAGED TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND GOT IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE...

VEHICLE HAS ITS SECOND REPLACEMENT ON SPEEDOMETER SINCE 54,000 MILES. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 30 MPH OR MORE NEEDLE WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

ALUMINUM WHEELS CORRODE AT TIRE BEAD SEAT-TIRES LOOSE AIR- NO REPAIR IS LASTING. SALT MAY BE A FACTOR.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215X70R15)

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *YH

THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED. *YH

THE DOME LIGHT ALWAYS STAYED ON.*YH

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND WAS RED. HE PULLED OVER TO SHOULDERS AND LIFTED HOOD. CHECKED COOLANT, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK HEADGASKET LEAK CAUSED THE TEMPRATURE GAUGE TO GO UP. *YH

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WHICH HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WHICH HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED A NOISE OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PASSENGER'S DOOR CAME OPEN WITHOUT TOUCHING ELECTRICAL WINDOWS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, COIL SPRING FAILED DURING INSTALLATION. VEHICLE HAD SIX INCH SUSPENSION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PASSENGER'S DOOR CAME OPEN WITHOUT TOUCHING ELECTRICAL WINDOWS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, COIL SPRING FAILED DURING INSTALLATION. VEHICLE HAD SIX INCH SUSPENSION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

TIMING COVER SEAL WAS LEAKING, UPON HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *SLC

TIMING COVER SEAL WAS LEAKING, UPON HAVING THIS PROBLEM FIXED, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *SLC

AFTER DRIVING TO STATE OF VIRGINIA AND PARKING IT FOR 5 DAYS. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

FRONT SPRING FRACTURED FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.FORTUNATE FOR US THE VAN WAS PARKED WHEN THE SPRING BROKE .HAD WE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE SPRING BROKE ,IT WOULD HAVE PUCTURED THE FRONT TIRE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE ME TO LOOSE CONTROLL OF THE VAN .I PURCHASED A NEW SPRING FROM...

HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER WHILE VAN IS IN FOR SERVICE, THAT I SMELL GAS BY LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND FUEL FILLER DOOR. THE SHOP CLAIMS NO LEAKS FOUND WITH ELECTRONIC SNIFFER. GAS SMELL STRONGEST WHEN TANK IS 3/4 FULL OR MORE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1998. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKA...

THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE SNAPPED AND WENT INTO TIRE, HOWEVER THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED.*YH

THE TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED. *YH

MY VEHICLE WENT CRAZY. IT LUNGED BACKWARDS AND THEN ROCKETED FORWARD STRAIGHT RIGHT INTO THE WALL OF A FURNITURE STORE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING 500 MPH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT WENT CRAZY. I AM TOTALLY SERIOUS. IT WAS THE SCARYIST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE! PLEASE HELP ME REPORT IT TO ALL ...

20 GALLON TANK HAS CRACKS IN IT. FUEL IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HAVE FOUGHT WITH FORD ABOUT LOSING POWER AND VEHICLE STALLING SINCE OWNING THE CAR. ALSO FIND THAT MANY OTHERS(ON WEB 'WINDSTAR HEAD DEFECT' SEARCH) HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TWO FORD MECHANICS UNOFFICIALY ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 1996 WINDSTARS. FORD, AFTER BEING...

IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED "THE PROBLEM" WITH MY VAN. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS LODGED COMPLAINTS THE VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING LIKE IT WAS OVERHEATING. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS CHECKD AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THEN THE ROUGH IDLE STARTED. THEN THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE HEAD GASKETS W...

IN 1999 WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT, WE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE. MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE HUBCAP AND FOUND THE STEEL RIM OF THE WHEEL TO BE CRACKED BADLY. WE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WHO BOTH SAID IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE OTHER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. BECAUSE ...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE 1995 WINDSTARS HAD BEEN ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR, THE CONSUMERS TECHNICIAN REPLA...

1995 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINES HAVE GOTTEN EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR ENGINES. IT IS APPARENT THE 1996 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. REQUEST THE NHTSA FORCE FORD TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO ...

FUEL TANK LEAK, MAY HAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE FIRE. *AK

AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED WE INQUIRED OF THE MECHANIC IF THE TANK CRACKED DUE TO MISUSE. THE MACHANIC COULD NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF MISUSE, THE TANK WAS PROPERLY MOUNTED AND THE CRACK WAS ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TANK. WE NOTICED ONT HE NEWS RECENTLY A RECALL FOR FORD ECONOLINE VANS FROM TH...

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE, REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE BOUGHT ON JULY 16, AND TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE SIZE P20570 R15. HANCOCK TIRES DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT SLIPS INTO OTHER GEAR THATIS NOT SPECIFIED, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP MORE THAN FIVE TIMES.*AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED MECHANIC HAS REPLACED SEVERAL FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKETS, CALLED FORD THEY REFUSED TO PAY $1256.13 BILL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE #1 CYLNDER CAUSING A MISS FIRE AND THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR A FEW DAYS, REPLCED THE SPARK PLUGS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. ON THE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEAL...

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE #1 CYLNDER CAUSING A MISS FIRE AND THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR A FEW DAYS, REPLCED THE SPARK PLUGS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. ON THE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEAL...

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE #1 CYLNDER CAUSING A MISS FIRE AND THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR A FEW DAYS, REPLCED THE SPARK PLUGS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. ON THE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEAL...

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIIFCATION (96S50) VEHICLE WOULD GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL TO BE PERFORMED, HOWEVER TRANSMISSION CONSEQUENTLY FAILED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT FORD KNEW THAT THEY BUILT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE SPEEDOMETER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THIS IS 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO MOVE AT ALL.

COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKING THE ENGINE BLOCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER LOSS IN THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORTUNATLY THEY WER...

COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKING THE ENGINE BLOCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER LOSS IN THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORTUNATLY THEY WER...

PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAS SPLIT CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER IS STATING FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC.

AT SPEEDS OF 40-50 MPH SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP FROM 30-90 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

TRANSMISSION SELF DESTRUCTED AT 60950 MILES. WANTED TO ADD THIS TO YOU LIST OF FAILED WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE HOPE THAT A RECALL MAY SOMEDAY HAPPEN. FORD SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM OUT $2300.00. THIS WAS THE COST TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AT ...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS. LATER, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS. LATER, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS. LATER, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED...

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LINES. FUEL LINES ARE WRAPPED WHICH IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER STATES NEW HEAD GASKETS WERE NEEDED AND VEHICLE HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL HELP, SO CONSUMER HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRADE VEHICLE IN. *SLC

ON JUNE 6TH AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING BROKE OFF CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TO DROP DOWN ON THE TIRE. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP (ARTINO FORD IN HURON, OHIO) I FOUND OUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH...

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 37900 MI. - DETECTED WHEN TRANS FLUID LEAKED ONTO HOT ENGINE PART AND SMOKED. ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MI. DEALER TOLD ME THAT FMC WOULD SELL ME AN "EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY" FOR $250. THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAIL...

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 37900 MI. - DETECTED WHEN TRANS FLUID LEAKED ONTO HOT ENGINE PART AND SMOKED. ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MI. DEALER TOLD ME THAT FMC WOULD SELL ME AN "EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY" FOR $250. THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAIL...

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 37900 MI. - DETECTED WHEN TRANS FLUID LEAKED ONTO HOT ENGINE PART AND SMOKED. ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MI. DEALER TOLD ME THAT FMC WOULD SELL ME AN "EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY" FOR $250. THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAIL...

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 37900 MI. - DETECTED WHEN TRANS FLUID LEAKED ONTO HOT ENGINE PART AND SMOKED. ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MI. DEALER TOLD ME THAT FMC WOULD SELL ME AN "EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY" FOR $250. THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAIL...

IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH AND I NOTICED THAT AS I WAS DRIVING THE HEATER WOULD BLOW WARM AIR AND THEN FOR NO REASON IT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD HEATER CORE OR THERMOSTAT SO I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GA...

PROBLEM 1- ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, WE HAVE ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 FORD ENGINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $1,000.00. FORD HAS GIVEN US NO OPTIONS. 2ND-PROBLEM- ON THE SAME VEHICLE A MONTH BEFOR...

PROBLEM 1- ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, WE HAVE ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 FORD ENGINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $1,000.00. FORD HAS GIVEN US NO OPTIONS. 2ND-PROBLEM- ON THE SAME VEHICLE A MONTH BEFOR...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT LEFT WAS LOWER THAN RIGHT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD WILL NOT REINBURSE FOR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S COIL SPRINGS REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AT TIMES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK *SLC

EA 00 027/ SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGE: WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. VEHICLE TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERENOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. .*AK FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING. *YH

SPEEDOMETER WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 30 MPH OR MORE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER NEW SPEEDOMETER MAKES THE SAME ABNORMAL NOISE THAT THE OLD ONE DID PRIOR TO FAILURE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS ONE WILL ALSO FAIL AND SPEED WILL N...

3.8 LITER ENGINE. PREMATURE WEAR OF HEAD GASKETS. HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, REPLACED PASSENGER FRONT COIL SPRING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK THE CONSUMER POINTED OUT TO A DEFECT STORY AN INTERNET (1-30-2001) THAT SAID THE US GOVERNMENT WAS INVESTIGATING 926,000 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS ABOU...

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BOTH OF FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE IN FRONT END, DRIVER'S SIDE. I TOOK THE WINDSTAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME T BROKEN SPRING. WE LOOKED AT THE RIGHT-SIDE SPRING, AND THAT ONE WAS BROKEN ALSO. I WENT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE ROCHESTER AUTO COLLECTION. T...

ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND SALES STAFF THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEATS ARE SUPPOSED TO ACCOMIDATE A CHILD UP TO 60 LBS., HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT ONLY FITS AROUND A CHILD APPR. 30-35 LBS, THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN ARE BOTH APPRO 35 LBS OR LESS AND ARE UNABLE TO FIT IN THE SEAT COMFORTABLY, THE CONSUMER B...

HEAD GASKET IS ON VERGE OF BLOWING. ANTIFREEZE HAS TO BE ADDED WEEKLY TO KEEP COOLED OFF. DEALER ISN'T DOING ANYTHING UNLESS CONSUMER COVERS COST.*AK

FRONT-LEFT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKEN, POKED INTO TIRE, VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE, NO COLLISION OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS FOR 2ND TIME. PADS WERE SOFT, AND WHEN THEY GOT HOT THEY FADE AND STAY COVERED WITH DUST ALL THE TIME. THIS WAS SECOND TIME IN A YEAR, 6 MONTHS APART. DEALER STATED IT WAS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE ON 4/15/2001. NOW ON 6/05/2001 THE LEFT SPRING BROKE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS AS FOLLOWS. THE ORIGINAL SPRING IS PLASTIC COATED, ANY TYPE OF IMPERFECTION IN THIS PLASTIC COATING IS A SITE FOR CORROSION, THE CORROSION"PIT" BECOM...

CONSUMER WAS MOVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND REAR OF VEHICLE DROPPED. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, THINKING IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. REAR COIL SPRING ON LEFT SIDE BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE. DEALER DIAGNOISED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED REAR COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS. A MEHANIC REPAIRED VEHICLE USING FORD ...

FRONT LEFT MACPHERSON STRUT SPRING BROKE. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE AND REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SPRING COILS ON OTHER FORD MODELS I AM BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.*AK

FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE '96'S AS WELL AS THE '95'S. SAME ENGINE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS JUST EMISSIONS. NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT . HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. REPAIRS ARE $1000.00. *AK

FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE '96'S AS WELL AS THE '95'S. SAME ENGINE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS JUST EMISSIONS. NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT . HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. REPAIRS ARE $1000.00. *AK

VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP THEY CONFIRMED BLOWN HEADGASKET, I UNDERSTAND THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN AND THE ENGINE ARE DEFECTIVE, HOW DO I GET FORD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS?*AK

SPEEDOMETOR NEEDLE IS ERRATIC AFTER 55 MPH NEEDLE BOUNCES BETWEEN 95-60 MPH ALSO MAKES A IRRATATING BUZZING NOISE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I AM ALSO ONE THAT HAD TO SPEND $1933.07 BEAUSE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY BRAKE PAD 5 TIMES. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT NEW FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THE TIRE WEAR IS UNREAL. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ENGINE RUNNING SLUGG...

I AM ALSO ONE THAT HAD TO SPEND $1933.07 BEAUSE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY BRAKE PAD 5 TIMES. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT NEW FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THE TIRE WEAR IS UNREAL. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ENGINE RUNNING SLUGG...

ENGINE (3.8L) WAS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE CYLINDER. ALSO, OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE (3.8L) WAS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE CYLINDER. ALSO, OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT.STARTED TO LOSE ANTIFREEZE; THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER PROBLEM OF HEAD GASKETS CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO CYLINDER, FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT.STARTED TO LOSE ANTIFREEZE; THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER PROBLEM OF HEAD GASKETS CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO CYLINDER, FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE...

DRIVER HEARD BANG, THEN RUBBING NOISE. SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE AND PULLED OVER THINKING CAR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEARD EXPLOSION. FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND RUBBED INNER TIRE SIDE WALL CAUSING BLOWOUT.*AK

I HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES - V-8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I STOPPED DRIVING AND DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER. HE SAID IT HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS WITH WINDSTARS. I WOULD L...

I HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES - V-8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I STOPPED DRIVING AND DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER. HE SAID IT HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS WITH WINDSTARS. I WOULD L...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL INJECTOR AND GASKETS. ALSO HE SAID I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED IN MY GAS TANK BUT THAT I CAN WAIT TILL NEXT OIL CHANGE DUE TO EXPENCE. MY CAR ONLY HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES!!!!!

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL INJECTOR AND GASKETS. ALSO HE SAID I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED IN MY GAS TANK BUT THAT I CAN WAIT TILL NEXT OIL CHANGE DUE TO EXPENCE. MY CAR ONLY HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES!!!!!

FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 1995 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET FAILURES, BUT REFUSES TO DO THE SAME FOR 1996 WINDSTARS DESPITE THE THOUSANDS OF 1996 WINDSTAR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME HEAD GASKET FAILURES WITH THEIR 3.8 ENGINES. THE REPAIR BILL IS $1300! FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP ITS HEAD GAS...

GEARS SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO SECOND, THEN IT STAYED IN SECOND. TOOK VEHICLETO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT METAL CHIPS WERE ALL IN TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED OPERATING ABOVE THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. THERE WAS A CYLINDER THAT WAS WARPED AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILE...

TRANSMISSION QUIT OPERATING AT 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 4000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10 TO 15 MILES ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP WA SAWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO IS FORD CERTIFIED. TOLD OF RECALL ON WINDSTARS FOR THIS PROBLEM. O'MEARA FORD DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET CRACK. RECALL WOULD NOT INCLUDE VANS AFTER 1995. OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH OF 1996. CALLED FORD. THEY WOULD NOT HONO...

LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO IS FORD CERTIFIED. TOLD OF RECALL ON WINDSTARS FOR THIS PROBLEM. O'MEARA FORD DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET CRACK. RECALL WOULD NOT INCLUDE VANS AFTER 1995. OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH OF 1996. CALLED FORD. THEY WOULD NOT HONO...

OUR ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE GASKET OF WHICH FORD MOTOR CO. IS FULLY AWARE BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*AK

THIS VAN HAS BEEN AN ALBATROSS! I HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES AND GET NASTY BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM- AND THEN AGREE TO FIX IT. I KNOW THEY WERE WAITING FOR MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. THE HEAD GASKET/ENGINE PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY FRIES ME...

THIS VAN HAS BEEN AN ALBATROSS! I HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES AND GET NASTY BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM- AND THEN AGREE TO FIX IT. I KNOW THEY WERE WAITING FOR MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. THE HEAD GASKET/ENGINE PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY FRIES ME...

SPRING BROKE AS THE CAR WAS BEING JACKED UP TO DO A BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT.*AK

SPRING BROKE AS THE CAR WAS BEING JACKED UP TO DO A BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT.*AK

CANNOT UP SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. RPMS GO UP AND DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWNOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE WHICH OCCURRED OVER NIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST ALL OF A SUUDEN STOPPED RUNNING, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING REAR AXLE CRACKED IN TWO PARTS. NO REASON WAS FOUND, AND DEALER /MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING WHEEL OR WITH ANY MOVEMENT IN STEERING THERE COMES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS.*AK PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 50000 MILES. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING WHEEL OR WITH ANY MOVEMENT IN STEERING THERE COMES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS.*AK PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 50000 MILES. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND HAVING ANY MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL THERE COMES A LOUD SPUEAKING NOISE FROM WHEEL, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THERE COULD BE SOME PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE CAME A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM STEERING AREA. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS WITH TIE RODS. *AK PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 50000 MILES. *YH

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 3-16-01, DUE TO A CRACK AND LEAKING COOLANT. THE CAR HAD NEVER OVERHEATED OR SHOWN OBVIOUS SIGNS OF THIS, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LONG TRIPS AND THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS O2 SENSORS. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT, THE WH...

TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO ENGAGE AFTER MAKING A STOP. ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A CAUSE BECAUSE NO COMPUTER CODE CAME UP WHEN EXAMINING VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NOT A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AVAILABLE. A SECOND DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC OBSERVED THE DEFECT, BUT...

DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. IN READING THE NHTSA FILES FOR THE WINDSTAR, I NOTICED A PREPONDERANCE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES AND PROBLEMS, RIGHT AROUND THE 100,000 MILE MARK (I.E. OUT OF ANY WARRANTY). ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INDICATING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE E...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLOATS, CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. CONTINUES.

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLOATS, CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. CONTINUES.

THE COIL SPRING AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME THE SPRING BROKE. THE REPAIR SHOP I CALLED ABOUT REPAIR SAID THIS IS THE THIRD WINDSTAR IN A FEW WEEKS HE HAS REPAIRED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE OTHER TWO WERE 1995 WINDSTARS. I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT DR...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE, THIS IS SAME AS 95 WINDSTARS, WHY ARE 96'S NOT INCLUDED IN RE-CALL! COST OF THIS REPAIR $3500 (CANADIAN) WE ARE A FAMILY OF FIVE STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT EVERYDAY, HOW CAN WE SWALLOW THIS????*AK

I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY WINDSTAR OWNERS. FORD HAS EVEN ISSUED A TSB - 99-7-9 RE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAVERS AND STICKS. THAT'S THE PROBLEM I HAVE. IT COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX - SO MANY PEOPLE ARE OPTING NOT TO FIX IT. ALSO, THOSE THAT REPAIR...

I HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNABLE TO INDICATE SPEED OF VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER JUST JUMPS AROUND. IT USE TO JUST JUMP AROUND AT ROUND 40-50 MPH BUT IT HAS COMPLETED FAILED NOW. IT JUMPS AROUND AND MAKE A CLICKING SOUND ALL THE TIME.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN, CAUSING FRONT END OF VEHICLE TO DROP TO GROUND. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING (OF THE STRUT) BROKE I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE PASS. SIDE. THEY SAID THE WARRENTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. LUCKLY WHEN THE COIL SPRING WENT, BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE SPRING COULD HAVE POPPED THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING THUS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE C...

WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH SPEEDOMETER IS NOT READING THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN WHICH PREVENTS CONSUMER FROM KNOWING ACTUAL SPEED TRAVELING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMTPING TO ACCELERATE BY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT CONSUMER NOTED THAT OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASH. DUE TO OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEING ILLMINATED ON DASH TRANSMISSION COULD WEAR OUT AGAIN.*AK

SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY IS ERRADIC. AT APPROX. 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER CAN REGISTER UP TO 65 MPH. AT 65 MPH, THE GAUGE NEEDLE IS ON THE PEG AT THE EXTREME SPEED. THIS IS NOT ISLOATED, I KNOW OF 2 OTHER VANS, SAME YEAR, THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ONE BELONGS TO A SALESMAN AT THE FORD DEALER. DEALER SAYS...

AT AROUND 62,000 MILES OUR VEHICLE'S "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. BASICALLY THEY TOLD US IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AMONG OTHER MISC. PROBLEMS. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE METHODS AND BROU...

AT AROUND 62,000 MILES OUR VEHICLE'S "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. BASICALLY THEY TOLD US IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AMONG OTHER MISC. PROBLEMS. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE METHODS AND BROU...

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2000 FOR ENGINE KNOCKING/ SHAKING/ ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND ENGINE MISSING. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY. THEN ON 31 MAR CH, 2001 VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DRIVEN ABOUT 10 YARDS WHEN CONSUMER HEARD A BIG BANG, ENGINE STALLED. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND COOLANT WAS COM...

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL BEADING UP IN COOLANT TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE "REDESIGNED" AND REPLACED. ON APRIL 5TH, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL IN COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, CAUSING ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS ALSO MISFIRING. PLEASE P...

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL BEADING UP IN COOLANT TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE "REDESIGNED" AND REPLACED. ON APRIL 5TH, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL IN COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, CAUSING ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS ALSO MISFIRING. PLEASE P...

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL BEADING UP IN COOLANT TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE "REDESIGNED" AND REPLACED. ON APRIL 5TH, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL IN COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, CAUSING ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS ALSO MISFIRING. PLEASE P...

THE SPEEDOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) BECAUSE IT WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. SECONDLY, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND AUDIBLE BELL INDICATE A DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IN FACT, ALL OF THEM ARE TIGHTLY CLOSED; THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN INCLEMENT (C...

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE WHOLE HEAD GASKET SET REPLACED, ALSO BRAKES FAILED COMPLETLY.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE WHOLE HEAD GASKET SET REPLACED, ALSO BRAKES FAILED COMPLETLY.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON/ OFF. CONSUEMR SENT VEHICLE TO A RADIATOR SHOP, AND THEY REFERRED HER TO DEALER. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE GASKETS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DESTROYED ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE WAS APPARENTLY LEAKING, IT HAS TO BE FILLED FREQUENTLY.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON/ OFF. CONSUEMR SENT VEHICLE TO A RADIATOR SHOP, AND THEY REFERRED HER TO DEALER. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE GASKETS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DESTROYED ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE WAS APPARENTLY LEAKING, IT HAS TO BE FILLED FREQUENTLY.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE--SAME PART AND PROBLEM AS ON '94 AND '95 FORD WINDSTAR

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *AK

AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER. DEALER FOUND SPEEDOMETER HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO, A LOT OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS MISSING TOO FAST, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT ANTI-REEZE WAS GETTING INTO CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE 1 WEEK LATER, REPLACED GASKETS AGAIN THEY WERE LEAKING.*JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO, A LOT OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS MISSING TOO FAST, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT ANTI-REEZE WAS GETTING INTO CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE 1 WEEK LATER, REPLACED GASKETS AGAIN THEY WERE LEAKING.*JB

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SPEEDOMETER IS BOUNCUING BACK AND FORTH, AND IS MAKING A NOISE. SPEEDOMETER IS NOT PROVIDING THE ACTUAL SPEED DRIVEN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC

BOTH COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE PARKED; TOWED TO DEALER SHOP AND REPAIRED UNDER EXTENED WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO SEPARATE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FIVE SEPERATE TIMES FOR ENGINE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERENED WITH MY ISSUES OR PROBLEMS.*AK

HAD NOTICED SMOKE AND STEAM COMING FROM TAILPIPE OUT OF REAR VIEW MIRROR. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEPT GOING AFTER THAT.*AK THE 1995 , 3.8 ENGINE VEHICLES MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE KNOWN FOR BLOWING HEAD GASKET. *YH

HAD NOTICED SMOKE AND STEAM COMING FROM TAILPIPE OUT OF REAR VIEW MIRROR. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEPT GOING AFTER THAT.*AK THE 1995 , 3.8 ENGINE VEHICLES MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE KNOWN FOR BLOWING HEAD GASKET. *YH

ENGINE CHECK CAME ON TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND I ALSO HAD OIL CHANGED SINCE IT WAS TIME FOR IT. PICKED UP VEHICLE PAID 444.00 FOR THE SERVICE NEXT MORNING ...

ENGINE CHECK CAME ON TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND I ALSO HAD OIL CHANGED SINCE IT WAS TIME FOR IT. PICKED UP VEHICLE PAID 444.00 FOR THE SERVICE NEXT MORNING ...

ENGINE CHECK CAME ON TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND I ALSO HAD OIL CHANGED SINCE IT WAS TIME FOR IT. PICKED UP VEHICLE PAID 444.00 FOR THE SERVICE NEXT MORNING ...

ENGINE CHECK CAME ON TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND I ALSO HAD OIL CHANGED SINCE IT WAS TIME FOR IT. PICKED UP VEHICLE PAID 444.00 FOR THE SERVICE NEXT MORNING ...

ENGINE CHECK CAME ON TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RUN. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND CABLES, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND I ALSO HAD OIL CHANGED SINCE IT WAS TIME FOR IT. PICKED UP VEHICLE PAID 444.00 FOR THE SERVICE NEXT MORNING ...

3.8 LITER ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER WAS INSPECTING AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IS SPEED THAT VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. ALSO, SOMETIMES COULD FEEL THAT VEHICLE WAS GOING FAST, BUT SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT SHOW WHAT WAS CURRENT SPEED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. DEALER COULD NOT FIX DEFECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT GEARS, AND SOMETIMES WILL STAY IN NEUTRAL WHERE TRANSMISSION WILL LOSE POWER WHILE NOT SHIFTING. A CAUSE COULD NOT BE FOUND.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHERE THEY SAID THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 11, 2000 HAED GASKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO CRACK AND COOLANT LEAKAGE THAT GOT INTO PISTON AND OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. CURRENTLY, ENGINE IS NOT WORKING, AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT DETERIORATION OF ENGINE WAS DUE T...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND AT TIMES REMAINS ON. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATION. PER THE DEALER THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO SEEP INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE AN OCCATIONAL MISFIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY A...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND AT TIMES REMAINS ON. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATION. PER THE DEALER THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO SEEP INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE AN OCCATIONAL MISFIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY A...

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS, MANUFACTURER HAS A TSB ON VEHICLE, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF TSB. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

HEATER NOT WORKING...LOW COOLANT...HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO HEAD GASKET & THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGIENE. I DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I STATED THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEA...

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO HEAD GASKET & THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGIENE. I DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I STATED THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEA...

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE GOING OVER A SMALL (1") BUMP. NOW SPRINGS, STRUTS AND MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING SERVICE FOR ROUGH IDLING. WAIT FOR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE GREATER THAN 4 WEEKS AND NO GUARANTEE FROM FORD AS TO WHEN THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS LOSING ANTIFREEZE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEAELR, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER WAS SCARED THAT ENGINE GASKET MAY BLOW ON HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN PRESENT.*AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 94-95 MODELS ADMITTING THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. SO, THE ...

WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE/LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK VAN TO DEALER. GOING TO COST OVER 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX. WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN 1996 WINDSTAR, YOU WOULD THINK SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK FLUID ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF HEAT. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

STUDS ON RT. FRONT WHEEL SHEARED OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEED, SEPARATING WHEEL FROM VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC

SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR ABOVE, BAR INDICATING SPEED JUMPS AROUND. *AK *SLC

MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER SWITCH BURNED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING.*AK

TWO FROZEN OUTER TIE RODS. CONUSMER WOULD NOTICE SINCE HE HEARD SOME NOISES. ALSO, STREEING WHEEL WOULD NOT COMPLETEY TURN BACK TO ITS PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER FIXED PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

BOUGHT THIS VAN USED. ON SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP THIS STARTED. SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AFTER 35 MPH. HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. I BELEIVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS THIS CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. HOW CAN YOU TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING?*AK

WHEN COIL OF THE SPRING FRACTURED, IT RUBBED ON THE TIRE, REMOVING APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH OF SIDEWALL MATERIAL ALL AROUND THE TOP INNER SIDEWALL. THE OPINION OF THE SERVICE PERSONS WAS THAT IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTRPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE WITH SUBSEQ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PLEASE PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION REGARDING DEFECT OF VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED, INFORMATION REQUEST. *AK

SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND BLEW RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ALSO, STRUTS COLLAPSED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. *AK

SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND BLEW RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ALSO, STRUTS COLLAPSED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. *AK

AT 40 MPH AND HIGHER SPEEDOMETER JUMPS . DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS 96 FORD WINSTAR MINIVAN, I HAD TESTED 2-3 OTHERS. THEY EACH HAD THE BOUNCING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM - ONCE YOU WENT PAST 50 MPH, IT WOULD BOUNCE FROM 50-70 OR 60-90 OR WHATEVER. ALSO, AFTER A CERTAIN SPEED IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL - AT ONE POINT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING 110 ...

HEAD GASKET FAILED LATE AT NIGHT IN UNSAFE AREA. WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE AREA UNSAFE, I DID RISK DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFER AREA. *AK

SPEEDOMETER BECOMES ERRATIC WHEN SPEED OVER 45 MPH, ACCOMPANIED BY BUZZING SOUND FROM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NEEDLE JUMPS UP 15-20 MPH MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE SPEED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER IS UNRELIABLE WHEN DRIVNG AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR OVER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CABLE.. *AK THE SERVICE STATION REPORTS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 15 REPAIRS DONE ON THESE MODELS IN ONE YEAR PERIOD. *YH

THE SPEEDOMETER "JUMPS" ABOVE 45 MPH. THE NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND AND WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT HAS EFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE SPEEDOMETERS.

FORD REFUSES TO LISTEN TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE DID NOT RECEIVE SERVICE AT A FORD GARAGE. WE DID NOT KNOW OR EXPECT THE HEAD GASKET TO HAVE BLOWN. WE WERE STRANDED ON A SUNDAY MORNING IN ONTARIO, SOME 650 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE TOWED TO THE ONLY SERVICE FACITLITY OPEN ON ...

HOW MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED. WE NEED HELP. ACCORDING TO YOUR DATA, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PUSHED ASIDE WITHOUT YOUR HELP. I AM OUT $1500 AND A CAR WHILE IT IS BEING FIXED. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH

ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *YH

SAME IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS 1994-95 HEAD GASKET DEFECTS THAT FORD HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM AND PLACED A LIMITED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT FOR ONLY 94-95 3.8 L ENGINES. *AK

POWER LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE DOESN'T WORK. *AK

SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL IN WINTER CONDITIONS, IMPACT WITH TREE, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, DRIVER EJECTED AND HELD OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IN SEAT BELT. SEVERE RIB, LUNG INJURIES WITH HEART CONTUSION. IMPACT WITH TREE LEFT FRONT QUARTERPANEL, VEHICLE TOTALE...

CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WEARD NOISE, THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT BECAUSE OF A COIL SPRING PUNCTURING TIRE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE; WAS TOLD CAR ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $3,500. ASKED TO SPEAK WITH DISTRICT REP BUT TOLD I COULD NOT. TOLD THIS PERSON WOULD CONTACT ME SPEEDOMETER "BOUNCES" AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH, MAKING IT USELESS FOR DETERMINING ACTUAL SPEED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE; WAS TOLD CAR ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $3,500. ASKED TO SPEAK WITH DISTRICT REP BUT TOLD I COULD NOT. TOLD THIS PERSON WOULD CONTACT ME SPEEDOMETER "BOUNCES" AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH, MAKING IT USELESS FOR DETERMINING ACTUAL SPEED. *AK

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT/AUDIBLE ALARM GOES OFF AND REMAINS ON FOR EXTENDED TIME DESPITE ALL DOORS SECURELY CLOSED AND LOCKED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON ITS 3.8L V6 ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

AFTER HAVING BRAKES REPAIRED, OWNER WAS TOLD BRAKES AS REPAIRED WOULD HAVE REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ROTORS, MECHANIC STATED THAT A NUMBER OF FORD ROTORS UNDERGO A HARDENING WHEN MACHINE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHICH ROTORS WILL MACHINE PROPERLY AND WHICH ONES W...

DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND COURTESY LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER SHUTTING DOORS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS CONCERNING THAT PROBLEM. *AK

EA OO 027/ SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGE; RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH AND PUNCTURED TIRE. REPAIRS MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *SLC

HYDRAULIC LINE RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO GET HOME. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT IT SOUNDED LIKE CONSUMER RAN OVER A CHUNK OF ICE, FROM SCRAPING NOISE. CONSUMER STOPPED, AND LOOKED, AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK WHILE THE CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAD COLLAPSED AND WAS RIDING ON THE TIRE, WHICH LATER ON EXPL...

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND ONE RIPPED UP THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER, IT TOOK OVER 2 DAYS TO GET BACK ON ROAD, LOCAL DEALER HAD TROUBLE LOCATING COIL SPRINGS, TOLD THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD 600 COIL SPRINGS ON BACK ORDER. CJ

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTING OR CLOSING DOOR - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

COIL SPRING BROKE DAMAGING STRUTS AND TIRE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED LATER, ALSO REQUIRED TOWING CHARGES. *AK

COIL SPRING BROKE DAMAGING STRUTS AND TIRE, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED LATER, ALSO REQUIRED TOWING CHARGES. *AK

SPEEDOMETER READS UP TO 45MPH, THEN JUMPS ERRATICALLY ABOVE THAT LEVEL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ SPEED BETWEEN 45 AND TOP SPEED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 1996 WINDSTARS AND CONSTITUTES A SAFETY DEFECT! *AK

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FRONT GASKET COVER IS DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE R EPLACED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME THING ON 1995 MODELS. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR AT $2,000. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE ...

WHILE DRIVING, FRONT COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO 2 TIRES. *SLC

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *AK

PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY, NEXT MORNING NOTICED CAR LOW ON RIGHT FRONT, HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD GARAGE. HAD BROKEN COIL SPRING RIGHT SIDE AND FORD HAD NO EXPLANATION WAY IT BROKE. HAD TO HAVE BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS REPLACED. SAW AN ARTICLE IN NEWPAPER ABOUT FORD HAVING A PROBLEM WITH COIL SPRINGS AND ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, FRONT END FELL DOWN ON TIRES. TECHNICIAN STATED COIL SPRING BROKE. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE.THEN, FRONT END OF VEHICLE DIPPED DOWN TO LEFT SIDE DUE T A BROKE COIL SPRING. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, PUNCTURING TIRE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 -25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND. THEN, FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBIMG ON WHEEL. FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED TO GROUND, FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 -25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND. THEN, FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBIMG ON WHEEL. FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED TO GROUND, FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER WOULD COMMENCE TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH, AND A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE ODMETER AREA. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER....

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IT WAS LIKE A MIMNI-=EXPLOSION. SEVERAL NEIGHBORS CAME OUT OF THEIR HOUSES TO CHECK. IN ADDITION, THE BREAKING OF THE SPRINGS ALSO BROKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE CYLINDER FOR THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM. THE BREAKING OF THE COILS SPRINGS ALSO GOUGED V...

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL WAY TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

COILD SRING FAILED, CAUSING FRONT TIRE TO BE SHREDDED AND BLOW OUT. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND RECALL REGARDING DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS FOR 1996 MODELS. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AFTER 30 MPH, THEREFORE, CONSUMER CANNOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. NO SATISFACTION FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS WAVING BACK FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL IN IT WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT COOLANT AND TIMING COV...

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS WAVING BACK FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL IN IT WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT COOLANT AND TIMING COV...

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS WAVING BACK FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL IN IT WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT COOLANT AND TIMING COV...

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS WAVING BACK FROM 20 TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION PAN HAD METAL IN IT WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTICED THAT COOLANT AND TIMING COV...

VEHICLE'S BLOWER WAS WORKING, HOWEVER NO HEAT WAS COMING OUT, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HEATING PROBLEMS AND DEALER FOUND COOLANT WAS LOW, 2 WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHORT TIME LATER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED, DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *SLC

LABORATORY OIL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAILED HEAD GASKET BASED ON GLYCOL AND ANTI-FREEZE CHEMICALS IN THE ENGINE OIL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FORD SAID MY MOTOR MADE IN AUGUST 95. RECALL ISSUED FOR MOTORS MADE IN JUNE JULY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

AT 45,000 MILES VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COOLANT. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAD AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING MINOR LONG TERM INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FORD NO HELP. NEED NEW MOTOR. TOLD TO HAVE NICE DAY. WILL GET FIXED,FIGHT WITH FORD AND IF NO SATISFACTION WILL TRADE ON JAPANESE MODEL.LIKE THE WIND STAR , DON'T LIKE BEING TREATED LIKE AN IDIOT. HAD FORDS ALL MY LIFE, THIS IN ALL PROBABILITY, WILL BE MY LAST ONE.QC IS JOB 1 MY ASS.

SPEEDO HEAD JUMPS. WHEN DRIVING VECHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL START WAVING. YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOUR TRAVELING. SERVICE CENTER STATED THIS IS REAL COMMON ON 1996 WINDSTAR. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FROZE. CAN'T CLEAN REAR WINDOW.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUCTIONED. NEEDLE KEPT BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH. DEALER HAD REPLACED SPEEDOMETER AT 65,000 MILES, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT 95,000 MILES. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

OUR 96 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AND WE ARE OUT ALMOST $1500 TO REPLACE IT. FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEMS BUT HAS ONLY AGREED TO FIX THE 95 WINDSTAR AT THIS TIME. WE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS SUBJECT.

WHILE TRAVELING SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING AROUND GIVING WRONG READING. DEALER REPAIRED SPEEDOMETER, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDR FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER TIMING COVER LEAK.*AK

3.8L ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 1995 WINDSTARS WITH 3.8L ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE FROM FORD ON MY 1996 WINDSTAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME THING. THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AT A QUICK PACE AND FORD RAN THE PRESSURE TEST. SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND GASKET THAT NEEDED FIXED. THIS WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY ...

I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE FROM FORD ON MY 1996 WINDSTAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME THING. THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING AT A QUICK PACE AND FORD RAN THE PRESSURE TEST. SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND GASKET THAT NEEDED FIXED. THIS WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY ...

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH; A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE CME OUT OF TAILPIPE. RADIATOR WAS LOSING ANTIFREEEZE EVERY DAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC WOULD NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE. CONTACTED FORD MANUFACTURER & CSR INDICATED NOT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, NO REPAIR WILL BE DONE. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & WAS PL...

WATER LEVEL LOSS IN RADIATOR DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AROUND 40000 MILES DUE TO ITS JUMPING, RPM'S WENT UP AND DOWN. CURRENTLY, HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. AS THE RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *YH

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AROUND 40000 MILES DUE TO ITS JUMPING, RPM'S WENT UP AND DOWN. CURRENTLY, HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. AS THE RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *YH

MY 3.8L WINDSTAR WAS CHECKED AT 60K AT DEALER.AT 68K THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. NOTICED ABOUT 60 VERY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS BY CONSUMERS AT THIS SITE. CANT DRIVE CONFIDENTLY/SAFELY. *AK

MY 3.8L WINDSTAR WAS CHECKED AT 60K AT DEALER.AT 68K CHECK ENGINE LAMP STAYED ON. DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS HEAD GASKET FAILURE & INFORMED ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED.VEHICLE RECEIVED BACK AFTER REPAIR (NEW ENGINE) AFTER PAYING HEAVY & NOW HAS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM

MY 3.8L WINDSTAR WAS CHECKED AT 60K AT DEALER.AT 68K CHECK ENGINE LAMP STAYED ON. DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS HEAD GASKET FAILURE & INFORMED ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED.VEHICLE RECEIVED BACK AFTER REPAIR (NEW ENGINE) AFTER PAYING HEAVY & NOW HAS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM

FORD HAS A HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THE 3.8 ENGINE FROM 1995 ON.ALSO SPEEDOMETER CABLE HEAD HAS WENT OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME!*AK

FORD HAS A HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THE 3.8 ENGINE FROM 1995 ON.ALSO SPEEDOMETER CABLE HEAD HAS WENT OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME!*AK

HEAD GASKETS ARE DESIGNED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE. THEY ARE NOT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS IN THE FORD OWNER'S MANUAL. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 1995 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKETS TWICE (5 YEARS, 60K MILES AND THEN TO 100,000 MILES). EVEN THOUGH NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE ENGINE BLOCK WERE ...

LOSS OF COLLANT IN ENGINE.DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WOULD COST FROM $1200 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. DEALER ALSO ADDED THAT THAT MOTOR IS A "TIME BOMB" TROUBLE CODE IN COMPUTER IS PO301 (MISFIRE AT #1 CYLINDER). FORD NO HELP, CONSIDERING THEY ADMIT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT ...

LAST YEAR MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MAKE A WHIZZING SOUND AND WOULD JUMP ERACTICALLY. SO, I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE A SPEED SENSOR OR THE ACTUAL GEAR BEHIND THE DASH. I HAD THE GEAR MODULE CHANGED IN 99, TWICE, I WENT TO A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED SPEEDO MECHANIC. THEN, CLOSE...

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER MAKING STEERING AND BRAKING DIFFICULT. THE SYMPTOMS SEEM IDENTICAL TO THE 1995 ENGINE COOLANT LOSS COVERED BY FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ALTHOUGHT DEALER REPORTS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL LUGS: NUTS KEPT GETTING CUT OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF. LUGS: NUTS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AT TIMING COVER GASKET. WINDSTARS HAVE BECOME KNOWN FOR HEAD AND TIMING COVER GASKET LEAKS. REPAIRS ESTIMATED TO BE $700 - $900 TO REPLACE A $7 GASKET WHICH FORD KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS EXPENSES AND ISSUE RECALL ON OTHER AFFECTED VEHIC...

CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER'S SHOP FOR A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED A HEAD GASKET LEAK. ALERTED CONSUMER TO SOME RECALLS ON THOSE VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAD A DIFFERENT YEAR. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER'S SHOP FOR A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER, AND MECHANIC NOTICED A HEAD GASKET LEAK. ALERTED CONSUMER TO SOME RECALLS ON THOSE VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAD A DIFFERENT YEAR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT SINCE NEW. SELF RESET BEFORE CHANCE TO GET IT TO DEALER. AT APPROX 80K MILES SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. DEALER REPLACES OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL GOT INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. LATEST INCIDENT SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT & BLUE SMOKE FR...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT SINCE NEW. SELF RESET BEFORE CHANCE TO GET IT TO DEALER. AT APPROX 80K MILES SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. DEALER REPLACES OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL GOT INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. LATEST INCIDENT SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT & BLUE SMOKE FR...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TT

BRAKES GO SOFT TO FLOOR, HAVE HAD LINES BLED 3 TIMES, AIR IN LEFT FRONT LINE EACH TIME, NONE IN OTHER 3. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMING BACK MORE FREQUENTLY. MECHANIC FINDS NO FLUID LEAK AND MASTER CYLINDER FLUID IS FULL. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN ON OUR MINI VAN. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THAT MOST WINDSTARS ARE COVERED ON AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY FORD DUE TO MANUFACUTERING DEFECTS. HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON, OUR VAN IS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS DONE JUST WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE DONE, O...

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WAS LIKE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, IT WOULD ROLL, BUT COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THEN, IT WOULD JUMP INTO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF, VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING BODY DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION DAMAGE, CLAIM 45-8019-328. *JG

FORD RECALLED ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE EXCEPT THE 1996. MY WINDSTAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 1995 USING THE SAME ENGINES THAT WERE PUT IN THE 1995 CARS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. ALSO, NEEDLE RAISED ABOVE ACTUAL SPEED TRAVELING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED SPEEDOMETER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK TWO YEARS LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONSUM...

FORD WINDSTAR (1996): A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT OUR ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE INDICATED A HEAD-GASKET PROBLEM. HILL AND SANDERS FORD SERVICE STATION CHECKED FOR PRESSURE LEAKS, BUT COULD ONLY SUGGEST THAT IT WAS BAD PLUGS CAUSING THE "MISFIRE CODE" IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER $3...

FORD WINDSTAR (1996): A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT OUR ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE INDICATED A HEAD-GASKET PROBLEM. HILL AND SANDERS FORD SERVICE STATION CHECKED FOR PRESSURE LEAKS, BUT COULD ONLY SUGGEST THAT IT WAS BAD PLUGS CAUSING THE "MISFIRE CODE" IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER $3...

FORD WINDSTAR (1996): A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT OUR ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE INDICATED A HEAD-GASKET PROBLEM. HILL AND SANDERS FORD SERVICE STATION CHECKED FOR PRESSURE LEAKS, BUT COULD ONLY SUGGEST THAT IT WAS BAD PLUGS CAUSING THE "MISFIRE CODE" IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER $3...

FORD WINDSTAR (1996): A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT OUR ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT, AND SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE INDICATED A HEAD-GASKET PROBLEM. HILL AND SANDERS FORD SERVICE STATION CHECKED FOR PRESSURE LEAKS, BUT COULD ONLY SUGGEST THAT IT WAS BAD PLUGS CAUSING THE "MISFIRE CODE" IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER $3...

WE NOTICED A LEAK OF SOME SORT OF FLUID AND BROUGHT THE WINDSTAR TO OUR DEALER. WHAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT WAS THAT THE TIMING COVER GASKET WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 52000 MILES. THIS COSTED US $904 AND I AM NOT SURE IF IT'S RELATED TO PRIOR '95 GASKET PROBLEMS.

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES OCCURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VAN THEREFORE THE REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 06/2000 DUE TO A WIRE SHORT AND THE REPAIR COSTED $219. ALSO, WE JUST NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF BAR WAS BROKEN ...

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES OCCURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VAN THEREFORE THE REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 06/2000 DUE TO A WIRE SHORT AND THE REPAIR COSTED $219. ALSO, WE JUST NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF BAR WAS BROKEN ...

THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON OVER 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES OCCURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VAN THEREFORE THE REPAIR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 06/2000 DUE TO A WIRE SHORT AND THE REPAIR COSTED $219. ALSO, WE JUST NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF BAR WAS BROKEN ...

ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED BLOWN HEADGASKET AND WATER IN THE CYLENDER THREW A ROD WHEN I STARTED IT UP. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE VAN, A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, A VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. ABS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. DEALER ON 9/30/00 SAID BRAKE SYSTEM IS OK. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP THE VAN, A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, A VIBRATION IS FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. ABS LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY. DEALER ON 9/30/00 SAID BRAKE SYSTEM IS OK. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

THE SPEDOMETER IS SWINGING WILDLY WHEN VAN REACHES HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SPEDOMETER RECORDS SPEEDS OF OVER 115 MPH WHEN THE VAN IS ACTUALLY GOING 70 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUZZES CONSTANTLY WHILE THIS OCCURS. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRE...

MANIFOLD GASKET AND HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INJECTORS AND EGR PORTS WERE CLEANED, 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING THICK WHITE SMOKE, THIS DEALER FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE CO...

MANIFOLD GASKET AND HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INJECTORS AND EGR PORTS WERE CLEANED, 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING THICK WHITE SMOKE, THIS DEALER FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE CO...

MANIFOLD GASKET AND HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO USE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INJECTORS AND EGR PORTS WERE CLEANED, 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING THICK WHITE SMOKE, THIS DEALER FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE CO...

AT THE 90,000 CHECKUP THE MECHANIC SAID OUR TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING AND ANTIFREEZE IS COMING THROUGH. IF IT IS NOT FIXED WHOLE ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP. SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEMS OF THE 1995!*AK

THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH DOES NOT CATCH. *SLC

THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SHEARED OFF THE LUGS AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO JUST ABOUT FALL OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLCED THE LUGS (ONLY THE BROKEN ONES AND NOT ALL OF THEM). JUST OVER ONE YEAR LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED; THAT IS, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHEERED OFF THE LUGS...

LIKE THE 95'S, IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN. HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AT 64K MILES.*AK

FORD HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO DISCUSS WITH ME. I'VE CALLED AND WRITTEN TO NO AVAIL.*AK

MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 76125 MILES. COST FOR REPAIR WILL BE 1333.25 . AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ,MY WINDSTAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE BLOWN HEADGASKET PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE RECALL ON EARLIER YEARS.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLOWN, REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *AK

CONSUMER HAD SEEN WATER LEAKING FROM ENGINE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE BEFORE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY HEAD GASKET WICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY WINDSTAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHICH CANNOT BE FOUND OR CORRECTED BY THE DEALER UNTIL NOW, THEY CAN SEE THAT THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM AFRAID TO SPEND $2,500 ON A REPAIR AS THE OTHER "UNDETECTABLE" PROBLEMS ARE QUITE SCARY AND HAVE MADE ME QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THI...

MY WINDSTAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHICH CANNOT BE FOUND OR CORRECTED BY THE DEALER UNTIL NOW, THEY CAN SEE THAT THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM AFRAID TO SPEND $2,500 ON A REPAIR AS THE OTHER "UNDETECTABLE" PROBLEMS ARE QUITE SCARY AND HAVE MADE ME QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THI...

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH ALLOWED GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT. FAILURE TOOK MANY MONTHS TO BECOME APPARENT AND WAS PROCEEDED BY GASOLINE ODORS FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, ESPECIALLY NOTICIBLE AFTER REFUELING, BUT WITH NO APPARENT LEAKAGE UNTIL THE END.*AK

I SAW THAT IT HAPPENED WITH OTHER OWNERS SO IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHAT'S WITH THE O2 SENSORS? THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT WENT BAD. DON'T THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE A GOOD QUALITY PARTS?*AK

WHEN I GET TO ABOUT 35 MPH, YOU CAN HEAR THE SPEEDO HEAD GEARS GRIND. WHEN YOU REACH APPROX 55 - 60 MPH, THE SPEEDO NEEDLE WILL BOUNCE UP TO 90 AND BACK, AND KEEP DOING THIS. WE HAD THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBELM. I WAS TOLD BY LOMPOC VALLEY FORD IN LOMPOC, CA THAT IT...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE SPED UP. WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STAYED UNDER CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. AS CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WAS MOVING 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY CONTROL FROM CONSUMER. IN ORDER TO MAKE VEHICLE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO P...

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH FORD'S 94 AND 95 WINDSTARS. IN CONTACTING FORD'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, THEY INDICATE THAT THESE EARLIER VEHICLES ARE NOW COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE NHTSA HAS DETERMINED THAT FORD WAS AT FAULT; HOWEVER, THEY INDICATE THAT NHTSA...

ON AUGUST 16, 2000 I WAS THE VICTIM OF A MINOR AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WHEN A NEW FR440 TUWSPS21570R15 TIRE, PURCHASED ON MAY 22, 2000 AND LOCATED ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, EXPLICABLY BURST WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AROUND A CORNER AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. MY MINIVAN SLID OFF TH...

VAN HAD BEEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND MAINTENANCE ON 9/21. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. WITH NO WARNING, TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR TO REPAIR SHOP AND HOME, BUT TOLD NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION @$3500. THIS IS MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION USED FOR BUSINESS AND HOME. STILL OWE $10,0...

WAS AT STOP SIGN & STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. SUDDENLY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED/STALLED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION & WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 20MPH & HEARD A STRANGE SOUND FROM REAR WHEEL AREA. CONSUMER STOPPED & SAW THE WHEEL UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. UNDERNEATH THE METAL BAR (AXLE) WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED,BUT CONSUMER WAS LOOKING FOR SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSTMENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED FOR TH...

FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED BECAUSE TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. DEALER REPAIRED TIE ROD. 30000 MILES LATER, DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS. EARLIER HAS RECENTLY INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

FUELWAS ESCAPING FROM TANK AND FUMES GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING INTO ENGINE. COOLANT ENTERING CYLINDER AND CRANKCASE, PRODUCING STEAM OUT OF THE EXHAUST. CONTACTED FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR ESTIMATE AND WAS QUOTED $600+ FOR LABOR AND ADDITIONAL COST FOR PARTS. HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ...

HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO BLINK. TAKEN INTO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACE ALONG WITH A FEW OXYGEN SENSORS. IS GOING TO COST APPROX. $1,800. FORD TOLD US THAT THE 96'S WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH TH...

HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO BLINK. TAKEN INTO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACE ALONG WITH A FEW OXYGEN SENSORS. IS GOING TO COST APPROX. $1,800. FORD TOLD US THAT THE 96'S WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH TH...

INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS ONLY 56000 ON VEHICLE. BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON THIS CAN BE VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IN HEAVY...

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

SPEEDOMETER BECAME VERY ERRATIC, JUMPED ALL AROUND, HAD CABLE REPLACED BUT IT IS NOT COMPLETELY WORKING CORRECTLY STILL JUMPS SLIGHTLY. MECHANIC SAYS WE NEED TO SERVICE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND FORD WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR ORIGINAL CLUSTER. I WOULD TAKE UP TO AT LEAST A WEEK. HE HAS HAD TO SERVIC...

ALL 4 GOODYEAR AQUATREAD II TIRES SHOWED SIGNES OF TREAD SEPARATION AND WERE REPLACED, TIRE SIZE P215/R0R15, DOT MKM02DHR477. *SLC

WATER WAS LEAKING OUT FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE, A MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 72000 MILES.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ON, ENGINE MISFIRES,ROUGH

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED TWO TIMES. *

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER A WEEK BEFORE BEING STARTED. WAS DRIVING FOR AWHILE & NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF REAR EXHAUST. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. PRIOR TO HEAD GASKETS BEING BLOWN, BEEN PUTTING WATER INTO THE SYSTEM TO COOL IT DOWN.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, MISFIRING, 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON', LOOSING COMPRESSION, NO REPAIRS ARE COVERED, FORD WINDSTARS PRODUCED UP UNTIL THE END OF 1995 ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME DEFECT, MY WINDSTAR (BUILD 1/2/1996!!) IS NOT COVERED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY (I READ ABOUT THE DANGER OF SUDDE...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, MISFIRING, 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON', LOOSING COMPRESSION, NO REPAIRS ARE COVERED, FORD WINDSTARS PRODUCED UP UNTIL THE END OF 1995 ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME DEFECT, MY WINDSTAR (BUILD 1/2/1996!!) IS NOT COVERED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY (I READ ABOUT THE DANGER OF SUDDE...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT THEY CLAIM THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES "ARCHING". THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE WAS ARCHING, BUT WERE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $320 TO CHANGE THE SIX WIRES AND PLUS. ...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT THEY CLAIM THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES "ARCHING". THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT TELL ME WHICH ONE WAS ARCHING, BUT WERE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $320 TO CHANGE THE SIX WIRES AND PLUS. ...

I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL & THE ENGINE REVVES UP BUT THE VAN DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD, THEN AFTER A MINUTE OR SO DELAY SOMETHING MUST ENGAGE AND THE VAN LUNGES FORWARD WITH TERRIFIC SPEED WHICH EVEN CAUSES THE TIRES TO SQUEAL.*AK

DUE TO HEAD GASKET WHICH HAD A CRACK AND CAUSED THE OIL AND THE ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK AND MIX TOGETHER. DEALER HAD TO WELD THE HEAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

3.8L V-6 BLOWN HEAD GASKET 1996 FORD WINDSTAR KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE WINDSTAR IN AGAIN, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TONIGHT TO SEE EXACTLY WHATS WRONG. VAN RUNS TERRIBLE AGAIN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF AND ROLLED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS SMASHED AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT APPEARED THE BOLTS HAD SOMEHOW SHEARED OFF. W...

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN ON 3.8 LITER ENGINE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PARTS. *AK

BOTH OF THE FRONT RIMS DEVELOPED CRACKS. THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN AN INSPECTION TO FIND A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE AREA. FORD WAS CONTACTED(LOCAL DEALER AND NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICES) THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND WERE UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE RIMS. I FEEL THAT 2 (TWO) RIMS CRACKING ON O...

BOTH OF THE FRONT RIMS DEVELOPED CRACKS. THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN AN INSPECTION TO FIND A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE AREA. FORD WAS CONTACTED(LOCAL DEALER AND NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICES) THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND WERE UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE RIMS. I FEEL THAT 2 (TWO) RIMS CRACKING ON O...

SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE I HAVE MET OTHERS WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 96 WINDSTAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.. THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO SHOW ERRATIC MOVEMENTS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT WOULD FLUCTUATE UP TO 10 TO 30 MPH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RENDERING IT'S FUNCTION USELESS. FORD DENIES ANY KNOWN DEFECT AND REFUSED AN IMPLIED WARRANTY FOR THE ITEM. DUE TO COST DIFFERENCES I CHOSE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHO...

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 15,000 MILES BUT IS NOW STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. IT FREQUENTLY SHIFTS HARD WHEN UPSHIFTING AND OFTEN DOWNSHIFTS WHENEVER THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HASN'T FAILED YET, IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW...

PLEASE,WE ARE PARENTS WHIT 3 KIDS,IS VERY HARD FOR US TO PAY THIS EXTRA MONEY FOR THIS DEFECT VEHICLE , TO THIS MOMENT WE CHANGED:TRANSMISSION -TWICE 02SENSOR (TRANSMISSION)-CATYLITIC CONVERTER LEFT/RAIGHT-COIL IGNITION SYSTEM ,WE GET THIS CAR WHIT 48.000MI. ON 1998 .FOR MY ALL FAMILY AND THE GOOD...

PLEASE,WE ARE PARENTS WHIT 3 KIDS,IS VERY HARD FOR US TO PAY THIS EXTRA MONEY FOR THIS DEFECT VEHICLE , TO THIS MOMENT WE CHANGED:TRANSMISSION -TWICE 02SENSOR (TRANSMISSION)-CATYLITIC CONVERTER LEFT/RAIGHT-COIL IGNITION SYSTEM ,WE GET THIS CAR WHIT 48.000MI. ON 1998 .FOR MY ALL FAMILY AND THE GOOD...

PLEASE,WE ARE PARENTS WHIT 3 KIDS,IS VERY HARD FOR US TO PAY THIS EXTRA MONEY FOR THIS DEFECT VEHICLE , TO THIS MOMENT WE CHANGED:TRANSMISSION -TWICE 02SENSOR (TRANSMISSION)-CATYLITIC CONVERTER LEFT/RAIGHT-COIL IGNITION SYSTEM ,WE GET THIS CAR WHIT 48.000MI. ON 1998 .FOR MY ALL FAMILY AND THE GOOD...

PLEASE,WE ARE PARENTS WHIT 3 KIDS,IS VERY HARD FOR US TO PAY THIS EXTRA MONEY FOR THIS DEFECT VEHICLE , TO THIS MOMENT WE CHANGED:TRANSMISSION -TWICE 02SENSOR (TRANSMISSION)-CATYLITIC CONVERTER LEFT/RAIGHT-COIL IGNITION SYSTEM ,WE GET THIS CAR WHIT 48.000MI. ON 1998 .FOR MY ALL FAMILY AND THE GOOD...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY DID NOT GRAB OR MAKE ANY SOUND, NO SKID MARKS. I SLID UNDER THE FLAT BED OF A SEMI TRUCK. MY VAN WAS TOTALED. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INJURED. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO., AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER MY INSURANCE AGENT SAID. MY CASE IS NOW UNDER REVIE...

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY DID NOT GRAB OR MAKE ANY SOUND, NO SKID MARKS. I SLID UNDER THE FLAT BED OF A SEMI TRUCK. MY VAN WAS TOTALED. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INJURED. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO., AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER MY INSURANCE AGENT SAID. MY CASE IS NOW UNDER REVIE...

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WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE & ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE & ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT.SAME PROBLEMS W/ OTHER WINDSTARS-FORD WON'T FIX.

HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT.SAME PROBLEMS W/ OTHER WINDSTARS-FORD WON'T FIX.

FORD DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT PREMATURE MILEAGE LEVELS (LESS THAN 80,000 MILES). FORD HAS AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF MANY ORIGINAL PARTS WITH NEW DESIGNS TO RECONCILE THE SUBSTANDARD ORIGINAL DESIGN. FOR MY TRANSMISSION THE MECHANIC SAID FAILURE WA...

FORD DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT PREMATURE MILEAGE LEVELS (LESS THAN 80,000 MILES). FORD HAS AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF MANY ORIGINAL PARTS WITH NEW DESIGNS TO RECONCILE THE SUBSTANDARD ORIGINAL DESIGN. FOR MY TRANSMISSION THE MECHANIC SAID FAILURE WA...

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WHILE DRIVING THE LUG NUTS ON THE VEHICLE BROKE CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE GUARDRAIL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASH AREA OF VEHICLE, CAUSING WIRING WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY TO MELT TOGETHER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

1996 FORD WINDSTARS HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR VAN FOR 2 YEARS AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT A CAR MANUFACTURER CANNOT MAKE A VEHICLE THAT WILL MAKE IT TO 100,000 MILES. FORD STATES THAT YOU CAN GO 100,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING A TUNE UP BUT THEY DON'Y MENTION THAT THEIR TR...

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THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TIE ROD FAILURE. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, FORD REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS A KNOWN CONDITION. *MJS

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, NO PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *AK

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HEAD GASKET LEAKING, MASTER CYLINDER FROZE UP AND CAUSED SMOKE AND DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM ON 3 WHEELS, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LIGHT WAS DISCONNECTED BY DEALER, ENGINE LIGHT ON: O2 SENSOR REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER SPEEDS, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW GO...

HEAD GASKET LEAKING, MASTER CYLINDER FROZE UP AND CAUSED SMOKE AND DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM ON 3 WHEELS, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LIGHT WAS DISCONNECTED BY DEALER, ENGINE LIGHT ON: O2 SENSOR REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER SPEEDS, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW GO...

HEAD GASKET LEAKING, MASTER CYLINDER FROZE UP AND CAUSED SMOKE AND DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM ON 3 WHEELS, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LIGHT WAS DISCONNECTED BY DEALER, ENGINE LIGHT ON: O2 SENSOR REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER SPEEDS, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW GO...

HEAD GASKET LEAKING, MASTER CYLINDER FROZE UP AND CAUSED SMOKE AND DAMAGE TO BRAKE SYSTEM ON 3 WHEELS, ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, IN FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND LIGHT WAS DISCONNECTED BY DEALER, ENGINE LIGHT ON: O2 SENSOR REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER SPEEDS, DRIVERSIDE WINDOW GO...

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TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE DROPS TO 45 MPH AND RPM GOES TO 5000 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON SOME OCCASSION DURING STOP AND GO TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGEROUS SITUTATION....

PE 00 024/SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BREAKAGES: RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND STILL WAITING ON PARTS. *AK

VEHICLE BOUGHT IN 3/99 THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE BROKE REPAIRE BILL $500.00 SHORTLY THEREAFTER SENSOR WENT OUT (FUEL)BILL 256.00 LATER NOTICED SQUEKING IN FRONT END ADVISED IT WAS TIE ROD ENDS NOT FIXED YET THIS THING HAS BROKE ME HAVE HAD MANY OCCURENCES WITH SPEED ODOMETER GOING CRAZY AFTER 45MPH RECE...

VEHICLE BOUGHT IN 3/99 THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE BROKE REPAIRE BILL $500.00 SHORTLY THEREAFTER SENSOR WENT OUT (FUEL)BILL 256.00 LATER NOTICED SQUEKING IN FRONT END ADVISED IT WAS TIE ROD ENDS NOT FIXED YET THIS THING HAS BROKE ME HAVE HAD MANY OCCURENCES WITH SPEED ODOMETER GOING CRAZY AFTER 45MPH RECE...

VEHICLE BOUGHT IN 3/99 THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE BROKE REPAIRE BILL $500.00 SHORTLY THEREAFTER SENSOR WENT OUT (FUEL)BILL 256.00 LATER NOTICED SQUEKING IN FRONT END ADVISED IT WAS TIE ROD ENDS NOT FIXED YET THIS THING HAS BROKE ME HAVE HAD MANY OCCURENCES WITH SPEED ODOMETER GOING CRAZY AFTER 45MPH RECE...

VEHICLE BOUGHT IN 3/99 THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE BROKE REPAIRE BILL $500.00 SHORTLY THEREAFTER SENSOR WENT OUT (FUEL)BILL 256.00 LATER NOTICED SQUEKING IN FRONT END ADVISED IT WAS TIE ROD ENDS NOT FIXED YET THIS THING HAS BROKE ME HAVE HAD MANY OCCURENCES WITH SPEED ODOMETER GOING CRAZY AFTER 45MPH RECE...

HAVE HAD THE MINIVAN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SYMPTOMS OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ONLY TO FIND PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS "CLUNKED" WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT "FIND". WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVERNIGHT IN NOVEMBER. WE DON'T T...

HAVE HAD THE MINIVAN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SYMPTOMS OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ONLY TO FIND PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS "CLUNKED" WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT "FIND". WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVERNIGHT IN NOVEMBER. WE DON'T T...

HAVE HAD THE MINIVAN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SYMPTOMS OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ONLY TO FIND PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS "CLUNKED" WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THIS IS A DAILY PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT "FIND". WINDSHIELD CRACKED OVERNIGHT IN NOVEMBER. WE DON'T T...

TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, AND NEW ENGINE

IN JAN 2000, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOTICED ROUGH IDILING, TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST SYSTEM REPAIRED...AGAIN IN FEB 2000, SAME PROBLEM NOTED, AGAIN TOOK IN FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS(BOTH OF THESE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT LOCAL FORD DEALER)...IN MAY NOTICED THAT IT WAS STARTING TO ROUGH ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMER. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE TIRES HAD ANY FLATS. ALL TIRES WERE FINE. WHEN CONSUMER GOT BACK IN TO TAKE OFF, VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, IT JUST ROCKED BACK & FORTH. RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING 1)DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED-ALL DOORS CHECKED NONE AJAR 2) ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON-HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM 3)OCCASIONALLY POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS AND A/C WILL GO OUT...

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOISY WHEN MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR ROUNTIN REPAIRS, AND DEALER NOTED THAT LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN IN HALF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. PE00-024. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE. CONSUMER ASKED MECHANIC WHY CAR WAS STARTING SO ROUGHLY, AND MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 1994/ 1995. *AK

SPEED NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN FROM 50MPH TO 120MPH REGISTER ON THE SPEEDOMETER . CONSUMER HAD THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 45181 MILES BY FORD DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC DID THE ACTUAL WORK. *AK TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES. *YH

SPEED NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN FROM 50MPH TO 120MPH REGISTER ON THE SPEEDOMETER . CONSUMER HAD THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT 45181 MILES BY FORD DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC DID THE ACTUAL WORK. *AK TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES. *YH

SPEEDOMETER READS DIFFERENTLY THAN THE SPEED VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY DOING. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER SYA IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO EXPLANATION*AK.

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ALL OVER DIAL WHEN CAR WENT OVER 30 MPH; TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL THE TIME (I HAVE REQUESTED REPAIRS REPEATEDLY, TOLD NO PROBLEM DETECTED); CAR CONTINUES T...

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ALL OVER DIAL WHEN CAR WENT OVER 30 MPH; TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL THE TIME (I HAVE REQUESTED REPAIRS REPEATEDLY, TOLD NO PROBLEM DETECTED); CAR CONTINUES T...

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ALL OVER DIAL WHEN CAR WENT OVER 30 MPH; TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL THE TIME (I HAVE REQUESTED REPAIRS REPEATEDLY, TOLD NO PROBLEM DETECTED); CAR CONTINUES T...

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ALL OVER DIAL WHEN CAR WENT OVER 30 MPH; TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL THE TIME (I HAVE REQUESTED REPAIRS REPEATEDLY, TOLD NO PROBLEM DETECTED); CAR CONTINUES T...

SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED ALL OVER DIAL WHEN CAR WENT OVER 30 MPH; TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED WHILE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL THE TIME (I HAVE REQUESTED REPAIRS REPEATEDLY, TOLD NO PROBLEM DETECTED); CAR CONTINUES T...

WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. VAN LOST SPEED AND STARTED OVERHEATING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF HIGHWAY. VAN DIED HAD TO BE TOWED. TOLD IT WAS CRACKED HEAD DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY CLAIM.. SPEEDOMETER FLIPS AROUND, ESTIMATE REPAIR COST...

WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. VAN LOST SPEED AND STARTED OVERHEATING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF HIGHWAY. VAN DIED HAD TO BE TOWED. TOLD IT WAS CRACKED HEAD DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE. WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY CLAIM.. SPEEDOMETER FLIPS AROUND, ESTIMATE REPAIR COST...

SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO FLUCCUATE AT 50 MPH, RANDOMLY JUMPING FROM 50MPH TO 80MPH - PREVIOUSLY WENT OUT AT 47K MILES, AND ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED BY HANSEL FORD WAS TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ASSEMBLY ($400) BECAUSE OF "BROKEN" SPEEDOMETER HEAD ASSEMBLY - 52K LATER, EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, AND FORD'S ...

FOUR TIRERIMS HAVE CRACKS ON THEM, CAUSING TIRES TO LEAK AIR AT ALL TIMES. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED IN MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR DUE TO A RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF BECAUSE FORD IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH THE 1995 MODEL. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT MY ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT. FORD IS REPLACING THE ENGINE, THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 6 WEEKS ALREADY AND NO E...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER REFUSE TO SHIFT INTO THE HIGHER GEAR OR WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. CONTINUING SO THAT EVENTUALLY (AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES) IT WILL NO LONGER SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO SECOND. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONTINUAL. THE DEALSHIP HAD THE VAN FOR THREE DAYS AFTER IT FIRST OCC...

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. THIS CONTINUED FORM JANUARY TO JULY WITH VEHICAL GOING IN TO SHOP AS MUCH AS 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY . SAYVILLE FORD ON LAST ARRIVAL SAID HEAD GASKET FALURE AS IN ALL WINDSTARS FROM 1995 AND 96. THEY SAID THIS IN JANUARY AND EVERY VIST AFTER THAT UNTIL ...

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. THIS CONTINUED FORM JANUARY TO JULY WITH VEHICAL GOING IN TO SHOP AS MUCH AS 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY . SAYVILLE FORD ON LAST ARRIVAL SAID HEAD GASKET FALURE AS IN ALL WINDSTARS FROM 1995 AND 96. THEY SAID THIS IN JANUARY AND EVERY VIST AFTER THAT UNTIL ...

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, STAYS ON ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. THIS CONTINUED FORM JANUARY TO JULY WITH VEHICAL GOING IN TO SHOP AS MUCH AS 5 TIMES IN ONE DAY . SAYVILLE FORD ON LAST ARRIVAL SAID HEAD GASKET FALURE AS IN ALL WINDSTARS FROM 1995 AND 96. THEY SAID THIS IN JANUARY AND EVERY VIST AFTER THAT UNTIL ...

I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED JANUARY 7 , 2000 . I RECENTLY HEARD A LOUD " TUMPING " NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL / AXLE ASSEMBLY. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACE THE " SWAY BAR / TIE RODS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND DID A SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT AND ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WA...

I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED JANUARY 7 , 2000 . I RECENTLY HEARD A LOUD " TUMPING " NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL / AXLE ASSEMBLY. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACE THE " SWAY BAR / TIE RODS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND DID A SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT AND ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WA...

I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED JANUARY 7 , 2000 . I RECENTLY HEARD A LOUD " TUMPING " NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL / AXLE ASSEMBLY. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACE THE " SWAY BAR / TIE RODS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND DID A SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT AND ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WA...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND HEAD G...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND HEAD G...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND HEAD G...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT ABOUT 60000 MILES THE WINDSTAR WOULD FAIL TO MOVE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NOISE, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IF A PLASTIC CONTAINER WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE...

ENGINE CHECKS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

ENGINE CHECKS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

TIMING CHAIN COVER CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRAILING ARM ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF REAR AXLE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACT TO THE TRAILING ARM OR BODY OF THE REAR AXLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING THE LEFT FENDER IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE HOUSING, CAUSING DRIVER TO MOVE FORWARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

QUALIFIED MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAID WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. LOCKS ARE GRINDING CONSTANTLY SO WE WERE FORCED TO DISCONNECT TO AVOID BURNING IT UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION.

QUALIFIED MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAID WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. LOCKS ARE GRINDING CONSTANTLY SO WE WERE FORCED TO DISCONNECT TO AVOID BURNING IT UP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION.

I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNIG AS WELL AS I THOUGHT IT SHOULD FOR A CAR WITH "LOW MILES" I HAD IT BACK IN THE SHOP WHERE I PURCHSED IT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE MECHANIS THERE MENTIONED CARFAX.COM. I GOT A REPORT WHICH STATED THERE WAS A...

SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATED FROM 0 TO 120 ERRATICALLY. FIRST SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED WITH 35,000, AND THE SECOND AT 38,000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER HAS TOLD US ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 CAR PULLED BACK, RPMS WENT VERY HIGH TO 3 AND 4, AND SPEEDOMETER DECLINED VERY RAPIDLY. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT VEHICLE'S SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER AND FAMILY GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE, HUSBAND NOTICED A FLAT TIRE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. HE CHANGED THE FLAT TIRE. HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN HEARD A POP, DONUT TIRE POPPED OFF ALSO. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED...

THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. YH

THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. YH

ENGINE LIGHT ON & RUNNING HOT. HEAD GASKET & MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. MECHANIC LATER SAID RECALL WOULD REIMBURSE FOR COST TO REPAIR. FORD SAID OUR VIN WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO PLACE & DATE OF MANUFACTURE. THIS IS AN ADMITTED MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. THE FORD MECHANICS ...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN TO THE GROUND, WHICH ALMOST DAMAGED THE TIRES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML

THIS WAS DONE DURING MANUFACTURING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PREDICT WHEN THEY WOULD GET THE ORDERS IN. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN MAKING TURNS OR IF STOPPING ON A HILL. NO WARNING. LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE, THEN CUT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL. HAD TO PUT NEWER ENGINE IN. *AK

FORD HAS AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE REPAIR COST FOR THE HEAD GASKET. THEY HAVE RECALLED THIS SAME ENGINE IN THE 1995 WINDSTAR'S BUT HAVE NOT EXTENDED IT TO THE 1996'S DESPITE MANY OCCURANCES. I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE REPAIR AS WELL AS OUR RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. *AK

MY WINDSTAR HAS ONLY 48000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 1995 WINDSTAR WITH 20000 MORE MILES ON IT AND THEY WERE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR FAILED HEAD GASKET. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND I AM TRYING TO RECEIVE A FEFUND MORE THE WORK DONE ON MY VAN. *AK

JULY OF 1999 WHILE ON VACATION IN PENNSYLVANIA THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. A FAMILY FRIEND RECOMMENDED THAT WE NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THEN CAME BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. FINALLY IN APRIL OF 2000 THE LIGHT CAME O...

JULY OF 1999 WHILE ON VACATION IN PENNSYLVANIA THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. A FAMILY FRIEND RECOMMENDED THAT WE NOT WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THEN CAME BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. FINALLY IN APRIL OF 2000 THE LIGHT CAME O...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD WINDSTAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 8/98. IN JULY OF 99 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THEN IT BECAME A STALLING PROBLEM. FOR 3 MTHS THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEN ON APRIL 21,00 THE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND THE SPRING WAS JAMMED INTO OUR ...

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD WINDSTAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 8/98. IN JULY OF 99 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THEN IT BECAME A STALLING PROBLEM. FOR 3 MTHS THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEN ON APRIL 21,00 THE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND THE SPRING WAS JAMMED INTO OUR ...

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE & PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & COULDN'T GIVE CONSUMER ON EXPLANATION WHY IT HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE STRUT. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH THERE WAS COOLANT LEAK INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A MINOR HOLE. CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE COOLANT SO THAT ENGINE WON'T OVERHEAT. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS MOVING ERRATICALLY ONCE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH ARE REACHED. ALSO, SOMETIMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND AM TOLD IT WILL BE $500.00 FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. I FEEL THIS, AS WELL AS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS IS A SERIOUS SAFE...

THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS MOVING ERRATICALLY ONCE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH ARE REACHED. ALSO, SOMETIMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND AM TOLD IT WILL BE $500.00 FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. I FEEL THIS, AS WELL AS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPERS IS A SERIOUS SAFE...

DRIVER'S LEATHER POWER SEAT, ON THE LEFT SIDE VERTICAL SEAT FRAME WHICH ENDS AT THE SEAT, HAS A VERY SHARP EDGE, WHICH CUTS THROUGH THE SEAT'S PADDING/ LEATHER COVER. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE. *AK *ML

I WAS INFORMED BY CRISSMAN LINCOLN/ MERCURY THAT MY HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ON MY WINDSTAR. THIS IS A FREQUENT ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF I PAYED THE FIRST $500 THAT FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE REST OF THE REPAIR. PREVIOUS TO GETTING THIS INFORMATIO I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OXYGEN SEN...

I WAS INFORMED BY CRISSMAN LINCOLN/ MERCURY THAT MY HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ON MY WINDSTAR. THIS IS A FREQUENT ENOUGH PROBLEM THAT THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF I PAYED THE FIRST $500 THAT FORD WOULD PAY FOR THE REST OF THE REPAIR. PREVIOUS TO GETTING THIS INFORMATIO I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OXYGEN SEN...

HEAD/HEAD GASKET WAS REPAIRED. SYMPTOM CAUSING REPAIR WAS ENGINE RUNNING HOT. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE

FOUR RIMS AT A TIME WILL LEAK AIR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, TIRES WILL GO FLAT, EVEN ON HIGHWAY. *AK

FOUR RIMS AT A TIME WILL LEAK AIR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, TIRES WILL GO FLAT, EVEN ON HIGHWAY. *AK

REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO TURN OFF " ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT ONLY TEMPORAIRLY SUCCESSFUL. LOSS OF COOLANT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ENGINE NOW NOTICABLY "SMOKING".*AK

REPEATED EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO TURN OFF " ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT ONLY TEMPORAIRLY SUCCESSFUL. LOSS OF COOLANT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ENGINE NOW NOTICABLY "SMOKING".*AK

STRUT SPRING BROKE AND BODY FELL OVER DRIVERS SIDE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT UP TO 10 MPH. WENT TO ONE REPAIR SHOP, TOLD THAT THE STRUT SPRING HAD BROKEN AND IT WOULD TAKE OVER A WEEK TO GET THE PART BECAUSE THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR IT. FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN ...

POWER STEERING FAILED. NLM

WATER PUMP FAILED. NLM

DRIVE BELT FAILED. NLM

DEALER STATES I HAVE A"IMPLIED WARRANTY" WHATEVER THAT MEAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN ROUGH AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHECLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDERED EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN ROUGH AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHECLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDERED EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. FOUND OUT IT WAS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD AFTER A WEEK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE NEEDED PARTS FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP SINCE V...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. FOUND OUT IT WAS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONTACTED FORD AFTER A WEEK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE NEEDED PARTS FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP SINCE V...

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY. NEEDLE WOULD JUMPS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ERRATICALLY AFTER 40 MPH; ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN, WITH VARIOUS DIAGNOSES THAT SEEM TO ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE; WE HAVE PAID ALMOST $1000 IN REPAIRS SO FAR, NONE OF IT UNDER WARRANTY, PER THE DEALER. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ERRATICALLY AFTER 40 MPH; ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN, WITH VARIOUS DIAGNOSES THAT SEEM TO ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE; WE HAVE PAID ALMOST $1000 IN REPAIRS SO FAR, NONE OF IT UNDER WARRANTY, PER THE DEALER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED '95 WINDSTARS FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND NOT '96 EVEN THOUGH SAME DESIGN, MATERIALS AND POINT OF ASSEMBLY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BETWEEN 70 - 100 MPH AT LOW (40) OR HIGH (65) SPEEDS. MAKES BUZZING NOISE. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS MISLEADING AND DISTRACTING (UNNERVING) TO THE DRIVER. DEALER "NEVER HEARD OF" THIS PROBLEM. OWNER PAID $525 REPAIR.

VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. THE SAME ENGINE IN THE 1995 WINDSTARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKETS AND ALL RELATED DAMAGE. THE 1996 WINDSTARS THAT CARRIED THE SAME ENGINE ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THESE MUST BE REPAIRED ...

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SANK DOWN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID THE SPRING MOUNTING ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS BUSTED. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE IF IT WERE ON HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. ONLY ONE SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED, SINCE TH...

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO MANUFACTURER ABOUT SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING & NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. CONSUMER COULDN'T DETERMINE SPEED, AND FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. CONSUMER INFORMED BY MECHANIC OF A TSB ISSUED BY FORD REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, WHICH CALLS FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER 3 YR WARRANTY. ...

I TOOK MY WINDSTAR IN FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICE (A LITTLE EARLY) AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS BAD AND I AM LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AS A RESULT. I FOUND IT ODD, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. I DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THE 1995 WINDSTAR'S WITH THE SAME ...

ENGINE COOLANT NEEDS FILLING EVERY 2-3 DAYS, TRANSMISSION SKIPS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND INTERIOR DOOR AJAR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT NEEDS FILLING EVERY 2-3 DAYS, TRANSMISSION SKIPS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND INTERIOR DOOR AJAR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT NEEDS FILLING EVERY 2-3 DAYS, TRANSMISSION SKIPS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND INTERIOR DOOR AJAR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT NEEDS FILLING EVERY 2-3 DAYS, TRANSMISSION SKIPS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND INTERIOR DOOR AJAR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. *AK

A MAJOR RECALL HAS OCCURRED WITH FORD COVERING THE REPAIR COSTS OR ISSUING $4000 CERTIFICATES TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE FOR 1995 AND EARLIER MODELS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS ON ALL FORD 3.8-LITER ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THE NEW ENGINE DESIGN DID NOT HELP OR ELIMINATE THE PRO...

WAS PARKING VEHICLE ON A STREET AND PULLING UP INTO A CORNER PARKING SPOT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT ON ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WAS PARKING VEHICLE ON A STREET AND PULLING UP INTO A CORNER PARKING SPOT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT ON ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK UP. ALSO, DOOR PANEL WAS RINGING NOISE. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES ABRUCTLY 10 TO 25 MPH AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE PROPER SPEED. FORD DECLINED TO HELP IN MATTER AND ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MY DAUGHTER'S '96 WINDSTAR AS WELL AND REPLACED SAME AT HER EXPENSE FOR $550, FORD WA...

VAN IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ONLY 1 DRIVER, OVER 50 YEARS OLD. KEPT A MERC GRAND MARQUIS WAGON FOR 14 YEARS AND 250,000 MILES. TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED - LEAKED COOLANT. THIS IS VERY PREMATURE - SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN/FABRICATION PROBLEM, GASKET PROBLEM. OVER $600 TO REPAIR. WINDOW TRACK BECAME SEPARAT...

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY, SPEED ALWAYS ERRATIC. FAILS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY. UNKNOWN HOW MANY TIMES REPLACED ON VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT USED. HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO PRICE THE REPAIR. LOOKING TO SEE IF ANY INFO ON HELP ON HOW TO HANDLE. THIS IS VERY INCONVEN...

94-95 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINES ARE HAVING HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID IT WAS VANS MFG. FROM DEC 93 TO AUG 95 AND THAT MY 96 WAS NOT INVOLVED. JUST BECAUSE THE STICKER SAYS MY VAN WAS MFG. IN 96 DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MFG AT THE SAME TIME AS A THE ENG...

TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW. STRANDED VEHICLE. ALMOST CAUSED FIRE FROM SPEWING TRANSAXLE FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW. STRANDED VEHICLE. ALMOST CAUSED FIRE FROM SPEWING TRANSAXLE FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS. *AK

WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE ENGINE RACED, AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE CALIPER WAS HANGING UP CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. YH

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. YH

FRONT BRAKES FAILED. YH

RIGHT FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS FAILED. YH

RIGHT FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS FAILED. YH

ELETRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN WASHERS WERE BEING USED, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WON'T GO OFF.*AK

ELETRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN WASHERS WERE BEING USED, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WON'T GO OFF.*AK

ELETRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY WHEN WASHERS WERE BEING USED, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WON'T GO OFF.*AK

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ON ENGINE, RESULTING IN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ENGINE. SAME ENGINE THAT FORD IS CURRRENTLY REPLACING IN 1994 AND 1995 MODEL YEAR WINDSTARS, FOR THE SAME REASON - PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS. FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS OF THIS ENGINE, A...

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 35000 MILES, THE NEEDLE JUMPS ALL OVER HAVE NO ACCURATE SPEED READING. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRINTY BY MANUFACTURER. THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE AGAIN AT APP. 75000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A REOCCURRING PROB...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. THEN VEHICLE WILL MOVE SLOWLY WITHOUT A WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILED SENSOR AT NO COST. *AK.ET.

AFTER THREE FAIRLY RELIABLE YEARS AND ONLY 58,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AND A TRANSMISSION THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMPELLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A VEHIC...

AFTER THREE FAIRLY RELIABLE YEARS AND ONLY 58,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AND A TRANSMISSION THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMPELLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A VEHIC...

AFTER THREE FAIRLY RELIABLE YEARS AND ONLY 58,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD HEAD GASKETS BLOWN AND A TRANSMISSION THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMPELLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A VEHIC...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ANTI-FREEZE HAD LEAKED OUT, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ANTI-FREEZE HAD LEAKED OUT, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK

LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE RESULTING IN ALL NEW SEALS, GASKETS AND HEAD GASKET, DUE TO FAILURE.

LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE RESULTING IN ALL NEW SEALS, GASKETS AND HEAD GASKET, DUE TO FAILURE.

ENGINE REPAIRED AT CUSTOMER COST OF $1300.00 1995 WINDSTAR HAD ENGINE RECALL AND MANUFACTURER STOOD BEHIND PRODUCT. SAME BASIC CONFIGURATION IN THE 1996 MODEL. FORD SHOULD COVER. *AK

STITCHING ON PASSENGER SEATBELT COMPLETELY DETERIORIATED AT FLOOR HOLD DOWN. *AK

FORD IS COMING UP WITH SOME TYPE OF RE-EMBURSEMENT FOR THE 1995 WINDSTARS BUT HOW ABOUT THE 1996 WINDSTARS. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AS THE 1995S. *AK

FRONT END GROANS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WAS TOLD TIE ROD ENDS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS WHILE GOING 50MPH OR FASTER. ALSO, MAKES RATTLING NOISE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OWNER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THIS WAS DUE TO A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER IS OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DIFFERENT GEARS , DOOR AJAR CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN THE DOORS ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED. ALSO, THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ABS SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DIFFERENT GEARS , DOOR AJAR CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN THE DOORS ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED. ALSO, THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ABS SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HEAD REPLACED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP WITH ORIGINAL OWNER. NOW NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED BECAUSE A SECOND GASKET HEAD HAS CRACKED AND RUINED ENGINE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. FORD HAS DENIED CLAIM FOR REPAIRS.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE MANUFACTURE IN CANADA, AND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO THE US FOR 7 YRS/ 100000 MILES. *AK

RODS IN THE ENGINE BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORD SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

RODS IN THE ENGINE BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORD SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER READS NEAR 100 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEM 30 AND 70 MPH. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF SYSTEMS IN MY VAN. THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT AGAIN. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF SYSTEMS IN MY VAN. THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT AGAIN. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF SYSTEMS IN MY VAN. THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT AGAIN. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF SYSTEMS IN MY VAN. THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED, THE SPEEDOMETER IS OUT AGAIN. *AK

THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE 3.8L ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST NOTICED BY MYSELF DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF MY FLUID LEVELS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHAT I NOTICED WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKETS. UNDER MORE CONSTANT SUPERVISION MY WIFE AND I OBSERVED OTHER SYMPTO...

THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE 3.8L ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FIRST NOTICED BY MYSELF DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF MY FLUID LEVELS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHAT I NOTICED WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKETS. UNDER MORE CONSTANT SUPERVISION MY WIFE AND I OBSERVED OTHER SYMPTO...

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN ON AN INCLINE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SOFT (SPONGY) BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING HARD OR PANIC STOPS. THIS WAS EMPHASIZED RECENTLY WHEN WE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE LACK OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS NOT SO OBVIOUS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WE HAVE REQUESTED ...

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE LAST YEAR. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT AFTER THREE STARTS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. THEN BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, ADVIS...

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE LAST YEAR. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT AFTER THREE STARTS ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. THEN BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, ADVIS...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO CHECKED IT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE TIMING COVER GASKET AND THE FRONT ENGINE GASKET WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. AND WE SUSPECT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO GOING OUT. WE TALKED WITH ...

THE SPEEDOMETER WAVERS WILDLY FROM 55 TO 110 WITH NO INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY OIL NOT BEING INJECTED PROPERLY DURING MANUFACTURING. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

3.8 LITER ENGINE 44,000 MILES AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR THAT FORD IS NOW ADDRESSING. MY QUOTED PRICE TO GET FIXED WAS OVER $1600. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD AND THEY AGREED TO PAY LESS THEN 3/4 OF THE COST. I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY $495 TO FIX ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

3.8 LITER ENGINE 44,000 MILES AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR THAT FORD IS NOW ADDRESSING. MY QUOTED PRICE TO GET FIXED WAS OVER $1600. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD AND THEY AGREED TO PAY LESS THEN 3/4 OF THE COST. I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY $495 TO FIX ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

3.8 LITER ENGINE 44,000 MILES AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR THAT FORD IS NOW ADDRESSING. MY QUOTED PRICE TO GET FIXED WAS OVER $1600. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD AND THEY AGREED TO PAY LESS THEN 3/4 OF THE COST. I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY $495 TO FIX ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A VERY BAD ODOR IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK *ML

THE 1994 AND 1995 WINDSTARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW COME THE 1996 WERENT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

HEADGASKET FAILURE. FORD IS HOLDING TO THEIR MILEAGE LIMIT, ALTHOUGH MILEAGE HAS NO BEARING (NO MOVING PARTS). 95 AND 96 WINDSTARS W/ 3.8L HAVE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF HEADGASKET FAILURES. FORD'S OWN SERVICE PLAN ALLOWED UNLIMITED MILEAGE FOR 95'S THROUGH 98. NO SIMILAR PLAN FOR 96'S. FORD ALSO REFUSES ...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. SUDDENLY EVERYTHING FAILED. THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. COULD HEAR MOTOR STILL GOING. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE ENDED UP IN SOMEONE ELSES YARD. OWNER CHECKED VEHICLE & FOUND TENSIONER BAR ON THE DRIVE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS ...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD UPSHIFTING OR DOWN SHIFTING. OCCASIONALY WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN THEN PROCEEDING, MOTOR REVS AND TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN SEPTEMBER. DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, BUT STILL HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROB...

WHILE DRIVING ALONG ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HARD UPSHIFTING OR DOWN SHIFTING. OCCASIONALY WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN THEN PROCEEDING, MOTOR REVS AND TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN SEPTEMBER. DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, BUT STILL HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROB...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERATICALLY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SPEEDOMETER READING 40 RPMS. THEN WOULD JUMP TO 100 RPMS WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS ON NORMAL TRAVELING. ALSO, THE READING FOR HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING JUMPS AROUND AND IS INACCURATE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TSB. *AK *ML

BRAKING HAS BEEN FADING FOR THE PAST YEAR RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CHECKED BRAKES, FOUND: "BRAKE ARE GOOD". MY WIFE HAD A FRONT-END COLLISION WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER HIT A 3RD CAR CUTTING INTO THEIR LANE. *AK

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING UPON INCLINE OF VECHICLE ON A HILL) AND THE SLIDING DOOR, IF OPENED, FORCEFULLY ROLLS AND SLAMS SHUT. SOMEONE EXITING THE VEHICLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED,...

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING UPON INCLINE OF VECHICLE ON A HILL) AND THE SLIDING DOOR, IF OPENED, FORCEFULLY ROLLS AND SLAMS SHUT. SOMEONE EXITING THE VEHICLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED,...

WHEN CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR ALL OTHER DOORS LOCK WITHOUT OPERATOR OPERATING THE DOOR LOCK FUNCTION, THUS, LOCKING THE PARENTS OUT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS THE WELD ON THE WHEEL. THE FIRST ONE BROKE APART AT THE WELD. THE SECOND ONE DEVELOPED A PINHOLE AT THE WELD. THE THIRD ONE ALSO DEVELOPED A PINHOLE AT THE WELD. ALL WERE ORIGINAL FORD WHEELS. IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE WHEEL BREAK AT THE WELD UNTIL I BOUGHT THI...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS, WILL NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH IN FOGGY WEATHER WHEN A DEER APPEARED IN THE ROAD. HIT DEER & BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON THE FACE & ARMS. ALSO, FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK

WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH IN FOGGY WEATHER WHEN A DEER APPEARED IN THE ROAD. HIT DEER & BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON THE FACE & ARMS. ALSO, FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK

PARKING BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY. NO WARNING LIGHT ON. LEVER DOWN. BURNED UP ALL 4 BRAKES AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

ENGINE MISSED/SURGED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEGINNING 4TH QUARTER 1999. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE BY TWO FORD DEALERS TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. LANGDALE FORD FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS BLOWN HEAD GASKET, NUMBER 2 CYLINDER. SAID CHRONIC PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THIS ENGINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS,BUT NOT FOR OUR SPE...

FUEL TANK BEGAN TO POUR GAS FROM UNDER VAN TO THE GROUND. I TOOK THE VAN TO TREADWELL FORD AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ME A NEW FUEL TANK. THEY SAY IT WILL TAKE 11 DAYS. THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THE '95 WINDSTARS AND THEY WERE RECALLED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE "96'S. SO I WILL BE WIT...

MY NEIGHBOR ALSO HAD HER SPEEDOMETER BREAK ON HER 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. *AK

I REPORTED ENGINE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION TO FORD (DEALER)ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THEY ALWAYS CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WHEN STARTING, WHICH THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I SERVICED THE VEHICLE FREQUENTLY TO KEEP ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTI...

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN JUMPING AROUND ABOVE 40 MPH. FORD DEALER STATED IT WAS A SPEEDOMETER GEAR REPLACEMENT. COST >$400. FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ITEM FOR THE 95 WINDSTAR (TSB 94B47) AND A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR (TSB 99-7-9). NHTSA HAS MORE THAN 30 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. IT APP...

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHEN IT GETS UP TO 45 MPH OR MORE. YH

COOLANT LEAKING EXTERNALLY FROM ENGINE FRONT COVER. *AK

THIS FAILURE STRANDED MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ALONG THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MAIN HEAD GASKET AND HAS RESULTED IN REPAIR COST EXCEEDING 2200 DOLLARS AT THIS POINT. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT THE DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT HUNDR...

WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR ON, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH LARGE SPARKS/FLAMES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHNAIC WHO DISCOVERED THE BOTTOM BOLT OF THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY HAD NEVER BEEN TIGHTNED. THE BOLT HAD LOOSEND ITSELF, HIT THE PULLEY AND CAUSED FLAMES. COULD HAVE START...

WHILE ACCELERATING, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AT 20 MPH TO 40 OR 50 MPH. THE NEEDLE CONTINUES TO WAVER. ACTUAL SPEED IS MUCH LOWER THAN SHOWN SPEED. DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE HEAD AND NOT FIX. REPLACEMENT WILL BREAK TOO BASED ON RESEARCH FROM REPUTABLE SPEEDOMETER SHOPS. ...

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT LEVEL SPEED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD. *AK

ANTI-BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FLOATS. WHEN DRIVING THE NEEDLE WILL JUMP UP AND READ 90 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY GOING 40MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SLIPS PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE FROM PARK. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

AFTER STOPPING OR AT A DECREASED SPEED FOR TURNING VAN STALLS OR MISSES UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FLOATS AND DOES NOT READ THE RIGHT SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS REALLY TRAVELING. IT READS 20MPH MORE THAN WHAT IT IS DOING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN AT 69,000 MILES, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO SPARK PLUGS. OWNER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO A NEUTRAL AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN A LOW GEAR TO GET IN BACK IN DRIVE. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERINNG PUMP MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE MUCH LOUDER THAN THE NORMAL SOUND THE PUMP MAKES, THE DEALER HAS SAID...

AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO A NEUTRAL AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN A LOW GEAR TO GET IN BACK IN DRIVE. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERINNG PUMP MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE MUCH LOUDER THAN THE NORMAL SOUND THE PUMP MAKES, THE DEALER HAS SAID...

AUOTMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO A NEUTRAL AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP. YOU THEN HAVE TO PUT IT IN A LOW GEAR TO GET IN BACK IN DRIVE. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERINNG PUMP MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE MUCH LOUDER THAN THE NORMAL SOUND THE PUMP MAKES, THE DEALER HAS SAID...

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WORN OUT, DAMAGING ROTOR, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. LEFT FRONT BRAKE WORN OUT, BUT ROTOR SALVAGEABLE. NO AUDIBLE INDICATION UP TO FAILURE WARNING OF WORN PADS. LOOKS LIKE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER ALSO. VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY OR HEAVY TRAFFIC. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IN THE START POSITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE OFF POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, THE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND NEW KEYS HAS BEEN MADE. THIS TILL HAPPENS. *AK

FORD HAS BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT REPAIRING MY WINDSTAR. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR SILENT EXTENDED WARANTEE BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT IN THE WRONG PLACE. THEY CONTEND THAT VANS BUILT WHERE MINE WAS WERE FINE AS FAR AS THE HEAD GASKET IS CONCERNED. ALSO, THE WAYSIDE FORD DEA...

TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT WHEN CAR WAS I YR OLD. OBVIOUSLY A LEMON. HELP. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND NO BRAKES IN NORMAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THEN BRAKES WERE FINE. 2 WKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN SO TOOK TO FORD. FORD REPLACED ALL BRAKES DUE TO HEAT FROM SLIGHTLY SET EMERGENCY BRAKE (WARNING LIGHT WAS BURNED OUT THEY SAID). BRAKES TO FLOOR, BUT MANUEL BRAKES THE NEXT D...

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. HEARD A RATTLING NOISE PRIOR TO THE BLOW UP. PULLED OFF ROAD & VEHICLE DIED. WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WAS GOINE. SMOKE HAD APPEARED LATER. VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER LOOKED LIKE A GRENADE HAD EXPLODED INSIDE. CO...

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF SPEEDOMETER OWNER HAD TO REPLACE IT 3 TIMES, AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER ONCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR QUIT WORKING AND WAS DETERMINED AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT BY JOE MAHAN FORD IN PARIS, TN. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $100, BUT I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WITHOUT IT WORKING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. WHILE DRIVING OVE...

THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR QUIT WORKING AND WAS DETERMINED AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT BY JOE MAHAN FORD IN PARIS, TN. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $100, BUT I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WITHOUT IT WORKING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. WHILE DRIVING OVE...

FUEL INJECTORS HUNG OPEN, CAUSING RAW FUEL TO BE EMITTED THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER GIVES FAULTY READINGS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE NEEDLE SPINS RAMDOMLY, AND THERE IS THE SOUND SIMILAR TO A BAD BALL BEARING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, SINCE NEARLY EVERY OWNER OF A 1995 - 1997 WINDSTAR THAT I KNOW HAS DES...

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ABOVE 35 MILES PER HOUR. FAILED AT 35 MPH-JUMPS TO 60 THE TO 90MPH. *ET

SPEEDOMETER HEAD FAILED TWICE. YH

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES BACK & FORTH CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST FAILURE AT 27,000 MILES, BUT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDS A THIRD SPEEDOMETER. *YC

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING WATER COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL PAN . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHILE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESISTATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO,DEALER REPLACED COIL AND A SPARK PLUGS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OC...

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHILE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESISTATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO,DEALER REPLACED COIL AND A SPARK PLUGS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OC...

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHILE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESISTATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO,DEALER REPLACED COIL AND A SPARK PLUGS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OC...

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHILE APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESISTATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO,DEALER REPLACED COIL AND A SPARK PLUGS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OC...

WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH, NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT, READING STATED FASTER SPEED THEN ACTUALLY TRAVELING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WE TOOK OUR WINDSTAR IN AT THE FIRST INITIAL FAILURE(12-2-97). THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE CLOSEST TO OUR RESIDENCE. WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT SHOULD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME BACK ON THAT IT SHOULD RESET ITSELF IN A...

WE TOOK OUR WINDSTAR IN AT THE FIRST INITIAL FAILURE(12-2-97). THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE CLOSEST TO OUR RESIDENCE. WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT SHOULD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME BACK ON THAT IT SHOULD RESET ITSELF IN A...

WE TOOK OUR WINDSTAR IN AT THE FIRST INITIAL FAILURE(12-2-97). THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE CLOSEST TO OUR RESIDENCE. WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT SHOULD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME BACK ON THAT IT SHOULD RESET ITSELF IN A...

WE TOOK OUR WINDSTAR IN AT THE FIRST INITIAL FAILURE(12-2-97). THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD COME ON, SO WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE CLOSEST TO OUR RESIDENCE. WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT SHOULD THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COME BACK ON THAT IT SHOULD RESET ITSELF IN A...

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO REPAIR. *AK

SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH, SEEMS TO WORK FINE UNTIL YOU REACH 40MPH THEN IT WILL JUMP. COST TO REPAIR WAS $493 FORD WOULD NOT COVER COST EVEN UNDER EXTRA-CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT 10-15-97. I TOOK IT IN AND THE FORD DEALOR TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TO 5 TIMES SINCE. NOW THAT THE DEALOR HAS IDENTEFIED THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE A 1200.00 FIX. OF COURSE NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

DOOR AJAR, LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. LIGHTS STAY ON, AND AT NIGHT ARE A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF, LIGHTS REMAIN ON, AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. CONSUMER REPAIRED LIGHTS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

I TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED MECHANIC TO LOOK AT HEATER BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE HEATING PROPERLY. THAT'S WHERE THE NIGHTMARE BEGAN. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS WATER IN #4 CYLINDER WHICH I HAVE LEARNED IS A PROBLEM WITH 3.8L ENGINES WHICH FORD WAS AWARE OF FOR ...

WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES A SPEED OF 50 MPH , SPEEDOMETER CABLE HEAD MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS ON SPEEDOMETER DIAL OF + OR - 30 MPH. THIS MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN SAFE AND PROPER HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

SPEEDOMETER NOT ACCURATE. SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP 5-10 MILES ON THE GAUGE OR WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET WILL BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE GAUGE. *AK

WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD 1996 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION: THREE OWNERS IN THE VIRGINA AREA, FOUR OWNERS IN THE MARYLAND AREA, THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED HE WORKS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS ALL THE TIME ...

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER DOORS/TAILGATE AND THE SLIDING DOOR ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A PIN IN THE HANDLE TO BREAKING OR FALLING APART, CAUSING THE DOORS TO GET STUCK AND THEY WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER DOORS/TAILGATE AND THE SLIDING DOOR ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO A PIN IN THE HANDLE TO BREAKING OR FALLING APART, CAUSING THE DOORS TO GET STUCK AND THEY WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 96V086 000/ POWER TRANSMISSION: EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STARTING TO ROLL OUT OF DRIEWAY AFTER BEING PARKED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS BETWEEN 50 MPH -120 MPH, NOT INDICTATING SPEED OF VEHICLE, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS BEING PUSHED,AND ALSO DECELERATED OWN ITS OWN.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE, AND THEREFORE COULD NOT REPAIR. *AK

TH SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ACCURATELY SHOW THE SPEED. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS, ESPCIALLY WITH MY TEENAGE DRIVER. JOHNSON FORD IS CHARGING $333.00 FOR THE PART ALONE WHICH INCIDENTLY CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT FORD DEALERS. I FEEL THAT A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD WORK. *AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLAHSING - ADVISED BY FORD DEALER TO NO LONGER DRIVE. EEC TESTED FOUND FAULTY VALVEBODY. THIS WAS THE THIRD MAJOR INCIDENT WITH FRONT BRAKES. AT 26,107 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT. AT 38,831 MILES THE ROTORS WER

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLAHSING - ADVISED BY FORD DEALER TO NO LONGER DRIVE. EEC TESTED FOUND FAULTY VALVEBODY. THIS WAS THE THIRD MAJOR INCIDENT WITH FRONT BRAKES. AT 26,107 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT. AT 38,831 MILES THE ROTORS WER

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 9/99. SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, 2 DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED. FRED BEANS FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND REMEDY PROBLEM. MANUFACTURE OFFERING NO ASSISTANCE.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A LOUD SOUND. CONSUMER DROVE CAR TO DEALER. DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THA T TRANSMISSION WAS FULL OF METAL. BEARINGS WERE RATTLING AROUND IN TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS THE NOISE CONSUMER HEARD. *AK

HEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TELL HOW MANY MPHS THE VEHICLE IS TRAVLING DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER./DOMETER. NEEDLE IS JUMPING FROM PLACE TO PLACE. *AK

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO HAVE TIRE CHANGED & NOTICED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WAS LEAKING COOLANT ON MANIFOLD/FRONT TIMING CHAIN. IF ENGINE RAN DRY, WOULD HAVE SEIZED . WAS VERY HARD TO WARM UP. MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAIL ON THE 3.8 L ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT FIX. THEY HAD A RECALL IN 1998, 98M01 BUT WILL NOT FIX AFTER JAN 1999.

CAR FAILED TO GO AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT MANY TIMES , ABS LIGHT STAYS ON,EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON,SPEEDOMETER SPINS OUT OF CONTROL,INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES STAY ON,

WHEEL RIM LEAKED AIR. YH

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT DOESN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMIE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT DOESN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND THERE ARE NO ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMIE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

SPEEDOMETER VERY ERRATIC, GOING 55 WILL SHOW 90 TO 100. AT 40 WILL SPIKE AT 60 NO WAY OF KNOWING TRUE SPEED. TO ME A DEFINITE HAZARD.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING OUR ABS LIGHT COME ON WHEN THE VAN TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-55 AFTER 3-10 MILES AT THIS SPEED THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN DEC 1998 AND THE DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE SENSORS. THE PROBLEM KEPT ...

TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT/ ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEMS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT/ ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEMS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE TRACKING CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRACKING CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING STALLING AND HESITATION WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA96026, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA96026, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT WITH AN ALUMINUM CYLINDER PISTON THAT LOSES FORWARD LINE PRESSURE AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE CAN SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AT ANY TIME. A LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 5 OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS A YEAR. THE REP...

NO SUMMARY.

THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENT THAT THE DEALER BELIEVES HAS FAILED IS THE THRUST PISTON. MY RESEARCH ON WINDSTAR MINI-VANS HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR 1995 MODELS. IT THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IN MY 1996 MODEL BUT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 60MPH. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TIRE WAS FLAT, TOOK TIRE FOR REPAIR AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT BECAUSE THE WHEEL RIM HAD SPLIT NEAR ONE OF THE WELDS, UNWELDED AND CAME APART. *AK

I WAS AT A STOP SIGH ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A MAJOR HIGHWAY,IT HESISTATED LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, GOT 2-3 FEET IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND ME (COULDN'T BACK UP)AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO IN DRIVE. I FINALLY GOT IT TO COAST TO PARKING LOT. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO FORD...

WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE WIPERS DON'T WORK,UPON TURNING ON THE WASHERS THEY WORK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET ONCE BEFORE, FOR THE SAME DEFECT. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. *AK

THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT CAPLIPER BRAKE BOLTS WERE MISSING CAUSING AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. NLM

THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT CAPLIPER BRAKE BOLTS WERE MISSING CAUSING AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. NLM

THREE OF THE FOUR FRONT CAPLIPER BRAKE BOLTS WERE MISSING CAUSING AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE. NLM

WHEN TRYING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, THE PARK PAWL HUNG UP, CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND IT IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK, AND DRIVER'S SIDE IS TWISTED AND DOES NOT LOCK EITHER. HAS TO MANUALLY FEED THE BELT BACK INSIDE OF THE RETRACTOR. *AK

3 TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS

ABS BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER ADJUSTED THE ROTORS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER ADJUSTED THE ROTORS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHENEVER TRANSMISSION GETS HOT IT WOULD MAKE HUMMING NOISES AFTER DRIVING 50-60 MILES. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC, AFTER TEST DRIVING VEHICLE, THE CAUSE OF HUMMING NOISE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. *AK

REOCCURRING/ ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC LOCK LOCKING ALL DOORS WITHOUT SYSTEM BEING ON. DOOR SHOULD ONLY LOCK WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT THERE ARE TIMES IT LOCKS ITSELF WITHOUT CAUSE. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *YC

SPEEDOMETER ERRATICALLY CHANGES ITS READINGS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS GOING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. DEALER IS REPLACING THE SPEEDOMETER FOR THE SECOND TIME. *ML

BRACKET THE HOLDS THE GAS TANK DISINTEGRATED FROM VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT EITHER HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS ABS BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP ON THEIR OWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY25MPH VEHICLE IN FRONT STOP SUDDENLY, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED IT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BURSTED OPEN WHICH BURNED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONSUMER'S FACE. *AK

STOPPED @ INTERSECTION & LIGHT CHANGED. TRANSMISSION FAILED & VAN STALLED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LUCKLY, ALL TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. FAILURE IS DUE TO ALUMINUM CLUTCH PISTONS. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR CO...

STOPPED @ INTERSECTION & LIGHT CHANGED. TRANSMISSION FAILED & VAN STALLED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LUCKLY, ALL TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. FAILURE IS DUE TO ALUMINUM CLUTCH PISTONS. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR CO...

THIS SPEEDO PROBLEM IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. A DRIVER MAY THINK HE IS DRIVING AT A CERTAIN SPEED AND HE MAY INFACT BE EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT OR HINDERING DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS PUTS DRIVERS AT RISK.

EA 96-026, WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EXPERIENCED BRAKES FADING AWAY WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER UNSURE IF PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVID...

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. RECALL NOTICE #99V14700 WAS RECEIVED FOR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SYSTEM. HAD ABS CHECKED AT DEALER & STICKER WAS APPLIED CONTROL UNIT THAT WENT BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE .*AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS CONTINUALLY FAILING, REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS DO NOT RECTIFY FAILURES. MJS

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V14700 FOR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD ABS CHECKED. HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT WENT BAD & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILED , CRACKING TRANSMISSION, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK, AND RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.TSB HAS BEEN SENT OUT # 98-22. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, INNER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO TRAFFIC AHEAD AND THE VEHICLES BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD OF ME.

ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WOULD ADD BRAKE FLUID & LIGHT GOES OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC A CODE WOULD COME UP, EVEN AFTER BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN ADDED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 2 MONTHS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO G TO THE FLOOR, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, ALL THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD STILL MOVE UP AND DOWN. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECKED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. *YC

THE BRAKE LINING, SLIDERS, ROTORS & 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO GRINDING, METAL TO METAL, & EXCESSIVE WEAR. BRAKES NOT HOLDING LIKE THEY SHOULD. HAD SAME PROBLEM 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE BRAKE LINING, SLIDERS, ROTORS & 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO GRINDING, METAL TO METAL, & EXCESSIVE WEAR. BRAKES NOT HOLDING LIKE THEY SHOULD. HAD SAME PROBLEM 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED 15,401 MILES AFTER IT HAD BEEN REPLACED. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER REPLACEMENT SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY EVEN THOUGH FAILURE IS THE SAME AS THE PRIOR FAILURE. FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 30,218 MILES AND SECOND OCCURRED AT 45,619.

THE FRONT SUBFRAME BUSHING ROTTED / CORRODED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YC

ABS SYSTEM CONTINUALLY FAILING, SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENT(SENSORS, MODULE ASSEMBLY AND CLEANING OF THE SENSOR RINGS), HOWEVER FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON OCCASIONS. MJS

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SYSTEM FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, SWITCH REPLACED. MJS

BRAKE STOP LIGHT REPLACED. MJS

WHEN DECELERATING THE VAN WILL STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS. IT IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. WHILE ON VACATION, AND TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AT 60-65 MPH THE VAN WOULD STALL WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. WE WOULD HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE ...

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL IN THE OIL PAN. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS: DUE TO ROTORS WARPING, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALL HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NOW, MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THEREFORE, I AM STUCK WITH ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR: RUST WAS FOUND ON INSIDE BOTTOM...

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS: DUE TO ROTORS WARPING, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALL HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NOW, MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND THEREFORE, I AM STUCK WITH ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR: RUST WAS FOUND ON INSIDE BOTTOM...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. DEALER REPLACED WARPED PADS AND ROTORS. PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS ALL OVER THE PLACE. DEALER REPLACED WARPED PADS AND ROTORS. PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE DRIVER' SIDE. THE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. REPORT GIVEN BY PRESIDENT/CEO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ...

NO SUMMARY

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THE FIRST TIME. PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. CONSTANTLY PULLS / WANDERS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS HAD CAR 10 TO 12 TIMES. PARTS REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURE PROBLEM ARE : STEERING RACK, PART OF STEERING COLUMN, TIRES. CAR HAS BEEN ALLIGNED 8 TIMES. CAR HAS ONLY 22,500 MILES ON IT. FORD REGIONAL ...

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RIGHT BRAKE PAD HAD COME APART, RIGHT ROTOR DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARNING LIGHT BEFORE FAILURE. *AK *ML

ROTORS ARE WARPING, I CHANGED THEM AND THEY WARP AGAIN, UNDERSIZED BRAKES. *AK

ROTORS ARE WARPING, I CHANGED THEM AND THEY WARP AGAIN, UNDERSIZED BRAKES. *AK

RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE.. FORD IS UNWILLING TO PAY FOR ANY OF MY DAMAGE. MY VAN IS PARKED SIX HOURS AWAY FROM ME AT A DEALER BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A BAD TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND FORD NEEDS TO QUICKLY REIMBUR...

BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. MJS

VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH REAR HEADREST FOR THE OCCUPANT DUE TO DESIGN. NLM

TIRE ROD FITTINGS WERE NOT PROPERLY GREASED. WHICH CAN CAUSE A BREAK WHILE TURNING. *AK

TOTAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 36.5 MONTHS, 44,400 MILES

EA96026; BRAKE PEDAL FADES/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE AND ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ...

THE FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER BAR, THE UPPER STRUT BRACKET, AND THE ABS SENSOR. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING REAR AXLE BROKE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INWARD. HIT CONSUMER IN FACE NEXT TO LEFT EYE. ALSO BABY WAS REAR FACING IN VEHICLE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURED. , BABY DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. MANUFACTURER / DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY 90% OF REPLACMENT COST. *AK

RECALL 99V147000. DEALER DID NOT TAKE CARE FOR RECALL, AND TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER TO CALL NHTSA TO RECEIVE THE NECESSARY TREATMENT. *AK

ORIGINAL SPEDOMETER FAILED AT 27000 MILES, REPLACEMENT BY FORD ONLY LASTED 20000 MILES. DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE BOTH REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT SAYING IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND HAVING READ THE REPORTS ON FORD SPEEDOMETERS, THEY ARE PLACING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT I...

WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING. ALSO, IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF HORRIBLE NOISES PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION BREAKING DOWN. IT CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR OR ABLE TO MOVE. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN MASTER CYCLINDER. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON AND LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN MASTER CYCLINDER. ALSO, ABS LIGHT IS ON AND LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER READOUT NOT RELIABLE. NEEDLE SOMETIMES STICKS ON CERTAIN SPEED WHEN OBVIOUSLY ACCELERATING. NEEDLE OFTEN SWINGS SUDDENLY UP AND DOWN WHEN CRUISING AT STEADY SPEED. NEEDLE HAS CREPT UPWARD SEVERAL MPH WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. FIRST OCCURRED JUST UNDER 27,000 MI, AND INSTR...

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE SLIPPING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED . CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP ENGINE CUTS OFF. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES. ALSO DEALER REPLACED A SCREW THAT HELD THE GROUNDING FOR THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP ENGINE CUTS OFF. HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES. ALSO DEALER REPLACED A SCREW THAT HELD THE GROUNDING FOR THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK FOR THE BACK TAILGATE , DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER HAS TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP VIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44,000 MILES,IRRATIC DOWNSHIFTING,REQUIRED REBUILD INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON, FORD COVERED 60% *AK

SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE BEHIND THE DASH WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE IN FLORIDA I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSMISION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT.I HAD TO MANUALLY DOWN SHIFT TO MOVE.VEHICLE TAKEN TO SARASOTA FL. DEALER.TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT FOR $1800.NO EXPLANATION GIVEN FOR FAILURE.MANUFACTURER NO HELP IN SOLVING SITUATION.I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL ...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND SOME REPAIRS WERE MADE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *ML

REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED, TRAPPING CHILD IN BELT. NO SAFETY RELEASE VISABLE, OR IN MANUAL. CONTACTED FORD, NO DATA AVAILABLE. FORD REFERED ME TO CONTACT N.H.T.S.A.

NO UMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

COMPUTER CODES INDICATE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE