1995 Ford Windstar complaints

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE IN NOVEMBER, 1999, WHICH FORD DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY NO LESS THAN 10 MECHANICS IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND THEN ANOTHER FAILURE IN JULY, 2000. ALSO IN 2000, WE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN PARK. AGAIN, FORD IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY, THOUGH WE HAVE NOTED NUMEROUS CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. *AK

AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND COLDER WEATHER THE ELECTRONIC SPEED SENSOR WILL BOOST THE SPEEDOMETER'S MPH READING TO 15 MPH OVER ACTUAL. THE RESULT IS THAT I NO LONGER KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED. IN WARMER WEATHER WHEN THE SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING I MAY ACTUALLY BE GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AS I HAVE LEARNER TO DISCOUNT A 80 MPH READING AS 65 MPH. THE SENSOR IS GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. AT ABOUT 60,000 MPH IT WAS A MINOR NUIASANCE. SINCE IT COSTS SOME $400 TO REPLACE FORD SUGGESTED I JUST LIVE WITH THE INCONVIENCE.*AK

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

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, TECH ADVISOR DETERMINED IT WAS THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELRATOR, THE ENGINE HESITATED, CONSUMER RECEIVED WARRANTY EXTENSION ON HEAD GASKET, THE ENGINE ULTIMATELY FAILED, AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE HESITATION PROBLEM IMPROVED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AS WELL BEFORE, THE HEISTATION BECAME WORSE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, BUT NOT DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND OPINON BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS DETECTED IN THE #6 CYLINDER AND DETERMINED THAT THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL, THE MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THE ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEM TO BE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER IS NOT HONORING WARRANTY STATING THAT THE GASKET WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE FAILED ENGINE WAS NOT DUE TO GASKET FAILURE, AND ALSO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOT AN AUTHORIZED FORD REPAIR FACILITY.*JG

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

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

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

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

THE TRANSMISSION PUT ITSELF INTO GEAR FROM PARK IN THE GARAGE AS I WAS GETTING OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR INJURING ME AND DAMAGING THE GARAGE WALL AND THE VAN DOOR. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT, FOUND CAR IN PARK AND ALL TESTED ALL GEARS - THEY ALL PRODUCE REVERSE. SHOWED THE WIFE. WENT TO VIDEOTAPE THE FAILURE, BUT HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET THE RECORDER. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE PROBLEM WAS MAGICALLY GONE! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VIDEO RUNNING. PLEASE HELP THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. FORD IS HURTING THIS COUNTRY, ITS CITIZENS, AND PROBOBLY HAS KILLED A FEW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY. DON'T LET THIS TURN INTO ANOTHER TIRE THING. DO SOMETHING NOW! P.S. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANNY REPLACED BY FORD AND THE SECOND ENGINE REPLACED BY FORD.*AK

TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. STARTED REPORTING PROBLEMS AT 10,000 MILES. DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY. (SLUGISH, BUCKING, ROUGH ACCELERATION.) AT 60,000 MILES WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND MADE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS (DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN CODE ON REPAIR SLIP) AT 90,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT. MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO HAD TO BE FIXED. PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND BUCKING CAME LESS THAT 7,000 MILES LATER. SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES LATER! ALSO HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH (REPLACED 3 TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT) AND WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS. (NO PROBLEMS EVER FOUND) FORD DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I FIND THIS SHOCKING IN LIGHT OF THE NEARLY 4,000 COMPLAINTS THAT THE NHSTA HAS LOGGED FOR THE 95 WINDSTAR, (669 FOR TRANSMISSIONS!!!). FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED!*AK

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

HEADGASKEK BLEW. CALLED A SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD HE HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT TYPE OF VAN HE WASNT EVEN A FORD DEALER EITHER. WAS TOLD TO CALL A FORD DEALER. I CALLED KELLY FORD AND GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VAN BUT THEY NEEDED TO SEE THE VAN TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT I COULDNT DRIVE THE VAN. I THEN CALLED PALM BAY FORD AND GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT A RECALL AND FORD PAYS IT BUT I WAS TOLD BY A FEW SERVICE PEOPLE AND FRIENDS TO STAY AWAY FROM PALM BAY FORD.I THEN CALLED PARADISE FORD AND GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD AGAIN ABOUT THE RECALL.I THEN CALLED BACK KELLY FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 3 WEEKS TO FIX .ITHEN CALLED BACK PARADISE FORD AND THEY SAID ABOUT 2 TO 3 DAYS AND I ASKED IF TOWING WAS INCULED IN THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD NO. BUT AMY GAVE ME A TOWING CO SO I HAD THE VAN TOWED UP THERE. WHEN THEY GOT MY VAN THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WASNT COVERED ANY MORE BECAUSE THE RECALL ENDED ON MY VAN. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATION AND TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM AND THEY CALLED PARADISE FORD AND TOLD ME TO CALL AND TALK TO DEBBIE AND FORD COULDNT HELP ME SO I CALLED AND TALKED TO DEBBIE AND WAS TOLD THAT AMY SO OF NEVER TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE SHE DOESNT WORK IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND THE RECALL WA FOR 7YRS OR 100000 MILES AND MY VAN WENT IN SERVICE IN 94 SO I MISSED IT BY 6 MONTHS. DEBBIE SAID SHE WOULD TALK TO HER REP TO SEE WHAT SHE COULD DO AND CAL ME BACK. SHE CALLED M

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

11-20-98(BOISE) (98M01)(45,636MI.) HEAD GASKET INSPECTION-SENT HEADS TO BE SURFACED & CHECKED REINSTALLED WITH NEW BOLTS 6-28-99 (57,495MI.)ENGINE LOSES POWER, MAKES LOUD KNOCK NOISE, BLOWING SMOKE WHILE ON INTERSTATE 5 HOURS FROM HOME, DRIVE SLOWLY TO NEXT EXIT AND FIND FORD DEALER-DAVIS-TREMONTON UT FIND #1 CYLINDER ROD BEARING WORN OUT, NEEDS CRANK KIT, GASKETS, ETC.7-27-99 PICKED UP VEHICLE DROVE 20 MI. ON INTERSTATE -AGAIN ,ENGINE LOSES POWER HAS LOUD KNOCK AND QUITS 9-21-00 BROUGHT VAN IN(BOISE)(80,867MI.) FOR A HARD SHAKE AT 45-50 MPH ALONG WITH ABS LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND 1 HEAD CRACKED 12-28-01 ALEXANDRIA MN VAN QUITS WHENEVER SLOWS DOWN, HEAT WORKING SPORADICALLY MAKE AN APPT. FOR SERVICE AND THAT DAY ENGINE OVERHEATS GET IT IN AND HEAD GASKETS HAVE FAILED AGAIN @110,000. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF VEHICLE THAT WOULD RELATE TO THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *TT

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

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

I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 1/2 YEARS. I PREVIOUSLY HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS REPAIRED ON THIS ENGINE IN 07/1999. AT THAT TIME, THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN (ESP). I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $1380.42 FOR REPAIR OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE IF THE SAME MAJOR PROBLEM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IN A RECALL OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM. IT JUST SEEMS VERY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY THIS AMOUNT TWICE WITHIN A 2 1/2 YEAR PERIOD. I WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE COPIES OF INVOICES SHOWING PAYMENT OF THESE 2 INCIDENCES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I AM PRESENTING YOU WITH MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS. WE PURCHASED ONE IN 1998 FROM A REPUTABLE USED CAR DEALER IN ROANOKE, VA. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BUT WE CONVENIENTLY WERE PAST THE ISSUE DATE. I WROTE FORD A POLITE LETTER EXPRESSING MY DESIRE FOR ASSISTANCE IN THESE MATTERS. THEY DENIED ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY UP THE RECALL AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. NOT 35,000 MILES FROM THE PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET REPAIR DID THEY BLOW AGAIN. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FLUSHING RAW FUEL OUT THE TAILPIPE CREATING A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. THE VAN IS CURRENTLY SITTING ON MAGIC CITY FORD'S LOT AS I AM ADRESSING YOU. SINCE THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEGUN TO SURFACE I HAVE DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. RATHER IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE LINE OF 1995 FORD WINDSTARS IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS CONVENIENTLY ELUDING MOST OF IT'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONSUMER. I HAVE EVEN HAD PEOPLE I DO NOT KNOW STOP ME AND ASK ME IF I HAD EXPERIENCED ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS PROVEN TO HAVE SO MANY DEFECTS FROM THE GET GO BEEN ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THE MARKET? NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE HEAD GASKETS

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

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

WE HAVE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH AND CONTINUE TO GET THE RUNAROUND ON THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THIS 1995 WINDSTAR. IT'S NOT THE VEHICLE, BUT DEFECTIVE PARTS AND MY FAMILY WAS PUT IN DANGER BY ALL OF US BEING IN THE VAN AND THE HEAD GASKET BLEW....GOOD THING WE WEREN'T TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YET. WE HAD JUST PULLED FROM THE STOP SIGN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND BAM....THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AND WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX DUE TO FORD'S DEFECTIVE PARTS. THANK YOU!! P.S. I DID CALL IN A COMPLAINT ON THIS AND WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE PAPERWORK TO VERIFY THE INFO, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING, THIS INFO IS CORRECT, THANK YOU.*AK

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

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

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

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

ENGINE BLEWOUT AT 30,000, AND IT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN AT 60,000 DUE TO A LEAK IN TIMING COVER. ALSO HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 1999, AND NOVEMBER 2000. I WAS TOLD MY ENTIRE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD HAS REPLACED HEATER CORE MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN 5 YEAR. HAS REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE. PROBLEM NEVER FIXED.*AK

I'VE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT 3 TIMES, MEANING THIS IS MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION. TWICE IN 1999 ALONE AND BOTH TIMES SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD. I HAD THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLOW, ALSO IN 1999, AND SERVICED BY COASTAL FORD AND I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WAS OVER $1,400.00. I JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN IN NOV 2001 (FOR MY 4TH TRANSMISSION IN 6 YEARS). I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE ABS SYSTEM AND HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED REPEATEDLY FOR NEW ROTORS, AND OTHER COMPONANTS (NOT THE USUAL PAD REPLACEMENT). I'VE WRITTEN FORD AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SEVERAL LETTERS OVER THE YEARS AND THEY HAVE NEVER REPLIED TO ME. I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $12,000.00 IN REPAIRS ON THIS VAN SEVERAL THOUSAND IN RENTAL CAR CHARGES, EVEN WHEN IT WAS A KNOWN FORD RECALL AND FORD WOULD NOT EVEN COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL. VAN ALWAYS HESITATES AND ENGINE RACES AND SLOWS WHILE STOPPED. *AK

PLASTIC FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT, WHEN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE WERE INSTALLED, FUEL WAS LEAKING AND IT STOPPED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. *YH

TIMING BELT COVERS BECOMES LOOSE AND COOLANT LEAKS OUT WHICH CAN CAUSE HEAD GASKETS TO FALL. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NO RECALL ON TIMING COVERS. *AK *SLC

THE FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GUAGE FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN THE SCALE; THE RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW; NEXT BUBBLES WERE NOTED IN THE OVER FLOW RESERVOIR. THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE GASKETS WERE BAD AND REPLACED TEHM AT A COST $1446.02. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL AT THIS TIME. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER WE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM FORD VEHICLE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS (NO. 00M09). THE LETTER STATED ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. WE HAD 103,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF OUR $1400 REPAIR. THE PROBLEMS STARTED BEFORE THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT WE COULD NOT AFFORD ANY REPAIRS UNTIL JAN 2000. AGAIN NOTICE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CAME IN MARCH 2000. WHY CAN'T FORD STAND BEHIND US ON THIS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM US?*AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK