1995 Ford Windstar complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AT 15 MPH OR LESS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE OFF, AND WENT THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CUTTING, AND DAMAGING THE TIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURING TIRE, VEHICLE THEN COLLAPSED AND CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO SPRING BAR ASSEMBLY, STRUTS, AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, A REPAIRMAN STATED THAT THE SPRING MUST HAVE CRACKED SOME TIME AGO DUE TO CRACKED PARTS BEING RUSTED. *SLC

REAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK TO SECURE PASSENGERS OR CHILD'S SEATS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT ALL 1995 WINDSTAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK. HAVE TO PURCHASE A LATCH TO HELP LOCK. *AK

THE 3.8 ENGINE , COVER FOR ANTI FREEZE HAS DETERIORATED, AND IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

TWO SETS OF HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWENOUT SINCE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE ON NEW ENGINE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND MAY FAIL SOON. *YH

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, AND WHEN A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN IS MADE, NOISE OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER SAID PROBLEM COULD QUITE POSSIBLY BE FROM STRUT OR SPRING. *YH

EA00027; FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA00027; FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE, STRUTS AND BEARING. *AK *SLC

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE. INITIALLY VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE BUT EVENTUALLY THE SPRING COLLAPSED ENOUGH TO CAUSE RUBBING ON THE TIRE. SPRING WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 MONTH WAIT DUE TO FORD NOT HAVING ANY. THIS IS ON TOP OF 2 HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENTS AND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON, FORD KNOWS IT, AND THE CONSUMER GETS SCREWED. .*AK

I READ THAT THERE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH SPRINGS ON FORD WINDSTARS. THE FORD GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE IF THERE ARE THIS MANY OCCURRENCES. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT A HIGH SPEED THE TIRE WOULD BE PUNCTURED AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THANKS, JIM BRIGGS. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED @62.000, THEN FAILED 15,000 MILES LATER,FAILED AGAIN 13,000 MILES LATER. OUT OF POCKET COSTS APPROX. 1200.00. *AK

HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HEADS ON FORD 3.8LITRE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE SPRING BUNCHED UP ON THE STRUT AND PUNCTURED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHERE I HAD THE SPRING CHANGED, HE SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, AS I MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS IS A PRETTY POOR DESIGN IF THE SPRING IS NOT CONTAINED WHEN IT BREAKS. THERE ARE MANY WINDSTARS ON THE ROAD AND I HATE TO THINK THAT ANY OF THESE COULD DO THIS AT ANY TIME LIKE MINE DID. THANK YOU.*AK

TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT TIMES. VEHICLE WILL NOT BUILD UP SPEED WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY. AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE IT SHIFTS OK, BUT I FEAR I WILL HAVE A REAR END ACCIDENT IF THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I UNDERSTAND FORD HAS HAD MANY FAILURES ON THEIR WINDSTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BEFORE AND AFTER THE DATE I HAVE LISTED ON THE FORM. I FEEL FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SINCE MANY OF THE WINDSTAR VANS HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH '95 WINDSTAR INCLUDING HEAD GASKET, OXGEN SENSOR ETC. *AK

I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET AS WELL AS CONSUMER REPORTS. FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 95 WINDSTARS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING TRANI FLUID FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I'M HOPING THESE MINIVANS ARE RECALLED BEFORE MY TRANI BLOWS. WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS, I'M SURPRISED FORD HASN'T BEEN ASKED TO TAKE THE DARN THING COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD! THANKS FOR LISTENING!! *AK

HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TEMPERATURE GAUGE OVERHEATED. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT. I WAS INFORMED NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE 3.8 LITER V6 HEAD GASKET WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE KNOWINGLY AWARE OF. THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. AT 105,000 MILES I DO NOT QUALIFY. MY 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT MY EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED. THE DEALER, AND SUPPOSED ZONE MANAGER, WON'T BUDGE. WHY DIDN'T THEY RECALL MY CAR AND REPLACE THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. UNBELIEVABLE. AS A CONSUMER I FEEL I WAS MISLEAD AND INTENTIONALLY KEPT UNINFORMED. I FAIL TO BELIEVE FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH HAVING A PRODUCT ON THE ROAD THEY KNOW IS AN ENGINE FAILURE TIME BOMB. *AK

WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR HEAD GASKET FAILING AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. WE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND THERE WOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GASKET HOWEVER OUR PROBLEM IS THAT FORD KNNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR AND DID NOT COVER THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSED WE INCURRED BECAUSE OF A DIRECT CORRELATION WITH THE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. WE HAD TO PAY $1100 OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET. IF FORD HAD SIMPLY PLACED A RECALL ON THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS EXPENSE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON WANTS TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. OUR SERVICE MMANAGER INFORMED US IT IS A PROBLEM AND FORM MOTOR CO. IS WELL AWARE OF IT AND CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING TO HELP THE CUSTOMER. BASICALLY I WAS TOLD BY SHERWIN IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT UNFORTUNATELY I AM AN UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER AND THEY ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF UNSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THEY DID AN INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT MY REPAIRS WERE NOT A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DENNISON FORD IN BLOOMINGTON AND HE CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS THAT HE NEVER TALKED TO ANYONE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS CONCERNING MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH AND AM WONDERING WHAT COULD, HAVE HAPPENED IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE BAD, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVING WHILE ON DRY ROADS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE SEVERAL MORE INCIDENTS BUT THESE ARE THE MAJOR ONES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE DAMAGE FROM COOLENT. RECALL 95E006.002 ON 1995/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG; AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ALL THE TIME,STREERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO DROP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE COIL SPRING BREAKING DAMAGED THE STRUT AND VELOCITY AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE. *YH

ENGINE GASKET BLEW, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT RUNNING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THERE WAS A RECALL, CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. *AK

FAILED HEAD GASKET REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY/ TIMING GASKET TO THE PRICE OF $808.00. *AK

AT 90,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP ON A HILL. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO GIVE THE VAN GAS IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS!! ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. I REVVED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WITH A THUD. IT WAS IF THE ENGINE HAD GONE INTO NEUTRAL. WENT TO AAMCO TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON THAT WAS CRACKED AND THAT FORD WAS REPLACING THEM WITH NEW STEEL FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. APPARENTLY THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS. I ASKED FORD IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ONLY A SERVICE BULLETIN. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF YOU ARE ON A HILL WITH OTHER VEHICLE BEHIND YOU.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO 2ND GEAR IT STALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ALUMINUM PISTONS IN TRANSMISSION CRACKED AND CONTAMINATIED THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION.*AK

TWO CRACKED ALUMINUM PISTONS IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION OF TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS LEAD TO THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH STEEL PISTONS.*AK

MORE THAT 90% OF WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT OF VAN PROBLEMS...SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM HAPPEN CLOSE TOGETHER IN TIME. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TONS OF TIMES...DONT YOU THINK THAT ITS TIME TO PULL THESE OFF THE ROAD AND FIX THEM ONCE AND FOR ALL BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS? IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR ME AND MY THREE KIDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE FORD THAT I HAVE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY,MANY, WINDSTARS. TIME FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DID WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. *AK

DITSCHMAN FORD SERVICE DEPT FOUND TIMING GEAR COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING, WHILE VAN WAS IN SHOP FOR HEAD GASKET RECALL. WHILE THIS PROBLEM HAS A TSB (961714 IN YOUR DB) DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAID $1100.00 FOR THE SERVICE. SINCE THE LEAK WAS MINOR AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT BUDGE ON THE COST, I DECLINED THE SERVICE AT THAT TIME.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE, AND LAST MARCH FORD SENT ME THE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THEY THEN RESCENDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE. DO I HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THEM? THEN, JUST THIS MONTH I FOUND OUT THAT THE HEAD NOW HAS A CRACK IN IT, THUS ANOTHER MAJOR REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER. THANKS. RICH ROHDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, RPM'S STARTED RUNNING HIGH AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW, AFTER HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW, A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND 70 MILES AFTER DRIVING, IT BLEW. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FOUR STUDS BROKE WHILE REMAINING ON NUTS. *AK

I WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT 1995 FORD 6 CL ARE NOTORIOUS ALUMINUM HEADS BLOWING THUS KILLING THE MOTOR.*AK

WHY WON'T THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CONSTANT HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN FORD WINDSTARS? WHY ARE CONSUMERS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES ? WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE NHTSA TO BEGIN ACTION? HELP US OR STOP PRETENDING THAT FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE SOME IMAGINARY RECOURSE IN THESE MATTERS? I HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN TRANSMISSION AT 33,100 MILES AND NOW A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 70,800 MILES. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER WINDSTAR USERS. I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION FROM CARTRACKERS. COM ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE LIGHTS WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT CLOSED STAYS ON INSIDE THE VAN AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND TURNS OFF AFTER YOU REACH ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND SOMTIMES IT JUST STAYS ON. PLEASE INFORM ME OF WHAT TO DO IN THIS SITUATION AND INVESTIGAT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD WITH THIS VAN. THANK YOU . I LOOK FORWARD TO A REPLY REGARDING THIS MATTER.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION APROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1999 ($2000.00), A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I THOUGHT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED REPLACED IN THE ENGINE BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM FORD IS HAVING($1200.00), I CONTACTED FORD AND GOT REFUSED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE MY VAN HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN MY VAN WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE MARK BUT DID NOT NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING STATING THAT FORD IS HAVING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND I AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE LIKE CRANKING HARD, AND ENGINE LOST POWER. THEN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MANY MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS NOT TO OPEN AFTER PULLING OVER. SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE SEPTEMBER , AND MECHANIC COULD NOT NOT GET INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PARTS FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED ON BACK ORDER. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED CASE WAS DOCUMENTED ONLY.*AK

CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER CORRODED THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. EVENTUALLY, THE LINE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAD IT IN MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD GONE CRAZY THAT MORNING. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE RADIATOR CAP THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING SO I CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GOT TO LOOKING AND FIGURED OUT THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BROKEN. I HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP GETTING THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. I FILL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND OUT JUST TODAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OF THESE VANS HEADGASKETS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON. I KNOW THAT THE TAURUS & MUSTANG HAD A RECALL ON THESE GASKETS AND THAT THEY ARE THE SAME ENGINE THAT I HAVE IN MY WINDSTAR (JUST TURNED SIDEWAYS). IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JUST LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO THAT WILL KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM GETTING STUCK WITH A REPAIR BILL LIKE I AM ABOUT TO.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS WHEN WE FIRST START TO DRIVE THE VAN. AFTER WE GO A COUPLE OF MILES IT WORKS OK. THE PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NONE OF THE DEALERS THAT I HAVE BEEN TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL FIRMLY AND IT FINALLY CAUGHT AND JERKED FORWARD, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITION.*AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO UP/DOWN. WOULD ADD FREEON TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAD MAP SENSOR CHANGED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS LIQUID IN THE EXHAUST PIPE (ANTIFREEZE). BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER. WAS INFORMED THAT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR 7 YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM DATE OF VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER, HAS EXPIRED & NOTHING COULD BE DONE. VEHICLE WAS NOT BEYOND THE 7 YEAR LIMIT. *AK

TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE HESITATES AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP; ENGINE REVS UP WHILE ATTEMTING TO UPSHIFT; MUST BACK OFF ON ACCELERATOR PRESSURE TO "BABY" IT INTO SHIFTING UP; WHEN SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, IT DOWNSHIFTS WITH A "CLUNK;" SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION; OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: OVERHEATING; INTERIOR HEATING SYSTEM INOPERABLE; PIPE OF THIN METAL CONTINUALLY RUPTURES CAUSING COOLANT AND WATER TO SPEW OUT. ENGINE: VEHICLE SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER OR TO STOP; VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T START FOR FIVE MINUTES OR MORE AFTER IT HAS BEEN STARTED, RUN FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES AND TURNED OFF. *AK