Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
THEY WOULD COVER THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT NOT THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE-1500 DOLLARS WORTH. I HAVE A LETTER SAYING THEY COVER RELATED PROBLEMS, BUT NOW FORD SAYS IT IS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEY AREN'T COVERING THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKETS. *AK
THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE 4TH ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE LINE THAT BUSRT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HAVING A BRAKE LINE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND MOVED DOWN FROM ITS POSITION AND BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO SMOKE AND BLOWOUT VIOLENTLY. NLM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLEW UP, ANTI FREEZE HAD MIXED WITH OIL, AND RUINED THE ENGINE.*AK
AFTER ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND FUEL LEAKING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH PCM CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS NOT CONTROLING FUEL THAT GET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND LEAKED OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND CREATED A FIRE HAZZARD. *AK
FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ABOUT MARCH 2000, SECOND OCCURANCE ON AUGUST 10, 2000. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS. FORD MOTORS CANNOT TELL DEALER OR MYSELF WHEN TO EXPECT PART OR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. ONLY RESPONSE FROMFORD WAS AFTER I WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF CONTACTING THEM THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE AMBIGOUS RESPONSE I WAS GIEN AT THIS TIME. "YOUR PART IS ON EMERGENCY ORDER & WILL BE SHIPPED IT HAS TO COME FROM BACK EAST." *AK
TIRE BLOWOUT - ADVISED BY TIRE MANUFACTURER (BIG 0 TIRES) THAT THE REASON THE TIRE BLEWOUT WAS DUE TO A WELD THAT FAILED IN THE STEEL RIM WHICH IN TURN DEFALTED THE TIRE TO A POINT TO CREATE A BLOWOUT. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEEL RIM WELD FAILING ON OTHER WINDSTAR VANS.*AK
DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO YEARS. CRACK IN FORWARD DRUM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $900. INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH STARTER. *AK
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING DAY AFTER PURCHASED, NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 65 MPH, VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY TO 30 MPH, PROBLEM CONTINUED IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP , FIRESTONE SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 51K MILES . THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTION CRACKED BECUASE IT WAS ALUMINUM AND NOT CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE STRESSES OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT ATRA HAS A TECH BULLETIN STATING TO REPLACE THE PART ( BULLETIN 267). HIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS YET FORD WILL NOT DO ANYHTING ABOUT IT. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE AS TO WHAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST FORD.
I ALSO HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL ON OUR FORD WINDSTAR. SO , THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS PER THE RECALL BY FORD AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE MENTIONED DEALER WHO DID THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY FOUND NO OIL LEAKS AND SAID THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK IN FOR 5000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I DROVE THE CAR 6000 MILES AND LOGGED THE MILEAGEAND THE AMOUNT OF OIL EVERY TIME WE HAD TO ADD IT. WE WERE BURNING 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THE CARS WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2000 AS PERF THERE REQUEST TO RETURN ONCE THE ENGINE WAS "BROKEN IN". THEY RAN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND REQUESTED THAT I RETURN WITH THE CAR WHNE IT WAS 1 QT LOW ( BASICALLY THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER AND MARKED THE LEVEL ON THE DIPSTICK. AFTER ONE MONTH IT WAS A QUART LOW AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1200 MILES. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT CONSUMPTION OF 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 900 MILES IS WITHIN FORD SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIP, FORD'S COMPLAIINT DEPT. AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF FORD VEHICLE SERVICE PROGRAMS. I RECEVED *1* PHONE CALL STATING THAT MY LETTERS WAS RECEIVED AND FORD WOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS BACK IN JUNE, 2000. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE SINCE. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO FAILED IN THE SAME VEHICLE @ 51K MILES AND ANOTHER OF THESE REPORTS FILED. I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ON
WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THE WEEK BEFORE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID. BUT, HAD TO REPAIR BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO OPERATE. *AK
ABS PROBLEMS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TOO FAR DOWN BEFORE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL STOPPING ON SMOOTH AND DRY ROAD CONDITONS. ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. VAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIPS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES.DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.YOU WOULD PRESS GAS AND CAR WOULD GET TO 1700 RPM THEN THE TRANS WOULD ENGAGE WITH A BANG.FORD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANS ON 1994 TAURUS AMD TOOK CARE OF IT.
TORQUE CONVERTER(FMC* F48Z) HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. *AK
THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK
AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH UNTIL IT STOPPED OPERATING WHICH LEFT VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. *AK THE DEALER DID THE REPAIR JOB BUT NO POWER TO ACELERATE AGAIN WHILE ON HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BLEW OUT DUE TO PRESSURE BUILD IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID STALLING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. *YH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER AND FORD CORPORATION BOTH REFUSED TO ADMIT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. $1,800 OUT OF POCKET COST. 6 MONTHS LATER THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INITIALIALLY THAT COST $1,200 BUT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE WHEN THE PART WAS RECALLED. I BELIEVE IN DOING RESEARCH THAT A PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN TO INIATE A RECALL.
WE WERE TAKING OUR SON TO USC FOR THE FALL START OF SCHOOL. LEFT GRANTS PASS, OREGON, ON I-5 CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. WE SAW NO SMOKE, OR TEMPERATURE CHANGE, BUT HEARD SEVERE KNOCKING AT THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. STOPPED AT GAS STATION AND CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR TO YREKA FORD DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 1998, BEFORE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED ON OUR PURCHASED RYAN EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY NO. G938219, WE WERE ONLY REIMBURSED EVENTUALLY FOR THE DEDUCTABLE NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PAID FOR THE COVERAGE THAT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, FORD HAS TOLD US, AND TWO SERVICE MANAGERS, THAT THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO US SINCE OUR VEHICLE MILAGE IS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. OUR SERVICE MANAGER IN RENTON HAS SAID THAT FORD HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE US WITH A "CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE" IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000.00 TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT FORD PRODUCT, UNFORTUNATELY FAR SHORT
VEHICLE PURCHASED USED ON 1/31/00 FROM NEIL HONDA WITH 40771 MILES. CALLED 2/01/00 TO REPORT A PROBLEM OF INABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. OCCURRING SPORADICALLY RESULTING IN CAR LOSING ACCELERATION WHILE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS . CAR SERVICED 2/14/00 WITH DEALER UNABLE TO INDENTIFY A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND WORSENED AND RETURNED FOR SERVICING ON 3/06/00 AT 42126 MILEAGE. DIGANOSIS AND REPAIR OF A FOWRWARD DRUM FAILURE, OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION-REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER, SUBLET UNIVERSAL CALIM NUMBER 562398304322. WHILE ON VACACTION, CROSSING A BRIDGE THE CAR DIED SPEWING COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE ON 8/17/00. WAS TOWED BY AAA TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN GANSEVOORT, NY. DEALING WITH A WAYNE RIZZO AT 518-798-8834. THE CAR WAS LEFT ON THAT THURSDAY AND WE DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL MONDAY 8/21 THAT IT MAY BE A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY OR TUESDAY 8/28 OR29 CALLED TO FIND OUT WHEN THE CAR WOULD BE READY AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THEY WOULD HAVE IT AT LEAST 6 MORE WEEKS. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE. WHEN REQUESTING A RENTAL FOR THE TIME THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED THEY DO NOT RETURN THE PHONE CALL. THE CAR IS A 4 HOUR DRIVE AWAY AND WE CAN ONLY RELY ON THE PHONE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR RIGHTS ARE. DO WE HAVE A RIGHT TO A REFUND BY NEIL HONDA FOR SELLING A VEHICLE THEY KNEW HAD A RECALL OR SHALL I SAY WHEN THEY GAVE US A PRINT OUT OF THE VANS REPAIR HISTORY ALL
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. FORD REPLACED THE ALUMINUM PISTON WITH A STEEL PISTON ON THE 1996 MODELS...
WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED RESULTING IN SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND SURGE SEVERAL TIMES. NLM
WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON 01 JAN 00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED HEAD CONSUMER THAT GASKET WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. MECHANIC INDICATED VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT ENGINE WAS DYING & HAD OWNER DRIVE OFF LOT. RETURNED VEHICLE & ENGINE WAS REPLACED. NEW ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK & DOME LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF.*AK
AS EARLY AS JUNE/JULY 2000, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR MANUAL SPEED CONTROL AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35 - 65 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DISENGAGE ALLOWING THE RPM TO CREEP UP. RESOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND ALLOW ENGINE SPEED TO DECLINE AND RESTABILIZE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REINGAGE. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS IDENTIFIED BY FORD SERVICE AS THE CULPRIT AND WAS REPLACED ON 8/18/2000. A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT, THE SCENARIO REOCURRED. FURTHER EVALUATION/SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,2000. WHEN TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE IS FREE WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT AND NO ACCELERATION/DECELERATION OF AUTOMOBILE SPEED IS POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY IF ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC OR PASS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE MOMENT OF FAILURE.
RECENTLY HAD HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRACKED HEAD. FORD REIMBURSED THE BILL FOR THIS REPAIR, BUT NOW THE VEHICLE IS IN A SERVICE PROVIDER WITH A NEW PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT I HAVE A " BAD OR BLOWN" BEARING WHICH MIGHT REQUIRE A NEW MOTOR COSTING UPWARDS OF $4000.00. I'M TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. UNDER 60,000 MILES AND I'VE HAD THE HEAD REPLACED AND NOW I'M TOLD THAT THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? IS FORD AWARE OF THIS NEW PROBLEM AND IF SO ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE GOOD??? PLEASE HELP. DESPERATE
NOT CONTACTED AND UNAWARE OF THE RECALL ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES.I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR NOW.I JUST CROSSED THE 100,000 MILE MARK IN THE PAST 2 MONTH'S, AND THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN.I'M NOT SURE WHY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEND OUT LETTERS TO INFORM THERE CUSTOMERS OF OBVIOUS AND MAJOR DEFECTS TO THERE VEHICLE'S. WHAT IF ANY ACTIONS CAN I TAKE TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURED DEFECT. THANKYOU
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CONSUMER REPLACED ENGINE AND COMPUTER DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE DEALING WITH HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THIS DUE TO VEHICLE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60,000, EGR VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
NO SUMMARY
COIL SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT
WITHIN PAST 5 YEARS CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE 3 TIMES DUE TO FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND ROD BEARINGS. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. NLM
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SOME CLUNKING AS VEHICLE SLOWED FROM 65 TO 35MPH. DEALER SAID THAT INNER TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WHILE DRVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK. WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, AND IT TOOK TOO LONG TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED COMPLETE OVERHAUL. ALSO, WOULD CHECK HEAD GASKET.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE JUST STOPPED/ VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL POWER. COOLANT AND WATER WAS RUNNING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HEADGASKET BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED UP, I TOOK THE VAN TO PHIL LONG FORD. THEY PROCEEDED TO RUN THE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMED ME THE VAN NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST $3500.00. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE ENGINE AND WAITED. IN MAY OF 2000 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE HEAD GASKET. TOOK THE CAR TO PHIL LONG IN JULY. ACCORDING TO PHIL LONG, ALL THAT NEEDED REPLACED WAS THE HEAD GASKET. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, SPARK SPLUG, CHANGED THE OIL (ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO THE OIL), AND THE OIL FILTER. THIS WAS AT THEIR EXPENCE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, NO NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. TWO MONTHS LATER, TO THE DAY, I LOST ALL THE GEARS EXCEPT LOW. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND WHAT THE WARRANTY IS ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR A 1995 WINDSTAR. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO ON SUCH A NEW MODEL.
COOLANT HAS POSSIBLY LEAKED VIA THE HEAD GASKET TO THE OIL SYSTEM AND THEREFORE MAIN ENGINE MAY BE RUINED.
SLIDING DOOR FALLS OFF VEHICLE. TOP ATTACHMENT OF DOOR ONTO VEHICLE IS BROKEN WHY???? WE HAVE NORMAL USE BY FAMILY OF THREE. THE ROLLERS ON THE TOP SEEM TO BE WORN DOWN--SOME ARE SMALLER THAN OTHERS. WE TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR--"THEY NEVER SAW THAT BEFORE" DID NOT WANT TO FIX DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX THE "TRIED" TO WELD SOME PART ON. COST US ABOUT $300 TO FIX. DOOR HAS COME OFF 2 MORE TIMES. THEY WANT MORE MONEY AND WILL TRY AGAIN. THEY DONT KNOW WHICH PART TO ORDER TO FIX THIS DOOR. I DON'T WANT THE DOOR TO FALL ON ANYONE AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. PLEASE HELP. VE COME OFF 2 MORETIMES. *AK
WE PURCHASED A 1995 WINDSTAR GL FROM HILCHER FORD (NOW TEXAN) IN AUGUST 1994. WE
RIMS CRACKED ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRES. NLM
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAK, AFTER REPAIR OF THE GASKET THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM
HEAD GASKET REPAIRED 1 MONTH BEFORE RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO MY MODEL YEAR. NOW FORD WILL NOT HONOR MY RECEIPT FOR REFUND.*AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AT 44K TOLD THEY WOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. ADDITIONALLY TOLD THAT THE TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACE BUT NOT COVERED BY RECALL. WHEN I TOLD THEM NOT TO DO THE WORK I WAS WARNED BY THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WOULD HAVE SERIOUS DAMAGE THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED WITHIN 1 MONTH. COST FOR TIMING GASKET COVER WAS TO BE $800 BUT SETTLED AND PAID $400. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS (NOV 1-21, 1999) TO GET THE WORK DONE RIGHT. MARCH 2000 I RECEIVE A LETTER FOR FORD CUSTOMER CREDIT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM SO WHEN I CALLED AND PROVIDED MY INFO I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY $400 PAYMENT WAS NOT FOR THE RECALL (HEAD GASKETS ONLY) THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE $4000 CREDIT THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS. I HAVE A NEW TAURUS PICKED OUT WAITING TO BE PICKED UP AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE CREDIT. IF THIS ENDS UP BEING THE CASE, THIS WINDSTAR WILL BE THE LAST FORD THAT I OWN! I PROMISE! *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE TIMING COVER GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE ACCORDING TO DEALER. WILL COST BETWEEN $650 AND $850 (DEPENDING ON DEALER) TO REPLACE GASKET. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IF LEAK BECOMES INTERNAL, ENGINE MAY BE HARMED.
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AFTER REVEING ENGINE, IT CAUGHT HOLD SUDDENLY. I BARELY MISSED TRAFFIC THAT MOVED WHILE I WAS STOPPED. PROBLEM IS BROKEN PISTON-RTANS FORWARD CLUTCH. ALUMINUM PART HAS BEEN REPLACED BY STEEL BY FORD AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE 1994 (SB94247) IF TRANSMISSION FAILS, BUT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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