1995 Ford Windstar complaints

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

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

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE BRAKING AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE BODY RAIL ERUPTED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. IT IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED! AS SOON AS ONE REPAIR IS COMPLETED (TWO TRANSMISSIONS, HEAD GASKET, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BRAKES, SUSPENSION), THEN ANOTHER ONE OCCURS. NOW, AS IN EVERY CHRISTMAS, THE "ENGINE LIGHT" IS ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNING SO POORLY THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT CHOKING AND SPITTING, LOTS OF SMOKE, AND THE CAR IS ACTUALLY SHAKING!!! I KNOW IT IS ANOTHER HEAD GASKET AND I JUST CAN'T PAY ANYMORE MONEY INTO THIS PIECE OF GARBAGE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND IT CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE A FORD!

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

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

MY HUSBAND, MY SON, AND MYSELF WERE ON OUR WAY HOME LAST TUESDAY EVENING AND THE AIRBAGS ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS WAS A VERY FREIGHTING AND STRESSFUL SITUATION. WE HAD JUST TURNED OFF ONE ROAD ONTO THE NEXT MAKING OUR WAY HOME WHEN THE AIRBAGS BURST OUT AND CAUSED SEVERAL INJURIES TO MY HUSBAND AND ME. MY HUSBAND HAS POWDER RESIDUE BURNS ON HIS FACE, HIS ARMS ARE CUT FROM THE WRIST UP. HE RECENTLY SUFFERED A STROKE AND THIS HAS CAUSED A LOT OF MENTAL STRESS AS WELL AS PAIN. X-RAYS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS HAND IS NOT BROKEN. I HAD HEART SURGERY IN AUGUST AND DID NOT NEED THIS KIND OF SCARE. I HEAR AN ECHO IN MY RIGHT EAR NOW FROM THE LOUD EXPLOSION FROM THE AIRBAGS. I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IN ANY VEHICLE WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS. I CALLED 9-1-1 TO FIND OUT IF AN OFFICER NEEDED TO COME AND INVESTIGATE AND TROOPER WILLIAMS TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANY TYPE OF REPORT. WE HAVE MANY WITNESSES THAT SAW OUR VAN AND THE EXTREME DAMAGE THAT IT DID TO THE HOOD RESULTING IN THE SIGNAL LIGHT FLYING OFF THE VAN WHICH WE STILL HAVE NOT FOUND AND THE HEADLIGHTS BARELY HANGING ON. THE HOOD IS BOWED UP FROM THE UNDER SIDE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND ALSO TOOK THE VAN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT INSPECTED TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THEY ARE JUST AS PUZZLED. I NEED AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED LIKE THEY DID WHILE WE WERE DEPLOYING OUT OF

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

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

1995 WINDSTAR WITH 3.8V6. HEAD GASKET LEAK. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS SCORES OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THESE ISSUE WERE REOLVED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SO AND HOW DO I PRESENT THIS TO THE FORD REPAIR PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION SINCERELY, JAMES HAUGH. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED ONCE. MECHANIC SAID COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER. WHILE SAVING FOR REPAIR, HAVE KEPT COOLANT ADDED AND ENGINE HAS NOT OVERHEATED AGAIN, BUT NOW ENGINE SURGES WHILE IDLING, MISSES SOMETIMES, AND HAS LOW COMPRESSION IN THREE CYLINDERS. MECHANIC SAID ALL DUE TO COOLANT LEAK, AND ENGINE UNSAFE, MAY BLOW AT ANY TIME. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A FORD INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON PROBLEM. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ONLY HAVE 69000 MILES ON VEHICLE, BUT FORD TOLD DEALER THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPAIR. PLEASE GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEM TO HELP ME WHEN I CALL FORD MYSELF. THANK YOU!*AK

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

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

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02S36 CONCERNING BRAKE LINE CORROSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED UNDER THE RECALL SIX MONTHS EARLIER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. *AK THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SC *JB

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

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED CUTTING OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. I USUALLY AM TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS AROUND AND IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE VAN JUST SHUTS OFF. IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT ANYMORE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER AND OTHER CAR REPAIR PLACES, THE DEALER SENT US HOME WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPLACED THE IAC VALVE, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. ONE PLACE WE TOOK IT CHECKED FOR VACUUM LEAKS AND CHECKED THE FUEL FLOW, WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM WAS ALL FINE. WE DID NOT KEEP ANY OF THE OLD PARTS LISTED ABOVE. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A REASON FOR A CAR TO JUST SHUT OFF, BUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE BAFFLED. EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE THE FIRST TIME: GOT IN THE VAN TO TAKE MY SON TO AN ORTHODONTIC APPOINTMENT. AND AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING PLACE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING IT JUST TURNED OFF. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT. DRIVING HOME, IT CUT OFF ON ME 3 MORE TIMES. I WAS VERY SCARED SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND OR AS I MADE A TURN IT CUT OFF AND A CAR JUST MISSED MY FRONT END. ANOTHER THING THAT IS SCARY IS WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND I CAN BARELY GET IT PULLED OVER TO PUT IT IN PARK TO START IT AGAIN. IF YOU CAN HELP I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE AT A GAS STATION, I WENT TO A NEARBY GROCERY STORE. AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR IN THE STORE, UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. TO MY HORROR I NOTICED THAT THE GASOLINE WAS ALL OVER THE PARKING LOT COMING FROM UNDER MY VAN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY HUSBAND, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDANT REPAIR FACILITY. THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK AND THEY REPLACED THE TANK. I BEGAN TO LOOK INTO WHETHER THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANKS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE LED TO SOMEONE BEING INJURED OR POSSIBLY LED TO FATALITY. WHEN I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLES IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS, I NOTIFIED FORD THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL TANK OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL REGIONS. WHEN I FELT THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON I WROTE A LETTER TO THE FORD COMPANY. I HAVE NOT HEARD A REPLY FROM THEM REGARDING A POSSIBLE UPDATE TO THE RECALL #99R33 *AK.

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

MY DAUGHTER, WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY S.W. LOOP 410 AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE (1995 FORD WINDSTAR) TO INVESTIGATE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS AND THE TIRES SEPARATED STEEL BELT WAS FLAPPING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL-WELL CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. THEY SAID THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE FROM $1,000 TO $3,000. *LA

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SLASHED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIM. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT. WE PULLED THE TIRE OFF AND PUT ON THE "DONUT". THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKE AND JUTTING OUT LIKE A KNIFE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR AUTO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BROKEN COIL SPRING AS WELL AS THE OTHER ONE (SINCE IT WAS RUSTED AND COMPRESSED). HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS AND BEARINGS SINCE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BROKE SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT THE BOOT WHERE THE BEARINGS ARE LOCATED. THAT WAS ON 7/13. SOMEONE TOLD US TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS. WE SAW THAT THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I007000 REFERENCING COIL SPRINGS BREAKING AND TIRES DEFLATING ON 1995 FORD WINDSTARS. IT ALSO STATES THAT FORD IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR FRONT COIL SPRING REPLACEMENT TO A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS OF SERVICE FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE. IT SAYS THAT THIS COVERAGE IS AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS AT NO CHARGE AND IF EITHER FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURES DURING THE COVERAGE PERIOD NOTED, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. I CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED FOR FORD...866-436-7332...AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL. I'M WONDERING IF MY PARTICULAR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND THAT IS WHY THE

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

TOOK 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO HALDEMAN FORD (THIS WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN), BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING, THEY MADE THE REPAIR WHICH WE PAID $614.54 AND TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED A HEAD GASKET, WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE USED VEHICLE AND THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY, BUT THEY TOLD US THAT BECAUSE WE DID NOT MAINTENANCE THE CAR THE PROPER WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT OURSELF, AND THAT WE HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE (NOT A HEAD GASKET LIKE THEY SAID AT FIRST) AND PAY OUT OF OUR POCKET $3,000 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT STEPS SHOULD WE TAKE IN ORDER FOR SOME ONE TO HEAR US OUT. I ALSO HAVE COPIES OF THE WARRANTY, RECEIPTS FOR THE OIL CHANGE AND THE RECEIPT THAT I HAD PAID FOR THE REPAIR. THANK YOU . *AK

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO GOOD, BRAKES GONE OUT, CAN'T KEEP FLUID IN SYSTEMS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, EMISSION PROBLEMS, MECHANIC STALLS FOR THE HOUR AMOUNT, AND STILL CAN'T FIX/TEST II CODE. INSIDE LIGHTS DIM WHEN EXTRA. LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S A [XXX] PIECE OF JUNK AND THEY SOLD US A LEMON. I PAID OVER $4,000.00 CASH FOR IT, AND ALL THEY WANTED TO SO WAS SELL IT FOR MONEY. WHAT CAN I DO? IT HAS 72,000 ETC MILE AND NOW HAS 82,000. WE ARE BOTH DISABLED WITH TWO KIDS. WE HAVE BEEN SCREWED. I CAN GET THE FORD INFO ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 95 3.8 IT RATTLES, WATER RUNS OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE CONVERTER. I WANT TO SUE THEM, I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THE HELL WITH YOU, YOU BOUGHT IT AS IT WAS. FORD PRODUCTS ARE THE WORST AUTO'S ON THE MARKET. WE WANT REVENGE AND ALL OUR MONEY BACK NOW. [XXX]. WHAT IS NEXT A HEAD GASKET? I HEARD THAT COST OVER $1,600.00 TO FIX. AND THERE ARE ALOT OF THEM GOING OUT. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTS OR GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS. I HAVE HAD MY KIDS TOSSED TO THE DASH WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES BEFORE WE EVEN GET OUT OF OUR DRIVE WAY. WE WEAR SEATBELTS, I WOULDN'T DARE RIDE IN IT. IT IS A DEATH TRAP TO ME.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI

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

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DIED OUT ONE DAY WHILE PARKING AT A STORE. IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND I IGNORED IT. A MONTH LATER IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD A PISTON WENT OUT IN MY ENGINE AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I REPLACED IT AND NOW IT COSTANTLLY DIES OUT. I HAD REPLACED MANY PARTS SUCH AS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR, IDLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A GREASY SUBSTANCE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND SMELT SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE SMELL, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD, DROVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, BEFORE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. CONSUMER WAS ALERTED BY THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THE FIRE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE. *AK

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

I HAVE OWNED MY VAN SINCE JANUARY 2000. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING, MY VAN HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL. STILL WITHIN THE RECALL, A HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. FORD TOLD ME THE RECALL ONLY ALLOWS FOR A ONE TIME REPAIR. SINCE THEN, MY VAN IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE AND THIRD TRANSMISSION. MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER AS WELL. WE HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY FIXING THE VAN THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR IT. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE WENT INTO THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON MOTHER'S DAY. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE SO HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD AND IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

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

1995 FORD WINDSTAR - SLIDING DOOR TOP FORWARD BRACKET ATTACH POINT. 1) THE METAL AROUND THE ATTACH POINT ON THE DOOR SHOWS STRESS CRACKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES AND THE METAL UNDER THE PAINT IS BUCKLING. THE LOCATION OF THE BRACKET BELOW THE DOOR SEAL MAY ALLOW RAIN TO POOL UP ON THE BRACKET SUPPORT AND CAUSE THE SUPPORTING METAL TO RUST AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. 2) DOOR IS RATTLING AND IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. VEHICLE. 3) I AM CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE AVAILABILITY OF A NEW DOOR OR WELDING A SUPPORT PLATE ON THE EXISTING DOOR. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THE PAINT IS BLISTERING OFF IN HUGE PIECES. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM , PAINT SHOULD NOT PEAL FROM A CAR LIKE THIS IT IS BLISTERING OFF IN SHEETS . I HAVE READ THAT FORD IS PAYING FOR PAINTING ONLY IF THE CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY LOUD ABOUT COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT HERE. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WITH DEFECTS AND RECALLS. ANYONE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS LAUGHS WHEN THEY HERE WHAT KIND OF CAR I OWN. 10 YEARS TO PAY IT OFF, 3 HEAD GASKETS LATER REBUILT TRANS ENGINE HEADS WARPED FROM FACTORY COILS SPRINGS BREAKING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS , PAINT LIFTING OFF THE VERTICAL SIDES, BRAKE PROBLEMS....THE LIST GOES ON AND NOW FORD NO LONGER LISTS THE WINDSTAR ON THEIR SITE. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE NAME TO FREE STAR I WONDER WHY?

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

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

1995 FORD WINDSTAR OVERHEATING - BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

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

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

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

REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED IN VEHICLE DURING NORMAL USE. (NOT AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.) THE BREAK OF THIS LINE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. ANOTHER BRAKE LINE WAS COVERED IN AN EARLIER RECALL IN MAY 2003. UPON INVESTIGATION THIS MORNING, I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

GOODYEAR 215-70-R15 ALLEGRA TIRES PURCHASED AT SAMS CLUB PURCHASED APPX 2 YRS AGO. APPX. 14 MONTHS AGO AND THEN LAST WEEK HAD 2 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO BELT SEPERATIONS. MECHANIC AT SAMS INDICATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE IS IN HIS SHOP FREQUENTLY DUE TO BELT FAILURES. I HAVE REPLACED 4 TIRES ALREADY AND THERE IS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE SET. I AM CONCERNED DUE TO THE FREQUENCY WITH JUST MYSELF AND THE INDICATED VOLUME OF THE PROBLEM INDICATED BY THE SAMS CLUB MECHANIC. THE BELT SEPERATION DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT DID LEAD TO CONTROL DIFFICULTY DUE TO EXTREME VIBRATION AS ALL FAILURES OCCURED ON THE FRONT. THESE TIRES WERE ROUTINELY ROTATED AND BALANCED, KEPT AT 35 P.S.I. AND WERE NOT SEVERLY USED OR ABUSED. THE VEHICLE THEY WERE ON IS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT BRAKES/CALIPERS, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,AND LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERS. 20 MINUTES LATER, MECHANIC CALLED CONSUMER AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK *MR