1995 Ford Windstar complaints

BLOWN GASKETS; COMPANY EXTENTED WARRANTY TO 5YR OR 60,000 MILE DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE. DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE COVERED AT ANY MILEAGE AS ONLY HAD 4 1/2 YEARS. WHOLE ENGINE MIGHT NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO DEFECT. THEY ADMITTED IN EXTNENDED WARRANTY, NUMBER 98M01 LETTER. *AK

#4 ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE EXACTLY HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, REPEATED OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE EXACTLY AS REPORTED ON OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD CONSTANT ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY WE GOT IT. WARNING LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AT STRANGE TIMES, INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, WARNING BELLS WOULD NOT QUIT. WE TRIED TO DEAL WITH FORD DEALERS IN SRINGFIELD, MISSOURI (FRIENDLY FORD). THEY GAVE US THE RUN AROUND FOR FOUR HOURS. WE COULDN'T EVEN GET THEM TO GIVE US THE REGIONAL SERVICE REP'S NAME OR PHONE NUMBER. WE COULD NEVER GET TO A PERSON ON THE FORD "800" CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, EVEN THOUGH WE STAYED ON HOLD FOR ONE HOUR. PLEASE HELP . *AK

VEHICLE RECALLED BUT NOT APPLICABLE IF OVER 60K AND/OR 5YRS OLD....SECOND OWNERS NEVER NOTIFIED OF DEFECT...FORD WILL NOT REPAIR IF OVER WARRANTY LIMITS. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH 1995 FORDS WITH 3.8L V6 ENGINE HEAD GASKET - FORD WON'T OWN UP TO IT. WILL THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING FOR ALL OF THE OWNERS WITH DEFECIVE CARS????

ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET,TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED AND VEHICLE WELL CARED FOR.

REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF 4 TIMES/TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 60000 MILES, AND ENGINE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT 63000 MILES. COSTLY REPAIRS AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS JUST FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

I HAVE A WIFE AND 3 KIDS RELINING ON THIS DEFECT-RIDDEN VAN HEAR IN WISCONSIN, NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR GL. FAILURE AT 76,800 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE BY DRIVING VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. BUT WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

IN RESPONSE TO YOUR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR, I TOO, HAVE A L995 WINDSTAR. MY PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE WINTER OF L996 HAVING ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN JANUARY OF THAT YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY L7,578 MILES ON IT. MY FAMILY WAS WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE AS I SURE YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF, FORD DOES NOT GIVE YOU A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WHILE YOUR VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP. ANOTHER THING WORTH MENTIONING IS THE FACT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, IT WAS TOWED UNDER THE WARRANTY PROGRAM WHEREIN YOU HAD TO USE FORD'S AGENTS (OUTSIDE TOW SHOP). THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR DID HOOK THE CAR CORRECTLY AND ACTUALLY BROKE THE BOTTOM BUMPER CAUSING ME OVER $L,000.00 IN DAMAGES. I WASAT THE TIME BY THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR THAT HE WOULD PAY FOR THE COSTS OF REPLACING THE LOWER BUMPER. AGAIN, MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THIS PARTICULAR TOW TRUCK OPERATOR DID NOT CARRY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND THEREFORE, DID NOT PAY ME THE DAMAGES. IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING GONE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD AND THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. IMAGINE THAT. FORD HIRES PEOPLE TO TOW YOUR VEHICLE AND THEY DON'T BOTHER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE YET YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE THESE ITEMS WHEN YOUR VEHICLE IS IN THE STOP FOR REPAIRS.IN RESPONSE TO YOUR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSTAR, I TOO, HAVE A L995 WINDSTAR. MY PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE WINTER OF L996 HAVING ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE A F

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE 800 NUMBER WITH FORD. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WOULD NOT GIVE HIM A FORD'S REP NAME AND NUMBER TO CALL. THEY SAID HE COULD LEAVE HIS NAME AND NUMBER AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL HIM BACK. HE THEN CALLED BEN SATCHER FORD IN LEXINGTON BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE, AND I HAVE HAD SUCH PROBLEMS WITH BOB BENNETT AND THEIR SERVICE. BEN SATCHER WOULD NOT HELP US EITHER. THEY WOULD NOT PUT US IN TOUCH WITH A FORD REP. WE FINALLY DROPPED IT. THEN, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WE HAD THE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS HAPPEN. WE WERE STRANDED IN RICHMOND, KY AT 12:10 AM ON I-75, WHICH IS 4 STATES AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE. ONCE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WAS OVER, WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THE VAN WORKED ON AT A DEALERSHIP IN LEXINGTON, KY. THE SERVICE PEOPLE THERE TOLD US FORD HAD SPONSORED A PROGRAM ON THE HEAD GASKETS BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROGRAM EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 1998, SO WE WERE TOO LATE. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT CONTACT A FORD REP EITHER. THEY SAID WE HAD TO PAY OURSELVES AND TAKE IT UP WITH FORD. THAT BILL WAS $1800 AS WELL AS I HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE YEAR BEFORE FOR $1800. I'M NOW OUT $3600 FOR THINGS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE MILEAGE ON THE MINIVAN. WHEN WE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME IN SC, WE HAD A RECALL SITTING IN OUR MAILBOX FOR THE GAS TANK THAT CAN POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE. I TOOK THE MINIVAN IN TO BOB BENNETT TODAY FOR THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THE VAN IS STILL NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY, PLEASE HELP ME OU

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ANY SPEED, FIRST IT WAS ONLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT NOW IT IS AT ANY SPEED. IT MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AS WELL. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS CONTAMINATED CAUSING COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *YC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - NO WARNING SIGNS. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ALMOST STATIONARY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED .*AK

VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY GUARDRAIL RESULTING IN A FIRE WHICH KILLED 1 PASSENGER AND SEVERLY BURN TWO OTHER PASSENGERS. CONSUMERS BELIEVE VEHICLE IS PRONE TO CATCH ON FIRE UPON IMPACT (RANDOLPH RICHARDSON AND WILLIE FORDEN ARE REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY). NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (ENGINE HEAD GASKET), THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO HEAD GASKET REPAIR (98M01), HOWEVER DUE TO OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET THE ENGINE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. *MJS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

HEAD GASKET FAILURE DIAGNOSED AFTER COOLANT LOSS, TWO THERMOSTATS REPLACED IN 9 MONTHS, ENGINE MISS AT IDLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND INABILITY TO REMOVE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG. ESTIMATE COST TO REPAIR $2126.60. NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY TO 60,000 MILES.

THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS WORKING SPORADICALLY. YH

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. YH

12-13-99 TILL 12-30-99 NO HEAT LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, REPLACED WATTER PUMP 373.97 TAKE VAN BACK IN THEN NEED ANOTHER NEW ENGINE, BUT FORD SAID THE MAKER OF THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REPLACE HEAD GASKETS. *AK

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD DATED 6/98 ADMITTING A PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS AND OFFERING TO REFUND REPAIR COST OR REPAIR FOR NO COST IF FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO DEC. 1998 AND MILAGE WAS UNDER 60,000. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED IN MY WINDSTAR IN MARCH OF 1999 WITH 60666 MILES. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED BUT FORD'S ACTIONS IN THIS MATTER SEEM HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LIMITED RECALL WITHOUT CALLING IT A RECALL, FIXING ONLY THE MAJORITY OF THE FAILURES BUT NOT FIXING ALL. MY FAILURE HAPPEND TO OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE PARAMETERS THAT WERE SET. PLEASE NOTE THAT I DEALT WITH EASTGATE FORD IN BEAVERCREEK ON THIS REPAIR AND COMPLAINT. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 95 WINDSTAR. COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON X-WAY OR MAJOR INTERSECTION. FORD WILL NOT DO RECALL. LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF 95 WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THIS DESIGN PROBLEM THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW AND ENGINE QUIT WHILE DESCENDING HILL. STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, BUT COULD NOT REMOVE VAN FROM TRAFFIC LANES. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 73000 MILES - HEARD OVER THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UP TO 60K MILES - I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO ON THIS RECALL. HOW IS FORD ALLOWED TO LIMIT THIS RECALL TO 60K MILES DUE TO A FAULTY GASKET THAT HAS SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED? *AK

LEFT STRANDED IN RURAL SOUTH DAKOTA WHEN ENGINE BLEW, RELATING TO THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ON FORD'S 3.8 LITRE ENGINES. HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD THE HEAD GASKETS CHECKED AND REPLACED, BUT ENGINE STILL DAMAGED. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES AND OUR VEHICLE WAS AT 62,000 MILES. WE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED, WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR 8 WEEKS, AND HAD TO DRIVE 10 HOURS BACK TO SD TO GET IT. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CHECKED ENGINE AND FOUND HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONTACTED FORD, WOULD NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THIS PARTICLAR ENGINE, WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF I HAD NOT HAD IT INSPECTED ON 8/98 AND FOUND TO BE OK. I FEEL FORD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO OWNERS OF THESE PATICULAR VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE (3.8L). *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/FAILURE: AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATEDBEFORE ENGAGING. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 50,000 MILES. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED PISTON (ALUMINIUM). A SECONDARY FAILURE WAS THE MAIN HOUSING DO TO THE SHUTTLE VALVE WEARING OUT THE BORE (PROBABLY DUE TO EXECESSIVE CHATTER BECAUSE OF THE FLUID LEAKING PAST THE PISTON). THE HESITATING ENGAGEMENT WOULD OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD IN TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE BOTH SITUATIONS TO BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE; FORD TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP. *AK

THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF THE PROBLEM CAME WITH NO HEAT WHILE TRAVELLING FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. IT MADE FOR A COLD TRIP WITH OUR CHILDREN. LUCKILY WE CAUGHT IT BEFORE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE IN OUR MINNESOTA WINTER. THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS I HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR RANGE FROM $1000 TO $1800. FROM WHAT I HEAR, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE FOR 95 WINDSTARS. IS FORD PLANNING ON DOING ANYTHING? ANY COUNSEL OR ACTION I CAN TAKE. *AK

FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER WITH SAME FAULTY HEAD GASKET PART. THIS REPLACED HEAD GASKET FAILED 40,000 MILES LATER. FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND FAILURE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET WITH THE NEW IMPROVED MODEL. CONSUMERS ARE VERY ANGRY AND SHOULD POSE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD. THIS FAULTY GASKET CAUSES ENGINES TO SIEZE. NOW THE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. THEY RECCOMEND ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADMITTED BY FORD, YET THEY HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT A BANDAID ON IT. *AK

WE REALIZE YOU FOLKS DON'T THINK OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET RELATED DEFECTS AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES AS HIGHWAY AND SAFETY ISSUES, BUT WE WISH TO GO ON THE RECORD AS SWINDLED BY FORD FOR FAILING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMOBILE WITH DEFECTIVE MACHINE PARTS THAT IF THEY FAILED WHILE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES COULD EASILY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH AND INJURY OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS OR OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. *AK

I GRADUALLY LOST MY HEAT. I HAD TAKEN MY MINIVAN TO HAVE A THERMOSTAT REPLACED THE WEEK BEFORE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD ALREADY SUNK $75.00 INTO IT BEFORE I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECASUE THE PROBLEM WAS STILL HAPPENING. IT CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AFTER THE THERMOSTAT WAS INSTALLED. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO HAVE MY HEAD GASKET REPLACED. I WAS REALLY IN A BIND FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR HAVING TO PAY FOR MY VAN. I ALOS WAS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR A WEEK. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN TO TRANSPORT TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND ALL THEIR SPORTS EVENTS. I WAS INCONVIENCED FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK. FORD OFFERED ME A "RENTAL" , BUT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY. I DECLINED. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOTTEN A RESPONSE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME IN THE LEAST BIT FINANCIALLY. *AK

AT 30,170 MILES, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT 45,472 MILES THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD WORK WHEN THE VAN WOULD FIRST START AND THEN THE A/C WOULD CUT OFF. WHILE AWAITING FOR THE PARTS TO FIX THE A/C TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE VAN BEGAN MISSING DURING IDLE. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON JULY 11, 1999 WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE VAN SAT UNTIL MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. PER THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WE WERE ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VAN THERE, IF WE COULD GET IT THAT FAR. UPON LEAVING OUR HOME WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING THE VAN AND ME FOLLOWING IN A RELIABLE VEHICLE, WE STARTED OUT FOR THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO STOP MIDWAY BECAUSE THE VAN WAS OVERHEATING. WE WAITED FOR IT TO COOL AND STARTED FOR THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE VAN OFF AS HE PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO LET IT COAST THE REST OF THE WAY BECAUSE AGAIN, IT WAS OVERHEATING. THEY DIAGNOSED THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE GASKET THE NEXT DAY. ON DEC 7, 1999, I WAS USING THE VAN TO GO HOME ON MY LUNCH HOUR. IT STARTED TO DIE AS I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE BUT CONTINUED TO RUN. I HEADED FOR HOME AND WITHIN 2 BLOCKS, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VAN DIED . I MANAGED TO START IT BACK UP ONLY TO HAVE IT DIE AGAIN. THE VAN HAD TO BE TOWED THIS TIME. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW TUBE HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE FILTER HOUSING. ON 12-16-1999, I WAS PULLING FROM MY PARKING SPACE TO GO HOME FROM WORK FOR THE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THEY COVER EITHER THE HEAD GASKET OR ENGINE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID "SORRY, THERE IS NOTHING WE WILL DO TO HELP YOU". FORD FILE #'S 9001758904 AND 1596592109. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING THE HEADS ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REALIZED THAT SEVERAL THINGS WERE MISSED WHEN DOING THE RECALL REPAIR AND CORRECTED THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO RUN HOT, THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED, AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETE. *SLC

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN ENGINE MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET AND TIMING COVER FAILED. YH

STARTED VEHICLE; FELT LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING. NOTICED RPMS WERE REVVING. APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO STOP. FUEL THROTTLE WAS OPEN. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SHE TRIED TO RESTART. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED WHERE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ENGINE HAD INTERNAL PROBLEMS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE'S HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THEY BLEW WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WAS EMITTING WHITE SMOKE & THEN DIED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER OF HEAD GASKETS. NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. HAD NO WARNING EXCEPT WHITE SMOKE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED & VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. INFORMED NO LEAKS & VEHICLE BEYOND GIVEN MILEAGE. *AK

A HUM/WHINE NOISE DETECTED AT LOW SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION SERVICE RESULTED IN DISCOVERING METAL WHEN PAN DROPPED. INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,745. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. *AK

CAR STARTED TO IDLE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND OIL WAS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID IT WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A WARRANTY LETTER, SAYING IT WOULD BE COVERED UP TO 60, 000 MILES, BUT IT BLEW OUT AT 70, 000 MILES. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 61,478 MILES. FORD ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 60K TO COVER THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SO THEY REFUSE TO PAY. *AK