1995 Ford Windstar complaints

. COSUMER IS HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE RPM GETS UP TO ABOUT 5 BEFORE THE GEAR WOULD CHANGE, AND WHEN IT FINALY CHANGES THERE IS A HARD JERK IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY THE DEALERSHIP AROUND THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY, 1998. TRANSMISSION HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED, OWNER IS LOOKING FOR ADMISSION OF THE PROBLEM BY FORD AND REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND THE GEARS ARE HARD TO SHIFT WHEN DRIVING, AND THE GEAR WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE AND SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER CONTACTED AND COMPONENT WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT OWNERS EXPENSE, NO WARRANTY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCURED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 40 AND 50,0000 MILES, PRIMARILY WEHN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW ROLLING CONDITION TO DRIVING SPEEDS. DRIVING HABITS WERE ALTERED TO INSURE THE SLIPPING CONDITION WOULD NOT CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, WHERE POSSIBLE (IE AVOIDING PULLING OUT ONTO THE TRAVEL LANES WITHOUT HAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SPACE)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BEGAN TO SLIP.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHEN THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.

BRAKES HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES, ROTORS FAILED FOUR TIMES ALSO.

THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE ALUMINUM PISTON WHICH BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD OR NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FORD HAS A NEW STEEL DESIGN ON THE PISTON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN WARM AND DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT DOWN INTO 2ND GEAR, OR EVEN 1ST GEAR NO MATTER THE SPEED, AND STAY THERE.

TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PISTON HAS HAIRLINE CRACK. CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO JUMP INTO FIRST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. REAR BRAKES CONTINUALLY SQUEAL. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACEMENT. FRONT SHOULDER BELTS GET TANGLED AND TWISTED AT THE POINT WHERE THEY FEED THROUGH A METAL D-SHAPED CLIP ON THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. BELT CAN'T FULLY RETRACK.

WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THEN SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING BRAKE WEAR PROBLEM. BRAKE PADS/ROTORS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 43,000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING TO SAY CONCERNING THE CONSUMER PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION PISTON FAILED CAUSING HESITATION AND STALLING.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START.

THE VAN WAS IN PARK INSIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONE OF CONSUMER'S BOYS CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND THE VAN ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND HIT TWO HOUSES, DAMAGING SOME TREES AND GRASS WAS DESTROYED. *AK

AFTER REACHING 50MPH SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING, NOT READING THE RIGHT SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED AND ONLY HAD 35000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE JUNE 1997. SINCE PURCHASE, IT HAS NEVER SHOWN OVERHEATING. THE HEAD GASKET SHOWED ZERO COMPRESSION AT A SHOP WE TOOL IT IN TO, MEANING IT FAILED. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AL PACKER WEST IN ROYAL PALM, FLORIDA TO EFFECT REPAIR. THE REPAIR PERSON IN SERVICE TOLD US THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COST AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS. WE HAD TO RENT A SMALL DODGE NEON FOR A 2 WEEK PERIOD, $300.00 BIL. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE CAR RENTAL. THEY DID COVER THE ENGINE GASKET AND VALVE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD ALSO COVER ALL INCIDENTALS. AL PACKER WEST TOLD US THAT THE REPAIR PERSON WE HAD DEALT WITH, TONY, WAS NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY. AL PACKER ORIGINALLY TOLD US THE VAN WOULD BE READY ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, BUT IT WAS NOT READY UNTIL THE 22ND OF OCTOBER. SO, THIS INCREASED THE RENTAL CHARGES ON THE DODGE NEON THAT WE HAD TO RENT. AL PACKER WEST OWES US COST OF THE RENTAL CAR, OR A PORTION THEREOF, BASED ON OUR UNDERSTANDING ON THE TYPE OF REPAIR THAT WAS DONE. TIM CASH 1409 GEORGIA AVENUE WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 TEL 561 833-6142 E-MAIL [email protected] *MJS

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. ALSO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED, AND STRESS FRACTURES ON STEEL WHEELS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE,FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON MALFUNCTIONED.

WHILE CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR IT BROKE OFF, AND IT WAS HOLDING BY A HINGE WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO INOPERABLE. *AK SLIDING DOOR DETACHED FROM CAR, DEALER HAD MADE A RECALL REPAIR TO SLIDING DOOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO BUT REPAIR WAS NOT MADE PROPERLY. *YH

HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. WARNING SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC STOPS SUCH AS ON INTERSTATE AND THEN WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN GAS IS GIVEN OR FAIL TO MOVE UNTIL DRIVER MANUALLY SHIFTS SELECTOR TO LOW GEAR. FORD DEALER SAYS THIS CONDITION IS CALLED NEUTRALIZING AND WOULD REQUIRE THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $1900. ANOTHER FORD DEALER SAID HE IS AWARE OF THIS BUT AS YET FORD HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO FIX THIS DEFECT. JASPER TRANSMISSIONS SAYS NOT ENOUGH FLUID GETS TO HUBS AND WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. FORD SUPPOSEDLY REMEDIED THIS ON LATER MODELS BUT CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED 1ST YEAR ARE LEFT HANGING. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS RE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN/OUT AT STOPS.

FRONT RIGHT FRAME OF DOOR LEAKS.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN ENGINE WOULD REV FAST & THEN TAKE OFF. VEHICLE BUCKS & THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. ALSO, ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR HARD. *AK

ENGINE HEA DGASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/TRANSMISSION/ABS/BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH/TIE ROD AND POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INFORMED COMSUMER THAT THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES OF WEAR. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD. STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SWITCH GEARS. ALSO THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

POOR MATERIALS CAUSED THE ALUMINUM PISTONS TO CRACK CAUSING THEM TO FAIL PREMATURLY.

HEAD GASKET, TIMIMG COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET FAILED. *ET

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/WATER PUMP SEALS, AND TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR FAILED.

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED DURING BRAKING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/BRAKES FADING. *AK

TRANSMISSION/ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

ENGINE OIL CAP LOOSENED FOR THE SECOND TIME, CAUSIG OIL TO SEEP INTO THE ALTERNATOR. AW

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON VEHICLE ENGINE, HOWEVER ENGINE FAILED AFTER WORK.

DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION PISTON (ALUMINUM) FAULTY, RESULTING IN CRACKING.

TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. REPAIR WORK DONE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FRONT DISC BRAKES KEEP GOING TO THE FLOOR. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BLACK DUST APPEARS ON THE BRAKES. *AK

VEHICLE IS LOCKED. WHILE SITTING AND TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE THE DOOR WILL OPEN, WHILE MOVING IT WILL OPEN EVEN WHEN LOCKED. TURNING CORNERS, SAME THING OCCURS. RIGHT FRONT DOOR. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW.*AK

SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER HAS A TICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, IN FOR REPAIRS FIVE TIMES. REPAIRS ON THE CABLE AND OTHER PARTS WERE DONE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE NOISE STILL EXISTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND LUNGE.

NONE PROVIDED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND BANGING AS THE LAST TO DID PRIOR TO FAILURE.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPOYLED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED , AND DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS.828322 DUP OF 828282; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK