1995 Ford Windstar complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE IN DRIVE UPON LIFTING FOOT OFF BRAKE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOWN SHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

AFTER COMING TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY GOES INTO GEAR WHICH CAUSES A SUDDEN JERK.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN. 1ST GEAR HAS FAILED. REVERSE GEAR HAS BEGUN TO SLIP OUT. CANNOT SHIFT FROM PARK OR DRIVE INTO REVERSE. WHEN ENGINE IS COLD TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE INTO REVERSE.

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND DRIVE DISENGAGES INTO WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL. I MUST ACCELERATE TO ENGAGE DRIVE AGAIN (WITH A JOLT). EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS WITH REVERSE FOR A WHILE, NOW ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS COOL. AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN A WHILE IT WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE.

CRACKED HEAD GASKET.

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND THERE ARE CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE UNREPAIRABLE.

WEAK ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON (DESIGN) CRACKED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DESIGN MATERIAL (ALUMINUM).

DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER SUBFRAME MOUNTS FAILED AND AFFECTED THE HANDLING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION/ABS BRAKES/ELECTRIC WINDOWS, AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR COMES OFF.

TRANSMISSION AND ABS BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC. POSSIBLY DUE TO SLIPPING.

FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON CRACKED RESULTING IN CLUTCH LEAKAGE AND ENGAGEMENT PROBLEMS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 67000 MILE OF WEAR. BELIEVES THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION GONE BAD, POSSIBLE DUE TO ALUMINUM PISTON VERSUS THE NEW STEEL ONE USED ON THE NEWER MODELS

DESIGN OF TANK (PLASTIC) RESULTED IN A CRACK CAUSING LEAKAGE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. MASTER CYLINDER LOST ALL FLUID.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. WHEN DRIVING, VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN TURNING THE KEY ON, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD. DEALER CONTACTED AND INVESTIGATING PROBLEM FOR REPAIR. *AK

VEHICLE WHEN MOVED TO REVERSE DOES NOT GO BACKWARD. WHEN STOPPED, IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. WHEN REVERSE IS SELECTED THE MOTOR RACES AS ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BUT NO REAR MOTION RESULTS. ALSO WHILE IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION MAY SLIP FROM ITS ENGAGED STATE LEAVING YOU WITH NO DRIVE POWER.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

RECALL # 97V180000 FORD/HOODS; CONSUMER MADE 2 APPOINTMENTS. VAN WAS LEFT AT DEALERSHIP OVER 4 HOURS ON BOTH APPOINTMENTS. UPON RETURN, SERVICE WAS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILBLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. APPOINTMENT MADE IN NOVEMBER OF 97 AND ONE MADE IN AUGUST 0F 98. CONSUMER NOT SURE IF APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE WITH THE SAME DEALER. *AK

DRIVER PULLS OUT ONTO A NORMALLY BUSY ROAD FROM A SIDE ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION STALLED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. ALSO, WATER PUMP AND ENGINE PISTON ROD BEARINGS #2,5 AND 6 REPLACED.

WINDSTAR WAS HIT IN THE REARWARD PORTION OF THE LEFT SIDE OF VAN AT AN INTERSECTION. FEMALE PASSENGER WA SFACING BACKWARD IN HER SEAT TO HELP HER 3-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SEVERELY BRAKING HER LEG.

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT STAND STILL IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS, AND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED VEHICLE RACES FORWARD. DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WAS FORWARD PISTON CLUTCH. *AK

HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERATIVE WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE. DEALER STATED NEEDS TO PUT A NEW AIRBAG SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX THE HORN PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR AIR BAG FAILED CAUSING LIGHT TO STAY ON.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 5 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY.

VAN DOES NOT ACCELERATE OR TAKE OFF AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER DIAGNOSED A DEFECTIVE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON AS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DURING COLLISION.

BRAKE FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL WHEN VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO STOP. ENGINE MUST BE HIGHLY IDLED FOR TRANSMISSION TO RETURN TO FIRST GEAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE VAN. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THE BRAKE FLUID LINE HAD RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHILE AT STOP CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR OR ACCELERATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKS.

ENGINE PISTON ROD BEARING FAILED.

SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE REAR RESTRAINT BUCKLE RELEASED, CAUSING THE CHILD, WHO WAS RESTRAINED IN A CSS, TO BE TOSSED FORWARD, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED. *AK

THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH REGARD TO EARLY WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE NET, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHA HAS HAD SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THIS MODEL...

WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH A ROD BLOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAULTY HEAD GASKET, BEGAN OVERHEATING ON THE WAY HOME, HEAD GASKET FAILED, REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. RETURN TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND 3 OXYGENATORS, DEALER SAID THAT IT IS MISSING 3 BOLTS NEEDED TO STABILIZE THE ENGINE AND THAT NONE OF THE BOLTS ARE TORQUED PROPERLY, CAUSING THE STARTER AND FLYWHEEL TO DESTROY ITSELF. IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE BOLTS TO HAVE WORKED LOOSE IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IF PROPERLY INSTALLED.

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. QCAW