1995 Ford Windstar complaints

TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID FROM A SEAL CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN.

BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS, THEN INTERMITTENT GRINDING NOISES WERE HEARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR OF NOISE PROBLEM AND MECHANICS SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE BRAKES THEN FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP AND A MAJOR CRASH OCCURED.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND FAIL TO ENGAGE. VEHICLE WOULD EITHER SURGE OR FAIL TO GO. EVENTUALLY REVERSE GEAR INOPERABLE.

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND WILL ABRUPTLY JUMP INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATION BEGINS.

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE.

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHIICLE WILL NOT GO FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE OR FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

HEAD GASKET FAILRE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, IT ROLLED BACKWARD CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STRESS ON THE TRANSMISSION GEAR CABLE WHICH BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE RPM'S WOULD GO FROM APPROXIMATELY 2,000 TO 5,000, THERE WOULD BE A SURGE, POWER WOULD RETURN AND THE RPM'S WOULD RETURN TO 2,000.

TORQUE CONVERTER CRACKED, CAUSING THE FRONT SEAL TO LEAK. WHEN DRIVING IT PUMPS OUT FLUID AT A FAST RATE. THE SPEED DRIVEN IS BETWEEN 55-65 MPH, THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT IN REFERENCE TO THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALERS HAD REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS. *AK

SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. DEALERS HAVE CORRECTED PROBLEM AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY ON A SMOOTH ROAD AND NO CRASH. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS BUT WER BRUISED, BURNED AND ABRASED.

THE TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILED. THE ORIGINAL PISTON WAS OF ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION, AND THE REPLACEMENT IS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION.

ENGINE FAILURE.

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN DRIVER OF VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A SMALL ANIMAL.

WE ARE HAVING TO PAY ABOUT $2100 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THERE IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION. (JUST REVIEW THE WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THE PROBLEM). THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

FORD ORDERED BY CALIFORNIA DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. CALIPER FAILURE RESULTS IN PREMATURE WEARING OF RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS DONE IN APRIL OF 1997. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, FRONT BRAKES SHOW 35% WEAR ON LEFT AN 100%. FRONT SUSPENSION HAS ALSO MADE POPPING SOUNDS FOR A LONG TIME, WITH NO REASON OFFERED BY FORD.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS FROM A MINOR COLLISION, ALSO VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN INJURIES (BURNS ARMS, HAND AND CHEST).

WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD BOLT FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKES. IT WOULD ALSO ROLL BACKWARD (NO DRIFT) WHEN ON A HILL.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, RESULTING IN JUMPING OUT OF GEARS AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP , THE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF. ON 6/8/98, THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE MIRRORS ARE BEING REPLACED BY DEALER AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

MISSING/NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. A HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL.

TWO NEW TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. AT INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR FORCING VEHICLE INTO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM NEUTRAL INTO GEAR AND JERKS FORWARD. MY RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE SPLIT FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON NORMAL STREET CONDITION AT 5 MPH, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT. ALSO TRIED TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND STOPPED, FORCING CONSUMER TO STOP. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING COSUMER TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT AN ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATER, AND THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. LESS THEN TWO DAYS AFTERWARDS, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING BREAKING, ABS CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES ABS, THUS RENDERING THE ABS INOPERABLE. UNTIT HAS NOT FAILED BUT IS BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. DEALER STATES THAT FORD IS AWARE OF DESIGN FLAW WITH REDUNDANT WIRE TO THE ABS UNIT CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT AT FORD'S EXPENSE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION IS NOISY AND LEAKS FLUID, UNABLE TO CORRECT NOISE PROBLEM.

ABS BRAKES MAKE A PULSATING NOISE AND CRUNCHING SOUND, AND CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SENSOR, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TRAVELLING SPEED RANGED FROM 35-45 MPH. *AK

THIS MODEL YEAR WINDSTAR I AM TOLD IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEAD GASKETS FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. FORD STATES THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 36000 MILES.

WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK.

WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO GO AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR. WHEN FIRST PRESSING ON THE GAS, IT HESITATES ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR ANYTIME VEHICLE STOP., THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING VEHICL. , DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID HEAD GASKETS FAILED IN 3.8 LITER MOTOR. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. FORD & OWNER SPLIT COST. *AK

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE FREEWAY AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A CEMENT MEDIAN AND CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

ENGINE. A PISTON HAS CRACKED AND THE CLUTCH HAS BURNED OUT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT. TOOK TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. ALSO THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE ABS DOES NOT KICK IN UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A SECOND TIME. *AK