Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 5, 1998SC
TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND LUNGE.
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1995 Ford Windstar complaints
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Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 5, 1998CO
SEAT BELT IS FRAYING.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 4, 1998CA
HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed May 4, 1998MD
ONE OF THE LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS BROKE OFF. MANUALLY REMOVED FOUR LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS FROM THE OTHERS. NOTICED THESE LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS WERE NOT FIRM.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 2, 1998MN
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 2, 1998OH
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID TO EMIT FROM TAIL PIPE. ALSO ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 2, 1998OH
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKES FADING . ALSO, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1998NJ
WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE,THEN SECONDS LATER, IT WILL JUMP INTO GEAR AND TAKE OFF, AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1998CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1998IL
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1998NJ
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1998OR
HEAD GASKET/RADIATOR/THERMOSTAT AND HEATER CORE FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1998NJ
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 49300 MILES.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 29, 1998NY
TEMPERATURE GAUGE STUCK.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 28, 1998MA
DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER THAT HAD A SMALL GAP IN IT, APPARENTLY FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 28, 1998MD
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND SHOES. ALSO, NOISE COMING FROM FRONT-END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP THAT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO STRUCTURAL FACTORS.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 28, 1998MA
THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD A SMALL GAP IN IT, APPARENTLY FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMOM PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 24, 1998WI
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK
Air Bags
Filed Apr 23, 1998WY
CLOCK SPRINT IN THE STEERING WHEEL GRINDS. REPLACED FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ASSOCIATED WITH AIRBAG. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 23, 1998CA
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP, LEAVING VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER CONSUMERS BEFORE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 23, 1998CA
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT LOW MILEAGE. ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Apr 23, 1998CA
TIE ROD ENDS FAILED.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 22, 1998FL
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Air Bags › Frontal2 injured
Filed Apr 22, 1998CT
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. (MJS)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 21, 1998NY
WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 21, 1998FL
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 21, 1998OR
BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 19, 1998MA
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 17, 1998CA
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 17, 1998MA
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE (CRACKED) ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 17, 1998MA
DEFECTIVE/CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO FAIL.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 17, 1998MA
HEAD GASKET BLEW, BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTED CYLINDER HEAD (IT HAD A SMALL GAP IN IT, APPARENTLY FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT)
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Apr 15, 1998NJ
WHEN DOWNSHIFTING VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP, THE GEAR WOULD JUMP FROM 1ST GEAR TO NEUTRAL. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP & MECHANIC SAID THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT INSTEAD OF LUBRICATING GEARS. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 15, 1998NE
VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 13, 1998NY
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 10, 1998MD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING.
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Apr 10, 1998NY
WHEEL STUDS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND FRONT END TO COLLAPSE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 9, 1998CA
BLOWN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. IN ADDITION, REPLACED FAULTY TRANSMISSION/AIR BAG SENSOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 8, 1998VA
THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Apr 7, 1998MN
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, FLUID IS ALWAYS LOW AND PUMP WHINES. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Apr 7, 1998MD
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR FROM A STANDSTILL. AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, WOULD TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE AND DEPTRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IN STEAD OF MOVING FORWARD ENGINE RACED IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TWO CRACKED EXTERNAL PINS. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 7, 1998OR
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 7, 1998TX
POWER LOCKS FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 6, 1998CA
ENGINE ROAD BEARINGS FAILED. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 4, 1998SC
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 4, 1998FL
DURING A CRASH, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CRUSHING PASSENGER'S LEFT ARM WITH THE ARM REST OF THE FRONT PAASSENGER'S SEAT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 2, 1998NJ
HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP SHUDDER. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 31, 1998WA
HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK AND OVERHEAT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 28, 1998NY
HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 26, 1998FL
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSTAR, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND WINDSTAR SLOWS DOWN AND HARDLY ACCELERATES. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS A HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
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