1995 Ford Windstar complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS LIT, EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP 3 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK

ENGINE GASKETS BLEW AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE.

TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL SERVICE, DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE HOOD OR ADD ANY ADDITIONAL ADHESIVE TO PREVENT SEPARATION. RECALL NUMBER 97V-180. 000. *AK PLEASE GIVEANY FURTHER DETAILS.

WOULD NOT CATCH A GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A STANDSTILL. ANTI-FREEZE FOUND IN THE OIL.

WHEN RELEASING THE DRIVER''S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT GO BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO GET STUCK IN DOOR WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BROKEN LINE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION.

BROKEN LINE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, WHILE IN MOTION.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, WHILE IN MOTION.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES BY ITSELF CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

FOWARD CLUTCH PISTON WAS BUILT IN ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL, PISTON THEN SPLIT, CAUSING THE FOWARD AND REVERSE TO BE INOPERTIVE , AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED. DEALER SAID THERE IS A BULLETIN, BUT CONSUMER IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

DEALER DELIVERED VEHICLE WITH UNSAFE BRAKE CONDITIONS, INNER FRONT RIGHT PAD WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DRIVING.

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLES HOOD SHEARED OFF THE CAR CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL.

BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE RUSTING OF ROTORS. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WAS REPLACED ON 1/12/98 WITH 45,000 MILES. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE SPEED 60 MPH AND UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND APPROUCHING A PARKING LOT, WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE SPEED 60 MPH AND UPON EXTING THE HIGHWAY MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN APPROUCHING A PARKING LOT, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. DUP 531662, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE AFTER STOP.

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD STOP FURTHER THAN NORMAL. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. ABS COMPUTER IS NOT WORKING NOW. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED CRASH. AFTER CRASH, ABS WAS DISABLED AND BRAKING FUNCTION IMPROVED DRASTICALLY.

THE FRONT RIM CRACKED AT WELD.

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND UPON MERGING INTO TRAFFIC.

DRINK HOLDER FAILED ALLOWING HOT DRINK TO TIP OVER ONTO DRIVER.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHLY AND WOULD SUFFER MOMENTARY POWER LOSS. AT IDLE THE ENGINE WOULD LOOSE POWER MOMENTARILY UPON ACCELERATION.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

VEHICLE ENGINE DIES CONTINUOUSLY, REPAIRS MADE TO FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL CONTINUE.

THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PISTONS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP INTO NEUTRAL GEAR.

DURING COLLISION WITH DEER, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE AS WELL AS INJURY (BURNS AND LACERATION).

EA96-026; THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE FADING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MINIVAN SLOWED DOWN AND DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES, DRIVER DID NOT PUMP THE BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATED HE SLOWED FROM 70MPH TO 30 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING CITY LIMITS, WHEN SLOWING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD, BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE CAUSING A CRASH AND $8000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WINDOW WINDSHIELD WIPER, WASHER, AND DEFROSTER SWITCH IS TOO LOW, ONE HAS TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND IT. RADIO CONTROLS DO NOT ALLOW FOR MANUAL OPERATION WITHOUT DIVERTING THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION FROM DRIVING VEHICLE. *SLC

DESIGN OF THE CLUTCH PISTON CAUSED IT TO CRACK, PART IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO STEEL.

FAN CONTROL MODULE AND RADIATOR FAN MOTOR BURNED OUT. REBUILT ENGINE AND HUGO SENSORS. FREQUENT STALLING. REAR WIPER MOTOR, WATER PUMP, STARTER AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED.

HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO METAL RETAINING SQUARE BREAKING OFF THE HOOD LINER.

SPEEDOMETER FAILED/RADIO FAILED SEVERAL TIMES,

CONSUMER PULLING OUT OF GARAGE STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY THIRD TIME. HAPPENED AGAIN HIT SIDE DOOR. CANNOT OPEN DOOR. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG MONITOR MODULR CONTROLS SEVERAL UNRELATED FUNCTIONS IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE TO TRIGGER THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, AN INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE MONITOR GIVEN AN UNPREPARED DRIVER THE SIGNAL THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS MAY BE IMMINENT. ALSO OTHER UNRELATED ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS STOP OPERATING, SUCH AS THE INTERNAL FANS WHICH CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP, CREATING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH STARTED TO SMELL ANTI FREEZE, SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST, WENT TO DEALER , HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED BECAUSE THE PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CRACK IN IT. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP THE CRACK EXPANDS, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. THE WINDSTAR WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC. 1, 1997. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE FROM A STANDING POSITION INTO PARK VEHICLE HAS A JOLTING ACTION.