1995 Ford Windstar complaints

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ,ENGINE TURNED OFF, NOTICED THAT BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED OUTWARD.THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE INJURIES. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH SWAY BAR BRACKET ON THE HIGHWAY BROKE , BACK END WAS MOVING UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALER SAID RARE FOR THIS DEFECT TO HAPPEN, REPLACED BRACKET. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK AND OVERHEAT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON OCCASION.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED SMALL PIN HOLE LEAKS IN HEAD GASKETS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GRINDING. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSINGENGINE ROD TO BREAK/ENGINE HEAD TO WARP. *AK

TRANSAXLE MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED UPON BRAKE RELEASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD INTO TRAFFIC. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WET THE POWER LOCKS POP UP AND DOWN. THE OWNER HAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP THE LOCKS FROM GOING UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

CRIUSE CONTROL STUCK, CAUSING AUTOMOBILE TO ACCELERATE TO APPROX 85 MPH. NO INJURIES, JUST UPSET CONSUMER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO WORK AFTER 33,000 MILES. WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE. WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER & HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *AK

REPAIR FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN BRAKING..

HAD STARTED APPLYING BRAKES (ABS) WHEN IT MADE A CRUNCHING, GRINDING NOISE. CAN FEEL IT HAPPENING. ITS AN INTERMITTEN PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED. HAD PADS/ROTORS/FRONT SHOES AND FRONT ABS SENSORS REPLACED. BRAKES NOISE STILL EXISTS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BEGINS TO FADE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSAXLE PISTON FAILED.

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS.

VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH. CALLED DEALER & INFORMED TIMING CHAIN HOUSING WAS GONE. NEEDS TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING SHREDS.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE AWAY FROM THE RACK AND PINION,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. *AK

AIR BAG MONITOR FAILURE WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING INTERIOR FANS AND AIR CONDITIONING TO MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN WINDOW FOGGING UP.526377 DUP OF 525160; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. . THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR OF BRAKES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

TRANSMISSION VIBRATION CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO FIX.

ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER HOURS OF DRIVING, HESITATES AND BUCKS WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

BRAKE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE FAILED AND WOULD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. MJS

DURING IMPACT THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO DETACH FROM THE BELT BUCKLE. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN BELT BUCKLE CAUSED A CHILD TO BE THROWN ACROSS THE VEHICLE INTO SIDE OF VEHICLE. *SLC

INNER WELD ON WHEEL RIM DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING TIRE TO GO FLAT.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE IS AT STOP SIGN, VEHICLE ALSO SHIFTS INTO DRIVE WITHOUT NOTICE, DEALERS HAVE NOT FOUND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DETERMINED AS AN ALUMINUM SPLIT PISTON FAILURE.*JB

A 3-YEAR OLD CHILD GOT IN VAN AND PULLED ON THE GEAR SHIFT, THE VAN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. VAN HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 3 MONTHS, AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS JUST NORMAL. *YH

UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES VEHICLE CLANGS/RATTLES AT LOW SPEED WHEN GOING UPHILL. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/DRUMS/CALIPERS AND BLOWN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH DEER IN ROAD, AIRBAG SEVERELY FRACTURED PASSENGER'S LEFT LEG. SPEED 35 MPH. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW CORRECT SPEED. DRIVER WAS GOING 85 MPH IN 75 MPH ZONE. DRIVER WAS TICKETED BY NEBRASKA STATE POLICE FOR SPEEDING. *AK

THE FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE GAS HAS TO BE PRESSED FOR THAT GEAR TO BE KICKED IN. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSIN HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ACCELERATION FAILED.

WHILE WAITING AT STOP SIGN, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR & ROLLED DOWN A HILL. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON HWY, SEEMS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL & STOPS. HAD PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & FORCIBLY SHIFTED GEAR. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP & TOLD TRANSMISSION PRESSURE WAS CAUSING IT TO JUMPOUT OF GEAR. *AK

BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CONTINUALLY NEEDS TO BE REFILLED. FRONT PADS REPLACED TWICE AND RIGHT FRONT ROTOR REPLACED ONCE.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN BEING OF SEMI-METALLIC DISC PADS AND A METALLIC CONTENT REAR DRUM SHOE(S), DO NOT WORK WELL WHEN COLD.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION TRAVLEING ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH, IMPACT 12:00, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE THE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. VEHICLE NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL 95E006002. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS BRAKES WONT'S STOP VEHICLE, THIS IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. TWICE IN PAST FEW MONTHS CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN THE ON POSITION, AND UPON TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN . HAD TO PUSH PEDAL VERY HARD AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE . TOOK IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *AK THE SELF ADJUSTERS DO NOT COMPENSATE TO NORMAL WEAR AND CREATE UNSAFE CONDITION. *YH

BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

SEAT BELT HOLDER AT SHOULDER LEVEL IS OVAL INSTEAD OF RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE, THIS ALLOWS THE STRAP TO TWIST UPON PULLING OUT OR RETRACTING. THIS DESIGN COULD CAUSE A LARGE CUT IF IMPACT OCCURS

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EVEN WITH BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING INTO GARAGE & HIT BACK WALL & CONTINUED THRU SHRUBBERY. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK