1995 Ford Windstar complaints

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN DRIVE/ WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AFTER ENGINE HAS WARMED UP, COULD CAUSE CRASH. ACCORDING TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, AND THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *AK

STRUT BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL.

VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE HAD LEAKAGE AND CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS. THIS WAS DUE TO BRAKE LINE PREMATURE CORROSION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT PADS, SHOES AND ROTORS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THEM. *AK

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. VEHICLE WAS CONSTANT AT SLOW SPEEDS, BUT PULLED TO LEFT A THIGHER SPEEDS. *AK

ONCE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRYING TO GO FORWARD THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOESN''T MOVE. HAVE TO SOMETIME PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK

AT STOP SIGN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED OR ACCELERATED, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. HAPPENED ALSO WHILE ON VACATION, VEHICLE JERKED & SURGED FORWARD. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED A SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND A VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *JB

VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT WILL EVENTUALLY KICK INTO GEAR AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE, WITH A HARD JERK.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, CANNOT DUPLICATE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

HAD PARKED VEHICLE & LEFT RUNNING IN GARAGE & SHUT DOOR; RETURNED & VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. PUT FOOT ON BRAKES & DID NOT RELEASE; FINALLY SHIFT LEVER BROKE; TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED SAFETY TRANSMISSION SWITCH JAMMED. HAD IT REPLACED.

REAR VIEW MIRROR ADHESIVE FAILED, CAUSING MIRROR TO FALL OFF.

RIGHT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. OWNER NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE.THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

FOWARED CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL TRANSMISSION ENGAGES.

SEATBELTS IN BACK SEAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. OWNER NOTES THAT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT UNLATCH AND SOMETIMES NOT LOCK.THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. *AK

THE O2 (OXYGEN) SENSOR FAILS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN UNEXPECTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH POPPED OPEN DURING ACCIDENT.

ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED.

PROBLEM WITH HOOD.

FOUR-YEAR OLD SON TOOK KEYS PUT THEM IN THE IGNITION, AND TURNED THE IGNITION FROM THE LOCKED POSITION TO OFF POSITION. WITHOUT STARTING ENGINE OR TOUCHING BRAKES, SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF GARAGE INTO STREET AND NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, MISSED HITTING A TREE/MAILBOX/CAR, AND THEN ROLLED FORWARD INTO A NOTHER DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILUR EDUE TO A SHORT. *AK

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FRONT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A SMALL PINHOLE LEAK. *AK

EVERY 8,00 MILES THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPING TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD/BACKWARD, ACCORDING TO DEALER, FORWARD PISTON CRACKED, ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.*AK *JB

DRIVING W/2 CSS IN MIDDLE REAR; VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT; SLAMMED ON (ABS) BRAKES; MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLES CAME APART & BOTH CSS CAME LOOSE & BOTH KIDS (9MOS. & 3 YRS) FLEW FORWARD & HIT THEIR HEADS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN SHE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE THE VAN ROLLED OVER IN REVERSE, RUNNING OVER ICE CHEST AND TWO BAGS OF GROCERIES. *AK

FORWARD PISTONS CRACKED AND LEAKED FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF FORWARD GEARS IN CAR, AND CAR CAN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AS A RESULT OF GEARING DOWN AND GETTING STUCK, A TSB WAS ISSUED STATING THAT THE CRACKED FORWARD PISTONS WERE CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *SLC

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ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT TWICE, IN 8/96 & 4/97. THE BRAKES PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION PISTONS CRACKED DUE TO USE OF ALUMINUM PARTS IN POORLY DESIGNEDTRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

DURING REAR IMPACT AT 45MPH, THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT DASH AREA. *AK

THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE PLASTIC GASOLINE TANK DOES NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF PROTECTIVE SHIELD, WHICH ENABLES THE TANK TO BE EASILY PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS.

TRANSMISSIONS FAILS TO ENGAGE CORRECT GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE AFTER STOPPING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH CRASH IN WHICH A SMALL ANIMAL WAS HIT, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURIES.

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. IT APPEARS TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. UPON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE KICKS REALY HARD INTO GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKES FADE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

DRIVING VEHICLE; STARTED OVERHEATING; TOOK TO SHOP; INFORMED AIR BUBBLE IN ENGINE; LET IT RUN & IT WAS SUCKED IN ANTI-FREEZE; MECHANIC SAID ENGINE SHOT & NEEDS REPLACING; SAID FACTORY PROBLEM. *AK

ENTERING ENTRANCE RAMP, GIVING VEHICLE GAS; STEERING WHEEL STARTED PAUSING GOING LEFT/RIGHT; TOOK TO DEALER, HE STATED THAT STEERING AREA NEEDED GREASING. TOOK BACK 2ND TIME & WAS INFORMED PRESSURE RELEASE BELL REDUCED PRESSURE ON STEERING WHEEL & WAS NORMAL. *AK

CONSUMER STATE WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON ADDITION PROBLEMS. EA96-026. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WOULD NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFT FROM FIRS TTO SECOND GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION CRACK IN FORWARD GEAR AND REVERSE DRUM IS BURNED. *AK

FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING FREQUENT VIBRATION/GRINDING SOUNDS.

BRAKES FADE WHILE STOPPING, CAUSE UNLKNOWN. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL HAS FADED TO THE FLOOR. *AK