Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 29, 1996CA
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WHEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS, WHEN APPLY BRAKE HEAR METAL TO METAL NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, *AK
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1995 Ford Windstar complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Feb 27, 1996WV
MASTER CYLINDER; LOST BRAKING ABILITY (10) TIMES COMPLETELY W/MANUFACTURE BUYING VEHICLE BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 22, 1996NY
VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Feb 20, 1996NY
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Feb 15, 1996PA
HIGH IDLING. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1996AL
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP TRUCK HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK AT LOW SPEED . TT
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Feb 12, 1996PA
REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP (3) TIMES AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 11, 1996NY
EXCESSIVE TENSION ON THE SHOULDER BELT CAUSES ABRASIONS/IRRITATION OF SKIN. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 2, 1996CO
THE BRAKES TEND TO TIGHTEN UP AND THEN THE BRAKES GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Feb 1, 1996TX
ABS BRAKES; SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CONDITION OF WARNING LIGHT COMING ON CONTINUOUSLY W/NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 31, 1996WI
DRIVERS AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST CAUSING VISION PRBLEMS. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 31, 1996VA
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY. *DSH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 30, 1996ND
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WHEN IN PARK ON ANY TYPE INCLINE OR DECLINE GEAR JAMS UP AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT.MFR IS AWARE OF THIS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 29, 1996FL
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, AFTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. TT
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 25, 1996TX
VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WAS STILL IN GEAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN PARKING LOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Steering
Filed Jan 24, 1996WI
WHEN THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE BRAKES THE STEERING WILL LOCK AND THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 23, 1996MA
THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY CAUSING DOOR ALARM TO COME ON. TT
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Coil Springs
Filed Jan 18, 1996OH
DRIVER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED TORSION BAR BROKE. TT
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Filed Jan 14, 1996CT
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 28, 1995CA
THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 22, 1995MA
WINDSHEILD WIPERS FROZE AND CAN NOT USE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1995NY
WHEN DRIVER 40 OR MORE MPH, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 6, 1995FL
FUEL PUMP IS SHORTING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 5, 1995IN
SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR HAS FALLEN OFF TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 4, 1995CA
THE GAS PEDAL CABLE BROKE. TT
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 4, 1995NY
DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 2, 1995CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH
Seat Belts › Integrated Child Seat
Filed Nov 27, 1995MD
THE CSS BUILT INTO THE CAR CHILD CAN GET OUT OF THE SEAT. TT CONSUMER STATES THE SHOULDER BUCKLE ON THE INTEGRATED CAR SEAT CEN BE OPENED BY A 15 MONTH CHILD, THIS MEANS HER UPPER BODY IS NOT SECURED INTHE CAR SEAT.*JB
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 20, 1995NJ
THE STRUCTURE DOOR WHEN LOCKED YOU CAN UNLOCK IT WITH YOUR HAND . TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 17, 1995CA
WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN BY MONARCH FORD IN EXETER CA., DUE TO CLUNKING SOUND IN COMPARTMENT, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 17, 1995IA
ABS, BRAKES FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND ABS KICKS IN, ABS WILL SURGE AND EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKES AFTER FEW SECONDS THE PRESSURE WOULD COME BACK. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Nov 7, 1995IL
ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 3, 1995VA
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 31, 1995FL
DURING PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INADEQUATE TO STOP AND ALLOWS VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD. TT IN A PANIC STOP THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP, IT COAST TO A STOP. *YH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 26, 1995IA
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, UPON REACHING STOP SIGN, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
Seats1 injured
Filed Oct 26, 1995OH
THE REAR SEAT WAS REMOVED AND A CHILD BRUSHED UP AGAINST IT CAUSED 4 INCH SLASH/18 STITCHES.DUE TO A LARGE JAGGED PIECE IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. TT *JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 25, 1995CA
EXCESSIVE EFFORT WAS APPLIED TO ABS BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 24, 1995CO
DURING COLD WEATHER, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, EXPERIENCING VERY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Oct 19, 1995OH
DURING PANIC STOP, MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO FLOOR ON DRY PAVEMENT, RESULT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, HIT CAR, NO WARNING. TT *JB
Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 19, 1995OH
DURING PANIC STOP, AT APPROX. 15-20MPH, 9:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, BOTH DRIVER/PASS. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT *JB
Electrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Oct 18, 1995NV
THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT 60MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 18, 1995CO
UPON LOW IMPACT SPEED, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 17, 1995MD
THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE A SLOW PROCESS IN STOPPING DISTANCE . TT
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 11, 1995MD
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT A COLLISION. TT
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Oct 9, 1995CA
DRIVERS WINDOW TRACK FAILED. *TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 6, 1995RI
ABS BRAKES FAILED DURING THE RAIN- NO ACCIDENT. TT
Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 30, 1995CA
KEYLESS ENTRY FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 18, 1995NC
SLIDING DODR FELL OFF, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 15, 1995CA
BRAKES FAILED. *DSH
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Sep 5, 1995CA
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK
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