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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 › Drum
Filed Sep 1, 1995CA

REAR BRAKES SQUEAL. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 30, 1995TX

PE95-023 ACTIVE, POOR BRAKING, IF MAKING A QUICK STOP EXPERIENCE PEDAL FADING. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 30, 1995OR

BROKEN SPRING CAUSED VEHICLE STALLING. *TW

Electrical System
Filed Aug 30, 1995CA

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE VEHICLE TO REV UP AND DOWN AND STALL. *TT

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Aug 29, 1995CA

FRONT STRUT FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 29, 1995CA

REPLACED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 28, 1995IL

PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AS IT SHOULD ( PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL). TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Aug 28, 1995CA

REPLACED SHORTED OUT CIRCUIT MASS TERMINAL ASSEMBLY. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 26, 1995CA

SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED ON OCCASION. *TT

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Aug 25, 1995CA

REAR WINDOW PROBLEMS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Stabilizer Bar
Filed Aug 23, 1995MI

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING TURN ALSO WEARING TIRES, BRACKET THAT WELDS FRAME TO VEHICLE STABLIZER BAR. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 22, 1995PA

SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING; OCCUPANT COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 22, 1995CA

FRONT BRAKES FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 22, 1995CA

BRAKE PADS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Aug 21, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Aug 20, 1995CA

NOISY/SQUEAKY REAR BRAKES. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 19, 1995CA

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. 8AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Aug 16, 1995NY

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SHUT OFF VAN THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS FIRE AROUND THE POWER CONTROL BOX AND WIRE WAS BURNING . TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Aug 15, 1995MA

POWER STEERING LEAK WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF ALL STEERING, ALL PARTS ARE NATIONAL BACK ORDER THROUGH MFR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 15, 1995IN

NOISY BRAKES, ALSO BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *SKD

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 1995OH

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SD

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 14, 1995TX

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALMOST HIT A DEER BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 14, 1995CA

TRANSMISSION SEAL/GASKET FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 11, 1995NJ

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR ABS SYSTEM, AND PARKING BRAKES. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 11, 1995CA

RECALLED FOR SLIDING DOOR MODIFICATIONS, WHICH CAUSED DOOR TO RATTLE.

Seats
Filed Aug 10, 1995CA

PASSENGER SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT FAILED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 9, 1995CA

ABS: WHEN MAKING PANIC STOPS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE PROCEEDS ON FOR ABOUT 5 FEET; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 8, 1995TX

DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN DRIVER HIT A PUPPY-CUSTOMER WAS STRAINED BECAUSE WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTO WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TT

Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Solenoid
Filed Aug 8, 1995CA

STARTER SOLENOID NOT CONNECTED TO BATTERY CABLE, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 3, 1995AZ

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS KNOCKING HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 3, 1995GA

ABS: BRAKES MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES; HARD TO STOP VEHICLE; NOW, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 1, 1995AZ

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND PEDAL FADE TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 1, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 31, 1995NY

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 25, 1995NJ

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 20, 1995NJ

THE VEHICLE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 199500

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKES ARE SPONGY, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 18, 1995MA

BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 17, 1995FL

ROUGH IDLE. *SD

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 16, 1995LA

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT TWISTED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 10, 1995FL

BRAKE SYSTEM; PEDAL SOFT/SPONGY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 10, 1995FL

SPONGY BRAKES. *SKD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 6, 1995OR

THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND WILL NOT START. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 6, 1995FL

ABS: PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING TO GET PEDAL OFF FLOOR; RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 5, 1995NJ

'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOORS ARE TIGHTLY CLOSED AND REMAINS ON UP TO ONE HOUR AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *AW

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls2 injured
Filed Jun 27, 1995PA

THE PASSENGER FRONT POWER WINDOW CAUGHT AN OCCUPANT AND THE DOGS NECK IN THE WINDOW. THE WAY THE BUTTON IS PLACED IT IS DANGEROUS AND NO LOCK OUT MECHINISIM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 26, 1995FL

BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND FADING, DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES TO NO AVAIL, EXPERIENCING LONG OR NO STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 23, 1995TX

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO DASH AND PART OF DASH SUBSTRUCTURE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 22, 1995NY

BRAKES MAKE NOISE/CRACKED LINING IN BRAKES. *DSH

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