REAR BRAKES SQUEAL. *DSH
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 →
PE95-023 ACTIVE, POOR BRAKING, IF MAKING A QUICK STOP EXPERIENCE PEDAL FADING. TT
BROKEN SPRING CAUSED VEHICLE STALLING. *TW
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE VEHICLE TO REV UP AND DOWN AND STALL. *TT
FRONT STRUT FAILED. *SKD
REPLACED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK
PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AS IT SHOULD ( PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL). TT
REPLACED SHORTED OUT CIRCUIT MASS TERMINAL ASSEMBLY. *AK
SLIDING DOOR LATCH FAILED ON OCCASION. *TT
REAR WINDOW PROBLEMS. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING TURN ALSO WEARING TIRES, BRACKET THAT WELDS FRAME TO VEHICLE STABLIZER BAR. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING; OCCUPANT COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. TT
FRONT BRAKES FAILED. *SKD
BRAKE PADS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *SKD
NOISY/SQUEAKY REAR BRAKES. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *SKD
BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. 8AK
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
POWER STEERING LEAK WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF ALL STEERING, ALL PARTS ARE NATIONAL BACK ORDER THROUGH MFR. TT
NOISY BRAKES, ALSO BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *SKD
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALMOST HIT A DEER BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT
TRANSMISSION SEAL/GASKET FAILURE. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR ABS SYSTEM, AND PARKING BRAKES. TT
RECALLED FOR SLIDING DOOR MODIFICATIONS, WHICH CAUSED DOOR TO RATTLE.
PASSENGER SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT FAILED. *DSH
ABS: WHEN MAKING PANIC STOPS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL WAY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE PROCEEDS ON FOR ABOUT 5 FEET; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN DRIVER HIT A PUPPY-CUSTOMER WAS STRAINED BECAUSE WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTO WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TT
STARTER SOLENOID NOT CONNECTED TO BATTERY CABLE, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SKD
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS KNOCKING HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS: BRAKES MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES; HARD TO STOP VEHICLE; NOW, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT. TT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND PEDAL FADE TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *AK
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
THE VEHICLE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKES ARE SPONGY, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKING. TT
BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT
ROUGH IDLE. *SD
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT TWISTED. *SD
BRAKE SYSTEM; PEDAL SOFT/SPONGY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK
SPONGY BRAKES. *SKD
THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND WILL NOT START. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS: PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING TO GET PEDAL OFF FLOOR; RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOORS ARE TIGHTLY CLOSED AND REMAINS ON UP TO ONE HOUR AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *AW
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.
BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND FADING, DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES TO NO AVAIL, EXPERIENCING LONG OR NO STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO DASH AND PART OF DASH SUBSTRUCTURE. TT
BRAKES MAKE NOISE/CRACKED LINING IN BRAKES. *DSH
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