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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 →

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Feb 16, 199500

HEATER PANEL GETS VERY HOT, CAN CAUSE BURNS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 16, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED IN NON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, BRAKES ALSO MAKE NOISE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Feb 15, 1995MD

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 15, 1995KS

ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE. LOUD GRINDING NOISE OVER REAR WHEELS, BRAKES LATER RESUME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Feb 10, 1995GA

REAR SEATS DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS. TT

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Feb 9, 1995MD

ALTERNATOR/REGULATOR/STARTER RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO DEALERSHIP'S INSISTENCE THAT HER CAR WAS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, OWNER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 9, 1995FL

OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 8, 1995GA

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 8, 1995GA

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Feb 8, 1995PA

AT 55MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATE IT THE CV JOINT DEALER SAY THAT THE JOINT IS BAD. TT

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Feb 8, 1995AZ

SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS KNUCKLE BROKE. TT

Steering
Filed Feb 7, 1995MD

VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. REPAIRED 5 TIMES TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 7, 1995ME

ABS BRAKES MAKES A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED ON ICE OR SNOW. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Feb 7, 1995WA

HIT A RACOON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CHILD IN CAR SEAT INJURIES CUT LIP AND A BLACK EYE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 7, 1995CA

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVER APPLYING BRAKE,PEDAL PULSATES, AND HEAR GRINDING NOISE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 7, 1995CA

FRONT BRAKE GRINDING NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 6, 1995OH

ON THREE OCCASIONS LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS; PEDAL GETS HARD AND BRAKES DON'T GRAB AND CAN'T STOP VEHICLE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 1995SD

MALFUNCTION WITH ABS SYSTEM, DURING NORMAL STOPPING EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL FADES AND THEN GETS HARD, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 1995NJ

REAR ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 6, 1995FL

RECALL PART IS NOT IN AND HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR THREE WEEKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Jan 25, 1995NC

FUEL INJECTOR SPILLING GAS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 18, 1995NJ

DESIGN FLAW FRONT BRAKES MISALIGNED AND BURNT OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 17, 199500

HE LOST THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 13, 1995MI

DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 13, 1995FL

ABS: GRINDING NOISE AND 3 OR 4 BRAKING APPLICATIONS BEFORE CLEARS; BRAKES LOCK UP; WET/DRY SURFACE; NO WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 3, 1995MD

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION VEHICLE EXHIBITS A GRINDING NOISE. TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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