HEATER PANEL GETS VERY HOT, CAN CAUSE BURNS. TT
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 →
BRAKES FAILED IN NON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, BRAKES ALSO MAKE NOISE. TT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE. LOUD GRINDING NOISE OVER REAR WHEELS, BRAKES LATER RESUME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
REAR SEATS DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS. TT
ALTERNATOR/REGULATOR/STARTER RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO DEALERSHIP'S INSISTENCE THAT HER CAR WAS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, OWNER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE. TT
OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION. TT
AT 55MPH THE TRUCK VIBRATE IT THE CV JOINT DEALER SAY THAT THE JOINT IS BAD. TT
SUPPORT BRACKET THAT HOLDS KNUCKLE BROKE. TT
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. REPAIRED 5 TIMES TT
ABS BRAKES MAKES A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED ON ICE OR SNOW. TT
HIT A RACOON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CHILD IN CAR SEAT INJURIES CUT LIP AND A BLACK EYE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN EVER APPLYING BRAKE,PEDAL PULSATES, AND HEAR GRINDING NOISE. TT
FRONT BRAKE GRINDING NOISE.
ON THREE OCCASIONS LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS; PEDAL GETS HARD AND BRAKES DON'T GRAB AND CAN'T STOP VEHICLE. TT
MALFUNCTION WITH ABS SYSTEM, DURING NORMAL STOPPING EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL FADES AND THEN GETS HARD, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT
REAR ABS BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING. TT
RECALL PART IS NOT IN AND HAS NOT BEEN IN FOR THREE WEEKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
FUEL INJECTOR SPILLING GAS. TT
DESIGN FLAW FRONT BRAKES MISALIGNED AND BURNT OUT. TT
HE LOST THE MASTER CYLINDER AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT. TT
ABS: GRINDING NOISE AND 3 OR 4 BRAKING APPLICATIONS BEFORE CLEARS; BRAKES LOCK UP; WET/DRY SURFACE; NO WARNING. TT
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION VEHICLE EXHIBITS A GRINDING NOISE. TT
Reading these
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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