1995 Ford Windstar complaints

THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AT 48000 MILES IN OCTOBER OF 2000 AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. *JB SCC

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. PH

THE HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

THE STEEL BRAKE PIPE AS LEAKING. THE PIPE HAD DETERIORATED WHICH CAUSED A HOLE. SCC PH

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE UPPER ENGINE HEAD GASKETS.

WE OWN A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VA N THAT HAD A RECALL FOR BAD HEADS & HEAD GASKETS. IN 2001 THE ENGINE BLEW UP,AND FORD SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. AFTER NEARLY THREE TO FOUR WEEKS THEY GAVE THE VAN BACK WITH A NEW SHORT BLOCK AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT RAN ALRIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THEN IT STARTED NOT PEFORMING LIKE IT SHOULD.I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THAT SEEMED TO WORK. THEN IT GOT COLD THIS WINTER, AND MY WIFE SAID SHE HAD NO HEAT. I ADDED RADIATOR FLUID AND IT HEATED UP. THREE DAYS LATER , SHE SAID SHE HAD NA HEAT AGAIN! I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND NOTICED HOW MANY PROBLEMS FORD HAS HAD WITH THIS MODEL YEARS HEAD GASKETS! I CALLED FORDS 800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD YOU HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT ON YOUR VAN! THEY TOLD US IT EXPIRED AFTER 1 YEAR! I AM A RETIRED ON DISABILTY,AND CANNOT AFFORD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MAJOR REPAIRS. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY HAD WITH THE HEAD GASKETS IN THIS MODEL YEAR.I FEEL TOTALY RIPPED OFF ,BECAUSE AN ENGINE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN JUST UNDER TWO YEARS! I HAVE ALREADY PUT MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO TRANSMISSION REPAIRS INTO THIS VEHICLE! FORD SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON A PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT,BUT DID NOT RECTIFY,BUT RATHER JUST REPAIRED THE DAMAGED PARTS,AND SENT ME ON MY WAY! THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT NOW FORD REFUSES TO FIX IT!I AM WITHOUT A CAR NOW BECAUSE OF THIS.

AFTER START UP AND DRIVING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES, TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE INDICATING ENGINE IS HOT. DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS THE HEAD GASKET. TS HEAD GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

I WAS TOLD ON 1-15-03 BY MULLINAX FORD SERVICE DEPT. IN AMHERST, OHIO THAT I NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THERE WAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THOSE ENGINES AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARANTEE ON IT AND BECAUSE OF MY LOW MILES (57,800) I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. I AM 10 MONTHS PAST THE WARANTEE. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ENGINES AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THEM ALL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY CHANNELS AND FORD WILL NOT HELP ME. THE COST ESTIMATE FOR MY REPAIR WAS $4,500.00. THIS IS NOW AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

BLOWN HEAD CASKITS AT 62,000 MILES WHICH FORD FIXED AT NO COST DUE TO DEFECT AND NOW AGAIN AT 92,000 MILES IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILE WHICHEVER COMES FIRST SINCE IT IS 7 YEARS OLD. THEY KNOW IT IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED BLOWN HEAD CASKETS FOR THE 2ND TIME

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED INTO THE RED ZONE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO LATER INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER AND THE TIMING CHAIN. I CONTACTED FORD BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE OF AN EXTENSION TO THE WARRANTY FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOWEVER FORD ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT AND IS 8 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS OLD. AS A RESULT FORD WILL NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR FORD ENGINE AND THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITHT HIS ENGINE.

1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE - FORD WILL NOT ADMINT TO A DEFECT IN QUALITY. THIS VAN NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO ONE WILL FIXIT FOR UNDER 3500.00. PROBLEM IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VAN, THE VALUE OF IT IS 1000.00. I ALSO PUT TWO TRANSMITTIONS INTO IT, WATER PUMPS, THERMOSTATS, RADIATOR AND NO ONE INFORMED ME OF A POTENTAL DEFECT WITH THE HEAD GASKETS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET TIMING CHAIN SNAP CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

MY EX-1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS 77,000 MILES SHOWED A OVERHEATING PROBLEM. FORD AFFILIATED DEALER (YOUNG FORD IN ROCHESTER, MI) SAID IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING A WATER PUMP. BUT OVERNIGHT THE SAME OVERHEATING APPEARED. NEXT TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, WHEN FORD WAS CONTACTED TO BE TOLD IT WAS UNDER RECALL TWICE BUT MY CAR COULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO EXPIRED RECALL WARRANTY (7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILE WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). I FIXED AND SOLD IT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE A CAR FROM UNRELIABLE MANUFACTURER.

CONSUMER STATED 6 OUT OF 7 SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SCC *JB

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ON JANUARY 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 7 YRS, 3 MTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, WHILE ON TRIP APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES FROM HOME. MY MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES. FORD KNEW THAT HEAD GASKET HAD PRODUCT DEFECT AND AVOIDED A NHTSA RECALL BY ENTERING INTO A VOLUNTARY REPAIR PROGRAM FOR 1995 FORD WINDSTARS WITH GASKET PROBLEMS IF PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). I TRIED TO GET FORD TO REPAIR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD BUT HEAD GASKET WAS NOT DAMAGED. FORD SAID I WOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AT 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS. FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. CAR IS APPRAISED FOR TRADE-IN (WITH PROBLEM) AT $4000 BELOW BLUE BOOK PRICE. CALLS TO FORD (DEALER AND CORPORATE OFFICE) ARE TOTALLY IGNORED.

BROKEN SWAY BAR DETECTED DURING STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.*JB

CYLINDAR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON A 1995 WINDSTAR WITH LESS THAN 64,000 MILES

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPAY THE COST FOR REPLACING THE THE ENTIRE ENGINE (WELL OVER 4K DOLLARS) WHICH WAS THE CASE IN THE RECALL. SCC

RE:1995 FORD WINDSTAR VIN [XXX] THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO DAMAGE INCURRED JUST PRIOR TO AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE FOR COLLAPSE OF THIS VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND FORD'S REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED AND REPAIRS PERFORMED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER CARE RECALL LINE, AND WRITTEN TO FORD'S CEO WITH NO RESPONSE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD IS OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS WHICH RESULTED FROM A SITUATION UNDER WHICH A RECALL IS DECLARED, EVEN IF THEY WERE INCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. ON JUNE 12, 2001 THE DRIVER FRONT END COLLAPSED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED TO THE GROUND AND LISTED TO THE LEFT. THE CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COILS, WHICH ACTED LIKE A HOOK AND COMPLETELY TORE THROUGH AND SHREDDED THE NEW TIRE I HAD JUST PUT ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE INCIDENT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS BOOKED SEVERAL DAYS OUT SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER FACILITY, BOCA TIRE WHO IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SYSTEMS FIXED FOR SAFETY. ON AUGUST 24, 2001, THE STARTER FAILED AND WE WERE ADVISED IT IS LIKELY THIS WAS RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION CRASH. WE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT WE RECEIVED A NOTICE OF AN EXTENDED COVERAGE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS OF THE 1995 WINDSTAR. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND EXPLAINED ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS AND THAT IT SEEMS HIGHL

THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED IN THE FORWARD STRAP AREA WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND RESULT IN AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECALLED (99V-309) YET THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

1995 FORD WINDSTAR. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----------------770784. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITTIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS.

1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, HAD DEALER FIX PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED.

ENGINE 3.8 WAS REMANUFACTURED (68,500) UNDER RECALL AND NOW HAS SAME ISSUE, BLOWN HEAD GASKETS (125,200). FORD HAS ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON THIS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY FIXED ON THE FIRST RECALL, OR THE TSB WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - THIRD HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 116,000 MILES

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - SECOND HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 78,330 MILES

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AT 67,749 MILES

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED TIMING BELT GASKET TO FAIL AS WELL. PER FORD RECALL IS ONLY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES AND THE VAN IS 7 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 75,000 MILES. BROUGHT VAN TO DEALER @ 40,000 AND DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK GASKET AND INFORMED ME THAT ONCE IT GOES BAD, BRING IT IN AND WE WILL FIX IT AND NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A TIME LIMIT. NOW DEALER AND FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX GASKETS AND THEY ARE ASKING $2,305 TO FIX PROBLEM THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD STILL BE COVERED.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT DO NOT PROVIDE THE RIGHT SPEED, NEEDLE GO UP AND DOWN AFTER 45 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

HOT AIR SENSOR BLEW OFF THE SILICONE TUBES THUS MELTING THE MS AND SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL WIRES. DT

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKET WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED IN APRIL 2000. 16 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD. CURRENT ENGINE HAS 55,000 MILES -- AND HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN. DT

SIX OUT OF SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH BELTS NOT RETRACTING WHEN PULLED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TESTED THE BELTS WHICH THEY THEN TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RETRACTOR IS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART WAS RECALLED, BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILURES THAT CAN NOT BE FOUND BY EITHER A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR BRAKE SPECIALIST. HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 TRYING TO FIX THE BRAKES. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THEY RUMBLE AND JUMP AND NO BRAKE TO STOP. THEN BRAKES KICK IN AND TIRES SQUEAL FROM THE QUICK STOP. ALL WINDSTARS I HAVE SPOKE TO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, THIS IS A CAR THAT FAMILIES ARE TRAVELING IN. CHILDREN CAN AND WILL BE INJURED. DT

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE GASKET REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED. THE NOTIFACTION ALSO INDICATED A WARANTY OF 7YRS AND/OR 100,000 MILES. TS *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

THE WINDSTAR HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. NOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 100, 000 MILES. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS. 1995 WINDSTARS ARE ALL LEMONS AND THE GOVERNMENT AND FORD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE ALSO STATES THAT WHILE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED ON A COLLISION ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL FROM FORD ON THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HER PREVIOUS PROBLEM SO THERE FOR THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. TS

9/12/02 HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1995 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NORTH LARSEN FORD IN EMPORIA, KS FOR REPAIR. LEFT HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND TEST DROVE ON 9/16/02. TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL LEAKING AT LEFT HEAD GASKET AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED HEAD AND REPLACED GASKET A SECOND TIME. VEHICLE WAS READY AND RELEASED TO MY SPOUSE 4:00 PM, 9/19/02 WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS SERVICED AND READY. FORD DECLIINED TO COVER FAILURE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES DUE TO VEHICLE ORIGINAL PURCHASED IN 1994 AND WARRANTY LIMITED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. REPAIR COSTS WERE BILLED TO ME AT $1491.73 AND PAID ON RELEASE. SPOUSE LEFT EMPORIA, KS WITH VEHICLE AT 6:00 PM 9/19/02 AND DROVE TO 550 MILES TO DENVER, CO. SEVEN MILES NORTH OF GOLDEN, CO ON I-70, VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND ENGINE STARTED TO CLATTER. HIWAY PATROL STOPPED TO ASSIST AND WHEN ENGINE OIL WAS CHECKED NO OIL LEVEL WAS REGISTERED ON DIP STICK, METAL FRAGMENTS WERE PRESENT AND CRANKCASE WAS SMOKING. HIWAY PATROL TOOK SPOUSE TO BUY OIL AT WHICH TIME 4 QUARTS WERE ADDED TO OBTAIN PROPER FILL LEVEL. VEHICLE THEN DRIVEN TO STEVINSON'S FORD IN GOLDEN, CO. STEVINSON'S FORD SERVICE DEPT. INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND ROD BEARING FAILURE. SERVICE DEPT. ESTIMATED $2,500-3,500 FOR REPAIR. MY FAMILY (SPOUSE AND 5 CHILDREN) WERE ENROUTE TO OUR NEW RESIDENCE IN RICHLAND, WA AND STRANDED WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED FAILURE WAS DUE TO LOSS OF OIL AND IDENTIFIED PROBABLE CAUSE AS IMPROPER

RECALL NOTICE: RECEIVED ONE MAY 2000 FOR 95 FORD WINDSTAR. IT SAYS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR 3.8L ENGINE WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. I AM NOW HAVING THAT PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT EXPIRED FEB 2002. THE COST IS $1000-$2000. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. SINCE FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE DEFECT RIGHT AWAY INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO GO WITH OUT A VAN AND RENT A CAR AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. THANK YOU, [XXX] DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY. PREMATURE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE CAR OWNERS FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. DT

I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE, THE SLIDING DOOR ,THE SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW FORD IS TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T RECALL THIS ENGINE JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST AND OF COURSE I MISSED THIS BY 6 MONTHS. I'VE CALLED AND I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE OVER 1500.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE IS AN FLAW WITHIN THE ENGINE THAT COULD OCCUR AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS STUCK AT A REST STOP WITH OUR 7 MONTH OLD UNTIL I COULD PCIK HER UP. SHE WAS ON THE WAY DOWN TO MINEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL FOR A VISIT AND OF COURSE DIDN'T MAKE. IT. DT

DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHUT VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR. THE RUBBER PIECE THAT GOES AROUND THE EDGES OF THE DOOR CAME OFF TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR ONCE YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, SURGES INTO GEAR WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON HAS FAILED. HAS THIS PART BEEN RECALLED YET? DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DISENGAGED WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS MOVED BY A CHILD CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH THREE CHILDREN INSIDE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ABOUT A YEAR A GO AND HAD THE GAS TANK FIX BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN IT AND IS NOW LEAKING GAS AGAIN AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN . TS