1995 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

VEHICLE ACCELERATED THEN ENGINE WOULD REV FAST & THEN TAKE OFF. VEHICLE BUCKS & THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. ALSO, ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR HARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STARTED APPLYING BRAKES, FELT NOTHING HAPPENING. BRAKES SQUEAKED & SQUAWKED. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED REAR BRAKES. LATER, THE BRAKE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

WE HAVE HEARD SEVERAL COMMENTS FROM MECHANICS, FRIENDS AND ON THE INTERNET, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE WINDSTAR IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOW HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AT BETWEEN 40 AND 60,000 MILES. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT INJURED WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW, BUT HAD WE BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP, LEAVING VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. CONSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER CONSUMERS BEFORE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED RADIATOR FLUID TO EMIT FROM TAIL PIPE. ALSO ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW.

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID HEAD GASKETS FAILED IN 3.8 LITER MOTOR. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. FORD & OWNER SPLIT COST. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED.

DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER THAT HAD A SMALL GAP IN IT, APPARENTLY FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT.

REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE.

WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REPLACEMENT COST $1200. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ELECTICAL PROBLEMS WITH REPLACEMENT TRANNY (NEW FORD OEM TRANNY). PLAN ON TRADING SHORTLY. *AK

FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS FAILURE UNTIL DEC '98. FAILED 4/99. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 49300 MILES.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

TWO NEW TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED WITHIN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. AT INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR FORCING VEHICLE INTO MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT LOW MILEAGE. ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME STIFF THEN BECAME LOOSE WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURES OCCURED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN 40 AND 50,0000 MILES, PRIMARILY WEHN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW ROLLING CONDITION TO DRIVING SPEEDS. DRIVING HABITS WERE ALTERED TO INSURE THE SLIPPING CONDITION WOULD NOT CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, WHERE POSSIBLE (IE AVOIDING PULLING OUT ONTO THE TRAVEL LANES WITHOUT HAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SPACE)

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 53000 MILES OF WEAR. CONSUMER LEARNED OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THIS SAME CONDITION, AND BELIEVED THIS IS A CONDITION CONCERNING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/TRANSMISSION FAILED.

BLOWN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. IN ADDITION, REPLACED FAULTY TRANSMISSION/AIR BAG SENSOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

SEAT BELT IS FRAYING.

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE.

THIS MODEL YEAR WINDSTAR I AM TOLD IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEAD GASKETS FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. FORD STATES THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 36000 MILES.

BRAKES HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES, ROTORS FAILED FOUR TIMES ALSO.

CONSUMER STATES ALL SLIDING DOORS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, NOISE SOUNDS, DEFECTIVE SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST, AFTER CONTACTING FOUR AGENCIES, NO RESPONSE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

"DOOR OPEN" LIGHT ON DASHBOARD AND OVERHEAD DOME LIGHTS FREQUENTLY DO NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED SECURELY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED.

THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. (MJS)

ENGINE ROAD BEARINGS FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT. TOOK TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. ALSO THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. *AK

ENGINE CYLINDER HEADFAILED.

VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

ENGINE FAILURE.

EA00027; FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET.

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSTAR, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND WINDSTAR SLOWS DOWN AND HARDLY ACCELERATES. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS A HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

FAULTY/DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING OIL LEAK. *AK

REPLACED DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD COME OUT OF GEAR AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING UNTIL GEAR KICKED BACK IN. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION. TRANSMISSION WAS INSPECTED AND REBUILT BY A INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. *AK *ML

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE IDLING A BIT ROUGH AND JERKING ON HIGHWAY. THE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN CONSUMER NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE POSSIBLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOOK THE ENGINE APART, AND SAW THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS FAULTY, THEN REPLACED IT. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET WHICH ALL WERE REPAIRED. *AK

HEAD GASKET/RADIATOR/THERMOSTAT AND HEATER CORE FAILED.