1995 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

VEHICLE RACES UNCONTROLABLY ON FREEWAY WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND GRABBING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR SEAT CAN NOT BE BUCKLED SECURELY.

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STOP IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. DUP 531662, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

STRUT BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS.

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE AIRBAG REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, RECALL /MFR CAMPAIGN #95S06 ON OTHER 1995 WINDSTARS - BUT NOT MINE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE, AND OCCASIONALLY WILL CHOKE AND STALL . O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*DT *JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE FIXED BUT EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RETURNS, SINCE THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT THEY DRAIN THE BATTERY. NLM

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, BRAKES FADED AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, EA96-026. *AK

VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARKING MODE INTO REVERSE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND BRAKING CAPACITY IS GREATLY REDUCED (OTHER VEHICLE ON 505912). *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 40 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HITTING A GUARD RAIL AND FENCE, LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE SLIPS. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

DRIVER EXPERIECES PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN A PANIC STOPPING SITUATION. *AK

REAR SHOCKS FAILED AT 3000 MI. A/C COMPRESSOR RELAY FAILED SUMMER OF 1996 (HASN'T WORK RELIABLY SINCE). TAILGATE LOCK MOTOR FAILED, PASS WINDOW MOTOR FALED, SLIDING DOOR ELEC CONTACTS REPLACED, HEAD GASKETS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 80000 MI. AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERS HAVE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY OR SERVICE BULLETINS. HOW MUCH WILL IT TAKE FOR FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 1995 LEMON WINDSTAR !!!

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN IN PARK POSITION THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE. *AK

SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

WHILE IN DRIVEWAY AN FLAT LEVE, VEHICLE SHIFTED ITSELF FROM PARK TO REVERSE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DUAL AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, PURCHASED TRUCK NEW. PLEASE DESRCIBE . *AK

VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED*AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

HIGH IDLING. *SD

EXCESSIVE TENSION ON THE SHOULDER BELT CAUSES ABRASIONS/IRRITATION OF SKIN. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, A STICK HIT VEHICLE FENDER, POPPED ONTO HOOD, BOTH AIRBAGS INFLATED, COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT, SPEED 55 MPH. *AK

I HAVE TALKED WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE FROM WORK, CHURCH AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE OR HAVE HAD A 1995 WINDSTAR AND ALL WITHOUT EXCEPTION HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REBUILT. MOST HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT, "THINGS BREAK, OH WELL I GUESS I'LL JUST TAKE IT ON THE CHIN!". THE FUNNY THING TO ME AFTER ASKING THEM TO FIND OUT AND ALSO TALKING WITH TRANSMISSION SHOPS AS WELL AS "FORD REPAIR TECHS" AT FORD DEALERSHIPS THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE COMMON FAILURE POINT -- THE "FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON". ALL THAT I TALKED TO IN THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR WORLD SAY THAT THE PISTION IS MADE OF AN INFERIOR METAL AND THAT LATER IN THAT YEAR FORD REALIZING THEIR MISTAKE STARTED PUTTING IN AN "UPDATED PISTON" MADE WITH BETTER METAL. GOOD FOR THE FOLKS THAT BOUGHT THE LATER MODELS BUT AS OF YET TOO BAD FOR THOSE OF US THAT BOUGHT THE "EARLY MODEL". I HAVE TALKED WITH PEOPLE THAT THEIR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 300 MILES AND MINE WENT OUT THE SECOND TIME AT 107,000 MILES AND SEVERAL AT MILAGES IN BETWEEN. ANY HELP YOU COULD LEVERAGE FORD INTO OWNING UP TO THEIR "MISTAKE" WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION GARY CLENDENIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ON OCCASION.

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING ABS, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS TO REMAIN ON. MJS

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST CAUSING VISION PRBLEMS. TT

THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY CAUSING DOOR ALARM TO COME ON. TT

BRAKE FAILURE.

ABS: WHEN BRAKING ON SNOW OR ICE WHEELS LOCK UP, INSTEAD OF ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM PULSATING BRAKES, HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES MANUALLY TO REGAIN CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT INTO 180 DEGREE SKID, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK

INTERNET SITE WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM HAS MANY, MANY FOR WIDSTAR OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PART FAILURE-FORWARD THRUST PISTON (TRANSMISSION) AND HEAD GASKET LEAK. 1996 AND 1997 OWNERS ARE ALSO STARTING TO LEAVE MESSAGES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THERE WINDSTARS.

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SHOES/PADS AND ROTORS, CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE SHOES/PADS AND ROTORS OFTEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON TWO OCCASIONS, EA96-026. *AK *SLC

THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES/ BURNS TO ARMS, WRIST, AND SHOULDER.

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP VERY WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VAN THE BRAKES FADED AND THE DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO METAL RETAINING SQUARE BREAKING OFF THE HOOD LINER.

TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPLIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN JERKED VERY HARD. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED TWICE TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

HAD TO REPLACE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM 3 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FADE OUT. ALSO THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK