1995 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

MAJOR DELAY ON THE RECALL PART.

SPEEDOMETER READS INACCURATELY.

DOOR LOCKS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN WITH THE ORIGINAL KEYS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

DURING A CRASH, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CRUSHING PASSENGER'S LEFT ARM WITH THE ARM REST OF THE FRONT PAASSENGER'S SEAT.

POWER LOCKS FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIE ROD ENDS FAILED.

WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE,THEN SECONDS LATER, IT WILL JUMP INTO GEAR AND TAKE OFF, AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT. *AK

ABS FAILED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP/TRANSMISSION MISSING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR/INSIDE DOOR PANELING CAME LOOSE, AND FAULTY AIR CONDITIONER.

BRAKES REPLACED, VEHICLE COMPUTER CHIP FAILED, AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED, THE MOTOR STARTED MISSING, AT 36,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING CHIRPING NOISES, BELT FRAYED AND A WARBELING SOUND STARTED IN THE TIRES AND FRONT END.

SLIDING DOOR PANELING CAME LOOSE. ALSO POWER WINDOW/LOCK AND SPEAKERS WORK OCCASIONALLY ON PASSENGER'S SIDE.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DUAL AIRBAGS BECAME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HIT A TRUCK. CLEAR WEATHER, FLAT PAVED SURFACE. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING WATER ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW UP, AND VEHICLE TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. *AK

WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED WATER TO GET INTO HEAD GASKET OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN A BLOWN HEAD GASKET

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTEN *AK

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER IS FIXING IT. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE ABS DOES NOT KICK IN UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A SECOND TIME. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK.

DURING BREAKING, ABS CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES ABS, THUS RENDERING THE ABS INOPERABLE. UNTIT HAS NOT FAILED BUT IS BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. DEALER STATES THAT FORD IS AWARE OF DESIGN FLAW WITH REDUNDANT WIRE TO THE ABS UNIT CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT AT FORD'S EXPENSE.

MISSING/NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, RESULTING IN JUMPING OUT OF GEARS AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALERS HAD REPLACED BOTH COIL SPRINGS. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW OF THE ALUMINUM PISTONS.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN, PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT REAR AXLE BROKE. DEALER NOTED REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO LISTS. PLEASE INFORM OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS INTO THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 43,000 MILES. ALSO PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE PISTONS TO OVERHEAT. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

VEHICLE'S MODIFIED UNDERCARRIAGE BOTTOMS OUT ON ANY ROAD DEPRESSION. THIS COUPLED WITH RESISTENT STEERING AND HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED PISTON. THE DEALER INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION IN JUNE OF 96. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSTAR WAS HIT IN THE REARWARD PORTION OF THE LEFT SIDE OF VAN AT AN INTERSECTION. FEMALE PASSENGER WA SFACING BACKWARD IN HER SEAT TO HELP HER 3-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SEVERELY BRAKING HER LEG.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

DESIGN OF TANK (PLASTIC) RESULTED IN A CRACK CAUSING LEAKAGE.

TRANSMISSION GONE BAD, POSSIBLE DUE TO ALUMINUM PISTON VERSUS THE NEW STEEL ONE USED ON THE NEWER MODELS

FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON CRACKED RESULTING IN CLUTCH LEAKAGE AND ENGAGEMENT PROBLEMS.