1995 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ROADS WERE WET. AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDE SWIPING, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT WALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NLM

FUEL TANK RECALL 99V-309 RESTRICTED TO HOT WEATHER STATES ONLY, CONSUMER BELIEVES RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL STATES. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM DAMAGE, HIDDEN WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE, HOWEVER WARRANTY EXPIRED (98M01). YH

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE OF 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN A MINI-MALL PARKING LOT, IT COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WOULD HAVE PUT MY WIFE AND SON IN HARM'S WAY. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY WERE STRANDED SOME 15 MILES FROM HOME. FORD HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET, BUT MY MILEAGE WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY. THE INCIDENT COST ME $703.84. *AK

WARPED HEAD GASKET DIAGNOSED AT 61,500MILES BY A FORD DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 1999. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAVE BLOWN OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BRAKE PEDAL FADED AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING POOR BRAKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MECHANIC STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.HE JUST WORKED ON A 1995 MUSTANG WITH THE SAME SIZE ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. COINCIDENCE! I DON'T THINK SO. DEALERSHIP SAID IF THE WARRANTY WAS STILL IN EFFECT, THEY WOULD COVER THE COST TO REPAIR. 7,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD 39,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED. WE HAVE PUT 28,000 MILES ON IT IN 4 YEARS. SOMEHOW I DO NOT THINK THIS LOW MILEAGE WOULD CAUSE THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 95 MUSTANGS. IF IT WAS PUT ON THE MUSTANGS WHY NOT THE WINDSTARS SINCE THEY HAVE THE SAME ENGINE? *AK

THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. YH

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE COOLANT BUBBLED, ALLOWING COLD AIR INTO VEHICLE WHEN HEAT WAS ON. THIS IS DUE TO A BLOWN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. *AK

THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND THE DOOR OPEN CHIMES STAY ON EVEN WHEN ALL THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS, IT IS STILL AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TWICE IN THE SJ MERCURY NEWS ACTION LINE COLUMN.*AK

2ND TRANS. FAILURE-LST ONE @ 48,683 MILES 7/'97 CANNOT GET LOCAL DEALER TO RETURN CALLS. *AK

DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT DO NOT DISTINGUISH ,CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER, AND POSSIBLY DRAINING BATTERY.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK ONTO THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 99V309000/ FUEL TANK CRACKS; DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT IN RECALL REGION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VHEICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATION AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE CYLINDER, CAUSING INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE POSSIBLY DUE TO AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SHUT AND CLOSED COMPLETELY, INDICATING A DEFECT. *AK *ML

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MILES DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE GASKET. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND STALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD WILL NOT COVER VEHICLE DUE TO MILEAGE. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 99V309000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S33/ FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS AND INSPECTION, ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WATER PUMP LEAKS COOLANT AND TIMING CASE COVER LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS, IGNITION KEY LOCK, A/C, AND HEAD GASKET. *AK *ML

WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL AND WAS MAKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL 99V309000/ FUEL TANK STRAP/ATTACHMENTS. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER, MCIMERMERY FORD, SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 407-275-3200. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS SINCE DECEMBER, 1999. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY THEY WOULD PULSATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION, ALSO, DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSIN FAILED TWICE. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 99V309000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99R33; KIT AA, FUEL STRAPS RECALL. DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE SINCE JANUARY 2000. DEALER IS JOE MICHENS FORD, 1911 WEST WORLEY, COLUMBIA, MO 65205 573-445-4411. DEALER KEPT SCHEDULING THE CONSUMER, BUT HAD NO PARTS. *AK *ML

BRAKES FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING PARTICULARLY WHEN CORNERING AROUND 45K MILES. EVENTUALLY, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS EXPOSED THE OCCUPANTS TO POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WITH NO POWER TO ESCAPE IN TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR (98V-184) RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK CRACK. NLM

RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT FAILED. NLM

FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE AT THE TOP OF TANK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY GAS EXPANDING. DEALER REPLACED TANK AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER DID NOT KNOW CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER STOPPING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT TO LOW GEAR TO CONTINUE.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION CASE IS CRACKED DUE TO LOOSE GEARS, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, RESULTING IN A SLOW TAKE OFF/SLOW START. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, WHO LINKED THE PROBLEM TO TRANSMISSION. OWNER BELIEVED THAT PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO ALUMINUM SEALS USED WHEN THE CARS WERE FIRST MANUFACTURED, WHICH WERE LATER CHANGED TO STEEL. OWNER THOUGHT THAT ALUMIINUM SEALS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK *

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING COIL BROKE, AND BLEW OUT TIRE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V309000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK CRACKS. PRIOR TO RECALL, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE OF SALVAGE TITLE . *AK *ML

THE ENTIRE ENGINE DAMAGED BY A SPUN BEARING. YH

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READS THAT A DOOR IS OPENED EVEN WHEN ALL ARE CLOSED, THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH CAUSES A HAZARD AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDOWS VERY WELL. NLM

TIMING CHAIN COVER AND TIMING CHAIN GASKET FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECIEVED REGIONAL RECALL FOR POSSIBLE FUEL TANK AND BRACKET FAILURE IF CONSUMER LIVES IN HIGH TEMPERATURE REGIONS, ORIGINALLY MANUFACURER REFUSED TO REPLACE TANK OR BRACKETS AND THEN RECONSIDERED AND DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BRACKETS. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO CHANGE THE TANK AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT LIVE IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS WITH HIGH TEMPS. NLM