1996 Ford Windstar Complaint Log

THE INSIDE COURTESY DID NOT SHUT OFF.*JB

I HAVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR (3.8-LITER ENGINE) WITH ALMOST 78,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED IS SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT EXPERIENCED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET 3 WEEKS AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT BERT WEINMAN FORD HERE IN CHICAGO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE ENGINE. I DID SO AT A PRICE OF ALMOST $4500. FROM WHAT I KNOW, FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS IN THIS ENGINE. THEY HAVE OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SOME MODEL YEARS, BUT NONE WHICH COVERS MY VEHICLE.

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, A NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL NOT TO CIRCULATE THROUGH THE ENGINE.*JB

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF 1996 FORD WINDSTAR'S WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE HAVING MULTIPLE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING TO BE REPLACED AFTER A THIRD HEAD GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED.

96 WINDSTAR, 3.8L ENGINE, 65,000 MILES. FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. $1700 TO REPLACE GASKETS AND RELATED PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE FAIURE.

I HAVE A CONCERN OVER THE DEFECT OF THE HEAD GASKET OF OUR 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THIS VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE - VERY NECCESSARY FOR A FAMILY OF YOUNG CHILDREN - FAMILY OF 7. SO FAR, WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER, AND MOST RECENTLY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT IS A RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FORD HAS OFFERED TO SOME, TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO TURN THIS IN TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY HERE IN NORTH DAKOTA, AND TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. I NEED THIS VEHICLE FIXED. I DON'T CARE FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JAMESTOWN, ND - SINCE THE LAST REPAIR LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. I WOULD LIKE THIS DEFECT TAKEN CARE OF. I THINK FORD HAS MADE A SAFE VAN FOR MY FAMILY, BUT I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PARTS UNDER THE HOOD - WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT FORD WOULD HAVE SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP THAT I WOULD HAVE THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS 1996 VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE PAPERWORK THAT WILL GET THIS DEFECT ON THE HEAD GASKET PROPERLY PAID FOR AND TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD.

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARKING POSITION ON THE DRIVE WAY

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THE HEAD GASKET ON MY VEHICLE HAS BLOWN OUT WITH JUST 70K MILES ON IT. I KNOW FORD RECALLED 1995 MODELS AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN, HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE JUST AS MANY 96'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT MODEL YEAR.

THE ENGINE COVER GASKET FAILED, AND OIL MIXED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. *JB

REPLACED HEAD GASKET ON 1996 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 66, 712 MILES ON ENGINE.*AK

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1996 WINDSTAR. GREAT VEHICLE, WE NOW HAVE 140000 MILES. COMPLAINT: FORD CAMPAIGN #01I007000 (FRONT COIL SPRINGS) MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED VIA LLOYD-MANWELL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SPRING BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKY I (OR FAMILY) NOT INJURED. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIR TO 3RD PARTY. FORD HAS THE FILE DETAILS. INCREDIBLE THAT FORD WOULD DENY A $200 CLAIM ON A TECHNICALITY AND THUS RISK A LIFETIME CUSTOMER. I WILL APPEAL ALL THE WAY TO BILL FORD IF NECESSARY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING. *NLM

PROBLEM WITH 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE 45,000 MI. W/ DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 94-95 MODELS BUT WON'T COVER 96 MODELS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ ALL THE 3.8L ENGINES AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS PRODUCT. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAD GASKET/TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT. *DT *JB

HEAD GASKET FAILED LEADING TO COOLANT ENTERING CYLINDERS. VAN HAD JUST 70,000 MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. REPAIR AT FORD DEALERSHIP WAS $1,300. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1996 WINDSTARS.

12-15-97 AT 21,145 MILES I REPORTED NOTICING THE COOLANT LEVEL ALWAYS BEING LOW. NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND I WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE RADIATOR. 12-27-99 AT 56,526 MILES I BEGAN HAVING A "COLD START" PROBLEM. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. 12-1200 AT 74,306 MILES I HAD THE SAME "COLD START" PROBLEM AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPACED. 12-22-00 AT 74,930 A NEW THERMOSTAT & GASKET. 12-29-00 AT 75,113 A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. 03-02-01 AT 77,569 MILES A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY(CCRM), FUEL PUMP AND PVC VALVE. 09-11-01 AT 87,907 MILES A MULT-FUNCTION SWITCH. 01-31-02 AT 95,069 MILES A SECOND CCRM RELAY. 03-06-02 AT 99,348 MILES ON AN 80 DEGREE DAY "NO START" SAME SYMPTOMS AS "COLD START" PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF NOT GETTING FUEL IT IS SUSPECTED IT IS FLOODING. 4-23-02 AT 99,348 MILES COLD START PROBLEM, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. 05-30-02 AT 101,330 MILES WOULDN'T START, NO FUEL PRESSURE-INTERMITTENT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. 6-7-02 AT 101,388 MILES "NO START" PROBLEM. NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP AND SENDER O-RING. 12-01-2-01 109,530 MILES VAN STARTED STEAMING - APPEARED TO BE A COOLANT LEAK OR BROKEN HOSE. ADDED COOLANT DIRECT IN RADIATOR. I HAVE CARRIED OWN COOLANT AND ADDED FREQUENLTY SINCE 1997, WHEN I WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. I COULD NOT FIND ANY TRACE OF SUCH A LEAK BY PUTTING CARDBOARD UNDER VAN. SUSPECTED THE PLASTIC COOLANT CONTAINER HAD A LEAK. NO COOLANT LEAKS WHERE EVER FOUND DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. 12-04-02 109,568 M,ILES FOUND LEAKING FRONT TIMING COVER GASKET. REPLACED HEADGASKET AND ALL ELSE THAT GOES WITH IT. COST OF REPAIR $1,915.21. I BELIEVE THE HEADGASKET DEFECT HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL A LONG, COSTING ME A SMALL FORTUNE.

I HAVE 1996 WINDSTAR (85K) 3.8 V-6 WITH A COOLANT LEAK IN THE >COMBUSTION CHAMBER. IT DEVELOPED LAST YEAR. I KNOW THIS IS A >CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT PLAGUED 1994/1995 3.8 V-6 WINDSTARS TOO. >FORD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTIES TO 7 YEARS & 100,000 MILES. WHILE >FORD MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE '96 MODELS, THEY DIDN'T REALLY >UPGRADE THE HEAD GASKET UNTIL 1997. >PLEASE SEE LINK. >HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/OWNERSHIP/DRIVING/ARTICLES/42970/ARTICLE.H >TML) >I HAVE SEEARCHED THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY '96 >WINDSTAR AS WELL AS OTHER 3.8 V-6 FORD OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING >SIMILAR PROBLEMS. >(HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_WND_96_GAS.HTM) >HOW CAN I GET FORD TO BITE THE BULLET AN ADMIT THAT THERE IS AN >ON GOING PROBLEM AND FIX MY CAR?

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 2MPH STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING,THEN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN CONSUMER FACE. TS

THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 FOR WINDSTAR HAS FAILED AT AROUND 93,000 MILES. I HAVE GONE TO MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAME ENGINE, IN THE 1995 WINDSTAR(EVEN THOUGH FORD SAID THAT THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM) WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN SEE THAT IF THIS WERE A RARE CASE OF GASKET FAILURE, IT WOULD NOT MATTER VERY MUCH, BUT SEEING THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BOTHERS ME. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW A RECALL GETS STARTED, BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ONE DONE. THANK YOU

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED A BLACK SMOKE AND FLAME UNDER THE HOOD. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CAUSING THE BURNING AND DAMAGING WIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW A CLASS ACTION SUIT CAN BE MADE TO FORCE FORD TO MAKE A RECALL OF THIS ITEM.

THIS INCIDENT STARTED WHEN I HAD NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF RADIATOR FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, AND A SLIGHT SMELL OF RADIATOR FLUID WHEN I RAN THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2002. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE APPLE VALLEY FORD DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSING IT, I WAS TOLD THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG IS STUCK AND THE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THE TIMING COVER ON THE ENGINE (THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAK). THE DEALERS PROFESSIONAL OPINION WAS THE HEAD GASKET IS ALSO BAD, THE HEAD FOR THE #4 PLUG WOULD NEED REPLACING, AND COMBINED WITH THE NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMING COVER GASKET, THEY RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT $4,400. I DECLINED AND TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO UNFORTUNATELY CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND INDICATED THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR ENGINE GASKET REPLACEMENTS WITH FORD WINDSTAR 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINES IN 1995. THEY ALSO INDICATED THEY HAD STARTED SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM TURNING UP IN 1996 MODELS. THEY ALSO QUOTED A SIMILAR NUMBER & RECOMMENDED USING A JASPER ENGINE INSTEAD OF THE FORD ENGINE AS THE WARRANTY IS 75,000 MILES. I ALSO DECLINED AND THE VAN IS NOW SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE FOR FEAR OF ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

THIS INCIDENT STARTED WHEN I HAD NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF RADIATOR FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, AND A SLIGHT SMELL OF RADIATOR FLUID WHEN I RAN THE HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2002. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE APPLE VALLEY FORD DEALER AND AFTER DIAGNOSING IT, I WAS TOLD THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG IS STUCK AND THE GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THE TIMING COVER ON THE ENGINE (THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAK). THE DEALERS PROFESSIONAL OPINION WAS THE HEAD GASKET IS ALSO BAD, THE HEAD FOR THE #4 PLUG WOULD NEED REPLACING, AND COMBINED WITH THE NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMING COVER GASKET, THEY RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT $4,400. I DECLINED AND TOOK THE VAN TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO UNFORTUNATELY CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND INDICATED THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR ENGINE GASKET REPLACEMENTS WITH FORD WINDSTAR 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINES IN 1995. THEY ALSO INDICATED THEY HAD STARTED SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM TURNING UP IN 1996 MODELS. THEY ALSO QUOTED A SIMILAR NUMBER & RECOMMENDED USING A JASPER ENGINE INSTEAD OF THE FORD ENGINE AS THE WARRANTY IS 75,000 MILES. I ALSO DECLINED AND THE VAN IS NOW SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE I CAN??T DRIVE FOR FEAR OF ENGINE FAILURE. 8NLM

A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOVEMBER 3, 2002 AND WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCCAFFERTY FORD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2002. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE AND OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND "SHORTED" THE OXYGEN SENSOR WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS $1,423 (WITH TAX). THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $137.69 FOR TWO HOURS LABOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SYMPTOMS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT FORD WINDSTARS AND HEAD GASKET FAILURES AND FOUND OUT THE 1994 AND 1995 WINDSTARS WERE RECALLED TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT, THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR 1996 EVEN THOUGH I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON-LINE. I HAVE SPOKE TO MCCAFFERTY FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD H. MITCHELL ON NOVEMBER 8, 2002 AND HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. (WELL, MY VEHICLE WOULD OF BEEN LESS THAN 100,000 IF THERE WAS A RECALL EARLIER) I THEN CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO GET AN ANSWER. FORD REPRESENTATIVE BILL (#2072) SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THE 1996 WINDSTARS, SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO (MILEAGE DIDN'T MATTER). I WAS TOLD TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS IN CASE THERE WAS A RECALL. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE ARE 1996 WINDSTAR OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR FREE OR A FRACTION OF THE COST, BY THE DEALERS. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC (D&D AUTO SERVICE IN MECHANICSBURG) SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. ALSO, THAT THE HEAD GASKETS IN A MODERN CAR SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE (AT LEAST 120,000 MILES). WE ALSO GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM JACKSON'S AUTOMOTIVE (BECAUSE D&D DOESN'T DO EXTENSIVE REPAIRS) IN CAMP HILL TO REPAIR THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM FOR AROUND $800, WHICH IS OVER $600 LESS THEN MCCAFFERTY FORD'S ESTIMATE. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE ENGINE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE ENGINE MANIFOLD. DT

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE COOLANT WILL STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT AND THE CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR THE CONSUMER STATED FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AS WITH THE 94 AND 95 WINDSTAR'S. SCC

WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ VEHICLE MILEAGE CORRECTLY. *AK

FAILURE OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT, ABLE TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, FIRE PREVENTED BY DIVERTING LEAK. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE OCT 2002 WHO STATED NO RECALL ON RECORD AND OFFERED NO REPAIR DESPITE MY REFERENCE TO YOUR 02V101000 RECALL. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES IF YOU WANT. REPEATED CONTACTS WITH FORD GET NO RESOLUTION. DEALER LISTED ON FORM WAS ORIGINAL PURCHASE LOCATION AND NOT INVOLVED. DT

THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE CAUSING VERY UNSTABLE DRIVING. WIFE COMPLAINED AND I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE BAR HANGING. IT LOOKS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CENTER OF THE BAR HAS AN OVBIOUS HOLE SO EITHER IT WAS MADE DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE AND DANGERIOUS. MR

HAD OIL CHANGED AT GRAYLING FORD ON SEPTEMBER 25. AS SOON AS I PULLED IN, TECHNICIAN REMARKED HE SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE BURNING. HE CHECKED COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK AND FOUND IT EMPTY. ONE GALLON OF COOLANT WAS ADDED AT THAT TIME. HE STATED I SHOULD HAVE MY HEAD GASKETS CHECKED BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY CAUSE OF LOSS OF COOLANT IF I HADN'T NOTICED ANY LEAKAGE, WHICH I HAVEN'T. THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING GOOD. THERE HAS BEEN NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, I.E. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, NO OVERHEATING. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONCE REPAIR IS DONE ON SEPTEMBER 26, MECHANICS WILL FIND ENGINE DAMAGE LEADING TO A MORE COSTLY REPAIR. I STILL MAKE PAYMENTS AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR JUST THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR IS OVER $1,000. ENGINE REPLACEMENT OR OTHER REPAIRS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ESTIMATE. BECAUSE MY 96 WINDSTAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE COMPONENTS AS THOSE RECALLED FOR MODEL YEARS 94-95, I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD TAKE THE SAME ACTION AND RECALL/REIMBURSE OWNERS OF THE 96 MODEL WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT FORD VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS AND FEEL MY SATISFACTION SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I LOOK FORWARD TO REIMBURSEMENT OF THIS REPAIR WHEN A RECALL IS ISSUED AND THAT CAN'T BE SOON ENOUGH. THIS IS THE SECOND DEFECT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY VAN. THE FIRST WAS A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING. FORD SHOULD TAKE THE SAME ACTION WITH THE 96 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AS IT DID WITH THE COIL SPRING PROBLEM: RECTIFY IT WITH ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS. THIS MAY BE THE LAST FORD I BUY. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. ONE FOOTNOTE: I AM A NEWSPAPER REPORTER AND MAY WRITE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE AS I DID WITH THE COIL SPRING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE MAKE FORD DO THE RIGHT THING. NLM

A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WAS REGISTERING HOT. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND THEY STATED THEATHEAD GASKET FAILED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NEED A REBUILT MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

SMALL COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE FROM HEAD GASKET.*AK

TRANSMISSIONS FAILED 3 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 1999. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. 1ST REPLACEMENT AT 33000/2ND AT 34000, AND 3RD AT 65000. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE MOVES ERRATICALLY AND MAKES A TICKING NOISE. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN CORRECT SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 2 TIMES BY REPLACING SPEEDOMETER CABLE. TS

FUEL TANK LEAKING. . DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS AND NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE OF GAS IN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE AT 88,000 MILES, ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES, COMPUTER REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES, HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH MINIVAN STALLING, LOSS OF COOLANT IN VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING A LOT OF OIL, THE ENGINE PUMP NEEDED REPLACING, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHOLE NEW ENGINE BEING INSTALLED. *CB

NEED TO REPLACE SPEEDOMETER HEAD, REPLACED TIE ROD, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, CYLINDERS, HEAD GASKET AND NOW ENGINE BLEW NEED NEW ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE COMPONENT, CAUSING A HOLE TO DEVELOP IN LINE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES.*AK CONSUMER STATED BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER.*JB

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, GOLF MILL FORD IN AUGUST. THEY MISDIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $1300. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOOK IT BACK. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ANOTHER $1400. HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS LETTERS TO FORD AND DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE DENYING LIABILITY OR COMPENSATION. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A LIMITED INCOME, HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORDS AND AM APPALLED BY THEIR TREATMENT. INTEND TO TAKE THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO VIBRATE.*AK ALSO THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO SUPPES FORD OF JOHNSTOWN PA WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT EXCITER RING. (EXCELLENT SHORT FORM) *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRIPPED ONTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND STARTED A FIRE. *NLM THE CONSUMER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. *SCC

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS