NHTSA Complaint #10016565 — 1996 FORD WINDSTAR

96 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 3.8 LT V6 ,HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET,FORD SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR PART WITH MY VIN# AFTER LOOKING UP PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ON THE WEB I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE 94 AND 95 MODELS AND IT SEEMS THEY HAVE FOLLOWED OVER TO THE 96 MODELS ESPECIALLY WITH THE 3.8 ENGINES. UPON CALLING FORD AND TALKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE THEY SAID THE REPAIR COST WERE BASICALLY IM MY HANDS ,I TOLD THEM FROM WHAT I READ THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE GASKETS IN THE 96 AND FOR THEM TO GO AT 73,OOO MILES SEEMS A LITTLE PREMATURE,SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT WE WERE TALKING IN CIRCLES AND THAT THE 96"S HAD A EXCELLENT CUSTOMER RATING AND TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE MINE. *NLM