NHTSA Complaint #10143035 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR

ON 9-15-05 MY WIFE MADE A ROUND TRIP OF 70MI. THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A LARGE POOL OF TRANSMISSSION FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I HAD MY AUTO REPAIR CHECK OUT THE SOURSE OF THE LEAK,LOOKED LIKE A FRONT SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION, I CALLED SUNLAND FORD WAS TOLD ITS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY,THIS VAN ONLY HAS 42,770 MI. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED THE TRANS TO OVER HEAT AND , BLOW THE SEAL, THE TRANMISSION SHOP SAID THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE,THE TRANS HAD BEEN SERVICED AT THE REQUIRED TIME ,WHEN THEY PULLED THE PAN IT WAS FULL OF STEEL SHAVINGS,I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT AT A COST OF $ 1554 THIS IS REAL HARD WHEN YOU ARE RETIRED, I SENT FORD A LETTER W/ REPAIR INVOICE ON 9-24-05 THEY CALLED ON A FRIDAY ABOUT MONTH AFTER I SENT THE LETTER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY PROBLEM, AND THAT IS THE WAY IT STANDS AS OF NOW ! I SEE ON THE COMPLAINT SEARCH THIS IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT ,FOR TRANS PROBLEMS AND MORE, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO STAND BUY THEIR CLAIM OF "BUILT FORD TOUGH" SORRY I BOUGHT A FORD. *NM