NHTSA Complaint #711214 — 1995 FORD WINDSTAR

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 1995 WINDSTAR VAN FAILED AFTER 78000 MILES, 3000 MILES AFTER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM THE START. WE HAVE HAD THE HOOD BONDING PROBLEM FIXED UNDER THE RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, HAD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BEFORE THAT RECALL CAME OUT, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND NOW I AM PRESENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. IF THIS IS READ BY ANYONE CONTEMPLATING A MINI-VAN PURCHASE, I WOULD THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE BUYING A WINDSTAR. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON THE INTERNET, I'D SAY THIS WASN'T JUST AN ISOLATED THING, BUT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT REGULATORY PEOPLE. NONE OF OUR FAILURES HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES, BUT COULD HAVE EASILY DONE SO, HAD WE NOT LIVED IN A MORE RURAL AREA. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IN A MORE HIGH-SPEED METROPOLITAN AREA. *AK