NHTSA Complaint #721818 — 1995 FORD WINDSTAR

RECALL #98-MO1 ON A 1995 FORD WINSTAR - CONTACTED FOR MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE I HAVE 122,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MY HEAD GASKET FIXED. IF I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL I COULD HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED PRIOR TO THE 100,000 MILES. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS A RECALL WHY DO THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PUT MILEAGE LIMITATION ON THIS. IF THE HEAD GASKET IS A PROBLEM ON THE WINSTAR (95) THEN THEY NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE FORD COMPANIES EXPENSE. JUST BECAUSE MAYBE I MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE BETTER AND IT TOOK LONGER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN I DO NOT KNOW! WHY SHOULD I BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR FAULTY HEAD GASKET. I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR RESPONSIBLITY TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF 1995 WINDSTAR THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT LIKE I BOUGHT THIS USED, I PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL MY INFORMATION, PLUS I HAVE IT FINANCED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I NEED HELP TO SEE THAT THIS IS CORRECTED. *AK