NHTSA Complaint #880216 — 1995 FORD WINDSTAR

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	880216
Vehicle	1995 FORD WINDSTAR
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	February 2, 2001
Date Filed	February 9, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

RADIATOR FLUID WAS BUBBLING OVER, COMING OUT TAILPIPE AND SMOKING. HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, AND ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE. FORD RELEASED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR HEAD GASKETS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEM WHEN LETTER WAS RECEIVED. VEHICLE WAS TO BE ONLY BROUGHT IN WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. ALSO, LETTER WAS BASED ON MILEAGE WHICH VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED AT THE TIME OF PROBLEM. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING DEALING WITH LETTER. ROUNDED OFF IT WILL BE NEAR $4000 DAMAGE, TO BE REPAIRED. *JB

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