1995 FORD WINDSTAR Electrical Systemignition Problems

I ASKED THE SELLER AT FORD TO COMPLETELY SERVICE THE VAN BEFORE I WOULD BUY IT. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC WOULD. I CHECKED THE VAN OUT TWO WEEKS LATER, LOW ON OIL, NO BRAKE FLUID, TRANS FLUID VERY LOW, NO WATER HARDLY AT ALL IN RECEIVER, THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT, REPLACED IT NO GOOD, REPLACED SWITCH, NO GOOD, BRAKES GONE OUT, CAN'T KEEP FLUID IN SYSTEMS, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, EMISSION PROBLEMS, MECHANIC STALLS FOR THE HOUR AMOUNT, AND STILL CAN'T FIX/TEST II CODE. INSIDE LIGHTS DIM WHEN EXTRA. LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S A [XXX] PIECE OF JUNK AND THEY SOLD US A LEMON. I PAID OVER $4,000.00 CASH FOR IT, AND ALL THEY WANTED TO SO WAS SELL IT FOR MONEY. WHAT CAN I DO? IT HAS 72,000 ETC MILE AND NOW HAS 82,000. WE ARE BOTH DISABLED WITH TWO KIDS. WE HAVE BEEN SCREWED. I CAN GET...

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WITHOUT COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD LOCK CYLINDER WAS A WEARABLE PART. A SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE SHIFT MECHANISM OUT OF PARK, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL. ANOTHER CHILD WAS STUCK IN THE PROCESS. OWNER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VAN WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. WILL EXPERIENCE MORE DIFFICULTIES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR AT STOP SIGNS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO START VEHICLE, NO COMMUNICATION, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE OR OPEN WINDOW, THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. *AK

I WAS ALMOST HIT IN MY VAN BECAUSE OF THE IGNITIO PROBLEM. CALLED FORD & THEY WONT FIX OR REPLACE.

THE SPARK PLUG CRACKED. *YH

SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PLUGS WERE BURNT. *SLC

THE IGNITION COIL PACK WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS RETURNED. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

THE NUMEROUS FAILURES ON FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE BECAUSE THEY USED ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL IN A HIGH PRESSURE AREA,IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A CLASS ACTION SUIT JUST LIKE THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE IGNITIONS. *AK

IGNITION TUMBLERS FAILED. NLM

IGNITION TUMBLERS FAILED AND IS GOING OUT AGAIN. NLM

IGNITION TUMBLERS FAILED AND IS GOING OUT AGAIN. NLM

WHEN GOING TO USE THE VAN ONE DAY, THERE WAS NO REVERSE. ALL THE FORWARD GEARS WORKED. THE REVERSE CLUTCH DRUM HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. WHEN GOING TO USE THE VAN ON ANOTHER DAY, IT WOULD NOT START. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH TOTAL COSTS OF $1378.88 AND $341.41. *AK

WATER PUMP LEAKS COOLANT AND TIMING CASE COVER LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. OTHER FAILURES INCLUDE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS, IGNITION KEY LOCK, A/C, AND HEAD GASKET. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF PROBLEMS WITH A HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE. 5 YEARS, 90,000 MILES HAVE REPLACED SO FAR: HEAD GASKETS, REAR SUSPENSION TWICE, FRONT SUSPENSION, IGNITION WIRES, O2 SENSORS TWICE, AND NOW INJECTOR AND FUEL PUMP. OVER $3,000 IN OUT OF POCKED EXPENSES OVER WHAT WAS COVERED ON EXTENDED WARRANTEE. VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE AND AM LOOKING TO TRADE IN ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A FORD! AT FORD, QUALITY IS JOB NONE!

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEM FROM THE DAY WE PURCHASED. MOST RECENTLY, IT IS CURRENTLY AT DLRSHIP FOR SERVICE DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING, JUST SHORT OF VAN CATCHING FIRE. PRIOR TO THIS, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (APPROX. 1 1/2- 2YRS. AGO). AT THIS POINT, WE ARE TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REPAIR.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE CUT OFF DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH COIL MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

CAR FIRST RAN HOT ON 2/4/99. FORD WOULD NOT PAY SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD AN INDEPENDENT TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS. PICKED UP CAR - CAR RAN BAD. RETURNED CAR TO GARAGE WAS TOLD THAT CRANKSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS WERE BAD. ELECTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN LIEU OF REPAIRING. CAR OK FOR 3 MONTHS. RAN HOT AGAIN. REPLACED THERMOSTAT. CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. TOOK IT TO HILLARD FORD IN ARLINGTON TX. HILLARD CHECKED IT OUT FOR A WEEK. COULD NOT GET IT TO OVERHEAT BUT REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND AN IGNITION MODULE. HAVE HAD CAR FOR 3 DAYS. CAR OVERHEATED, AGAIN. HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTAR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE TRASMISSIONS IN '95 WINDSTAR. CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER NOT ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF ANOTHER CAR WERE IN FRONT, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION AT 50,000 IS UNCONSCIONABLE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT $2,400. CHECK ONLINE UNDER "FORD WINDSTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSOTMERS WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND HEAD GASKETS BLOWING AT VERY LOW MILAGE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THIS DEFECT? APPARENTLY, FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. I AM SINGLE MOM WITH 3 CHILDREN WHOM I MUST DRIVE TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. PLEASE HELP ME! ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS, AFTER THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN TO SLIP, IT WAS ONLY WEEKS BEFORE THE WHOLE THING BLEW. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY...

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING STICKING.

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED.

IGNITION FAILED.

IGNITION FAILURE.

SPARK PLUGS FAILED.

SPARK PLUG ASSEMBLY FAILED.

THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT 60MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT *SLC

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN DRIVER HIT A PUPPY-CUSTOMER WAS STRAINED BECAUSE WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTO WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TT

THE VEHICLE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

INTERMITTENT STALLING/SURGING. *AK

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS OR SHUTSDOWN UPON LEAVING IDLING POSITION OR DRIVING. TT

TRAVELING 60MPH FRONT END MADE LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE LOCKED UP. DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. TT