1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RISEN; WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO FILL THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE OF HER HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SQUEALING SOUND MOMENTS BEFORE THE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140000.

I PURCHASED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. SHORTLY AFTER, IT WOULD STALL OUT IF IDLING AND I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOOTING RAW FUEL OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE, TWO BLOWN OPEN FUEL INJECTORS, THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE WIRES. THEY SAID THAT SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW COMPUTER MODULE. I DONATED THE VEHICLE TO A GROUP LISTING ALL THE ITEMS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED TO BE FIXED. WE DO NOT MISS OUR "BLOW UP MOBILE". *TR

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 3, 2005 AND THE ODOMETER READ 59,000 MILES. CONTACT RAN A CAR FAX REPORT, AND IN THE YEAR 2000 THE REPORT WAS SHOWING 100,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKET, AND FUEL INJECTION BROKE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND STATED WHEN THEY SOLD THE VAN FOR SOMEONE ELSE THEY WOULD TRY TO GET CONTACT MONEY BACK. *AK

DT: TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE SERVICED IN FEBRUARY 2005. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. 3 DAYS LATER THE NEW MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS REPLACED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, BUT CURRENTLY THE MOTOR MOUNT BROKE AGAIN. *AK FRONT MOTOR MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NM

DEFECTIVE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH RECURRENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *BF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE KNOCK FOR THE 3RD TIME WHICH WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB

1995 WINDSTAR WITH 3.8V6. HEAD GASKET LEAK. HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS SCORES OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OF THESE ISSUE WERE REOLVED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SO AND HOW DO I PRESENT THIS TO THE FORD REPAIR PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION SINCERELY, JAMES HAUGH. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS, TRANSMISSION, AND FAULTY BRAKES ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR *JB

I WANT TO COMPLAINT ON THE FORD WINDSTAR HEADGASKET/ENGINE. 4 TIME REPAIR NOW AGAIN NEED REPAIR AND FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY 4100.00 *LA

CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PENDING CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. *LA *SC *JB

WATER IN OIL DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ON A 1995 FORD WINSTAR.*AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE WENT INTO THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON MOTHER'S DAY. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE SO HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD AND IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

FWD LET TO REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR (REGION 9) ON BEHALF OF DOLORES & IRA DAHM (CA) RE DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FOR A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR, REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION, REPLY ATTN. JOAN B. PAREDES@ SAN FRANCISCO OFC. *PH *JB *SC

1995 FORD WINDSTAR OVERHEATING - BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST DID NOT STOP AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN WHEN HE KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISSING IN THE MOTOR. ALSO, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT BRAKES/CALIPERS, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BUT BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEN, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,AND LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERS. 20 MINUTES LATER, MECHANIC CALLED CONSUMER AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK *MR

MY WINSTAR HAS 144,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS FOR THE FIFTH TIME. THEY BLOW EVERY 25,000 - 30,000. THIS LAST REPLACEMENT COST ME ALMOST 1,800 DOLLARS. FORD PUT A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE IN IT AFTER THE FOURTH TIME AND 25,000 MILES LATER THEY BLEW AGAIN. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 95 WINDSTARS. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO. FIVE SETS OF HEAD GASKETS IS A BIT EXTREME. *JB

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE FORD WINDSTAR 1995 3.8 LITER ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS LIKELY TO BLOW OUT. THIS LEADS TO ENGINE HEATING AND DAMAGE. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR CHANGING THE HEAD GASKET IS OVER $1000. ENGINE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IS MUCH HIGHER. *LA

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. THE CAR ONLY HAD 56,200 MILES ON IT. WHY ISN'T FORD BEING FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?*AK

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2001, AND 700 MILES LATER HEAD GASKETS FAILED AGAIN.*AK

FORD KNEW WINDSTAR 1995 MODEL'S HAD HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TWICE, FROM 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES TO 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES AND FINALLY TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. WHY STOP AT 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR A KNOW DEFECT? HOW DID FORD DETERMINE THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM UP TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES OF USE? FORD GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO LAST LONGER ALTHOUGH BLOWN HEAD GASKET IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED THIS SINCE JUNE 1998 AND POSSIBLY KNEW EARLIER. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 1995 WINDSTAR.*MR WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN WHITE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WATER HAD LEAKED THROUGH THE HEAD GASKET DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS *JB

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR GASKET HAS BLOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE LAST TIME IT BLEW IN 2001, FORD FINALLY REPLACED MY ENGINE, AFTER FIGHTING FOR 2 MONTHS, AS THE FAULTY PART BLEW THE ENGINE. FORD ALSO AT THIS TIME EXTENDED THE "OWNER NOTIFICATION" GASKET PROBLEM (#98M01) FROM 60,000 TO 100,000. NOW,ONLY 2 YEARS LATER, THE GASKET HAS BLOWN AGAIN, AND FORD AGAIN REFUSE TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY AS MY ODOMOETER READS 103,000, ONLY 3,000 MILES OVER THE CUT-OFF, BUT MY ENGINE IS ONLY 2 YERS OLD. THIS PART IS THE PROBLEM AND FORD PUT IT IN AND FORD SHOULD FIX IT. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH AND IDLING HIGH. THE DRIVER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHO STATED IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S HEAD GASKET.*MR THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT TWICE*TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT BECAUSE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING COLD AIR TO COME OUT OF THE HEATER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

FORD WINDSTAR: HEAD GASKET FAILED.

ENGINE FAILED TWICE DUE TO A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. ALSO, ORIGINAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REBUILT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK THE RECALLED ENGINE BLEW AND THE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW BUT WOULD NOTIFY THEM LATER AND MAYBE THEY COULD HELP. CONSUMER HAD TWO WINDOWS THAT DIDN'T GO UP OR DOWN - REPLACED $412.34. BOTH TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

MY 1995 WINDSTAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED HEAD GASKET. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. GIVEN THE KNOWN HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE, ENGINE AND COMPONENT, I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD COVER THIS REPAIR FOR THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. OR DOES FOR EXPECT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY LAST 100,000 MILES? *JB

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

ON JUNE 18, 2001 WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP TO VISIT RELATIVES THE CAR OVERHEATED AND MR. JOHN CAMPBELL FROM BOB BENNETT FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN COLUMBIA, SC PERFORMED THE WARRANTY WORK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS. *AK ON DECEMBER 4, 2002 THE CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE LOCAL TOLL WAY AND WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GREENWAY FORD IN ORLANDO, FL. MR. JOSH KNOWLES RECEIVED THE WORK ORDER TO IDENTIFY WHY THE CAR OVERHEATED. ACCORDING TO INVOICE C50990 MR. KNOWLES PRESSURE TESTED THE SYSTEM AND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE FOUND. HE TEST-DROVE THE VEHICLE AND LET THE VEHICLE RUN. NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND THE COOLANT TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHOW TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL BUT WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. WE MODIFIED OUR DRIVING HABITS TO...

IT'S US AGAIN!!! ON OUR VACATION TO GA, ABOUT 250 MILES OR LESS, OUR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN LUMBNGTON, NC AND HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE. THE FORD DEALER WAS SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. CODES P1150, P1151, AND ANOTHER CODE. HOWEVER THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE IN GA AND THEN WENT OFF. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP BACK IN NC AND HE STATED THAT WE SHOULD BE OKAY AND SHOULD MAKE IT BACK HOME SAFELY. ON OUR WAY BACK HOME THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AGAIN AROOUND NC-VA AND S NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NOR DID THE ENGINE OVERHEAT AND IT WAS DRIVING OKAY. WE DECIDED TO PULL OVER AT A REST STOP AND THATS WHEN THE CAR HESITATED TO MOVE AND THEN SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE TAILPIPE AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND LEAKED OUT...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT REAR AXLE SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *JB

THIS IS IN REFERANCE TO ODI NUMBER 10030637 I HAVE DRAINED THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE AND HAVE FOUND ALUIMUM SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, THIS IS A REBUILT ENGINE WITH JUST 45,797 MILES ON IT AND I HAD THIS PROBLEM FO A WHILETHIS IS A LEMON OF A VECHEIL AND I HOPE THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL FIX THIS ENGINE AS I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE TO CHANGE THE OIL WHEN NEEDED AT ABOUT 3,000 MILES EVERY TIME AND IT ONLY HAD 50 MILES ON THE REBUILT ENGINE ON IT SO I THINK THAT 45,797 MILE IS NOT ENOUGH MILAGE TO NEED A ENGINE TO DO THIS.WS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS FAILING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

1995 WINDSTAR LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HEAD GASKET FAILURE THREE WEEKS APART. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE WE WERE ON A FAMILY VACATION HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO WARNING OR OVERHEATING BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SOME COOLANT LEAKAGE AND HAD THE TIMING COVER GASKET FAIL ALSO. OUR VAN WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE 100,000 MILE OR 7 YEAR FORD SERVICE PROGRAM BY SEVERAL MONTHS EVEN THOUGH WE HAD SO FEW MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS DEFECTIVE GASKET AND RELATED ENGINE FAILURES ARE OCCURING ON NEARLY ALL 1995 WINDSTARS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY ENGINES FOR 100,000 MILES WITH NO TIME LIMIT SINCE A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED ENGINE SHOULD LAST AT...

THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 WINDSTAR FAILED AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES; FORD HAS REFUSED TO HELP ME SINCE IT FAILED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 8 YEARS. SINCE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, THE FORD MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE WHICH COSTS $4600. *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND WAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES SINCE FORD USED THEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX DUE TO THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. *MR *SCC *JB

I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR TO THE DEALER, AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT. I WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS DAMAGED AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $5600. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!! THE CAR HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET BLEW AND CAUSED $2000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TRAIL PIPE AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. *JB PH *JB

ONE YEAR AGO (2002) MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER TBS 00M09. ONE YEAR LATER AND UNDER 30,000 MILES THE NEW ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET AND FORD REFUSES TO HONOR IT STATING THAT A SMALL PIN HOLE IN ONE OF THE HEATER HOSES CAUSED THE BLOCK TO DRAIN OF FLUID AND BLOWING THE HEAD GASKET. I INSPECTED THE ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER IT OCCURRED AND THE RADIATOR AND RESERVE TANKS WERE BOTH FULL. I TOLD THIS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD I MUST BE MISTAKEN THE ENGINE WAS EMPTY. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND KNOW WHEN AN ENGINE IS OUT OF WATER OR NOT BUT I AM RUNNING INTO A BRICK WALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM NOT HAVING ANY LUCK WITH THAT EITHER. *JB WHAT...

THE VEHICLE HAD A LEAK. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS GETTING INTO THE OIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *NLM

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED ON AVERAGE EVERY 6,000 MILES. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, THE HEAD GASKET AT 20,000. THE CUTTING OUT, ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE HEAD GASKET WAS CORRECTED. FORD HAS RESPONDED TO A WRITTEN LETTER, AT WHICH TIME I WAS ACCUSED FOR FORGING MY HUSBAND'S SIGNATURE (LATER I WAS TOLD HE WAS JUST KIDDING). THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY 3 CHILDREN. WHEN MOVING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WE ARE IN DANGER OF A COLLISION IF THE ENGINE FAILS, AS IT OFTEN DOES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND WITH ANY QUESTIONS. BARBARA SMITH. *AK *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****724221.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AFTER WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED ON 09/21/01. WE ALSO SMELLED FUMES AROUND THE CAR AND INSIDE THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS WINDSTAR AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. WE HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR OVER 12 YEARS. PLEASE START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768031 *TS

INTAKE GASKET COVER FAILED SHORTLY AFTER RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED ON OTHER RECALL GASKET FAILURE. FORD AND DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS WHILE BOTH CONFIRMED THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE GASKETS. *AK *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS------759790.

WHILE DRIVING, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. *JB ALSO THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED A LEAK AND THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE. PH *JB