1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THREE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

HEADGASKET FAILED. DEALER SAID RECALL EXPIRED DEC.1998. ESTIMATED $900 REPAIRS. UNDERSTAND PROBLEM WAS AND IS RECURRING

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. EXISTING FORD SERVICE BULLITEN 98M01.

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

ALUMINUM PISTON FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

ALUMINUM PISTON FAILED. MJS

HEAD GASKET FAILED. MJS

ALUMINUM PISTON FAILED. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. STEAM WAS COMING FROM VEHICLE. TEMPERTURE GAUGE WENT UP TO HOT LEVEL, AND ALL THE WATER CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

FAILED HEAD GASKET, WHICH HAS BEEN ON GOING PROBLEM. DEALER STATES SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE WOULD NOT HELP PAY BILL ON A PRO-RATED OFFER. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM, I COULD HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT OR TRADED THE VEHICLE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT HEAD GASKETS ARE DAMAGE OR BLOWN IN LESS THAN 16 MONTHS DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW TAHT PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE

WHEN TIMING COVER GASKET IS REPLACED, LOWER ENGINE KNOCK OCCURS,BEARINGS GET WASHED OUT, AND ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM, DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENS, BUT IS NOT WILLING TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMERS FOR THE COST OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS ON 3.8 V6 ENGINES IN 1995 WINDSTARS, TAURUS AND SABLES.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN SLUGGISH AND SPORADIC . OVERHEATING AND ECCESSIVE LOSS OF COOLANT. DEALER RECOMMENDED TUNE-UP. TUNE-UP COMPLETED AND PROBLEM REMAINED UNTIL THE GASKET BLEW. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OWNERS WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. IS THERE A RECALL (MANUFACTURER OR CONSUMER DRIVEN) FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR? IF SO I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ESTIMATED THAT IT LEAKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. COOLANT IN THE OIL HAS RESULTED IN THE DETERIORATION OF THE MAIN BEARINGS. THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR.

A HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE CAR AT 69,000 MILES CAUSING ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, I.E: PLUGS, AIR FILTER, COOLANT ETC. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN APPARENT ON THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE ON THE WINDSTAR, TAURUS AND SABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED SERVICE ON THIS PROBLEM AT THE RATE OF 2 AUTOMOBILES PER WEEK SINCE LAST YEAR, AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THOSE VEHICLES UNDER 75K MILES AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1998. BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE REOCCURRING PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL, WE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. THE COMPLAINT IS BASED ON...

AFTER RECEIVING FORD RECALL OF VEHICLE IN 1998, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING. I TOOK IT TO 2 SEPARATE DEALERS TO ASK IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL; BOTH SAID NO. THE CAR WAS SERVICED, AND A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. ONE WEEK LATER, WE LEFT OHIO. *AK

DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, THESE FAILURES OCCURRED. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE OR REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME ACTION AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR SUCH A NEW VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NECESSITATED A SERIES OF ENGINE REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE MY SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED. OUR ENGINE COULD BLOW UP AT ANY TIME AND IT COULD HAVE OVERHEATED HAD WE NOT GOTTEN IT IN FOR THE WARRANTEED REPAIR ON TIME.

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, THIS WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD.*AK

SAME PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKETS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *AK

SYMPTOMS OF THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE BECAME MANIFEST ON 10/2/99. HOWEVER, IN RETROSPECT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER LURKING SYMPTOMS SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES THAT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO SUSPECT THE HEAD GASKET. THIS MEANS THAT I MAY HAVE SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF THE MANY WHO HAVE TRAVELED IN THIS VAN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHILE THIS GASKET WAS WAITING TO FAIL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *AK

VIRTUALLY NO FIRST GEAR. AT A COMPLETE STOP IT WOULD HESITATE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2.5 RPM AND THEN TAKE OFF. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT ONE WEEK LATER ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. *AK

THIS DEFECT WAS KNOWN ABOUT PRIOR TO OR WARRANTY EXPIRING. RECALL#98-MO1 AND WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. THE ENGINE COULD HAVE OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOW MY REPAIR BILL IS $2,000. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF OTHERS. *AK

CAR RUNNING FINE/STOP AT STORE/GET BACK IN CAR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STARTS BLINKING, AND CAR IS SHAKING/ DROVE HOME/CALLED MECHANIC/ DROVE TO MECHANIC/CONFIRMED BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET/ RETURNED HOME/ PARKED CAR SINCE AUGUST. FORD WONT HELP/ CALLED CUST SERVICE AND BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS/ALL SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BUT WON;T FIXED IT/1ST FORD OWNED/LAST FORD OWNED/TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO HAVE THE GASKET FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER/ HEAD GASKETS SHOULDN'T GO AT 60,000 MILES. CONSUMER REPORTS MAG (10-99) ISSUE SAYS THERE ARE HIDDEN WARRANTIES ON THIS PROBLEM /FORD STILL WON;T HELP/ANY HELP OR INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LEAK IN THE ENGINE AND IT HAS FAILED, *AKPREMATURE FAILURE.THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION.

HEAD GASKETS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO INTERNAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE BURNED INTERNALLY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TOTAL COST 3990.00. FORD HAS NOT HELPED STATING THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT GASKETS WERE DEFECTIVE.

RECALL FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKET, WIRING, ALSO HAD CRACKED WHEEL AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

MOTOR MOVES WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR DUE TO THE MOTOR MOUNTS BREAKING. *AK

DEALER DIAGNOSED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE DURING ROUTINE 90K MILE CHECK UP (ANTI-FREEZE ON SPARK PLUGS). FORD REFUSES TO PAY.

A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. LESS THEN A YEAR LATER, MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE MAIN BEARING HAD GONE BAD. ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE APPROIMATELY. $2,900.00. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER, PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS ASAP.*AK

LAST MONTH MY VAN STARTED OVERHEATING AND RUNNING OUT OF WATER, WHICH I KEPT REFILLING. THEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VAN TO A GARAGE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. UPON TEARING OFF THE HEAD GASKET THEY FOUND A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE CYLINDER. AS A RESULT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF USE TO THE TUNE OF $4000.00. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY BASICALLY SAID MY WARRANTY IS UP AND I AM OUT OF LUCK. AFTER BEING ON THE INTERNET, I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 95 WINDSTAR AND I PLAN ON DOING WHATEVER IS NECCESSARY TO GET SOME SATISFACTION FROM FORD. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY WHEN MY VAN WAS...

DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. FORTUNATELY FORD REPLACED UNDER SECRET WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I HAVE ASKED FOR CREDIT OF $4,000.00 TOWARD PURCHASE OF 2000 WINDSTAR BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT MARKET DEVALUATION CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AS WELL AS REPORTED WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE. FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DENIED REQUEST. BOTH THE HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. SEE FORUMS AT EDMUNDS.COM AND CARTRACKERS.COM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

HEAD GASKETS BLOWN ON FORD 3.8L ENGINE.

EXCEEDED FORD'S 60K WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKETS AND FORD REFUSED TO COVER REPLACED

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL PAN. A SERVICE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ROCKER ARM IS CHERPING AND KNOCKING. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLOWING OUT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TSB BULLETIN BUT IT HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ALUMINUM (WEAK MATERIAL) HYDRALIC PISTON RING CRACKED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN OUT AT 80,000 MILES, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFTEY HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE GASKETS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND THE CONSUMER SAW A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE. VEHICLE AT DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINEHEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS LOSING WATER AND OVERHEATING DUE TO A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER SAYS GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE HEAD. *AK

IN JUNE OF 1998, WHILE WE WERE LIVING IN FAYETTEVILLE, AR, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATING THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HEAD GASKETS IN THE '95 WINDSTARS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR AN OIL LEAK (AT SPRINGDALE FORD IN SPRINGDALE, AR). THEY SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT IT. WE FAITHFULLY HAD THIS VAN SERVICED AT SPRINGDALE FORD WHILE WE LIVED IN AR. WE MOVED TO IOWA IN JAN. OF THIS YEAR. WE THEN BEGIN SERVICING THE VAN AT BOB ZIMMERMAN FORD IN CEDAR RAPIDS. THIS SUMMER WE SPENT ABOUT $700 ON REPAIRS AGAIN, BUT NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET. THEN IN AUG, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE, RUINING IT....

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE PISTON HAD BURNT OUT. UNDERHOOD INTERIOR WALL WAS SCORCHED. VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. HAD NOTICE PUFF OF SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE.

TRANSMISSION - CRACKED ALUMINUM PISTON, NO 1ST OR REVERSE, HAD TO SHIFT TO SECOND,BRAKE, AND INCREASE RPMS TO ENGAGE IN 2ND. FLYWHEEL CRACKED RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. HEAD GASKET BLEW ON RESIDENTIAL STREET WHILE STOPPED. ANTI FREEZE LEAKING OUT OF MUFFLER, ENGINE OVERHEAT.

WE HAVE HEARD RUMOR OF A "SECRET WARRANTEE" ON THE HEAD GASKET THAT FAILED. IS IS TRUE AND IF SO WHERE DO WE START? WE PAID $1100. FOR REPAIRS AND FEEL BADLY RIPPED OFF.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS STARTING FROM A START POSITION.SLIPS ON UPSHIFT.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. *AK