1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A "BANG". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. *NLM *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *NLM

FAILURE OF 1995 WINDSTAR ENGINE FOR THE 3RD TIME. FIRST TIME ENGINE GASKET FIXED, THEN AT 50,000 MILES 2ND GASKET FIXED , THEN FAILED AT 72000. FIRST 2 FIXES COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT THE LAST ONE I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY TO FIX. HAVE DISPOSED OF THIS VEHICLE. *JB

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, THE VEHICLE BLEW A THICK CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A VOLUNTARY HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT EXPIRED 1 MONTH PRIOR TO GASKET FAILING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *NLM

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS AWARE OF AS A PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR. "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON BUT NO PROBLEM COULD BE DETECTED. OF COURSE MY "HEAD GASKET" PROBLEM DEVELOPED AFTER THE LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN WITH THE 3.8 LT V-6 ENGINE. I BOUGHT MY VAN NEW ON 9/12/95 AND HAVE TAKEN CARE TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. IT HAD RECENTLY, IN LATER PART OF MARCH, BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ON APRIL 1, 2003. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAS BLOWN OUT. MY VAN ONLY HAS 55,900 MILES ON IT! FORD HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER ONLY THE HEAD GASKETS FOR 100K MILES OR SEVEN YEARS WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY, ACCORDING TO FORD, RAN OUT IN SEPT. 02, I STILL FEEL THAT 56K MILES IS TOO LOW TO SUFFER THIS KIND OF MAJOR REPAIR. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY FORD. THE MECHANIC SAID...

THE OIL PAN GASKET LEAKED. *JB *TS

1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT AT 100,112 MILES TODAY. WARRANTY THROUGH 100,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. *NLM

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, IN WHICH GAS HAD MIXED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. *JB

AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE ENGINE, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED.*DT *JB

ENGINE DEFECT - BLOWN HEAD GASKET RESULTED IN DANGEROUS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER/OVERHEATING CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER, AND A DANGER TO OTHER TRAFFIC DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE AND WATER FROM THE TAIL PIPE ON THE ROADWAY IN SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES FOR THE KNOWN HEAD GASKET DEFECT THAT CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR HAZARD.*JB

I WAS TOLD ON 1-15-03 BY MULLINAX FORD SERVICE DEPT. IN AMHERST, OHIO THAT I NEEDED NEW HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THERE WAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW IN THOSE ENGINES AND FORD KNOWS IT. THEY DID AN EXTENDED 7 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARANTEE ON IT AND BECAUSE OF MY LOW MILES (57,800) I DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. I AM 10 MONTHS PAST THE WARANTEE. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ENGINES AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THEM ALL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY CHANNELS AND FORD WILL NOT HELP ME. THE COST ESTIMATE FOR MY REPAIR WAS $4,500.00. THIS IS NOW AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ON JANUARY 3, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 7 YRS, 3 MTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, WHILE ON TRIP APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES FROM HOME. MY MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES. FORD KNEW THAT HEAD GASKET HAD PRODUCT DEFECT AND AVOIDED A NHTSA RECALL BY ENTERING INTO A VOLUNTARY REPAIR PROGRAM FOR 1995 FORD WINDSTARS WITH GASKET PROBLEMS IF PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). I TRIED TO GET FORD TO REPAIR WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD BUT HEAD GASKET WAS NOT DAMAGED. FORD SAID I WOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AT 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS. FORD WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. CAR IS APPRAISED FOR TRADE-IN (WITH PROBLEM) AT $4000 BELOW BLUE BOOK PRICE. CALLS TO FORD (DEALER AND CORPORATE OFFICE) ARE TOTALLY IGNORED.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.*JB

1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, HAD DEALER FIX PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED.

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE OVEHEATED AND FAILED. *SCC

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED, HOWEVER THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED AGAIN, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO FIX THE GASKET WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH DAMAGE, THE DEALER DID NOT THINK IT WAS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO RPLACE THE CONSUMERS ENGINE SO THEY OFFERED HER 2500 OFF ANY BRAND NEW VEHICLE ON THE LOT, CONSUMER DID NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER, AND HAS SINCE PURCHASED AN ENGINE FROM HER PERSONAL MECHANIC.*JB

CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE GASKET REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED. THE NOTIFACTION ALSO INDICATED A WARANTY OF 7YRS AND/OR 100,000 MILES. TS *TT

THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SIDE PAN GASKET, HEAT, POWER WINDOW, DEFROSTER, DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WERE ALL REPLACED, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE RIGHT CALIPER WAS LEAKING.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO LETTERS CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE LETTER PERTAINED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF 48 DAYS AND 6,431 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OVER HEATED AND FAILED. NOW, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPECTS A FULL REFUND OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIR. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ABOUT A YEAR A GO AND HAD THE GAS TANK FIX BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN IT AND IS NOW LEAKING GAS AGAIN AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN . TS

CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. CONSUMER PROACTIVELY REQUESTED A HEAD GASKET SERVICE CHECK ON MARCH 24, 2000. AT THE TIME THERE WERE NO LEAKS DETECTED AND THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRADE IN. ON SEP 7TH 2002, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT TURNED OVER WITHOUT STARTING. CONSUMER WAITED AND TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME, COOLANT POURED OUT OF THE BOTTOM. THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE 7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE TRADE IN. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION IN 2000 FOR POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THAT COMPONENT TO 7 YRS/100,000 MILES. OUR WINDSTAR IS NOW INOPERABLE DUE TO A FAILED HEAD GASKET AND WE ARE TOLD BY FORD THAT WE ARE NO LONGER COVERED. MR

VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE ENGINE RACED AT 4000 RPM. AND THERE WAS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. DEALER NOTIFIED. * MR DEALER FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS. HE FELT THAT AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MASS AIR FLOW CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO RECALL ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS GIVING PROBLEM, THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT,DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF RECALL WARRANTY. NLM SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL # 98 M 01 DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEM CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING WITH VEHILCE, WHICH IS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MUST FAIL BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE, ONCE IT FAILED THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*MR *JB

#4 HEAD GASKET FAILED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE FAILURE BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPLACMENT NECESSARY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED 9 MONTHS AGO BUT THE VAN ONLY HAS 65K MILES.*AK

IT IS APPARENT THAT THE FORD 3.8 L IS EXPERIENCE HEAD GASKET FAILURES. ALTHOUGH I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, THEY FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY ISSUED AS A CUSTOMER SATSIFACTION PROGRAM HAD EXPIRED. IN FORD'S LETTER OF 1998 THEY DID ADVISE ME OF POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, I TO BRING TO A DEALER IF SOMETHING WAS NOTED TO HAPPEN, WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IS HAVE THE DEALERS CHECK THESE ENGINES AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT THE ONLY WAY WE AS THE CONSUMER WILL KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZES. WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS MANUFAXTURE TO OWN TO A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, HIGHWAY DEATHS?*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHCILE STARTED SHAKING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON.HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, NOT VERY HELPFUL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS 7 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE HEAD GASKET IS FAILING NOW, 20 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ELK GROVE FORD AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAY THAT IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED! IN GOOD FAITH FORD SHOULD REPAIR THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART THAT WASN'T DETECTED ON A OIL CHANGE NOT TOO LONG AGO!*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS AND SMELLS LIKE ANTI FREEZE BURNING. IT'S MAKING A WIERD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET.*AK *JB

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER SENT HIM A RECALL IN MARCH OF 2000 FOR HEAD GASKET. AUGUST OF 2000 VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHICH CAME FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

WE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE IN 2000 AND WE WERE NOT INFORMED THAT FORD HAD GENEROUS REPAIR FOR THEIR HEAD GASKETS. WE MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILEAGE, BUT NOT THE TIMEFRAME FOR TWO MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OR TOLD WHEN WE PURCHASE THE VAN. THE ESTISMATE COST IS GOING TO BE AROUND 1600.00 DOLLARS. I FEEL SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE WE WERE NEVER INFORMED.*AK

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE, THE FIRST OCCASION OCCURRED WHEN A ROD BLEW, THE SECOND OCCUURRENCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, FORD WILL NOT ASSIST CONSUMER AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A NOTIFICATION AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OFFER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

ENGINE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS FAULTY. CONSUMER HAD GASKET REPLACED AT 93000 MILES, 2,000 MILES LATER ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE AS STATED IN RECALL #02-V-101-000. BUT BY THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK HEAD GASKET FAILED. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED 3 WEEKS PAST 2ND EXTENDED WARRENTY BY FORD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THEY WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL 00M09 AND HAD THE HEAD GASKET ON THEIR VEHICLE FAIL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET AND MANIFOLD HAD BLOWN, CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET BEING UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENDED IN JANUARY.*JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES, ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED AT 92,000, ENGINE FAILED (ROD BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND ROD) SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHUTTING DOWN BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FROM PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PROBLEMS AND IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN. ENGINE FAILURE HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENT HAD THE DRIVING SITUATION BEEN DIFFERENT WHEN IT OCCURRED.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKETS COMING LOOSE AND LETTING WATER INTO THE CRANKCASE DILUTING THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND THREE WEEKS LATER THE FIX WAS NO MORE AND THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE. *JG

CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE HEAD GASKET, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED THE WARRANTY ENDED IN AUGUST 2001 CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE WARRANTY COVERED UP TO A TIME PERIOD 0R 100,000 MILES AND CONSUMER HAD 68,000 ON THE VEHICLE.*JB