1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE. DEALER SAYS HEAD GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FORD OFFERED PROGRAM UNTIL 12/31/98 IF HEAD GASKET BLEW. (FORD DID NOT MAKE ME AWARE OF THIS PROGRAM, HAD I KNOW, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR). OUR HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 19 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED AT THE RELATIVELY LOW SPEED. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW BUT IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR A FULL RECALL. ANY HELP IN BRINGING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD SO THAT A RECALL WILL OCCURR WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

FORD HAVE A RECALL ON THERE 95 WINDSTAR HEADGASKET.I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ANNOBODY CALL ME.WELL ON 12/31/98 MY HEADGASKET BLEW,HAPPEN AROUND 8.00PM.WE CALL BUT THET WAS CLOSE AN NEXT DAY WAS NEW YEAR.SO WE CALL FIRST THING MONDAY MORN.WE ASK THEM DID THEY HAVE A RECALL OUT FOR BLOW HEADGASKET AN THEY SAID YES,,THEY ASK FOR OUR VAN NUMBER AN WE GAVE IT TO THEM AN THEY SAID OUR VAN NUMBER WAS IN THE LIST.WELL THEY CAME AN PICKUP VAN AN ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER I TALK TO THEM AN THEY SAY THEY WANT PAY FOR IT,THEY SAY I CALL TO LATE,I SURE HAVE GOT THE VAN IN BEFORE 12/31/

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE COOLANT. DEALER SAID ENGINE HEAD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

EVERY GASKET ON THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING, INCLUDING ENGINE HEAD GASKET/TRANSMISSION GASKET/THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND THE VALUE COVER GASKET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

THE ENGINE STARTS TO OVERHEAT AND THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES COLD. DEALER SAYS ITS A BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS BUSTED AND OIL LEAKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SIEZE UP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

KNOWN HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.8L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE USED IN THE WINDSTAR AND THE TAURUS. CONTACTED FORD. GAVE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. OTHER INFO ON THE INTERNET AT A SITE CALLED WWW.FORDWINDSTAR.COM. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO PROMPT A RECALL WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEW HEAD GASKETS. *AK

RECALL NOT IN THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL. STATED ALL PARTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IIN RECALL . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS HEAD GASKETS BLOWING AND FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VAN IS HAVING THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT THIS TIME BUT THERE MAY BE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.

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...

WEAK ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON (DESIGN) CRACKED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

HEAD GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS.

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED. YH

AFTER HEAD GASKET REPL. IT RACED, JERKED, CUT-OUT, AND SHOOK. DEALER "RETORQUED" MOUNTS. NEXT DAY, PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE, ENGINE RACED, CLUNKED, AND ACCELLERATED, IN REVERSE, TO 45 MPH PLOWING CAR THROUGH BRICK WALL IN RESIDENCE TOTALLING CAR, MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE, ONE INJURY TO DRIVER.

IE98080, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OVERHEATING DUE TO THE OIL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALSO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH ALUMINUM FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP INTO HIGH GEAR AT HIGH RPMS, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS. THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING AND THE TAIL PIPE STARTED SMOKING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

IE98080, THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKETS 2 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I WAS INFORMED BY RAMP FORD IN NY THAT THE HEAD GASKETS NEEDED REPLACEMENT - THIS WAS DONE NO CHARGE . BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CASE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING AND SHOULD BE REPLACED . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS PART IS COVERED BY A RECALL .

IE 98 080;TIMING GASKET IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING THE HEADGASKETS TO FAIL. DEALER ARE AWARE OF DEFECT. *AK

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FORD IS AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT IS PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE. I WAS CAUGHT IN HEAVY, FAST MOVING TRAFFIC WHEN GASKET BLEW ENDANGERING ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN. NOW I FIND FORD IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. ISN'T IT TIME FOR NHTSA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? IT BECAME A SAFTEY ISSUE FOR ME WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE PUT AT RISK!

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD NO PRESSURE, CAUSING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO SLAM INTO GEAR, MAKING A LOUD CLOCKING NOISE. ALSO, THE CAR JERKED DUE TO BAD ENGINE GASKETS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED AND ONLY HAD 35000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE JUNE 1997. SINCE PURCHASE, IT HAS NEVER SHOWN OVERHEATING. THE HEAD GASKET SHOWED ZERO COMPRESSION AT A SHOP WE TOOL IT IN TO, MEANING IT FAILED. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AL PACKER WEST IN ROYAL PALM, FLORIDA TO EFFECT REPAIR. THE REPAIR PERSON IN SERVICE TOLD US THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COST AND ALL INCIDENTAL COSTS. WE HAD TO RENT A SMALL DODGE NEON FOR A 2 WEEK PERIOD, $300.00 BIL. FORD SAYS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE CAR RENTAL. THEY DID COVER THE ENGINE GASKET AND VALVE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD ALSO COVER ALL INCIDENTALS. AL PACKER WEST TOLD US THAT THE REPAIR PERSON WE HAD DEALT WITH, TONY, WAS NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY. AL PACKER ORIGINALLY TOLD US THE VAN WOULD BE READY ON TUESDAY...

HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILED.

HEAD GASKET BLEW.

ENGINE HEA DGASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/TRANSMISSION/ABS/BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH/TIE ROD AND POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/WATER PUMP SEALS, AND TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR FAILED.

TRANSMISSION/ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

ENGINE PISTON ROD BEARING FAILED.

CRACKED HEAD GASKET.

TIMING CHAIN CASING FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

TWO ENGINE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF HEAD GASKET/CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. (QCAW)

WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH A ROD BLOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAULTY HEAD GASKET, BEGAN OVERHEATING ON THE WAY HOME, HEAD GASKET FAILED, REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. RETURN TO THE GARAGE AND FOUND 3 OXYGENATORS, DEALER SAID THAT IT IS MISSING 3 BOLTS NEEDED TO STABILIZE THE ENGINE AND THAT NONE OF THE BOLTS ARE TORQUED PROPERLY, CAUSING THE STARTER AND FLYWHEEL TO DESTROY ITSELF. IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE BOLTS TO HAVE WORKED LOOSE IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IF PROPERLY INSTALLED.

TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DID A TRANSAXLE REPAIR, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR/ HEAD GASKETS/ INTAKE MANIFOLD/ ABS SYSTEM, AND REAR WIPER SWITCH MOTOR. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO GASKET FAILURE. ENGINE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. OWNER WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL AT REPAIR SHOP; NEVER RECEIVED FORMAL NOTICE.

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 43,000 MILES. ALSO PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE PISTONS TO OVERHEAT. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. A HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO FAIL.

HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT AN ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATER, AND THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. LESS THEN TWO DAYS AFTERWARDS, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS MODEL YEAR WINDSTAR I AM TOLD IS NOTORIOUS FOR HEAD GASKETS FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE. FORD STATES THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 36000 MILES.

ENGINE BLEW HEAD GASKET. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID HEAD GASKETS FAILED IN 3.8 LITER MOTOR. HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. FORD & OWNER SPLIT COST. *AK