1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIR DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60000. *MJS

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60000. *MJS

CONSUMER WAS DENIED RECALL REPAIRS (MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING HEAD GASKETS) DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE CUT OFF, THE VEHICLE IS NOW EXPERIENCING LEAKING FROM THE FRONT CASE WHICH IS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 52,000 AND AT 103,000 MILES. WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE COMPENSATION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECTED PRODUCT. *AK

HEADGASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL. WATER PUMP GASKET REPLACED AT OWNER COST. VEHICLE IS NOW RUNNING POORLY (SUSPECT SAME FAILURE OR FAILED ENGINE CRANK AND BEARINGS) AND LEAKING OIL FROM MAIN SEAL. ANOTHER 1000 DOLLAR REPAIR ACCORDING TO DEALER.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A CARPART AND NOTICED OIL STAINES ON ROAD. AND THERE WAS CORROSION INSIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER UNDER STATED THE ODOMETER READING WHEN THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *YH

VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO CONSUMER WITH A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET ON NOV. 30, 2000. PROGRAM ENDED IN OCTOBER, 2000. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

HEAD GASKETS: VAN PURCHASED IN MARCH 2000 FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP - MILEAGE 91,000. AT 102,637 HEAD GASKETS BLOWN & POSSIBLY CRACKED HEAD. NOTIFIED FORD THEY STATED THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM IN MAY 2000 AND BECAUSE WE WERE OVER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. NOW IT IS COSTING US $3,500 FOR A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS ALSO NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. I SPOKE WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE AT FORD HEADQUARTERS THAT THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT COULD OVERRIDE THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO AT FORD HQ WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AND REALLY COULDN'T CARE LESS. I INFORMED HER THAT IT WAS UNFAIR THAT THIS LETTER WAS SENT OUT IN...

I HAVE HAD 2 HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPAIRED BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY @ A COST OF $2378.60. IT FAILED AGAIN 38,000 MILES LATER. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A COST OF $2,003.97. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER AND CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE ORGANIZATION BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE SECOND FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY MAKE THE REPAIRS THE FIRST TIME RESULTING IN THE SECOND FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR A SOLUTION. PLEASE HELP!! *AK

WE PREVIOUSLY HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE THROUGH A FORD RECALL. NOW, THE ENGINE HAS SPUN A ROD BEARING AT THE CRANK SHAFT. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE 1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE OVERALL.*AK

HEAD GASKET WENT, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RADIATOR OR TIMING COVER GASKET WHICH ARE BOTH DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE RADIATOR IS SEPARATING AT THE SEAMS DUE TO FUEL GETTING INTO IT FROM THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THE TIMING GASKET IS ALSO DAMAGED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF FUEL INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THEY WANTED US TO PAY $1,400 TO FIX EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE?

THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES IF IT OCCURED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

NOTHING NEW TO NTSA: HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER ROTTING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DOOR AGAR LIGHT ON, ETC....YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR AND RELATED PROBLEMS!*AK

OUR HEAD GASKETS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WARNING WAS AN ERRACTIC TEMPATURE GAUGE. WE ARE AIR FORCE OFFICERS SERVING IN THE UK AND TRANSPORTED THE VEHICHLE WITH US. WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE VEHICLE, AND WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A VERY LONG TIME DUE TO VERY SHORT SUPPLY OF PARTS IN THE UK. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO FIND OUT THAT FORD WAS AND IS WELL AWARE OF THIS FAILURE, YET REFUSES TO PAY THE COST. I WOULD NEVER SELL MY CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE KNOWING FULL WELL THE HEADGASKETS ARE GOING TO BLOW, SO FORD HAS KNOWLINGLY STUCK ALL WINDTAR OWNERS WITH THIS HUGE BILL. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THIER KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS A KNOWN FORD DEFECT, 3.8 LT ENGINE WITH FAULTY HEAD GASKET. OUR ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTED 400 MILES FROM HOME. FORD IS UN CO OPERATIVE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBLITY FOR, UNNECESSARY COST ARE BEING INCURRED BY OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES, HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE FOULING OUT THE SPARK PLUGS, AND OXYGEN SENSORS, WHEN ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTS AS MINE DID FORD,TO REFUSES REPLACE PLUGS, WIRES, AND GASKETS. THE FORD DEALER THAT "REPAIRED" MY VEHICLE ALSO CHARGED ME LABOR COSTS TO INSTALL THE PARTS THAT FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

FORD HAS AGREED TO REPAIR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET VIA THEIR OWNERSHIP NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS HANDLED AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF AN ONP, SINCE (1) I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND (2) THERE WOULD BE NO 7-YEAR EXPIRATION DATE OF THE NOTIFICATION. *AK

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEATING SYSTEM AND MY CAR OVERHEATING. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, AND FORD MOTORS WILL NOT FIX IT NOR REIMBURSE ME. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I AM 18000 MILES OVER THE ALLOWED LIMIT. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR A UNLIMITED EXTENDED WARANTEE.

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE STARTER & BELIEVED TO BE WATER PUMP ALSO WENT OUT..ALL WITH IN 2 DAYS....NO NOTICE AT ALL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GASKET BLEW.COVERED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE WHICH FILLED MY WHOLE BACKYARD.I TURMED THE VAN OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START...I CONTACTED PAYDAYS SOUTH WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN WHEN THEY DIRECTED ME TO RICART FORD IN COLUMBUS,OHIO.THEY HAD BELIEVED IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY.I SPOKE WITH A KEVIN DANIELS AT RICART WHO WAS VERY NICE AND IS GOING TO SET UP A APPT FOR US....ALSO WHEN WE REPLACED THE STARTER..WE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VAN AND IT MADE TWO VERY LOUD CLANKING NOISES.WHICH LEFT ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMAGES DONE TO THE ENGINE.

ON 9/15/00, AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS OF RESEARCH, JERRY'S FORD OF ANNANDALE (703) 256-5000 CONCLUDED THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING AT 35-40MPH, 50MPH, AND 60MPH WAS DUE TO A LEAKING PISTON AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 85,548 MILES. MY INVOICE READ: NEEDS ENGINE. FORD OFFERED 50/50 SPLIT. OWNER ADVISED. AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT FAILURE WAS NOT IMMINENT, I DECIDED TO WAIT. BY NOVEMBER, THE NOISE HAD WORSENED, BUT JERRYS FORD COULD NOT GET A REPLACEMENT ENGINE UNTIL JANUARY. I CALLED SHEEHY FORD ON 11/3 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DAVID GARRETT FOR 11/6. I TOLD DAVID ABOUT THE 50/50 OFFER FROM FORD ON THE INVOICE, SHOWED IT TO HIM ON 11/6 WHEN I DROPPED OFF MY VAN, AND FAXED A COPY THAT DAY. HE CALLED ME LATER AND SAID ALL THE WORK WOULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL NOON ON 11/7 AND THAT...

THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN BY FORD AND THE FACT THAT THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA WILL NOT FIX THE HEAD GASKET, BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENGINE IS SUSPECTIBLE. THIS REPAIR COULD COST ME 4000 DOLLARS VERSUS THE TYPICAL 1000 TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

1999 ENGINE REPAIR WAS HEAD GASKET COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 2000 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. *AK

FRONT COVER GASKET OF TIMING CHAIN IS LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL SYSTEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON OUR 95 FORD WINDSTAR. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR SECONDARY DAMAGE (TIMING COVER GASKET) WE HAD TO PAY $840. SMALL CLAIMS COURT AGAINST FORD ON 12/12/00. HOPE TO GATHER AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE. EMAIL [email protected]. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET ISSUE IS WLL KNOWN TO FORD, AS THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7YRS/100,000 MILES, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE I HAVE PASSED 100,000 (BY 300 MILES) WARRANTY IS INVALID...APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM MAY BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CONSIDER A RECALL. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS SHE INCURRED. *SLC

ALREADY REPLACE HEAD GASKET NOW TIMING GASKET LEAKING. *AK

WE BROUGHT IN VEHICLE FOR REPAIR OF COOLANT LEAK DIAGNOSED AS TIMING CHIAN COVER GASKET BY AUTOFAIR FORD IN MANCHESTER NH. CHARGED 630.00 RECIEVED CAR BACK ON THURSDAY THE 9TH OF NOVEMBER TODAY THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER I HAVE EXPERIANCED SOME FORM OF ENGINE FAILURE!*AK

WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO CRACKED FORWARD PISTON WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN SPEED. ALSO, ENGINE BLEWOUT ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAD GASKET.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE REPAIRED HOWEVER HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND LEAKAGE, WHICH REQUIRES ENGINE REPLACEMENT.*ET

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING LEAK, AFTER REPAIR OF THE GASKET THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM

ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT DUE TO A DEFAULTED ENGINE GASKET. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET,FORD ENGINE REPLACED, HEAD GASKET GOING .ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN.THOUSANDS OF MY MONEY SPENT FOR REPAIRS WITH PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING.NO RELIEF FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. YEARS OF AGGRAVIATION &OUT-PUT OF MONIES.REPAIRS, RENTAL CARS,ETC.*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED 3 TIMES STARTING OCTOBER 24TH, 1997. PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. DEALER HAS SENT A LETTER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WARRANTY WAS UP AT 100,000. CONSUMER ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES TO GO. ENGINE BLEWOUT THE FIRST TIME. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED, SUCH AS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE.*AK

CONSUMER REPLACED ENGINE AND COMPUTER DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE DEALING WITH HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THIS DUE TO VEHICLE MILEAGE BEING OVER 60,000, EGR VALVE WAS ALSO REPLACED WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I HAD THE HEAD GASKET FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL; ONE WEEK LATER THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, AND IT REQUIRED A NEW LONG BLOCK AND ASSORTED PARTS. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS, AND NEVER EXPLAINED WETHER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR A MHUMAN FAILURE. IT THEN, ONE WEEK LATER, STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WITH THE CAR SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WASNT THEIR FAULT, AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE, YET THIS WASNT HAPPENING BEFORE THEY TOOK MY CAR APART. I STILL HAVE THE CAR, DRIVING IT ONLY AS ABSOLUTLE NECESSARY; I CANT AFFORD THE REPAIRS AND DONT FEEL IM RESPONSIBLE. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A TERRIBLE TRACK RECORD FOR DEFECTS.

BOTH GASKETS BLEW OUT, FORD DECIDED TO REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*ET

BOTH GASKETS BLEW OUT, FORD DECIDED TO REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*ET

HEAD GASKET, TIMIMG COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET FAILED. *ET

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED SMOKE, ANTI- FREEZE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN JULY OF 1999 WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A CROSS COUNTYR TRIP. THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, FORD CLAIMED NO DEFECT OR RESPONSIBILITY EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. CALLS FOR LEGAL ACTION PRODUCED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE BUT WE ABSORBED ALL THE ASSOCIATED COSTS. IN NOVEMBER 0F 1999 THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY, AGAIN FORD SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINES, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS INSTEAD.*AK

WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND ENGINE EXPLODED. COOLANT SYSTEM MIXED IN WITH THE OIL ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PRIOR TO ENGINE EXPLODING, HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DEALER & IT CAUGHT FIRE. WAS NOTIFIED PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE (TWICE). IT NEEDED REPLACING.*AK

FIRST HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 59000 MILES, NEW ENGINE REPLACED AND HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN AT 101,000 MILES. *ET

HEAD GASKET BLEW. *ET

ON 2/22/00 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE 1995 3.8L ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKET ON 2/28/00. THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 100,000 MILE RECALL ON THE ENGINE. ON 4/28/00 THE ENGINED FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 495 IN MA WITH A SPEED OF 60 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS FROM LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE REPLACED HEAD GASKET THAT RESULT IN WIPING THE BEARING AND #5 & 6 CYLINDERS. AT FIRST THE DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE WORK. ON 5/16/00, THE DEALER FINALLY WARRANTY THE WORK AND STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD TAKE 2-5 WEEKS TO RECEIVE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL MID JULY. A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFFERED TO ME UNTIL I HAD TO RAISE A LITTLE STINK AT THE DEALER ON 6/20/00. I ALSO INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER EVER RESPONED. COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS A...

THEY WOULD COVER THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT NOT THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE-1500 DOLLARS WORTH. I HAVE A LETTER SAYING THEY COVER RELATED PROBLEMS, BUT NOW FORD SAYS IT IS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEY AREN'T COVERING THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE HEAD GASKETS. *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

I ALSO HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL ON OUR FORD WINDSTAR. SO , THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS PER THE RECALL BY FORD AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE MENTIONED DEALER WHO DID THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY FOUND NO OIL LEAKS AND SAID THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK IN FOR 5000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I DROVE THE CAR 6000 MILES AND LOGGED THE MILEAGEAND THE AMOUNT OF OIL EVERY TIME WE HAD TO ADD IT. WE WERE BURNING 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THE CARS WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2000 AS PERF THERE REQUEST TO RETURN ONCE THE ENGINE WAS "BROKEN IN". THEY RAN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND REQUESTED THAT...

FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ABOUT MARCH 2000, SECOND OCCURANCE ON AUGUST 10, 2000. VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS. FORD MOTORS CANNOT TELL DEALER OR MYSELF WHEN TO EXPECT PART OR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. ONLY RESPONSE FROMFORD WAS AFTER I WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF CONTACTING THEM THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE AMBIGOUS RESPONSE I WAS GIEN AT THIS TIME. "YOUR PART IS ON EMERGENCY ORDER & WILL BE SHIPPED IT HAS TO COME FROM BACK EAST." *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

I ALSO HAD THE HEAD GASKET FAIL ON OUR FORD WINDSTAR. SO , THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE AS PER THE RECALL BY FORD AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER THE LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL, IT WAS NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. IT WAS FILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE MENTIONED DEALER WHO DID THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THEY FOUND NO OIL LEAKS AND SAID THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BREAK IN FOR 5000 MILES. MY WIFE AND I DROVE THE CAR 6000 MILES AND LOGGED THE MILEAGEAND THE AMOUNT OF OIL EVERY TIME WE HAD TO ADD IT. WE WERE BURNING 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. THE CARS WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER IN APRIL 2000 AS PERF THERE REQUEST TO RETURN ONCE THE ENGINE WAS "BROKEN IN". THEY RAN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND REQUESTED THAT...