1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. YH

ONGOING LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURTER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S ENTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES. *AK

TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET IS PREMATURELY LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK 95 WINDSTARS WERE RECALLED FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILURES. ON ALL MOST ALL OF THESE RECALLS THE FRONT TIMNING CHAIN GASKETS ARE LEAKING. *YH

VEHICLE WAS LOSING COOLANT, AND THERE WAS ALSO A FUNNY SMELL. HOWEVER, COOLIANT WAS NOT NOTICEABLY LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. *AK

ON 5-15-00 I BROUGHT MY WINDSTAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO LOSE COOLANT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET AND THAT ALL COSTS WOULD BE COVERED BY FORD DUE TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP IT DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR PROPERLY. ON RETURNING HOME(1/2 MILE) I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE VAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND WOULD COST ALMOST $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED FORD AND MUST NOW WAIT FOR TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE I WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE DEALER. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED REQUIRING UPPER HALF OF ENGINE REPLACED. 1 WEEK AFTER GETTING MINIVAN BACK, SPUN A ROD IN THE ENGINE, REQUIRING ENGINE BEING REPLACED. 1 MONTH AFTER GETTING BACK W/REBUILT ENGINE, TRANSMISSION FAILED REQUIRING NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATES THAT HEAD GASKET AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES I EXPERIENCED ARE VERY COMMON WITH '95 WINDSTAR. FORD NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING ME W/PROBLEMS. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW AND FORD DECIDED NOT TO COMPENSTATE US SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER THE "MAGICAL" 100,000 NOT TO HAPPY CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS FORD IS HAVING WITH THESE HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINES FOR THE 1995 WINDSTARS. CAN YOU HELP US?????????? THANK YOU, STEVE CHIODINI

AFTER INITIALLY GETTING THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE IN DEC. 1999, THE VAN HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS IN MARCH 2000. THE SYMPTOMS WERE NO HEAT, IRRADIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE. I BROUGHT THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 2000. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INITIALLY THE ESTIMATE WAS FOR $900 BUT I HAD COMPLAINED TO FORD MOTOR AND THE DEALER (ABLE FORD) CHARGED ME $715 FOR THE REPAIR. NOW THE VAN STARTED TO EXHIBIT AN ERRATIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE, THE NEEDLE GOING UP AND DOWN PROBABLY FROM AIR POCKETS IN THE SYSTEM, AND RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH. MY DILEMA IS WHETHER OR NOT TO TRUST THE DEALER AND FORD TO DIAGNOSE, AND FIX THE CAR PROPERLY. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW ON HIGHWAY. FORD WILL COVER REPAIR UP TO 100,000 MILES ONLY, PER NOTIFICATION LETTER IN MARCH 2000. IF VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,00 MILES THE $1300 REPAIR IS CUSTOMERS PROBLEM FOR FORD'S KNOWN-DESIGN FLAW!*AK

HEAD GASKETT FAILED LETTING WATER INTO BLOCK. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING FROM TIME I TOOK CAR HOME. WAS AN ITERMITTENT PROBLEM ON AND OFF UNTIL SEAL FINALLY GAVE WAY COMPLETELY. IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS NEVER PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. NOW WHEN I TAKE IT IN, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS LIKE MINE, THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY KNOW THE GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR COMPLETELY (ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS). OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE VALVE COVER GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AMONGST MANY OTHERS. FORD SHOULD DO MUCH MORE FOR THE 1995 OWNERS THAN THEY HAVE DONE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE EXPENSIVE TIMING CASE COVER OR HEAD GASKET FAILURE WOULD HAVE OCCURED AS PER MY MECHANIC. *AK

MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND AS SOON AS I HAD MY WINDSTAR IN THE SHOP, FOUR OTHER WINDSTARS CAME IN WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! AND WERE IN A SMALL TOWN AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN BOSENHEIM,GERMANY. WE ARE ALL SOLDIERS STATIONED IN BAD KREUZNACH, GERMANY.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00M09 CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO HEAD GASKETS FAILURES, THE SECOND FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. NM

RECALL 99S33 SAYS "WINDSTAR MAY BE EXPOSED TO VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES IN MY AREA AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE RMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK IN MY VEHICLE MAY CRACK AS A RESULT OF TEMPERATURES. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER WILL INSTALLED A REVISED FUEL TANK STRAP AND A SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FUEL TANK BRACE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL TANK STRESS CRACKS ON THE WINDSTAR. IN THE CARE WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS ALREADY LEAKING FROM A STRESS CRACK, A REPLACEMENT TANK WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE. MY QUESTION IS - IF THE CRACKS ARE CAUSED FROM VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES, HOW CAN A FUEL TANK STRAP AND A FUEL TANK BRACE ELIMINATE POTENTIAL FUEL TANK STRESS CRACKS ON THIS VEHICLE. SEEMS THIS PROCEDURE MAY STABILIZE THE FUEL TANK BUT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STRESS CRACKS...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN JULY 1997 WITH 32,000 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND THEY STILL SQUEAK. THE AIRBAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, LUCKILY UNDER FEDERAL WARRANTY. THEN IN JUNE 1999, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE STRAPS CAUSED IT TO CRACK. FORD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. IN JANUARY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES IN CERTAIN STATES, NOT NJ, FORD WOULD NOT BEND, DESPITE MY LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS. IN LATE MARCH 2000, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AS DID MY ABS LIGHT. MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN. SINCE MY AIRBAG WAS FIXED OVER 12 MONTHS AGO, IT WAS NOT COVERED. MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON APRIL 11 AND STAYED ON FOR TWO...

THE ABS BRAKES WERE INSPECTED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, AND THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO ACT ERRATICALLY. ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS WARRANTY IN 1998 BUT IT CONTINUED TO LEAK SMALL AMOUNTS. THE TIMING CHAIN GASKET IS NOW LEAKING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE IN FEBRUARY 1999 (WE'VE REPORTED IT HERE EARLIER) ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE WELL KNOWN BY FORD, BUT EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, IT HAS STONEWALLED US AND OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ABS ARE DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARDS, AND THE ENGINE DAMAGE THAT CAN RESULT FROM THE GASKET FAILURES CAN LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT NOTICE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS, AND REVERSE GEAR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE HAD TO FORD MANY TIMES IN LAST 5 YEARS (WHEN UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT OR FIX SAYING "THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE" (DON'T THINK THAT'S TRUE SINCE THERE ARE DAYS I CAN'T BACK MY VAN UP). FORD HAS NEVER OWNED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. THE 1995 WINDSTAR IS A LEMON WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE A LEAKY ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND SPONGY/FAULTY ABS BRAKES. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW, LEAKING TIMING BELT GASKET, BLOWN SPEED SENSOR, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS

ANTI- FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AT THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE TWO PRIOR GASKET FAILURES WERE REPAIRED AT THE DEALORSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AT NO CHARGE. I WAS INFORMED BY THE FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER MY VEHICLE HAS 118,000 AND IS NO LONGER COVERED. *AK

WENT TEN MILES, STOPED FOR 30 MINUTES. RESTARTED AND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. *AK

TIMING COVER GASKET IS A $30 PART THAT CANNOT BE REACHED UNLEES THE MOTOR IS TAKEN OUT FOR AN ADDITIONAL $750. IN LABOR. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE OF THE WAY FORD BUILT THE WINDSTAR. THEY ADVERTISE FORD BUILT TOUGH AND BUILT TO LAST. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF A GASKET ON THIS CAR. IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT IS BUILT TO LAST. FORD SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE AND SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR.

RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE ON HEAD GASKET. WHEN VAN BEGAN OVERHEATING AND USING COOLANT I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET CHECKED. IT WAS FOUND TO BE BAD AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED TIMING COVER GASKET AND FOUND IT WAS ALSO LEAKING BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS FOR THE TIMING COVER GASKET AND MECHANIC ADVISED IT WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IF I WATCH COOLANT LEVEL UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAME APPARENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND THEN COULD NOT BE PUT IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REBUILDING. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET; 2.5 MONTHS LATER, BAD WATER PUMP AND TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL NEEDED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET RECALL WORK WAS DONE . ENGINE OVERHEATED AND FAILED ONE MONTH LATER .ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED .THEY FOUND OTHERE GASKETS THAT ALSO WENT BAD AS IN THE TIMMING CHAIN COVER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER HAVING REPAIRED TO HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE BLOCK. FORD DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY CONNECTION. *AK

SEEKING ASST FOR REPAIR OF APPARENT DEFECT AS 60% OF ONLINE REPORTED INCIDENTS INVOLVE HEAD GASKETS. 2ND TIME HEAD GASKETS BLEW W/ 117132 MILES. 1ST TIME AT 83,000 MILES REPAIRED. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD HEAD GASKET FAILURE TWICE IN TWO YEARS AND 20,000 MILES APART. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO HEAD GASKETS FAILURES, THE SECOND FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. NM

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING COOLANT LOSS. NLM

WE HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES. WE NOW HAVE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH MY 3.8 LITER FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE. THE REASON I COULD NOT PROVIDE THE VIN # IS BECAUSE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT THIS MOMENT BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS APPROXIMATELY $2,500. *AK

THE FAILURE IS WITH THE HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS AND WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. FORD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE OF THIS PROBLEM TO 100,000 MILES BUT I HAD 114,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IF THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WHETHER OR NOT IT IS OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ENGINE HAS STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVY. I PAID ONCE BEFORE TO HAVE A NEW HEAD GASKET AND HEADS PUT IN. FORD SEND OUT A LETTER FOR DEFECTED HEADS AND GASKETS BEFORE. I CALLED UP FORD AFTER RECEIVING THIS LETTER AND WAS REFUNDED MY MONEY FOR HEAD JOB. 7 MONTHS LATER THIS SAME VAN, JUST QUIT RUNNING SO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CLAMP,AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THAT SAME DAY THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THE REASON FOR THIS I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE EVERYTIME I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LIGHT,THEY JUST TELL ME IT'S A SENSOR. I NEVER COULD GET THIS FIXED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN. NOW THIS VAN IS SMOKING FROM THE TAILPIPE AGAIN WITH THE PROBLEM AS BEFORE SO I CALLED FORD AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THER WAS NOTHING THEY...

THIS MINIVAN WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE. AFTER HAVING THE HEAD GASKETS CHECKED AND TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 58702 MILES MY GASKETS WENT @ 66940, TRANSMISSION @68420,ENGINE REPLACED AT 71843 MILES. ALL THIS HAPPENED AT OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. MY DAUGHTER IS A SOFTBALL PITCHER AND THE TRANNY WENT ON MY WAY TO A RURAL TOWN TOURNY, THE ENGINE WENT OVER 100 MILES FROM HOME ON OUR WAY TO STATE TOURNEY WHICH WE SENT OUR DAUGHTER WITH THE COACH. BUT WE MISSED IT. AFTER HAVING THE ENGINGE REPLACED WITH A USED ONE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY MY POER STEERING WENT AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE FLUID SPRAYING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL HOSE WAS USED WITH THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. NEW HOSE WAS ROUTED A DIFFERENT WAY SO THE HOSE WASN'T SO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. I WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A...

THE FAILURE IS WITH THE HEAD GASKET WHICH CAUSES COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS AND WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. FORD EXTENDED THE COVERAGE OF THIS PROBLEM TO 100,000 MILES BUT I HAD 114,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IF THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WHETHER OR NOT IT IS OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ENGINE HAS STARTED TO SMOKE HEAVY. I PAID ONCE BEFORE TO HAVE A NEW HEAD GASKET AND HEADS PUT IN. FORD SEND OUT A LETTER FOR DEFECTED HEADS AND GASKETS BEFORE. I CALLED UP FORD AFTER RECEIVING THIS LETTER AND WAS REFUNDED MY MONEY FOR HEAD JOB. 7 MONTHS LATER THIS SAME VAN, JUST QUIT RUNNING SO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST SAID IT WAS A LOOSE CLAMP,AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THAT SAME DAY THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THE REASON FOR THIS I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE EVERYTIME I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LIGHT,THEY JUST TELL ME IT'S A SENSOR. I NEVER COULD GET THIS FIXED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN. NOW THIS VAN IS SMOKING FROM THE TAILPIPE AGAIN WITH THE PROBLEM AS BEFORE SO I CALLED FORD AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THER WAS NOTHING THEY...

THIS MINIVAN WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE. AFTER HAVING THE HEAD GASKETS CHECKED AND TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 58702 MILES MY GASKETS WENT @ 66940, TRANSMISSION @68420,ENGINE REPLACED AT 71843 MILES. ALL THIS HAPPENED AT OUR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. MY DAUGHTER IS A SOFTBALL PITCHER AND THE TRANNY WENT ON MY WAY TO A RURAL TOWN TOURNY, THE ENGINE WENT OVER 100 MILES FROM HOME ON OUR WAY TO STATE TOURNEY WHICH WE SENT OUR DAUGHTER WITH THE COACH. BUT WE MISSED IT. AFTER HAVING THE ENGINGE REPLACED WITH A USED ONE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY MY POER STEERING WENT AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE FLUID SPRAYING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL HOSE WAS USED WITH THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. NEW HOSE WAS ROUTED A DIFFERENT WAY SO THE HOSE WASN'T SO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. I WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A...

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET DEFECT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE WEREN'T THE ORIGINAL OWNERS THEREFORE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE; THEY TOLD US 'TOUGH'. WE ATTEMPTED TO ESCALATE THE PROBLEM AND THREE DAYS LATER A 'SUPERVISOR' LEFT US A MSG. ON OUR ANSWERING MACHINE TELLING US FORD WILL DO NOTHING! THEY HAD OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ALMOST 30 DAYS WHILE WE STRUGGLED TO SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS (~$1200.00). COMPUTER FAILURE INCIDENT: WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A 'DPF SENSOR' THAT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR AND BEFORE WE PICKED UP THE VAN. NOW WE WERE TOLD THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS GONE AND THE CODE WASN'T COMING UP SAYING THE DPF SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. $530.00 LATER, WE TAKE THE VAN HOME AND THE CHECK...

I KEPT BURNING OUT BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE WHOLE BRAKE LINE BLEW UP CAUSED FROM HEAT. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINE MELTED DUE TO PLACEMENT NEXT TO HEAT FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A VERY SERIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. POTENTIAL FIRE AND FATALITY SAFETY ISSUE! LINE NEEDS HEAT RESISTER SHIELD NEXT TO CONVERTER. HEAD GASKET BLEW BUT DEALER CLAIMS RECALL ONLY GOES TO 100K MILES AND WON'T COVER BLOWN ENGINE. JUST PAID VAN OFF NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE! EXPECTED MORE THAN 5 YEARS OUT OF IT. THE VAN SHOULD BE RECALLED! *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT. AVERAGE SPEED 35 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE TAKING OFF. FROM A STOP. *AK

RECALL #98-MO1 ON A 1995 FORD WINSTAR - CONTACTED FOR MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE I HAVE 122,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE MY HEAD GASKET FIXED. IF I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL I COULD HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED PRIOR TO THE 100,000 MILES. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS A RECALL WHY DO THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PUT MILEAGE LIMITATION ON THIS. IF THE HEAD GASKET IS A PROBLEM ON THE WINSTAR (95) THEN THEY NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE FORD COMPANIES EXPENSE. JUST BECAUSE MAYBE I MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE BETTER AND IT TOOK LONGER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN I DO NOT KNOW! WHY SHOULD I BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR FAULTY HEAD GASKET. I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR RESPONSIBLITY TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF 1995 WINDSTAR THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT LIKE I BOUGHT THIS USED, I...

AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON WINDSTAR 1995 WAS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION. WELL, I NEVER RECEIVED THIS NOTIFICATION AND HAD I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP TO GO OVER. I UNDERTAND THAT FORD HAS CHANGED ITS LIMITATION FROM 60,000 TO 100,000. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS SO NOW I AM READING ALL THE HORRIBLE STORIES AND HOW PEOPLE WERE TREATED. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THEY HAVE OMMITED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WHY SHOULD OWNER BE PENALIZED AND EXPECTED TO TAKE THE LOSS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PROBLEM WITH THE FORD HEAD GASKET. I HAVE 1979 FORD BRONCO WHICH HAS OVER 200,000 OR EVEN ALOT MORE AND WE HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO THIS VECHICLE ACCEPT REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I...

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, AND WATER WAS GETTING INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

A BROKEN PISTON ROD CAUSED A METALIC RATTLING NOISE. YH

HEAD GASKET FAILED. YH

BLOWN HEAD GASKET DUE TO POOR DESIGN CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. NLM

HEAD GASKET FAILED, FORD WILL NOT COVER VEHICLE DUE TO MILEAGE. NLM