1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MAIN ENGINE BEARING FAILED AT 96,000 MILES AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH IT. TOTAL COST WAS $12,000. SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY; CUSTOMER PAID ONLY THE DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSE. ONLY THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED. OTHER PARTS; HEAD GASKET, SPARK PLUGS ETC WERE NOT. WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING FAILURE: THE ENGINE AGAIN BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 40,000 MILES. LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, NO HEAT, WINDOW DEFROSTER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH ETC. CUSTOMER FINALLY HAD TO JUNK 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. NO SATISFACTION FROM DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *NM

1995 FORD WINDSTAR-ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CYLINDER HEADS RESURFACED, NEW HEAD GASKETS, REPLACED DAMAGED CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AND O2 SENSORS. TOTAL COST $2454.*AK

HAD TO HAVE HEADS REPLACED, ELECTRONIC BRAIN, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

IN JANUARY 2001 I TOOK MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS. UNTIL THEN WE HAD HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ENGINE & WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THAT WAS ALL FINE & GOOD. NOW IN AUGUST 2003 WITH LESS THEN 39,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE, THE HEAD GASKET HAS AGAIN GONE OUT. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEARLERSHIP THAT INSTALLED THE ENGINE & THEY TOLD US THE PROBLEM, ADMITTED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS AGAIN & GAVE US FORD'S CONSUMER NUMBER TO CALL FOR REPAIR. WELL WHEN WE CALLED, TO OUR DISBELIEF, WE WERE TOLD TOUGH IT IS NOW OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OTHER OPTIONS. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A HISSING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HIGH. THE CONSUMER FELT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. *NLM

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR HAS A DEFECT IN THE UPPER ENGINE HEAD GASKETS.

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - THIRD HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 116,000 MILES

FORD WINDSTAR - 1995 - SECOND HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 78,330 MILES

HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART WAS RECALLED, BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. DT

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. HEAD GASKET WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED IN APRIL 2000. 16 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY FORD. CURRENT ENGINE HAS 55,000 MILES -- AND HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE WINDSTAR HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS REPLACED. NOW THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 100, 000 MILES. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS. 1995 WINDSTARS ARE ALL LEMONS AND THE GOVERNMENT AND FORD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS. DT

I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE, THE SLIDING DOOR ,THE SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW FORD IS TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T RECALL THIS ENGINE JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST AND OF COURSE I MISSED THIS BY 6 MONTHS. I'VE CALLED AND I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE OVER 1500.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE IS AN FLAW WITHIN THE ENGINE THAT COULD OCCUR AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS STUCK AT A REST STOP WITH OUR 7 MONTH OLD UNTIL I COULD PCIK HER UP. SHE WAS ON THE WAY DOWN TO MINEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL FOR A VISIT AND OF COURSE DIDN'T MAKE. IT. DT

THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY. PREMATURE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE CAR OWNERS FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. DT

RECALL NOTICE: RECEIVED ONE MAY 2000 FOR 95 FORD WINDSTAR. IT SAYS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR 3.8L ENGINE WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. I AM NOW HAVING THAT PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT EXPIRED FEB 2002. THE COST IS $1000-$2000. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. SINCE FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE DEFECT RIGHT AWAY INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO GO WITH OUT A VAN AND RENT A CAR AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. THANK YOU, [XXX] DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

9/12/02 HEAD GASKET FAILED ON 1995 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NORTH LARSEN FORD IN EMPORIA, KS FOR REPAIR. LEFT HEAD GASKET REPLACED AND TEST DROVE ON 9/16/02. TECHNICIAN FOUND OIL LEAKING AT LEFT HEAD GASKET AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED HEAD AND REPLACED GASKET A SECOND TIME. VEHICLE WAS READY AND RELEASED TO MY SPOUSE 4:00 PM, 9/19/02 WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS SERVICED AND READY. FORD DECLIINED TO COVER FAILURE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURES DUE TO VEHICLE ORIGINAL PURCHASED IN 1994 AND WARRANTY LIMITED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. REPAIR COSTS WERE BILLED TO ME AT $1491.73 AND PAID ON RELEASE. SPOUSE LEFT EMPORIA, KS WITH VEHICLE AT 6:00 PM 9/19/02 AND DROVE TO 550 MILES TO DENVER, CO. SEVEN MILES NORTH OF GOLDEN, CO ON I-70, VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND ENGINE STARTED TO CLATTER. HIWAY PATROL STOPPED TO ASSIST AND WHEN ENGINE OIL...

MY 1995 WINDSTAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS HEAD FAILURE GASKET AT A YOUNG LIFE OF 7 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AND LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( BOWEN SCARFF-KENT WA) RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT BASED ON THEIR VAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FAILURE. FORD AS EXTENDED THE WARRANY TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT IN MY CASE I WAS ONE MONTH OUTSIDE THE 7 YEAR WINDOW. I HAVE CALL VARIOUS FORD AGENCIES AND WRITTEN MULTIPLE LETTERS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION FOR MY REQUEST THAT FORD PAYS THE BILL. APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN MAKE IN BEHALF. THANK YOU- BILL BENSHOOF DT

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILED HEAD GASKET. I WENT ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN TWO GENERAL RECALL PROGRAMS FOR THIS PROBLEM ONE IN MAY 1998 AND ONE IN FEB. 2000. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THESE BUT FORD SAID IT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE BACAUSE THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT UNLESS IT HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1995. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 60,000 MILES AND THREE MONTHS PAST SEVEN YEARS. FORD SAID NTSB HAD REQUIRED THE WARRANTY PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED TWO TIMES AND IF THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT IT WAS A CONTINUALLY RECURRING PROBLEM, THE PERIOD MIGHT BE EXTENDED AGAIN. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE SINCE I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AT ONLY 60,000...

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION IN DETRIOT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRIGHTON FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE, A ENGINE WAS INSTALLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE ALSO. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2001, WE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE FLYWHEEL. AT THAT TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS REPAIRED BY METRO FORD OF LANSING . AGAIN ON JAN 23, IT WAS SERVICE AGAIN FOR THE FLYWHEEL STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON SEPT 11, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN SERVICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME COSTING US $1362 IN REPAIRS. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPAIRED WAS ON AUG. & OCT. OF 2002. EVEN WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE POSES A DANGER TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. IT SWITCHES GEARS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE ITSELF IS COMING...

IN MARCH OF 2000 I BROUGHT THIS VAN FROM J&R USED CARS IT JUST HAD A NEW ENGINE BLOCK PUT IN BY LATHAM FORD, I GOT THE VAN WITH 62566 MILES ON IT WITH THE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. NOW AFTER ONLY 32957 MILES ON THIS ENGINE THE BLOCK GOES AGAIN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES HOW FUNNY I REALLY THINK THESE ENGINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN THAT. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS BROKEN DOWN VAN JUST AFTER 30,000 MILES THATS NOT FAIR THESE ENGINES ARE NOT RIGHT PLEASE HELP ME ANYWAY YOU CAN THANK YOU. MR

HAD HEAD GASKET AND VALUE GASKET LEAKS IN 2000 AT ~63000 MILES - REPLACED. CAM SENSORY ALSO REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IN FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH - MULTIPLE SERVICES PERFORMED INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR, PLUGS/WIRES. NOW ENGINE IS DEAD. NLM

PER FORD - THIS KNOWN DEFECT IS CAMPAIGN 00M09-THE WARRANTY HAD TO BE EXTENDED TWICE, HOWEVER SINCE MY DEFECT DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO 2/28/2002-END OF 2ND EXTENSION OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE DEFECTED PART. I NOW HAVE TO PAY $1267 TO HAVE DONE. I HAVE OWNED CAR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. *AK

DEALER REPORTS THAT "M" SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD IN JULY 2002 FOR HEAD GASKETS BUT WON'T HONOR CLAIM DUE TO TIME EXPIRED 7 YEARS/ 100,000 MILES. I DISPUTE EXPIRATION DATE TO BE UNTIL 12/31/2002. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *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

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS CORRODED, AND IS CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED. HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED; ALSO THE INTERNAL LEAKS FROM HEAD GASKETS IN VEHICLE CORRODED FLEX PIP AND EXHAUSTING INTO VEHICLE. ENGINE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE OUTER RIGHT AND LEFT TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. AIR FILTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. PCV VALVE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINUES EXHAUST LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSED SOME SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER. *YH

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.

SURPASSED FORD EXPANDED WARANTEE BY A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS. FORD HAS REFUSED TO CONSIDER PAYMENT OR PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR REPAIR- EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS RELATIVELY LOW AND THE PRODUCT DEFECT WELL KNOWN. NO SAFETY DEFEC TSTATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, THERE'S A JERK. WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE JERKS, VEHICLE STALLS IN INTERSECTIONS. *AK CONSUMER FEELS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, TRANSMISSION FAILED, NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS IS THIRD TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, AND AN OIL LEAK.*JB

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND ENGINE FAILED MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER LATER THEN THE TIME WAS ALLOWED FOR VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT AS A RECALL PUT OUT BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINE. NLM

THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE ACCELERATING, THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURED ON TWO OCCASION AND BLOWN HEAD GASKET EACH TIME ON THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO FILE ACOMPLAINT ON SMART CHOICE MY EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT CO.. IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR THEY PUT IN A ENGINE IN THIS VAN. AT THE TIME THEY GAVE ME A CHOICE IF FORD PUT THE ENGINE IN AND SUPPLIED THE ,SMART CHOICE WOULD ONLY PAY $2800 ON REPAIRS. IF I LET SMART CHOICE SUPPLY THE ENGINE THEY WOULD PAY FOR FORD PUTTING THE ENGINE IN ,AND THE A CAR RENTAL UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETED. SO MY OUESTION TO THEM WAS WOULD IT BE A WARRNITY ON THE ENGINE THEY SUPPLIED. THEY SAID YES 12MOS, OR 12,000 MILES. SO I SAID OK I WOULD GO WITH SMART CHOICE. 11MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE BLOWS I TAKE IT BACK TO FORD , THEY IN TURN TALKS TO MY INS. SMART CHOICE, FORD WAS INFORM I DID NOT HAVE A WARRNITY BECAUSE MY INS. HAD ENDED LASY JUNE. THAT'S...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DECELERATES TO THE POINT THAT FRONT END BECOMES SLUGGISH. *AK CONSUMER STATES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SHIFT LEVER LIGHTS UP, WHEN LIFTING FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS TO LOW GEAR. *YD

BEFORE FREEDOM FORD REPLACED OUR ENGINE, WE WERE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WE REPORTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO WHY THE DOOR CHIMES AND DOOR ADJAR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, OUR ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS RELACED ON 09/27/2001. THEN OUR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR STARTED DIMMING, WE REPLACED OUR BATTERY AND FOUND OUT FROM FORD THAT OUR ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. WE HAD TO PAY 387.51 FOR AN ALTERNATOR.! NOT TO MENTION THE 1800+ IN EMERGENCY EXPENSES WE HAD TO PAY THAT FORD REFUSE TO PAY US BACK WHEN OUR ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A VACATION. HOWEVER THEY DID REPLACED THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE AFTER LONG NEGOTIATION BY MY WIFE. WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR DOOR CHIMES AND LIGHTS AND FORD SAID ON 02/14/2002 THEY COULD NOT CHECK TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG UNLESS IT COMES ON...

A LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKETS. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED GASKETS STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE REPLACED BY NEWMAN FORD 03-99, HEAD GASKET FAILURE #2 JAN 10 2000 MIL.60240 #3 HEAD GASKET FAILURE FEB 6 2001 MIL. 67500.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 WINDSTAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 10/99 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH SENSORS AND FUSES GOING OUT. MY TIMING GASKET COVER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING (10/01). I HAD TO HAVE THAT REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP, ETC. NOW, MY ENGINE HAS EITHER A BEARING OR HAS THROWN A ROD AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3500. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MORE PROBLEMS (STRUTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, ETC....). I HAVE SPENT OVER $6000 (NOT INCLUDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE COSTS --OIL CHANGES, BRAKES, TIRES, TUNE UPS, ETC). I HAVE HAD TO SPEND MUCH $$$ ON CAR RENTALS WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. NOW I'M FACED WITH A HUGE NEW PROBLEM--THE ENGINE. *AK

ENGINE FAILED IN A CATASTROPHIC MANNER-- WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY - APPROX 35 IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC, ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING ROUGH- WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-- A STEADY LIGHT INDICATING THAT SERVICE IS NEEDED. THE FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT SUGGESTS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND TEMP APPEARED NORMAL. NOT HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 10 MILES W/ THE CONDITION REMAINING THE SAME, I EXITED THE HWY AND MY ENGINE MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE THEN THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY ON A HWY OFF RAMP-- I MANAGED TO START IT AND DRIVE ABOUT 300 YDS TO PARKING LOT. I NOW KNOW THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 OR 7 YEARS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS 7 YRS OLD, BUT HAS 115,000+ MILEAGE. BY LOOKING AT YOUR DATA BASE, THERE ARE SEVERAL FAILURES OF THIS TYPE. WHY...

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE, ONE IN NOVEMBER, 1999, WHICH FORD DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY NO LESS THAN 10 MECHANICS IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND THEN ANOTHER FAILURE IN JULY, 2000. ALSO IN 2000, WE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN IN PARK. AGAIN, FORD IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY, THOUGH WE HAVE NOTED NUMEROUS CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. *AK

FORD CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ASSIST IN COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH FAILURE HAD BEGUN DURING REPAIRABLE PERIOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

FORD HAS REPLACED MOTOR 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND THEY SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT TO WHERE IT WILL RUN IT KEEPS DYING THE VAN IS STILL IN THE SHOP AFTER 3 WEEKS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE LEMON LAW STATES IN CA ON USED VEHICLES PLEASE BE PROMPT IN ANSWERING THANKS MY NAME IS JAMES THANKS AGAIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK