1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER DUE TO THE FACT THAT ENGINE HAD A ROUGH IDLE. DEALER REPLACED CONSUMERS ENGINE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM . BUT, IT DID REMEDY THE PROBLEM, ONCE AGAIN ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD NUMBEROUS TIMES AND DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED. WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS VAN WE CAN'T GET RID OF THIS LEMON. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND HAS RUINED BATTERIES. WE HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. NOW MY LOCKS START LOCKING W/O ANYONE PUSHING THE BUTTON. IT HAS BEEN REALLY A NIGHTMARE..

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON TAKE OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT END OF NOVEMBER, 2001. HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *AK

MY ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 1999, AND NOVEMBER 2000. I WAS TOLD MY ENTIRE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH IDLING, STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WITHIN VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. A CLOUD OF SMOKE FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE BLEWOUT AT 30,000, AND IT WAS REPLACED. ENGINE BLEWOUT AGAIN AT 60,000 DUE TO A LEAK IN TIMING COVER. ALSO HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON AUGUST 30,2001 WHILE ME AND MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELLING BACK FROM GA TO VA OUR 95 FORD WINDSTAR GL ENGINE BLEW. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG I20 WHEN THE VAN STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. I PULLED THE VAN OVER AND A TRUCK DRIVER CAME ALONG AND POLITELY STOPPED TO ESCORT US OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A SAFE PLACE. UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THE ENIGINE WAS EXTREMELY HOT.... AND OIL WAS ALL UP UNDER THE VAN........HE STAYED UNTIL A HIGHWAY PATROL SHERIFF CAME TO HELP.THE PATROL OFFICER ASSISTED US WITH FINDING A FORD DEALER IN COLUMBIA SC, WHERE WE TOWED OUR VAN TO . AS I AM WRITING IT IS STILLED THERE... WE HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH INCLUDED A HOTEL, FOOD, RENTAL VAN TO RETURN TO VAN, TAXICAB COST(BEFORE WE GOT THE...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 15-20 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS, MOSTLY WHEN INCREASING SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WE WERE STRANDED ON THE ROAD TWICE IN THIS 1995 WINDSTAR AND BOTH TIMES THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD WE NOT BEEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HEAD GASKET ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CONSIDERED FOR RECALL SINCE FORD IS USING THEIR SECRET WARRANTY PROGRAM TO ESCAPE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. FORD HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING TO THE NHTSA WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL ON THE ROAD WITH 3.8 LITER TIMEBOMBS JUST WAITING FOR THE HEAD GASKET TO FAIL. IN THEIR OWN INTERCOMPANY MEMO REGARDING HEAD GASKET REPAIRS FORD ADMITS THEIR MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS BUT LIMITS THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS REPAIRS TO JUST THE HEAD GASKET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NHTSA SURVEY OWNERS AND FORMER OWNERS OF FORD VEHICLES WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINES, PARTICULARLY THE 1995 WINDSTAR. I THINK YOU WILL FIND MANY PEOPLE WHO...

SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN MAJOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. TOTAL FAILURE COULD LOCK UP DRIVE TRAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING CRASH. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE THREW A ROD 6000 MILES AFTER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT ENGINE $3700. VEHICLE HAS MASSIVE REPAIR HISTORY. FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST.

ENGINE THREW A ROD 6000 MILES AFTER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT ENGINE $3700. VEHICLE HAS MASSIVE REPAIR HISTORY. FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER CONTACTED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST.

KENT PARSON FORD WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED,DEALER REPLACED WITH REBUILT ENGINE.NOW 2 MONTHS LATER ENGINE CRANKS,BUT WONT START.HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 4 KIDS.THIS VAN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO?IT HAD TO BE TOWED 3 TIMES!.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION AND HEAD GASKET SFAILED AT 48000 BOTH REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE AT 50,000 NOW WAITING 8 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

AFTER FINDING INFORMATION ON INTERNET ABOUT CRACKS ON SHORTS BLOCK FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN HAD FOUND A CRACK ON BLOCK BUT DUE TO LIMITED MILEAGE COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MOR INFORMATION. *AK

HAD MINOR COOLANT LEAK, TURNED OUT TO BE "FORD PROGRAM" ENGINE REPLACEMENT. JUST OVER 100 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL LEAKED OUT. DEALER CLAIMS UNRELATED TO ENGINE PROBLEM. NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE BEING REMOVED. TRANS WAS INSPECTED AS PART OF AAA SAFETY INSPECTION WHEN VAN WAS IN FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. SOME SORT OF SEAL LEAK, VAN STILL IN SHOP--HAVING TRANS REBUILT. NO PROBLEM BEFORE ENGINE ISSUE, MAJOR PROBLEM 7 DAYS LATER. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE TRANS SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND IF THEY DID NOT HAVE TO RIP THE ENGINE OUT, TAKE OFF THAT TRANS AND PUT NEW ENGINE ON, I PROBABLY WOULD BE DRIVING THE WINDSTAR TODAY. WE HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE, SPENT OVER $90 TO HAVE TRANS CHECKED LAST YEAR SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LAST US. FORD WAS E-MAILED WHEN WE GOT THE VAN BACK FROM THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE NOT...

WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, HEAD GASKETS, AND MANY ADDITIONAL PARTS. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $6,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE 95 WINDSTAR HAS PROBLEMS.

THE ROD IS LOOSE. DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACE. THIS IS OUR 3RD MAJOR CMPLT. FINANCIALLY, WE'RE OVERSPENT MAINTAINING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE AND FROM THE REPORTS I HAVE HEARD I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THESE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND HEADGASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THAT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE SEVERAL MORE INCIDENTS BUT THESE ARE THE MAJOR ONES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

COMPLAINED TO DEALER A MONTH BEFORE THE FAILURE OF A LACK OF HEAT IN THE CAR, WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS AN AIR BUBBLE. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON I DROVE IT A FEW MILES TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS CLOSER THAN THE DEALER, THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, THEY RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT AND IT DID NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO RUN HOT. I STOPPPED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE NOW TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE HEADGASKETS WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY I ALSO NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, PLUGS, WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR, WATER PUMP, AND FUEL LINES AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $2,000 BECAUSE FORD IS NOT CONSIDERING THOSE...

HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTED IN 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 100 MILES AFTER THE FIRST SYMPTOM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL/PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ENGINE DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID, RPM'S STARTED RUNNING HIGH AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT, MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW, AFTER HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BLEW, A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND 70 MILES AFTER DRIVING, IT BLEW. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING THE HEADS ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REALIZED THAT SEVERAL THINGS WERE MISSED WHEN DOING THE RECALL REPAIR AND CORRECTED THE RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO RUN HOT, THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED, AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETE. *SLC

NO SUMMER LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FORD NEVER INFORMED US THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO ALMOST A DOZEN MECHANICS AND ALL HAVE SAID THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP (IT WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP), IT CAUSED MORE SEVER ENGINE DAMAGE BY IT BLOWING AND WE ARE NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE. WE HAD VERY MINOR WARNING SIGNS THAT THE FORD MECHANIC INFORMED US OF AFTER IT BLEW, AND HAD WE KNOWN THAT WE SHOULD BE WATCHING FOR THIS OR HAD IT BEEN RECALLED TO PREVENT SUCH A PROBLEM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE DAMAGE WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE ALSO WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER. I BELIEVE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD....

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF COMPONENT ENDANGERED LIVES OF OCCUPANTS AND OTHER VEHICLE ON ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAD COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE THAT COMPONENT WOULD FAIL AND DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER AND HONOR THE WARRANTY. FAILURE OF COMPONENT ALSO CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE "NOT COVERED" BY WARRANTY. KNOWLEGE OF DEFECT AND CORRECTION BEFORE FAILURE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

A WORN ROD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING. NLM

ENGINE FAILED. *SLC

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, LUCKILY THE ENGINE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO RENT VEHICLES DURING REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RENTAL VEHICLES. NLM

AAMCO SAID THAT DUE TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING (FAULTY HEAD GASKET) THE TRANSMISSION EXCESSIVELY OVERHEATED ALSO. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALUMINUM PISTON WAS DAMAGED/INADEQUATE

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER EXT. WARRANTY

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

CONTACTED FORD ON ENGINE NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *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

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER (POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE #6) WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL INJECTOR TO RUN FULL TIME, AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN AND REPLACED, VEHICLE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE ENGINE. *ET

NO SUMMARY

WE WERE TAKING OUR SON TO USC FOR THE FALL START OF SCHOOL. LEFT GRANTS PASS, OREGON, ON I-5 CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. WE SAW NO SMOKE, OR TEMPERATURE CHANGE, BUT HEARD SEVERE KNOCKING AT THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. STOPPED AT GAS STATION AND CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR TO YREKA FORD DEALER. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN APRIL 1998, BEFORE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED ON OUR PURCHASED RYAN EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY NO. G938219, WE WERE ONLY REIMBURSED EVENTUALLY FOR THE DEDUCTABLE NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PAID FOR THE COVERAGE THAT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, FORD HAS TOLD US, AND TWO SERVICE MANAGERS, THAT THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO US SINCE OUR VEHICLE MILAGE IS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. OUR SERVICE MANAGER IN RENTON HAS SAID THAT FORD HAS AGREED TO...