1995 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FORD ACKNOWLEGES PROBLEM BUT CUTS OFF REPAIRS AT 60,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND OVERHEATED. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS COVERED BY SERVICE PROGRAM 98M01, THIS FAILURE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE (NOISE) BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS DAMAGE.

IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ISSUE OF PAYMENT FOR THESE ITEMS CAN BE SETTLED IN A SMALL CLAIMS COURT? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIR COSTS OF BOTH FAILED SYSTEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HAVE QUESTIONED THESE ITEMS WITH DEALER ALWAYS WITH NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. TALKED ABOUT WHETHER I NEEDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF WARRANTY RENEWAL AND WAS NOT TOLD OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, OR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BY FORD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. WE KNOW OF 3 OTHER FAMILIES IN OUR AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 10 CALLS BY MARCH 1, 1999.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THIS REPAIR COST ABOUT $1,500 AND WE WERE HAVING TO HAVE A RENTAL CAR FOR 19 DAYS WHILE IT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $541.00.

WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS NOTICE BECAUSE THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE WORK INDICATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN AN UNUSUAL OF RELATIVELY NEW WINDSTARS AND TAURUSES (SAME ENGINE) HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE.

FORD SENT LETTER SAYING WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 60,000 MI. FAILURES OCCUR USUALLY BEYOND THIS MILEAGE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 70MPH HEARD NOISE, SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP TURNED ENGINE OFF AND VEHICLE NEVER STARTED AGAIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THS VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE SPENT $2,650.00 ON THIS VAN.IT IS STILL A DEATH TRAP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE FAILS TO START.

THIS IS THE SECOND ENTRY ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO 3 OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONCERNING THIS MATTER. I FEEL THIS ISSUE WILL ESCALATE AS MORE PEOPLE DISCOVER THAT IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK

WHY WERE WE NOT NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM?RECALL? NO DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. IT IS A DEFECT THAT FORD HAS ADMITTED AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY IT. IT IS A DANGER THAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO LOSE POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, NOT TO MENTION THE THICK SMOKE THAT POURS OUT THE BACK OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE NATIONAL DEALER COUNCIL HAS ASKED FORD TO RE-OPEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM DUE TO THE NEGATIVE CUSTOMER REACTION- NATIONWIDE. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES!!!

HEAD GASKETS BLEW DURING 12/98. THIS SITUATION COULD POSSIBLY CASE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH UNDER HIGHER SPEEDS. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE BECAUSE I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 1/4/99, 4 DAYS AFTER THEIR WARRANTY PROGRAM 98M01 EXPIRED. EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAD TESTED THE HEAD GASKETS AS GOOD DURING 10/98. ONLY TWO MONTHS EARLIER. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND PERVASIVE PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL FOR. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE ISSUE WITH THEIR 98M01 PROGRAM.

THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING TO SHIFT AND WOULD HESITATE. WE ALSO HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. FEARING THAT THE TRANSMISSION'S HESITATION COULD CAUSE US TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, WE TOOK THE WINDSTAR INTO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4000 -$5000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 72MPH WHEN THE MOTOR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING STOPPED RUNNING. TRAFFIC HAD TO STEER AROUND ME TO AVOID A COLLISION, HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I LOST THE LOWER END OF THE MOTOR WILL NEED A NEW MOTOR TO REPLACE IT. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET.

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $5,000.00 IN REPAIRS FOR OUR 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VAN - A 3.8 ENGINE, 6 CYCLINDERS. FORD SENT OUT A NOTICE IN JUNE OF 1998 ADVISING THE DRIVERS OF 1995 FORD WINDSTARS THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. FORD S

FORD HAS SENT A SERVICE BULLETIN TO IT'S DEALERS REGARDING THIS OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE TAURUS, SABLE, AND CONTINENTAL.

I NOTICE WHITE SMOKE FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE PLUS THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. I HAD CAR TOWED INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE OVERHEATING. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEADGASKET. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT AND REIMBURSE THE NUMEROUS WINDSTAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT I MISSED THEIR OWNER'S NOTIFICATION PROGRAM BY ONE MONTH, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE (PROGRAM END-DATE 31 DEC 98). I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION OR RESOLUTION. PLEASE ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. ALL 95 FORD WINDSTARS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW THEIR HEADGASKET DUE TO A DESIGN FAULT BUT FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

VEHICLE SERVICED AT COWLES FORD IN WOODBRIDGE, VA.

RECALL REPLACED WATER PUMP GASKET, 4 WEEKS LATER ENGINE DAMAGE FROM LEAKAGE

THIS IS AN ONGOING DEFECT FOR FORD 1995 WINDSTARS. FORD HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 01/31/99, BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS REGARDING THE PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN THE SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE FAILED, REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCES INTERMITTANT FAILURES WHEN TRYING TO START.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STALLING OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FORD HAD INITIATED AN "OWNERS NOTIFICATION PROGRAM" BECAUSE OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS IN THE 1995 WINDSTAR. BASICALLY, IF YOUR HEAD GASKET BLEW PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1998, FORD WOULD COVER THE COST. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, THEREFORE, THEY WERE ABLE TO PLACE A "DEADLINE" DATE ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY VAN ON JANUARY 7, 1999 - SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH MY TWO LITTLE DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR (ONE AND THREE YEARS OLD). MY COMMUTE IS 40 MINUTES IN PRIMARILY FARM COUNTRY. I WAS HALFWAY INTO MY COMMUTE WHEN THE HEATER NO LONGER BLEW HOT AIR (THE OUTSIDE WIND CHILL WAS ABOUT MINUS 20), AND I NOTICED THE HEAT GAUGE AT THE H. THANK GOODNESS FOR CELLULAR PHONES. I GOT ON THE PHONE IMMEDIATELY WITH THE DEALER AND HE KNEW OVER THE...

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TRANSMISSION GOES BAD SLIPS STALLING TIME TO PULL OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS DELAY COULD CAUSE AXIDENT

FORD HAD SENT LETTER ON THIS BUT EXTENED WARRENTY INSTEAD OF A RECALL

THESE PROBLEMS ARE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. IS FORD MOTORS HELPING WITH ANY COSTS ON REPAIRS?

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, COVERED UNDER RECALL, REPAIRED 7/98. ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCK, STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, COOLANT LEVEL LOW WITH NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE. DEALER DIAGNOSED #3 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR INOPERATIVE AND A TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE. REPAIRED AND ENGINE FAILED IRREPAIRABLY 6 WEEKS LATER, LOW COOLANT LEVELS AGAIN. TOLD WE MUST REPLACE ENGINE.

NO HEAT. APPARENTLY A BLOWN HEADGASKET. I'VE HEARD OF NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE (SO IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT). TAKING IT TO DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION OF PROBLEM NEXT WEEK.

FORD HAS BEEN DELAYED IN SENDING ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. VAN HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR FOR 12 DAYS. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

THE PART FAILURE RATE IS BECOMING ALARMING