1995 FORD WINDSTAR Power Trainmanual Transmission Problems

FORWARD CLUTH PISTON - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN FIRST GEAT AND REVERSE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED RANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JG

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN SELECTING DRIVE(FIRST GEAR PISTON CRACKED).*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS.*YD

CONSUMER STATED RANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS.*YD

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED, OR WHEN SELECTING DRIVE. *YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE MONTH AFTER CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS, HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING TIMING COVER GASKET TO FAIL, AFTER REPAIR OF HEAD GASKET, ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE, NOW THERE IS A BEARING PROBLEM WHICH IS DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING, DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *SLC THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW THE TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ABOVE FAILED PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED 3 TIMES, FAULTY PROCESSOR REPLACED ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 42,000 AND THE THIRD AT 45,500. *ET

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED. NLM

THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP WITH ONLY 32000 MILES ON IT. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND IS ACTING UP AGAIN WITH ONLY 32000 MILE ON IT. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND IS ACTING UP AGAIN WITH ONLY 32000 MILE ON IT. NLM

THE PISTON CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN GEAR ENGAGEMENT WHICH VIOLENTLY PROJECTED THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NLM

SPEEDOMETER PINION GEAR FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

I AM EXASPERATED AT MY LOSSES AND FRUSTRATED TRYING TO RECOUP MY MONEY. I WISH TO ACHIEVE AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION WITH FORD. PLEASE ASSIST. THANK YOU, SINCERELY, NICOLA ZANGHI. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN MAKING TURNS. NLM

ON 12/21/98 (50,795 MILES), OUR WINDSTAR HAD BEEN BUCKING AND BEGAN OVERHEATING. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED, AND THE COOLANT FLUSHED. ON 12/27/98 WE BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS TOWED TO FORD WHICH REPLACED A BLOWN HEAD GASKET UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, WE HAD TO REPLACE WITH A RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1,993 SINCE WE WERE OVER 50,000 MILES. A TRANSMISSION LEAK REPAIRED ON 5/17-18/99 (56,866 MILES) UNDER WARRANTY. ON 8/7/99 WE HAD OUR GAS TANK REPLACED AT A COST OF $445 DUE TO WHAT THE TECHNICIAN CALLED A STRESS FRACTURE - AN INHERENT DEFECT.

AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I LEARNED THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE WINDSTAR BEFORE REACHING 50,000 MILES AND REPLACE HEAD GASKETS AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE COST OF BOTH REPAIRS IS EXPENSIVE AND FORD DOES NOT COVER THESE EXPENSES IF YOU DID NOT RESPOND TO A LETTER THEY SAY THEY SENT EVERYONE. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY KNOW EXISTS.

THE WINDSTAR IS VERY UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED THREE TIMES, ALWAYS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSES SERIOUS OTHER ENGINE COMPNONETS TO FAIL, EVENTUALLY CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH CAN ALSO OCCUR SUDDENLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THE TROUBLED HEAD GASKET. DEALER COMMENTED THAT THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THE MILLAGE CAN'T EXCEED 60K. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "EYE BURNING GASES WHEN DEPLOYED" THE DEALER COMMENTED THE RECALL, BUT AGAIN THE MILLEGE OF THE VEHICLE COULDN'T EXCEED 50,000. AT NO TIME DID I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. ALSO, I'M NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION "PARK SELECTION". IT WON'T RELEASE OR DIS-ENGAGE.

THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH REGARD TO EARLY WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE NET, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHA HAS HAD SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THIS MODEL...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE RPM'S WOULD GO FROM APPROXIMATELY 2,000 TO 5,000, THERE WOULD BE A SURGE, POWER WOULD RETURN AND THE RPM'S WOULD RETURN TO 2,000.

BOB KEIM REPLACE CONTROL ARM / SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FIRST WEEK OF JAN. 1998. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER FORD 3 YEAR 36 MONTH WARRANTY. BOB KEIM WOULD NOT REPLACE TRANSMISSION AS 36 MONTH WARRANTY EXPIRED APRIL 3RD WHICH WAS THE DATE THAT VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUT INTO SERVICE. AMCO COMPLETELY REBUILD TRANSMISSION FOR ME 5/15/98 AT A COST OF $1,958.99

DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND BANGING AS THE LAST TO DID PRIOR TO FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND THERE ARE CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE UNREPAIRABLE.

TRANSMISSION GONE BAD, POSSIBLE DUE TO ALUMINUM PISTON VERSUS THE NEW STEEL ONE USED ON THE NEWER MODELS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 5 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY.

WHILE AT STOP CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD.

TRANSMISSION LEAKS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING SUDDEN LURCHING AND UNPREDICTIBLE AN DRIVETRAIN.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE SEVERAL FOR SECONDS.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE FROM STOP. UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR.

THE TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILED. THE ORIGINAL PISTON WAS OF ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION, AND THE REPLACEMENT IS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION.

WE ARE HAVING TO PAY ABOUT $2100 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THERE IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION. (JUST REVIEW THE WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THE PROBLEM). THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD BOLT FORWARD WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKES. IT WOULD ALSO ROLL BACKWARD (NO DRIFT) WHEN ON A HILL.

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES.

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE AFTER STOP.

VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT WILL EVENTUALLY KICK INTO GEAR AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE, WITH A HARD JERK.