1995 FORD WINDSTAR Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Components Problems

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT BRAKE LINE CORROSION. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. CURRENTLY, BRAKES WERE AFFECTED BY THE DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO MANY PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS NO LONGER USING THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN THEN IT RELEASES AND GOES A FOOT MORE THEN IT WILL STOP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DAMPNESS. CONSUMER STATES IT COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME NOW. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS MACHINED.*JB

CONSUMER HAS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT HOLD AND OFTEN MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSED. *JG

CONSUMER HAS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE, THEY DO NOT HOLD AND OFTEN MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSED. *JG

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CRUNCHING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKE WHEN BRAKING OR PULLING OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD AFTERMARKET PADS, DEALER RECOMMENDED REFACED OR REPLACED.*YD

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS MACHINED.*JB

BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. *SLC

THE BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *MJS

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES FAILED. YH

CONSUMERS ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

BRAKES FAILED. NLM

BRAKES FAILED. YH

BRAKES ARE BAD. NLM

BRAKES PROBLEMS

BRAKES REPLACED. MJS

CAME OFF OF HIGHWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AGAIN THEY WENT TO FLOOR AGAIN, RISKING HITTING CARS WAITING AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD I SAW THE AREA AROUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR ON FIRE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND LEAKED ON THE CONVERTOR CAUSING THE FIRE AND BURNED A WIRING HARNESS AND DAMAGED THE OXYGEN SENSOR ALSO. THE COST TO ME WAS 483.00 WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTEE DUE TO RUST BEING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

WE PURCHASED THE VAN WITH 42,00 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PREFORMED SINCE APRIL 1998: BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED, ROTORS WERE WARPPED BECAUSE OF HEAT, WE BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VAN TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL TO FIND OUT IT COVERS ZIP. A SENOR IS CONSIDERED A COMPUTER CHIP AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEN AFTER THE 90 DAY WARRANTY WAS UP THE SENOR IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DOOR SENORS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TURN SIGNAL/CURSE CONTROL SENOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF EVERY TWO MONTHS IN THIS CAR AND IT COSTS US AT LEAST $180.00 EACH TIME TO HAVE IT FIXED. I JUST HAD THE VAN IN TO CHECK OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND HAVE THE CAR SMOGED THE FIRST WEEK...

I HAVE ALSO EXPIRIENCED EMISSION PROBLEMS, ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, BRAKES VIBRATING, CAR RATTLING, SLIDING RECALL.

BRAKES CONTINUALLY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAILURES.

BRAKES VIBRATE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING HARD.

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK, FORCING CONSUMER TO PASS A STOP SIGN AND STOPPING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *AK DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BLEED THE BRAKES, DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND TURNED THE ROTORS DUE TO VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL UPON BRAKING. *ET

FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE TRASMISSIONS IN '95 WINDSTAR. CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER NOT ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF ANOTHER CAR WERE IN FRONT, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION AT 50,000 IS UNCONSCIONABLE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT $2,400. CHECK ONLINE UNDER "FORD WINDSTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSOTMERS WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND HEAD GASKETS BLOWING AT VERY LOW MILAGE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THIS DEFECT? APPARENTLY, FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. I AM SINGLE MOM WITH 3 CHILDREN WHOM I MUST DRIVE TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. PLEASE HELP ME! ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS, AFTER THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN TO SLIP, IT WAS ONLY WEEKS BEFORE THE WHOLE THING BLEW. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY...

BRAKES HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES, ROTORS FAILED FOUR TIMES ALSO.

THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE ROTARS/PADS/DRUMS REPLACEMENT. THE HEAD GASKET "BLEW" AT 72-74000 MILES. FORD COVERED THE REPAIR FOR THIS AT NO COST TO US. I FEEL THEY SHOULD ALSO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS IN NOVEMBER 1994 RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED FOR SALE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HIT A TRUCK. CLEAR WEATHER, FLAT PAVED SURFACE. *AK

BRAKES REPLACED, VEHICLE COMPUTER CHIP FAILED, AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED, THE MOTOR STARTED MISSING, AT 36,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING CHIRPING NOISES, BELT FRAYED AND A WARBELING SOUND STARTED IN THE TIRES AND FRONT END.

BRAKES FADE/STICK.

EVERY 8,00 MILES THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR. *AK

BRAKES FADE WHILE STOPPING, CAUSE UNLKNOWN. *AK

BRAKES LEAKED FLUID AND FAILED 7 TIMES, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS.

AFTER SLAMMING BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING DEER IN ROADWAY, BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO BE TOO SOFT.

AT 40 MPH VEHICLE DOESN'T COME TO A QUICK STOP DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, THAT CAN RESULT AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE, ON WET PAVEMENTS UPON APPLYING BRAKES AND TURNING VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD, ALSO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP PEDAL TRAVELS TO FAR DOWN, THEN CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, BRAKE ACTION IS INADEQUATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES ARE HARD AND THEY MAKE LOUD CRYING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES. *AK

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, BRAKES FADED AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, EA96-026. *AK

EXPERIENCING BRAKE PEDAL FADING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT GRAB AT ALL. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VAN THE BRAKES FADED AND THE DRIVER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES FADE OUT. *AK *JB

WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOP DISTANCE. *AK

EA 96-026, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES FAILED /FADED, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT .*JB

VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH NO WARNING FADES AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING CAPABILITIES. *AK

TOTAL ABS FAILURE, THE PEDAL WHEN APPLIED HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR ON TWO OCCASIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES NEVER OPERATED CORRECTLY THE ENTIRE TIME CONSUMER OWNED VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE BACK IN. SEAT CLICKS AND SKIPS WHEN MOVING BACK AND FORTH, DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK. WIPER BLADES REPLACED. GEAR SELECTOR LEVER REPLACED. BRAKE SHOES, PADS,H AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, DRUMS WERE MACHINED MANY TIMES. *SLC

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING/CRUNCHING NOISE. *DH

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, SPEED 15MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

BRAKES FAILED. *SD