1995 FORD WINDSTAR Steering Problems

16 NHTSA complaints on file

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Steering Issues in the 1995 FORD WINDSTAR

16 steering complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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All Steering Complaints

#10070152 | April 22, 2004

AT 146,00 MILES I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HEAD GASKET REPAIR DONE (THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED) TO SAVE THE CAR...I WILL NOT DO IT, AS IN FEBRUARY, I SPENT OVER $750 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED FOR BRAKE FLUID COVERING THE SHOES OF THE BRAKES, CAUSE BY BRAKE LINE CORROSION (JUST AS IN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE CORROSION THAT WAS A NATIONAL RECALL!!!!) BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE REARS

#10070168 | April 22, 2004

THE ENGINE WAS THE MAIN PROBLEM DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET RECALL. IN JULY,2000, WE ARGUED WITH FORD ABOUT A BAD ENGINE RUNNING FOR WHICH WE HAD JUST PAID OVER $300 TO EVALUATE BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 6 WEEKS WE RECEIVED OUR CAR BACK WITH A NEW LONG BLOCK PAID FOR BY FORD, INCLUDING A RENTAL VAN FOR THE TIME IN THE SHOP. IN JANUARY 2001 THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND WE WERE CHARGED $81.45 TO CHECK IT OUT AND REPLACE A WIRE BAD ON CYLINDER 6 WHICH WAS MISFIRING. THREE MONTHS LATER IN APRIL 2001 THE CAR RAN ROUGH AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON (HAPPENED FOR YEARS INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR). THE NEW LONG-BLOCK HAD ANOTHER BAD HEAD GASKET REINSTALLED PER THE SECOND FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. AFTER NEARLY ANOTHER MONTH WE HAD THE SECOND NEW LONG-BLOCK IN LESS...

#10070357 | April 22, 2004

BRAKE WORK X2 TRANSMISSION X2 ALL BELTS TIRE & SUSPENSION WORK LUGS ON WHEELS NOT PROPERLY REPLACED ,IT ALMOST FELL OFF STILL PAYING ON VEHICLE WHILE IT SITS IN ASHLEY FORD PARKING LOT W/ DEAD TRANSMISSION I AM UNABLE TO PAY CLOSE TO $2000 FOR REPAIRS

#8015530 | August 5, 2002

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

#785611 | May 14, 2002

THE STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS CONSISTENTLY.*JB

#785611 | October 16, 2001

THE STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS CONSISTENTLY.*JB

#562219 | September 7, 2001

STEERING SYSTEM SQUEALS AND CREEKS. *YH

#708538 | July 12, 1999

PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AT 32,000. MANUF. SAID "DON'T WORRY." HEAD GASKETS/BLOCK AT 51,000. NEW ENGINE ONE YEAR LATER. SECOND ENGINE THREE MONTHS AFTER THAT. WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS, DEALER WANTS TO INSTALL WHAT AMOUNTS TO FOURTH ENGINE. TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE GOING, TOO, MECHANIC THINKS DUE TO MULTIPLE OVERHEATING/S OF ENGINE.

#705739 | April 18, 1999

1. FRONT END LOOSENESS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO THE PRESENT TIE BARS CTC. REPLACED WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT. 2 SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT 45K 3. POWER WINDOW MOTOR (LEFT FRONT) QUIT. 3. TRANSMISSION FAILED/ REPLACEMENT (WITH ONLY 17K FAILED.4. HEAD GASKET BLEW. I FIND IN RESEARCHING THE DEFECTS THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS QUITE COMMON BUT THAT FORD HAS NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN SOME OF THESE AREAS -ESPECIALLY THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS,. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOUR ORG. CAN VERIFY THESE FEFECTS AS BEING WORTHY OF FORD COMPENSATING THE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THESE MFAILURES OF MANUFACTURE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF THE STATUS OF YOUR WORK . THANK YOU, GEARY LEASON. *AK

#705061 | March 29, 1999

SPEEDOMETER REPLACED AT MY COST OF ABOUT$400 FOR PART AND LABOR AT DEALER. AT THE SAME TIME WE REQUESTED THE TRANSMISSION BE CHECKED BECAUSE, AFTER BEING WARMED UP, AT STOPS THE VAN WOULD NOT GO WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED, THEN WOULD LURCH FORWARD AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. THE "TRANSMISSION GUY" WAS OUT, AND WE WERE TOLD THERE MIGHT BE AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SOMEONE ADVISED US TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER, AS THIS CAN SOMETIMES DO THE TRICK IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE DID. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE DEALER'S TRANMISSION MAN TO RETURN. WE SOUGHT A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN. THIS VERY REPUTABLE REPAIR COMPANY TOLD US THERE WERE QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VAN AND TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT IT WAS A CRACKED ALUMINIUM FRONT CLUTCH PISTON. WE WERE GIVEN A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO $1400....

#539083 | July 31, 1998

VEHICLE'S MODIFIED UNDERCARRIAGE BOTTOMS OUT ON ANY ROAD DEPRESSION. THIS COUPLED WITH RESISTENT STEERING AND HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

#536279 | July 13, 1998

STEERING HANDLES POORLY, DRIFTS, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER HAVE NOT CORRECTED SITUATION.

#531199 | March 23, 1998

AS A RESULT OF THE GRINDING OF A BEARING A PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAVED OFF

#978193 | January 24, 1996

WHEN THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE BRAKES THE STEERING WILL LOCK AND THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. TT

#978193 | January 24, 1996

WHEN THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE BRAKES THE STEERING WILL LOCK AND THE TRUCK GOES OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. TT

#959706 | February 7, 1995

VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STEERING CONTROL. REPAIRED 5 TIMES TT

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