1996 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

1995 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINES HAVE GOTTEN EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON BLOWN HEAD GASKETS IN THEIR ENGINES. IT IS APPARENT THE 1996 WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. REQUEST THE NHTSA FORCE FORD TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED MECHANIC HAS REPLACED SEVERAL FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKETS, CALLED FORD THEY REFUSED TO PAY $1256.13 BILL. *AK

COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE BLOWING THE HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKING THE ENGINE BLOCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS A COMPLETE POWER LOSS IN THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. FORTUNATLY THEY WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE THERES NO TELLING WHAT THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CASE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECALLED PROBLEM FOR THE 94 AND 95 YEARS FOR THE SAME MODEL THAT I HAVE BUT NOT THE 96. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM WITH WINDSTAR BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH THE MUSTANGS AND LINCON TOWN CARS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR WITH-IN THOSE YEARS IN QUESTION WITH MANY FORD MODELS. THIS WILL COST ME NEARLY $4500 TO REPAIR AS QUOTED FROM A...

PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE #1 CYLNDER CAUSING A MISS FIRE AND THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR A FEW DAYS, REPLCED THE SPARK PLUGS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. ON THE RIDE BACK FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER THEN KEPT IT FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS AND FOUND THE COOLANT IN THE #1 SPARKPLUG WELL. BROUGHT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMNINED TO BE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT SINCE NEW. SELF RESET BEFORE CHANCE TO GET IT TO DEALER. AT APPROX 80K MILES SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. DEALER REPLACES OXYGEN SENSOR. STILL GOT INTERMITTENT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. LATEST INCIDENT SOLID ENGINE WARNING LIGHT & BLUE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. DEALER INDICATES BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AS A CAUSE & RESULT OF INCORRECTLY DESIGNED HEAD GASKET. INDICATES IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH 1995 MODEL YEAR. *AK

IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH AND I NOTICED THAT AS I WAS DRIVING THE HEATER WOULD BLOW WARM AIR AND THEN FOR NO REASON IT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD HEATER CORE OR THERMOSTAT SO I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE CHECK WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER BECAUSE HE HAD HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. WE CHECKED WITH THEM AND OF COURSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TELL US MUCH UNTIL AFTER WE BROUGHT IT TO THEM AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH WOULD COST US $125 AND IF IT WASN'T UNDER THE RECALL IT WOULD BE SOME WHERE BETWEEN $1800 - $2200 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. OBVIOUSLY WE CHOSE OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AT $1150.08 AND CHOSE...

PROBLEM 1- ENGINE BLEW A HEAD GASKET AS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, WE HAVE ONLY 72000 MILES ON IT AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1995 FORD ENGINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $1,000.00. FORD HAS GIVEN US NO OPTIONS. 2ND-PROBLEM- ON THE SAME VEHICLE A MONTH BEFORE, AGAIN AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE THE FRONT SPRING BROKE, PUNCTURED MY TIRE AND COLLAPSED THE SHOCKS, THAT COST $600.00. AGAIN, WHEN WE CALLED FORD WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TAURUS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WASN'T FOR THE WINDSTAR. NOW II HAVE A PROBLEM BELIEVING THAT THAY CAN RECALL ONE PRODUCT WITHOUT COVERING THE OTHER WHEN THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT FURTHER ACTION I CAN TAKE. THANKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS. LATER, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED, SUBSEQUENTLY SINCE THE REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE.*JB

3.8 LITER ENGINE. PREMATURE WEAR OF HEAD GASKETS. HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO. DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET IS ON VERGE OF BLOWING. ANTIFREEZE HAS TO BE ADDED WEEKLY TO KEEP COOLED OFF. DEALER ISN'T DOING ANYTHING UNLESS CONSUMER COVERS COST.*AK

FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE '96'S AS WELL AS THE '95'S. SAME ENGINE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS JUST EMISSIONS. NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT . HEAD GASKET FAILURE IS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. REPAIRS ARE $1000.00. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP THEY CONFIRMED BLOWN HEADGASKET, I UNDERSTAND THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VAN AND THE ENGINE ARE DEFECTIVE, HOW DO I GET FORD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS?*AK

I AM ALSO ONE THAT HAD TO SPEND $1933.07 BEAUSE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY BRAKE PAD 5 TIMES. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT NEW FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THE TIRE WEAR IS UNREAL. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE ODOMETER NOT WORKING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ENGINE RUNNING SLUGGISH HAVE BEEN SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN. THE ODD THING IS YOU DON'T GET WARNING SIGNS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON - GO OFF. IN ORDER FOR THE DEALER TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MUST BE ON. NEVER HAD ANY SIGN OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. GREAT DRIVING VAN BUT MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY PROBLEMS.

ENGINE (3.8L) WAS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO ENGINE CYLINDER. ALSO, OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT.STARTED TO LOSE ANTIFREEZE; THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND INFORMED CONSUMER PROBLEM OF HEAD GASKETS CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM DUE TO CYLINDER, FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO CONSUMER HAS HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC TO RESET THE ENGINE WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON.*JB

I HAVE A 1996 WINDSTAR WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES - V-8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I STOPPED DRIVING AND DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER. HE SAID IT HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS WITH WINDSTARS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ORDERED ON ALL FORD 3.8 ENGINES HAVING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 1995 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET FAILURES, BUT REFUSES TO DO THE SAME FOR 1996 WINDSTARS DESPITE THE THOUSANDS OF 1996 WINDSTAR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME HEAD GASKET FAILURES WITH THEIR 3.8 ENGINES. THE REPAIR BILL IS $1300! FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP ITS HEAD GASKET DEFECT. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS.*AK

LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO IS FORD CERTIFIED. TOLD OF RECALL ON WINDSTARS FOR THIS PROBLEM. O'MEARA FORD DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET CRACK. RECALL WOULD NOT INCLUDE VANS AFTER 1995. OURS WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH OF 1996. CALLED FORD. THEY WOULD NOT HONOR OR REGARD THIS AS THEIR PROBLEM. RETURNED TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE MADE REPAIRS AND FOUND ALL OF THE "OLD" PARTS AS USED IN VANS UNDER RECALL. HE REPLACED THE PARTS WITH THE NEWER DESIGN FORD NOW USES TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. COST TO US WAS EXTREME-$1600, WHICH WAS ALMOST $1000 LESS THAN WHAT O'MEARA FORD WAS ESTIMATING. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR CO. NOT PLANNING TO EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. *AK

OUR ENGINE FAILED AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE GASKET OF WHICH FORD MOTOR CO. IS FULLY AWARE BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*AK

THIS VAN HAS BEEN AN ALBATROSS! I HAD TO TAKE IT IN 3 OR 4 TIMES AND GET NASTY BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM- AND THEN AGREE TO FIX IT. I KNOW THEY WERE WAITING FOR MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. THE HEAD GASKET/ENGINE PROBLEM ABSOLUTELY FRIES ME. NO VEHICLE WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS. THAT REPAIR COST ME $5000.00 AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE 94 AND 95 RECALLS. WHAT ABOUT THE 96'S??? THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE TRIED THE DEALER FOR HELP. NO ONE WILL HELP ME. THE CONCENSUS IS THIS: FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE PRODUCTS THEY PRODUCE (OR THE CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE THEM) TO MAKE AN INTOLERABLE SITUATION RIGHT. I...

VEHICLE STARTED OPERATING ABOVE THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. THERE WAS A CYLINDER THAT WAS WARPED AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE AND CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A EFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWNOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE WHICH OCCURRED OVER NIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON 3-16-01, DUE TO A CRACK AND LEAKING COOLANT. THE CAR HAD NEVER OVERHEATED OR SHOWN OBVIOUS SIGNS OF THIS, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LONG TRIPS AND THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS O2 SENSORS. 3 WEEKS AFTER THE HEADGASKET REPLACEMENT, THE WHOLE ENGINE BLEW WHILE ON I-81 AT 65MPH. WE LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO A NARROW SHOULDER. THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE 1995 WINDSTAR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE 96 AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND DID NOT RECALL THE 95 EITHER.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE, THIS IS SAME AS 95 WINDSTARS, WHY ARE 96'S NOT INCLUDED IN RE-CALL! COST OF THIS REPAIR $3500 (CANADIAN) WE ARE A FAMILY OF FIVE STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT EVERYDAY, HOW CAN WE SWALLOW THIS????*AK

DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. IN READING THE NHTSA FILES FOR THE WINDSTAR, I NOTICED A PREPONDERANCE OF HEAD GASKET FAILURES AND PROBLEMS, RIGHT AROUND THE 100,000 MILE MARK (I.E. OUT OF ANY WARRANTY). ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INDICATING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM. I HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS RELATED TO THIS.*AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE--SAME PART AND PROBLEM AS ON '94 AND '95 FORD WINDSTAR

AT AROUND 62,000 MILES OUR VEHICLE'S "CHECK ENGINE " LIGHT CAME ON. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. BASICALLY THEY TOLD US IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AMONG OTHER MISC. PROBLEMS. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE METHODS AND BROUGHT THE VAN TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC AT THIS PLACE NOT ONLY AGREED WITH PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS BUT ALSO FELT THE WHOLE ENGINE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED AND RECOMMENDED A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 3,800 DOLLARS. WE HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY. (WE HAVE TH DOCUMENTS TO PROVE THIS.)*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL BEADING UP IN COOLANT TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE "REDESIGNED" AND REPLACED. ON APRIL 5TH, CONSUMER NOTICED OIL IN COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, CAUSING ENGINE" CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. VEHICLE WAS ALSO MISFIRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE WHOLE HEAD GASKET SET REPLACED, ALSO BRAKES FAILED COMPLETLY.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON/ OFF. CONSUEMR SENT VEHICLE TO A RADIATOR SHOP, AND THEY REFERRED HER TO DEALER. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE GASKETS BECAUSE THEY HAVE DESTROYED ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE WAS APPARENTLY LEAKING, IT HAS TO BE FILLED FREQUENTLY.*AK

HEATER NOT WORKING...LOW COOLANT...HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO HEAD GASKET & THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGIENE. I DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I STATED THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO HAVE HIM DO WORK ON VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE 3.8 LITRE ENGIENE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET. ON 3/19/ 01 DEALER CONTACTED ME WANTING TO KNOW IF I WOULD BE GETTING HEAD GASKET FIXED. I STATED THAT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT CERTAIN 1995 3.8 LITRE ENGIENES WERE RECALLED AND THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 12/9/99 BECAUSE OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY & LOGGED COMPLAINT, BUT THEY STATED...

HEAD GASKETS FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING SERVICE FOR ROUGH IDLING. WAIT FOR REMANUFACTURED ENGINE GREATER THAN 4 WEEKS AND NO GUARANTEE FROM FORD AS TO WHEN THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO, A LOT OF ANTI-FREEZE WAS MISSING TOO FAST, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT ANTI-REEZE WAS GETTING INTO CYLINDER.*AK CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE 1 WEEK LATER, REPLACED GASKETS AGAIN THEY WERE LEAKING.*JB

HAD NOTICED SMOKE AND STEAM COMING FROM TAILPIPE OUT OF REAR VIEW MIRROR. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE KEPT GOING AFTER THAT.*AK THE 1995 , 3.8 ENGINE VEHICLES MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE KNOWN FOR BLOWING HEAD GASKET. *YH

3.8 LITER ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER WAS INSPECTING AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS WHERE THEY SAID THAT HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 11, 2000 HAED GASKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO CRACK AND COOLANT LEAKAGE THAT GOT INTO PISTON AND OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE. CURRENTLY, ENGINE IS NOT WORKING, AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT DETERIORATION OF ENGINE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS LOSING ANTIFREEZE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEAELR, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDS A NEW HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER WAS SCARED THAT ENGINE GASKET MAY BLOW ON HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN PRESENT.*AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 94-95 MODELS ADMITTING THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. SO, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOT FIX ONLY SOME VEHICLE BUT NOT OTHERS. *YH

HEAD GASKET STARTED TO LEAK FLUID ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF HEAT. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND RECALL REGARDING DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS FOR 1996 MODELS. *SLC

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC

FORD REFUSES TO LISTEN TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE DID NOT RECEIVE SERVICE AT A FORD GARAGE. WE DID NOT KNOW OR EXPECT THE HEAD GASKET TO HAVE BLOWN. WE WERE STRANDED ON A SUNDAY MORNING IN ONTARIO, SOME 650 MILES FROM HOME. WE WERE TOWED TO THE ONLY SERVICE FACITLITY OPEN ON A SUNDAY (CANADIAN TIRE) WHO COULD POTENTIALLY GET US BACK ON OUR WAY. WE NEVER EXPECTED A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM TO OCCUR AT 57,709 MILES. WE FEEL FORD SHOULD COMPENSATE US FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET, AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED ON THE 1995 WINSTARS. APPARENTLY THE 1996 WINDSTARS HAVE THE SAME HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AS THE 1995S, BUT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECALLED. JUST BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AT A FORD DEALER OR GARAGE SHOULD NOT LET FORD OFF THE HOOK FOR OUR EXPENSE INCURRED ON A...

HEAD GASKET FAILED LATE AT NIGHT IN UNSAFE AREA. WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE AREA UNSAFE, I DID RISK DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFER AREA. *AK

SAME IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS 1994-95 HEAD GASKET DEFECTS THAT FORD HAS ADMITTED PROBLEM AND PLACED A LIMITED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT FOR ONLY 94-95 3.8 L ENGINES. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE; WAS TOLD CAR ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS OVER $3,500. ASKED TO SPEAK WITH DISTRICT REP BUT TOLD I COULD NOT. TOLD THIS PERSON WOULD CONTACT ME SPEEDOMETER "BOUNCES" AT SPEEDS OVER 40MPH, MAKING IT USELESS FOR DETERMINING ACTUAL SPEED. *AK

FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET, RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *AK