1998 FORD WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

ALL STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING FOR A TURN FROM A SLOW SPEED (FROM ABOUT 30 MPH TO 15 MPH.) ONCE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC WERE LOST AND NEARLY REAR-ENDED CAR IMMEDIATELY AHEAD. ANOTHER STALL WAS IN MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC WHICH WAS HELD UP UNTIL ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. ALL STALLING OCCURRED WHEN ON PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES, TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. PROBLEM BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2000 AT APPROX 44,000 MILES ODOMETER READING.

WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH COOLER WEATHER CONDITIONS THE ENGINE NEARLY STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING. THIS AFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COMPLAINTS TO DEALERS AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM DEVELOPED AFTER INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT 30,000 MILES. FORD CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER AT LEAST FOUR TRIPS TO THE SHOP. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED UNDER THE LEMMON LAW AND REPLACED BUT WAS NOT.*AK

WHEN PROCEEDING THROUGH A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AFTER A STOPPING, VEHICLE WILL DIE. CONSUMER CAN RESTART IT AGAIN. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO ENGINES, TRANSMISSION WORK AND A LOT OF SMALLER PROBLEMS. RIGHT NOW IT IS HAVING THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK AND ADJUSTERS REPLACED. WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE WINDSTAR MAY BE SAFE, BUT IT ISN'T RELIABLE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER ,MAKING SUDDEN STOPS/PARKING AND WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY MODULE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ADJAR SWITCH WAS STICKING CAUSING THE DOOR ADJAR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, OUTER TIE ROD FAILED CAUSING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER/SLIPPING DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF. NLM

UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. LOW MILAGE VEHICLE WITH COMPLETE SERVICE RECORDS AND NO WARNING THREW PISTON ROD DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER ESTIMATES COST TO REPAIR AT $4900. DEALER ESTIMATES DAMAGE DUE TO FAILED HEAD GASKET. ANTIFREEZE LEAK FILLED CYLINDERS. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A STALLING PROBLEM, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND PERFORMED TSB 982506, HOWEVER PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM FORD WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL CONSUMER BACK REGARDING PROBLEM AND HAS NOT. *SLC CONSUMER STATES HE HAS SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE FUEL INJECTOR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING.*JB

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, DEALER HAS REPLACED IT ONCE, HOWEVER PROBLEMS CONTINUE, CONSUMER HAS FILED FOR A REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION, VEHICLE BUCKS, JERKS, AND JUMPS INTO GEAR BEFORE TAKING OFF. VEHICLE SHIMMIES FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER UPON ACCELERATION, THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND HEARD ALSO AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER JUMPS. PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING, DEALER ADJUSTED RACK AND PINION AND MADE OTHER REPAIRS TO STEERING MECHANISM. RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS IF VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL SOMETIMES, ENGINE HAS NO POWER AT ACCELERATION, ENGINE BELT WAS NOISY AND WAS REPLACED. TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK DUE TO LOOSE TIRE VALVE. *SLC

FIRST INCIDENT 11-13-00. ENGINE STALLED MAKING LEFT TURN AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VAN SERVICED AT FORD COUNTRY, HENDERSON, NV AND ALTERNATOR CHANGED. FOUR MORE OF SAME TYPE INCIDENTS IN FEBRUARY. CAR RETURNED TO FORD COUNTRY IN HENDERSON FOR THIS COMPLAINT. MILEAGE 35024. THEY PERFORMED TSB 982506. SENT LETTER AND CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANDREA INSISTED THAT THE CAR BE LOOKED AT ONCE MORE AT COLORADO RIVER FORD IN KINGMAN, AZ. SHE SAID SHE MADE APPOINTMENT AND ARRANGED FOR A LOANER VAN OR LARGE CAR. CONTACT WAS STEVE. WE DROVE 40 MILES FOR THE APPOINTMENT.. ON THE WAY WE HAD ANOTHER STALLING INCIDENT. WE ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, STEVE DID NOT HAVE A LOANER CAR. WE HAD TO LEAVE AND WHEN AT HOME CALLED FORD AGAIN. WE WERE PROMISED A CALL BACK FROM ANDREA WITHIN 1/2 HOUR. IT IS NOW MORE THAN 24 HOURS AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE CALL...

VARIOUS PROBLEM WITH POWER LOCK LOCKING BY ITSELF/WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY/DOME LIGHT NOT OPERATING, AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FAILURE OF POWER LOCKS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOME LIGHT, DOOR AJAR LIGHT, DOOR AJAR SWITCH, LIFT GATE DOOR AJAR SWITCH, BATTERY SAVER RELAY INOPERABLE, AND WASHER LIGHT ILLUMINATING. BRAKES NOISY AT TIMES, DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO BRAKE DUST. POWER STEERING IS NOISY WHEN TURNING BACK AND FORTH, DEALER REPLACED TIE ROD END. SLIDING DOOR RATTLES WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS, DEALER ADDED FOAM TAPE TO BACK SIDE OF PANEL, DRIVER DOOR RATTLES, SLIDING DOOR HARD TO OPEN AT TIMES, DEALER LUBED SLIDING HINGES AND LATCH. DEALER REPLACED SHOCKS DUE TO RATTLING NOISE WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS. DRIVEBELT REPLACED. MAF SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION. WINDOW GUIDE DID NOT FIT TIGHT....

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR WHEN MAKING AN U TURN ABOUT ANY MPH STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. THEN, ENGINE WILL STALL. DEALER SAID THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE, ERRATIC IDLE AND STALLING WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE TO FREQUENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO YIELD ANY REMEDY TO THE MECHANICAL ISSUE. NLM

ENGINE WILL HAVE LOWER THAN NORMAL RPM WHEN FIRST COMING TO A STOP. HAS STALLED 3 SEPERATE TIMES.

I HAVE HAD 2 WINDSTARS - THE FIRST A 1995 HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER - PREMIER FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE VAN AND FORD'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT WAS TEDIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE. THEREFORE, I TURNED TO ARBITRATION WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE LEMON LAW IN NC. BECAUSE OF THIS, I RELUCTANTLY PURCHASED A 1998 WINDSTAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED BEFORE IT HAD 36,000 MILES. IT STARTED STALLING. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO LEE MOTOR, A FORD DEALER IN WILSON, NC. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AT LEAST 5 TIMES THAT I CAN DOCUMENT. IT HAS CONCERNED ME THAT THE RECENT NEWS REGARDING STALLING INCLUDES UP TO 1995 WINDSTARS. THERE IS A VERY GREAT SAFETY ISSUE HERE - AS GREAT IF NOT WORSE THAN THE PROBLEMS WITH THE MUCH PUBLICIZED TIRE RECALL.

ENGINE STALLS WHEN WHEEL TURNED TO FAR LEFT/RIGHT.

VEHCILE WILL STALL WHEN MOTOR IS HOT, PUTTING CONSUMER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

VAN STALLED TWICE WHEN IN SLOW TURN, USULLY WOULD RESTART NOW IT IS STALLING AND WILL NOT RESTART AT ALL.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS THIS VEHICLE WHILE STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP (STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHTS). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP OVER 8 TIMES AND WAS LAST WORKED ON FOR THIS PROBLEM IN JUNE 2000. THEN IN JULY 200 WHILE ON VACATION THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND THE EMISSION CONTROL FAILED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN REPAIRING THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAS LOST IT'S CREDITABILITY AS BEING SAFE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR GOING THROUGH A DRIVE TROUGH MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE IS STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN/TURNING AND IN PARKING MANEUVERS POSSIBLY DUE TO COMPUTER MISFIRE AND CARBON BUILD IN ENGINE. 3 TSBS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING, UNABLE TO BE FIXED. MJS

THE ENGINE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SLOW SPEEDS AND LACK POWER.

WHEN MOVING SLOWLY TO TURN OR TO PARK, ORFULLY WARMED UP,1/2-FULL TANK OF GAS. VEHICLE STALLED OR SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN AIR LEAK. DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK.ET.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NEW SEALS ON FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR FOR WIND NOISE: ALSO BEEN IN FOR FAILED BRAKE SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS: IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT-CHECKED AND RECHECKED BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING, VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT; ENGINE HAS DIED SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP; FRONT PADS ON BRAKE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED AT ONLY 10,000 MILES STILL GRINDING AND WILL NOT STOP CORRECTLY; VEHICLE FEELS TO ME AS UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNGER BOYS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE FOR THE GEAR TO ENGAGE.VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP FOR STALLING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON THREE OCCASIONS EACH. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN IDLING OR CRUISING INTO A TURN, MOSTLY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION "PUMP FAILED, CAUSING PLANET GEARS TO COME APART. *AK

I AM SO SCARED TO DRIVE OUR VAN- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. THIA VAN SHOWED BE CONSIDERED A LEMON- OR FORD SHOULD REPAIR IT. WE PURCHASED THE VAN CAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER LITTLE ONE ON THE WAY(MAKING 4 KIDS) IN THE PAST WE HAD OLD VECHILCLES. WE DECIDED TO SPEND THE $$ AND HAVE A RELIABLE VECHICLE SINCE WE HAVE 4 KIDS AND TRAVEL AROUND TOWN ALOT. FIRST MY AIR CODTIONER GOES OUT IN JULY, 99 (ELECTRICAL- NO POWER TO IT). WE DID NOT HAVE THE $ TO FIX. THAN IN AUGUST,99 WE STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDTION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. HAD TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION- DUE TO A FAULTY CLUTCH PISTON THAT FORD KNOWS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS IN AX4S WINDSTAR 3.8L. ENGINE - STALLS USUALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS O TURNS OR COMING TO A STOP. SCARED TO DEATH...

SLOWING FROM CUISING SPEED TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE ENGINE STALLED CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. STALLING CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO MANUVER THROUGH THE TURN AND LOSS OF POWER CREATED THE POSSIBILITY THAT I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR TRAFFIC. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE MINIVAN SHE SURELY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VAN'S PROBLEM WITH STALLING OUT WHEN STOPPING AND THEN PROCEEDING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. IT HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE IN ROANOKE (MAJIC CITY FORD)_ AND AGAIN IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND CAN'T BE STARTED UNTIL PUT IN PARK AND THEN STARTED. ALSO, AS ODD AS IT SEEMS, IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING 'LEFT'. THE AIR CONDITIONING WHEN STARTED (MAX AC- AC- DEFROST SETTINGS) MAKE A BANG NOISE ATT THE RIGHT FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE VAN. IT OCCURS A FEW TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN STOPS ONLY TO BEGIN WEEKS LATER. THE VAN HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO BRADY-BUSHEY FOR THIS WITH NO REPAIR WORK PERFORMED BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THEY TESTED IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. BUT THEN, WHEN IT...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE IS STALLS AND CUTS OFF. *AK

ENGINE. AIR CONDITIONING.

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME FROM WORK, (ABOUT A 20 MINUTE RIDE), AND HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE OCCURED.

WHILE DRIVING VAN STALLS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. THIS CONDITION ALMOST CAUSED TWO REAR END CRAHSES. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE JUST CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE, THE SECOND TIME(JULY 23RD) THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICE FOR THE THIRD TIME(AUG 5TH) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT OR U TURN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

DEALERSHIP INSTALLED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT 7,000 MILES BECAUSE OF OUR REPEATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BUCKING SENSATION/THE VEHICLE IS STILL BUCKING/OTHER PROBLEMS DEVELOPED SUCH AS THE LUNCHING FORWARD IN SECOND GEAR, SHIFTING INTO GEAR BEGAN TO PRODUCE A GRINDING NOISEAND A VERY OBVIOUS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS DEVELOPED/FORD KEEPS IGNORING US AFTER OUR REPEATEDLY CONTACTING THEM/WE HAVE NOW FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT/ WE HAVE BEEN TREATED VERY SHABBILY BY FORD !

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME HARD SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE NEW. PROBLEM IS BETTER ,BUT I EXPECT FAILURE BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD 1-2 SHIFT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW ON 13 JAN 98. THE LEMON LAW CAUSED FIRM TO OFFER ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS/75,000 MILES INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP'S PERFORMANCE. RECENTLY, THE BRAKES HAVE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 5 APRIL 99 FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, AND THE TWO NEW PROBLEMS. THE LAST SEVERAL NEW VEHICLES I'VE PURCHASED HAVE BEEN FORDS. MY NEXT VEHICLE PROBABLY WON'T BE A FORD. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DECELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DECELERATING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND PROCEEDING TO COME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING GRINDING OF THE BRAKES WHILE STOPPING. *AK

THE ENGINE HESITATES OR STALLS IN A SLOW TURN.