1998 FORD WINDSTAR Power Trainmanual Transmission Problems

22 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainmanual Transmission Issues in the 1998 FORD WINDSTAR

22 power trainmanual transmission complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Power Trainmanual Transmission Complaints

#8023206 | November 22, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

#567129 | September 5, 2002

CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION GASKET WAS LEAKING AND THE SHIFTER WAS HARD TO GET INTO REVERSE.*YH

#567150 | September 5, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *YH

#786420 | September 5, 2002

THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS UNTIL THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETERS BEGAN TO WORK WHICH TAKE ABOUT 5 MILES DRIVE. *YH

#563032 | May 14, 2002

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A SMALL TRANSMISSION LEAK, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, HOWEVER AS CONSUMER HAD ALL DRIVEN 25 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB

#785587 | May 14, 2002

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STARTING IT AND SHIFTING IT TO DRIVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *YH

#564530 | May 14, 2002

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

#564530 | April 26, 2002

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

#564530 | April 26, 2002

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. *YH

#563032 | December 6, 2001

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A SMALL TRANSMISSION LEAK, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, HOWEVER AS CONSUMER HAD ALL DRIVEN 25 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*JB

#785587 | October 24, 2001

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STARTING IT AND SHIFTING IT TO DRIVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *YH

#896537 | September 19, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE JERKED AND MADE A REALLY STRANGE NOISE. VEHICLE THEN DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A METAL PIECE HAD BROKEN INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMMATION.*AK

#785246 | March 16, 2001

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED FAILURE TWICE. *SLC

#785188 | January 31, 2001

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

#782577 | January 23, 2001

WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISISON SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DRIVERS KNOWLEDGE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED, SHIFTING TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE REENGAGED THE FORWARD GEAR. NLM

#784942 | November 7, 2000

WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. *ET

#729649 | September 6, 2000

(FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON AND SEAL) WHEN YOU BRAKE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT OR EVEN COME TO A STOP AND THEN STEP ON THE GAS, ALL THE VEHICLE DOES IS REV. IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN GEAR OR SLIPPING AND THEN IT EVENTUALLY DROPS INTO PLACE. IT'S A PRETTY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A RECALL BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL YOU ARE DOING IS BRAKING OR SLOWING DOWN. PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE A CHILD BECAUSE OF A WRECK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ISSUING A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS SITE TO LIST PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: APM3JEUU02 TIRE SIZE: 215/70R15 )

#549349 | October 29, 1999

TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO TIMES TO ILLIMINATE SLIPPING 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, HOWEVER THE REPLACEMENTS DID NOT RECTIFY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MJS

#711827 | September 22, 1999

I BOUGHT THIS VAN IN FEB OF 1998 AND IN A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED THAT THE VAN WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM . I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER SAME THING. I RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THIS TIME DROVE THE VAN WITH A MECHANIC AND SHOWED HIM THE PROBLEM. THEY ORDERED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER GONE. I WROTE FORD BUT NO HELP. THEN I MOVED TO SOUTH JERSEY AN DSHOWED IT TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES AND THIS PAST JAN I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WILL STAY AND NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE. SO AT PRESENT EVERY TIME I STAR THE VAN AND ACCELERATE AND THEN LEAVE THE PEDDLE THE CAR LUNGES. IN SLOW TRAFFIC THIS A REAL ANGER BECAUSE IT...

#544771 | April 19, 1999

TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTING.

#541684 | September 25, 1998

TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FAILED.

#540860 | September 13, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY.

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