1995 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS, TRANSMISSION, AND FAULTY BRAKES ON 1995 FORD WINDSTAR.*MR *JB

MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR DIED OUT ONE DAY WHILE PARKING AT A STORE. IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND I IGNORED IT. A MONTH LATER IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD A PISTON WENT OUT IN MY ENGINE AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I REPLACED IT AND NOW IT COSTANTLLY DIES OUT. I HAD REPLACED MANY PARTS SUCH AS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR, IDLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR,MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A GREASY SUBSTANCE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND SMELT SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE SMELL, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEN, CONSUMER PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD, DROVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, BEFORE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. CONSUMER WAS ALERTED BY THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THE FIRE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION SEAL FAILURE. *AK

ON FEBRUARY 2001 DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. TWO YEARS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED, ENGINE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $2500. *AK

I HAVE OWNED MY VAN SINCE JANUARY 2000. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING, MY VAN HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS FIXED UNDER THE FORD RECALL. STILL WITHIN THE RECALL, A HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN. FORD TOLD ME THE RECALL ONLY ALLOWS FOR A ONE TIME REPAIR. SINCE THEN, MY VAN IS ON ITS THIRD ENGINE AND THIRD TRANSMISSION. MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN COMPUTER AS WELL. WE HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY FIXING THE VAN THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND THE ANTI-FREEZE WENT INTO THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON MOTHER'S DAY. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE SO HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD AND IT WOULD COST THE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

1995 FORD WINDSTAR - SLIDING DOOR TOP FORWARD BRACKET ATTACH POINT. 1) THE METAL AROUND THE ATTACH POINT ON THE DOOR SHOWS STRESS CRACKS ON ALL FOUR SIDES AND THE METAL UNDER THE PAINT IS BUCKLING. THE LOCATION OF THE BRACKET BELOW THE DOOR SEAL MAY ALLOW RAIN TO POOL UP ON THE BRACKET SUPPORT AND CAUSE THE SUPPORTING METAL TO RUST AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. 2) DOOR IS RATTLING AND IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. VEHICLE. 3) I AM CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE AVAILABILITY OF A NEW DOOR OR WELDING A SUPPORT PLATE ON THE EXISTING DOOR. *AK

I WANT TO COMPLAINT ON THE FORD WINDSTAR HEADGASKET/ENGINE. 4 TIME REPAIR NOW AGAIN NEED REPAIR AND FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY 4100.00 *LA

CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PENDING CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. *LA *SC *JB