1996 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

EVENFLO MODEL # 263120-P1, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE STRAPS THE STRAP BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY APART. THE CLIP WAS STILL HOLDING THE CHILD SAFELY BUT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REMOVE THE CHILD NORMALLY. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOSING COOLANT FOR MANY YEARS. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BUT ENDED UP HAVING MAJOR REPAIRS. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TWO DEALERS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHORT BLOCK INSTALLED. THERE WAS ALSO NOISE IN THE STEERING AND A COOLANT LEAK. THE INTAKE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *SC *JB

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BACK AND FORTH. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BACK AND FORTH CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS DRIVING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN/STOPPED, AND THEN STALLED. CONSUMER COULD NOT TRAVEL WHERE THERE WERE ANY INCLINES OR HILLS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND HAD VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES, AND NO ONE COULD REPAIR IT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND LATCHED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR CHIME RINGS. THIS IS CONTINUOUS WHILE DRIVING, AND EVENTUALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THIS CREATES A HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHILE BACKING AS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE BEHIND VEHICLE AT DUSK OR DARK. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT IF A DOOR IS INDEED AJAR, THAT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL STAY ON, BUT THE DOME LIGHT WILL GO OFF AS WILL THE CHIME. *JB

BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC TELLS ME HES SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE ON THE WINDSTAR BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WILL NOT BUY A FORD AGAIN.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF, ETC. TOOK IT OF SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID WE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. TOOK TO ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. HAD THEM REPLACED. NOW HAVE AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE TIMING COVER. SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT CAUSE THE ENGINES END UP SEIZING AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER REPAIRING THESE LEAKS. THEY SAID TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE FLUID LEVEL AND KEEP IT FILLED. I WISH WE WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.....*NM

VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. FOUND CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHEEHY FORD RO# 611676