1995 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY. PREMATURE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE CAR OWNERS FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. DT

I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE, THE SLIDING DOOR ,THE SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW FORD IS TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T RECALL THIS ENGINE JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES/7 YEARS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST AND OF COURSE I MISSED THIS BY 6 MONTHS. I'VE CALLED AND I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE OVER 1500.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE IS AN FLAW WITHIN THE ENGINE THAT COULD OCCUR AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS STUCK AT A REST STOP WITH OUR 7 MONTH OLD UNTIL I COULD PCIK HER UP. SHE WAS ON THE WAY DOWN TO MINEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL FOR A VISIT AND OF COURSE DIDN'T MAKE. IT. DT

DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHUT VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR. THE RUBBER PIECE THAT GOES AROUND THE EDGES OF THE DOOR CAME OFF TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR ONCE YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, SURGES INTO GEAR WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON HAS FAILED. HAS THIS PART BEEN RECALLED YET? DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DISENGAGED WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS MOVED BY A CHILD CAUSING THE VAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH THREE CHILDREN INSIDE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARK AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ABOUT A YEAR A GO AND HAD THE GAS TANK FIX BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN IT AND IS NOW LEAKING GAS AGAIN AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN . TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY POSITION WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION IN DETRIOT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BRIGHTON FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE, A ENGINE WAS INSTALLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE ALSO. AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2001, WE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE FLYWHEEL. AT THAT TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS REPAIRED BY METRO FORD OF LANSING . AGAIN ON JAN 23, IT WAS SERVICE AGAIN FOR THE FLYWHEEL STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON SEPT 11, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN SERVICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME COSTING US $1362 IN REPAIRS. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPAIRED WAS ON AUG. & OCT. OF 2002. EVEN WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE POSES A DANGER TO ME AND MY CHILDREN. IT SWITCHES GEARS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE ITSELF IS COMING APART, ALL WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS FLASHING CONSTANT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO LAST, I CAN TELL IT IS DYING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, [XXX]. DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE OF AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL TANK CRACK IN THE FORWARD STRAP AREA. THE MANGER PULLED UP A RECALL WHICH CLEARLY STATES THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM AND ALSO TOLD THEM OF THE RECALL WHICH CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED THE RECALL AND COMPARED THE VIN. CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 99V309 *JG *SCC