1995 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAILED HEAD GASKET. I WENT ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN TWO GENERAL RECALL PROGRAMS FOR THIS PROBLEM ONE IN MAY 1998 AND ONE IN FEB. 2000. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF THESE BUT FORD SAID IT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE BACAUSE THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT UNLESS IT HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1995. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 60,000 MILES AND THREE MONTHS PAST SEVEN YEARS. FORD SAID NTSB HAD REQUIRED THE WARRANTY PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED TWO TIMES AND IF THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT IT WAS A CONTINUALLY RECURRING PROBLEM, THE PERIOD MIGHT BE EXTENDED AGAIN. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE SINCE I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AT ONLY 60,000 MILES, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME PERIOD OWNED. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST 1998 AND SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR FIXING IT FOR ALL ORIGINAL OWNERS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND TIME OWNED. IT IS UNFAIR TO ALLOW A LIMITATION ON THIS PROBLEM FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS. I ASK THAT NTSB REQUIRE FORD TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD INDEFINITELY ON THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL ORIGINAL OWNERS. DT

MY 1995 WINDSTAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS HEAD FAILURE GASKET AT A YOUNG LIFE OF 7 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AND LESS THAT 80,000 MILES. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ( BOWEN SCARFF-KENT WA) RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT BASED ON THEIR VAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FAILURE. FORD AS EXTENDED THE WARRANY TWICE FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT IN MY CASE I WAS ONE MONTH OUTSIDE THE 7 YEAR WINDOW. I HAVE CALL VARIOUS FORD AGENCIES AND WRITTEN MULTIPLE LETTERS AND HAVE GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION FOR MY REQUEST THAT FORD PAYS THE BILL. APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN MAKE IN BEHALF. THANK YOU- BILL BENSHOOF DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND THE VEHICLE TO BE NON DRIVABLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

IN MARCH OF 2000 I BROUGHT THIS VAN FROM J&R USED CARS IT JUST HAD A NEW ENGINE BLOCK PUT IN BY LATHAM FORD, I GOT THE VAN WITH 62566 MILES ON IT WITH THE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. NOW AFTER ONLY 32957 MILES ON THIS ENGINE THE BLOCK GOES AGAIN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES HOW FUNNY I REALLY THINK THESE ENGINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN THAT. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS BROKEN DOWN VAN JUST AFTER 30,000 MILES THATS NOT FAIR THESE ENGINES ARE NOT RIGHT PLEASE HELP ME ANYWAY YOU CAN THANK YOU. MR

VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT THE SPEED OF 50 MPH. THE ENGINE RACED AT 4000 RPM. AND THERE WAS GASOLINE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. DEALER NOTIFIED. * MR DEALER FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS. HE FELT THAT AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MASS AIR FLOW CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE AT HIGH RPMS. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK NOTICE FUEL DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTHER INFORMATION. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *JB *SCC

BRAKE LINE CORRODED THROUGH AND SPRAYED BRAKE FLUID ONTO CAT. CONVERTER CAUSING SMOKE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768021

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AFTER WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED ON 09/21/01. WE ALSO SMELLED FUMES AROUND THE CAR AND INSIDE THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS WINDSTAR AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. WE HAVE BEEN WITH THEM FOR OVER 12 YEARS. PLEASE START AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768031 *TS

CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO RECALL ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE HEAD GASKET, AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET IS GIVING PROBLEM, THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT,DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF RECALL WARRANTY. NLM SCC