1995 FORD WINDSTAR Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO LETTERS CONCERNING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THE LETTER PERTAINED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF 48 DAYS AND 6,431 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET OVER HEATED AND FAILED. NOW, THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPECTS A FULL REFUND OF MONIES PAID FOR REPAIR. *JG

HEADLAMPS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC HAS DETERIORATED OVER THE YEARS FROM CLEAR TO BROWN. MOISTURE ALSO BUILDS UP INSIDE THE LAMPS. VISIBILITY HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCE ESPECIALLY ON A RAINY NIGHT. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE LAMPS ON THIS MODEL. MY OTHER CAR IS A 1993 MODEL AND THE HEADLAMPS ARE STILL CRYSTAL CLEAR AND I CAN SEE PERFECTLY AT NIGHT. TS

CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET DEFECT WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. CONSUMER PROACTIVELY REQUESTED A HEAD GASKET SERVICE CHECK ON MARCH 24, 2000. AT THE TIME THERE WERE NO LEAKS DETECTED AND THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TRADE IN. ON SEP 7TH 2002, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT TURNED OVER WITHOUT STARTING. CONSUMER WAITED AND TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME, COOLANT POURED OUT OF THE BOTTOM. THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE 7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WERE INELIGIBLE FOR THE TRADE IN. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL # 98 M 01 DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEM CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING WITH VEHILCE, WHICH IS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET MUST FAIL BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE, ONCE IT FAILED THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*MR *JB

FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION IN 2000 FOR POTENTIAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THAT COMPONENT TO 7 YRS/100,000 MILES. OUR WINDSTAR IS NOW INOPERABLE DUE TO A FAILED HEAD GASKET AND WE ARE TOLD BY FORD THAT WE ARE NO LONGER COVERED. MR

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE OVEHEATED AND FAILED. *SCC

HAD HEAD GASKET AND VALUE GASKET LEAKS IN 2000 AT ~63000 MILES - REPLACED. CAM SENSORY ALSO REPLACED AT THAT TIME. IN FOR SERVICE LAST MONTH - MULTIPLE SERVICES PERFORMED INCLUDING OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTOR, PLUGS/WIRES. NOW ENGINE IS DEAD. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED UP HILL AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL DECELERATE, EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR. IT WILL BE HARD FORCONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE WHICH LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. LINE WAS CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT. *AK *YH

FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. CASTER AND CAMBER RESET. THERE IS A SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING, DEALER REPLACED OUTER TIE RODS AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM. *TT