Vehicle had been driven home and parked in garage. Started noticing fumes coming inside house. Later went out to start vehicle which failed to start. Had vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who informed consumer that head gasket failed. Problem has happened twice under warranty.
1995 Ford Windstar engine complaints
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Van has been running hot and ngine check light came came on. They told us at the dealer we needed a new head gasket. Detroit told us it was under the onp but then when we told the dealer that they said we needed a new engine and that wasn't covered. Later that day we found out they made a mistake and weren't covering the head gasket either. Ford needs to do something for the consumer with this big problem. They keep passing the buck when it seems to be their fault. Isn't this typical of ford with all the other problems they're having that they won't take any blame.
The transmission did not shift correctly and had to be replaced. Nlm
Re: ford extended warranty on ford windstar 3.8l head gaskets (ford notice 00m09). My 95 windstars head gasket blew and hydro locked my engine at 81,000 miles. The process pumped a lot of coolant through my block and out the exhaust and caused the engine to severely over heat. Sawgrass ford (sunrise fl (954) 851-9100) has agreed to replace the head gasket under the warranty but wants $1176 to cover the following additional work: reseal leaking coolant at timing cover $784. Tune-up $110. Thermostat and gasket $85. Flush cooling system $74. Engine power flush $120. I had just flushed and replaced coolant and hoses within the last 10,000 miles. There were no leaks in the engine. (my garage floor is clean!) I believe that had the head gasket not blew, this other work would not be necessary and should be included in the 00m09 extended warranty work. The only reason the cooling system and engine would need flushed at this point is because the cylinders flooded with coolant when the gasket blew. That also fouled the plugs. The overheating damaged the thermostat. The overheating is also the likely cause of damage resulting in coolant leaking from the timing cover. I called ford customer care and was told the extended warranty only covers the head gasket replacement. The owner is responsible for other repairs. (even if the block froze or the heads warped!) they will not provide me a copy of the 00m09 extended warranty. I will have ford do the warranty work and take the vehicle to my local repair shop for the additional repair. Any help to have ford cover this additional damage is appreciated.
Head gaskets and timing cover failed twice which was covered under warranty, except for the second time manufacturer states timing cover failure was not related to head gasket failure, as well as piston rod failure once.
The front shocks broke causing noise to be emmitted from the wheel well. Nlm
Head gasket failure.
Abs light comes on intermittently and stays on while driving, light comes on when turning corners and a clunk noise emits from left wheel area, antilock brake system no longer working.
The rod is loose. Dealer says the engine must be replace. This is our 3rd major cmplt. Financially, we're overspent maintaining this vehicle. Please help!
Head gasket failure,transmission failure between 47,500-49.500 miles. Unsafe lemon.ford will not take responsibility.
Engine starts to charge and white smoke comes out of the tailpipe. Took to dealer, and it was a blown head gasket, and timing cover gasket.*ak ford denies any responsibilty due to mileage.
Engine overheated,dealer replaced with rebuilt engine.now 2 months later engine cranks,but wont start.had it towed to dealer.it is our only vehicle and we have 4 kids.this van has been in the shop every month since we bought it.is there anything we can do?it had to be towed 3 times!.
Engine head gasket blown.
Premature head gasket failure resulted in a destroyed engine.
Bought windstar lx 3.8 used 1996, two years later head gasket blew,. I had extended warranty insurance to cove all expenses, how ever the replacement head gasket blew this week destroying the engine, for tell me I am out of look, because I did my own oil changes in the past year, my van has never been recalled, nor was I notified in march 2000 about a defected head gasket, the replacement gasket in 1998 was the defected gasket, the cost to replace engine id\s $6000,00. Canadian please note there appears to be no organisation in canada to complain to can you advise me [email protected] I need help.
Head gasket stopped operating, resulting in replacement of engine. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Second failure of head gasket. First failure at 60k. Ford refuses to warrant work second time. Apparantly this 3.8l engine requires expensive head gasket repairs every 50-60k miles.
Serviced at dealership for leaking head gasket per extended warranty letter (00m09). Extensive cooling system damage caused as result of head gasket failure. Dealer quoted $1,500 worth of work that would be out of pocket expense. Vehicle driven immediately to independant certified mechanic for remainder of repairs (less than 3 miles door to door). Dealer quote more expensive and included work that was not necessary (replacement transmission pan gasket-gasket was less than 6 months old). Engine failed same day work was completed (driven less than 20 miles). Replacement engine on 5 week backorder from manufacturer. Engine replacement failed 3 days after work completed. Second engine replacement performed by another ford dealership. Vehicle was returned leaking fluid and with clamps and hoses disconnected (had to be returned again). Ford has acknowlegded problem and existence of $4,000 coupon program to owners for repairs. However, best ford still will not honor program. Have spent 15 weeks and more than $5,000 to have vehicle returned still running rough.
Consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and vehicle was running hot she was able to pull over to shoulders. A tow truck had to tow the vehicle. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak defective head gaskets caused engine failure, consumer is requesting reimbursement due to not being notified of the defective head gaskets.
Consumer never had a warning of a problem until she had 100 thousand mile check up. Then, heard a noise. Took automobile back to dealer, and when mechanic took it back to bay area head gaskets blew up.
Transmission has failed. *ak vehicle completely shuts off with no warning while in motion, consumer states it feels as if the transmission locks up, mechanic checked vehicle and found that the problem was in the head gaskets.
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Purchased new in late 1994, this windstar 3.8l engine blew its first head gasket at 39 months of ownership and 50,000 miles. Several years after paying for repair ford finally offered owners reimbursement for such repairs and extended engine warranty to 100,000 miles. Although I had local dealership check on low fluids at 97,000 miles they did nothing but top off fluids. At 103,000 miles they told me my head gasket was blown and that engine coolant was going into engine. Ford was contacted and refused to honor repair work under extended warranty. On.
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I purchased a 95 ford windstar, in may of l998 with an extended warranty. After 90,000 I began notciing leakage from the head gasket. Warranty had ended I sought an independent dealer for service. I was not notified by ford of the extended warranty issued on the gaskets for 95 windstars. As a consumer I feel that ford voilated mly lrights as a custmoer for not notifying me of the recall.
Both head gaskets failed months after the consumer received a letter stating they (manufacturer) would replace them for free, the manufacturer refused reimbursement because the vehicle was slightly over the mileage requirement, in jan 01 the oil valve stuck causing the oil not to flow thus blowing off the oil filer, the oil light never came on the vehicle began to overheat and the engine was damaged. Nlm
Recall for head gasket was performed, but now engine is leaking all water out of it .*ak consumer states heater core rotted out, crank case oil keeps turning black, oil filter keeps plugging up oil, oil light illuminates when slowing down for full stop or just slowing down, consumer has been charged for additional repairs.
Vehicle was leaking antifreeze. Dealer found timecase cover gasket needs to be replaced.
Persistent failure of headgasket due to error in engine design.
Vehicle will lose power and won't accelerate, and occasionally will choke and stall . O2 sensor has been replaced 3 times.
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