Engine head gaskets failed .this caused the engine coolant to leak into the engine. This resulted in the engine overheating , which then caused the block to crack. Had to have a small block put on . Plus all the various other components that went along with replacing a block.
1995 Ford Windstar engine complaints
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Engine shut off, almost lost control.
Warped head gasket diagnosed at 61,500miles by a ford dealership in december of 1999.
Vehicle overheated in seconds and engine seized.
Engine head gasket failure of 3.8 liter v6 engine. Although this failure occurred in a mini-mall parking lot, it could have occurred at highway speed and would have put my wife and son in harm's way. At the very least, they were stranded some 15 miles from home. Ford had an extended warranty for the premature failure of the head gasket, but my mileage was beyond the warranty. The incident cost me $703.84.
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The engine problem is two-fold. In december of 1999 the head gaskets were replaced and shortly thereafter we began hearing a knocking noise and were told the rod bearings were going out and we would need a new engine. When the local ford dealer was contacted regarding an estimate their response was " don't feel bad we are seeing a lot of these problems on this engine". Some consolation for someone who has to replace an engine that only has 70,000 miles on it. The dealer contacted was not the dealer where the van was purchased. The speedometer has now failed twice and because the reading is not an accurate mileage trade in on it is drastically reduced. When contacted about the second failure ford offered no help or explanation for the problem. The original speedometer was replaced while under warranty at eastside motors in greencastle, in. There has got to be a problem that two speedometers would fail on the same vehicle. The dates on my report are approximate. These are things that I didn't record but I guess from now on I will. The odometer reading that I recorded on the questionaire is the combined mileage of the 2 odometers. The whole unit was replaced not just the speedometer.
Temperature indicator light came on, and anti-freeze came out and spilled throughout the reservoir, causing vehicle to overheat. Took vehicle to dealer, found blown head gasket. Vehicle is out of warranty and owner will have to pay for repairs. *ak
The head gasket blew with only 51,000 miles on the vehicle. Nlm
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Ford dealership will not reimburse despite being a very common problem, very concerned for family safety, when/where will engine die again? The federal safety agency, when will you take action against ford.
Temperature guage shot up to high and there was no heat. I was on my home from work and driving on the x-pressway. When I reached home I called dealer immediately. I was told not to drive the car. The car remained in our garage for a day and then was driven to the dealer. I was told that the head gaskets needed replacing for a total cost of $1400. This car has only 66,000 miles on it and from what I have seen and heard this is a problem ford has with this van. Warranty was up at 60,000 miles. I need to know if they timed this failure to occur until the warranty ran out. I even had the extended warranty, which of course is good for nothing. This car does not have that many miles on it to have this type of costly repair.
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Problem is so well know...ford is warning dealers on trade-ins.no safety defect listed in the summary.
Dealer replaced engine head gasket cost $4077, said no warranty, gave me 800 number.
Head gasket failure caused extensive engine cooling system damage, hidden warranty for head gasket failure, however warranty expired (98m01). Yh
Red engine light started glowing @ approx. 70-80k miles. Reported problem...nothing found. Car fails at 107000, head gasket. Was repaired for $1600, jan 2000.
I got my 95 windstar from my dad 3 months ago. He had been the sole/original owner. The heat gauge started going way up and then back to normal on jan 20, 2000. It would go up and down sometimes 8 times in a 30 minute ride! I checked the easiest, and least expensive things first - engine coolant, radiator, and thermostat. But it kept doing it. Finally, on jan 27, 2000 it overheated and stayed hot. I called the local ford dealer (helgesen's of evansville, wi) and they got it in on the following mon. The 31st. They said it was the head gasket and mentioned the recall on it. I talked to my dad, who bought the van new and is very meticulous about saving papers, and maintaining his automobiles. He said that he never got a recall letter on it and certainly would have had it checked out if he had. In fact, when I got the van from him, he gave me his whole file of info on it, which consisted of the original sales & order papers, and oil change receipts, but no repairs or recall info of any kind. I will be calling ford tomorrow as I just found a web site with the recall # and phone # on it tonite. Obviously, I am not the only one with this problem! Thank you for your "ear"... Sue herman
There was a recall on head gaskets - ford failed to notify us by mail nor did they notify us when we took it in for routine services. Now they won't fix it because it's past 60,000 miles. I took it to another mechanic, who fixed the problem at a cost of over $800.00. The other mechanic is how I found out about the recall - ford shared that information with him - however, they failed to let us in on the secret.
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Transmission failed 3 times, head gaskets failed 2 times, ford doesn't care!
In november of 1998, the head gasket was replaced after vehicle was taken in to dealer for antifreeze leak. Dealer informed us that head gaskets were not yet "bad" but advised us to replace them before further damage was done to engine. We complied and had the head gasket replaced to avoid further problems. When we took the windstar in on january 17, 2000, we were informed that we needed a new engine. The preventative head gasket replacement in 1998 should have avoided the engine failure, according to the dealer. Apparently, there is much more going on with this engine than we are aware of. We cannot afford to keep putting money into this vehicle, and we hope that ford will issue a recall on the product. Incidentally, our service person at venus ford (willie willett) has heard of thousands of 1995 ford windstar owners with identical problems. Visits to various sites on the internet confirm this. Why is no one taking any positive action on this major problem?
Heating and A/C system failed due to head gasket failure. Yh
Vehicle experienced overheating due to blown head gasket which LED to engine failure. Engine needs to be replaced. Dealer contacted. *ak
While driving engine check light came on, and smoke started coming out of the tail pipe. About twenty minutes later the car died.
Head gasket failed. Yh
While driving home vehicle started to overheat. Temperature gauge needle indicated overheating. Took vehicle to dealership next day. Mechanic indicated head gaskets had blown. Owner would need to pay part of cost of repairs. Owner feels manufacturer should fill the bill.
The engine head gasket blew causing the engine to overheat, ford issued an extended warranty due to the defective head gaskets, however the vehicle is not covered due to the mileage being over 60000.
Head gasket blew at about 55,000 miles.
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