1995 windstar lx transmission failure and head gasket failure three weeks apart.
1995 Ford Windstar engine complaints
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Consumer states engine is leaking coolant. Dealer notified.
Consumer states that while driving and without warning head gasket blew, causing the consumer to pull over. Dealer notified.
While driving, flames emitted from the engine compartment area due to head gasket failure for the second time. *jb also the fuel tank contained a leak and there was a recall regarding the issue. Ph
Our 1995 ford windstar with only 57,000 miles on it experienced an engine failure while we were on a family vacation hundreds of miles from home. The engine had to be replaced due to the premature failure of a faulty head gasket that caused coolant to leak into the engine. We had no warning or overheating before the engine failed. We had previously experienced some coolant leakage and had the timing cover gasket fail also. Our van was no longer covered by the 100,000 mile or 7 year ford service program by several months even though we had so few miles on it. Since then we have learned that this defective gasket and related engine failures are occuring on nearly all 1995 windstars. I believe ford should be required to stand behind their faulty engines for 100,000 miles with no time limit since a properly manufactured engine should last at least that long without a head gasket failure.
While driving, white smoke emitted from the trail pipe and then the engine failed due to a defective head gasket. *jb ph
The head gasket on my 1995 windstar failed after just 70,000 miles; ford has refused to help me since it failed in december 2002 and I have owned the car for 8 years. Since coolant has leaked into the engine, the ford mechanic has recommended a new engine which costs $4600.
The head gasket had blown and was been a problem with the 3.8 liter engines since ford used them in their vehicles. Dealer would not fix due to the expired warranty. *mr *scc
Brake light come on frequently. Door ajar light stays on occasionally causing interior lights to remain on even when all doors are shut. Dash light quit working. Took to certified mechanic and found the problem was in the ashtray light, disconnected ashtray light and dash lights started working again. Engine light staying on. Took to certified mechanic, was told that vacuum hose was off the egr valve. Mechanic put vacuum hose back on. Problem recurred 3 days later but this time not vacuum hose. Believe the problem to be egr valve itself. Engine surges/misses constantly. Did a tune up, replacing plugs wires, etc.. Problem still exists especially after vehicle is run for a while. Often shifts hard during acceleration. Have done transmission service, problem still exists. Do not take off hard from stops.
The vehicle started to make a hissing noise and the temperature gauge went to high. The consumer felt there was a defect in the motor.
I took my 1995 ford windstar to the dealer, after the check engine light came on and the car started to over heat. I was told the head gasket is damaged and will have to replace the engine at a cost of $5600. It is unbelievable!!! The car has only 80,000 miles on it.
The vehicles head gasket blew and caused $2000 worth of damage to the vehicle.
One year ago (2002) my 1995 ford windstar blew a head gasket without warning. The engine was replaced by the dealer under tbs 00m09. One year later and under 30,000 miles the new engine has blown a head gasket and ford refuses to honor it stating that a small pin hole in one of the heater hoses caused the block to drain of fluid and blowing the head gasket. I inspected the engine shortly after it occurred and the radiator and reserve tanks were both full. I told this to the service manager at the dealer and I was told I must be mistaken the engine was empty. I am an aircraft mechanic and know when an engine is out of water or not but I am running into a brick wall. I have contacted the ford customer service and am not having any luck with that either. *jb what recourse if any do I have?
The vehicle had a leak. It was later determined that anti-freeze was getting into the oil. The dealer replaced the head gaskets.
While driving the vehicle stalled and was difficult to restart.
While driving engine shut down which caused loss of power steering.
Failure of 1995 windstar engine for the 3rd time. First time engine gasket fixed, then at 50,000 miles 2nd gasket fixed , then failed at 72000. First 2 fixes covered under extended warranties but the last one I was required to pay to fix. Have disposed of this vehicle.
Due to a defective head gasket, the vehicle blew a thick cloud of white smoke from the tailpipe. The manufacturer had a voluntary head gasket replacement program that expired 1 month prior to gasket failing.
The head gasket is cracked and leaked coolant into the engine. The dealer has been notified.
While driving smoke came from the undercarriage and then engine shut down.
Blown head gaskets on 1995 ford windstar that ford motor company was aware of as a problem on this particular model/year. "check engine" warning light kept coming on but no problem could be detected. Of course my "head gasket" problem developed after the limited extended warranty had expired.
My complaint is about my 1995 ford windstar van with the 3.8 lt v-6 engine. I bought my van new on 9/12/95 and have taken care to keep it in good shape. It had recently, in later part of march, began to run roughly. I took it to a mechanic on april 1, 2003. The mechanic informed me that the head gaskets has blown out. My van only has 55,900 miles on it! Ford had extended the warranty to cover only the head gaskets for 100k miles or seven years whichever came first. Even though my warranty, according to ford, ran out in sept. 02, I still feel that 56k miles is too low to suffer this kind of major repair. When I contacted ford, they said there was nothing they could do. I feel I should not have to pay for a defective design by ford. The mechanic said the repair would be between $1000 and $2000 dollars depending on the extent of the damage. It could even be higher if the damage is extensive.
At 48000 miles the vehicle was recalled by manufacturer due to coolant leaking into the engine. The dealer rebuilt the entire upper part of the engine. Now the vehicle is stalling intermittently without warning while driving. Dealer diagnosed that the stalling was due to a drop in oil pressure which shut off the fuel pump in turn shutting down engine.
The oil pan gasket leaked. *jb
1995 ford windstar lx head gaskets blew out at 100,112 miles today. Warranty through 100,000 miles. I've had to have the brakes repaired at least once per year for the last 4 years.
On 1/3/03 check engine light came on. Took it to ford dealer that had replaced the first engine at 67,000 due to head gasket failure. Dealer notified me that head gasket had failed again with 124,000 miles this time. After dealer took engine apart to check the problem,dealer notified me to tell me now its the whole engine that needed to be replaced. This would be the second time with in 124,000 miles. Ford would not cover under recall warranty. I was told it would be 3,000 dollars to fix. After I refused dealer costs at 3,000 dollars dealer wanted 800 dollars to put engine back together still not fixed had van towed home with engine in boxes. Have paper work from dealer that shows they never had permission to take engine apart. They only had approval to do a diagnosis test.
The head gasket blew out, in which gas had mixed with the antifreeze.
After the recall was performed regarding the engine, the problem recurred.
The vehicle stalled without warning, and it was difficult to restart the vehicle.
The head gasket failed.*dt
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