Transmission downshifted while going 60-65 MPH.
1998 Ford Windstar brakes complaints
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Vehicle jumped forward when stopping. Accelerated by itself, resulting in a crash. Brakes when applied, squeak loudly. Gears were very hard to change. Dealer contacted and is aware of the problem. Problems still exists. Provide further information.
Vehicle has been to the dealership 5 times for the same hard shifting, transmission problem since new. Problem is better ,but I expect failure before warranty expires. The transmission has a hard 1-2 shift since I bought it new on 13 jan 98. The lemon law caused firm to offer me an extended warranty of 5 years/75,000 miles instead of fixing the problem. I'm very dissatisfied with the transmission, and dealership service shop's performance. Recently, the brakes have developed a vibration and the engine sometimes stalls at slow speeds. I took the van back to the dealership on monday 5 april 99 for the same transmission problem, and the two new problems. The last several new vehicles I've purchased have been fords. My next vehicle probably won't be a ford.
I bought this van in feb of98 and had nothing but problems with the front end I had it in the shop twice and the first time it had to have new rotors and brake pads and new tires that I had to pay for.the second time they said nothing was wrong but it ate up two more tires.they said it had to be the tires. I reported this to the department of transportation safety administration and then on feb 99 the brakes went out again.I also tried to work with college ford. My husband decided to trade the van in on a toyota camery because we were not safe in the van and ford did not want to help us in any way. We paid $25000.00 for a safe vehicle but got a lemon and no help. $5500.00 out of my pocket to lease the camery and all the payments for the van just wasted.I just thank god we wern't killed.( dot number: p215 tire size: 70r15 97s )
Brakes keep sticking,-and it feels as if the caliper hangs up when consumer puts on brakes.
Tried to shift gears. Hard to shift into park properly. Makes loud noises when shifting. Also, brakes make loud noises when applied.
01/04/1999-- !998 ford windstar had approx 95% brake failure while wife and kids were driving.no warning or noise,just "mushy pedal" stopping vehicle at last inch of brake pedal movement. Autofair dealer service mgr experienced the condition. Repair was to replce master cylinder. 01/18/1999--the same brake failure occurred with the same discription of brake pedal.condition of brakes was experienced by dealership again as well. Repair was to check all lines for leaks and bleed the air out of the lines. No reason given as to how the air got in the system. (remember master cyclinder replaced 13 days previous). 01/28/1999(sunday) driving home from church, traveling approx 25 MPH the brakes failed again causing me to go past the road I was going to turn into,no traffic. This was without warning,noise or warning lights..01/29/1999 autofair said to bring it back in again for repair. They kept it for approx 3 weeks and could not get the brakes to fail again in 300 miles of driving. They were unable to make a proper repair of the problem using their words, but had to give me my car back from orders from ford regional rep mike holt who said even though ford autofair service mgr had experienced the problem and they had not "repaired" the problem, (they only bled the brakes, no cause why this happened) and that the problem had corrected itself just as fast as it had occurred, the customer should have the auto back. We, along with the service dept and the vp in charge of ford at autofair ford have no confidence in this car and that the brakes will not fail unexpectedly again possibly causing injury to occupants/bystanders or other drivers.
Brake rotors failed. Yh
Abs sensor failed. Yh
Anti-lock brakes inoperable. Yh
Parking brake malfunctions intermittently. Yh
Front passenger side weather strip failed.
Transmission modulator valve failed. Mjs
Front disc brakes wore prematurely.
Front caliper failed.
Anti lock brake transducer failed. Mjs
Anti lock brake sensor on the drvers side cracked.
Brakes failed.
Anti-lock brake system failed.
Three out of four brake pads broken.
Emergency brake failed. Yh
While driving at any speed the vehicle stalls and the brakes grind. Had to be replace brakes twice and engine once. Consumer is hearing a banging noise coming from the vehicle and the vehicle will cut off without prior warning.
Brake pads are being chewed off because of the brake rotors. The dealer has cut the rotors, and problem still exists.
Parking brake does not hold vehicle, even on slight incline. Brake does not meet fmvss test for effectiveness. Brake cable has been adjusted by dealer for minimum slack, and foot brake is fully applied before setting hand brake, but parking brake still does not hold vehicle.
While driving and proceeding to come to a stop the vehicle will intermittently stall. Consumer has contacted the dealer, several repair attempts however continues. Brake rotors warped causing grinding of the brakes while stopping.
When applying brakes there is a very loud grinding noise coming from the brakes, and when stopping the vehicle and applying the brakes they will go straight to the floorboard. Also, air conditioner and the heat has been repaired five times, and the problem is back.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with brake calipers. When applying the brakes, they make a grinding sound. The defects are described in recall number 98i-003.000 and investigation number ie97054. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Brakes intermittently fade. Brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. Must pump the brake to stop. Dealer states there is nothing wrong with the brakes.
The brake pedak goes to the floor and is very mushy. The dealer has had the vehicle 4 times and claims the problem is fixed. But the problem remains, now the dealer claims that the brake pedal condition is normal for the vehicle and does not pose a problem, as a police officer and an accidend investigator I am convinced that at anything close to maximum loading those brakes will fail.
While driving about 45 MPH the brake warning light came on. Driver applied the brakes and heard a crunching noise. The van pulled to the right, and driver heard a grinding noise. Driver was able to drive the van home. Then it was driven to the dealership, where the brake rotors/ pads and shoes were replaced.
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