When traveling at any speed vehicle will cut off without prior warning. Consumer has contacted dealer and dealer has replaced parts. Please provide any further details.
1998 Ford Windstar engine complaints
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While driving vehicle stalls unexpectedly which may cause a crash. Been to the dealer several times, and dealer cannot determine the problem. Please provide further information.
When vehicle starts to pickup speed after making a turn, it would have a strong jerking motion, like having a tow chain attached.
While making a left/right or u turn engine completely shuts down without warning.
Tie rods failed on two occasions. Mjs
Dealership installed another transmission at 7,000 miles because of our repeated complaints about the bucking sensation/the vehicle is still bucking/other problems developed such as the lunching forward in second gear, shifting into gear began to produce a grinding noiseand a very obvious vibration in the steering wheel has developed/ford keeps ignoring us after our repeatedly contacting them/we have now filed under the lemon law in the state of connecticut/ we have been treated very shabbily by ford !
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.
The amp to the radio and cd keeps burning out and the last time it caught on fire. It's been fixed (again) but I'm still scared to drive it. My van stinks like electrical burnt transformer. They said they found a short, but I wonder??? Also, why is my exhaust putting out so much black soot on my van? I clean it off and every time I drive it, it becomes all sooted up again. My left tie rod went out too. Is that normal for such low mileage? I'm very unhappy with this vehicle.
Rack and pinion steering failed causing the vehicle to wander.
Intermittently while decelerating vehicle will stall unexpectedly which may cause a crash. Please provide further information. Dealer cannot determine the problem.
Transmission would jerk as if being rearended. Front end would work itself loose. Had to replace bushings, tracking bar & motor mounts due to being defective. Vehicle is not drivable after being in an accident.
While decelerating engine would stall without indications. Please provide further information.
Vehicle has noisy fan belt. Yh
Motor mount broke.
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.
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.
Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with vehicle stalling intermittently. Also, transmission is slipping whenever vehicle comes to a stop. Sometimes vehicle would have to shift into park and back into drive for the gear to engage.vehicle been in/out dealer shop for stalling and transmission slipping on three occasions each.
The engine hesitates or stalls in a slow turn.
There was an engine head gasket leakage and the dealer fixed the leak. Also, the vehicle will shift from first gear into second gear, and from second to first while driving or sitting in traffic. The dealer can't detemine the problem, and the vehicle has been in the shop three times and they can't find the problem.
The 1998 ford windstar has on several occasions cut off in the middle of left hand turns I've made in intersections. It also cuts off if whenever I have to come to a sudden stop. For example once in september of 1998, in the middle of a left hand turn at a busy intersection another driver driving west ran through the caution light while I was turning. I had to slam on my breaks to keep her from hittting me and my car cut off. When I drive up hills it stalls[my drive way] and cuts off. Three days after I brought the van home it leaked what looked like to be antifreeze. It also hesitates when I slow down.
Design of automatic transmission allows the vehicle t0 roll backward , on incline, while vehicle is in drive.
Vehicle stalls at low speeds, took back to the dealer twice and they reprogramed the computer. Problem still exists.
When driving and coming to a stop, and when pulling out, the enigine stalls or shuts down. Dealer has been contacted.
25 gallon oil tanks are collapsing, leaving room for only 16 or 17 gallons of gasoline. Dealer contacted, and stated they are not responsible for the defect.
Intermittent stalling.
While making a right turn the vehicle cut off and the steering wheel locked up, causing loss of vehicle control. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
When driving at slow speed the engine cuts off. This usually happens without warning. The manufacturer is aware of the problem.
Consumer experiencing problem with vehicle shutting off at random whenever consumer needs to make a turn. Vehicle been in dealer shop two times and condition still occurs.
Vehicle stalls usually when driving at low speeds, such as on turns or coming to a stop.
Fire starting underneath the hood due to snow, causing the cooling fan to be inoperative and caused a fire.
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