Issue ID | 150694 |
Internal NHTSA # | 705131 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | WINDSTAR |
Model Year | 1995 |
File date | 29/03/99 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Blown head gasket occurred at stop sign, huge plume of white smoke. Luckily, this did not happen on the freeway and caused a crash/fatality. Ford knows there is a problem with the head gasket per their service program 99m01. People can and will get hurt by the vehicles that were not repaired by this program that expired 12/98. My wife said the plume of smoke was huge, it could block the view of drivers behind a vehicle that has this problem along with causing the sudden stoppage of the vehicle that has its engine seized up as a result of a blown head gasket. Please refer to the web site of http://www. Primecutsofbluegrass. Com/windstar2. Htm for a list of other vehicles that have had this problem, and be sure to know that this list was just started this month on 3/13/99. 24 vehicles in 17 days, someone is going to get hurt. And this is just a list of the 95 windstars, the ford 'program' covers 94 & 95 taurus and sable owners also. *ak |
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Number of Occurences | 2 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | INDEPENDENCE, OH |
VIN pattern | 2FMDA5140SBXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 01/09/94 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | Y |
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Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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