Issue ID | 185520 |
Internal NHTSA # | 713523 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | WINDSTAR |
Model Year | 1995 |
File date | 02/10/99 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Symptoms of the head gasket failure on this vehicle became manifest on 10/2/99. However, in retrospect there have been other lurking symptoms since about 40k miles that did not cause me to suspect the head gasket. This means that i may have seriously jeopardized the safety of the many who have traveled in this van at freeway speeds while this gasket was waiting to fail. It is my opinion that this is such a widespread problem with these vehicles that they should be recalled and repaired. *ak |
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Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GLENVILLE, NY |
VIN pattern | 2FMDA5144SBXXXXXX |
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 | 01/06/96 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
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Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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