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1995 Ford WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	201477
Internal NHTSA #	718040
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	WINDSTAR
Model Year	1995
File date	22/01/00
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We purchased this 1995 windstar new from the dealer and paid cash up front expecting this vehicle to be our main family car for at least 10 years. When we experienced an intermittent heater around 75000 miles, the dealer replaced the thermostat at a cost of $107. 77 and said nothing about the headgasket. Two days later the heater was again intermittent and when examined by the dealer i was told that the head gasket was defective. Actually they misdiagnosed the problem the first time i brought in the vehicle for an intermittent heater. The following day the dealer service manager said that i had to pay $495. 00 or the cost of an extended service agreement to fix the head gasket and ford will pay the balance. The extended service agreement would cover my vehicle only to 75000 miles. I have 75115 miles on my windstar now. I feel that ford should pay the full amount of repairs in this case because of the head gasket design flaw described in the 1998 head gasket recall. We are very dissatisfied with the unfair way ford is treating its best customers. John and karen taylor. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUDSON, NH
VIN pattern	2FMDA5148SBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/11/94
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	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1995 Ford WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1995 Ford WINDSTAR Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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