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

Issue ID	204563
Internal NHTSA #	718741
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	WINDSTAR
Model Year	1995
File date	20/12/99
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We have a recall letter from ford on the head gasket problem which covers the first 5 years from date of purchase or 60,000 miles. The car overheated on 12/20/99 and it could not be determined at that time by our mechanic at another shop if it was the headgasket. On 12/22/99, the problem occurred again and our mechanic said it was definitely the headgasket but he didn't think the motor was affected. He suggested returning to the dealer, tousley ford, for repair even though, tousley said they would not honor the recall as it was 25 days out of warranty. We were approximately 6400 miles under the 60,000. Tousley had us contact customer service at ford who declined to also honor the warranty. Our mechanic felt that having the work done at the dealer would be the only way we might get any money back on the repair if ford was required to honor this recall. Tousley told us the whole motor needed replacing, not just the headgasket and the repair cost $3,538. 15 not including the $35. 75 we paid our mechanic to diagnose the problem. We don't feel this has been fair as our mileage was considerably under the 60,000 and feel we are being penalized for not driving enough as we were only 25 days out of the 5 year warranty. Ford knows this is a problem but this eliminates a number of owners who don't use their vehicle enough and saves them a lot of money. This expense, for us, was one and one half month's take home pay and hurt considerably. I don't know if this communication with you will help us get a full refund or even a partial refund, but we would be grateful for any help you can provide. I am also going to file a complaint with our state attorney general's office. I do see the dealer's point in that they cannot honor work not approved by ford, but i don't think either the dealer or ford were fair. Thank you. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEW BRIGHTON, MN
VIN pattern	2FMDA5141SBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/11/94
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	30
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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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