Issue ID | 343972 |
Internal NHTSA # | 758563 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | WINDSTAR |
Model Year | 1995 |
File date | 11/02/02 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The cylinder head gasket failed. The dealer tells me the engine needs to be replaced. Ford sent out a letter to owners of these vehicles for this failure. Extending the warrany to 7 year or 70000 miles. My van went outside of the 7 years 12/04/02. From the research i have done every one of these engines are failing. I asked ford for help since the vehicle has low mileage. They said no. I think since every one of these engines fail they should repair it at no cost to the consumer. 57000 miles is not very many miles on a vehicle. Please help. What is the criteria for a recall?? Thank you in advance for any help . John mcdermott. *ak |
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Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | KIRKLAND, WA |
VIN pattern | 2FMDA5142SBXXXXXX |
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 | 01/12/94 |
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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