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1995 Ford WINDSTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	233717
Internal NHTSA #	726713
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	WINDSTAR
Model Year	1995
File date	01/06/00
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After operating the vehicle for a while, transmission will not engage into drive and sometimes will not engage into reverse. Overdrive light then started to flash. When the transmission does engage, the vehicle tends to lurch forward in an unsafe manner. Brought the vehicle to an independent garage. They changed the ecm (electronic control module) at a cost of $650. 00 parts and labor. We left for a week vacation the next day only to have the same problem occur. Garage insisted that the ecm was defective and that the transmission problem is a separate issue. Brought the vehicle to dealer (shamrock ford). Within a couple of hours, we recieved a call that the transmission has to be replaced. Cost: $2600. 00. Upon searching the internet, we found that a lot of 1995 windstar experienced the same problem. We believe that this is not only an issue of manufacturer defect but also a safety issue, something the nhtsa should be involved in. Ford motor company has not been receptive to our complains and requests for financial assistance in the repair although, we believe, that they are fully aware of the defect in the transmission as evidenced by their prompt diagnosis of the problem . We own a 1995 toyota celica with 245,000 miles and a 1988 toyota camry with 264,000 miles. We feel that we are responsible car owners and that our vehicles are not subjected to abuse and misuse. We bought the ford windstar with the belief that finally, american car manufacturers has achieved a level of reliability equivalent to their foreign car competitors. It now appears that at least one company, ford motors, has not.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN RAMON, CA
VIN pattern	2FMDA5143SBXXXXXX
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Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/08/94
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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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.
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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.
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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 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1995 Ford WINDSTAR Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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