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#528 of 2608 1995 windstar lx gasket/engine by philliesfan

May 03, 2001 (10:06 am)

1995 WS 65K miles, head gasket blew causing engine to sieze. Had van towed to local garage I use & trust for all my repairs. Garage recommended having local ford dealer assess van and recommend repair. My borther-in-law had similar problem and ford offered him kelly blue book value + 3,500 for engine replacement to use on purchase of any new ford. Has anyone had a similar experience. I need to know what my options are.

#529 of 2608 Problems by workman1

May 03, 2001 (10:23 am)

Bdemas: I will try what you suggest to see if I have the same pattern of surge. Does the engine also rev?
We do have a roof rack, and the bowing is in the back part of the roof.

#530 of 2608 Philliesfan... No buy back now... by wholigan

May 03, 2001 (2:00 pm)

You're going to be too late for the buy back (it ended in November 2000), however, the head gasket and engine are covered by a 7 year-100000 mile warranty and should be repaired for free...

This is post #442. Especially read the third link.
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Good Luck!

#531 of 2608 Drivetrain Noise 2000 Windstar (Passenger side) by sel3

May 06, 2001 (12:02 am)

I know there are a few persons on this site with this problem. Dambach (MS 368) stated that the dealer fixed this problem by replacing the hub and bearing assembly. Does anyone else have any experience with this problem?
 
Thanks,
 
SEL3

#532 of 2608 98 WS with thumping noise by rknj62

May 08, 2001 (12:05 pm)

Hello all I have found this board very informative and have two questions that maybe someone can help me with. #1. I have a 98 WS 3.0 liter which has had the usual problems as all have BUT I have complained about some sort of thumping noise coming from the front end seems to be the right side and does vary with sound when I go over some bumps, I also can hear it faintly on smooth surface. I did rotate my tires. My dealer has not heard it even when we test drove it anyone ever had a similar problem? The tie-rod ends have been chaged also. I only have 11900 miles on the WS and after reading all the PROBLEMS with the trans I was able to purchase a extended plan from Ford for 2 more years, we did not want to spend the extra money buy wanted to be safe just in case!!
 
#2. My nephew just bought a used 96 WS with 66k on it from a private part, he did not see me first or I would have warned him BUT to late now. After oinly 2 months the head gasket needs replacement and I just wondering if like the 95 WS that had the extended warranty is Ford also doing the extended warranty for 96 WS head gasket failure..?
 
Thanks in advance for any reply to this message.

#533 of 2608 95 Windstar Strut Spring Break by skott613

May 08, 2001 (1:09 pm)

Just when I thought nothing else could go wrong with my 95 Wind star, the front drivers side spring BREAKS! While making a right hand 90 degree turn at no more than 10mph I hear a loud hunk from the front of the van and the front end drops down. The spring broke IN HALF, (due to a stress fracture) dropping down around the strut, rubbing hard on the tire and almost threading the tire due to the sharp break in the spring. THANK GOD I was not doing 65mph on the freeway with my family when this happened. Ford of course offered nothing, just saying I would be notified if a recall was issued.
This is only the latest of my headaches added to the shifting/transmission, speedometer jumping, dome light staying on, alignment problems, the infamous head gasket blowing, engine light, and engine chugging. Did I miss any??
 
Has anyone else had a spring break??

#534 of 2608 Broken Spring by crkeehn

May 08, 2001 (2:54 pm)

The NHTSA has opened an investigation on the Windstar in reference to breaking springs. Be sure to log your break on their website.

#535 of 2608 Thanks elvee1 by wenlitz

May 10, 2001 (1:11 pm)

Thanks for the info. I decided I would keep my 99 LX and I bought an ESP plan for it. We'll see how it goes as I really like it.

#536 of 2608 99 Windstar Maintenance Schedule by hawk505

May 11, 2001 (6:49 am)

I have the owners manual for my 99 Windstar, but I cannot
find the smaller maintenence manual. Does anybody have
one that would be willing to email an image, fax , or mail me
a copy of. I only need the pages that show the required
maintenance schedule for noraml and servere driving.
 
Thanks........psalabtv.ibm.com

#537 of 2608 RE: 99 Windstar Maintenance Schedule by jvirginia

May 11, 2001 (7:51 am)

Any of the following sites will provide you with the maintenance schedule for your van:
 
www.5starford.com/recommended_maintenance_schedule.htm
 
www.bobbakerford.com/maintenance.html
 
www.danwieboldford.com/maintenance.html
 
The following site will give you the maintenance requirements for your make, model, year and mileage and also advise you when your next scheduled maintenance period is:
 
www.fleet.ford.com/fleet_maintenance/maintenance_schedules/Quality_Care_Maintenance1.asp
 
I hope this helps you.

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