Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1996

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300953 Incident Date: Sep, 25 2004
Consumer's City: CAMBRIDGE Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5141TB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1996 ford windstar, misfired under normal highway driving, the check engine light started flashing. this is indicative of a misfire according to the owners manual. upon further research, this is a very common problem to the 1996 model. the computer will say the engine is misfire in cylinder x when it is actually a misfire in cylinder y. have been told that this is anything from a faulty spark plug to a blown piston ring, causing a loss of compression in a cylinder. seems to be a very very very common problem among 1996 windstars. *ak