| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
