Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307220 Incident Date: Oct, 24 2004
Consumer's City: VALLEY STREAM Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMDA5145WB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My heating was working intermitently so i brought the vehicle to crown ford in lynbrook to diagnose the problem. i was told that the head gasket needs to be replaced. the radiator also needs to be replaced due to the head gasket leaking into it. cost for the repair would be approximately $2300. there was a recall on previous years vehicles and there are many tales of woe regarding this problem posted on the web. i don't believe ford has fixed this problem sufficiently for the vehicles produced after 1996.*ak