| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005002171 | Incident Date: Jan, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: TEMPE | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: WINDSTAR | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FMZA5144WB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 23 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine shuts down intermittently when decelerating into a turn. it also shuts down momentarily (vehicle "bucks") or fully (stalls completely) during normal driving, independent of speed. the latter problem is much more common than the former! consequence: several near-miss rear-end collisions, especially at highway speeds. the dealership could not replicate the problem. an independent technician replicated but could not properly repair the problem(s). the problems have been occurring for more than two years. *nm |
