Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / WINDSTAR / 2001

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039598 Incident Date: Aug, 11 2005
Consumer's City: NORTHAMPTON Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: WINDSTAR Model Year: 2001
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#: 2FMDA53461B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 01 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was getting ready to leave work, put my car in reverse and heard a loud bang. my car wouldn't move. the transmission just died. no warning in advance. the car is a 2001 ford windstar with 51,000 miles on it and cost my $ 3000 for a brand new transmission. ford stated " no warranty" over 30,000 miles sorry. should this be happening to a van that is only 4 years old and that cost me $27,000. the garage that installed my transmission stated that the parts melted together and we were lucky it didn't start on fire. *jb